[DOE LETTERHEAD]

June 25, 2002

The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The purpose of this letter is to provide a response to your letter of March 19, 2002, concerning work control and integrated safety management issues at Rocky Flats. Enclosed is a response prepared by the Rocky Flats Field Office and reviewed by my staff. The Rocky Flats Field Office will provide you a briefing on this issue at the end of the summer regarding the effectiveness of actions taken.

If you or your staff have any questions, please contact Paul Golan, Chief Operating Officer for Environmental Management, at (202) 586-7709 or Dr. Robert Goldsmith at (303) 966-7281.

Sincerely,

Jessie Hill Roberson
Assistant Secretary for
Environmental Management

Enclosure