Mrs. THURMAN. Some of these, though, have not been done since 1990 and I guess are still not done.

Mr. MICHELSEN. They are-I would have to see which ones you are specifically talking about. But I would think they are scheduled for this year.

Mrs. THURMAN. Argonne, is it done?

Mr. MICHELSEN. I'm being told it was done in June. We can give you an updated schedule, updated record.

Mrs. THURMAN. It is 4 years. But I think for the line of questioning that we're going through we certainly would like to see this information because it's

Mr. MICHELSEN. We'll make it available.

[The information referred to follows:]

A Contractor Personal Property System Review was conducted of Argonne National Laboratory-East, May 2 through May 13, 1994. A draft report was issued and Argonne has submitted a Corrective Action Plan. By letter dated August 24, 1994, the Office of Contractor Management and Administration concurred in Chicago Operations Office's recommendation for a conditional approval of the Argonne National Laboratory's property management system based in Argonne's Corrective Action Plan and Argonne's efforts in completing the actions identified. A copy of the letter dated August 24, 1994, and Argonne's draft report and Corrective Action Plan is submitted for the record. The vast majority of the review was accomplished since most of Argonne's personal property is located at Argonne-East, with only a small portion of its personal property located at Argonne-West. A Contractor Personal Property System Review of Argonne National Laboratory-West, located in Idaho Falls, Idaho, is scheduled for completion by December 1994. After evaluation and acceptance of Argonne-West's Corrective Action Plan, a final report will be issued, and a copy of the final report forwarded to the Subcommittee.

AUG 2-4 1994

HR-525.1 (J. Langenhorst, 6-8745)

Personal Property Management Systems - Argonne National Laboratory

Director, Information Management and Support Division, Chicago Operations
Office

This memorandum is in response to the Chief, Contractor Oversight Branch, letter dated July 29, 1994, requesting an extension in completing the Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) - West portion of the review and a conditional approval of the ANL-East personal property management system until ANL-West can be reviewed.

Your staff requested an extension to complete the ANL-West portion of the Contractor Personal Property System Review (CPPSR) because the Idaho Operations Office is unable to do the review this year; however, they may be available to perform the review the first part of 1995. The Office of Contractor Management and Assistance (OCMA) requests that reviews with multiple sites be completed within six months to assure the Department has timely reviews of personal property management system for the contractor. We understand your circumstances of limited staff and budget constraints but having adequate controls on personal property within the Department is also important. Therefore, we are extending the ANL-West portion of the review until the end of December 1994.

Your staff also requested that OCMA concur with a conditional approval of ANL-East until ANL-West could be reviewed. We have reviewed the Corrective Action Plan, based on your assurance that ANL-East is actively working toward completion of the observations in the CPPSR and the expectation the ANL-West portion of the CPPSR will be conducted, we concur with your request for a conditional approval of ANL-East. As stated in the Contractor Purchasing and Personal Property System Review Surveillance Handbook conditional approvals have a 6-month limitation with one 6-month extension. A copy of your letter granting conditional approval should be sent to OCMA.

As a reminder, the Contractor Purchasing and Personal Property System Review Surveillance Handbook, Interim Final, Volume 2, May 1994, Chapter 2B, paragraph C, states that surveillance plans are required to be submitted to the OCMA within 60 days after receipt of the contractor's corrective action plan, and annual updates thereafter. Semiannual Surveillance Reports are also required six months after the date of the final CPPSR report, as outlined in Chapter 2B, paragraph D of the Handbook.