Exceptions from Accreditation.

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b. The Operations Office Manager conducts an independent assessment of the

exemption request and either approves or disapproves it. If the Operations Office

Manager approves the request, a separate memorandum documenting the

approval of the request is prepared. The request and the memorandum are

forwarded to the cognizant Secretarial Officer.

The cognizant Secretarial Officer reviews the submittal and renders a decision to

approve or disapprove the exemption.

If the cognizant Secretarial Officer agrees with the exemption request, EH-1

concurrence of the action is requested by the cognizant Secretarial Officer. A

copy of the proposed approval memorandum to the Operations Office is included

in the cognizant Secretarial Officer's request for EH-1 concurrence.

The cognizant Secretarial Officer advises the Operations Office of the approval

action by memorandum.

The Operations Office Manager notifies the contractor of the decision by

memorandum.

EH-1 maintains documentation of the exemption and revises Attachment 1 to DOE

Order 5480.18B at the next opportunity.

9.2 Exceptions from Accreditation. Exceptions release a facility from the

requirements of Order 5480.18B on a program-by-program basis.

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management may determine that proceeding with accreditation for a program is not

necessary. This determination might be based on a variety of factors (e.g., the number of

job incumbents in a particular program, the risks and hazards associated with a particular

job).