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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72873-72874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28959]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Availability of 2014-2018 Draft Strategic Plan and Request for 
Public Comment

AGENCY: Department of Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of availability of DOE's Draft Strategic Plan and 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy (DOE) invites the public to comment 
on the draft DOE 2014-2018 Strategic Plan. The Government Performance 
and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of 2010 requires that federal 
agencies revise and update their strategic plan at least every four 
years and, in doing so, solicit the views of interested members of the 
public during this process.

DATES: Submit comments on or before noon, December 17, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Electronic mail comments may be submitted to: 
strategicplan@hq.doe.gov. Please include ``DOE Strategic Plan'' in the 
subject line. Please put the full body of your comments in the text of 
the electronic message and as an attachment. Please include your name, 
title, organization, postal address, telephone number, and email 
address in the text of the message.
    Comments may also be submitted by surface mail to: Department of 
Energy, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 1000 Independence Ave. 
SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    Respondents are encouraged to submit comments electronically to 
ensure timely receipt.
    The draft DOE 2014-2018 Strategic Plan can be accessed at http://energy.gov/about-us/budget-performance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Johns, DOE Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer, at (202) 586-4180, or email 
christopher.johns@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The DOE was established in October 1977. The 
DOE is responsible for advancing the energy, environmental, and nuclear 
security of the United States; promoting scientific and technological 
innovation in support of that mission; sponsoring basic research in the 
physical sciences;

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and ensuring the environmental cleanup of the nation's nuclear weapons 
complex. The workforce is comprised of approximately 14,000 federal 
employees and over 90,000 contractor employees at the 17 national 
laboratories that provide world-class scientific, technological, and 
engineering capabilities to support the DOE science, energy, and 
national security missions.
    Since taking office, President Obama and DOE Secretary Moniz have 
articulated clear goals for DOE in the areas of energy, science, 
national security, environmental clean-up, and management. The 
Department's first strategic goal, for energy and science, is to 
advance foundational science, innovate energy technologies, and inform 
data driven policies that enhance U.S. economic growth and job 
creation, energy security, and environmental quality, with emphasis on 
implementation of the President's Climate Action Plan to mitigate the 
risks of and enhance resilience against climate change. DOE's strategic 
goal for national security is to enhance national security by 
maintaining and modernizing the nuclear deterrent, reducing global 
nuclear and cyber security threats, providing for nuclear propulsion, 
and stewarding key science, technology, and engineering capabilities 
and supporting infrastructure. The Department's strategic goal for 
management and performance is to position the Department of Energy to 
meet the challenges of the 21st century and the nation's Cold War 
legacy responsibilities by improving the effectiveness, efficiency and 
responsiveness of Departmental management and operations, enhanced 
stewardship of environmental management and legacy issues, 
modernization of Departmental facilities and infrastructure and more 
efficient and responsive mission support.
    The strategy behind these goals is explained in the draft DOE 
Strategic Plan. The plan outlines how the DOE will focus its world 
leading science and research and development programs on the nation's 
most pressing energy and security challenges. It is important to note 
that the draft strategic plan is not a national energy plan, since that 
is an inherently multi-agency effort.
    The draft DOE Strategic Plan outlines the strategies the DOE 
intends to employ for best utilizing these resources. Once completed, 
the DOE Strategic Plan shall be a matter of public record and will be 
published on the DOE Web site at http://energy.gov/about-us/budget-performance.
    While comments are invited on all aspects of the DOE Strategic 
Plan, DOE is particularly interested in: (a) Whether the plan is easy 
to read and understand; (b) whether the plan is complete, sufficiently 
covering topics of interest to the public; and (c) ways to enhance the 
quality of the information in the plan.

Public Participation Policy

    It is the policy of the Department to ensure that public 
participation is an integral and effective part of DOE activities, and 
that decisions are made with the benefit of significant public 
perspectives.
    The Department recognizes the many benefits to be derived from 
public participation for both stakeholders and DOE. Public 
participation provides a means for DOE to gather a diverse collection 
of opinions, perspectives, and values from the broadest spectrum of the 
public, enabling the Department to make more informed decisions. Public 
participation benefits stakeholders by creating an opportunity to 
provide input on decisions that affect their communities and our 
nation.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 27, 2013.
Alison L. Doone,
Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-28959 Filed 12-3-13; 8:45 am]
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