ML20042F487
| ML20042F487 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 04/12/1990 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| To: | Harold Denton NRC OFFICE OF GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC AFFAIRS (GPA) |
| References | |
| REF-10CFR9.7 NUDOCS 9005080386 | |
| Download: ML20042F487 (1) | |
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
Harold R. Denton, Director, GPA James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations I hE l
v(hamuelJ.Chilk, Secretary l
FROM:
SUBJECT:
SECY-90-108 - REFUSAL TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO NRC INSPECTORS BY A VENDOR OF SAFETY-RELATED MATERIAL This is to inform you that the Commission, with all Commissioners agreeing, has approved the taking of informal steps to convey to Congress the need for Congressional action on NRC's proposals to obtain authority to impose civil penalties for a vendor's failure to comply with the Commission's rules and to obtain authority to issue administrative search warrants.
These proposals were among l
several legislative changes submitted for Congressional consideration on February 2, 1989.
The Commission requests that the need for Congressional action be conveyed first to the staff of NRC's authorizing committees and that OCA discuss with Congressional staff the feasibility of moving this legislative initiative forward as a free-standing bill.
While not objecting to initiating informal contacts with e
Congressional staff and agreeing that the administrative search warrant authority would be a useful tool, Chairman Carr does not believe this case is the best example to take to Congress on the need for greater access to vendor facilities when the problem arose on our third visit to the facility in less_than eight months
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after we had earlier failed to identify problems.
While agreeing L
that the administrative search warrant authority would be a i
useful tool to ensure we obtain access to vendor facilities; l
Chairman Carr does not see such considerations as a major i
l motivation for seeking an extension of the civil penalty authority in Section 206.
cc:
Chairman carr Commissioner Roberts Commissioner Rogers Commissioner Curtiss Commissioner Remick l
OGC NOTE: = THIS SRM AND THE SUBJECT SECY PAPER WILL BE MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN 10 WORKING DAYS FROM THE DATE OF THIS SRM.
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