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Commission Direction-Setting and Policymaking Activities
Internal Commission Procedures
Complete Procedures
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword
Chapter I — Commission Responsibilities
Collegial Functions
Policy, Rulemaking and Adjudication
Appointments
Personnel Appointment Process
Chairman Duties
Emergency Response
Emergency Response Training
Individual Commissioner Responsibilities
Commission Administrative Procedures
Changes to or Waiver of Commission Procedures
Chapter II — Decision Documents
SECY Papers
Format for Staff Papers and Action Memoranda to the Commission
Action Memoranda (COMs and COMSECYs)
Staff Requirements Memoranda
Release of Documents Under FOIA
Management and Disposition of Commissioner Records
Chapter III — Voting
Votes on SECY Papers
Action Dates
Submission of Votes to the Secretary
Recording of Commissioner Votes While Away from the Office
Handling of Separate Views on Commission Documents Published in the Federal Register
Handling of Separate Views in Commission Adjudicatory Decisions
Comments on Draft Congressional Letters and Press Releases Associated with Decision Documents
Votes on Action Memoranda (COMs and COMSECYs)
Votes at Commission Meetings
Continuances and Extensions of Time
Closure Process
Commission Voting Record (CVR)
Tracking of Requirements and Tasks
Motions for Reconsideration of a Decision
Return or Withdrawal of Papers Submitted to the Commission
Chapter IV — Commission Meetings/Hearings
Government in the Sunshine Act
Development of Commission Schedule
Guidelines for Stakeholder Participation in Commission Meetings
Format for Commission Meetings
Open/Public Commission Meetings
Closed Commission Meetings
Non-Sunshine Act Discussions
Conduct of Commission Meetings
Meeting-Related Documents
Documents in Advance of Meetings
Documents at Meetings
Staff Requirements Memoranda (SRM)
Briefings of the Commission Assistants
Conduct of Mandatory Hearings on Applications for Combined Licenses and Construction Permits for
Medical Isotope Production and Utilization Facilities
Before the Hearing
The Hearing
Commission Decision after the Hearing
Schedule for Uncontested Hearings
Template - Notice of Hearing
Chapter V — Institutional Correspondence
Incoming Correspondence
Receipt and Review by the Office of the Secretary
Guidelines for Commission Response
Action Assigned by the Office of the Secretary
Requests for Additional Response Preparation Time
Commission Daily Reading File
Outgoing Correspondence
Procedures for Commission Correspondence
Procedures for Chairman's Correspondence
Dispatch of Outgoing Correspondence and Information Copies
Chapter VI — Transmittal of Sensitive Documents to Congress
Guidelines and Procedures
Chapter VII — Congressional Hearings
Preparation of Testimony and Supporting Information
Planning Meetings
Preparation of Testimony and Supporting Information
Commitments and Post-Hearing Questions
Appendices
Procedures for Obtaining Nominations for NRC's Advisory Committees
Procedures for Handling Withheld Documents in Commissioners' Offices Under FOIA
Notation Vote Response Sheet
Basis for Determining Voting Results
Resolution of 2-2 Vote
Specialized Procedures when Commission Review Time for Adjudicatory Actions is Limited
Staff Requirements Memorandum and Commission Voting Record
Procedures for Staff Presentations at Commission Meetings
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Issuances
Security Procedures for Conducting Classified Meetings/Hearings
Record of Non-Sunshine Act Discussion
Correspondence Response Sheets
Commission Office and Staff Instructions for Processing Congressional Requests for Documents
The Budget Process
List of Positions for Which the Commission is the Awarding Authority for Performance Awards
Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, December 15, 2020