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[Federal Register: December 12, 1994]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 1

RIN 3150-AE86

 

Statement of Organization and General Information; Agency 
Consolidation and Minor Amendments

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations 
to reflect the completion of the NRC Headquarters consolidation effort, 
the merger of the Office of Administration and the Office of 
Consolidation, the reconstitution of the Office of the Licensing 
Support System Administrator as an organizational unit of the Office of 
Information Resources Management, and the transfer of the 
responsibility for administering the Licensing Support System from the 
Commission staff to the Office of the Executive Director for Operations 
(EDO). These amendments also reflect the change in the name of the 
Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, the deletion of the Uranium 
Recovery Field Office, and the change of the Region V office to a 
Region IV field office. This final rule corrects several minor 
typographical errors. The amendments are necessary to inform the public 
of these administrative changes to the NRC's regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 12, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah N. Wigginton, Acting Chief, 
Rules Review and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information 
and Publications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone: (301) 415-7164.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    When the NRC began to consolidate its Headquarters offices, the NRC 
published a Federal Register notice on December 29, 1987 (52 FR 49100), 
that announced the relocation of several of its Headquarters offices to 
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. On 
January 1, 1988 (53 FR 1744), the NRC amended its regulations to codify 
the relocation of those offices. The NRC has completed its 
consolidation effort by relocating its remaining Headquarters offices 
to the agency's new office building located at Two White Flint North, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. This final rule is necessary 
to codify these consolidation changes. This final rule also reflects 
the merger of the NRC's Office of Administration and the Office of 
Consolidation and the reconstitution of the Office of the Licensing 
Support System Administrator (LSSA) as an organizational unit within 
the Office of Information Resources Management (IRM). IRM reports to 
the EDO.
    This final rule also notifies the public of the name change of the 
Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, the deletion of the Uranium 
Recovery Field Office, and the change of the Region V office to a 
Region IV field office.
    Because these amendments deal with agency practice and procedures, 
the notice and comment provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act 
do not apply pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A). The amendments are 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register. Good cause exists 
to dispense with the usual 30-day delay in the effective date because 
these amendments are of a minor and administrative nature, dealing with 
the agency's reorganization.

Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion

    The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action 
described in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(2). Therefore, 
neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental 
assessment has been prepared for this final rule.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

    This final rule contains no information collection requirements 
and, therefore, is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 1

    Organization and functions (Government agencies).

    For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization 
Act of 1974, as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting 
the following amendments to 10 CFR Part 1.

PART 1--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION

    1. The authority citation for Part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: Secs. 23, 161, 68 Stat. 925, 948, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2033, 2201); sec. 29, Pub. L. 85-256, 71 Stat. 579, Pub L. 
95-209, 91 Stat. 1483 (42 U.S.C. 2039); sec. 191, Pub. L. 87-615, 76 
Stat. 409 (42 U.S.C. 2241); secs. 201, 203, 204, 205, 209, 88 Stat. 
1242, 1244, 1245, 1246, 1248, as amended (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5843, 
5844, 5845, 5849); 5 U.S.C. 552, 553; Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 
1980, 45 FR 40561, June 16, 1980.

    2. Section 1.5 is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.5   Location of principal offices and Regional Offices.

    (a) The principal NRC offices are located in the Washington, DC, 
area. Facilities for the service of process and papers are maintained 
within the District of Columbia at 2120 L Street NW., and in the State 
of Maryland at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738. 
The agency's official mailing address is U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. The locations of NRC offices in 
the Washington, DC area are as follows:
    (1) Gelman Building, 2120 L Street NW., Washington, DC 20037.
    (2) One White Flint North Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738.
    (3) Two White Flint North Building, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738.
    (b) The addresses of the NRC Regional Offices are as follows:
    (1) Region I, USNRC, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406-
1415.
    (2) Region II, USNRC, 101 Marietta Street, NW., Suite 2900, 
Atlanta, GA 30323-0199.
    (3) Region III, USNRC, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351.
    (4) Region IV, USNRC, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, 
TX 76011-8064.
    (5) USNRC Region IV Walnut Creek Field Office, 1450 Maria Lane, 
Suite 300, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-5368.
    3. In Sec. 1.11, paragraph (c) is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.11   The Commission.

* * * * *
    (c) The following staff units and officials report directly to the 
Commission: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Office of the 
General Counsel, Office of the Secretary, Office of Commission 
Appellate Adjudication, Office of International Programs, and other 
committees and boards that are authorized or established specifically 
by the Act. The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards and the 
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste also report directly to the 
Commission.
* * * * *


Sec. 1.26   [Removed]

    4. Section 1.26 is removed.
    5. In Sec. 1.31, paragraph (b) is revised and a new paragraph (d) 
is added to read as follows:


Sec. 1.31  Office of the Executive Director for Operations.

* * * * *
    (b) The EDO supervises and coordinates policy development and 
operational activities in the following line offices: The Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, and the NRC 
Regional Offices; and the following staff offices: The Office of 
Enforcement, the Office of Administration, the Office of Information 
Resources Management, the Office of the Controller, the Office of 
Investigations, the Office for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational 
Data, the Office of Small Business and Civil Rights, the Office of 
Personnel, the Office of State Programs, and other organizational units 
as shall be assigned by the Commission. The EDO is also responsible for 
implementation of the Commission's policy directives pertaining to 
these offices.
* * * * *
    (d) The EDO reviews compliance of the Licensing Support System 
(LSS) participants with the applicable LSS rules, including DOE 
compliance with the document submission requirements in 10 CFR 2.1003.
    6. In Sec. 1.34, paragraph (c) is added to read as follows:


Sec. 1.34   Office of Information Resources Management.

* * * * *
    (c) Provides oversight and quality assurance for the design and 
operation of the Licensing Support System (LSS) services and for the 
completeness and integrity of the LSS database, ensures that the LSS 
meets the requirements of 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart J, concerning the use 
of the LSS in the Commission's high-level waste licensing proceedings, 
and provides technical oversight of DOE in the design, development, and 
operation of the LSS.
    7. In Sec. 1.37, the heading and the introductory paragraph are 
revised to read as follows:


Sec. 1.37   Office of Small Business and Civil Rights.

    The Office of Small Business and Civil Rights--
* * * * *


Sec. 1.40   [Removed]

    8. Section 1.40 is removed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of November, 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James M. Taylor,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 94-30337 Filed 12-9-94; 8:45 am]
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