[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 115 (Thursday, June 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 31456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-14705]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE Response to Recommendation 94-5 of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board, Integration of DOE Safety Rules, Orders, and 
Other Requirements

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published 
Recommendation 94-5, concerning the Integration of DOE Safety Rules, 
Orders, and Other Requirements, in the Federal Register on January 6, 
1995 (60 FR 2089). Section 315(e) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(e) requires the Department of Energy to 
transmit an implementation plan to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board by June 5, 1995, or submit a notification of extension for 
an additional 45 days. The Secretary's notification of extension for an 
additional 45 days follows.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the 
Secretary's notification to: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 
625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Tara O'Toole, M.D., M.P.H., 
Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety, and Health, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on June 5, 1995.
Mark B. Whitaker,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.
June 5, 1995.
The Honorable John T. Conway,
Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 
Avenue, N.W., Suite 700, Washington, D.C. 20004
    Dear Mr. Chairman: Please be advised that, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
2286d(e), the Department of Energy requires an additional 45 days to 
respond to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 
Recommendation 94-5, Integration of DOE Safety Rules, Orders, and 
Other Requirements.
    The Department Standards Committee has assigned a focus group of 
Department senior management to develop an Integrated Standards 
Management Plan. The Management Plan will be approved by the 
Department Standards Committee and will provide an integrated and 
coordinated approach for all standards activities in the transition 
from the old orders system to the new, revised orders or rules. A 
45-day extension is required to define more clearly the order-to-
rule transition process and to develop the Standards Management Plan 
that will provide input for the Implementation Plan. The 
Implementation Plan for Recommendation 94-5 will be provided by July 
20, 1995.

    Sincerely,
Hazel R. O'Leary.
[FR Doc. 95-14705 Filed 6-14-95; 8:45 am]
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