Process

DOE-STD-1075-94

6. PROCESS

6.1 Initiation of the Process. Before preparing a draft of a guide, the OPI

shall contact the Directives System Manager in the Office of Human Resources and

Administration. The Directives System Manager shall then issue a project number to

authorize the initiation of a new implementation guide or safety guide. The project

number shall be of the form: G-[number of the parent requirements document or

Policy]-[revision number]. For example, the project number for the guide for DOE

Rule 830.120, "Quality Assurance Requirements," is G-830.120-Rev.0.

In order for the applicable guide to be more readily identified, it is preferable that

only one guide be developed for each requirements document or Policy. Specific

subjects may be addressed in technical standards which are referenced in the

applicable guide or in appendices to the guide. If it is not practical to issue only a

single guide for the requirements document or Policy and multiple guides are to be

issued, then each guide shall be given a unique identifying number. The number

shall be of the form: G-[number of the parent requirements document (or

Policy)/extension number]-[revision number]. The extension number shall be

determined in consultation with the Directives System Manager and will typically

be a consecutive designator (such as A, B, C, etc.). The extension number

may also be a relevant number, such as the specific paragraph number in a

Rule for which the guide provides clarifying information.

The Directives System Manager shall add the new project to the weekly status list

to inform interested parties of the planned development of a new guide.

6.2 Development of the Draft Guide. After the Directives System

Manager issues a project number, the OPI is responsible for developing the

draft guide. To ensure that all important issues are considered, the OPI

should develop the draft guide with the participation of a working group

having representatives from each of the affected DOE elements. The OPI may

also include contractor representatives in the working group if their

participation is expected to benefit the development of the guide. The