ML21145A187

06-22-21 Ltr to Honorable Gary C. Peters, Et.Al, from Chairman Hanson Annual Report on the Protection of Whistleblowers Into Job Requirements and Performance Standards of Supervisory Employees -OCHCO Response

ML21145A187
Person / Time
Issue date:	06/22/2021
From:	Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman
To:	Carper T, Maloney C, Markey E, Pallone F, Peters G, Rush B, Tonko P US HR (House of Representatives), US HR, Comm on Energy & Commerce, US HR, Subcomm on Environment and Climate Change, US SEN (Senate), US SEN, Comm on Environment & Public Works, US SEN, Comm on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Weed Y/OCHCO
References
CORR-21-0042, SRM-OGC180430-1-OCHCO
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CHAIRMAN June22,2021 TheHonorable GaryC.Peters Chairman, Committee onHomeland Security andGovernmentalAffairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

DearMr.Chairman:

Onbehalf oftheU.S. NuclearRegulatory Commission (NRC), Iam submitting this letterastheNRC's annual report tothe protection related ofwhistleblowers required bythe "National Defense Authorization ActforFiscal Year 2018" (PublicLaw115-91) (the Act).

Section 1097(d)(1)oftheActrequires agencies toincorporate theprotection ofwhistleblowers jobrequirements into andperformance standards ofsupervisory employees. Thereafter, each agency mustreport annually toCongress thenumber ofsupervisors whofailed tomeetthese critical standards, thereasons forthedetermination that they failed, andwhat performance-based orcorrective actions weretaken bytheagency inresponse. Ican report that the NRChadno confirmed oftheActduring violations ourlast performance cycleof fiscal year 2020.

Since thepassage oftheAct, Federal agencies havereceivedfurther direction from the OfficeofSpecial Counsel(OSC) and theOffice of Personnel Management indicating that joint guidance willbeissued for agencies ontheinclusion ofwhistleblower protection criteria in supervisory performanceappraisals asrequired bytheAct. OSCrecently provided language thatitcurrently uses performance inits standards, which theNRCisevaluating for incorporation inourperformance standards for fiscal year 2022.

Ifyouhave anyquestions orneedadditional information, please contact me,orhave your staffcontact Eugene Dacus, DirectoroftheOffice ofCongressional Affairs, at(301) 415-1776.

Sincerely, Christopher T.Hanson cc:Senator RobPortman

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The Honorable Gary C.Peters Chairman, Committee onHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc:Senator Rob Portman TheHonorable Carolyn B.Maloney Chairman, Committee on Oversight andReform United States House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative JamesComer TheHonorable Thomas R.Carper Chairman, Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc:Senator Shelley Moore Capito TheHonorable Edward Markey Chairman, Subcommittee onClean Air,Climate andNuclear Safety Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc:Senator JamesInhofe TheHonorable Frank Pallone, Jr.

Chairman, Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers TheHonorable Bobby L Rush Chairman, Subcommittee onEnergy Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative Fred Upton TheHonorable Paul Tonko Chairman, Subcommittee onEnvironment andClimate Change Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States House ofRepresentatives Washington, DC 20515 cc:Representative David B McKinley