ML18170A134

Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements

ML18170A134
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Issue date:	05/31/2018
From:	Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements Public Meeting May 31, 2018

Overview of the Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements Andy Carrera Division of Rulemaking Office of Nuclear Material Safeguards and Security

• Provide an opportunity for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and external stakeholders to exchange information regarding the draft criteria to be used in NRCs Retrospective Review of Administrative Requirements (RROAR) initiative.

• Enhance stakeholder understanding of the RROAR Federal Register notice (FRN) to inform the development of written comment submissions regarding the draft evaluation criteria. (83 FR 19464)

- 60 day public comment period ends on July 2, 2018 3

• NRC will not be providing formal comment responses to any oral or written remarks made at this meeting

- Staff will consider, to the extent possible, feedback heard during todays meeting in developing the final evaluation criteria

• Submit comments through www.regulations.gov

- Search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0214 4

Time Topic 8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Introductions 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. NRC presentation of initiative overview, goals and objectives 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. Question and answer session 9:45 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. NRC presentation of draft evaluation criteria 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Question and answer session 10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Closing remarks 11:00 a.m. Adjourn 5

• SECY-17-0119, Retrospective Review of Administrative Regulations (8/11/2017, ML17286A069)

- NRC staffs proposal for a review of administrative requirements to support the NRCs ongoing regulatory planning and retrospective analysis of existing regulations.

- Outlines NRC staffs strategy to identify those rules that are outdated or duplicative.

• Commission approved the proposal in SRM-SECY-17-0119, Retrospective Review of Administrative Regulations (4/9/2018, ML18096A500) 6

• Enhance the management and administration of regulatory activities.

• Ensure that the agencys regulations remain current and effective.

• Identify regulatory changes that are administrative in nature that will make the information submittal, recordkeeping, and reporting processes more efficient for the staff, applicants, and licensees.

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• The RROAR will consider the agencys overall statutory responsibilities, including mandates to issue new regulations, the number of regulations, and available resources.

• This effort will not impact the NRCs mission, as it will be limited to identifying outdated or duplicative, non-substantive administrative regulations.

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• Develop evaluation criteria

• Gather internal NRC input

• Review historical correspondence

• Solicit input from the public (2nd FRN)

• Conduct public meetings

• Review of internal and external input

• Develop rulemaking recommendations, as necessary 9

Develop Historical Request Request Evaluation Correspondence Internal External

~11 mo.

Criteria Review Input Input Review Input

~18 mo.

Develop Rulemaking Recommendations Commission Review and Approval 10

• Committee to Review Generic Requirements

• Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

• Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes

• Other Federal agencies and State and local governments

• Federally-recognized Tribes and non-governmental organizations 11

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