[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 118 (Tuesday, June 19, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15372]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Discrimination Task Group; Notice of Meetings

    In August 2000, the NRC announced the formation of 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 group has developed draft recommendations for changes to the 
regulatory requirements, the enforcement policy or other agency 
guidelines as appropriate. The draft recommendations have been released 
for public comment and can be obtained via the Office of Enforcement 
web site at http://www.nrc.gov/OE/. Following a pubic comment period on 
the draft that expires on August 17, 2001, the Task Group will develop 
a Commission Paper outlining the final 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 comment on the draft 
recommendations for changes in the Agency's handling of discrimination 
issues.

--A public meeting will be held in Chattanooga, TN, on June 25, 2001, 
at the USNRC Technical Training Center, Osborne Office Center, 5746 
Marlin Road, Chattanooga TN 37411 This will be an evening meeting from 
7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
--A public meeting will be held, on July 11, 2001, 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 July 12, 2001, 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 August 9, 2001, at the San Luis 
Obispo Public Library, Library Conference Room, 995 Palm Street, San 
Luis Obispo CA. This will be an evening meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
--A public meeting will be held on August 14, 2001, at the Waterford 
Town Hall, 15 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT This will be an evening 
meeting from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
--A public meeting will be held on August 16, 2001, at the USNRC 
offices in the TWFN Auditorium, located at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The meeting will start at 9:30 a.m.

    These meetings are open to the members of the public. Oral or 
written views regarding the NRC's draft recommendations for improving 
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 these meetings.
    Further information regarding topics of discussion, whether the 
meeting has been canceled, rescheduled, or relocated; may be obtained 
via the Office of Enforcement web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/OE or 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 draft report 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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 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 11th Day of June 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank Congel,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 01-15372 Filed 6-18-01; 8:45 am]
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