ML20237H448

Forwards Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) to Take Action Necessary to Establish New Ofc of Investigations on or Before 820630.Announcement 38 Re Formation of New Ofc of Investigations Also Encl.W/O Request for Personnel Action

ML20237H448
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Issue date:	06/04/1982
From:	Palladino N NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Dircks W NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
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MEMORANDUM FOR:

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Dircks Executive Director for Operations FROM:

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SUBJECT:

RESOURCE SUPPORT FOR THE OFFICS OF INVESTIGATIONS l

i Please take the actions necessary to establish the new Office H

of Investigations so that, upon receipt of,all necessary i

clearances, the new office will formally exist on or before l

j lv June 30, 1982.

You should also plan for transfer of the

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l investigatory personnel, presently assigned to IE and the j

l Regional Offices, to the new office. prior to the~end of Jun'e.

l A Request for Personnel Action (SF-52) to that effect is I

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i Subject to further guidance, tentative end FY 1982 target j

staffing level for the entir.e Office will be 38 persons.

l Full-time equivalent staff. year authorizations will be

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developed in the course of the upcoming budget review.

j You should arrange to provide requi, red office space and i

equipment in the East-West Towers or the Air Rights Buildings j

l for an initial headquarters complement of 10.

Efforts to-i increase the numbers of quali'fied investigators in the field should receive high priority support from the Office of Af. ministration.

The transfer of investigative operations will be made at a date mutually agreeable to you and the Director, OI, but not later than three weeks following formal establishment of the j

office.

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DATE:' April 20, 1982 l

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To improve NRC's capability to perform credible, thorough, l

timely end obje'ctive investigations, the Commission has decided to f orm a new Office of inve'stications.

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Commission is taking this step now because a centralized and -

high-level f ocus on NRC investigations is urgently r.eeded.

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ic ;,ermit close initial c u i d a n c e by t h e C t.mmi s s i or., it has

r. e e r decided that, for the time being, the Office of

,r.vesti.ati6ns (01) wi.li report directly to ine Cen.tissior..

c Until a cerr.anent director car, be fc::nd, 01 will be headec oy Acting Director Sames Fitrgereid, ( cur rently ar. As si stant General Counsel in NRC's Office of the General Ccursel).

I:1though a number of details yet need to be wori.e6 out by the Commissior., the cenerai arrangements for int'new office, l

and its relation to other offices in NRC are as folicws:

Supervision of investigative functions and personnel-3'l reporting -shall be transf erred f rom the Office of l

]nsoection and Enforcement (J E) and the ' Regions to 03.

l Re gi r.r.-na sed i nvestigato rs will provide investigative l

services to the Regional Administrator.s but will be t,nder tne supervision and, direction of 03..

01 shall be responsible for:

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The conciuct, supervision, a nd outli ty c cr.t rol of investigations of ' licensees,. apolicants, con-tractors or vendors undertaken at the recuest of the Commission, the EDO, Regional Administrators, other Office Directors, or on 01's own initia civt.

This shall include investigating all allegations of wrongdoin.g by other than NRC empinyees and NRC c o r.t ra c t o rs.

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'l beveloping policy, procedures, and Quality control' j

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investigations standards f or the conduct.of a11.0) 2.

and ensuring that allt01 -investigators are.

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proper 1.y Treined.

Keeping abreast of inquiries and inspections of contractor or vendor

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operations and advising the Commission, the EDO, licensee, applicant, and Regional Administrators with regard to the need f or f ormal investigations.

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l Adv.ising and assisting the Office of inspector and

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l Auditor in appropriate ref errals to the Department

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To facilitate near-term improvements in the cuality of-

-r investigations, the Director of' 01 shall:

f Af ter obtaining input and comment f rom 1.

Auditor, Director of JE, and a hiphiy-ov i

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Regi ona'l Administrators.

policy, procedural, and ouelity control guic 5,

As a part of developing,these preposals, j

clear and consistent. definitions are to be set 1982.

forth delineating what an investigation is, how it dif f ers f rom en inspection or other inquiry, and who is responsible f or designatin.g an. action as an i n(e sti c. a ti o n. -

Make formal reccarendations to the Cc= missio 2.

July'15, 1982 suoppena powers, to improve investigations (e.g.,

etc.).

Jnstitute ongoing training and ref resher programs O.

f or 01 investigators.

Develop and recommend to' the Commission, by May 1 resources necessary to

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1982, the level of staf fassure an adeounte number prof essional investigators at both headquarters l

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Regional Administrators will be responsible for:

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Recommending to 01 when a. form'al investigation _of' licensee, applicant; contractor or vendor-l operations is requi red;p *.

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Keeping Region-based investigators informed of

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Cooperating with 01 on investigations' conducted in' their regiens.

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Providing to investigators the essistance of.

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technical specialists cs' required in the course of. -

investigations.

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Providing administrative suppo'rt services to i

Regi on-ba s ed investi g ators'.

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The Director, IE, will continue to be responsible for.

.l the key inspection and enforce.ent functions he-lis now j

carrying out, with the exception of the corduct of 1

investigations and evaluation of.the investigative l

These f unctions will be transf erred to 01.

program.

The Office of Inspector and. Auditor will continue'to be j

responsible f or the f unctions outlined in the 01 A

'j Manual' Chapter NT,CM-0133.

3 n addition,- OI A shall:

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Review and comment to-the' Commission onLthe i

adecuacy of all 01 investigations f rom now until i

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the end of FY 1982.

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development, imp'l ementa t,,i on a nd ' evaluation

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The Cnmmission expects.to -implement this organization.'as soon. as possible following comp ~ietion of the. necessarf

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