[DOE LETTERHEAD]

 

National Nuclear Security Administration

 

April 10, 2006

 

The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

 

Dear Mr. Chairman:

 

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has approved the enclosed Los Alamos Site Office (LASO) Functions, Responsibilities, and Authorities Manual (FRAM) of March 2006.  Our original commitment to revise this FRAM relates to Board recommendation 2002-1 and incorporation of Federal responsibilities and authorities for Software Quality Assurance.  With approval of the LASO FRAM, recent revisions to all NNSA Site Office FRAMs are now approved (see my previous letter to you dated September 9, 2005).

 

If you have any questions, please contact Rabi Singh at (301) 903-5864.

 

Sincerely,

 

Thomas P. D’Agostino

Deputy Administrator

  for Defense Programs

 

Enclosure

 

cc w/enclosure:

M. Whitaker, DR-1

 

cc w/o enclosure:

L. Brooks, NA-1

J. Paul, NA-2