ML20203A255

Requests for Exception to Title 10CFR50.4(c) for Selective Use of Electronic Forms of Communication

ML20203A255
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	12/04/1997
From:	Cruse C BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
To:	Shelton B NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NUDOCS 9712120055
Download: ML20203A255 (2)

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• Nuclear Energy 1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkw ay Lusby, Maryland 20657 410 495 4455 December 4,1997 Office ofinformation Resources Management U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington,IX' 20555 ATTENTION:

hirs. D. J. Shelton Information and Records Management Branch llIlBillillHitlilVIDIElll SUILIECT:

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Pow.c Plant IInit Nos,1 & 2; Docket Nos. 50-317 & 50-318 Request for Exception to Title 10 CFR 50.4(c) for Selective Use of Electronic Forms of Communication in accordance with 10 CFR 50.4(c), we request approval to begin exchanging correspondence with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) using electronic means. We would expect to begin this exchange on a limited basis and only on those document types where Agency and Industry guidance has been developed. Guidance is presently being developed by the Nuclear Information and Records Management Association's (NIRM A's) Electronic Information Exchange (EIE) Taskforce and by Science Applications International Corporation's (SAIC's) Distributed Object Computational Testbed (DOCT) project, also called the Digital Govemment project.

The NIRMA ele Taskforce is comprised cf people frem throughout the nuclear energy sector, including many personnel from within the NRC. This NIRMA ele Taskforce has been working for over four years to develop document standards, based on document type models, that can be used to safely interchange regulatory information. As a result of past efforts, several document types are now well enough defined to begin electronic exchanges.13altimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE) intends to continue to work with the NIRMA ele Taskforce and the SAIC Digital Government project, and we invite continued involvement from NRC personnel. The intent of our future efforts is to further develop interchange standards for additional document types. Both the NIRMA Taskforce and the Regulatory Compliance and Technology Group, with a combined repre_ wation of over 23 utilities, support this effort.

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" cath or aflinnation," we intend to use the methodologies developed for use at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). These methodologies were developed for PTO by the DOCT Digital Government project.

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programs called Agents (work 0ow), the PTO processes that occur between a patent :xaminer.

submittal, review, and approval of licensing correspondenc applicant and the gency for the part be used to automate the Industry and Agency interactions for licensin s effort on BGE's manner consistent with that of the PTO.

ence review in a developing and Amonstrating a regulated distributed database for our liAs the appropriate security, secure digital date-time stamping, data integrity workncensing controls.

ow, und NRC access Iloth BGB and NRC will beneSt from this effort by realizing a reduced time improved quality of content presentation, and reduced costs associated with h rocess licensing actions, the NRC's' ADAM project. Th: general public will receive bene andling paper. This guidance to sut stantially better service in accordance with the gene oom to provide lludyt (OMil) Circular A 130. Indeed, it may be possible in the future to ce of Management and Document Rooms and replace them with c!cctronic access to 'he NRC Public Dclim equipment is already located at most public libraries around the country that can ac ocument Room. Access complish this.

By supporting this request for an exception, the NRC will be furthering comp Reduction Act of 1995.

Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996This effort also sup ance to the Paperwork Taskforce and the DOCT project are all compliant with the National InformatioThe m as the Global Information Infrastructure. The NIRMA Taskforce process for n Infrastructure, as well methods follows closely the princip?cs of the National Performance Review and ment ofinterchange by rpresentatives of that Executive Branch organization.

, as been guided Should you have questions regarding this matter, we will be pleased to disc uss them with you.

Very truly yours,

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. MtL1 CilC/TER/bjd Document Control Desk, NRC cc:

R. S. Fleishman, Esquire

11. J. Miller, NRC J. E. Silberg, Esquire Resident inspector, NRC Director, Project Directorate 1-1, NRC R.1. McLean, DNR A. W Dromerick, NRC J.11. Walter, PSC

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