[DS LETTERHEAD]
December 27, 2005
The Honorable A.
J. Eggenberger
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities
Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite
700
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Mr. Chairman:
I am sending you my memorandum
setting forth the Department’s process criteria and attributes for delegations
of safety responsibilities. This
deliverable demonstrates satisfactory completion of Commitment number 9A
in the Department’s
2004-1 Implementation Plan to improve oversight of nuclear operations.
If you have comments or
feedback, please contact me, or ask your staff to contact the 2004-1 Project
Team Leader, Mr. Edward Blackwood, at (301) 903-0124.
Sincerely,
Clay Sell
cc: Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., DR-1