ML20207J217
| ML20207J217 | |
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| Issue date: | 02/09/1999 |
| From: | Collins S NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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MEMORANDUM TO: All NRR Employeef 00LIC DOCUMENT ROOM FROM:
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SUBJECT:
NRR DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY FOR TRANSITION ORGANIZATION 1
Attached is the delegation of signature authority for the transition organization that becomes effective February 14,1999. This delegation will remain in effect through March 30,1999. On March 31,1999, Revision 13 to Office Letter No.101, " Delegation of Signature Authority," will become effective.
Please direct any questions on this transition delegation to Roberta ingram (RKl),415-1219.
Attachment:
As stated cc: W. Travers, EDO F. Miraglia, DEDR M. Knapp, DEDE P., Norry, DEDM H. Miller, RI L.Reyes,Ril J. Dyer, Rlli E. Merschoff, RIV SECY OP NMSS OGC RES
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. OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION (NRR)- DELEGATION OF SIGNATURE AUTHORITY ~
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. TRANSITION ORGANIZATION DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY'
- CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION a
- 1. ' Federal Reaister Nohce and formal memoranda Project Manager or Branch Chief No change requesting publication j
2.
Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Project Manager or Project Director.
No change i
Significant impact, including letters pertaining to NRR findings involving historic properties *2 3.
Safety Evaluation Reports, Environmental Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Divisica of Licensing Project Impact Statements and Supplements thereto Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of
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- related to issuance of initial heense (LWAs, cps, Management Regulatory improvement Programs 2
' OLs), PDAs and FDAs 4.
Approvals and denials of Amendments i
(including exigent amendments) to cps and Ols, Extensions of cps and OLs, and the associated Safety Evaluations l
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Those resulting from changes in owners or Director, NRR No change operators (either direct or indirect) of licensed power production facilities j
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Those involving changes to license Project Director o-Project Manager No change i
conditions, the technical specifications, changes in the facility procedures, or authorizing the conduct of tests or
- experiments (including TMI-2 cleanup efforts)'
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All others (e.g., non-power reactor license Project Director Pursuant to 36 CFR Part 800, which became effective 10/1/86
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. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION 5.
Emergency Amendments.to Project Director No change 2
6.
Notices of Enforcement Discretion'"(NOED)
Project Director
- No change 7.
All SERs, EISs and Supplements not included in Project Manager No change 2
items 3 and 4 8.
Intemal correspondence providing input to items Section Chief" No change 3,4 and 7 9.
NUREGs other than those covered by items 3 Division Director No change and 4 a'
Licenses, PDAs and FDAs
- 11. All authorizations permitting increases in power Director, NRR No change level 2 2
- 12. Exemption Approvals and Denials a.
Approvals - Parts 20, 50, 51, Director, NRR No change i
52,54, 55 and 70.24 b.
Denials - Parts 20, 50, 51, 52, 54 and 55'"
Project Director or Chief, Operator No change Licensing and Human Performance Branch
- 13. Certification of Pollution Control Facilities:
Director, NRR No change f
NRC Inspection Manual, Part 9900 OGC concurrence could be appropriate
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. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION r
- 14. Approvals and Denials specified in:
e.
10 CFR 50.55a (IS!/IST)'
Project Director No change b.
Appendix G'"
Project Director No change c.
Appendix H' Project Director No change d.
Appendix J
Project Director No change e.
Part 20 Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Division of Licensing Project Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of Management Regulatory improvement Programs
- 15. a.
Orders to power reactor licensees, Director, NRR No change including extension requests (e.g., those required in connection with various rule changes)2 b.
Orders as in 15.a for non-pcr.er reactors Director, Division of Reactor Program Director, Division of Regulatory improvement Management Programs
- 16. Operator Licensing a.
Power Reactor Operator License Appeals Director, Division of Reactor Controls and Director, Division of inspection Program Human Factors Management l
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DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION b.
Non-power Reactor Operator Licenses i
(1)
New, Renewal, Terminations
Project Director, Non-Power Reactors and No change Decommissioning (2)
Appeak Director, Division of Reactor Program Derector, Dmsson of Regulatory liipc...in Management Proy.icis i
- 17. Testimony and Filings a.
Staff Testimony
Staff member preparing the testimony with No change concurrence by supervising Branch Chief
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or Project Director b.
