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EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA 2014 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PLAN

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Table of Contents 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...... 1 1.1 Introduction to the Community Involvement Program and Regulatory Processes ...... 1 1.2 The CERCLA Process ...... 2 1.2.1 Source Evaluation Reports ...... 3 1.2.2 Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study ...... 4 1.2.3 Proposed Plan ...... 4 1.2.4 Record of Decision ...... 5 1.2.5 Remedial Design (RD) ...... 5 1.2.6 Remedial Action (RA) ...... 5 1.2.7 Remedy-In-Place ...... 5 1.2.8 Operation and Maintenance ...... 5 1.2.9 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM) ...... 5 1.2.10 Response Complete ...... 5 1.2.11 Site Closeout ...... 6 1.2.12 Five-Year Review ...... 6 1.3 Federal Facility Agreement ...... 7 1.4 Two-Party Agreements...... 7 1.5 SETTLEMENT Agreements ...... 7 2.0 SITE BACKGROUND ...... 9 2.1 Site Location and Description ...... 9 2.2 Site History ...... 13 2.3 Status of IRP ...... 21 2.3.1 Overview ...... 21 2.3.2 ROD and ROD Amendment Signature Dates ...... 21 2.3.3 Administrative Record and Information Repository ...... 22 2.3.4 Current Phase—Long-Term Operations and Long-Term Monitoring ...... 22 2.3.5 Construction Complete Phase ...... 23 2.3.6 De-Listing From the NPL—The Final Milestone ...... 23 2.4 Five-Year Review ...... 23 2.5 IRP and SER Future Activities at Eielson AFB ...... 24 3.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS BACKGROUND ...... 25 3.1 Influence on Community ...... 25 3.2 Community Involvement Profile ...... 25 3.3 Restoration Advisory Board ...... 25

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3.4 History of Community Involvement ...... 26 3.4.1 Mailing Lists ...... 26 3.4.2 Administrative Record Files ...... 26 3.4.3 Fact Sheets ...... 26 3.4.4 Newsletters ...... 26 3.4.5 Public Comment Periods ...... 26 3.4.6 Public Meetings ...... 27 3.4.7 Public Notices and Press Releases ...... 27 3.4.8 Community Interviews ...... 27 3.4.9 Prevalent Attitudes and Community Concerns ...... 27 4.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM...... 29 4.1 Objectives ...... 29 4.2 Community Involvement Activities ...... 29 4.2.1 Contact Person ...... 30 4.2.2 Administrative Record and Information Repositories ...... 30 4.2.3 Mailing and Distribution Lists ...... 31 4.2.4 Public Notices and News Releases ...... 31 4.2.5 Fact Sheets ...... 31 4.2.6 Restoration Advisory Board ...... 32 4.2.7 Public Meetings ...... 32 4.2.8 Public Comment Periods ...... 32 4.2.9 Records of Decision and Responsiveness Summaries ...... 32 4.2.10 Website and Electronic Media ...... 32 4.2.11 Community Involvement Plan Revision ...... 33

APPENDICES

Appendix A: Status of Installation Restoration Program Source Areas and SER Sites Appendix B: Community Involvement Mailing List Appendix C: Mailing List Form Appendix D: Administrative Record Documentation Appendix E: Media Contact List Appendix F: Public Meeting Locations Appendix G: Sample Fact Sheet Appendix H: Sample Public Notice Appendix I: Posting Locations for Public Notices Appendix J: Glossary Appendix K: RAB Adjournment Memorandum

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FIGURES

1 Eielson Air Force Base Location 2 Location of Contaminated Sites

TABLES

1 Contaminated Sites at Eielson Air Force Base 2 Decision Documents Effective Dates

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

ADEC Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation AFB Air Force Base

BLRA Baseline Risk Assessment BRAC Base Realignment And Closure

CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CRP Compliance Restoration Program

DERP Defense Environmental Restoration Program DoD Department of Defense

ERA Environmental Restoration Account

FFA Federal Facility Agreement FNSB Fairbanks North Star Borough FS Feasibility Study Ft feet FUDS Formerly Used Defense Sites FY Fiscal Year FYR Five-Year Review

