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Notice of Intent To Establish
Independent External Review Panel To
Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s
Material Licensing Program
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: This notice is to announce the
NRC intends to establish a new advisory
committee.
AGENCY:
The U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is chartering a new advisory committee.
This action is being taken in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, after consultation with the
Committee Management Secretariat,
General Services Administration. The
committee, designated as the
Independent External Review Panel to
Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s
Material Licensing Program is being
tasked to respond to the NRC Office of
the Inspector General (OIG)
recommendation (OIG–07–A–12),
‘‘* * * that the Executive Director for
Operations convene an independent
panel of experts external to the agency
to identify agency vulnerabilities
concerning NRC’s material licensing
and tracking programs and validate the
agency’s ongoing byproduct material
security efforts.’’ The OIG report also
stated, ‘‘Such an assessment should
necessarily include examination of the
management, operational, and technical
security controls and the extent to
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which these controls are: (1)
Implemented correctly, (2) operating as
intended, and (3) producing the desired
outcome with respect to mitigating
security vulnerabilities.’’
In responding to this
recommendation, the panel will include
in its review an assessment of the
existing and potential security
vulnerabilities related to NRC’s specific,
import, export and general license
programs. The panel is to also evaluate
the apparent good-faith presumption
that pervades the NRC licensing process
(See Recommendation S–1 in the Action
Plan).
The panel is expected to develop an
agenda and plan for the review; this
plan will include, as a minimum,
assessment of pre-licensing guidance,
licensing procedures, the licensing
process, possession limits on licenses,
and license reviewer training and
oversight. The panel will document
each significant issue identified and
make appropriate recommendations and
propose corrective actions.
The panel is being asked to complete
and submit a report with
recommendations to the Director of the
Office of Federal and State Materials
and Environmental Management
Programs by January 31, 2008. In
addition to documenting its
recommendations and the bases for
those recommendations, the panel will
be asked to document other options that
were considered and the reasons for not
adopting them.
For Further Information Please
Contact: Aaron McCraw (301–415–1277)
ATM@NRC.GOV, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555.
Dated: October 3, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Notice of Intent To Establish Independent External Review Panel
To Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's
Material Licensing Program
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: This notice is to announce the NRC intends to establish a new
advisory committee.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is chartering a new advisory committee. This action is being taken in
accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, after consultation
with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services
Administration. The committee, designated as the Independent External
Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's Material Licensing Program is being tasked to respond to
the NRC Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recommendation (OIG-07-A-
12), ``* * * that the Executive Director for Operations convene an
independent panel of experts external to the agency to identify agency
vulnerabilities concerning NRC's material licensing and tracking
programs and validate the agency's ongoing byproduct material security
efforts.'' The OIG report also stated, ``Such an assessment should
necessarily include examination of the management, operational, and
technical security controls and the extent to which these controls are:
(1) Implemented correctly, (2) operating as intended, and (3) producing
the desired outcome with respect to mitigating security
vulnerabilities.''
In responding to this recommendation, the panel will include in its
review an assessment of the existing and potential security
vulnerabilities related to NRC's specific, import, export and general
license programs. The panel is to also evaluate the apparent good-faith
presumption that pervades the NRC licensing process (See Recommendation
S-1 in the Action Plan).
The panel is expected to develop an agenda and plan for the review;
this plan will include, as a minimum, assessment of pre-licensing
guidance, licensing procedures, the licensing process, possession
limits on licenses, and license reviewer training and oversight. The
panel will document each significant issue identified and make
appropriate recommendations and propose corrective actions.
The panel is being asked to complete and submit a report with
recommendations to the Director of the Office of Federal and State
Materials and Environmental Management Programs by January 31, 2008. In
addition to documenting its recommendations and the bases for those
recommendations, the panel will be asked to document other options that
were considered and the reasons for not adopting them.
For Further Information Please Contact: Aaron McCraw (301-415-1277)
ATM@NRC.GOV, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Dated: October 3, 2007.
Andrew L. Bates,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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