ML20154M077
| ML20154M077 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 08/21/1998 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Diaz N NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9810200159 | |
| Download: ML20154M077 (2) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Chairman Jackson I approve subject to the Commissioner Dicus attached revisions on page 2 Commissioner Diaz.
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SUBJECT:
REVISION TO MANAGEMENT DIRECTIVE (MD) 6.1 -
RESOLUTION AND FOLLOWUP OF AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS This memorandum provides a revision to MD 6.1 and requests Commission approval to issue it.
' in its audit report on " Review of NRC's MD.6.1" dated September 5,1997, the Office of the inspector General (OlG) recommended that MD 6.1 be revised to reflect organizational changes L
made by the Commission that became effective on January 5,1997. Specifically,-
organizational responsibilities and delegations of authority needed clarification to identify the 1
l NRC officials responsible for reviewing and responding to OlG draft audit reports and resolv.rg j
disagreements on audit recommendations that arise between OlG and agency officials. The l
OlG audit is included as attachment 1. The MD has been revised to reflect these organizational changes and is included as attachment 2.
l While most of the revisions reflect organizatiorial changes, there is one significant change from L
the current MD dated January.13,1993. On February 5,1998, the OlG provided comments on
_ a draft revision of MD 6.1. OlG recommended changes to pages 4 and 5, Resolution of Audit i
Recommendations, of the Handbook, Part I, to reflect the fact that the OlG "... reports to, and i
refers issues to the Chairman, and it is the Chairman that responds to OlG.' Further, the Chairman (instead of Commission) should be identified as the responsible party for resolving l
OlG recommendations." OlG based this recommendation on a memorandum from Chairman j,
Jackson to the other NRC Commissione-dated August 20,1997, included as attachment 3.
l OGC's March 30,1998 memorandum (att.;;hment 4) advises in part... "However, to the extent that any of OlG's recommendations on pages 4 and 5 of the Handbook would vest in the Chairman unilateral authority to resolve matters relating to policy formulation, certain types of rulemaking or orders, and adjudications, these are areas within the Commission's aidhority I J under the Reorganization Plan." Consequently, the MD has been revi, sed to account for this
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limitation on the Chairman's authority. These changes are reflected on page 2 of the Directive and pages 4 and 5 of the Handbook, Part 1.
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V:lume 6, Internal Man:g: ment Resolution and Followup of Audit Recommendations Directive 6.1 Commission (031)(continued) tgrw p
Resolves matters raised iginternal audit reports of the Office of the l
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_ Inspection General _(OIG) phen they involve policy formulation, As certain types of rulemakmg or orders, and adjudications as defined in the Reorgamzation Plan No.1 of 1980. (b)
Chairman (032)
With regard to audit recommendations addressed to the Chairman--(a)
- Responds to OIG on recommendations contained in draft and final OIG audit reports and to GAO on draft GAO audit reports. (i)
- Ensures that recommendations of audit reports are resolved; that corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and completed; and that the Audit Followup Official is advised of actions taken. (ii)
When necessary, resolves differences between OIG and the e
Commission offices, EDO staff offices, the CFO, and/or the CIO with regard to recommendations contained in OIG internal audit reports.
However, when the resolution involves matters relating to policy formulation, cenain types of rulemaking or order's, and adjudications (as defined in the Reorganization Plan No.1. of 1980), refers such issues to the Commission. (b)
Submits a report to the Congress on management decisions and e
final actions taken with regard to audit recommendations from the OIG. (c)
Executive Director for Operations (EDO)
(033)
Provides policy guidance to ensure that management officials e
throughout the agency understand the value of the audit process and are responsive to audit recommendations. (a)
With regard to audit recommendations addressed to the EDO--(b) e
- Responds to OIG on recommendations contained in draft and l
final OIG reports and GAO on draft GAO reports. (i) l
- Ensures that recommendations of audit reports are resolved and that corrective actions are assigned, tracked, and completed. (ii)
Approved: January 13,1993 (Revised: DRAFT 2/19/98) 2