ML20149J527

Informs of Disagreement W/Commission Approval of SECY-92-324 Re Final Rule on Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Reinforcement.Related Info Encl

ML20149J527
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Issue date:	09/25/1992
From:	Karman M NRC
To:	Rogers NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ML20149J520	List: IA-93-606, Informs of Disagreement W/Commission Approval of SECY-92-324 Re Final Rule on Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Reinforcement.Related Info Encl ML20149J517 ML20149J523 ML20149J527
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FOIA-93-606, FOIA-94-A-3 NUDOCS 9501050414
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FROII: Nyron Karman l

SUBJECT:

SECY-92-324 I

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l Final Rula Regarding Clarification of Statutory Authority for i Purposes of Criminal Enforcement. j i

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Approve SECY-92-324 without comments. I comments The proposed rule relating to this matter was published in l January 1992, after Commission approval. The rule clarifies l where our rules are implementing statutory enactments on  !

penalties (see my memorandum of October 28, 1991, attached). ,

i The comments received seem to miss the mark as they question the Commission's legal authority to promulgate the rule.

The simple fact is that the Commission is not establishing new penalties, but merely clarifying which sections are applicable.

The concerns of the industry and the medical community on page 3 of the SECY also appear to be frivolous.

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Proposed SRM:

Remarks: SECY-91-327 - Proposed Rule Regarding Criminal Penalties in 10 CFR Chapter I h0 W-W$?g  !

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The attached SRM and the subject SECY paper are considered to be

" final Commission decisions" and as such will be release:.1 to the public in 10 working days from the date of the final S~<M.

The Chairman, Commissioners Rogers and Curtiss have also indicated that their vote sheets should be released. Their votes will accompany the paper and SRM.

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! Kenneth R.' Hart 11/12 13:03 SRM - SECY-91-327. Criminal Penalties )

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of criminal penalties. In its present form. the draft statement doesn't mention requirements for technical information, but the proposed rule is somewhat confusing on this point. It treats some requirements for technical information as substantive.

50.34 and 52.45 for example, but others not, 52.47 and 52.79 for example. Yet the SECY paper seems to treat as substantive all regulations which ray "what information must be provided in a

. license application" (p. 3). A good argument can be made that deficiencies in applications, be they willful or not, are more properly corrected by requests for more information than by threats of punishment. -T4 m r c fc c . tThe Commission is note /nicund; cdvocating that all regulations which may what informatioM must f be in applications should be enforceable by means of criminal penalties, only that readers would be in a better position to l comment if the Commission were clearer about what it is proposing.

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10/20/92 . Action Revi'ewed By:. Joe Gray Due Date: asan Coordinated With:

Recommend:

37.4-Remarks: Request from SECY: Memo for S hilk from J.Blaha, EDO,

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Action 10/23/92 J Due Date: 10/26/92 deviewed By; Joe Gray Coordinated With:

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Remarks: Proposed SRM: SEC7'-92-324 - Final Rule re Criminal Enforcement and SECY-92-345: Referral of Hearing Request to ASLBP i I

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ATTORNEYS AT LAW ISIS L STREET. N.W.

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" **** 11 ' 1" 3 UtEEDOW 0F INFORMATION ACT REQUUT Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley Director, Division of Freedom of Information

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Attn: FOIA Request l Dear Mr. Grimsley Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5  ;

U.S.C. S 552, et sec., and Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ^

regulations, I hereby request copies of all NRC documents and  ;

records pertaining to or describing the legal basis for criminal l prosecutions of violations of 10 5 CFR 50.7, including but not limited to legal memoranda or other internal NRC documents ,

discussing this matter, or documents reflecting the views of other agencies, including the Department of Justice, regarding the legality of criminal prosecution of violations of 10 CFR $

j 50.7. I also request copies of any internal memoranda or other documents relating to or discussing the need for the November 24, 1992 Proposed and Final Rule relating to criminal penalties for violations of various NRC requirements. San 57 Fed. Reg. 55,062 .

(Nov. 24, 1992).

l If review of my request leads you to determine that certain portions of the documents and records provided in ,

response are considered exempt from disclosure under the FOIA, please provide any non-exempt portions. Additionally, I agree in l j

advance to pay the fees assoeloted with this request.  ;

Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to call me at (202) 955-6760. n

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, et tu hRC Pubuc Docurwt Room. 2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC,16 folde under this FCIA muntier.

The nonoroorletery version of the arcacentM thm you eareed to accect in a tareahone converisten wth e srember of eiv staff is run beba ma for Dublic inspection and cocyhg at the N RC Public Dcournent Room. 2120 L 5;reet, N.W.,Washgeart, DC,in a folder wider this PotA nurnber, Ageney rooerde wbject to the reqw t tAst are idartined bi Appendlu(es) may beleape,ted and eepled et the N RC Lacsi Pubtle Doeumers Rcom dentif.ed in the C: =.:a actiest Endesad Is inf armstlon or how you msy obteln access to and the charges for copyhe records boered as the hMC PubHe Document Roern,2120 L 5treet.

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Paes You w;tt be billed by the h RC for fees toesting 9 Yew witl reselv,e retsad from the NRC in the areewm of 8 .

• in view af h R C1 resporne to itt ruwset, no further action is t=1ng tsken se speset inter deted , Peo.

, PART 11. A-4NPORMATION WITHHitD FR0ed Ptstic DisCLDevlt _

certain la*e metlea la the rerwaced roeo 4, h t*ne wishkeW from pobre enviosus pummat to the seenestens damertied in erus for the reasons seseed h Pen il s. C.aw D. Any ren ed portions of sne vocumsets for eveles awy part of the receed k idene erethhets are beins enade sistable for Pubne

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For your information we are not providing to you your correspondence with enclosures that your ositoe sent to the MRC.

The staff is continuing to review records regarding your FOIA request. We vill notify you upon completion of the review.

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1. 7/14/93 Letter from Seiin to Congressaan Sauove, PDR Mumber 9304090142, Fiche 766s61-;327/335

2. 7/14/p'J Let,ter from 5elin to Reich, PDR Number 9388169265, Fiche 76133-342/354 l

l NOTE; The staff informed us that additional material responsive to this request can be found in the PDR in the Regulatory Histories for both the proposed and final rules: Clarification of Statutory Authority for Purposes of Criminal Enforcement, AD62-1 (proposed rule) and AD62-2 (finsi rule).

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Note to the Chairana dated 10/13/ d 1 page <

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2. Joe Gray's comments on SECY 91-337 dated 11/5/91 subj; i Proposed Rule Regarding Criminal Fenalties in 10 CFR chapter I 1 page ,

Joe gray's comments on sacY 91-327 to Kenneth Bart dated  !

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4. Jos rey's connents on SECY 92-324 subj; Finst Rule re l

- clarifloation of Statutory Authority for Purpeces or criminal Enforcement dated 10/20/92 1 page

5. Joe Gray's comments on SBCY 92-324 dated 10/26/92 1 page

6. commissioner Forrest Remick's 10/30/91 vote sheet en SECY m #1-337 2 pages

7. steve Crockett's 10/30/91 note to commissioner Remick, l subjt sacy 91-3a7 3 pages g

. 8. Steve Crockett8s 10/7/93 note to consissioner Realok, subj; escY 92-334 8 pages

,96 Memo to Commissioner Kenneth Rogers from Ilyron Karman submitting comments on SBCY 93-324 dated 9/35/93 1 page G

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