MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Location: file:///C:/E3A3CB01/fb07f15a.htm Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" February 15, 2007, Board letter forwarding the First Quarterly Report to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy Design and Construction Projects [DNFSB LETTERHEAD]

[DNFSB LETTERHEAD]

 

February 15, 2007

 

Mr. Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.

Departmental Representative to the DNFSB

U. S. De= partment of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Forrestal Building, Room 6H-025

Washington, DC 20585-1000

 

Dear Mr. Whitaker:

 

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) is pleased to enclose a copy of our First Quarterly Re= port to Congress on the Status of Significant Unresolved Issues with the Department of Energy’s Design and Construction Projects.  Congress mandated the Board to write this report in the= House Conference Report 109-702 (Section 3201), on the National Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (H.R. = 5122).

 

The conferees directed the Board and = the Department of Energy to prepare joint= ly a report on efforts toward more timely resolution of techni= cal issues raised by the Board.  <= span style=3D'mso-bidi-font-size:11.5pt'>Until such time as the jointly prepared report is submitted, the conferees have directed the Board to provide quarterly reports on the status of significant unresolved technical difference= s between the Board and the Department of Energy concerning design and construction.<= /p>

 

Sincerely,

 

A<= /b>. J. Eggenberger

Chairman=

 

Enclosure= : as stated