Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 230 / Monday, December 1, 1997 / Notices 63567

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Nuclear Regulatory Commission and

Department of Energy; Public Meeting

on NRC Regulatory Oversight of DOE

Facilities

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) and the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) will hold a

public meeting on Thursday, December

11, 1997, in Oakland, California, to

address issues related to the recently

established pilot program for NRC’s

external regulation of certain DOE

facilities.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Department of Energy and the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission will hold a joint

public meeting to provide information

on this pilot project on Thursday,

December 11, 1997, at 7:00 P.M. in

Room N1–7 in the North Tower of the

Oakland Federal Building, 1301 Clay

Street, Oakland, California.

In June 1997, DOE and NRC agreed to

pursue NRC external regulation of

certain DOE facilities on a pilot program

basis. A pilot program of NRC simulated

regulation has been established to

collect information on the desirability of

NRC oversight and on whether to seek

legislation to authorize such oversight.

The DOE and the NRC expect to

evaluate six to ten DOE facilities over

the next two years under the pilot

program. The Ernest O. Lawrence

Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL)

has been chosen as one of the pilot sites.

The major areas of discussion at this

meeting will be:

• The overall pilot program and

background information.

• The LBNL Work Plan.

• Major issues affecting NRC

oversight (generic and site-specific).

One of the main purposes of the

meeting is to describe the process

through which stakeholders may

participate in the pilot program.

Stakeholders will be invited to ask

questions and submit comments

relevant to the objectives of the pilot

program and the process by which those

objectives are proposed to be addressed

at the Berkeley Laboratory. Issues raised

by stakeholders will be addressed in the

final report following the pilot

evaluation at Berkeley. If you plan to

attend this meeting, or if you cannot

attend but would like to bring an issue

to our attention, please contact Ms.

Carol Powell at 510/637–1814.

Since 1994, the Department of Energy

(DOE) has been considering whether

there are advantages to be gained from

external regulation of existing DOE

facilities. Two advisory groups

recommended that the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC) be

considered as the external regulator of

nuclear and radiological safety at DOE

sites. External regulation by the NRC

may improve the efficiency and

effectiveness of DOE’s radiological

safety programs. DOE facilities would be

regulated consistent with other facilities

of the same type engaged in similar

activities, and the NRC could maintain

complete independence because it has

no responsibility for operating the

facilities.

A number of background documents

pertaining to the issue of NRC oversight

of DOE facilities are available or will be

made available prior to the meeting.

These include:

• A Memorandum of Understanding

between NRC and DOE, dated

November 21, 1997.

• An NRC Commission Paper

entitled, ‘‘Status Report of the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission Task Force On

Oversight of the Department of Energy,

In Response to COMSECY–96–053–DSI

2 (SECY–97–206) dated September 12,

1997.

• NRC Staff Requirements

Memorandum: COMSECY–96–053,

‘‘Oversight of the Department of Energy

(DSI 2),’’ dated March 28, 1997.

• NRC Direction Setting Issue Paper

‘‘Oversight of the Department of

Energy’’ (DSI 2) dated September 16,

1996.

• Report of the DOE Working Group

on External Regulation, dated December

1996.

• Report of the DOE Advisory

Committee on External Regulation of

DOE Nuclear Safety, dated December

1995.

You may obtain copies of these

documents by contacting Carol Powell

at the Department of Energy, telephone

number 510–637–1814, or from the joint

DOE/NRC Web Site at http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/NMSS/

doepilot.html. As additional documents

are completed they will be added to the

web site.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24 day

of November, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Carl J. Paperiello,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–31422 Filed 11–28–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Budget Analysis Branch;

Sequestration Final Report

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget—Budget Analysis Branch.

ACTION: Notice of transmittal of Final

Sequestration Report to the President

and Congress.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 254(b) of

the Balanced Budget and Emergency

Control Act of 1985, as amended, the

Office of Management and Budget

hereby reports that it has submitted its

Final Sequestration Report to the

President, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the President of

the Senate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alicia Kolaian, Budget Analysis

Branch—202/395–4575.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

Sarah B. Richardson,

Public Information Officer, Office of

Management and Budget.

[FR Doc. 97–31458 Filed 11–26–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE

BOARD OF GOVERNORS

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIMES AND DATES: 1:00 p.m., Monday,

December 8, 1997; 8:30 a.m., Tuesday,

December 9, 1997.

PLACE: Costa Mesa, California, at the

Westin South Coast Plaza Hotel, 686

Anton Boulevard, in the Santa Ana

Room.

STATUS: December 8 (Closed); December

9 (Open).

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Monday, December 8—1:00 p.m.

(Closed)

1. Audit Committee Report and Review

of Year-End Financial Statements.

2. Strategic Outsourcing.

3. A Strategic Alliance Program.

Tuesday, December 9—8:30 a.m. (Open)

1. Minutes of the Previous Meeting,

November 3–4, 1997.

2. Remarks of the Postmaster General/

Chief Executive Officer.

3. Semiannual Report to Congress on

Summary of Investigative Activities

[Actions Under 39 U.S.C. 3005 and

3007].

4. Fiscal Year 1997 Audited Financial

Statements.

5. Fiscal Year 1997 Annual Report of the

Postmaster General.