[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 3, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5726-5727]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01981]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


DOE Response to Recommendation 2015-1 of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board, Emergency Preparedness and Response at the 
Pantex Plant

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On November 24, 2015, the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board transmitted Recommendation 2015-1, Emergency Preparedness and 
Response at the Pantex Plant, to the Department of Energy. In 
accordance with section 315(c) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(c), the following represents the Secretary of 
Energy's response to the Recommendation.

DATES: Comments, data, views, or arguments concerning the Secretary's 
response are due on or before March 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please send to: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 
Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dale Govan, Office of the 
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and

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Security, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue SW., 
Washington, DC 20585.

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 27, 2016.
Joe Olencz,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board, Office of Environment, Health, Safety and Security.
January 13, 2016
The Honorable Joyce L. Connery
Chairman
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
625 Indiana Avenue NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20004

Dear Madam Chairman:

The Department of Energy (DOE) acknowledges receipt of Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board (Board) Recommendation 2015-1, Emergency 
Preparedness and Response at the Pantex Plant, which was published in 
the Federal Register on December 3, 2015.

The Department shares the Board's view that actions are needed to 
improve emergency preparedness and response at Pantex. DOE accepts 
Recommendation 2015-1, which complements improvement actions that the 
National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has already taken at 
Pantex as part of the Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2014-1, 
Emergency Preparedness and Response.

We appreciate the Board's perspective and look forward to our continued 
interaction on preparing the Pantex Implementation Plan. Additionally, 
we appreciate the Board's consideration and incorporation of the 
Department's comments into Recommendation 2015-1. I have assigned 
Geoffrey L. Beausoleil, Manager, NNSA Production Office, to be the 
Department's Responsible Manager for this Recommendation.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Geoffrey L. Beausoleil at 
(865) 576-0752

Sincerely,

Ernest J. Moniz

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