[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 10, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 10CFR1.35] [Page 12-13] TITLE 10--ENERGY CHAPTER I--NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PART 1_STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents Subpart B_Headquarters Sec. 1.35 Office of the Chief Information Officer. The Office of the Chief Information Officer-- (a) Plans, directs, and oversees the NRC's information resources, including technology infrastructure and delivery of information management services, to meet the mission and goals of the agency; (b) Provides principal advice to the Chairman to ensure that information technology (IT) is acquired and information resources across the agency are managed in a manner consistent with Federal information resources management (IRM) laws and regulations; (c) Assists senior management in recognizing where information technology can add value while improving NRC operations and service delivery; (d) Directs the implementation of a sound and integrated IT architecture to achieve NRC's strategic and IRM goals; (e) Monitors and evaluates the performance of information technology and information management programs based on applicable performance measures and assesses the adequacy of IRM skills of the agency; (f) Provides guidance and oversight for the selection, control and evaluation of information technology investments; and (g) Provides oversight and quality assurance for the design and operation of the Licensing Support System (LSS) services and for the completeness and integrity of the LSS database, ensures that the LSS meets the requirements of 10 CFR part 2, subpart J, concerning the use of the LSS in the Commission's high-level waste licensing proceedings, [[Page 13]] and provides technical oversight of DOE in the design, development, and operation of the LSS. [63 FR 15741, Apr. 1, 1998. Redesignated at 67 FR 67097, Nov. 4, 2002]