[DOE LETTERHEAD]

April 9, 2002

The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

Consistent with the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for Defense Nuclear Facilities Board Recommendation 2000-2, Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems, I am forwarding an initial Phase II assessment report from the Rocky Flats Field Office. Initial Phase II reports from the remaining Environmental Management Sites will be forwarded as they are completed.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (202) 586-7709 or have your staff contact Mr. William Boyce at (202) 586-8856.

Sincerely,

Jessie Hill Roberson
Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management

Enclosure
Assessment of Fire Detection & Suppression System in Bldg. 371
Assessment of Confinement Ventilation System in Bldg. 371

cc w/o Enclosure:
B. Cook, EH-1
E. Blackwood, EH-24
M. Whitaker, S-3.1
M. Frei, EM-30
B. Mazurowski, RF
M. Karol, RF