IC Institutional Controls IRP Installation Restoration Program IWMP Installation Wide Monitoring Program

LTM Long-term monitoring LTO Long-term operation LUC Land Use Controls

MMRP Military Munitions Response Program

NFA No further action NPL National Priorities List

OSWER Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response OU Operable unit

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ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS (CONTINUED)

PCR Preliminary Closeout Report PSE Preliminary Source Evaluation

RA Remedial Action RAB Restoration Advisory Board RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RD Remedial Design RI Remedial Investigation ROD Record of Decision RPM Remedial Project Manager

SAP Sampling and Analysis Plan SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 SER Source Evaluation Report SI Site Investigation

TRC Technical Review Committee

USAF United States Air Force USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION TO THE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM AND REGULATORY PROCESSES

This Community Involvement Plan was prepared for known and suspected contaminated sites identified under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska. In November 1989, Eielson AFB was placed on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (USEPA) National Priorities List (NPL). CERCLA requires preparation of a Community Involvement Plan for each NPL site.

The USEPA developed the CERCLA Community Involvement Program to ensure the opportunity for public involvement in all environmental cleanup actions. The USEPA and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) are also involved with the Community Involvement Program as oversight agencies to ensure that the public’s concerns are addressed.

The first step in the Community Involvement Program is the development of the Community Involvement Plan, formerly known as the Community Relations Plan. This Community Involvement Plan is an update to the 2001 Community Relations Plan for Eielson AFB and meets the requirements of the Federal Facility Agreement (FFA).

This Community Involvement Plan outlines the strategy for community involvement activities to inform and include residents of the installation and adjacent communities regarding contamination and cleanup at Eielson AFB, in consultation with USEPA and ADEC. The plan also provides background information on the installation, environmental restoration actions, community involvement, and community concerns used to develop the plan.

This Community Involvement Plan is organized into four sections, as follows:

• Section 1 contains an introduction and general discussion of CERCLA and regulatory processes

• Section 2 provides information about the Eielson AFB background

• Section 3 describes the community relations background

• Section 4 describes the community involvement activities which make up the Community Involvement Program.

The following appendixes are included in this plan:

• Appendix A: Status of Installation Restoration Program Source Areas and Source Evaluation Report Sites • Appendix B: Community Involvement Mailing List • Appendix C: Mailing List Form • Appendix D: Administrative Record Documentation

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• Appendix E: Media Contact List • Appendix F: Public Meeting Locations • Appendix G: Sample Fact Sheet • Appendix H: Sample Public Notice • Appendix I: Posting Locations for Public Notices • Appendix J: Glossary • Appendix K: RAB Adjournment Memorandum

1.2 THE CERCLA PROCESS

Congress enacted CERCLA, also known as Superfund, in 1980. CERCLA established a nationwide process to clean up hazardous waste disposal and spill sites and to determine which sites posed the greatest risk to public health and the environment. In 1986, Congress passed the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), which amended and reauthorized CERCLA.

The NPL is USEPA’s prioritized list of sites that require action under CERCLA. USEPA prioritized sites according to their Hazard Ranking System, a scoring system that evaluates potential risks to public health and the environment from releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances. The score is based on the actual or potential release of hazardous substances from a site through air, soil, surface water, or groundwater. This score is the main factor used to include a site on the NPL. Once a site is included on the NPL, it becomes eligible for investigation and cleanup under CERCLA.

Because Eielson AFB is a Department of Defense (DoD) site, all investigations and restoration activities are conducted under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP). This program, under the direction of DoD, has created three main program categories to effectively address hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, and military munitions at thousands of diverse sites. The Installation Restoration Program (IRP), the Compliance Restoration Program (CRP), and the Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) address cleanup activities at DoD installations and formerly used defense sites (FUDS).

The IRP—the more mature of the three programs—addresses the releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants from past commonly accepted practices on DoD installations. A program for more than 20 years, the IRP is operated based on well-established procedures to identify contamination, assess risk, and then take action. These sites may be two- or three-party sites.

