Environmental Impact Statement for Area IV
The DOE is preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. The following table presents a reverse chronology of activities in support of this project.
| August 14, 2008 | End of EIS Scoping Period End of scoping period and due date for submission of public comments on EIS scope. |
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| July 22-23-24, 2008 | EIS Public Scoping Meetings DOE completed six Scoping Meetings July 22 through 24, 2008 to solicit comments on the Environmental Impact Statement for Remediation of Area IV of the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. Comments on the scope of the EIS are requested by August 14, 2008. The following handouts and posters were made available at each meeting.
Transcripts of each meeting will be available in the near future. |
| July 21, 2008 | Draft Preliminary Public Particicipation P2 Solutions issued draft preliminary results of interviews with employees, retirees, community members and other stakeholders. Draft preliminary recommendations for the conduct of the EIS public partiocipation process were proposed. |
| July 7-8-18, 2008 | EIS Public Scoping Meeting Announcements Six public scoping meetings will be held to solicit comments on the scope of EIS, the range of actions, and alternatives and issues that should be considered.
Public scoping meetings will be held at the following locations on the following days and times:
Written comments on the scope of the EIS should be sent to: Ms. Stephanie Jennings, NEPA Document Manager, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 10300, Canoga Park, CA 91309, Express Mail Delivery Address: 5800 Woolsey Canyon Road, Canoga Park, CA 91304, telephone number: 818-466-8162, fax: 818-466-8730, or email to: stephanie.jennings@emcbc.doe.gov (use “Scoping Comments” for the subject). All comments whether offered in person at the scoping meeting, or in writing as described above will be considered. |
| June 26, 2008 | Second Public Meeting on the Draft Data Gap Analysis A public meeting was held at the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley, CA on June 26, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm to to recap information provided at the first meeting, answer questions, and receive public comments. The Draft Data Gap Analysis Report was prepared as part of the Area IV Environmental Impact Statement.
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| June 10, 2008 |
First EIS Data Gap Public Meeting A public meeting was held at the Grand Vista Hotel in Simi Valley, CA on June 10, 2008 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm to present results and recommendations of the EIS Data Gap Analysis.
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| June 5, 2008 | DOE issues a draft Data Gap Analysis Report. This report reviews historical radiological and chemical sampling data, and identifies additional sampling requirements needed to conduct human health and ecological risk assessments. The Data Gap Analysis Report is the first phase of the Environmental Impact Statement for Area IV. |
| May 30, 2008 | DOE Announces Two Meetings to Discuss the Data Gap Analysis Report DOE announces two public meetings to be held June 10th and 26th, 2008 to share information and receive public comments on the draft Data Gap Analysis Report that has been prepared as part of the Area IV Environmental Impact Statement.
The first step in the EIS development process is a data gap analysis to review all the existing sampling and analysis information that has been collected in Area IV of SSFL. Existing information was reviewed and evaluated for usability in the development of the EIS. The data gap analysis also provides recommendations for additional sampling for chemical and radiological contaminants required to conduct human health and ecological risk assessments and to analyze a full range of alternatives in the EIS. DOE invites the public's participation at two meetings about this study, the first meeting to go over the results, and the second meeting two weeks later to receive stakeholder input on the independent review.
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| May 16, 2008 | Notice of Intent DOE issues Notice of Intent (NOI) to perform EIS. |
| May 16, 2008 | Notice of Intent DOE announces Notice of Intent to perform EIS. Announcement |
| January 10, 2008 | EIS Contract Awarded to CDM DOE announces award of EIS contract to CDM. Announcement |
| September 10, 2007 | DOE Issues RTP DOE issues a final Request for Task Proposal (RTP) for preparation of an EIS. |
| August 16, 2007 | Pre-solicitation Briefing DOE holds a pre-solicitation briefing for prospective EIS contractors at SSFL. |
| August 2, 2007 | DOE Issues SOW for EIS DOE issues a statement of work (SOW) to solicit bids from contractors to perform the EIS. This SOW defines the scope and objectives of the EIS. The SOW and a preliminary process plan/schedule for the EIS are provided below.
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| July 19, 2007 | DOE Announces Intent to Perform EIS DOE announces its intent to perform an EIS and restructure the Boeing contract. Announcement |
| May 24, 2007 | Stop Work Order DOE suspends D&D and remediation operations at ETEC. |
| May 2, 2007 | NRDC Wins Lawsuit Against DOE The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Committee to Bridge the Gap (CBG) and the City of Los Angeles subsequently sued the DOE claiming that it had violated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In May 2007, US District Court Judge, Samual Conti, issued a Summary Judgement in favor of the plaintiffs, declaring that DOE was indeed in violation of NEPA and requiring DOE to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) before it relinquished control over any portion of Area IV. |
| March 2003 | Environmental Assessment The DOE prepared an Environmental Assessment of the ETEC Cleanup and Closure activities in Area IV in which it chose a preferred dose-based cleanup goal of 15 mrem/year over a CERCLA risk-based goal of 1-in-a-million cancer incidence risk. |
Last Updated: August 6, 2008
