ML20210T858
| ML20210T858 | |
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| Issue date: | 12/17/1997 |
| From: | Ledbetter J NRC |
| To: | Charemagne Grimes, Bradley Jones, Danni Smith NRC |
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| ML20210T312 | List: |
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| FOIA-98-275 NUDOCS 9908190175 | |
| Download: ML20210T858 (6) | |
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Date: 12/17/97 5:1 pm
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cnAmasan pel. 5-MEMORANQUM TO: John C. Hoyle, Secretary FROM: Shirley Ann Jackson I
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RESPONSE TO JULY 10,1998, MEMORANDUM ON COMSECY-98-005 AND COMSECY-98-005A; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE COMMISSION'S INTERNAL PROCEDURES i This memorandum responds to your July 10,1998, memorandum on the above topic.
I suggest the following revisions to the revised Chapter I (Commission Responsibilities) of the Intemal Commission Procedures that you provided.
On page I-5, a typographical error exists in the first bullet, third line. The citation to the i Reorganization Plan No.1 of 1980 should read as follows: Qd., Section 2(b)(3)Q)).
On the same page, I suggest the addition of a footnote after the third bullet. The footnote should read as follows: '
ormance aw these erminations bear on " management policy," and "[i]t is not f
unreasonable to conclude that how well senior NRC officials respond to on decisions and requirements can be a management policy issue." f
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On page 1-9,I suggest the of afterthe second bullet to Provide clanfying langu - -
Speedic expenditures from the representation fund must be approved and
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managed in accordance with the substantive criteria in M.D. 5.4, and any specific expenditures for travel must comport with a icable ovisions of M.D.14 on Traveland the FederalI. vel Regulations.
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I have attached a mark up of those pr6 posed revisions.
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' authority may also be delegated ~or redelegated, in Commission %, Section 3(b)). To the maximum extent possible under the e oonditions, the Chairman or other member of the Commission delegated e authority shall inform the Commission of adions taken relative to the emerDe Section 3(c)). Following the conclusion ~ of the emergency, the Chairman renders complete M, and Section 3(d)). timely report to the Commission on the actions taken during the The Chairman and the Executive Director for Operations, through the Chairman, responsible for ensuring that the Commission is fury and currently informed about matte within its funebons %, Section 2(c)), The Chairman shall ensure prompt and fu of originalinformation with any changes thereto, including draft SECYs and COM preliminary information for development of Section 2(b) proposals and estimates unless
. . expressly requested by the Com. mission. The Executive Director for Operations for a!! matters to the Chairman M. Section 4(b)). -
In carrying out his or her duties, the Chairman:
approves the internal reorganization of offices, except for those that the Commission must approve under Section 2(b) of the Reorganization Plan or .
those that have been Jdeted to the NRC staff %, Section 2(b)(3)F I Under that Plan, 'the Commission must approve reorganizations of the ma offices within the Commission - all offices that report to the. Commission as well as NRR, NMSS, and RES, CIO, EDO, and CFO E, Sections 2(b)(2)
[ Chairman presents proposed reorganizations to Commission] and 2(c)
[ Chairman is bound by Commission's decisions on reorganization propos takes all personnel actions'and makes appointments, except for those described above which have been given to the Commission or to individual Commissbners under the Reorganization Plan and those which have been delegated to individual Office Directors by the Commission or to the EDO by the Chairman (Id., Section 2(b));
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ensures that nominations for NRC Distinguished and Meritorious Service Awards, all Presidential Awards, and SES performance awards are submitted to the Commission for approval; / .
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it is the Commission's recommendation that, whenever the Chairman is outside the United States, the Chairman eiercise his or her authority under 4ection 201(a)(1) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1994 to designate an ,
Acting Chairman. The Commission recommends that the Acting Chairman !
be the most senior Commissioner available at Headquarters for the period
' I of the Chairman's trip abroad.
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Each Commissioner shall appoint, remove, and supervise the personnel employed in his or her immediate office (Reorganization Plan, Section 1(c)).
e Each Commi.ssioner, including the Chairman, has equal responsibility and authority in all Commission decisions and actions, has full and equal access to all agency information pertaining to Commission responsibilities, and has one vote (Energy Reorganization Act. Section~ 201(a)(1)). Except for budgetary matters or administrative matters.for which the Chairman is specifically responsible for developing proposals for Commission review, documents, including draft documents, will be, provided to all Commissioners, including the Chairman, simultaneously.
e The Chairman and the Executrve Director for Operabons, through the Chairman, are responsible for ensuring that Commissioners are fully and currently informed about matters within the Commission's functions (Reorganization Plan, Section 2(c)).
