[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 43 (Friday, March 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11613-11614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5153]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Draft FY 2000-2005 Strategic Plan

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public

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comment on its draft FY 2000-2005 Strategic Plan which provides a 
blueprint for the NRC to plan, implement, and monitor work needed to 
achieve its goals. The Commission will consider public comments in 
approving the final FY 2000-2005 Strategic Plan.

DATE: Submit comments on the draft strategic plan by April 7, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments to David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and 
Directives Branch, Mail Stop: T6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    The draft Strategic Plan, as well as the ability to provide 
comments electronically, are available on the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/planning.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daryl Kade, Mail Stop: T9D24, Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20555. Telephone: (301) 415-7326; FAX: (301) 415-5386; 
Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The NRC issued its first Strategic Plan in September 1997, and is 
required to update it every three years. The NRC's draft FY 2000-2005 
Strategic Plan, which has not yet been approved by the Commission, 
describes the agency's strategic goals, performance goals, and 
strategies for achieving NRC's mission. It is organized into four 
strategic arenas: (1) Nuclear Reactor Safety; (2) Nuclear Materials 
Safety; (3) Nuclear Waste Safety; and (4) International Nuclear Safety 
Support. To help accomplish agency goals, the NRC has established 
overarching corporate management strategies which are also described in 
the draft plan. A summary is provided in Part 1 with more details, as 
required by the Government Performance and Results Act, provided in 
Part 2.
    Embodied in the plan is the NRC's understanding that decisions must 
be based first and foremost on their contributions to public health and 
safety. In addition, the NRC must also consider the effect of its 
decisions on the public it protects, on the industries it regulates, 
and on the effectiveness and efficiency of internal NRC operations.
    The current plan is based more on performance and the outcomes the 
NRC intends to achieve. It addresses concerns and comments raised in 
Congressional hearings, as well as in meetings with members of the 
public and stakeholders who would be most affected by NRC decisions. 
Also, the plan captures recent regulatory reform and their outcomes in 
the long term.

Stakeholder Input to the Strategic Plan

    NRC recognizes that work on the Strategic Plan is unfinished and 
that stakeholder input will further improve the draft plan. Stakeholder 
input is requested on the draft plan, particularly on the following 
areas:
     Do goals address appropriate areas?
     Are the strategies to achieve the goals adequate?
     Will performance measures indicate whether we are 
achieving our goals? In particular, we are seeking comment on those 
measures where specific metrics have yet to be proposed.
     Do goals and strategies reflect NRC's commitment to 
institutionalize change?
     Do external factors identify those conditions or 
circumstances which significantly affect the achievement of our goals?
     Is the strategic plan too lengthy? Is the level of detail 
sufficient?

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of February, 2000.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jesse L. Funches,
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5153 Filed 3-2-00; 8:45 am]
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