Baseline

DOE-STD-1082-94

When guides or technical standards are used, the implementing organization

shall indicate if they are adopted in their entirety or adopted with exceptions.

The exceptions, if any, shall be specifically noted. Methodologies and

guidance provided in guides and standards are acceptable DOE

methodologies when adopted in their entirety. Methodologies and guidance

which are adopted with exceptions will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

The adopted guides and technical standards shall be listed either by

(1) including a list of applicable guides and technical standards in the

implementation plan, or (2) incorporating a list of guides and technical

standards by reference.

Commitments in implementation plans to meet all or parts of guides and

technical standards are enforceable as part of the implementation plan.

3.5 Baseline. The implementing organization shall determine the

extent to which the requirements are already met. This effort is generally

referred to as establishing the baseline. The implementation plan shall identify

the requirements which are already met and the actions taken to meet them.

These actions are the baseline activities. Because the baseline activities are

part of the activities which define how the requirements are met, the baseline

activities or programs are to be documented in the implementation plan and

are subject to the same assessments and enforcement as other commitments

in the implementation plan when the plan is approved by DOE.

Implementing organizations are encouraged to use existing documentation

and information wherever possible and reliable for establishing the baseline.

3.6 Additional Activities. Following the baseline effort, the

implementing organization shall identify what additional activities are

necessary to meet the requirements. The combination of the baseline

activities and the additional activities shall identify all actions necessary to

achieve full compliance with the requirements. In general, the level of detail

of the activities listed in the implementation plan should define the

commitments for implementation and should not include the day-to-day