ML24102A268

04-29-24 - Letter to the Honorable Mike Levin, Et Al., from Chair Hanson Responds to Letter Regarding Support for the Establishment of an Office of Public Engagement and Participation at the NRC

ML24102A268
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Issue date:	04/29/2024
From:	Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman
To:	Balint B, Butler L, Carbajal S, Garcia J, Gillibrand K, Huffman J, Kuster A, Levin M, Markey E, Matsui D, Mcgovern J, Nadler J, Porter K, Raskin J, Sanders B, Schakowsky J, Takano M, Tonko P, Welch P US HR (House of Representatives), US SEN (Senate)
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM ISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555 - 0001

April 29, 2024 CHAIR

The Honorable Mike Levin United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representative Levin:

On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), I am responding to your March 27, 2024, letter regarding establishment of a new office at the NRC dedicated to public outreach, engagement, and participation.

Consistent with the NRC 's Principles of Good Regulation, the NRC considers openness,

transparency, and public engagement as fundamental to implementation of its important safety and security mission. As you acknowledge in your letter, enhancing public participation benefits all stakeholders, and is particularly important in the context of engaging environmental justice communities. The Commission directed the staff to perform a systematic review of how the agency's programs, policies, and activities address environmental justice. The staff's resulting policy paper identified areas where consideration of environmental justice specifically and publ ic engagement broadly could be enhanced. Th is paper is currently before the Commission for its consideration. We appreciate the information you have provided in your letter and will take it into consideration in our deliberations on this matter.

If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact me or have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776.

Sincerely,

c.... __ p ______ -..

Christopher T. Hanson Identical letter sent to:

The Honorable Mike Levin The Honorable Doris Matsui United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Edward J. Markey The Honorable Jesus G. "Chuy" Garcia United States Senate United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20510 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Jared Huffman The Honorable Mark Takano United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Melanie Stansbury The Honorable Jamie Raskin United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Salud Carbajal The Honorable Peter Welch United States House of Representatives United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Jan Schakowsky The Honorable James P. McGovern United States House of Representatives United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Katie Porter The Honorable Kirsten Gillibrand United States House of Representatives United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Paul D. Tonko The Honorable Bernard Sanders United States House of Representatives United States Senate Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 2051 0

The Honorable Ann Mclane Kuster United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Laphonza Butler United States Senate Washington, DC 20510

The Honorable Becca Balint United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515

The Honorable Jerrold Nadler United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515