Significant individual Commissioner requests for information or analyses from the NRC staff shall be directed by Comiisssioners to the Chairman or to the EDO, ClO, CF.0, or Commission-level offices (achon offices) with copies to the Chairman and SECY. After receipt of the request, if questions of priority arise because staff has identified the request as requidng significant resources to fulfill, the action office is to discuss the request with the Commissioner who originated it. The purpose of that discussion is to ensure that the scope of the request is fully understood. Following that discussion, if the Commissioner or the achon office still believes there is an issue regarding either the nature'of.the request or its priority, the action office notifies the Chairman. The Chairman will then be the initial arbiter of the matter.
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it is the Commission's recommendation that, whenever the Chairman is outside the United States, the Chairman eicercise his or her authority under Mn 201(a)(1) of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1994 to designate an Acting Chairman. The Commission recommends that the Acting Chaimian be the most senior Commissioner available at Headquarters for the period of the Chairman's trip abroad.
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Each Commissioner shall appoint, remove, and supervise the personnel employed in his or her immediate office (Reorganization Plan, Section 1(c)).
e Each Commi.ssioner, including the Chairman, has equal responsibility and authority in all Commission decisions and actions, has full and equal access to all agency information pertaining to Commission responsibilities, and has one vote (Energy Reorganization Act. Section' 201(a)(1)). Except for budgetary matters or administrative matters for which the Chairman is specifically responsible for developing proposals for Commission review, documents, including draft documents, will be, provided to all Commissioners, including the Chairman, simultaneously.
The Chaimian and the Executrve Director for Operations, through the Chairman, are msponsible for ensuring that Commissioners are fully and currently informed about matters within the Commission's functions (Reorganization Plan, Section 2(c)).
Significant individual Commissioner requests for information or analyses from the NRC staff shall be directed by Commissioners to the Chairman or to the EDO, CIO, CFO, or Commission-level offices (acbon offices) with copies to the Chairman and SECY. After receipt of the request, if questions of priority arise because staff has identified the request as requiring significant resources to fulfill, the action office is to discuss the request with the Commissioner who originated it. The purpose of that discussion is to ensure that the scope of the request is fully understood. Following that discussion, if the Commissioner or the action office still believes there is an issue regarding either the nature' of.the request or its priority, the action office notifies the Chairman. The Chaimian will then be the initial arbiter of the matter, if the Chairman's decision is not satisfactory to the Commissioner making the request or the action office, that Commissioner or the action office can then bring l-7
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CHAPTER I - COMMISSION RESPONSIBluTIES pieference over the Chairman if doing so wiu prevent the Chairman from meeting the minimum goal established above of paru5=G q in one fut participation exercise each calendar year, or from sitting as Director of the Executive Team for the infrequent fut field exercise. Timely interest in participation in emergency exercises win normaNy be expressed in Agenda Planning meetit gs. Once scheduled to parth$ ate in an exercise, no Commissioner wiu be involuntarily replaced as head of the emergency exercise executive team. In the event a Commissioner becomes unavaHable after scheduling, AEOD will be responsible for contacting Commissioners to determine interest and availability of other Commissioners (COMNJD-98-002). ~
e Each CoiTr.hioner including the Chairman may maintain office working files to the extent necessary for the conduct of daily business. The Secretary, as the Commission's official record keeper, also maintains a full set of Commission-level files for ready reference by Commissioner offices. The Office of the Secretary also provides an opportunity for storage of Commissioners' personal files upon expiration of his/her term of office as defined in NRC Management Directive 3.53, Part IV.
e The CFO shall allocate funds to each Commissioner's office for travel and
-representational expenses which will be approved by the Commission as part of the
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Jin order to perform its business efficiently and expeditiously, the Commissio gestablished mechanisms for obtaining information and for conducting its decision-makin u/ gri, edivities. The foHowing chapters of this booklet describe the various Commission guidelines and procedures, in accordance with these procedures, when due dates are established, the CoiT,irdssion must be given the fuH allotted time established for response.
Items received later than 10:00 a.m. will not be considered as a full day for purposes of responding to the requested action. Guidelines and procedures for the conduct of business requiring action by the Chairman are established by the Office of the Chairman.
Guidelines and procedures relating to the flow of information to the Commission shall be approved by the Commission.
CHAPTER 11 describes the decisior documents. utilized by the Commissioners and the staff to obtain Commission consideratian, guidance, and decisions.
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