Legal Filings (other than staff testimony)
Concurrence by Division Director (as No change.
requested by OGC)
- 18. Letters to Applicants / Licensees / Vendors /Public f
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Acceptance review, LWAs, rejection of Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Division of lacensing Project i
application for QA certifications and other Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of action reflecting Commission final approval Management Regulatory improvement Programs or disapproval position t
b.
All routine correspondence related to the Project Manager No change normal processing of applications and i
related reviews, including transmittal of question lists, SEs, SERs, licenses, amendments, exemptions, orders and i
items related to meetings t
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DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' i
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Non-routme correspondence with Director, Dnnsson of Reactor Program Director, Dmsion of Regulatory Impis.....
is vendors / owners groups Management, or Director, Division of Pre i riis, or Director, Division of Inspection v
Reactor Controls and Human Factors Program Management d.
Routme correspondence to Project Manager or Chief, Quality No change j
vendors / owners groups
. Assurance, Vendor inspection and j
Maintenance Branch
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Plant-specific 50.54(f) letters Division Director, with justification approved No change by the Director, NRR f.
Letters involvmg unreviewed safety matters Divisio - Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Dmsson of Licensing Project t
as specified in 50.59(a)(2)2 Director, Dmsson of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of i
Management Regulatory improvement Programs I
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Genenc Letters and Bulletms Director, Division of Reactor Program Director, Dmsion of Regulatory improvement Management Programs
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Information Notices and other genenc Chief, Events Assessment and Genenc No change
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administrative correspondence
Commumcations Branch j
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Backfit issue Conespondence
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Regulatory Analysis or Evaluation Director or Deputy Director, NRR No change
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Letter to licensee contammg Backfit Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Dmsson of Licensing Project 4
Determination and enclosing the Director, Division of Raactor Program Management, or Director, Division of Regulatory Analysis Management Regulatory impis..;.c.ent Programs j.
Propnetary Information - Letter to Project Manager or Sechon Chief' for No change 2
Applicant Topical Reports k.
Confirmatory Action Letters
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. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION (1)
Issued by Regions
Concurrence by Project Director No change (2)
Issued by NRR Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Divi @n of Licensing Project Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of Management, NRR (w/ concurrence by Regulatory improvement Programs, NRR Regional Division Director, Reactor (w/ concurrence by Regional Division Director, Projects)
Reactor Protects)
- 19. Correspondence related to Top cal Report Review Program a.
Letters related to acceptance of reports for review under Topical Report Program (1)
Acceptance letter including points of Section Chief or Project Manager No change contact, schedule and statement of broad proprietary information I
treatment, as necessary (2)
Nonacceptance for Topical Report Section Chief or Project Manager No change Program' b.
Question lists and routine correspondence Section Chief No change relating to Topical Report reviews c.
Letters approving Topical Reports for Branch Chief No change reference
d.
Topical Report fee memorandum to Section Chief No change Planning and Resources Analysis Branch
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DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' l
CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION Approval or disapproval of request for Sechon Chief' No change e.
propnetary mformahon treatment for
. Topical Report after Accepted Version
( ppicsed version) is filed, as necessary l
- 20. Letters to Congressional Oversight Committees Director, NRR No change
- 21. Letters to Department of Energy concemmg Drector, Division of Reactor Program Drector, Division of Regulatory Impiceewent reviews encompassed within a Memorandum of Management Programs Understandmg (MOU) (e.g., DOD reactors, Navy Projects) j
- 22. Letters to Gc;;;nciv, State officials, local officials, and Federal agencies i
a.
Routme transmittals forwardmg copies of Project Manager No change SER/ER, nohces and other routme I
documents b.
Transmittal ofinformahon to the
' Branch Chief or Protect Drector No change Department of Energy (DOE) not related to heense reviews" i
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Correspondence which does not establish Branch Chief or Project Drector No change new pohey r
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Correspondence which establishes new Director, NRR No change l
policy
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- 23. Enforcement Achons (EA)
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Requires concurrence of EDO and the Chairman. See Concurrences, item 7, of this office letter.
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DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION a.