The CRP, made up of sites moved from the Environmental Compliance Program to the Compliance Restoration Program; also address the releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants on DoD installations. While a relatively new program, the CRP follows the same procedures as the IRP. These sites may be two- or three-party sites.

The MMRP was created in fiscal year 2001 to enhance the response activities of the DERP. The MMRP is focused on environmental and safety hazards from unexploded ordnances, waste military munitions, and chemical residue of munitions remaining from past operations at other

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than operational ranges at active and Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) installations, and FUDS.

Together, these three program categories address DoD’s cleanup requirements within a framework allowing for allocation of resources, planning, and oversight to reduce risk to human health and the environment through environmental restoration activities.

Specific goals of the DERP include the following:

• Identification, investigation, and cleanup of contamination from hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants

• Correction of other environmental damage that may create an imminent and substantial threat to public health or welfare or to the environment

• Demolition and removal of unsafe buildings and structures, including buildings and structures at sites formerly used by DoD or under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense.

Within the restoration program and CERCLA, Eielson AFB investigated sites to determine appropriate actions. The initial step in the CERCLA process was to conduct a Preliminary Source Evaluation (PSE) to determine the site’s location, past operations, and whether further study was needed. This included records reviews, site visits, or limited field data collection. Based on results and information collected during the evaluation, the installation submitted a PSE report containing the findings of the investigation to ADEC and USEPA for review and comment. The U.S. Air Force (USAF), ADEC, and USEPA cooperatively decided if the findings warranted additional investigation of the potential sources or if no further action (NFA) was necessary for the sites. A decision of NFA at a potential source required mutual consent by project managers from the installation, ADEC, and USEPA, and all parties then signed a NFA Decision Document. If further action was warranted, efforts at the source area continued with some or all of the steps outlined in the following sections of this plan.

1.2.1 Source Evaluation Reports

The purpose of the two-phase Source Evaluation Report (SER) process is to perform the initial data gathering and a preliminary assessment and characterization at a site such that it can be eliminated from further consideration if it is unlikely it presents an unacceptable risk to human health and the environment; if it is determined that a potential risk exists, the site will continue on for further investigation/remediation efforts. The SER process is being completed following National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan guidance for the completion of Preliminary Assessments and Site Investigations (SIs).

Upon identification of a potential new source area, Eielson AFB is required to notify USEPA and ADEC within 30 days. The notification must identify the selected path forward. The selected path alternatives include collection of data and background information for the purpose of compiling either a Phase I or Phase II SER. The site is initially included in the ADEC Prevention and Emergency Response Program. However, if the site consists of a new petroleum,

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oil, and lubricants release (in which petroleum products are not co-mingled with other hazardous compounds as defined by CERCLA), the site is transferred into the ADEC Contaminated Sites Program and it is not required to go through the SER process. The petroleum product releases are automatically assigned to ADEC. Further evaluation of the site is performed under the regulatory jurisdiction of ADEC Prevention and Emergency Response Program.

If the type of release is not fully known, the site enters the source evaluation process. After discovery of a new potential source area, USAF must decide whether to conduct a Phase I or a Phase II SER; this determination is based on site conditions and amount of information known about the impact at the time of discovery.

A Phase I SER is a preliminary assessment that recommends one of the following options:

• NFA (if all parties concur, then a Phase II SER is not required)

• Proceed to a Sampling and Analysis Plan (SAP) for a Phase II SER

• Referral to state (two-party agreement with ADEC)

• Referral to federal (three-party agreement with USEPA and ADEC).

A Phase II SER is a source inspection, and it must be conducted under the auspices of an approved SAP. If the Phase I SER is omitted, then the Phase II SER must incorporate all elements of a Phase I SER. The Phase II SER recommends one of the following options:

• NFA

• Referral to state (two-party agreement with ADEC)

• Referral to federal (three-party agreement with USEPA and ADEC).

