[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 195 (Monday, October 7, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52475-52476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25742]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Strategic Assessment and Rebaselining Stakeholders Public 
Meetings

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is requesting public comment 
on the second phase of a critical evaluation known as strategic 
assessment and rebaselining initiative. The NRC is utilizing various 
media and conducting three public conferences in order to reach as many 
stakeholders as possible. The objectives of these public meetings are 
to give the public an opportunity to meet with agency representatives 
and comment on 16 issue papers the Commission has under active 
consideration.
    This effort was initiated in September 1995, and is being completed 
in four phases with the goal of finalizing a strategic plan in early CY 
1997. The development and implementation of this strategic plan will 
meet the requirements of the Government Performance and Results Act 
(GPRA) of 1993.
    The effort is presently in the latter portion of the second phase 
where the Commission is considering a variety of options for addressing 
key strategic issues facing the NRC as it prepares to move into the 
21st century. The NRC will be seeking the views and comments of its 
stakeholders--Federal entities (Administration/OMB, Congress, and other 
agencies), NRC employees and their representatives, Agreement States, 
non-Agreement States, compliers (e.g., licensees, employees of 
licensees, industry groups), public interest groups, and the general 
public--as part of the decision-making process. The stakeholder 
involvement effort began in mid-September and concludes on November 15, 
1996. The Commission will consider stakeholder comments before making 
final decisions on the key strategic issues.
    During the week of September 16, 1996, the issue papers and other 
documents dealing with the strategic assessment were made available to 
the public. Copies of these documents as well as registration and 
general information on the public meetings can be obtained 
electronically from the NRC's Home Page on the World Wide Web (Internet 
address http://www.nrc.gov) and FedWorld at 1-800-303-9672. Paper 
copies are available by calling NRC's Public Document Room at 1-800-
397-4209.
    To help understand their viewpoints, stakeholders are asked to 
focus on the following in responding to the NRC:
    1. What, if any, important considerations may have been omitted 
from the issue papers?
    2. How accurate are the NRC's assumptions and projections for 
internal and external factors discussed in the issue papers?
    3. Do the Commission's preliminary views associated with each issue 
paper respond to the current environment and challenges?
    4. Additionally, the Commission is seeking comments on specific 
questions identified in the ``Preliminary Commission View'' section of 
each issue paper.
    In Phase I, a steering committee comprised of senior agency 
managers, working with an outside consultant, reviewed the NRC's 
activities in order to understand where the NRC is today, and what 
needs to be considered in providing options for responding to change. 
Some of the key objectives identified by the steering committee were: 
establish a strategic framework under which the NRC will continue to 
meet its primary responsibility of protecting public health and safety 
and the environment; provide a sound and well-rounded foundation for 
the NRC's direction and decision-making for the rest of this decade and 
into the next century; ensure that the Commission, its staff, Congress, 
other Government agencies, and the public have a common understanding 
of what the NRC's strategic goals are; and establish agency performance 
measures to determine the extent to which strategic or tactical 
objectives are being achieved.
    The NRC will hold three public meetings to discuss the issue papers 
and to obtain comments from stakeholders. The conference dates and 
locations are:

DATES: October 24-25, Washington, DC--Washington Hilton; October 31-
November 1, Colorado Springs, CO--Sheraton Hotel; November 7-8, 
Chicago, IL--the Ramada O'Hare.

ADDRESSES: The Washington Hilton and Towers; 1919 Connecticut Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20009 (Tel: 202-483-3000; Fax: 202-265-8221); The 
Sheraton Colorado Springs Hotel; 2886 South Circle Drive; Colorado 
Springs, CO 80906 (Tel: 719-576-5900; Fax: 719-576-7695); The Ramada 
Hotel--O'Hare; 6600 N. Mannheim Road; Rosemont, IL 60018 (Tel: 847-827-
5131; Fax: 847-827-5659).

Registration Information

    Additional information on the agenda, times, and locations of the 
public meetings is available via Internet as indicated above. Sleeping 
rooms have been reserved at a special conference rate at each of the 
hotels. Those planning to attend the meeting(s) should make their own 
hotel reservations by telephone using a major credit card, and 
identifying themselves as an attendee of the NRC Public Meeting. There 
will be no charge for attending these public meetings, and registration 
will be held onsite.
    Miscellaneous questions about registration should be directed to: 
Anna May Haycraft, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Internet: 
[email protected] or Phone: 301-415-3075.

    Dated in Rockville, Maryland this 2nd day of October 1996.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Craig,
Coordinator, Strategic Assessment Coordination Task Group.
[FR Doc. 96-25742 Filed 10-4-96; 8:45 am]
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