Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health (EH-1)

DOE-STD-1111-98

Secretarial Officers, DOE field organization managers, and managers of DOE and DOE contractor

personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs. The responsibilities of each are described below.

5.1 Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health (EH-1)

The Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health (EH-1) shall:

establish and communicate DOELAP policy;

review and disposition requests for exception in accordance with 10 CFR 835.402(b)(2) and

835.402(d)(2); and

appoint the DOELAP Administrator.

5.2 DOELAP Administrator

The DOELAP Administrator shall:

develop policies, procedures, protocols, and standards necessary to maintain and improve the

DOELAP;

appoint members of the Oversight and Appeals Boards from the available group of technical

experts (note: A technical expert shall not serve on the Oversight and Appeals Boards at the

same time);

designate the Performance Evaluation Program Administrator(s);

assess and make the final determination on recommendations from the Oversight and Appeals

Boards and forward decisions and accreditation certificates to applicable DOE field

organizations and DOE and DOE contractor programs;

assess and act on requests for exception and technical equivalency;

forward petitions for appeal to the Appeals Board;

periodically solicit field organization managers for nominees to participate as technical experts

and from those nominees establish a group of technical experts;

issue "DOELAP Notices" regarding changes in technical standards and/or criteria;

maintain and improve the Performance Evaluation Program; and

designate the lead and alternate performance testing laboratories that meet the requirements of

the appropriate DOELAP standards.