[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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