[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 186 (Monday, September 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 57628]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-24579]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Discrimination Task Group; Notice of Meetings

    The NRC has formed a Discrimination Task Group, which is evaluating 
the NRC processes used in the handling of discrimination allegations 
and violations of employee protection standards (Applicable regulations 
include 10 CFR 30.7, 10 CFR 40.7, 10 CFR 50.7, 10 CFR 60.9, 10 CFR 
61.9, 10 CFR 70.7, 10 CFR 76.7, 10 CFR 72.10, 10 CFR 150.20). The group 
is a management-level review group which is evaluating the Commission's 
handling of discrimination cases. The overall objective of the NRC 
employee protection regulations is to promote an atmosphere where 
employees feel comfortable raising safety concerns or engaging in other 
protected activity without fear of reprisal.
    The group's overall objective is to develop recommendations for 
revisions to the regulatory requirements, the enforcement policy or 
other agency guidelines as appropriate. A Commission Paper will be 
developed outlining the recommendations for NRC offices to consider in 
making changes to their processes.
    The Task Group is holding several public stakeholder meetings in 
various areas of the country to solicit input on areas of improvement 
in the Agency's handling of discrimination issues. In addition to the 
public meetings held or previously announced the following public 
meetings have been scheduled:

--A public meeting will be held, on October 5, 2000, at the USNRC 
Region III offices located 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532. This 
will be an evening meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
--A public meeting will be held, on October 19, 2000, in Paducah, KY, 
at the Paducah Community College Engineering Building, Crounse Hall 
Main Lecture Hall, 4810 Alben Barkely Drive, Paducah, KY. This will be 
an evening meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
--A public meeting will be held, on November 1, 2000, in Waterford, CT, 
at the Waterford Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry Road. This will be an evening 
meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

    These public meetings are open to the members of the public. Oral 
or written views regarding the NRC's processes for handling employee 
protection issues may be presented by the members of the public, 
including members of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make 
prepared oral presentations or statements should notify Mr. Barry 
Westreich (Telephone 301/415-3456, e-mail [email protected]) five days prior 
to the meeting date, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can 
be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such a 
presentation or statements. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras as well as audio recording devices will be permitted 
during this meeting.
    Further information regarding topics of discussion; whether the 
meeting has been canceled, rescheduled, or relocated; may be obtained 
by contacting Mr. Barry Westreich between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT.
    For those unable to attend one of the public meetings on this 
issue, comments on the discrimination process can be submitted via the 
Office of Enforcement web site at http://www.nrc.gov/OE. and may also 
be submitted in writing addressed to Barry Westreich, Office of 
Enforcement, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.
    This meeting will not be transcribed but, if needed, a meeting 
report will be available electronically for public inspection on the 
Office of Enforcement Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/OE and in the NRC 
Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 
component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from 
the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public 
Electronic Reading Room). The Task Group Charter and other pertinent 
documents related to Task Group Activities will also be periodically 
posted and updated on the Office of Enforcement Web site.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day of September 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard W. Borchardt,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 00-24579 Filed 9-22-00; 8:45 am]
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