ML20055F344

Rev 6 to NRR Ofc Ltr 101, Delegation of Signature Authority

ML20055F344
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Issue date:	07/10/1990
From:	Murley T Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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NRRL-101, NUDOCS 9007160306
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. MEMORANDUM FOR: All NRR Employees j

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Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation i

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NRR OFFICE LETTER NO. 101, REVISION 6 DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY l

PURPOSE Revision 6 to NRR Office Letter No. 101 redelegates signature authority as provided for in NRC Manual Chapter 0123. Section 0123 05, Office of Nuclear ReactorRegulation(NRR). Revision 6 deletes reference to the Associate Director for Special Projects (ADSP), and adds authority pertaining to.

Confirmatory Action Letters and the NRC's Internal Control Comittee. Revision 6 also consists of some misc 611aneous~ updates and clarifications.

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and additions are indicated by a bar in the right hand margin of the enclosed Delegation of Signature Authority.

Revision 6 supersedes the Delegation of Signature Authority dated January 13,1989(Revision 5).

OBJECTIVES To authorize signature authority for various documents and correspondence issued by NRR to ensure effective and efficient implementation of the assigned responsibilities.

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES Redelegation of responsibilities and authorities is delineated in the enclosure to this office letter revision.

NRR associate directors and the staff director are expected to issue I

procedures reflecting internal NRR signature authorities that are consistent with the delegation of authority reflected in the enclosure to this revision and the responsibilities assigned, if appropriate.

CONCURRENCES l

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An. individual's concurrence does not mean that he or she agrees with the structure or every detail of the document.

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agreement with the overall approach, objective, and technical content, along with the belief that the document does not or will not adversely impact or conflict with other NRC programs or policies.

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Concurrence does not indicate administrative :orrectness except to the extent that the responsible NRR manager hcids his or her staff accountable for the administrative correctness of the document.

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Concurrence chains need not be lengthy and should be limited to those individuals who have a need to agree in the proposed action from a policy, technical, or legal standpoint.

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When changes are made to documents which have previous concurrences, the package should be returned to the originator and the appropriate supervisor for their reconcurrence.

If the originator does not agree with the changes or some compromise,'the originator may choose to rescind his or her concurrence. This procedure for reconcurrences. policy denotes the minimally acceptable Certain instances may exist where additional reconcurrences by individuals other than the originator would be prudent. Sound judgment should be exercised to ensure t1at all concurrences remain unaffected.

5.

The management level within NRR having the action authority for the subject matter is responsible for deciding which other NRC/NRR organizations and levels within those organizations should concur in the action being taken. Concurrence from other divisions within NRR should be at the lowest management level that can speak authoritatively on a

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This will usually be at the project manager or-section-chief- - -

level, a.

Branch chief concurrence would be appropriate on issues involving novel technical content multi-site impact or minor policy questions,andotheriss,uesoflessersignIficance, b.

Assistant director or division director concurrence normally would be appropriateif(1)significantorcompletetechnicalissuesare substantia (1policyissuesareinvolved,2) significant programmatic impacts are likely, involved in these cases, the appropriate associate director should be notified.

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The Director NRR, should be informed before any action is taken that is likely to result in changes to plant operating status.

6.

The cognizant division director is responsible for all actions within his or her functional area, whether or not concurrence is obtained from any other NRC/NRR organization. The decision-making authority rests with the cognizant division director. Therefore, inability to obtain concurrence from another organization does not relieve the division director of the responsibility to meet schedules.

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The Director, NRR, holds the cognizant division director responsible for the technical and administrative accuracy of all proposals prepared for the Director, NRR, or higher agency management.

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Concurrence on controlled correspondence is to be obtained in accordance with NRR Office Letter 103, as revised.

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For documents other than controlled correspondence, OGC concurrence should be obtained on those documents denoted by footnote 2 listed on the last page of the enclosed Delegation of, Signature Authority.

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Concurrence in Enforcement Actions is to be consistent with Item 22.a of the enclosed signature authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE This office letter revision is effective immediately.

Original signed by MiomanE. Murley Thomas E. Murley, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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I OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION (NRR) - DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY l

NRR OFFICE LETTER NO. 101 REVISION 6 I

ITEM DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY 2

1.