Concurrence in EAs pertaining to reactor Project Director No change
'icci..;;; or applicants i
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EAs for violations caused by vendors (notices of violation, noncorJeinence end proposed civil penalties in eccordance with the delegation reflected in memorandum i
dated July 17,1987, from J. Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, to T.
l Murley, Director, NRR)
(1)
Actions involving Seventy Level I & 11 Director, Division of Reactor Controls and Director, Division of Inspechon Pro iain v
violations and proposed civil Human Factors
- Management penalties (2)
Notices of Violations with Severity Chief, Quality Assurance, Vendor No change Levellil violations inspection and Maintenance Branch
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Nohces of Violations with Seventy Chief, Quality Assurance, Vendor No change LevelIV violations inspection and Maintenance Branch (4)
Acceptance of vendor's response to Section Chief No change Notice of Nonconformance or Notice of Violation i
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EAs for violations caused by non-power reactor licensees (notices of violation, deviations, and proposed civil penalties in accordance with the delegation reflected in memorandum dated February 3,1998, from J. Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, to S. Collins, Director, NRR).
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Actions involving Seventy Level I & il Deputy Director, NRR, or above "
No change violations and proposed civil penalties (2)
Nohces of Violabon with Seventy Dwector, Division of Reactor Program Director, Division of Regulatory impic,;;.T-cd Level ill violabons Management or above" Programs or above r
(3)
Nohces of Violations with Seventy Project Director, Non-Power Reactors and No change Level IV violations, Nohces of Decommissioning, or above Deviation, and associated l
documents
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- 24. Transmittal of staff reports, suppc,,t;cg First level of supervision No change h
documents and review schedule information to ACRS
- 25. Board Notification transmittals
- s. To a sitting Board Project Manager No change
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- b. To the Commission Division Director, Reactor Projects, or Director, Division of Licensing Project r
Director, Division of Reactor Program Management, or Director, Division of Management Regulatory improvement Programs
- 26. Issuance of Inspection Reports and Operational j
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Reactor inspection Reports and OSREs Chief, inspecten Program Branch, Chief, No change prepared by NRR" Safeguards Branch or Project Director, Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning
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Vendor Inspection Reports" Chief, Quality Assurance, Vendor No change f
Inspection and Maintenance Branch c.
Operator Licensing Exam Reports" Chief, Operator Licensmg and Human No change Performance Branch, or Project Director, Non-Power Reactors and Decommissioning
- 27. Interactions with Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) a.
User needs request memoranda Director, NRR No change b.
Endorsement of research program plans Associate Director for Tedidcel Review, or Associate Drectors Director, Division of Reactor Program Management j
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Comments / concurrence on research Division Director No change products, resolution of programmatic issues, etc.
- 28. Correspondence with FEMA regarding l
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i Concurrence by the applicable Project Director, Director of Licensing Project Management, or Director, Division of Regulatory j
improvement Programs
-1l-DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION a.
Policies and positions
Director, Division of Reactor Program Director, Division of Inspection Program Management, or Chief, Emergency Management or Chief Eirsgency Preparedness and Radiation Protection
.paredness and Radiation Protection Branch depending on significance of issues Branch depending on significance of issues (w/ concurrence by Director, NRR, EDO (w/ concurrence by Director, NRR, EDO and and the Chairman, as appropriate *)
the Chairman, as appropriate *)
b.
Routine matters Section Chiet' No change
- 29. Issuance of Standard Review Plans Division Director No change I
- 30. Issuance ofInspection Procedures Director, Division of Inspection and Support Director, Division of Inspection Program Programs Management
a.
Related to policy issues Associate Director for Projects (w/
Associate Director for Project Licensing and concurrence by Director, NRR, EDO and Technical Analysis (w/ concurrence by the Chairman, as appropriate **)
Director, NRR, EDO and the Chairman, as appropriate *)
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A'l others Project Director (w/ concurrence by Division Director)
- 32. RegionalOversight See item 7 of this office letter for guidance in this area.
See item 7 of this office letter for guidance in this area.
. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION a.
Delegation of Authority Director, NRR No change b.
Procedural and Programmatic Guidance (1)
Operator Licensing Chief, Operator Licensing and Human No change Performance Branch, or Project Director, Non-Power Reactoic and Decommissioning (2)
Licensing Technical Reviews Branch Chief or Project Director No change (3)
Inspections Chief, inspection Program Branch No change (4)
Evaluation of Licensee Performance Chief, inspection Program Branch No change (SALP, SMM, etc.)
c.
