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
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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
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References
CORR-21-0042, SRM-OGC180430-1-OCHCO
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N*o June22,2021 CHAIRMAN TheHonorable GaryC.Peters

Chairman, Committee onHomeland Security andGovernmentalAffairs United States Senate Washington, DC20510

DearMr.Chairman:

Onbehalf oftheU.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),

Iamsubmitting this letter astheNRC'sannual report related totheprotection ofwhistleblowers required bythe "National Defense Authorization ActforFiscal Year 2018" (PublicLaw115-91)

(the Act).

Section 1097(d)(1) oftheActrequires agencies toincorporate theprotection ofwhistleblowers into jobrequirements andperformance standards ofsupervisory employees.

Thereafter, each agency mustreport annually toCongress thenumberofsupervisors whofailed tomeetthese critical standards, thereasons forthedetermination that they failed, andwhatperformance-based orcorrective actions weretaken bytheagency inresponse.

Ican report that theNRChadno confirmed violations oftheActduring ourlast performance cycleof fiscal year2020.

Since thepassage oftheAct,Federal agencies havereceivedfurther direction fromthe Office ofSpecial Counsel (OSC) andtheOffice ofPersonnel Management indicating that joint guidance will beissued foragencies ontheinclusion ofwhistleblower protection criteria in supervisory performance appraisals asrequired bytheAct.OSCrecently provided language that itcurrently usesinitsperformance standards, whichtheNRCisevaluating for incorporation inourperformance standards forfiscal year2022.

Ifyouhaveanyquestions orneedadditional information, please contact me,orhave your staff contact EugeneDacus,Director oftheOffice ofCongressional

Affairs, at(301) 415-1776.

Sincerely, Christopher T.Hanson cc:Senator RobPortman

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The Honorable GaryC.Peters

Chairman, Committee onHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 cc:Senator Rob Portman TheHonorable Carolyn B.Maloney

Chairman, Committeeon Oversight andReform United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative JamesComer TheHonorable ThomasR.Carper

Chairman, Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC20510 cc:Senator Shelley MooreCapito TheHonorable EdwardMarkey

Chairman, Subcommittee onClean

Air, Climate andNuclear Safety Committee onEnvironment andPublic Works United States Senate Washington, DC20510 cc:Senator JamesInhofe TheHonorable Frank

Pallone, Jr.

Chairman, Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative CathyMcMorris Rodgers TheHonorable BobbyL Rush

Chairman, Subcommittee onEnergy Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative FredUpton TheHonorable PaulTonko

Chairman, Subcommittee onEnvironment andClimate Change Committee onEnergy andCommerce United States HouseofRepresentatives Washington, DC20515 cc:Representative David B McKinley