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Notice of New Sys of Records Identified as Oral History Program,NRC-25.Collection of Taped Interviews W/Nrc Members Will Facilitate Future Writing of NRC History
ML19241B024
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Issue date: 06/04/1979
From: Gossick L
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To:
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FRN-44FR14653, RULE-PR-9.5 NUDOCS 7907110564
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TSUblAbE LA N f C hI SI0t1 PRIVACY ACT 01 1974 tiew System of Records AGEf4CY:

U. S. fluclear Regulatory Comnission (f4RC)

AC T10:1: flotice of new system of records The fluclear Pegu atory Congaission has established a new system of l

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records identified as Oral History Program, flRC-25.

The purpose of the system is to develop a collection of taped interviews with flRC staff members, former agency personnel, and other individuals who have been involved in nuclear regulatory activities.

These interviews will be transcribed for use as a resource for the future writing of a history of nuclear regul:. tion.

They will provide an important tool for documentinc, ti.e role of the fluclear Regulatory Conmission, and a valuable resource for present and future researchers.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

This amendment to the tiRC flucices of Systems of Records becomes effective on ggL y 3 1979 FOR FURTHER IfiFORMATION CONTACT:

Ms. Betty L. Wagman. Privacy Act Officer, Pivision of Rules and Records, Office of Administration, U. S. fluclear Regulatory Connission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301)492-8133.

SUPPLEMENTARY lilFORMATIOTI:

The fluclear Regulatory Coanission published a notice of a proposed new system of records in the FEDERAL REGISTER on March 13, 1979 (44 FR 14653).

The nutice invited comments on the proposed new system of records identified as Oral History Program, NRC-25, by April 12, 1979.

No comments were received on the proposed new system of records.

312 215 The neu system is identified as the tiRC Oral History Program.

The Historian will conduct interviews, on a voluntary basis, with individuals knowledgeable about various aspects of the history of nuclear regulation.

The intarviews will 7907110 49.

. be recorded on magnetic tape, then transcribed to typescript for long-term retention and eventual use as background for a written history. The records will be accessible by name of the individuals interviewed.

Notice is hereby given that the Coanission has established the new system of records Oral History Program, NRC-25. The text of NRC-25 is identical with the text of the proposed NRC-25 published on March 13, 1979.

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as an: ended, the Energy Reorganiza-tion Act of 1974, as amended, and sections 552, 552a, and 553 of Title 5 of the United States Code, the following notice of NRC Systems of Records, Oral History Program, NRC-25, is published as a document subject to publication in the annual compilation of Privacy Act Documents.

Effective date:

This amendment to the NRC f otices of Systems of Records becomes effective on t "

Dated at Bethesda, Maryland this 4th day of June 1979 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

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Lee V. Gossick Executive Director for Operations 312 216

8 t;RC-a System name:

Oral l{istory Program - I;RC Systun I.o.:ation: Office of the Secretary of the Co:. mission, f;RC, 1/17 !! Street, IN, L'ashington, DC.

Categories of individuals covered by the system:

I;RC einployees, forr.er eu.ployees, and other individuals who volunteer to be interviewed for purposes of providing information for a history of the nuclear regulatory program.

Categories of records in the system:

Records consist of interviews on magnetic tape, and transcribed scripts of the interviews.

Authority for cuintenance of the system:

Energy Reorganization Act of 1914, fitle II, Sections 201 (a)(1) a.

and 201 (a)(2) b.

Section 141 b, Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as an ided, 42 tl.S.C.

21 f>1 b.

Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:

Information in these records may be used:

For incorporation in a future publicat. ion on the history of the a.

nuclear regulatory program; b.

To provide information to historians nd other researchers.

Policies and practices for storing, retrieving, accessing, retaining, and disposing of records in the system:

Storage:

liaintained on magnetic tape and typescripts.

Retrievability:

Information is accessed by the name of the interviewee.

Safeguards:

f*aintained in locked file cabinet.

Access to and use of these records are limited to those authorized by the Ilistorian or a designee.

Retention and disposal:

Typescripts are retained indefinitely.

Tapes are normally reta-ined until they are transcribed; some may be retained indefinitely.

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Systc:n unager(s) and, ddress; f;RC llistoriar Of fice of the Secretary U. S. fluclear egulatory Comnission 1.'ashington, DC 205S5 Record access procedure:

Same as " Notification procedure."

Contesting records procedures:

Same as "flotification procedure."

Record source categories:

Inforication'in this systein of records is obtained fro:n intervic..s granted on a voluntary basis to the Ilistorian and his/her staff.

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