to incorporate the case law of the last eight years, to rewrite its provisions in succinct, simple English, and to more accurately reflect the current nature of Board proceedings.

2. The Solution

The Commission should issue a policy statement addressing the subjects of contentions and hearing management within the next 30 to 60 days.

The Commission should direct the Chairman, ASLBP, to review Part 2 and submit a complete revision within 90 days for circulation throughout the Commission. The revised Part 2 should be published for comment within 45 days after inter circulation.

V. SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDATIONS

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel recommends that the Commission take the following steps to alleviate problems in the management of licensing proceedings:

1. Obtain an exemption from the freeze for: (a) the three full-time and two part-time Administrative Judges recently appointed; and (b) four part-time technical vacancies;

2. Issue a statement of policy furnishing guidance to the Boards in the hearing and management of licensing cases (a proposed draft is attached);

3. Direct the Panel to review Part 2 and submit a complete revision within 90 days for circulation throughout the Commission with

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publication of the proposed revisions scheduled for 30 to 60
days thereafter;

4. Increase the authorized personnel ceiling of the Panel by nine: two full-time Administrative Judges (legal); four full-time law clerks (two-year appointments); and three legal secretaries;

5. Increase the ASLBP budget for travel and training by $40,000.00
: to $220,000.00 per year for the cost of hearing travel and annual
training of Board Members at the National Judicial College; and

6. Direct the ASLBP Chairman to seek authorization from the Office of Administrative Law Judges in OPM to: (1) qualify existing Panel Members as ALJs, and (2) obtain authority to use prior Panel

Members not ALJs in other agencies, as needed.

ASLBP Case Schedule, Calendar 1981, 1982, 1983