SECY-24-0005, Weekly Information Report Week Ending January 12, 2024
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| Issue date: | 01/22/2024 |
| From: | Marissa Bailey NRC/EDO/AO |
| To: | Commissioners NRC/OCM |
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| SECY-24-0005 | |
| Download: ML24017A205 (6) | |
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INFORMATION REPORT JANUARY 22, 2024 SECY-24-0005 FOR: The Commissioners FROM: Marissa G. Bailey Associate Director for Operations Office of the Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:
WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING JANUARY 12, 2024 CONTENTS Enclosure Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer A Office of the Chief Information Officer B Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards C Office of the Secretary D Miotla, Sherri signing on behalf of Bailey, Marissa on 01/22/24 Sherri Miotla for Marissa G. Bailey Associate Director for Operations, OEDO CONTACT: John R. Jolicoeur, OEDO 301-415-1642
ML24017A205 OFFICE OEDO OEDO/ADO NAME JJolicoeur SMiotla for MBailey DATE 01/18/2024 01/22/2024 Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer Items of Interest Week Ending January 12, 2024 ARRIVALS BECKER, DONALD GENERAL ENGINEER RES CHU, YI-LUN CIVIL ENGINEER (STRUCTURAL) NRR DEREMIGI, ALEXIS CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI FANELLA, DANIEL TRAINING AND ASSESSMENT SPECIALIST NRR GOPEZ, JONATHAN TECHNICAL ASSISTANT OCIO MCLEOD, JOELYSA ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT CSU MILSTER, BENJAMIN SIMULATOR ENGINEER OCHCO PERES, SARA REACTOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER (HUMAN FA NRR WALKER, PRENTICE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATOR OI WILLIAMS, WALTER REACTOR SYSTEMS ENGINEER NRR RETIREMENTS ANOOSHEHPOOR, ABDOLRA SEISMOLOGIST/GEOPHYSICIST RES CASTELVETER, DAVID A DIRECTOR FOR STRATEGIC INTERNAL COM. OEDO HANEY, CATHERINE DEP EX DIR NUC MATLS ADM AND CORP PRG OEDO HARRIS, PAUL W SR. PROGRAM MANAGER NSIR KERN, DAVID M SENIOR REACTOR INSPECTOR R-I QUESENBERRY, JEANNETTE CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS SPECIALIST OCA RUBENSTONE, JAMES L BRANCH CHIEF NMSS SALLEY, MARK H BRANCH CHIEF RES SALTER, SUSAN M SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO DEPUTY CHCO OCHCO SANGIMINO, DONNA M SR. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICER RES DEPARTURES ARRIAGA, LUIS D STUDENT CO-OP ADM VEGA PEREZ, ALBA V STUDENT CO-OP NRR JANUARY 22, 2024 ENCLOSURE A
Office of the Chief Information Officer Items of Interest Week Ending January 12, 2024 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received During the Period of January 8 - January 12, as submitted by requester.
Tracking Requesters Requesters Request Description Received Number Name Organization Date FOIA- Janson, John - Documentation regarding the 01/08/2024 2024- actual "design life" of the two 000060 Westinghouse PWR Reactors commissioned at the Surry Nuclear Power Plant in 1972-1973 and the two Westinghouse PWR Reactors commissioned at the North Anna Nuclear Generating Station in 1978 and 1980, as they were provided to the NRC when they were installed and commissioned.
FOIA- Spangenberg, - All reports, findings, 01/08/2024 2024- Joel recommendations and supporting 000061 documents (e.g., emails, attachments, and relevant memos) regarding an Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation involving the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB);
specifically, an investigation based on allegations that the DNFSB Chair had ordered a contractor do to work outside of a contract's scope of work and without appropriate supervision and that the Chair had allegedly violated the FAR by inappropriately providing an evaluation for the contract employee to the contractor's program manager. This investigation was summarized in the Semiannual Report to Congress for April 1, 2023 through Sept. 30, 2023.
JANUARY 22, 2024 ENCLOSURE B
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Items of Interest Week Ending January 12, 2024 Enforcement Policy: Revision to Policy Statement; 10 CFR Part 2; NRC-2023-0196 On January 12, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a revision to its Enforcement Policy in the Federal Register (89 FR 2111). This revision addresses the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, which requires Federal agencies to adjust their maximum civil monetary penalty amounts annually for inflation. This action is effective on January 12, 2024.
Adjustment of Civil Penalties for Inflation for FY 2024: Final Rule; 10 CFR Parts 2 and 13; NRC-2022-0045 [RIN 3150-AK73]
On January 12, 2024, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register (89 FR 2112) amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalties it can assess under statutes enforced by the agency. These changes are mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. The NRC is amending its regulations to adjust the maximum civil monetary penalty for a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the Atomic Energy Act from $351,424 to
$362,814 per violation, per day. Additionally, the NRC is amending provisions concerning program fraud civil penalties by adjusting the maximum civil monetary penalty under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act from $13,508 to $13,946 for each false claim or statement.
This final rule is effective on January 12, 2024.
JANUARY 22, 2024 ENCLOSURE C
Office of the Secretary Items of Interest Week Ending January 12, 2024 Document Released to Public Date of Subject Document Decision Documents
- 1. None Information
- 1. SECY-24-0003 01/11/24 Weekly Information Report Week Ending January 5, 2024 Memoranda
- 1. None Commission Correspondence
- 1. None.
Federal Register Notices Issued
- 1. None.
JANUARY 22, 2024 ENCLOSURE D