[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 237 (Monday, December 11, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63514-63515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-30084]



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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE Request for an Additional 45 Days to Respond to Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 95-2, Safety Management

agency: Department of Energy.

action: Notice.

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summary: Section 315(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 
42 U.S.C. 2286d(b) requires the Department of Energy to publish its 
response to Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board recommendations for 
notice and public comment. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 
published Recommendation 95-2 concerning Safety Management in the 
Federal Register on October 19, 1995 (60 FR 54065). The Department of 
Energy (DOE) hereby publishes notice of a request for 45-days 
additional time to respond to Recommendation 95-2 as allowed by the 
statute cited above.

dates: Comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the Secretary's 
request are due on or before January 10, 1996.

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

for further information contact: Mr. Peter N. Brush, Principal Deputy, 
Assistant Secretary for Environmental, Safety and Health, Department of 
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20585.

    Issued in Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1995.
Mark B. Whitaker,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.

The Secretary of Energy 

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December 1, 1995.
The Honorable John T. Conway, Chairman,
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Suite 700, 625 Indiana 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20004.

    Dear Chairman Conway: This letter acknowledges receipt of your 
Recommendation 95-2 regarding Safety Management. The issues 
identified in the Recommendation are extensive and may have 
significant impact on many of our existing and developing programs 
and initiatives. Accordingly, the Department will require additional 
time to evaluate fully these cross-cutting issues and their impact 
from both a headquarters and field perspective.
    In accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2286d, the Department requests an 
additional 45 days to respond to Recommendation 95-2. If a 45 day 
extension is granted, the Department will respond to the Board by 
January 17, 1996.

      Sincerely,
Hazel R. O'Leary
[FR Doc. 95-30084 Filed 12-8-95; 8:45 am]
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