DOE Response to Recommendation 94-2 of the Defense Nuclear

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Subject: DOE Response to Recommendation 94-2 of the Defense Nuclear 

[Federal Register: March 10, 1995]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

DOE Response to Recommendation 94-2 of the Defense Nuclear 
Facilities Safety Board, Conformance With Safety Standards at DOE Low-
Level Nuclear Waste and Disposal Sites

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board published 
Recommendation 94-2, concerning Conformance with Safety Standards at 
DOE Low-Level Nuclear Waste and Disposal Sites, in the Federal Register 
on September 15, 1994 (59 FR 47309). 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 February 14, 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: Mr. Thomas P. Grumbly, Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Management, Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585.

 Issued in Washington, DC, on February 27, 1995.
Mark B. Whitaker,
Departmental Representative to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board.

The Honorable John T. Conway,
Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 
Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004

 Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you, pursuant to 42 USC 
2286d(e), that the Department of Energy (Department) needs an 
additional 45 days to respond to the Defense Nuclear Facilities 
Safety Board Recommendation 94-2, Conformance with Safety Standards 
at Department of Energy Low-Level Nuclear Waste and Disposal Sites.
 The Department has established a Headquarters/Field task force 
to develop the Implementation Plan, which is receiving considerable 
input from the field. An integrated systems approach is being used 
to develop the Implementation Plan. Discussions between the 
Department and the Board staff have been constructive in developing 
a responsive plan. However, a 45-day extension is required to more 
clearly define a cost-effective and efficient approach for 
conducting the complex-wide riview necessary to establish the 
dimensions of the low-level waste disposal problem. The 
Implementation Plan for Recommendation 94-2 will be provided by 
March 31, 1995.

 Sincerely,
Hazel R. O'Leary.
[FR Doc. 95-6022 Filed 3-9-95; 8:45 am]
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