1.2.2 Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study

The remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS) focuses on determining the type and extent of contamination at the site and identifying possible cleanup alternatives. Human health and/or ecological risk assessments, which identify potential environmental and human health risks related to contamination detected on site, may be prepared during the RI/FS. If a situation is identified at any time during the process that poses an immediate danger to human health or the environment, a removal action is conducted. A removal action is an action taken over the short- term to address a release of hazardous substances.

The FS is conducted at the same time as the RI to the extent possible. The purpose of the FS is to develop and analyze various cleanup alternatives and to recommend appropriate actions.

1.2.3 Proposed Plan

Upon completion of the FS, a cost-effective preferred alternative is identified and presented to the public in a proposed plan. The proposed plan contains a discussion of the preferred

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alternative and other alternatives considered. A public comment period and a public meeting are provided for the public to review and comment on the proposed plan.

1.2.4 Record of Decision

A Record of Decision (ROD) is prepared using information obtained during the public comment period and the RI/FS to select a remedial action alternative. The ROD includes all facts, analyses of facts, comparison of alternatives, and site-specific policy determinations considered during the selection process. Part of the ROD contains a responsiveness summary. This section summarizes significant public comments and new relevant information that was obtained during the preceding public comment period. The base provides a response to each issue. ROD Amendments or Explanations of Significant Differences may be prepared after the ROD is issued, if conditions require a modification of the ROD provisions to maintain protectiveness of human health and the environment.

1.2.5 Remedial Design (RD)

This activity, which follows the ROD, involved developing the engineering specifications for the actual remediation or cleanup.

1.2.6 Remedial Action (RA)

This is the actual construction or implementation phase that follows the design of the selected cleanup alternative.

1.2.7 Remedy-In-Place

This DoD term is roughly equivalent to USEPA’s “construction complete” milestone. Generally, this is when physical construction of all cleanup systems for a particular site is complete, all immediate threats have been addressed and all long-term threats are under control.

1.2.8 Operation and Maintenance

This is the operation and maintenance of remedial systems placed onsite during RA construction.

1.2.9 Long-Term Monitoring (LTM)

This is the monitoring of contaminated media, such as groundwater, to ensure that remedial systems are operating effectively. The goal of LTM is to show a decrease in contaminant levels over time. Depending on the remedial system and the contaminants of concern, monitoring is conducted quarterly, biannually, or annually.

1.2.10 Response Complete

This is a status determination that the restoration actions are complete and the site is not a threat to the public health or the environment. After regulatory concurrence to terminate long-term response actions at a site has been obtained, the restoration program can work toward site closeout.

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1.2.11 Site Closeout

This stage is reached when no further response actions under the restoration program are appropriate or anticipated and the regulatory agencies concur. Upon completion of the Final Five-Year Review (FYR), the program officials and regulatory agencies will work to agree that response actions can be terminated and the individual site closed out. At NPL sites, this step includes following proper procedures for deletion from the NPL.

The time needed to complete each of these steps is different for each site. For example, an RI/FS may take two years to complete; design of a long-term cleanup solution may require 12 to 18 months; implementation of the final long-term cleanup may require several years; and treatment of contaminated groundwater may take decades. However, if a site poses an immediate threat to public health or the environment at any time during the remedial process, the USAF or USEPA can intervene with an emergency response action or removal action.

1.2.12 Five-Year Review

To monitor the process, no longer than five years following the signature of the installation’s first ROD, a FYR is required. The FYR is an evaluation of activities performed since the RA implementation to ensure that remedies selected in the RODs continue to be protective of human health and the environment.

At Eielson AFB, the first FYR was conducted in 1998 by the USEPA, ADEC, and USAF. Subsequent FYR were conducted in 2003, 2008, and 2013. Subsequent reviews are scheduled every five years as long as hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants remaining at the site are above levels that allow for unlimited use and unrestricted exposure. Copies of review documents are located in the Eielson AFB Superfund Information Repositories.

