ML17048A266
| ML17048A266 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/22/2017 |
| From: | Maureen Wylie NRC/OCFO |
| To: | Perkins-Grew S Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Blaney W | |
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| Download: ML17048A266 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Ms. Susan Perkins-Grew Senior Director Security and Incident Preparedness Nuclear Energy Institute 1201 F Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004
Dear Ms. Perkins-Grew:
On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to Mr. David Klines letter dated September 22, 2016, requesting a fee waiver under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 170.11(a)(1)(ii) for NRC review and endorsement of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 16-02, Licensing Basis of Vital Equipment and Vital Areas Revision 0, dated April 2016.
The NRC has established regulations for the granting of fee exemptions under 10 CFR 170.11, Exemptions, which licensees may apply for, in accordance with 10 CFR 170.5, Communications. The NRC staff has reviewed your request based on the following regulations, 10 CFR 170.11(a)(1)(ii) and 10 CFR 170.11(a)(13):
10 CFR 170.11(a) No application fees, license fees, renewal fees, inspection fees, or special project fees shall be required for: (1) A special project that is a request/report submitted to the NRC... (ii) When the NRC, at the time the request/report is submitted, plans to use the information in response to an NRC request from the Office Director level or above to resolve an identified safety, safeguards, or environmental issue, or to assist the NRC in generic regulatory improvements or efforts (e.g. rules, regulatory guides, regulations, policy statements, generic letters, or bulletins).
10 CFR 170.11(a)(13) All fee exemption requests must be submitted in writing to the Chief Financial Officer in accordance with § 170.5,1 and the Chief Financial Officer will grant or deny such requests in writing.
At the time of this submittal, the NRC created a working group to review the regulatory requirements and policy issues associated with the identification and definition of vital areas as discussed in 10 CFR 73.55(e)(9), with the possibility of revising the current regulatory guidance for nuclear power reactors. NEI submitted NEI 16-02 for NRC review and endorsement in response to the establishment of this working group.
The NRC has determined that NEI 16-02 was submitted for the purpose of assisting the NRC in generic regulatory improvements or efforts; and the related fee exemption request for NRC review of NEI 16-02, Licensing Basis of Vital Equipment and Vital Areas Revision 0, dated April 2016, was submitted in writing by NEI.
1 10 CFR 170.5 provides that All communications concerning the regulations in this part should be addressed to the NRC's Chief Financial Officer, either by mail to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; by hand delivery to the NRC's offices at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland; or, where practicable, by electronic submission, for example, via Electronic Information Exchange, or CD-ROM.
March 22, 2017
S. Perkins-Grew Therefore, the NRC staff concludes that the NRC review of NEI 16-02, Licensing Basis of Vital Equipment and Vital Areas Revision 0, dated April 2016, for final NRC endorsement fulfills the criteria required by 10 CFR 170.11(a)(1)(ii) and 10 CFR 170.11(a)(13); and consequently, the fee waiver request is approved. If you have any technical questions regarding this matter, please contact, Ms. Alison Rivera at (301) 287-3750. Please contact Mr. William Blaney, of my staff, at (301) 415-5092, for any fee-related questions.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Maureen E. Wylie Chief Financial Officer
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