yee
H.
Brown
10/3/78
DOE - Rongelap & Uterik
PRESENT
ERDA-TTPI Agreement E(49-7)3159 Administered by DOE HQ; $20,000
OBJECTIVE
To assign PASO the responsibility of administering and paying claims
under E(49-7)3159 and successor agreement.
RWTAFT, July 17, 1978.
Per W. W. Burr TWX to
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ALTERNATIVES
1.
ASSIGN AND TRANSFER EXISTING CONTRACT TO NV
A.
B.
C.
HQ writes to NV
All files and financial documents sent to NV
Transfer $22,000 remaining funds to NV along with cost
ceiling.
Question:
D.
2.
If so, 014 agreement £{49-7)3159 can be amended to reflect need
for new provisions.
HQ AND TIP] ENTER INTG NEW AGREEMENT
A.
B.
3.
If agreement transferred to NV, can Mgr. extend or amend it?
Contract administration authority and responsibility given to
NV then PASO via "Delegation of Authority" (form attached).
PASO can then review and pay claims after HQ determines funding
level, puts money into NV financial plan and furnishes other
guidance as necessary.
;
NV_ENTERS INTO NEW AGREEMENT WITH TTPI BASED ON HQ GUIDANCE.
The advantages of transferring old agreement to NV are:
A.
B.
In one action, the $20,000 + now accrued but unspent in HQ
can be available for payment of claims by PASO.
In ait likelihood, there will be iwch time saved in getting
tie tents oF a new agreement through "the system," assuming
the Manager NV still has the authority under new DOE
regulatiors, to extend or amend eld agreement.