This FYR process involves a review of the selected remedies for each of the source areas in the ROD and ROD Amendment documents. The purpose of the FYR is to ensure that the actions implemented for each site are within the intent of the decision(s) written into the RODs and the respective amendments, and remain protective of human health and the environment. It is during this review process that either concurrence is reached by the three parties (i.e., USEPA, ADEC, and USAF) that the selected remedy (or remedies) in place for each source area is adequate or proposed changes to a remedy (or remedies) in place are made. Decisions regarding protection of human health and the environment are not limited to once every five years; however, no more than five years can lapse without a review being performed. If at any point during the FYR cycle conditions at a source area change such that the selected remedy may no longer be able to provide the level of protection required or is not making satisfactory progress toward achieving cleanup goals, the three parties can reevaluate the source area activities and propose a more suitable remedial alternative. In the event that a change to the remedy in place for a source area is necessary, a proposal describing and substantiating the alternate remedy is prepared and presented for general public comment in a meeting. No decision by the three parties will become final and no changes will be implemented without general public participation, in compliance with CERCLA Section 120 procedures. These decisions are finalized as ROD Amendments or an Explanation of Significant Differences.

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1.3 FEDERAL FACILITY AGREEMENT

An FFA is an agreement signed by respective agencies to manage site cleanup under CERCLA. The FFA ensures that environmental impacts associated with past practices are investigated and appropriate actions are completed to protect human health and the environment. This agreement sets deadlines, objectives, responsibilities, and procedural framework for cleanup.

In May 1991, USAF, USEPA Region 10, and ADEC entered into a FFA, under CERCLA Section 120, which established the procedural framework and schedule for developing, implementing, and monitoring CERCLA response actions. An additional goal of the FFA was to integrate the USAF’s CERCLA response obligations and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) corrective action obligations. Under the FFA, IRP potential source areas were placed in one of six operable units (OUs), based on similar contaminant and environmental characteristics, or were included for evaluation under the SER process. In 1996, the sitewide ROD was issued and the source area subject of this ROD was later on referred to as OU7. Of note is that there is an OU8 listed on the Cover Page of the USEPA’s ROD List on the Eielson site, referenced as “OU 1B”. However, OU8 is not identified as such in the USAF documentation.

1.4 TWO-PARTY AGREEMENTS

Source areas where petroleum contamination is the only contaminant are excluded from the CERCLA process and are cleaned up based on state requirements. A two-party agreement which sets deadlines, objectives, responsibilities, and procedural framework between ADEC and the USAF was recently signed.

1.5 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS

In 2013, three separate Settlement Agreements were executed between the three stakeholder parties (USAF, ADEC, and USEPA). These agreements include the following:

• Institutional Controls (IC)/Land Use Controls (LUC) Settlement Agreement – Executed 16 April 2013

• WP045/SS057 Settlement Agreement – Executed 17 June 2013

• SS067/SS062 Settlement Agreement – Executed 27 August 2013

These agreements supersede the FFA agreement with respect to the management of IC/LUC activities base-wide and remedial activities conducted at source areas WP045/SS057 and SS067/SS062.

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2.0 SITE BACKGROUND

2.1 SITE LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

Eielson AFB is located in the Tanana River valley along the Richardson Highway within the Fairbanks North Star Borough (FNSB) approximately 25 miles southeast of Fairbanks and 10 miles southeast of the city of North Pole (see Figure 1, Site Vicinity Map). Eielson AFB is approximately 19,700 acres. Approximately 3,650 acres are improved or partially improved, and the remaining land encompasses forest, wetlands, lakes, and ponds. Eielson AFB is bounded on the east and south by Fort Wainwright, a U.S. Army installation, and on the west and north by private and public land. The base is divided on the northeast side by the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System and a smaller petroleum pipeline from the North Pole refinery. The public and private land adjacent to the base is zoned for general use. Based on 2010 Census data (http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/index.php), the approximate population of the FNSB is 97,581, of which 31,535 people live in Fairbanks. Based on U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division (http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2009/index.html) the population in North Pole was approximately 2,226 in 2009. Other communities near Eielson AFB include Moose Creek, which abuts the northern border of the base, and the Salcha area, which abuts the southern border of the installation.

