ML18330A242
| ML18330A242 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/21/2018 |
| From: | Stephanie Blaney NRC/OCIO |
| To: | Tarver J - No Known Affiliation |
| References | |
| FOIA, NRC-2018-000676 | |
| Download: ML18330A242 (7) | |
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NRC:.FORM 464 Part I U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMiSSION NRC RESPONSE NUMBER.
(04-2018) r"""'
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RESPONS.E TO FREEDOM OF i
INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST RESPONSE-
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1 D INTERIM 0 FINAL TYPE REQUESTER:
DATE:
!Julian Tarver
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- 11/21/2018 I DESCRIPTION OF REQUESTED RECORDS:
NRC conv~ntion spending each ;year totals from 2000 through the current date..
PART I. -- INFORMATION RELEASED.
.D The NRC has made some, or all, of the requested records publicly available through one or more of the following means:
(1) http:s://wwW.nrc.gov; (2) public ADAMS, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rin/adams html; (3) microfiche available in the NRC Public Document Room; or FOIA.Online; https://foiaonline.regulatioas.gov/foia/action/public/home.
0 Agency records subject to the request are enclosed.
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Records subject to the request that contain information originated by or ?f interest to another Federal agency have been referred to that agency (See Part I.D..,.. Comments) for a disclosure determination and direct response to you.*
D We are continuing to process your request.
0 See Part I.D - Comments.
PART I.A -- FEES D You will be billed by NRC for the amount indicated. 0 Since the minimum fee threshold was not met, AMOUNT you will not be charged fees.
I $0.00 I D You will receive a refund for the amount indicated.
D Due to our delayed response, you will not be
- D Fees waived.
charged search and/or duplication fees that would otherwise be applicable to your request.
PART 1.8 -- INFORMATION NOT LOCATED OR WITHHELD FROM DISCLOSURE D
- We did not locate any agency records responsive to your requ,est.Note: Agencies may treat three discrete categories of law.
enforcement and national security records as not subject to.the FOIA ("exclusions"). See 5 U.,S:C. 552(c). This is a standard notification given to all requesters; it sho~ld not be taken to mean ttiat any excluded records do, or do not, exist.
D We have withheld certain information pursuant to the FOIA exemptions described, and. for the reasons stated, in Part II.
D Because this is ah interim response to your request, you may not appeal at this time. We will notify you of your right to appeal any of the responses we have issued in response to your request when we issue our final determination.
D You may* appeal this final determination within 90 calendar days of the date of this response. If you submit an.appeal by mail, addres.s it to the FOIA Officer, at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-2 F43, Washington, D.C.. 20555-0001. You may submit an appeal by e-mail to FOIA.resource@nrc.gov. You may fax an appeal to (301) 415-5130. Or you may submit an appeal through FOIA Online, https://foiaonline regulations.goyJfoja/action/ptJblic/home.. Please be sure to include on your submission that it is a "FOIA Appeal."
PART I.C -- REFERENCES AND POINTS OF CONTACT You have the right to seek assistance from the NRC's FOIA Public Liaison by submitting your inquiry at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
foia/coatact-foja html, or by calling the FOIA Public Liaison at (301) 415-1276.
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If we have denied your request, you have the right to seek dispute resolution services from the NRC's Public Liaison or the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). To seek dispute resolution services from O~IS, you may e-mail OGIS at ogis@nara.gov, send a fax to (202) 741~5789, or send a letter to: Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration; 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 207 40-6001.. For additional information about OGIS, please visi.t the OGIS website at https;UwwW arcbilles,gov/ogis.
NRC FORM 464 Part I (04-2016)
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
- RESPONSE TO FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) REQUEST PART I.D - COM.MENTS NRC RESPONSE NUMBER I
1iR.C-2018-000676 I I I
RESPONSE D TYPE.
INTERIM I./ I FINAL The.NRG did not capture NRC-sponsored convention costs before FY2014 And, since FY2014; only convention costs exceeding $100,000 are captured. These records are already available in public ADAMS; copies are enclosed.for you.
With respect to records reflecting spending for international conventions that NRC sponsored during FY2000-2013, they are archived off-site at one of NARA's Federal Records Centers. The search for responsive records would exceed the two hours of search to which you are entitled, as a non-excepted requester, without incurring fees, which you*expressly have declined to do.
