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Status of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation’s Electronic Distribution
Initiative
The Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation (NRR) staff at the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is implementing an electronic
distribution initiative (EDI) that will
modify the method of distributing
selected categories (e.g., operating
reactor license amendments) of
operating reactor licensing
correspondence. Specifically, this
initiative involves replacing distribution
of paper copies with electronic
distribution to the plant mailing list for
documents generated by NRR’s Division
of Operating Reactor Licensing. This
initiative does not affect the availability
of official agency records in NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS), which
are publicly available on the NRC’s Web
page https://www.nrc.gov.
When this initiative is implemented,
addressees will continue to receive the
original correspondence, while those on
the plant mailing list will receive
electronic mail (e-mail). The
distribution of safeguards information,
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proprietary or security-related
information, or other information that is
withheld from public disclosure will
not be affected by this initiative. The
NRC staff will protect the e-mail address
from disclosure to others for privacy
concerns.
In order to evaluate the feasibility of
electronic distribution, the staff engaged
in a pilot program with Exelon
Generation Company, LLC (West). The
pilot program began July 1, 2007, and
ended September 30, 2007. A Federal
Register Notice announcing the pilot
program was issued on June 28, 2007
(72 FR 35520).
During the pilot program, the method
used for distribution was e-mail. The email contained an electronic link to
ADAMS providing direct access to the
correspondence. In addition, addressees
received an Adobe AcrobatTM (pdf)
version of the correspondence. Several
lessons were learned from the pilot
program. For example, the use of emails with a direct link into ADAMS
provides an effective communication of
correspondence. However, it generally
takes 5 business days for a document to
become publicly available in ADAMS.
Unless action is taken to make the
document publicly available sooner or
action taken to delay sending the e-mail
until the document becomes publicly
available, the direct link resulted in the
document not being available when the
e-mail was received. As another
example, some licensees and
organizations that have multiple
recipients on the plant mailing list have
determined that it is beneficial to
provide one email address for the plant
mailing list. This allows these entities to
perform additional distribution of the
documents through automatic
forwarding features of their e-mail
systems. Furthermore, this allows easy
and rapid updating of changes to these
additional distribution addresses
without incurring the additional cost of
developing and approving
communications to the NRC to make
changes to the plant mailing list.
To obtain information to enhance the
EDI, steps were taken to engage
stakeholders. In the initial Federal
Register notice (72 FR 35520)
announcing the pilot program and in
our letter dated October 11, 2007,
(ADAMS Accession No. ML072820307)
the NRC staff requested comments on
the EDI. The NRC staff also sent an email on October 24, 2007 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML080160089) to all who
participated in the pilot program to get
their feedback. The comments (ADAMS
Accession No. ML080170254) were
overwhelmingly supportive of
electronic distribution, generally
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because of the reduced need for copies
and reduced handling costs. A few
responders were concerned with e-mail
box overloads and size limits. Such
concerns can be eventually eliminated
as individuals and organizations
upgrade their electronic mail systems
and will be addressed on a case-by-case
basis.
Because the pilot program
demonstrated feasibility and the
feedback received was overwhelmingly
favorable, the NRC is taking additional
steps to pursue implementation of
electronic distribution of
correspondence. Recognizing the
potential to provide a more effective and
efficient method of distributing
correspondence, the NRC intends to
implement this initiative in 2008.
If you have specific comments
regarding this initiative, please contact
Mr. Russell Gibbs at 301–415–7198, or
rag1@nrc.gov. Comments received
within 30 days of this notice will be
considered for implementation in the
EDI.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of February 2008.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell Gibbs,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III–2, Division
of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Status of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation's Electronic
Distribution Initiative
The Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) staff at the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is implementing an electronic
distribution initiative (EDI) that will modify the method of
distributing selected categories (e.g., operating reactor license
amendments) of operating reactor licensing correspondence.
Specifically, this initiative involves replacing distribution of paper
copies with electronic distribution to the plant mailing list for
documents generated by NRR's Division of Operating Reactor Licensing.
This initiative does not affect the availability of official agency
records in NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS), which are publicly available on the NRC's Web page https://
www.nrc.gov.
When this initiative is implemented, addressees will continue to
receive the original correspondence, while those on the plant mailing
list will receive electronic mail (e-mail). The distribution of
safeguards information, proprietary or security-related information, or
other information that is withheld from public disclosure will not be
affected by this initiative. The NRC staff will protect the e-mail
address from disclosure to others for privacy concerns.
In order to evaluate the feasibility of electronic distribution,
the staff engaged in a pilot program with Exelon Generation Company,
LLC (West). The pilot program began July 1, 2007, and ended September
30, 2007. A Federal Register Notice announcing the pilot program was
issued on June 28, 2007 (72 FR 35520).
During the pilot program, the method used for distribution was e-
mail. The e-mail contained an electronic link to ADAMS providing direct
access to the correspondence. In addition, addressees received an Adobe
AcrobatTM (pdf) version of the correspondence. Several
lessons were learned from the pilot program. For example, the use of e-
mails with a direct link into ADAMS provides an effective communication
of correspondence. However, it generally takes 5 business days for a
document to become publicly available in ADAMS. Unless action is taken
to make the document publicly available sooner or action taken to delay
sending the e-mail until the document becomes publicly available, the
direct link resulted in the document not being available when the e-
mail was received. As another example, some licensees and organizations
that have multiple recipients on the plant mailing list have determined
that it is beneficial to provide one email address for the plant
mailing list. This allows these entities to perform additional
distribution of the documents through automatic forwarding features of
their e-mail systems. Furthermore, this allows easy and rapid updating
of changes to these additional distribution addresses without incurring
the additional cost of developing and approving communications to the
NRC to make changes to the plant mailing list.
To obtain information to enhance the EDI, steps were taken to
engage stakeholders. In the initial Federal Register notice (72 FR
35520) announcing the pilot program and in our letter dated October 11,
2007, (ADAMS Accession No. ML072820307) the NRC staff requested
comments on the EDI. The NRC staff also sent an e-mail on October 24,
2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML080160089) to all who participated in the
pilot program to get their feedback. The comments (ADAMS Accession No.
ML080170254) were overwhelmingly supportive of electronic distribution,
generally because of the reduced need for copies and reduced handling
costs. A few responders were concerned with e-mail box overloads and
size limits. Such concerns can be eventually eliminated as individuals
and organizations upgrade their electronic mail systems and will be
addressed on a case-by-case basis.
Because the pilot program demonstrated feasibility and the feedback
received was overwhelmingly favorable, the NRC is taking additional
steps to pursue implementation of electronic distribution of
correspondence. Recognizing the potential to provide a more effective
and efficient method of distributing correspondence, the NRC intends to
implement this initiative in 2008.
If you have specific comments regarding this initiative, please
contact Mr. Russell Gibbs at 301-415-7198, or rag1@nrc.gov. Comments
received within 30 days of this notice will be considered for
implementation in the EDI.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of February 2008.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Russell Gibbs,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III-2, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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