July 10, 2002

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

Dear Mr. Chairman:

I am pleased to forward you the workshop summary report from the Department’s 2002 Facility Representatives Workshop held on May 29-31, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This report includes the workshop agenda and attendees, the text of the keynote address by Roy Schepens, a summary of achievements for all nominees for the 2001 Facility Representative of the Year award, feedback from small group discussions at the workshop, survey results, and reference information. The workshop met its objectives of sharing lessons learned and promoting growth of the Facility Representative community.

The number of Facility Representatives able to attend the annual workshop has now increased three years in a row, with 72 Facility Representatives attending this year’s workshop. This is indicative of continued strong support from DOE field office managers, both in providing the opportunity for Facility Representatives to participate as well as in participating themselves in the workshop. In addition, both Secretary Abraham and Assistant Secretary Cook provided videotaped remarks for this year’s workshop.

We sincerely appreciate the abiding support from the Board for this program, a centerpiece of the Department’s efforts to improve the technical capabilities of the Federal workforce. The Board’s representatives made a positive contribution to this year’s workshop.

If you have any questions, please contact me or have members of your staff contact Mr. John D. Evans, Program Manager of the DOE Facility Representative Program, at (202) 586-3685.

Sincerely,

Enclosure