Responsibilities and Authorities

DOE 1300.2A

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(c)

The Department determines it has appropriate

resources to make creditable contributions to the

activity; and

(d) The proposed activity would not duplicate a

published standard or work actively being developed

or revised by another NGSB to such an extent that

the work would contain similar requirements and

test methods, unless such duplication is deemed by

the Department to be compatible with its needs and

in the public interest.

Objectives. The objectives of the standards policy are to:

(1)

Require the use of NGSs when such standards are adequate

and appropriate for the intended application;

Require the development of standards which can be used in

(2)

the safe, reliable, and efficient design, construction,

testing, modification, operation, surveillance,

decommissioning, decontamination, and remediation of

facilities; in the development and production of

materials, components, and systems; and in the

acquisition of valid technology data;

Reduce technical risk to DOE facilities, programs, and

(3)

projects and ensure the protection of the health and

safety of the public, workers, and the environment by

using established standards which have been proven

through experience and accepted by the technical

community;

Support DOE facility, program, and project technology

(4)

transfer to private sector practice;

Encourage consistency in standards application among

(5)

similar DOE facilities, program, and project activities;

Provide for participation in development of NGSs which

(6)

have application to the Department's programs; and

Delegate to the operational level maximum authority to

(7)

execute the program.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITIES.

Secretarial Officers. including Program Secretarial Officers

(PSOs), shall: