[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 5494-5495] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-2805] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NRC Enforcement Policy AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Opportunity for public comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is providing the public an opportunity to provide comments on the agency's Enforcement Policy (NUREG-1600, ``General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions''). This invitation is open to interested public interest groups, the regulated industry, states, and concerned citizens. DATES: The comment period expires April 7, 1997. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to: David Meyer, Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: T6D59, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm, Federal workdays. Copies of comments received may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW, (Lower Level), Washington, DC. Copies of NUREG-1600 and NUREG-1525 may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Mail Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, Virginia 22161. Copies are also available for inspection and copying for a fee in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW, (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, (301) 415-2741. [[Page 5495]] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 30, 1995, (60 FR 34381) the Commission published a complete revision of the NRC's Enforcement Policy in the Federal Register. The changes to the Enforcement Policy resulted from the efforts of a review team established in 1994 to assess the NRC's enforcement program. The review team published its recommendations in NUREG-1525, ``Assessment of the NRC Enforcement Program,'' and the Commission made revisions to the Enforcement Policy after considering those recommendations. The revisions to the Enforcement Policy were intended to, among other things:Emphasize the importance of identifying problems before events occur, and of taking prompt, comprehensive corrective action when problems are identified; Direct agency attention at licensees with multiple enforcement actions in a relatively short period; and Focus on current performance of licensees. The revisions to the Enforcement Policy were also intended to better focus the inspection and enforcement process on safety, provide greater incentives for strong self-monitoring and corrective action programs in the civil penalty assessment process, provide more predictability and consistency in the civil penalty assessment process, and to better convey clear regulatory messages. When the Commission published the revised Enforcement Policy in the Federal Register on June 30, 1995, it stated that it would provide the public an opportunity to comment on the revised Enforcement Policy after it had been in effect for about 18 months. This opportunity for public comment is being made in accordance with this commitment. Dated at Rockville, MD, this 30th day of January, 1997. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James Lieberman, Director, Office of Enforcement. [FR Doc. 97-2805 Filed 2-4-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P