Conduct of Business

DOE-STD-1091-96

The meeting format shall provide voting members and interested representatives from

DOE and contractor organizations with an opportunity to present issues and provides a

forum for firearms safety policy and practices. Only members officially designated as

DOE voting members or designated alternates shall vote on policy issues. A voting

member who is unable to attend a meeting can transfer his or her vote to another voting

member. This action shall be submitted in writing to one of the committee

cochairpersons.

The presence of a simple majority of the DOE Firearms Safety Committee voting

members constitutes a quorum for conducting business. A simple majority of the

total DOE Firearms Safety Committee voting members is required to make a

recommendation for change to existing DOE policy or standards, to initiate action for

new DOE firearms safety policy or standards, or to revisit an issue previously voted

on.

Minutes of the meeting shall summarize discussions and recommendations. Copies of

the minutes shall be distributed to members, attendees, and appropriate interested

DOE and contractor organizations.

Any item requiring formal DOE Headquarters action or approval is presented through

established channels of communication by the committee cochairpersons.