Operations Office Manager Responsibilities.

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(f)

provide justification that there will be no significant increase in risk to the public,

facility workers, or the environment that would result from granting the exemption

versus implementing the requirement;

(g)

discuss any proposed alternatives or mitigating actions taken to provide protection

from the hazard covered by the requirement;

(h)

state what benefit is realized by not meeting the requirement from which the

exemption is requested;

(i)

identify any urgent circumstances warranting the necessity for a temporary relief, as

well as when compliance will be achieved, if temporary relief is requested; and

(j)

include any additional information which is not requested above, but is helpful to

understand the request and support its approval.

The exemption request shall also identify and justify the date (if any) by which the exemption

decision must be made to prevent or minimize impacts on safety, operations, or missions.

Consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the Department of Energy

NEPA Implementing Procedures (10 CFR Part 1021), if the requested exemption will have a

significant environmental impact which has not been previously considered in a NEPA analysis, the

exemption request shall address those impacts.

It is anticipated that contractors will discuss the possibility of filing an exemption request with

representatives of the Operations Office and the Program Office prior to filing the request in order

to gain a preliminary view of the likelihood of the request being granted and the necessary

supporting material. Such discussions are encouraged as a means to improve the efficient use of

resources.

3.3 Operations Office Manager Responsibilities. The Operations Office Manager shall

assess the decision date requested by the contractor and either concur with the date or provide an