Task Plan
Number/Title

DOE Lead Staff

Last Update

Comment

Status/ New No. After 7/27/00

GP-1, Section 180(c) Coordination (begun 1/96)

C. Macaluso

7/98

DOE published a Revised Proposed Policy and Procedures in April 1998; no final policy will be issued until a definitive date for NWPA shipments is determined, based on site suitability or other legislative direction. To the extent that any issues related to Section 180(c) arise in TEC meetings, they are being discussed in the context of the consolidated grant topic group which is covered by another task plan.

Closed

GP-9, TEC Work Plan 
(begun 3/92)

J. Holm

7/99

Updating, maintenance and revamping of the Work Plan is an integral part of the TEC process itself and is not by itself a substantive DOE issue requiring a task plan.

Closed

GP-10, TEPP Technical Assistance Program Plan (begun 1/97)

Kelkenberg (T. Mustin)

7/98

Final goal listed, to revise TEPP planning products based on results of pilots and exercises, was accomplished in 1/99. Ongoing work on training is being accomplished through the training and medical issues topic group which is governed by another task plan.

Closed

GP-11, Tribal Issues Topic Group 
(begun 1/98)

J. Holm

1/00

Topic group is active and coordinating activities among members to ensure adequate representation of tribal perspectives on other topic groups.

New number is 1

TO-3, Tribal Pre-notification Policy 
(begun 3/92)

E. Turner

6/99

At meeting in February 2000, NRC announced issuance of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to address issue of advance notification to tribes under federal regulation, as is required for states, prior to shipment of certain radioactive materials. Given the ANPRM has been issued and NRC is moving toward resolution of this issue, no further action by TEC is required.

Closed

TO-16, CVSA Inspections (begun 3/92)

E. Turner, J. Holm

7/99

All activities contemplated in the task plan are essentially complete; CVSA participates in TEC and keeps participants informed of developments. Task plan no longer required. According to updates, should have been closed 7/99.

Closed

TO-19, Tribal Authority over Rail Inspection (begun 7/93)

S. Hamp

1/99

FRA’s Office of General Counsel has issued a legal memorandum addressing this issue. TEC members will be briefed on this memorandum at the July 2000 meeting. No further action by TEC is required.

Closed

TR-5, Medical Training Issues Topic Group (begun 1/98)

J. Cruickshank

7/99

As of 2/00, this topic group has been merged with the Training Topic Group which is governed by a separate task plan.

Closed

PI-8, General Information Products
(begun 12/96)

J. Holm

1/99

Task plan should be closed out; work of reviewing documents has been taken up by the communications topic group and/or the TEC at large. According to updates, should have been closed in 1/99.

Closed

PI-9, Strategic Communications Planning 
(begun 4/98)

P. Armijo

M. Crosland

7/99

Task plan governs activities of the communications topic group, which is currently active. Issues include development of risk communication bibliography; EIS transportation question-and-answer research, and development of a transportation communications lessons learned report.

New 
Number is 2

Protocols Topic Group (no number assigned)

M. Williams

7/00

DOE Transportation Protocols Topic Group was established in 1999 to review draft protocols as they are developed. Final review and completion of the protocols is expected by January 2001.

New number is 3

Consolidated Grant Topic Group (no number assigned)

J. Holm

7/00

Topic group first met in February 2000 in Las Vegas, NV; depending on direction from the Secretary of Energy, involvement of the topic group in development of a consolidated grant could be considerable. Dissolution date TBD.

New Number is 4

Training and Medical Issues Topic Group (no number assigned)

E. McNeil

7/00

New Number is 5