Signature - Freedom of Information Act Officer or Deslgnee
!Stephanie A. Blaney
}\\ Digitally signed by Stephanie A. Blaney 1,/* **-oate: 201 a.11.21 09:21 :54 -05'00'
FY 2013 Conferences with expenses exceeding $100K Total Conference Conference Name Conference How Conference Advanced N!Jmber of Invitees Office/Realon l=vnenses
- and Location Date Aaencv Mission Paid Travel EJ1oen11es To support the Nucl.ear Office o.f Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC)
None R9llctor Regulation
$650,202 Regulatory Information March 12-14, 2013 mission, anil the_ agency's Conference commitment to conducflts work (NRR) openly and transparenUy, the I
Regu_lato!Y lnfqrmalion Bethesda North Marrioi Hotel Conference (RIC) provides a unique foil.Im, which !;>rings and "Conference Center tog~er diverse group of 5701 Marinelli Rd.,.North stakehOlders to lnforin them of Bethesda, Maryland significant policy decisions and.
regulaiory oversight activtues.
Additionally, the RIC offers *an environment where NRG siaff arid stak.ehold~ share r!Jlevant information, exchange views and perspectives, and raise concerns aliout.lhe important safety,
- secur1iy: end policy,ssues before the agency. The RI_C Is the largest global gathering of regulatilr.i in the nuclear field-and in FY 2013, II drew more than 2800 registrants. As NRC staff co'nUr11,ies to_ learn from recent events and natural disasters, this forum is aucial to the mission of Iha agency.
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International Conference for l_mportance of comprehensive national regional security Office of lntemaUonal Nuclear Security programs and to bund Programs (OIP)
$104,927 Hilton Hotel, December 4-6, 2012 relationships with counterpart
$33,300 (estimate) 1750 Rockville Pike, regulatory entities with Rocltville, Maryland responsibility for nuclear and radioacUve material security.
Fiscal Y!!ar 2014 NRC-.Sponsoretl Conferences with Total Expenses Exceeding $1~0K Conference Title and End NRC Outl!lde Total Approval
.Location Start Date Date Attend111111.Participants ConferonceC Relation to Agency Mission Document
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osts NRC's 26th Annual 3111/2014 3/1312014 1,320 1,618 795,957 The NRC's mission is.to "license* and regulate the Chairman's-Wajver Regulatory Information Nation's cjvilian use of byproduct, source, and Conference (RIC) lncludes27 The NRC did lncludes'trave1 special nuclear materi~s* to em,ure adeq\\Jate Publicly avalla"le In attendees not pay rorNRC protection of pub Re health and safety, promote ihe ADA.MS under Bethesda Marriott Hotel wjlqse travel expenses for attendees.
common defense and security, and protect the Accession No. ML13127A081 and Conference Center expenslll!
any.outside enviionmenl" The RIC supports ihis mission as were paid by participants.
well as the NRC)i coinmltment.to conducting its the NRC.
work openly and transparently' by providing a Rockville, MD unique forum that brings together diverse groups of stakeholders to /riform lh_em of significant policy decisions and regulatory oversight activities. In addition, the RIC offers an environment In which NRC staff and stakeholders share relevant Information, exchange views ancf perspectives, and raise concerns about the Important safety, security, and policy issue_s before the agency. As we coniinue to learn fr'Qm recent events and natural disasters, this forum is crucial to the mission of the agency.
The 2014 RIC ~eatured 6 plenary sessions and 36 techrilcal sessions, with 15B panelists. The conference drew 2,93!i'attendees, including 214 iriter'mitional participants from 36 countries.
Date: January 29, 2015
Fiscal Year 2015 NRC-Sponsored* Conference with Total Expenses Exceeding* S100K Total.
Conference THle and Start End
.NRC Outside Conference Relation to Agency Approval Location Data Date Attendees Participant!!
Costs Mission Document NRC's 27th Annual 03/10/2015 03/12/2015 1150 1589
$921,573.67 The NRC's mis_slon Is to iicense end regulate.the Nation's Chairman's Waiver Regulat91Y Information civUlan tise of bypioduci, source, "and spe~I ilu~lear Conference (RIC)
Includes 31 TheNRC Includes travel materials to ensure adequate 11ro1eclion of putitic health Publically available
.af\\endees did not pay expenses for a~ safety, promote the commo_n defense and security,
- ADAMS under BelheS!la Marriott Hotel whose travel travel NRC attendees end protect the environment.*
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and Conference Center expenses e_xpenses for ML14232A316 were paid by any outside The RIC supports this mission and Is a unique forum Rod<Yille, l'JID theNRC paitlclpants hosted *by the N~C. that prlngs t_ogether diverse groups of stakeholders to learn, share and discuss lnformatiOil on significant and iimaiy nuclear regulatory activities _and emergeri1 Issues. It is a coritmunicatlon vehicle that fosters infoimal, open* dialogue between ihe public am! the NRC staff, and supports Iha !'JRC's strategic.objective to ensure openness and transparency.
