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Home > Electronic Reading Room > Document Collections > Commission Documents > Commission Meetings, Slides, Transcripts, Meeting SRMs, and Full Written Explanation for Closed Meetings > 1997 > Meeting SRM M971211A

IN RESPONSE, PLEASE
REFER TO: M971211A

December 12, 1997

The Commission approved a final rule amending 10 CFR Parts 30, 32, 40, 50, 52, 60, 61, 70, 71, 72, 110, and 150, which would extend the scope of the Deliberate Misconduct Rule to cover certificate holders and applicants for licenses or certificates of compliance as well as employees, contractors, subcontractors, and consultants for certificate holders and applicants, and conforming changes to the NRC Enforcement Policy. The staff should incorporate the attached changes to the Federal Register Notices for the final rule and to the separate Federal Register Notice conforming the NRC's "General Statememt of policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions" to reflect the change in scope of the Deliberate Misconduct Rule, and forward the revised Federal Register Notices to the Office of the Secretary for signature and publication.

The Commission approved an order denying a motion to quash six subpoenas issued by the Office of Investigations to employes of a hospital holding an NRC medical license pursuant to 10 CFR Part 30.

(Subsequently, the Secretary signed the order on December 11, 1997)

Attachment:  As stated

Editorial Changes to the Federal Register Notice on the final rule in SECY-97-252

1. On page 7, paragraph 2, line 1, insert 'such' after 'issue.'
   
   
2. On page 10, replace the last word (implies) with 'infers.'
   
   
3. On page 13, in the response, line 1, replace 'types' with 'categories.'

Editorial Change to the Federal Register Notice on the Enforcement Actions in SECY-97-252

1. On page 2, paragraph 2, line 3, replace the last 'or' with 'of.'