NOTATION VOTE

RESPONSE SHEET

TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary
FROM: COMMISSIONER SVINICKI
SUBJECT: SECY-14-0148: Implementation Plan for “Public

Engagement Coordinator” Position in Response to
Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-14-0078

Approved Disapproved __ XX Abstain
Not Participating

COMMENTS: Below _XX_ Attached None___

Consistent with my position on SECY-14-0078, | disapprove the creation of a new public
engagement coordinator position and all proposed implementing actions associated with it. As |
noted in my vote on SECY-14-0078, based on the staff's analysis, this new position would be
redundant with activities carried out by no less than seven current NRC organizations and would
create unnecessary new overhead at a time when the agency is working expressly to reduce
this burden. | note also the concerns previously expressed by OIG that this new position could
have a chilling effect on matters within OIG’s purview or be viewed as a bureaucratic filter for
whistleblower complaints intended for OIG. | continue to support the modest set of process
enhancements contained in SECY-14-0078, as subelements a, b, and c of that paper's Option
1.

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Commissioner Baran’s Comments on SECY-14-0148:
Implementation Plan for “Public Engagement Coordinator” Position

In the Staff Requirements Memorandum for SECY-14-0078, the Commission directed
the NRC staff to prepare an implementation plan for (1) several enhancements to the current
framework for interacting with the public and (2) creating a new Public Engagement Coordinator
position. The staff submitted the plan on December 31, 2014.

| strongly agree with the principles underlying the implementation plan: that “public
involvement in the agency’s activities [is] a cornerstone of strong, transparent regulation of the
nuclear industry” and that “[b]eing aware of and appropriately addressing issues from the public
contributes to the agency's ability to effectively achieve its mission of protecting public health
and safety.”

| approve the implementation plan, subject to a few modifications. The portions of the
plan relating to enhancing NRC’s website and operator services should be implemented as
drafted. However, rather than creating a rotational opportunity with the purpose of helping to
establish the new position, the Office of the Executive Director for Operations should
expeditiously develop the roles and responsibilities of the Public Engagement Coordinator. The
basic scope of those responsibilities would be to serve as an additional agency point of contact
for the public for raising complaints and concerns, to direct individuals or organizations to the
appropriate processes and people within the agency to respond to those complaints or
concerns, to track resolution of the issues raised, and to collect feedback on the effectiveness of
this process. Two years after the position is filled, the Executive Director for Operations should
provide the Commission with an evaluation of the effectiveness of the new position in enhancing
public interaction and a recommendation as to whether to the position should be maintained.


Chairman Burns’ Comments on
SECY-14-0148: Implementation Plan for “Public Engagement Coordinator”
Position in Response to Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-14-0078

| disapprove the staff's proposed implementation plan for a Public Engagement Coordinator
Position in the Office of the Executive Director for Operations (OEDO) at this time. The staff
should assess whether a dedicated staff position to direct or navigate external stakeholders to
other NRC organizations for information will materially strengthen public interface as part of the
Project AIM re-baselining effort and make a recommendation in its report. Further, the
Commission strongly supports the Executive Director for Operation’s (EDO) goal to make
organizational change to improve the NRC’s agility, effectiveness and efficiency. Deferral of a
decision at this time will allow the EDO to restructure his organization in a way that is informed
by previous Commission direction and the fresh perspective that the re-baselining activity will

provide.
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Stephen G. Burns
01 October 2015



NOTATION VOTE

RESPONSE SHEET

TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary
FROM: COMMISSIONER OSTENDORFF
SUBJECT: SECY-14-0148: Implementation Plan for “Public

Engagement Coordinator” Position in Response to
Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-14-0078

Approved _X Disapproved Abstain
Not Participating

COMMENTS: Below _X_ Attached None___

| approve the staff's implementation plan for the new Public Engagement Coordinator position in
the Office of the EDO. The actions currently described for the Public Engagement Coordinator
position appear somewhat reactive. Staff should include in the roles and responsibilities
additional proactive activities, such as attending and evaluating various public meetings held by
staff and providing critical feedback.

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Entered on “STARS” Yes___ No___


UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001

October 9, 2015

SECRETARY

COMMISSION VOTING RECORD

DECISION ITEM: SECY-14-0148

TITLE: IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR “PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
COORDINATOR?” POSITION IN RESPONSE TO STAFF
REQUIREMENTS MEMORANDUM -— SECY-14-0078

The Commission acted on the subject paper as recorded in the Staff Requirements
Memorandum (SRM) of October 9, 2015.

This Record contains a summary of voting on this matter together with the individual vote
sheets, views and comments of the Commission.

Annette L. Vietti-Cook
Secretary of the Commission

Enclosures:
1. Voting Summary
2. Commissioner Vote Sheets

ce: Chairman Burns
Commissioner Svinicki
Commissioner Ostendorff
Commissioner Baran
OGC
EDO
PDR


NOTATION VOTE

RESPONSE SHEET

TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary
FROM: Commissioner Baran
SUBJECT: SECY-14-0148: Implementation Plan for “Public

Engagement Coordinator” Position in Response to
Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-14-0078

Approved XX_Disapproved Abstain Not Participating
COMMENTS: Below Attached XX _ None

Entered in STARS Lo Loe

Yes XX_ Signature

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Date


VOTING SUMMARY - SECY-14-0148

RECORDED VOTES

NOT
APRVD DISAPRVD ABSTAIN PARTICIP COMMENTS

CHRM. BURNS xX xX X
COMR. SVINICKI X X
COMR. OSTENDORFF X xX
COMR. BARAN Xx Xx

DATE

10/1/15
1/9/15

WM6/15
9/11/15


NOTATION VOTE

RESPONSE SHEET

TO: Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary
FROM: CHAIRMAN BURNS
SUBJECT: SECY-14-0148: Implementation Plan for “Public

Engagement Coordinator” Position in Response to
Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-14-0078

Approved _ X Disapproved _ X Abstain

Not Participating

COMMENTS: Below____ Attached _X None___

Nal Src

SIGNATURE

4 October 2015

DATE

Entered on “STARS” Yes _X_No___