ML19340D240

Informs That Transition Team Should Be Provided W/Info in Same Manner as Executive Branch

ML19340D240
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Issue date:	11/26/1980
From:	Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Bickwit L, Chilk S, Hanrahan E NRC OFFICE OF POLICY EVALUATIONS (OPE), NRC OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL (OGC), NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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CHAIRMAN MEMORANDUM FOR:

Leonard Bickwit, Jr., General Counsel Samuel J. Chilk, SECY Edward J. Hanrahan, Director, OPE '

James J. Cummings, Director, DIA Joseph J.,Fouchard, Director, OPA Carlton C. Kammerer, Director, OCA

'Raymond F. Fraley, Exegutive Director, ACRS

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William J. Dircks Exeputive D.irector for Operations FROM:

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SUBJECT:

TRANSMISSION OF 0PNATIONTOTHEREAGANTRANSITION TEAM The Commission has announced its polici concerning the transmission of infoma-tion to the Reagan Transition Team in a memorandum dated November'26,1980.

In aeneral the Commission has detemined that the transition team should be hrovided with infomation in the same manner that the Exscutive Branch would be. given infomation.

Famer Commissioner Richard T. Kennedy, the head of the transition team for NRC, has been asked to place all requests for information and documents with Mr. Dircks.

Mr. Dircks will then request the appropriate infomation from the pertinent NRC officials and be responsible for transmitting internal NRC docu-ments to the transition team.

In detemining whether specific infomation should be given to the transition team under the Commission's policy, please use the following guidelines:

1.

Provide information on the status of all matters pending before the NRC, including adjudicatory and rulemaking proceedings, investigations, staff projects,etc.

2.

If documents are requested which are to be the subject of an open Com-mission discussion session, or. are the kind of documents which typically

' are discussed in open session, absent unusual circumstances the. document should be given to -the transition team and made public at the same time.

(This is a change from existing practice where such documents are not made available in advance of the Commission meeting.)

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If a document will-be the subject of'a closed Commission meeting, is the type of document that is not normally released until after the Commission iM m oocgcc

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has made its-decision or, becaus'e of its nature, is not intended for.

1 public distribution, Commission guidance should be soucht on whether'the

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document should be given to the transition team.

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privacy, adjudicatory information, or sensitive advice, opinions or g

recommendations.

The Office of Management and Budget has directed the NRC not to provide p

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any Fiscal Year 1982 budget information to the transition team, i.

When additional Commission guidance is required as provided above.; Jim Fitzgerald in OGC should be contacted.

He will be responsible for consulting the Com-missioners and communicating the Commission's position to you and the transi-tion team.

. Commissioner Gilinsky cc:

Commissioner Hendrie Commissioner Bradford O

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