ML19211B398
| ML19211B398 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/16/2019 |
| From: | John Lubinski NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
| To: | Baker B NRC/OIG/AIGA |
| J FIRTH MSST | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19050A219 | List: |
| References | |
| OEDO-19-00074, OIG-18-A-10 | |
| Download: ML19211B398 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 16, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Brett M. Baker Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of the Inspector General FROM: John W. Lubinski, Director /RA/
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS: AUDIT OF THE U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS CONSULTATION PRACTICES WITH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (OIG-18-A-10)
In its February 5, 2019, memorandum to the Executive Director for Operations (Agencywide Document Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML19036A411), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provided its analysis and status of the staffs response to the recommendations in the OIGs Audit of NRCs Consultation Practices With Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments (OIG-18-A-10)
(ADAMS Accession No. ML18094A267). In that memorandum, the OIG indicated that recommendations 3 and 4 are closed. Subsequent to the staffs January 17, 2019, update to the OIG Status of Recommendations: Audit of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Consultation Practices with Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments (OIG-18-A-10) (ADAMS Accession No. ML18362A439), the Tribal liaisons and the Tribal liaison functional responsibilities were reassigned from the Federal, State, and Tribal Liaison Branch (FSTB) to the Materials Safety and Tribal Liaison Branch (MSTB). Consistent with your request in that memorandum, a status for the two resolved recommendations are provided as follows:
Recommendation 1:
Update Management Directive (MD) 5.1 to include FSTB when working with Tribes. The guidance should also clearly define FSTBs role and responsibilities with regard to Tribal outreach and consultation.
The OIG indicated that the proposed actions meet the intent of the recommendation and the recommendation would be closed after verifying that the Chairman has approved the revisions to MD 5.1 to include FSTB roles and responsibilities with regard to Tribal outreach and consultation for FSTB and the FSTB Tribal liaisons.
CONTACT: James Firth, NMSS/MSST 301-415-6628
B. Baker Status The staff updated MD 5.1, Coordination and Consultation with States and Indian Tribes, to include the responsibilities of the MSTB Tribal liaisons. MD 5.1 still requires the NRC Chairmans approval before it is published.
Recommendation 2:
Update NRC office procedures to include more specific direction on how to coordinate with FSTB and how to work with Tribes.
The OIG indicated that this recommendation would be closed after verifying that the NRC staff has finished updating office-specific procedures/guidance documents that coincide with TR-100 and include more specific direction on how to coordinate with FSTB and how to work with Tribes.
Status The updates to office procedures and guidance are in progress. The target date for completing these updates remains March 2020.
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