ML20002B230
| ML20002B230 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Issue date: | 11/20/1980 |
| From: | Ahearne J NRC COMMISSION (OCM) |
| To: | Watson J PRESIDENT OF U.S. & EXECUTIVE OFFICES |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8012110148 | |
| Download: ML20002B230 (4) | |
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Dear Mr. Watson:
Your memorandum for Cabinet and agency heads regarding "An Orderly Transition of the Presidency", dated November 10, 1980, requested a biweekly report on transition activities at NRC.
As of this date, we have been contacted by the members of the Transition Team who will interface with this agency.
Office space has been arranged for their use and briefing material is in the process of preparation.
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WA S H I N G TO N I O IBU November 10, 1980 MEMORANDUM FOR CABINET AND AGENCY HEADS FROM:
JACK WATSON
SUBJECT:
An Order y ransition of the Presidency v
The purpose of this memorandum is to confirm and clarify the President's instructions given last week regarding the transiticn.
The Plesidential' Transition Act of 1963 is intended to facilitate
"... the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a President and the inauguration of a new President...." The Act states:
"The national interest requires that such transitions in the office of the President be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the faithful execution of the laws and in the conduct of the affairs of the Federal l
Government, both domestic and foreign."
As you knew, the President has asked me to serve as overall coor-l dinator of the transition effort on his behalf. Al Mcdonald, White House Staff Director, will be working closely with me on the transition, as will Harrison We11 ford, Executive Director of OMB. As soon as Governor Reagan officially designates his transi-tion representative (s) for your agency, I will transmit those
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names to you. I am planning to meet with Governor Reagan's director of the transition, Ed Meese, on Wednesday, November 12th, and shculd receive the names at that time.
The transition briefing materials you are preparing should be con-l cise and contain infornation that will be of immediate usefulness to the incoming officials. It would not be fruitful, in my opinion, l
to innundate Governor Reagan's people with excessive detail or with
- nsolicited advice and tecommendations. Our guideline is rimply to be helpful and forthco=ing in every way possible, without burying j
t the new people under mountains of briefing books and paper.
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l Although the exact form and content of the transition briefing naterials will be determined by esch egency, those materials should cover the subjects set forth ir the attachment to this menorandun.
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The President and his Administration are, of course, fully re-sponsible for the exercise of all governmental responsibilities
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until the President-elect assumes office on January 20, 1981.
As the Presidential Transition Act states, one of our primary goals is to " minimize any disruption which could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the United States and its people."
l Please submit to my office a brief progress report on your transition efforts on November 15, 1980, and each two weeks thereafter.
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Attachment Subjects for Transition Materials 1.
Agency missions, programs, and statutory authorities.'
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Basic organization and functions.
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Budgetary and financial information.
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Personnel policies and administration -- nature and tenure of appointment to major positions, conflict of interest, compensation and benefits, supporting services.
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Key senior career personnel.
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Significant interagency relationships.
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Significant intergovernmental relationships.
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Budget and appropriation processes.
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Legislative processes, including legislative clearance requirements.
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Issues and priorities, with emphasis on matters requiring immediate decision and those requiring action during the first quarter of 1981.
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