ML20246G608
| ML20246G608 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/30/2020 |
| From: | John Lubinski Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | Baker B NRC/OIG |
| Joan Olmstead, NRC/NMSS | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20100J413 | List: |
| References | |
| OEDO-20-00129, OIG-18-A-10 | |
| Download: ML20246G608 (3) | |
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September 30, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Dr. Brett M. Baker Assistant Inspector General for Audits Office of the Inspector General FROM: John W. Lubinski, Director John W. Digitally signed by John Office of Nuclear Material Safety W. Lubinski Date: 2020.09.30 Lubinski and Safeguards 09:28:22 -04'00'
SUBJECT:
STATUS OF RECOMMENDATIONS: AUDIT OF THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS CONSULTATION PRACTICES WITH FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS (OIG-18-A-10)
In its April 6, 2020, memorandum to the Executive Director for Operations (EDO) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System) (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20097E940), the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) provided its analysis and status of the staffs response to the recommendations in the OIGs Audit of NRCs Consultation Practices With Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments (OIG-18-A-10) (ADAMS Accession No. ML18094A267). In that memorandum, the OIG indicated that Recommendations 1 and 2 remain open and resolved. Recommendations 3, 4, and 5 were previously closed. We are updating the status concerning Recommendation 1 as provided below. We are continuing to work with our internal stakeholder offices to update office-specific procedures and guidance documents to address Recommendation 2.
Recommendation 1:
Update Management Directive (MD) 5.1 to include Federal, State, and Tribal Liaison Branch (FSTB) when working with Tribes. The guidance should also clearly define FSTBs role and responsibilities regarding Tribal outreach and consultation.
Status In the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) response memorandum to the OIG dated May 1, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18100B301), NMSS proposed to address Recommendation 1 by modifying MD 5.1 to provide guidance to include FSTB when working with Tribes and to clearly define FSTBs role and responsibilities with regard to Tribal outreach CONTACT: Joan Olmstead, NMSS/MSST 301-415-9106
B. Baker and consultation. FSTBs response also stated that the agency would develop a new TL-series procedure to provide additional detail on the FTSBs roles and responsibilities with respect to its Tribal Liaison function.
By memorandum dated June 4, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18155A563), OIG agreed to close Recommendation 1 after verifying that NRC has revised MD 5.1 to include FSTB, and developed a new TL-series procedure to provide additional detail on the roles and responsibilities for FSTB and the FSTB Tribal liaisons.
By memorandum dated January 17, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18362A439), NMSS informed OIG that on August 29, 2018, the EDO provided the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Chairman a revision to MD 5.1. In this memorandum NMSS also provided a link to TR-100 Tribal Liaisons Roles and Responsibilities (ADAMS Accession No. ML18275A329).
The link to TR-100 was provided to fulfill NMSSs commitment to develop a new TL-series procedure.
In the most recent OIG response memorandum of April 6, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20097E940), the OIG indicated that the proposed actions meet the intent of Recommendation 1 and the recommendation would be closed after verifying that the Chairman has approved the revisions to MD 5.1.
On July 6, 2020, the NRCs Chairman approved MD 5.1 Consultation and Coordination with Governments and Indian Tribes (2020) (ADAMS Accession No. ML112351312).
Based on the above information, we request that Recommendation 1 be closed.
Enclosure:
As stated
ML20100J413 *via e-mail OFFICE NMSS/MSST* NMSS/MSST* NMSS/MSST/D* NMSS/Tech Ed* NMSS/D NAME JOlmstead DAlley KWilliams WMoore JLubinski DATE 09/18/2020 09/24/2020 09/24/2020 09/28/2020 09/30/2020