Policy Guidance and Programmatic Division Director (for assigned functional No change i
Direction area) d.
Issuance of Regional Performance Evaluation (1)
Periodic Technical Program Reviews Division Director (for assigned functional Po change area)
(2)
Management Team Reviews Deputy Director, NRR, or Associate Associate or Deputy Director, NRR (as Director or Director, Division of Reactor assigned)
Program Management (as assigned)
(3)
Observations from Team inspections Division Directors No change
. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION (4)
AnnualIntegrated Evaluations Director, NRR No change e.
Response to Requests from Regions for.
Support (1)
NRR Staff Support Project Director / Branch Chief No change (2)
ContractorAssistance Project Director / Branch Chief No change t
~33. Controlled Correspondence a.
Green Ticket items As stated on the green ticket
- No change b.
EDO WITS items (1)
Items for the EDO Director, NRR No change (2) ltems for the Commission Executive Director for Operations No change c.
Yellow Ticket Items (1)
Items for the EDO Director, NRR No change l.
L When the EDO has designated the Director, NRR, to sign the response to a 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' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION (2)
Routine As assigned (may be redelegated by the No change Division Director **)
d.
. Due date extension requests Primary Author No change
- 34. Procurement a.
RFPAs and program transmittal letters Division Director No change b.
NRC Form 173," Standard Order for DOE Division Director No change Work (SOEW)"
c.
NRC Form 367," DOE Source Selection Division Director No change Justification"
- 35. Certification of billings from technical assistance Project Manager (per Management No change contracts and consultant services Directive (MD) 11.7) or Project Officer (per MD 11.1)
No change laboratories transmitting documents
- 37. DomesticTravel:
a.
Form 279, Official Travel Project Director or Branch Chief No change Authorization-Block 27 (Admin. Approval)'
If the Division Director decides to change the signature level, the NRR Mailroom should be notified.
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. DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANI % TION Use of non-contract carrier'"
Project Director or Branch Chief in Block 27 No change Use of free upgrades to premium-class air Project Director or Branch Chief in Block 27 No change accommodations
b.
Form 64, Voucher (Part 1)-Block 33 Same signature which appeared in Block No change (Approving official)'"
27 on the Form 279 unless voucher i
. involves Change of Station (COS). COS vouchers may be administratively approved by Division Directors.*
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Form 1164, Local-Block 8 (Approving Project Director or Branch Chief No change Official)*
- 38. Foreign Travel (Form 445)
Deputy Director, NRR No change
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- 39. Certification of funds:
Funds Certifying Official or Altemate No change a.
Travel (Block 26) b.
Technical Assistance
- 40. Hours of Work and Premium Pay:
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Establish work schedules IAW NRC MD Project Director or Branch Chief No change 10.42(4136-036 a., f., h., and k.)'
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Travel authorizations for COS (NRC Form 279A) are administrative!y approved by the Office of Human Resources.
' l' DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION b.
Authonze Overtime *>'
Project Director or Branch Chief No change i
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Authonze work schedule adjustments for Project Director or Branch Chief No change religious observance
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Deny work schedule adjustments for Director, NRR No change religious obseivance purposes
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Authonze payment for unused religious Project Derector or Branch Chief No change observance time (at the time of an employee's separation or transfer)
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Recommend to Director, Office of Human Division Director No change Resources, approval of premium pay on an annual basis in lieu of other premium pay g.
Assure office coverage during official hours immediate Supervisor Nortwg=
of operation h.
Approve leave, excused absence up to 2 Sechon Chief, Branch Chief, or Project No change hours, absence in duty status and leave Director without pay (see NRC MD 10.62) i.
Approve excused absence up to 1 day, as Project Director or Branch Chief No change
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limited by NRC MD 10.62 l
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Certify the accuracy of Time and Section Chief, Branch Chief, or Project No change Attendance (T&A) cards' Director t
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CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION k.
Maintain T&A cards and records (T&A Secretary or Support Staff No change clerk)7 L
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Receive paychecks and Eamings and Secretary or Support Staff No change 7
Leave Statements
- 41. Training / Personnel i
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Training request and authorization for immediate Supervisor No change intemal NRC courses b.
