Comments to Navy documents must be submitted in writing during the official Public Comment Period for each respective document to:

Derek Robinson
BRAC Environmental Coordinator, HPNS
Navy BRAC PMO West
33000 Nixie Way
Bldg 50, 2nd Floor
San Diego, CA. 92147
derek.j.robinson1@navy.mil

Additional information on Document Review Locations and How to Comment on a Navy Document are available in the DOCUMENT RESOURCES section of this edition of Around the Shipyard.

Five-Year Review Available for Public Review and Comment Through September 7, 2018

The Navy follows federal guidelines during the cleanup at HPNS established in The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980 (also known as Superfund), as amended by The Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. In accordance with federal requirements, the Navy conducts reviews of remedies at HPNS every five years.

This is the fourth Five-Year Review of remedies at HPNS, providing an update of the status of remedial actions at HPNS and progress made since the third Five-Year Review in November 2013.

Comments on this document must be submitted to Derek Robinson (as noted above) by September 7, 2018.

Click here for a direct link to the Draft Fourth Five-Year Review.

Draft Work Plan for Radiological Retesting at Parcel G: Public Comment Period Open Through August 14, 2018

The Navy encourages members of the community to review and comment on the Draft Work Plan document during the ongoing Public Comment Period.

For a direct link to each document, please select from the list below:
* Draft Parcel G Work Plan 
* Parcel G Work Plan Fact Sheet
* Parcel G Work Plan Questions and Answers

Please submit your written comments no later than August 14, 2018 to Derek Robinson, as noted above.

Independent Resource Available

For assistance in understanding the radiological aspects of the Draft Work Plan, please contact the Navy’s Community Technical Advisor, Dr. Kathryn Higley, who specializes in radiological health and safety, by telephone at (541) 737-7063 or by email at Kathryn.Higley@oregonstate.edu. More information on Dr. Higley may be found below in the COMMUNITY RESOURCES section of this newsletter.

Additional resources may be found by searching other pages on the Navy’s website.

The Navy updates the HPNS website regularly with documents, reports, and meeting materials. Recent updates include additions to the radiological program pages, information on the ongoing public comment period for the Fourth Five-Year Review, and this Quarterly Progress Update.

Find more program information at these following locations

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