ML20212M142
| ML20212M142 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 09/17/1999 |
| From: | Merrifield J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Vietticook A NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20212M127 | List: |
| References | |
| SECY-99-219-C, NUDOCS 9910080180 | |
| Download: ML20212M142 (2) | |
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l NOTATION VOTE 1
RESPONSE SHEET TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary FROM: COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD
SUBJECT:
SECY-99-219 - PROPOSED REVISION OF THE ENFORCEMENT POLICY TO ADDRESS THE PROCESS I FOR ASSESSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VIOLATION I Approved Disapproved Abstain Not Participating I COMMENTS: j ,, ,
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l COMMISSIONER MERRIFIELD'S COMMENTS ON SECY-99-219 I approve publication of the revised Enforcement Policy and commend the staff for their efforts in carrying out the direction provided by the Commission in its June 15,1999 SRM (SECY 087). I believe the changes to the policy should enhance both regulatory consistency and discipline.
Clearly, as the staff continues its ongoing efforts to improve the reactor oversight process, it should seek internal and external stakeholder insights regarding how to further improve the I NRC Enforcement Policy and its implementation. The staff should be particularly receptive to insights from stakeholders regarding process improvements in the area of enforcement which further enhance regulatory consistency and discipline, and reduce unnecessary burden not only on our licensees, but also on our inspectors and regional staff responsible for carrying out this policy.
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l SECMETARY MEMORANDUM TO: William D. Travers Executive Director for Operations . ., h FROM: Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary ii
SUBJECT:
STAFF REQUIREMENTS - SECY-99-219 - PROPOSED
, REVISION OF THE ENFORCEMENT POLICY TO ADDRESS THE PROCESS FOR ASSESSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF VIOLATIONS l
The Commission has approved publication of the revised Enforcement Policy in the Federal Reoister, as described in SECY-99-219, subject to the following comments and attached revisions.
l The staff should review the discussion related to announcing public meetings contained in the FRN. While this information is currently accurate, some ongoing initiatives may soon cause this information to be outdated (e.g., electronic bulletin board may be eliminated). The staff should consider this in the FRN and provide the public with guidance (e.g., webpage) for where additional information on revisions to the process for noticing public meetings, if approved, could ,
be found. I As the staff continues its ongoing efforts to improve the reactor oversight process, the staff should seek internal and external stakeholder insights regarding how to further improve the NRC Enforcement Policy including consideration of those process improvements that facilitate l Regionalimplementation of the policy. The staff should ensure that the next revision to the enforcement policy is fully integrated with the revised reactor oversight process and completed on a schedule that supports implementation of the revised oversight process at all operating reactors.
Forward the press release via the normal review process prior to issuance.
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OPA Office Directors, Regions, ACRS, ACNW, ASLBP (via E-Mail)
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i FRN Revisions Revise the FRN as follows:
Note: Pages in the FRN were not numbered in SECY-99-219. Page number references have been added to ensure accuracy of the revisions, s
- a. Page 4,2"8 and 6* lines: hyphenate " performance-based"
- b. Page 6, first full paragraph, 3d line: change "should" to "will"
- c. Page 7, 2"' line: change "should" to "will"
- d. Page 9,1" full sentence: add "either" after "not meant to eliminate" and change "nor" to "or"
- e. Page 18, Section Ill, " Responsibilities," first paragraph, 3d line: delete " Regulatory i Effectiveness"
- f. ' Page 26,Section VI, " Enforcement Actions," second paragraph: delete the sentence that states "For the vast majority of violations, a Notice of Violation or a Notice of Nonconformance is the normal action." i Attachment