NRC Form 368, Training Requests and Project Director or Branch Chief No change i
Authonzations l
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Non-SES personnel actions including Division Director No change salary exceptions, promotions up to and including GG-14, separations, details, postings, and other non-SES personnel actions of a general or routine nature
- 42. Candidate evaluation, certification and selection Selecting Official' No change record (personnel selection Form NRC-178)
- 43. Memoranda or letters involving discipline, See NRC MD 10.99 No change i
adverse actions or separations
- 44. Indemnity Agreements and amendments thereto Chief, Generic issues and Environmental No change Projects Branch i
- 45. Intemal Controls i
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-l8-DELEGATED SIGNATURE AUTHORITY' CURRENT ORGANIZATION TRANSITION ORGANIZATION All correspondence with NRC's Intemal Control Chief, Planning and Resources Analysis No change Committee regarding Office Intemal Control Branch directives a.
Implementation of reviews, monitoring status of corrective actions resulting from reviews b.
Other routine correspondence i
- 46. NRC Form 426," Publication Release for Author's Supervisor and Associate Director Author's Supervisor and Associate Director Unclassified NRC Staff Reports"(see Office or Director, Division of Reactor Program Letter 700)
Management
- 47. FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) requests a.
Denials Division Director No change b.
Appeals Deputy Office Director No change P
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Authonty is also delegated to higher levels within the same organization. If the designated organizational unit does not exist in a division, the l
next higher level is delegated the authority.
f Deputy Division Directors and Deputy Branch Chiefs are authorized and directed to act in the stead of appropriate Division Directors and Branch Chiefs.
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OGC concurrence is required. For item 1 OGC concurrence may not apply to notices required by 10 CFR 50.91 (Sholly Notices); seek guidance from NRR Licensing Assistants. OGC concurrence is not required on notices requesting public comments on proposed genenc letters and bulletins.
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. Concurrence by the Director, NRR, is required before issuing a license amendment and final no significant hazards consideration determination f
if a requested hearing will not be completed before the license amendment is issued. In such instances, notification to the Commission must be i
provided at least 5 days before the date that the staff intends to issue the final no significant hazards consideration determination and license l
amendment. See memorandum from Roy P. Zimmerman to Steven A. Varga and Jack W. Roe dated January 31,1997, for further guidance on I the notification form and process.
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The concurrence of the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Effectiveness, unless delegated to the [
Director, Office of Enforcement, is required on Notices of Violations with Severity Level 111 violations or higher, proposed civil penalties and l
correspondence associated with such actions.
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May be redelegated with written approval of the Director, NRR.
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The names and segnatures of individuals spedficisily delegated this authonty shall be fumished to the Division of Accounting and Finance, Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO), via the Time and Attendance Reporting Delegations Form approved by an Associate Director or Director, Program Management, Policy Development and Analysis Staff, or higher, as appropriate. Attemates must be of equal or higher rank as the t
overtime approving official.
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SES personnel may not be compensated or granted compensatory time off for overtime worked, except that overtime hours worked, including I
holiday work, may be credited as an offset for time off for religious observance.
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The names and signatures of individuals specifically delegated these authorities shall be fumished to the Division of Accounting and Finance, OCFO, via the Time and Attendance Reporting Delegations Form approved by an Associate Director or Director, Program Management, Policy i
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i Cc;;bprnwnt and Analyses Staff, or higher, as appivp-iate. These authorities do not routinely transfer to an official serving in an " Acting" ~
capacity unless specincally so dekgated as an Altemate on the Time and Attendance Reporting Delegations Form.
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Completed selection packages must be re-4;;;d by the Division Director or his/herimmediate staff prior to submittal to the Administration Branch, Program Management, Policy Development and Analysis Staff.
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May be red;tgated to senior staff member.
- 10. To ensure appropnate independent review, when a non-supervisory staff member is acting for the supervisor, the staff member should not concur and/or sign on their own work. The staff member should obtain concurrence or signature from another cogruzant supervisor, or the next higher level of management.
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- 11.. If not otherwise delegated to the Director, Office of Eniviwsont, the concurrence of the Director, Office of Enforcement, and the Deputy
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Executive Director for Regulatory Effechveness, is required on Notices of Violation with Seventy Level lil violations or higher, givpc.;d civil penalties, and correspondence associated with such actions.
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