[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 165 (Tuesday, August 26, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 45237]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-22802]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Pursuant to the provision of the ``Government in the Sunshine Act'' 
(5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b), notice is hereby given of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board's (Board) meeting described below.

time and date of meeting: 9:00 a.m., September 16, 1997.

place: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Public Hearing Room, 
625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004.

status: Open.

matters to be considered: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 
will convene the fifth quarterly briefing to receive the Department of 
Energy's progress report, and DNFSB staff views, on activities 
associated with the Department's implementation efforts for the Board's 
Recommendation 95-2, Integrated Safety Management (``ISM'').
    DOE is scheduled to brief the Board on the current status of:
     ISM Program development, including implementation at the 
ten priority sites, with a focus on the status of interim safety 
management bases and progress on DOE commitments;
     Contract reform commitments and the new Department of 
Energy Acquisition Regulation (DEAR) clauses implementing 
Recommendation 95-2, actual use of these DEAR clauses in current 
contracts or RFPs, enforcement of safety requirements in contracts, 
specification of financial incentives and penalties in contracts based 
on safety performance;
     Functions, Responsibilities and Authorities Manuals, 
including a path forward for issue resolution; and
     Authorization agreement guidance development.
    Additionally, DOE is scheduled to brief the Board on:
     Contract enforcement provisions and practices for safety 
terms in contracts; and
     The bases for provisions in completed Authorization 
Agreements.
    The Board's staff will brief the Board on the staff's views on the 
content and purposes of Authorization Agreements, and its views on 
existing DOE Authorization Agreements.

contact person for more information: Richard A. Azzaro, Deputy General 
Counsel, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue, 
NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-
free number.

supplementary information: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 
reserves its right to further schedule and otherwise regulate the 
course of this meeting, to recess, reconvene, postpone or adjourn the 
meeting, and otherwise exercise its authority under the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954, as amended.

    Dated: August 22, 1997.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 97-22802 Filed 8-22-97; 1:00 pm]
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