The RIC offers an environment in which NRC staff and sta_keholders share relevant information, exchar~ views and perspectives, and raise concerns about the important safety, security, and policy Issues before the agency. As we continue to team from recent events end natural disasters, this fonim is crucial to ihe mission of the agency.
The 2015 RIC featured 5 plenary sessions and 36 technical sessions, with 162 panelists:The conrarence drew 2739 attendees, including 222 lriteriia!ional participants from 35 countries.
Date: January 29_, 2016 Enclosure
Confonmce Title and litart Location Date NRC's 281h Annual 03/08/2916 Regulatorylrt!oonalion Conle,.,nce (RIC)
Be11>esda Manlott Holel and Confi>leiiee center Rocl<vBII!, Mli 20850 Date: January 30, 2017 Flscal Year 201e'NRC-Sponsored Conference with Total Expenses Exceeding S10DK.
End NRC Date Attend-03/10/2016 1176 lncludes27 ettendeas whose 'travel wrp8rises
...,;. paid by theNRC
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Ootside Partlctpanta 1522 TheNRC did not pay 1rave1 expenses for any Outside j,aitlc:~
Total Conference
- coaia Reliltlon to Agency Mission Tho NRC's mission Is lo "Dcense and rsgulale Iha Nation's civilian use o! llypmduct, BOLffil, and special nuclaar.
lncl.Jdes lrevel mater1a1,i'to ensun, adequate pn>tee1!0n of~ heal!h expensssfor and &afel)I, promote the common defense end securlty, NRC al!B(l<iees and protec1 the envimnrnen\\.'
$974,365.74 The RIC supports lhls mission and Is a unique forum hoal9d by ihe NRC; that brings together divenle groups or stal<ehOldera lo loam, allani ind cf,scuu lnh>rmation on significant and lmely nuclear roguiatary activiliea and eme~nl css:U8c5. Ii is a cofM'lulllcaOOn vehble thet fosters infomlal, open dlalogue bel'Mlen !he publ!c arid the NRC
- staff, and support, Iha NRC'o stmtBg!c objective io ensure DP:e"ness and tnin1parency.
The RIC offem an envlronmsnl i1 wl1lch NRC staff and sµtkeholders 6~ relevant Q'lfonnation1 exc~nge views
. arid p&~. ~i,d raise concerns a.~ lhe 1mpo~~t salal)I, security, and po icy Issues boloie the egenc;y, As we continue to learn from recent events and netiuat disasters, this forum is crucial to the misskm of the agency.
Tho 2016 RIC leaiured 4 plena,y oe..ions and 38 technlcai'sa,,lon*, wi1h 170 panelis1' without...
chairs and 208 wl!t1 seaslon chalru; The conlerom:e dr&W 2698 attandees, indud;,,g 208 lntema11onal participants fR>m 31 countries, Approval Document Chairman's Waiver Publcaly ovallab!o ADAMS under Accession No.*
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Fiscal Year 2017 NRC-Sponsored Conference wjth Total Expenses Exceeding S100K Total Conference Tltie and Start End NRC Outside Conference R~llon to Agency ApplO)lill Location Data Date Attendees Partlcli>anis
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Document NRC"s 29th Annual 3114/2017 3/16/2017 1268 987
$932,315.39 The NRC's mission is to "license and regulate the Nalion's Chairman's waiver.
Regulatory Information clvlUan use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear l!lalerlals
_Conference (Rl9) lncludes17 TheNRC Includes travel to ensure adequate protection of public heafth and safety, Publically available attendees did not pay
_expenses ior promote.the common defense and security, an~ protect the AD~Sunder Bethesda Marriott Holel whose !ravel travel NRCattendees environment."
Accession Number and Conlererice Center expenses expenses tor any ML16153A418
- were paid by outside The RIC supports this. mission and Is a u_nk!ue forum hosted b)
RockviDe, MD 20850 theNRC participants Ilia NRC, lhat brings togelher diverse groups of stakeholders lo iaam, share and discuss information on significant and timely nuclear regulatory activities a.~d emerge_nt Issues. ii Is a corrini'unication vehicle that fosters Informal, open dialogue iieiween the public and the NRC staff, and supports the NRC's strategic objedlile to insure openness and transparency.
- The RIC offers en environment in which NRC staff and stak.ehoklers share relevant information, :exchange views, and perspectives, _an,d raise conooms about the Important safety, security, end policy issues before the agency. As we co.nttnue to leam*from recent events an_d natural.disasters. this forum Is crucial to the l!lission of the agency.
The 2017 RIC featured 4 plenary.sessions and.26 techntcal sessions, with 124 panelists without session chairs and 154 with session chairs. The conference drew 2255 attendees, lnclui:llng 213*'1nterhational participants from 32 countries.