ML20236V558
| ML20236V558 | |
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| Issue date: | 06/22/1998 |
| From: | Rathbun D NRC OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS (OCA) |
| To: | Domenici P, Inhofe J, Schaefer D HOUSE OF REP., ENERGY & COMMERCE, SENATE, APPROPRIATIONS, SENATE, ENVIRONMENT & PUBLIC WORKS |
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| CCS, NUDOCS 9808040044 | |
| Download: ML20236V558 (6) | |
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June 22, 1998 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, DC 20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 1998 second quarter base table.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
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June 22, 1998 The Honorable Dan Schaefer, Chairma,.
Subcommittee on Energy and Power Committee on Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington DC 20515
Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Fiscal Year 1998 second quarter base table.
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Dennis K. Rathbun, Director Office of Congressional Affairs
Enclosure:
As Stated cc: Rep. Ralph Hall i
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FY 1998 Second Quarter Base Table Enclosure May 29,1998 l
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FY 1998 SECOND QUARTER BASE TABLE (Dollars in Thousands)
Reprogramming Adjustments Revised Programs Pnor Baseline Comparabil7 Mocaten 2nd Quarter Basekne Proposed
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$222.112
$3,406
$84
$225,602
$100
$225,702 RIgulatory Effectiveness Program 95.546 3,935 0
91,611 1,027
$92,638 Management and Support Program 156,953 529 426 157,908 2,970
$160,878 Rtgulation of Department of Energy 3,000 0
500 3,500 0
$3,500 inspector General Program 5,727 0
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$5,727 TOTAL NRC
$483,338
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$1,010
$484,348
$4,097
$488,445 '
COMPARABILITY ADJUSTMENT As reflected in the table above, a comparability adjustment was implemented transferring contract support and salaries and benefit funds budgeted for rulemaking functions from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) to various offices. RES will continue to provide technical guidance whether by confirmatory research or technical review to the program offices which will take the lead and primary responsibility for the rulemaking function (including associated regulatory guides).
The FY 1998 Supplemental Initial and First Quarter Base Table, dated March 12,1998.
- 2. These changes are discussed below.
These changes are discussed on the following pages.
d' This is the total of NRc's FY 1998 appropriations of $472,800.000; the utihzation of $11,547,185 and proposed use of
$4,097,000 in funds unobligated at the end of FY 1997 and carried over into FY 1998. offferences in the values in this footnote and the table result from rouned values being displayed in the table and exact values being used in this footnote.
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REPROGRAMMING ADJUSTMENTS SECOND QUARTER PROGRAM CHANGES The program changes shown in the table resulted from funding adjustments and the use of
$1,010,000 in unobligated camfover funds.
Regulatory Program
$84,000 This increase finalized the closeout of NRC funding for the States' independent radiation monitoring program.
Management and Support Program
$426,000 This funding increase was related to a contract closecut and reconciliation differences.
Regulation of Department of Energy
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and are being distributed only for work on that project.
PROPOSED REPROGRAMMING Regulatory Program
$100,000 This contract support increase would provide funds needed to upgrade resident notebook computers, replace printers at resident sites and the region, purchase a telecommunication card to increase the capacity of Region Ill's voice and data traffic, and to make Carrier Access Code changes needed to assure Year 2000 compliance.
Regulatory Effectiveness Program
$1,027,000 This contract support increase is needed to support the following: completing of the regulatory guide being developed to implement the final rule on radiological criteria for license termination, participating in a Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) proposed risk-informed pilot program involving three plants where NEl would do a full scope probabilistic risk analysis and compare the risk results to NRC requirements and plant costs, repairing three mission critical systems to ensure Year 2000 compliance, and continuing development of the risk-based performance indicator program.
Management and Support Program
$2,970,000 This contract support increase is needed for the following: project management and development costs associated with the information technology contract; unanticipated cost for NRC use of timesharir:g services on the NIH mainframe computer; payroll system development l
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efforts; year-end conversion of the funds tracking system; 4.9% surcharge that is now being applied to all GSA bills for telecommunications services as a result of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; and shortfall in permanent change-of-station costs.
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