Part of the infrastructure necessary for AP reporting is establishing a process for identifying, tracking, reviewing, and submitting declarable activities to the IAEA. This could also involve development of a beginning-to-end timeline so that process steps can be monitored to ensure the declaration will be completed and submitted on time.

• Decision making and implementation (Who decides? Who implements?)
• Expertise (e.g., technical, legal, commercial, etc.), not necessarily full-time members of the infrastructure
• Feedback (Who verifies that what was decided has been implemented? Who gathers and integrates lessons learned?)

• Elements and requirements of the AP
• Types of information a State needs to declare
• Timing of declaration provisions to IAEA
• Granting access to private locations to IAEA inspectors (for example, Complementary Access)
• Logistics for receiving notification of and conduction of a CA
• State provision for IAEA inspectors to use multi-entry visas

The expertise and capabilities acquired by the infrastructure can be shared with other national bodies or organizations (such as expertise for granting an export license in the area of nuclear trade, optimization of national nuclear R&D programs).

Internal Procedures and Policies

• Entry into force (EIF) Sequence of Events - activities and events necessary for the AP to be entered into force including timelines and responsible personnel for the overall implementation process. 
• Data Call (request for declaration information from industry, universities, etc.) Sequence of Events - similar to the EIF Sequence of Events, but includes specific activities that must occur to notify affected entities and to collect declaration data. Timelines, responsible parties, sequencing, inter- intra- agency reviews/approvals, and dependencies (if any) may be specified.
• Data Sensitivity - consideration of proprietary and/or sensitive information that may be included in a declaration. Industries are especially concerned about how the information will be used and who will have access to it. Having a good plan on how to meet AP reporting requirements without revealing proprietary information can be crucial. This may include specific reviews by export control agencies.

Roles and Responsibilities

• State Interface - identify the ministry/office of the government responsible for communicating with the IAEA. This communication channel is important not only to establish which office submits declarations, but also if there are questions to or from the State. This may include specific individuals and their alternates, if applicable.
• Interagency Interface - similar to the State Interface, but identifies the organization responsible for communications and notifications the AP with industry, universities, and other government agencies. Identification of the individual or organization responsible for interpreting the provisions of the AP is very important. How the information is communicated (outreach, websites, brochures) may also be considered.
• Declaration Review - addresses possible reviews performed prior to submission of declarations to the IAEA. Technical, security, export, and administrative reviews are the most common. At what point the reviews are performed, by whom, and how issues are resolved are specified. The individual/organization with final signoff authority and responsibility for the declaration is identified.

Tools for Compiling a Declaration

• Activity/Location Identification - identifies the resources (such as government organizations, funding databases, or research project lists) available to assist in identifying declarable items. Who owns the resources, how they are to be used, and the steps necessary to obtain access are typical components.
• Software Applications for Reporting AP Activities - identifies readily accessible software applications (such as the IAEA Protocol Reporter and the US Department of Energy’s AP Declaration Helper). How they are to be used, hardware, software, and networking requirements, and who will be the operator are described.