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Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Sign in to download PDF book and chapters Free Resources PDF SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Issues in Risk Assessment A Healthy NIH Intramural Program: Structural Change or Administrative Remedies? Report of a Study Other Related Titles Assessing the Need for Independent Project Reviews in the Department of Energy (1998) Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Appendix B SITE VISITS, MEETINGS, AND INTERVIEWS ." Assessing the Need for Independent Project Reviews in the Department of Energy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1998. Please select a format: Page 47   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Appendix B SITE VISITS, MEETINGS, AND INTERVIEWS In the development of this report, various presentations were made to the Principal Investigator and National Research Council staff on DOE policy and practices related to the acquisition of fixed assets and environmental restoration. Telephone and personal interviews were also conducted with personnel at field offices, DOE Headquarters, and other organizations to gather information relevant to the study. November 4, 1997 Discussions with HQ DOE staff Richard Little, National Research Council Tony Tavares, Office of Project and Fixed Asset Management Topic: Background and origin of study November 7, 1997 Discussions with HQ DOE staff Richard Little, National Research Council Frank Peters, Associate Deputy Secretary for Field Management; Michael Telson, Chief Financial Officer Topic: Commitment of DOE and the Office of Field Management to the study November 13, 1997 Discussion with House Appropriations Committee for Water and Energy staff Lloyd Duscha, Principal Investigator Richard Little, National Research Council Staff of the Energy and Water Subcommittee, House Appropriations Committee Topic: Background and congressional intent of the language in H.R. 105-271 November 20, 1997 Telephone interview with Patricia Dehmer, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, DOE Mike Greene, National Research Council Topic: External reviews in energy research Page 47 Front Matter (R1-R8) Executive Summary (1-6) 1 Introduction (7-10) 2 DOE's Construction Program and Procedures (11-16) 3 The Independent Review Process (17-26) 4 Findings and Recommendations (27-38) References (39-42) Appendixes (43-44) Appendix A EXCERPT FROM HOUSE REPORT 105-271 (45-46) Appendix B SITE VISITS, MEETINGS, AND INTERVIEWS (47-50) Acronyms (51-51)

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