ML20058N445
| ML20058N445 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/26/1990 |
| From: | Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Geoffrey Miller HOUSE OF REP., INTERIOR & INSULAR AFFAIRS |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20055H726 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-53FR49886, RULE-PR-CHP1 CCS, MILLER-900726, NUDOCS 9008140142 | |
| Download: ML20058N445 (1) | |
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y QUESTION 6:-
A statement describing the _ number of agency _- staff-hours
-.that, under BRC policy, are projected to be expended in:
q each Fiscal; Year in the-decade-beginning in FY.-1991 on; the implementation of the BRC policy and regulation of:
i practices and materials <that could be partially exempt ni from regulation:under the BRC policy..
t ANSWER.-
f Over the first five years of the decade beginning in FY 1991, approximately.-
9,000 additicnal staff hours (4'FTE) per year are planned for BRC activities-due to the new policy.
These resources are planned to complete a systematic I
i assessment of all existing exemptions to ensure consistency with the policy..
1 development.of regulatory documents (rules, regulatory guidance) for i
l consistent implementation of the policy, and evaluation of at least one-new.
petition for exemption per year.
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It should be pointed out, however, that while difficult to quantify, costs
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would be incurred by continuing existing practice in--the absence of a consistent, risk-based approach to guide decisionmaking. ;We-expect the BRC policy to lead to a more efficient use of agency resources in reaching these' l
decisions.
l' Additionally, it should be emphasized that because this Policy Statement-j providet ' comprehensive, risk-based framework for reaching decisions, the ad hoc practice of the past -- where individual decisions were reached,
,I of tentimes without any agency-wide coordination or common' risk benchmark '--
will be replaced by a'more coordinated and consistent approach.
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