[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

November 20, 2003

 

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

This letter is to inform you of the status of commitment No. 4.1.2 in response to the Department of Energy Implementation Plan for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2002-l.  The attached Safety Software Quality Assurance Functional Area Qualification Standard has been approved which establishes common functional area competency requirements for DOE personnel who provide assistance, direction, guidance, oversight, or evaluation of safety software.  This completes the action under this commitment and I propose closure of the commitment.

 

If you have any further questions, please contact me at (509) 376-6677.

 

Sincerely,

 

Roy Schepens, Chairman

Federal Technical Capability Panel

 

Enclosure

 

cc:  Beverly Cook, EH- 1

Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., DR-1