This is to advise you that the Commission has not objected to the proposed development of detailed plans to implement the
strategies included in the FY 1998 NRC Excellence Plan and the activities planned to support ongoing efforts to enhance
NRC effectiveness and efficiency subject to the comments below. The detailed Excellence Plan should be submitted for
Commission review.
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clearly identify the role and value added by the Regulatory Effectiveness Organization in building on existing
initiatives. Any new responsibilities and roles for RES, AEOD, OI, and OE which are specifically focused on
enhancing NRC effectiveness and efficiency should be identified. |
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defer action on strategy 13, assessing the NRC culture, in view of the IG's initiative in this area. If, at the end of a
year, the results of the IG initiative do not dovetail with the staff's objectives, the staff may propose to the
Commission to proceed with its own study. |
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mount a more inclusive effort for the materials program. Specifically, the need for an improved program to assure
licensee control and accountability of radioactive devices and sealed sources should be included as a candidate in
strategy 5. |
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consider incorporating efficiency improvements in the agency-wide events assessment and review of operational
data function, and other outstanding candidate efficiency improvements discussed in SECY-95-154, in the
Regulatory Excellence Plan. |
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discuss how and when it will integrate the initiatives outlined in SECY-97-225 into the routine agency planning
process, and when the Commission can expect to "sunset" this effort as a separate management activity. |
The staff effort in this program should be closely monitored to ensure the projected efforts contained in SECY-97-225 are
not exceeded.
