[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 22222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-11162]


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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 a.m., May 23, 2001.

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 Department of Energy (DOE) requires 
contractors at defense nuclear facilities to develop and implement 
nuclear quality assurance programs to ensure the requisite quality of 
operations, products, and services that directly affect nuclear safety-
related systems and operations. Activities required to be conducted 
under established quality assurance programs extend from scientific 
studies, to the design, construction, operation, and deactivation of 
defense nuclear facilities. Notwithstanding contract and rule 
requirements concerning quality assurance, there is evidence that 
quality assurance programs at defense nuclear facilities are not 
consistently achieving their quality objectives.
    This is the second in a series of open meetings being held by the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) on the topic of quality 
assurance within DOE nuclear defense activities. Board inquiries will 
address (1) quality assurance requirements and practices in related 
industries, and (2) the implementation of DOE quality assurance 
requirements at selected sites.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard A. Azzaro, 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: April 30, 2001.
John T. Conway,
Chairman.
[FR Doc. 01-11162 Filed 4-30-01; 4:17 pm]
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