DOE Field Organization Managers

DOE-STD-1111-98

5.7 DOE Field Organization Managers

DOE field organization managers shall:

ensure that DOE and DOE contractor personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs under

their administration receive and maintain accreditation as specified by the appropriate

DOELAP standard;

communicate information concerning accreditation to appropriate sites and facilities;

ensure that personnel dosimetry programs under their administration select proper irradiation

categories for accreditation;

review applications for DOELAP accreditation, technical equivalence, or amendment and, if

concurring, forward them to the PEPA; accreditation applications must be submitted within 6

months of the inception of a new program:

review and, if concurring, submit petitions for an appeal or requests for exception to DOELAP

accreditation to the DOELAP Administrator;

review and, if concurring, submit requests for exceptions to 10 CFR 835.402 (b) or (d) to the

Assistant Secretary for Environment, Safety and Health;

review remedial action plans and, if concurring, forward to the PEPA within 45 days; and

ensure implementation of plans to effect changes needed to mitigate deficiencies in personnel

dosimetry or radiobioassay programs.

5.8 Managers of DOE and DOE Contractor Personnel Dosimetry and Radiobioassay Programs

Managers of DOE and DOE contractor personnel dosimetry and radiobioassay programs or their

designated representatives shall:

complete and submit an application for DOELAP accreditation and complete a performance

evaluation test and a site assessment in accordance with scheduling established by the

Performance Evaluation Program, or submit a request for exception, amendment, technical

equivalence, or a petition for an appeal to the appropriate field organization; an application for

a personnel dosimetry, radiobioassay, or extremity dosimetry program is provided in the

appropriate DOELAP standard;