Open AccessInteragency Review of the Department of Energy Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program
Author(s) -
Budget
Publication year - 1992
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/770631
Subject(s) - fiscal year , agency (philosophy) , accountability , scope (computer science) , work (physics) , plan (archaeology) , business , officer , operations management , finance , engineering , accounting , political science , public relations , operations research , computer science , geography , mechanical engineering , philosophy , archaeology , epistemology , law , programming language
This report presents the findings of the Interagency Requirements Review of the Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (ERWM) Program. The review was requested by Admiral Watkins to help determine the FY 1993 funding levels necessary to meet all legal requirements. The review was undertaken by analysts from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and Army Corps of Engineers, reporting to an Interagency Group (IAG) of senior Administration officials concerned with environmental cleanup issues. The purpose of the study was to determine the level of finding needed in FY 1993 for each ERWM Field Office to comply with all Federal, State, and local government legal requirements; all DOE Orders that establish standards for environment, safety and health (ES and H) management; and for prudent investments in other discretionary and management activities such as upgrading administrative buildings, information systems, etc. The study also reviewed the cost estimates supporting the ERWM proposed budget, including direct costs (labor, equipment) and indirect costs (administrative, landlord services, contractor overhead). The study did not analyze whether the Federal/State legal requirements and DOE Orders were necessary or whether the proposed clean-up remedies represent the most cost effective alternatives available