ML20210D548
| ML20210D548 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/30/1999 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | J. J. Barton, Inhofe J HOUSE OF REP., SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
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June 30,1999 The Honorable Joe Barton Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
In accordance with Section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hereby files the required Charter for the newly establisned Pilot Program Evaluation Panel (PPEP).
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June 30,1999 The Honorable James M. Inhofe Chairman, Subcommittee on Clean Air, Wetlands, Private Property and Nuclear Safety Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 l I
Dear Mr. Chairman- i i
in accordance with Section 9 of the Federal Advisory Committee, the Nuclear I j Regult'.ory Commission (NRC) hereby files the required Charter for the newly established Pilot Program Evaluation Panel (PPEP).
Sincerely, h[ l Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
As stated cc: Sen. Bob Graham
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' 4 t . 1 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION I CHARTER s' PILOT PROGRAM EVALUATION PANEL i
- 1. The Committee's official designation: ,
Pilot Program Evaluation Panel (PPEP)
- 2. The Committees objectives and the scope of its activity:
The NRC has developed a revised regulatory oversight process for commercial nuclear power plant licensees as described in Commission paper SECY 99-007,
" Recommendations For Reactor Oversight Process improvements," dated January 8, 1999, and SECY-99-007A, " Recommendations For Reactor Oversight Process improvements (Follow-up to SECY-99-007)," dated March 22,1999. These Commission papers describe the scope and contents for performance indicator
. reporting, a new risk-informed baseline inspection program, a new streamlined assessment process, and a new enforcement policy. Commission paper SECY 007A also described a pilot program that would be performed at two sites per region to exercise these new oversight processes prior to full implementation.
The PPEP will function as a management-level, cross-disciplinary oversight group to independently monitor and evaluate the results of the pilot effort. The PPEP will meet periodically during the pilot program to review the implementation of the oversight processes and the results generated by the PI reporting, baseline inspection, assessment, and enforcement activities. These meetings will be publically announced in l advance, open to the public, and all material reviewed placed in the public document room. A meeting summary will be prepared following each meeting to document the results of the meeting The PPEP will evaluate the pilot program results against established success criteria.
For those success criteria that are intended to measure the effectiveness of the processes, and that generally do not have a quantifiable performance measure, the PPEP will serve as an " expert panel" to review the results and evaluate how well the success cri' tria were met. At the end of the pilot program, the PPEP members will provide an evaluation as to whether each of the success criteria have been met. This report will include both the consensus view of the panel, along with the dissenting views of any of the panel memoers. The staff will use the PPEP evaluation to determine the need for any additional process development or improvements prior to full implementation.
3.' The period of time necessary for the Committee to carry out its purpose:
Nine months 4
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- 4. The NRC official to whom this Committee will report:
Frank Gillespie Deputy Director, Division of Inspection Program Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- 5. The NRC office responsible for providing support for the Committee:
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- 6. A description of the duties for which the Committee is responsible, and if such duties are not solely advisory, a specification of the authority for such functions:
The duties of the Committee are set forth in item 2.
- 7. The estimated annuri oerating costs, in dollars and staff years, for the Committee *:
- a. $120,000
- b. 0.50 FTE
- Includes travel and per diem
- 8. The estimated number and frequency of the Committee meetinas:
Approximately 4 meetings held bi-monthly
- 9. The Committee's termination date, if less than two years, from the date of establishment:
March 31,2000
- 10. Filing date:
June 30.1999 l
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