INFORMATION REPORT

November 21 , 2013 SECY-13-0121

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 8, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
November 21 , 2013 SECY-13-0121

For: The Commissioners 

From: Reginald W. Mitchell

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 NOVEMBER 8, 2013 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation D 

Office of the Secretary E 

 

 /RA/ 

 Reginald W. Mitchell 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 

DISTRIBUTION: 

EDO R/F AO R/F 

ADAMS Accession No: ML13324B124

OFFICE OEDO AO/OEDO 

NAME LRakovan RMitchell 

DATE 11/21/13 11/21/13 

 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE A

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 8, 2013 

Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement: 

Rescheduling of Public Meetings; 10 CFR Part 51 (RIN 3150-AJ20; NRC-2012-0246)

On November 4, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 65903) 

rescheduling Waste Confidence public meetings. The October 15, 2013, meeting in Perrysburg, 

Ohio, will now be held on December 2, 2013; and the October 17, 2013, meeting in Minnetonka, 

Minnesota, will now be held on December 4, 2013. The NRC postponed these meetings as a 

result of lapsed appropriations. In addition to these rescheduled meetings, the NRC has also 

scheduled an additional public meeting that will be held by teleconference only on December 9, 

2013, that is accessible from anywhere in the United States. 

Potential Changes to Interlocutory Appeals Process for Adjudicatory Decisions: 

Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Withdrawal; 10 CFR Part 2 (RIN 3150-AJ24; 

NRC-2013-0050)

On November 6, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 66660) 

withdrawing an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) that presented possible 

changes to its interlocutory appeals process for certain adjudicatory decisions. The NRC 

published the ANPR on April 5, 2013 (78 FR 20498), and solicited public comments. Based 

upon the limited public comments received, the NRC does not believe that amendments to the 

current regulations are warranted at this time. 

Waste Confidence--Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Proposed Rule; Extension 

of Comment Period; 10 CFR Part 51 (RIN 3150-AJ20; NRC–2012–0246) 

On November 7, 2013, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (78 FR 66858) 

extending the public comment period for a proposed rule published in the Federal Register on 

September 13, 2013 (78 FR 56776). The proposed rule would revise the NRC’s generic 

determination on the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel 

beyond a reactor’s licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate disposal. Due to the lapse in 

Federal funding and the subsequent shutdown of the NRC, and requests from members of the 

public to extend the comment period, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period from 

November 27, 2013, to December 20, 2013. 
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE B

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 8, 2013 

Arrivals

None 

Retirements

None

Departures

TAMBLING, SCOTT OFFICE SERVICES CLERK RIII
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE C

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 8, 2013

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of November 1, 2013 – November 7, 2013: 

 

APPEAL: Adequacy of Search (FOIA/PA-2014-0016) FOIA/PA-2014-0003A

Records regarding the administration of the NRC’s FOIA/Privacy 

Information Branch and Customer Service Division FOIA/PA-2014-0025

NRC’s Publications and listings FOIA/PA-2014-0026

Emails regarding Generic Issues 204 and/or upstream dam failures 

between January 1, 2010 and September 14, 2012 FOIA/PA-2014-0027

Investigation (Case No. 4-2010-070/RIV-2010-A-0129) report and 

materials FOIA/PA-2014-0028

Documents related to NRC contract #NRCHQ13F330002 with the 

Corporate Executive Board FOIA/PA-2014-0029

Any correspondence to NRC from or on behalf of Gary Peters or his staff 

between January 1995 and present FOIA/PA-2014-0030
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE D

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending November 8, 2013 

Issuance of the US Convention on Nuclear Safety (CNS) National Report as a NUREG 

During the week of November 8, 2013, the NRC published NUREG-1650, Revision 5, “The 

United States of America Sixth National Report for the Convention on Nuclear Safety.” The 

report will be discussed at the 6th CNS Review Meeting scheduled for March 24 – April 4, 

2014, at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. The NRC 

submitted the U.S. National Report to the IAEA on September 4, 2013, and will respond to 

peer review questions on the report from other CNS Contracting Parties. Responses to the 

questions are due to IAEA on February 28, 2014. The staff is currently preforming a peer 

review on the reports from the other Contracting Parties. 
NOVEMBER 8, 2013 ENCLOSURE E

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

 Week Ending November 8, 2013 

Document Released

to Public

Date Subject

Decision Documents

1. SRM on SECY-13-0093 11/4/13 Reprocessing Regulatory Framework – 

Status and Next Steps

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-13-

0093

11/4/13 (same)

2. SRM on SECY-13-0100 11/4/13 Updated Policy Statement on Consumer 

Products

Commission Voting 

Record on SECY-13-

0100

11/4/13 (same)

Information Papers

1. SECY-13-0114 10/31/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

October 11, 2013

2. SECY-13-0115 10/31/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

October 18, 2013

3. SECY-13-0116 10/31/13 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

October 25, 2013

Commission Correspondence

1. Letter to Representative Henry C. “Hank” Johnson, dated October 23, 2013, Jr., 

responds to his letter regarding a request for assistance in arranging an Atlanta area 

waste confidence hearing to the NRC’s schedule of hearings. 

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4) Docket Nos. 

52-12-COL and 52-13-COL, ASLBP No. 09-885-08-COL-BD01, Notice of Hearing 

(Application for Combined Licenses). 

2. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), Procedures for Meetings. 

3. 10 CFR Part 51 Waste Confidence – Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel – [NRC2012-0246] RIN 3150-AJ20. 

4. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Radiation Protection and Nuclear 

Materials, notice of meeting (11/19/2013, 1pm- 5pm). 

5. ACRS, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, notice 

of meeting (11/22/2013, 8:30am- 5pm).