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6-4-08 determines that the standardized communications practices are not sufficient, they will develop a communications plan appropriate for the particular shipments in consultation with State, Tribal, and carrier representatives. It will identify roles and responsibilities for exchanging accurate information between the Department, its shipper, carriers, affected States, Tribes, and other Federal agencies, the media, and the public. The plan will identify points of contact and public spokespersons within DOE Headquarters program offices, participating DOE operations/area offices, and other participating Federal, State, and Tribal agencies. The designated DOE operations/area office will prepare campaign or shipment-specific public information materials, as necessary (i.e., fact sheets, briefing packages, news releases, and questions and answers) and coordinate those materials with the DOE Offices of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Affairs. The cognizant DOE program organization will coordinate the draft information materials, where appropriate, with the affected State and Tribal agencies. When finalized, the materials will be shared with State and Tribal agencies for their use and distribution. As requested, DOE will assist and support State and Tribal agencies in responding to information requests from elected officials and the media. As indicated in OCRWM's Strategic Plan for the Safe Transportation of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste to Yucca Mountain (November 18, 2003), OCRWM will develop and implement a communications plan with States, Tribes, local governments, industry and other parties participating in transportation planning. Interested parties will be asked to provide comments on a draft of the OCRWM Communications Plan. 2.7.2 Other Non-Classified Shipments Of Low-Level Waste, Mixed Low-Level Waste, And Other Radioactive Materials. In many instances, the general information available on programmatic web sites (see Attachment 4) may be sufficient. For some unique shipping activities, more detailed communications planning may be desired. The responsible DOE organization will decide whether to develop a communications plan. 2.7.3 Classified National Security Shipments. All inquiries regarding classified national security shipments should be directed to OST in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Requests for non-classified briefings on the conduct of classified shipments, including Naval spent fuel shipments, should be directed to the OST, which maintains a program to educate law enforcement and emergency response personnel about classified shipments.
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