ML19248C520
| ML19248C520 | |
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| Issue date: | 03/28/1979 |
| From: | Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Brooks J HOUSE OF REP., GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS |
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OFFICE OF THE CH AIRM AN The Honorable Jack Brooks s
Chairman, Comittee on Government Operations United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
This is in response to your request of February 14, 1979, for the proce-dures used to ensure that NRC will be in full compliance with provisions of Section 236 of the: Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970.
Within NRC, the' 0ffice of Inspector and Auditor (0IA) has been designated by the Comission to serve as liaison with the General Accounting Office (GA0).
Under procedures established in August 1975 for coordination of GA0 activities within NRC, GA0 provides 0IA with 25 copies of all its reports dealing with NRC.
Upon receipt of a GA0 report, OIA reviews it to determine whether it contains reconraendations to the Chairman, NRC, which require a response under Section 236 of the Legislative Reorganization Act.
If there is any doubt about the need for a Section 236 statement, 0IA~ checks with the GA0 staff that prepared the report.
OIA then prepares a memorandum distributing the report to the Commission, Comission staff offices, the Executive Director for Operations, and other interested offices within NRC.
This memorandum states whether or not a Section 236 statement is required and identifies the date the statement is due to the Congressional committees.
The Executive Director for Operations is then responsible for preparing and coordinating a draft statement for consideration by the Comission.
Suspense dates are assigned by the Executive Director for Operations for preparing the statements, and preparation of the statements is monitored by the Executive Director for Operations to assure that the established schedules are met and that sufficient time is allowed for administrative processing and Cqmmission review.
NRC also prepares annual stat. mnts of actions taken during each year in response to recomendations contained in GA0 reports for the House and Senate Appropriations Comittees as required by Section 236 of the Legislative Reorganization Act. This statement is compiled by OIA based on all 60-day responses prepared during the year.
The Executive Director for Operations then updates these statements and includes any actions taken during that year on prior years' GAO reports.
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. Since NRC was established in January 1975, we have prepared statements for 33 GA0 reports as required by Section 236.
While our compliance to date with the 60-day response deadline has been reasonably good, the need to thoroughly consider and respond to each GA0 recommendation some-times delays our responses. A renewed awareness and commitment by NRC has been undertaken to improve our performance in meeting the deadlines included in Section 236.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
As you know, over the course of the 95th Congress, renewe'd emphasis was given to reducing fraud and waste and improving economy and. efficiency in the Because 'he need to spend tax dollars frugally has never Federal Government.
been greater, more attention will be directed in this area during the coming 96th Congress.
The rules of the House of Representatives place the primary responsibility for examining Government economy and efficiency with the Comittee on Government We will call on the General Accounting Office to assist the work Operations.
In order for the work of the GA0 of the Committee to an unprecedent6d degree.
to be most usefu.1, it will be particularly important for all Federal agencies 1970 (31 U.S.C.
to fully comply with Section 236 of the Reorganization Act of 1176) which states in part:
Whenever the General Accounting Office has made a report which contains recommendations to the head of any Federal agency, such agency shall--
(1) not later than sixty days after the date of such report, submit a written statement to the Committees of Government Operations of the House of Representatives and the Senate of the actions taken by such agency with respect to such recomendations;...
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' wil1'be in full compliance with provi_sions of Section 236 of th Reorganizatron Act or l'970.
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LVGossick EKCornell The Honorable Manuel Lujan, Jr.
United States House of Representatives TARehm Washington, D.
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Dear Congressman Lujan:
Thank you for your letters of March 9, 1979 to the other Commissioners and me concerning the interpretation of Sections 204(e) and 204 (h) (1) of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978.
The NRC staff submitted a paper to the Commission for its consideration on implementation of the Act.
The Commission met on March 7, 1979 to discuss the matter.
At that meeting, the State of New Mexico was represented by an assistant attorney general who requested we defer any decision until receiving a formal submission from the State.
He expected such a submission would be forthcoming within a few weeks.
We have, since that time, received the State'of New Mexico's submission and are taking its views under advisement.
In addition, we have requested additional information from other interested parties and expect to consider the matter further in the near future.
My fellow Commissioners and I appreciate your interest in this matter and wish to assure you that your views will be fully considered.
We will inform you of any position the NRC takes regarding the applicability of the three year period to mill licensing actions in Agreement States when our deliberations are completed.
Sincerely, Original Signed tY Jcsepn!!.Hendrie Joseph M.
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