Transmittal of the Final Guide

DOE-STD-1075-94

6.6 30-Day Waiting Period. Following completion of any necessary revisions

to the guide in response to comments, the OPI shall send a copy of the proposed

final guide to the head of each interested DOE element with the notification that the

guide will become final in 30 days. Whenever practicable, a copy of the proposed

final guide and the 30 day notice should also be sent to each organization/individual

who directly transmitted comments to the OPI during the formal review and comment

process. If there are substantive changes to the document after the comment draft,

the proposed final guide and the notice should be transmitted to all reviewers from

the original list, not just to those who made comments. The concurrence of the

program offices or the Field Management Office is not required.

6.7 Transmittal of the Final Guide. Following the 30-day waiting period, the

OPI will transmit the proposed guide to the Directive Systems Manager in the Office

of Human Resources and Administration. The Directives System Manager will

formally issue and distribute the guide.

6.8 Timeliness of Issuing Guides. Guides should be developed and issued

concurrent with the specific Rule, Order, Notice, Manual, Immediate Action Directive,

or Regulatory Standard for which it provides guidance. If that timing is not feasible,

then the guide should be issued as soon as possible after issuance of the related

requirements document or Policy and available to the individuals and organizations

responsible for implementing the requirements no less than 60 days before the

compliance date of the requirements. Additional time may be necessary for complex

requirements.

6.9 Sunset Review. The guides will be subject to a Sunset Review on the

same schedule as the parent document (associated requirements document or

Policy), or every four years in the cases where there are no parent sunset reviews

(e.g., regulations).

7. DEFINITIONS

7.1 DOE Components. DOE Secretarial Offices, field organizations,

management and operating contractors, DOE contractors, and laboratories.