Residential and occupational populations are primarily concentrated in the developed portion of the base. About 2,500 military people work at Eielson, which includes more than 340 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard service members. Additionally, there are a small number of visitors who live on base for short durations in the transient quarters and in the recreational areas. The base has approximately 930 houses and 387 dormitory rooms for the more than 2,000 military and family members who live on base (USAF, Economic Impact Analysis for Fiscal Year 2011).

An additional 1,600 active duty, Reserve, and Guard service members and their families live off- base. More than 500 retirees from all branches of the military reside in the area. Rounding out the total military-related population are about 480 civilian employees (USAF, Economic Impact Analysis for Fiscal Year 2011). In addition to the civilian workforce, there is a civilian workforce of contractors that support the base operations. The number of contractors varies from a few dozen long-term contractors, as in the security forces, to a few hundred that are currently involved in a large, ongoing construction project. The area is active in ongoing base functions including work, school, and recreational activities. Two elementary schools, one junior-senior high school, a child care center, and one medical-dental clinic are located on base.

Most of the base has been constructed on fill material that was mined locally. The topography of the developed portion of the base is generally flat with an elevation about 545 feet (ft) above mean sea level. Two-thirds of the base is underlain by discontinuous permafrost.

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The developed portion of the base is underlain by a shallow, unconfined aquifer comprised of 200–300 ft of loose alluvial sands and gravel overlying relatively low-permeability bedrock. The aquifer is characterized by high transmissivities and relatively flat groundwater gradients. Groundwater at the base is generally encountered at approximately 6 ft below grade with seasonal fluctuations up to 1.5 ft. Groundwater generally flows to the north-northwest, with the direction of the flow locally influenced by surface water bodies, such as Garrison Slough and Hardfill Lake, and groundwater extraction from the base supply wells. Groundwater is the only source of potable water at the base and in the nearby communities. Potable water in the main base system is treated to remove iron and sulfide. Groundwater is also used for industrial, domestic, agricultural, and fire-fighting purposes.

Significant wildlife frequents Eielson AFB, and the base supports a variety of recreational and hunting opportunities. No threatened or endangered species live on the base.

2.2 SITE HISTORY

Eielson AFB was established in 1943. The mission of Eielson AFB is to train and equip personnel for close air support of ground troops in an arctic environment. Eielson AFB operations include industrial areas, aircraft maintenance and operations, an active runway and associated facilities, administrative offices, and residential and recreational facilities.

In carrying out its defense mission, the soils and groundwater at the base have been contaminated from the storage and handling of fuels and solvents, plus the operation of landfills. Initially, this contamination was evaluated under the USAF IRP. The four-phase investigation was initiated in 1982 with a Phase I records search to identify past disposal sites containing contaminants that may pose a hazard to human health or the environment.

A total of 66 potential source areas of contamination are managed under the IRP, 45 sites managed under the CRP, and 1 site managed under the MMRP (see Table 1). Figure 2 shows the locations of the all contaminated sites within the Eielson AFB cantonment area. Currently, 37 source areas require LTM. The total number of active IRP source areas and contaminated sites managed under the other programs varies as new sites are discovered. Some source areas under the IRP are combined for management purposes and some are cleaned up and eventually removed from the program.

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Eielson AFB was listed on the NPL on 21 November 1989 by the USEPA. This listing designated the facility as a Federal Superfund site subject to the remedial response requirements of CERCLA, as amended by the SARA.

In May 1991, USAF, USEPA Region 10, and ADEC entered into a FFA, under CERCLA Section 120, which established the procedural framework and schedule for developing, implementing, and monitoring CERCLA response actions.

Table 1 below summarizes the current list of contaminated sites at Eielson AFB.

