[DOE LETTERHEAD]
July 31, 2003
The Honorable John T. Conway
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20004
Dear Mr. Chairman:
By letter dated July 14, 2003, you accepted
the Department of Energy’s Implementation Plan for the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2002-3, Requirements for the Design,
Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls. Commitment 4.1 of the Implementation Plan
is:
“The Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety
Policy has reviewed and analyzed existing requirements and guidance and
assessed the need for expanded or more focused requirements and guidance. A draft report has been prepared and will be
finalized.”
The Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety
Policy within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Environment, Safety and
Health prepared the final report and it is provided with this transmittal.
If you have any questions, please call me at
301-903-0104.
Sincerely,
Richard L. Black, Director
Office of Nuclear and Facility Safety Policy
Environment, Safety and Health
cc:
M. Whitaker