Notice to the Federal Regi Project Manager or Branch Chief formal memoranda requesUn,i~ ster and

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Environmental Assessment and finding Project Director or Project of No Significant impact, including Manager **

1etters pertaining to NRR findi involving historic properties

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Safety Evaluation Reports, Environ-Division Director, Reactor mental impact Statements and Supple-Projects ments thereto related to issuance of initiallicensg(LWAs, cps,Ols)

?DAs and FDAs 4.

Approvals and denials of Amendments to cps and Ols, Extensions of cps and Ols,andthgassociatedSafety Evaluations a.

Those involving changes to license Project Director or Project conditions, the technical specifi-Manager **

cations, changes in the facility procedures, or authorizing the conduct of tests or experiments (including TH1-2 cleanup efforts) b.

Allothers(e.g.,non-powerreactor Division Director license renewals, license termina-tions and possession only license amendments)

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Emergency Licensing Authorizations.

Assistant Director, Reactor including relief from Technical Projects (with concurrence b SpecificationLCOs(Waiverof Regional Division Director) y l

Compliance) 0 Pursuant to 36 CFR 800, which became effective 10/1/86

• • May be redelegated on an individual basis to the Project Manager (PM) after a written finding by the Project Director that the PM fully understands and is ready to accept the responsibility associated with such signature authority.

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ITEM DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITYI 6.

All SERs, EISs and Supplements Project Manager not included in items 3 and 4 2 7.

NUREGs other than those covered Division Director by items 3 and 4 above*

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Construction Permits. LWAs, Director, NRR OpergtingLicenses.PDAsand FDAs

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Allauthorizationspermigting Director, NRR increases in power level 2

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Exemptions Division Director, Reactor 3

Projects

11. CertificatjonofPollutionControl Director, NRR Facilities 2

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Approvals specified in:

a..10 CFR 50.55a Project Director i

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Appendix ~G Project Director c.

Appendix H

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Appendix J Project Director i

13. Orders, denials and decisions on requestsfororderstoconstrugtion 1.

permits and operating licenses a.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202 and Director, NRR 2.204 and 2.206 l

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Extension Requests (e.g., those Division Director, Reactor 3

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various rule changes)

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ITEM DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY 14 Operator License Appeals Director, Division of Licensee Performance and Quality Evaluation

15. Reactor Facility Fee Determination Project Managers for Operating Reactors and License Reviews

16. Testimony and Filings

a. Staff Testimony Staff member preparing the testimony with concurrence by supervising Branch Chief or Project Director b.LegalFilings(otherthan Concurrence by Division Director staff testimony)

(as requested by OGC)

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Letters to Applicants / Licensees / Vendors /

Public a.

Acceptance review, LWAs, rejec.

Division Director, Reactor tion of application for QA cer.

Projects tifications and other action reflecting Commission final approval or disapproval position b.

All routine correspondence Project Manager

• related to the normal processing of applications and related i

reviews, including transmittal of question lists, SERs, licenses, and items related to meetings c.

Non. routine correspondence with Associate Director for Projects

. vendors / owners groups for CE and B&W; Associate Director for inspection and Technical Assessment for Westinghouse and General Electric d.

Routine correspondence to Branch Chief / Project Director vendors / owners groups (forassignedtopic/ issue)

• May be redelegated on an individual basis to the Project Manager after a written finding by the Project Director that the PM fully understands and is L

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ITEM DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITYI 2

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Plant-specific 50,54(f) letters Division Director.

with justification approved by the Director, NRR f.

Letters invciving unreviewed Division Director, Reactor

-safety matters as specified Projects I

in50.59(a)(2)2 g.

Generic letters Associate Director for Projects h.

Bulletins and Information Director, Division of Operational Notices Events Assessment

i. Backfit issue Correspondence (1) Regulatory Analysis-or - -

Director NRR, or Deputy Director.

Evaluation NRR (2)Lettertolicenseecontaining Division Director, Reactor Backfit Determination and en-Projects closing the Regulatory Analysis I

j. Proprietaryjnformation-Letter Project Manager or Branch Chief to Applicant for Topical Reports r

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Confirmatory Action Letters Concurrence by Assistant Director, Reactor Projects, on letters generated by the Regions 18.. Correspondence re\\ated to Topical Report Review Program a.

