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* * * mission must change from one based

on Federally supported construction to one

based on effective and environmentally

sensitive resource management.

Based upon that conclusion and further

introspection over the next 4 years,

Reclamation adopted a new mission

statement in 1992—a mission statement

which will lead us into our second

century of service to the Nation.

In 1993, Reclamation’s ‘‘Blueprint for

Reform’’ solidified this change in

mission by establishing contemporary

program priorities, functional

realignments, and streamlined operating

processes throughout Reclamation.

Specifically, the ‘‘Blueprint for Reform’’

called for the delegation of decisionmaking authority to the lowest practical

organizational level, reductions in

organizational layering and the number

of supervisory personnel, streamlining

regulations, and revision of program and

budget execution processes to reflect the

current mission and programs.

Collectively, the implementation of

these changes would enable

Reclamation to become a more efficient

and effective agency, that is more

responsive to its modern mission and its

customers.

Strategic Planning Process

The Strategic Plan has been

developed around a framework of

Reclamation’s three essential mission

objectives, desired long-term outcomes,

and 5-year strategic goals linked to more

tactical strategies to guide the agency in

attaining mission objectives. These

strategies will enable Reclamation to

implement measurable and

demonstrable annual program

performance goals. Accomplishments

will be measured through the use of 5-

year strategic goals and strategies as

program measures. Both the 5-year

strategic goals and the annual goals will

be described in the annual plans. With

sufficient resources and the ability to

effectively deal with factors beyond the

agency’s control, the annual goals will

be accomplished leading ultimately to

the achievement of the progressive

levels of 5-year, outcome, and mission

goals set forth in the Strategic Plan.

In forthcoming annual plans,

Reclamation’s performance indicators

will be used for assessing the results of

program activities. They will help

Reclamation determine whether it has

met its objectives and achieved desired

results. Measures may be expressed in

the form of outputs—the more

traditional quantitative and qualitative

ways of describing work products—or

they may be in the form of outcomes—

measures designed to show a program’s

achievements in light of intended

results.

In addition to objective, tangible

measures of Reclamation-wide

performance, the agency will report on

selected activities that demonstrate

progress. Because much of the on-theground mission is focused on managing

a finite but highly variable water supply

across the 17 western states,

Reclamation must consider individual

situations as well as the overall picture

to understand how well it is managing

a finite water supply among competing

demands, multiple project purposes,

and national and international policies

and priorities.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Bureau of

Reclamation is to manage, develop, and

protect water and related resources in

an environmentally and economically

sound manner in the interest of the

American public.

Mission Goals and Strategies

Mission Objective I—Manage, Develop,

and Protect Water and Related

Resources

Strategy 1—Manage Water and Related

Resources

Strategy 2—Facilities Operation

Strategy 3—Facilities Maintenance and

Rehabilitation

Strategy 4—Dam Safety

Strategy 5—Efficient Use of Water

(Conserve Water)

Strategy 6—Water Quality

Strategy 7—Complete Projects Under

Construction

Strategy 8—Indian Water and Related

Resources Management

Strategy 9—Fulfill Obligations to Indian

Tribes

Strategy 10—Research and Technology

Development

Mission Objective II: Protect the

Environment

Strategy 11—Fish and Wildlife

Strategy 12—Enhance Recreational

Opportunities

Strategy 13—Federal Land Interests

Mission Objective III: Improve our

Business Practices and Increase

Productivity of our Employees

Strategy 14—Use Common Sense

Business Approaches

Strategy 15—Implement Programmatic

Budgeting and Accountability

Strategy 16—Recover Federal

Investments

Strategy 17—Diverse, Skilled Workforce

Excellence

Strategy 18—Improve Customer Service

Electronic Access

The Bureau of Reclamation draft

Strategic Plan may be reviewed in its

entirety on the World Wide Web at

www.usbr.gov/Events/publicinvolve.html.

Dated: April 14, 1997.

Karen Pedone,

GPRA Program Manager.

[FR Doc. 97–9977 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Reclamation

Bay-Delta Advisory Council’s

Ecosystem Roundtable Meeting

AGENCY: Bureau of Reclamation,

Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s (BDAC) Ecosystem

Roundtable will meet to discuss several

issues including: project selection

criteria, output from the technical

teams, development of the annual

workplan, public outreach and funding

coordination. This meeting is open to

the public. Interested persons may make

oral statements to the Ecosystem

Roundtable or may file written

statements for consideration.

DATES: The Bay-Delta Advisory

Council’s Ecosystem Roundtable

meeting will be held from 1:00 a.m. to

4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30,

1997.

ADDRESS: The Ecosystem Roundtable

will meet in Room 1131, Resources

Building, 1416 Ninth Street,

Sacramento, CA.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Cindy Darling, CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, at (916) 657–2666. If

reasonable accommodation is needed

due to a disability, please contact the

Equal Employment Opportunity Office

at (916) 653–6952 or TDD (916) 653–

6934 at least one week prior to the

meeting.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The San

Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin

Delta Estuary (Bay-Delta system) is a

critically important part of California’s

natural environment and economy. In

recognition of the serious problems

facing the region and the complex

resource management decisions that

must be made, the state of California

and the Federal government are working

together to stabilize, protect, restore,

and enhance the Bay-Delta system. The

State and Federal agencies with

management and regulatory
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responsibilities in the Bay-Delta system

are working together as CALFED to

provide policy direction and oversight

for the process.

