July 2, 2015 SECY-15-0090 

FOR: The Commissioners 

FROM: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

SUBJECT: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT — WEEK ENDING 

 JUNE 19, 2015 

CONTENTS Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer B 

Office of Information Services C 

Office of the Secretary D 

 /RA Bo Pham Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: L. Rakovan, OEDO 

 301-415-2589

INFORMATION REPORT
JUNE 19, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 19, 2015 

Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Materials: 

Petition for Rulemaking; Consideration in the Rulemaking Process; Part 37 of 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (NRC-2014-0172; NRC-2015-0094)

On June 12, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 33450) 

informing the public that it will be considering in its rulemaking process a Petition for 

Rulemaking (PRM), PRM-37-1, filed by Anthony Pietrangelo on behalf of the Nuclear Energy 

Institute (the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations to clarify 

and expand current exemptions for when the physical protection measures for Category 1 and 

Category 2 quantities of radioactive material do not apply to a licensee. 

Revisions to Transportation Safety Requirements and Harmonization with International 

Atomic Energy Agency Transportation Requirements; Final Rule; 10 CFR Part 71 

(Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AI11; NRC-2008-0198) 

On June 12, 2015, the NRC published a final rule, in consultation with the U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), in the Federal Register (80 FR 33988) amending its regulations for the 

packaging and transportation of radioactive material. These amendments make conforming 

changes to the NRC's regulations based on the International Atomic Energy Agency's 2009 

standards for the international transportation of radioactive material and maintain consistency 

with the DOT's regulations. In addition, these amendments re-establish restrictions on materials 

that qualify for the fissile material exemption, clarify requirements, update administrative 

procedures, and make editorial changes. This rule is effective July 13, 2015. 

Financial Qualifications for Reactor Licensing; Draft Regulatory Basis; Public Meeting 

and Request for Comment; 10 CFR Part 50 (RIN 3150-AJ43; NRC-2014-0161)

On June 17, 2015, the NRC published a draft regulatory basis in the Federal Register 

(80 FR 34559) for a proposed rulemaking to amend the current financial qualification 

requirements of “reasonable assurance” to the review standard of “appears to be financially 

qualified.” The NRC plans to hold a public meeting on July 8, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

at the NRC Headquarters in Rockville, MD, to promote full understanding of this regulatory basis 

and to facilitate public comment. Comments are due by August 3, 2015. 

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions; Semiannual Regulatory 

Agenda; 10 CFR Chapter I (NRC-2015-0071)

On June 18, 2015, the NRC published in the Federal Register (80 FR 35170) its Semiannual 

Regulatory Agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, “The Regulatory 

Flexibility Act,” and Executive Order 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review.” The Agenda is 

a compilation of all rules on which the NRC has recently completed action, has proposed, or is 

considering action. This issuance of the NRC’s Agenda contains 35 active and 23 long-term 

rulemaking activities: two are “economically significant”; 10 represent “other significant agency 

priorities”; 53 are “Substantive, nonsignificant rulemaking activities;” and one is an 

“administrative rulemaking activity.” In addition, three rulemaking activities impact small entities. 

Comments are due by July 20, 2015.
JUNE 19, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 19, 2015 

Arrivals

Black, Joseph Student Engineer R-II

Casey, Thomas Student IT Assistant OIS

Mann, Auburn Summer Management Assistant OCHCO

Mcculloch, Kevin Summer Engineer OCHCO

Porter, Zachary Summer Management Assistant OEDO

Schafler, Jay Summer Engineer NRR

Scott, Jonathan Summer Engineer NRR

Retirements

Kidwell, Michael Senior Program Analyst OCFO

Departures

Ramadan, Liliana Electrical Engineer RES
JUNE 19, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 19, 2015

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

During the Period of June 15 – June 19, 2015: 

Any and all documents associated with the Indian Point Special 

Inspection that was initiated due to the transformer fire on May 9, 2015. 

FOIA/PA-2015-0332

Previously filed FOIA requests, 2015-0213 and 2015-0136, and all 

documents responsive to these FOIA requests to the extent that 

responsive documents are not posted to The Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System (ADAMS).

FOIA/PA-2015-0333

Records associated with the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 

Allegation A14-07388, Chilling effect and Ostracizing. FOIA/PA-2015-0334

Records associate with the OIG’s Allegation A14-07423, NRC 

Management and Staff Misconduct Related to Labor Management 

Issues.

FOIA/PA-2015-0335

Records associated with the OIG’s Allegation A14-07436, Failure to 

Apply an Office of the General Counsel (OGC) Agency-wide 

Recommendation to its OGC Staff.

FOIA/PA-2015-0336

Records associated with the OIG’s Allegation A14-07446, Possible 

Wrongful Employment Termination. FOIA/PA-2015-0337

Records associated with the OIG’s Allegation A14-0744, Allegation of 

Documents not being Available in Public and Non-Public ADAMS. FOIA/PA-2015-0338

Records associated with the OIG’s Allegation A14-07495, Allegation of 

a Missing report on NRC's Website. FOIA/PA-2015-0339

Records associated with the OIGs Allegation A14-07512, Request to 

Appeal FOIA Action. FOIA/PA-2015-0340

Records associated with the OIG’s Allegation A14-07529, Inadvertent 

Release of Allegation Related Information to Licensee. FOIA/PA-2015-0341

All documents describing office policy, manuals, and staff instructions, 

etc., relating to how to make determinations on fee waiver requests. FOIA/PA-2015-0342

Contact list of Radiation Safety Officers (RSO) for radioactive materials 

licenses associated with nuclear gauging (non-radiographic/ nonincreased controls).FOIA/PA-2015-0343

All correspondence associated with inspection reports, training, 

certification, and human resource records of name individual from 1980 

to present.

FOIA/PA-2015-0344
JUNE 19, 2015 ENCLOSURE D 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending June 19, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document

Subject

Decision Documents

1. SECY-15-0077 05/29/2015 Options for Emergency Preparedness for 

Small Modular Reactors and other New 

Technologies.

2. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum-SECY-15-0045

06/18/2015 Issuance of Generic Letter 2015-01, 

“Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in 

Fuel Cycle Facilities.”

3. Commission Voting RecordSECY-15-0045

06/18/2015 Issuance of Generic Letter 2015-01, 

“Treatment of Natural Phenomena Hazards in 

Fuel Cycle Facilities.”

4. COMSECY-15-0014 05/07/2015 Proposed Elimination of Annual Reporting 

Requirements for Specific Evaluations within 

the Reactor Oversight Process SelfAssessment Process.

5. Staff Requirement 

Memorandum-COMSECY-15-

0014

06/18/2015 Proposed Elimination of Annual Reporting 

Requirements for Specific Evaluations within 

the Reactor Oversight Process SelfAssessment Process.

6. Commission Voting RecordCOMSECY-15-0014

06/18/2015 Proposed Elimination of Annual Reporting 

Requirements for Specific Evaluations within 

the Reactor Oversight Process SelfAssessment Process.

Memoranda

1. M150611B 06/18/2015 Meeting with the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards (Public).

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Petition for Rulemaking; notice of docketing and request for comment on Linear NoThreshold Model and Standards for Protection Against Radiation. 

[Docket Nos., PRM-20-28, PRM-20-29 and PRM-20-30; NRC-2015-0057]