Letters related to acceptance of reports for review under Topical Report Program (1)Acceptanceletterincluding Assistant Director points of contact, schedule and statement of broad pro-prietary information treat-ment, as necessary (2)NonacceptanceforTopical Division Director Report Program l

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Question lists and routine Branch Chief correspondence relating to Topical Report Reviews c.

Letters approving Topical Assistant Director Reports for reference d.

Topical Report fee memorandum Branch Chief to Planning, Program, and Management Support Branch e.

Approval or disapproval of Branch Chief request for proprietary infor-mation treatment for Topical Report after Accepted Version

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19. Letters to Congressional Oversight Director, NRR Comittees

20. Letters to Department of Energy Assistant Director concerning reviews encompassed within a Memorandum of Under-standing (MOU) (e.g., 00D reactors, Navy Projects) i;

21. Letters to Governors, State officials, local officials, and Federal agencies a.

Routine transmittels forwarding Project Managers

• copies of SER/ER, notices and other routine correspondence b.

Transmittal of information to the Branch Chief / Project Director Department of Energy (DOE) not l-related to license reviews or MOU B=

reviews c.

Correspondence which does not Division Director, Reactor establish new policy Projects d.

Correspondence which establishes Director, NRR new policy

• May be redelegated on an individual basis to the Project Manager after a written finding by the Project Director that the PM fully understands and is ready to accept the responsibility associated with such signature authority.

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22. EnforcementActions(EA) a.

Concurrence in EAs pertaining Associate Director for Projects to reactor licensees or applicants 1

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EAs for violations caused by vendors (noticesofviolation, nonconformance and proposed civil penalties

• I (1) Actions involving Severity AssociateDirectorforIgspection Level I and II violations and Technical Assessment and proposed civil penalties 4

(2) Notices of Violations with Director, DRIS Severity Levels III Violations (3) Notices of Violations Chief, Vendor Inspection with Severity Level IV or Branch i

V Violations

23. Transmittal of staff reports, support-NRR ACRd Coordinator ing documents and review schedule with Project Manager information to ACRS or Section Chief concur-rence for documents still in the draft stage

24. Board Notification transmittals:

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To a sitting Board Project Director l

b.- To the Commission Division Director, Reactor Projects l

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• This authority implements the delegation reflected in memorandum dated July 17.-1987 from J. Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, to T. Murley, Director, NRR.

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25. Issuance of Inspection Reports and Regulatory Effectiveness Review (RERs) prepared by NRR a.

Reactor inspection Reports and Division Director, Reactor i

RER's prepared by NRR Projects I

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Vendor inspection Reports Chief, Vendor inspection Branch

26. Requests for research to Office Director, Program Management, of RES; comments / concurrence on Policy Development and Analysis research products Staff

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Correspondence with FEMA regarding Director Division of Radiation Emergency Preparedness Protection & Emergency Preparedness (DREP) 28.

Issuance of Standard Review Plan Director, Program Management, and Inspection Procedures Policy Development and Analysis Staff

25. Regional Oversight a.

Delegation of Authority Director, NRR l

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Guidance (1) Operator Licensing Chief, Operator Licensing Branch (2) Licensing Technical Reviews Branch Chief, Technical Branches L

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Inspections Chief, inspection and l

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(4) Evaluation of Licensee Chief, Performance and Quality Performance (SALP,etc.)

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8-ITEM del.EGATED SIGNATURE AUTHDRITYI c.

Assignment of Licensing Technical Assistant Director, Reactor Reviews Projects d.

Policy Guidance and Programmatic Division and Staff Directors Direction (for assigned functional area) e.

Issuance of Regional Performance Evaluation (1) Periodic Technical Program Division Director (for assigned f

Reviews functional area)

'(2) Management Team Reviews Deputy Director, NRR, or Associate Director (asassigned)

(3) Observations from Team Director, Division of Reactor inspections Inspections and Safeguards (4) Annual Integrated Evaluations Director, NRR f.

Response to Requests for Regional Support (1) NRR Staff Support BranchChief(forassigned i

discipline)

(2) Contractor Assistance Chief, Planning, Program and l

Management Support Branch i

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Licensing Program Branch) 30, Controlled Correspondence a.

Green Ticket Items As stated on the green ticket

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Items for the EDO Director, NRR (2)

Items for the Commission Executive Director for Operations

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green ticket item, NRR can redelegate to the Division Director.