One area of Bay-Delta management

includes the establishment of a joint

State-Federal process to develop longterm solutions to problems in the BayDelta system related to fish and wildlife,

water supply reliability, natural

disasters, and water quality. The intent

is to develop a comprehensive and

balanced plan which addresses all of the

resource problems. This effort, the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program (Program),

is being carried out under the policy

direction of CALFED. The CALFED BayDelta Program is exploring and

developing a long-term solution for a

cooperative planning process that will

determine the most appropriate strategy

and actions necessary to improve water

quality, restore health to the Bay-Delta

ecosystem, provide for a variety of

beneficial uses, and minimize Bay-Delta

system vulnerability. A group of citizen

advisors representing California’s

agricultural, environmental, urban,

business, fishing, and other interests

who have a stake in finding long term

solutions for the problems affecting the

Bay-Delta system has been chartered

under the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (FACA) as the Bay-Delta Advisory

Council (BDAC) to advise CALFED on

the program mission, problems to be

addressed, and objectives for the

CALFED Bay-Delta Program. BDAC

provides a forum to help ensure public

participation, will review reports and

other materials prepared by CALFED

staff. BDAC has established a

subcommittee called the Ecosystem

Roundtable to provide input on annual

workplans to implement ecosystem

restoration projects and programs.

Minutes of the meeting will be

maintained by the CALFED Bay-Delta

Program, Suite 1155, 1416 Ninth Street,

Sacramento, CA 95814, and will be

available for public inspection during

regular business hours, Monday through

Friday within 30 days following the

meeting.

Dated: April 9, 1997.

Kirk Rodgers,

Acting Regional Director, Mid-Pacific Region.

[FR Doc. 97–9901 Filed 4–16–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–94–M

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Occupational Safety and Health

Administration

Susan Harwood Training Grant

Program

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), Labor.

ACTION: Notice of availability of funds

and request for grant applications.

SUMMARY: The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration (OSHA) awards

funds to nonprofit organizations to

conduct safety and health training and

education in the workplace. Its grant

program, formerly called the Targeted

Training Program, has been renamed the

Susan Harwood Training Grant

Program. This notice announces grant

availability for training in safety and

health programs for small businesses,

ergonomics, scaffolding, and workplace

violence. The notice describes the scope

of the grant program and provides

information about how to get detailed

grant application instructions.

Applications should not be submitted

without the applicant first obtaining the

detailed grant application instructions

mentioned later in the notice.

Authority for this program may be

found in section 21(c) of the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970 (29 U.S.C. 670).

DATES: Applications must be received

by June 13, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Grant applications may be

submitted to the OSHA Office of

Training and Education, Division of

Training and Educational Programs,

1555 Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois

60018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald Mouw, Chief, Division of

Training and Educational Programs, or

Helen Beall, Training Specialist, OSHA

Office of Training and Education, 1555

Times Drive, Des Plaines, Illinois 60018,

telephone (847) 297–4810, e-mail

helen.beall@oti.osha.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

program previously known as the

Targeted Training Program is being

renamed the Susan Harwood Training

Grant Program in memory of Susan

Harwood, an OSHA employee who died

in 1996. Ms. Harwood, who had a Ph.D.

in microbiology and immunology, was

an outstanding figure in the world of

workplace safety and health. She was a

dedicated OSHA employee from 1979

until her death. She spent her last eight

years as Director of the Office of Risk

Assessment in the Directorate of Health

Standards Programs. Ms. Harwood’s

leadership role in developing standards

to protect the health of workers resulted

in the implementation of many

requirements that significantly reduced

occupational diseases in the workplace.

Among others, she was responsible for

developing the standards for bloodborne

pathogens, cotton dust, benzene,

formaldehyde, asbestos and lead in

construction, and the guidelines for

tuberculosis, all of which have had

lasting impact on the health of workers.

The Susan Harwood Training Grant

Program commemorates her exceptional

services to occupational health.

What is the Purpose of the Program?

Susan Harwood Training Grants

provide funds to train workers and

employers to recognize, avoid, and

prevent safety and health hazards in

their workplaces. The program

emphasizes three areas.

• Educating workers and employers

in small businesses. A small business

has 250 or fewer workers.

• Training workers and employers

about new OSHA standards.

• Training workers and employers

about high risk activities identified by

OSHA or as part of an OSHA special

emphasis program.

Grantees are expected to develop

training and/or educational programs

that address one of the targets named by

OSHA (see below), recruit workers and

employers for the training, and conduct

the training. Grantees will also be

expected to follow-up with people who

have been trained to find out what, if

any, changes were made to reduce

hazards in their workplaces as a result

of the training.

What are the Training Topics this Year?

The purpose of this notice is to

announce that funds are available for

grants. Each grant application must

address one of the following target

areas.

1. Safety and health programs for

small businesses. OSHA is interested

not only in training small businesses

about safety and health, but in assisting

them to implement safety and health

programs. Applications addressing this

target should include provisions for

following up with trainees to help them

put what they have learned to use in

their workplaces. A small business is a

firm with 250 or fewer employees.

2. Ergonomics. This training should

be designed to inform workers and

employers about ergonomic hazards,

how to recognize them, and how to

abate them.

3. Scaffolding. Applications for this

topic should provide training in the

hazards of scaffolding on construction

sites and how to abate them. Training