9868 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 35 / Wednesday, February 22, 1995 / Notices

received in that office on or before

March 24, 1995. Copies of these

petitions are available for inspection at

that address.

Dated: February 10, 1995.

Patricia W. Silvey,

Director, Office of Standards, Regulations and

Variances.

[FR Doc. 95–4228 Filed 2–21–95; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Use of Alternative Means of Dispute

Resolution; Policy Statement

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of policy statement.

SUMMARY: The National Science

Foundation (the ‘‘Foundation’’) has

developed a policy to address the use of

alternative means of dispute resolution

(ADR) within its administrative

programs, as required by the

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act,

Public Law No. 101–552.

EFFECTIVE DATE: This policy statement is

effective on February 22, 1995. Because

it is a general statement of policy and

addresses internal agency procedures

and practices, no prior notice or

opportunity for public comment is

required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lawrence Rudolph, Acting General

Counsel and National Science

Foundation Dispute Resolution

Specialist, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Room 1265, Arlington, Virginia 22230,

(703) 306–1060.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On

November 15, 1990, Congress enacted

the Administrative Dispute Resolution

Act (Public Law No. 101–552). The Act

requires agencies to designate a senior

official as its dispute resolution

specialist and to adopt a policy

addressing use of ADR in connection

with an agency’s administrative

programs. Although the Act authorizes

and encourages agencies to use ADR

techniques as an alternative to

traditional dispute resolution

mechanisms, use of ADR is subject to

agency discretion.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

This policy statement contains no

information collection requirements and

therefore is not subject to the

requirements of the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et. seq.)

Foundation Policy on ADR

The Foundation encourages the use of

alternative methods of dispute

resolution within its administrative

programs. These methods, which

include settlement negotiations,

conciliation, facilitation, mediation,

fact-finding, mini-trials and arbitration,

provide alternatives to traditional

adversarial proceedings. ADR

techniques should be implemented in a

way that will reduce costs and delays

associated with adjudication, improve

employee and constituent relations, and

improve the efficiency and effectiveness

of programs.

An ADR Task Force reviewed the

types of disputes arising at NSF and the

Foundation’s procedures for resolving

them. The Task Force concluded that

existing informal mechanisms for

resolving disputes between NSF and

grantees are effective and consistent

with ADR processes. However, the Task

Force did identify one type of dispute

which could benefit from the use of

ADR techniques—employee

discrimination complaints related to

equal employment opportunity. As a

result, NSF will implement a voluntary

mediation program for resolution of

employment discrimination complaints

filed by NSF employees, and will either

train Foundation employees to mediate

such disputes or rely on an intergovernmental pool of mediators. The

Foundation will make every effort to

ensure the confidentiality of

information provided to all participants

in an ADR proceeding, consistent with

applicable laws and regulations.

As circumstances change or new

types of disputes arise, the Foundation

will consider further use of ADR

techniques. The Foundation encourages

senior management officials to discuss

other situations where ADR may be

appropriate with NSF’s Deputy General

Counsel, who serves as the Foundation’s

Dispute Resolution Specialist.

Dated: February 14, 1995.

Lawrence Rudolph,

Acting General Counsel and Agency Dispute

Resolution Specialist.

[FR Doc. 95–4221 Filed 2–21–95; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

March 8, 1995, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

matters the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows: Wednesday, March

8, 1995—9:00 a.m.–12 noon.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. Also, it will discuss status of

the appointment of members to the

ACRS. The purpose of this meeting is to

gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and to formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, whether the

meeting has been cancelled or

rescheduled, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements, and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EST). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual on the working day

prior to the meeting to be advised of any

changes in schedule, etc., that may have

occurred.

Dated: February 13, 1995.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

[FR Doc. 95–4262 Filed 2–21–95; 8:45 am]

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Regulatory Guide; Extension of

Comment Period

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has extended the public comment

period on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–

0005, ‘‘Applications for Licenses of

Broad Scope,’’ until March 31, 1995, to