However, this should be approved by the Deputy Director, NRR, and the NRR Mailroom should also be notified.

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DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY I c.

Yellow Ticket items Items for the EDO Director, NRR i

Routine As assigned (may be redelegated by the Division Director *)

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31. Designating officer for signing i

RFPA s, and program transmittal L

letters and NRC Form 173 authorir.

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ing work under DOE /NRC Memorandum of Understanding a.

Less than $500.000/ year Section Chief, Technical j

Assistance Management Section b.

$500,000/ year or more Chief, Planning, Program, and Management Support Branch

32. Certification of billings from Two required; Technical technical assistance contracts Assistance Project Manager and and consultant services next higher level of management L.

33. Letters to consultants and Technical Assistance Project j

contractors transmitting documents Manager

34. Domestic Travel:

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Form 279-Block 27 (Req. & Auth.)

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Use of non-contrac'; carrier Assistant and Staff Directors **

in Block 25 b.

Form 64-Block 33(Voucher)

Same signature which appeared in Block 27 on the Form 279 c.

Form 1164-Block 8(Local)

Project Director or Branch Chief l

35. ForeignTravel(Form 445)

Deputy Director, NRR

• 1f-the Division Director decides to change the signature level, the NRR Mail-room should be notified.

• • Deputy or Division Directors in Divisions that do not.have Assistant Directors.

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Chief, Planning, Program p Management Support Branch,nd a.-Travel (Block 26).

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Technical Assistance

37. Hours of Work'and Premium Pay:--

a t.se,lish work schedules Division and Staff Directors i n KRC MC-4136-Ok e.,

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h., and k.

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' Overtime Authorization 6 Project Director and Branch Chief c.

Authorize work schedule Project Director and Branch adjustments for. religious Chief observance' d.

Deny work schedule adjustments Director, NRR for religious observance purposes n

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Authorize payment for unused Project Director and Branch religious observance time (at the Chief time ofian employee's separation or transfer) f.

Recommend to Director, OP, Division Director approval'of-premium pay on an

. annual basis in lieu of other premium pay g.

Assure office coverage during Project Director and Branch

-official hours of operation Chief h.

Approval of~1 eave, excused absence Section Chief; Branch Chief; up to 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, absence in duty or Project Director status ard leave without pay (see NRC: Manual Chapter 4145-033) i.. Approval of excused absence up to Project Director and Branch I day, as. limited by NRC Manual Chief Chapter 4145-033 et

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Training requests and authoriza-Division Directors and Staff tions Director b.

Non-SES personnel actions includ-Division Directors and~5teff ing salary exceptions, promotions Director up.to and including GG-14, separations, details, postings, and other non-SES personnel actions of a general or routine nature.-

7 Selecting Officials Candidate evaluation,(certification

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and selection. record personnel

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selection Form NRC-178) 40.- Memorenda or letters involving See NRC Manual Chapter 4171 discipline, adverse actions or separations 41.

Indemnity-Agreements and amend-Chief, Policy Development and ments thereto Technical Support Branch:

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Internal Controis All correspondence with NRC's Internal Director, Program Management, Control Committee regarding Office Policy Development and Analysis

' Intern Control directives.

Staff a.

Implementation of reviews, monitoring status of corrective actions:resulting from reviews.

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Authority is also delegated to higher levels within the same organization, if the designated organizational unit does not exist in a division, the next higher level is delegated the authority.

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3 The following exemptions or extensions are to be signed by the Director, NRR, as specified in the encompassing regulations:

. Fire Protection Schedular [50.48] ]

EnvironmentalQualification[50.49 4 The concurrence of the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy

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Executive Director for Nuclear Materials Safety, Safeguards and Operations Support, unless delegated to the Director, Office of Enforcement, is required on Notices of Violations with Severity t.evel 111 violations or higher, proposed civil penalties and correspondence associated with such actions'.

5 May be redelegated with written approval of the Director, NRR.

6 SES personnel may not be compensated or granted compensatory time off for overtime worked, except that overtime hours worked, including holiday work, may be credited as an offset for time off for religious observance.

7. Completed selection packages must be reviewed by the Division Director or his/her immediate staff prior to submittal to Planning, Program, and Management Support Branch, m

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