TABLE 1. CONTAMINATED SITES AT EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE No. ID Site Name Decision Document IRP Sites 1 LF001 Site 1 Original Base Landfill OU3,4,5 ROD ("Other Area") 2 LF002 Site 2 Old Base Landfill OU3,4,5 ROD 3 LF003 Site 3 Inactive Base Landfill OU3,4,5 ROD 4 LF004 Site 4 Old Army LF and EOD Area OU3,4,5 ROD 5 LF005 Old Army Landfill (Site 5) OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 6 LF006 Old Landfill (Site 6) OU3,4,5 ROD 7 LF007 Test Landfill OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 8 FT008 Site 8 FDTA (Past) OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 9 FT009 Site 9 FDTA (Present) OU3,4,5 ROD 10 ST010 Site 10 POL Lake/E-2 POL Area OU2 ROD 11 ST011 Site 11 Fuel Saturated Area OU2 ROD 12 SS012 JP-4 Spill, Bldg. 2351 OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 13 ST013 Site 13 E-4-1/2 Diesel Spill OU2 ROD 14 SS014 Site 14 E-2 RR JP-4 Fuel Spill OU2 ROD 15 ST015 Site 15 Multiproduct Fuel Line OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 16 ST016 Site 16 MOGAS Fuel Line Spill OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 17 ST017 Site 17 CANOL Pipeline Spill OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 18 ST018 Site 18 Fuel Area, Old Boiler OU2 ROD 19 ST019 Site 19 JP-4 Fuel Line Spill OU2 ROD 20 ST020 Site 20 Refuel Loop Fuel Sat. OU1 ROD 21 SD021 Site 21 Road Oiling Quarry Rd. OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 22 SD022 Site 22 Road Oiling Industrial Dr. OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 23 SD023 Site 23 Road Oiling Manchu Rd. OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 24 SD024 Site 24 Rd. Oil Gravel Haul Rd. OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 25 DP025 Site 25 E6 Fuel Tk. Sludge OU3,4,5 ROD 26 DP026 Site 26 E10 Fuel Sludge Burial OU2 ROD 27 ST027 Site 27 E11 Fuel Sludge Burial OU3,4,5 ROD 28 DP028 Drum Burial Area OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 29 DP029 Site 29 Drum Burial Site OU2 ROD ("Other Area")

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TABLE 1. CONTAMINATED SITES AT EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE No. ID Site Name Decision Document 30 SS030 PCB Storage Facility OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 31 SS031 PCB Storage Facility OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 32 WP032 Site 32 STP Spill Pond OU3,4,5 ROD ("Other Area") 33 WP033 Treated Effluent Filtration Pond OU3,4,5 ROD 34 WP034 Site 34 Sludge Drying Beds (not included in RODs/SERs) 35 SS035 Site 37 Drum, Asphalt Mix Area OU3,4,5 ROD 36 SS036 Site 36 Drum, Asphalt Mix Area OU3,4,5 ROD 37 SS037 Site 37 Drum, Asphalt Mix Area OU3,4,5 ROD 38 WP038 Site 38 Waste POL Pit OU6 ROD 39 SS039 Site 39 Asphalt Lake OU3,4,5 ROD 40 DP040 Power Plant Sludge Pit OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 41 SS041 Site 41 - Auto Hobby Shop OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 42 SS042 Site 42 Misc. Storage Disposal OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 43 LF043 Asbestos Landfill Site (not included in RODs/SERs) 44 DP044 Battery Shop OU3,4,5 ROD 45 WP045 Photo Lab OU3,4,5 ROD 46 SS046 KC-135 Crash Site (not included in RODs/SERs) 47 SS047 Commissary Parking Lot Fuel Site OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 48 ST048 Power Plant Spill Site OU1 ROD 49 ST049 Bldg. 1300 Spill Site OU1 ROD 50 SS050 Blair Lake Vehicle Maintenance OU1 ROD 51 SS051 Blair Lake Ditch OU1 ROD 52 SS052 Blair Lake Diesel Fuel Spill OU1 ROD 53 SS053 Blair Lake Fuel Spill OU1 ROD 54 DP054 Blair Lake Drum Disposal Site OU1 ROD 55 DP055 Birch Lakes Burial Site OU3,4,5 ROD ("Other Area") 56 ST056 Engineer Hill Spill Site OU3,4,5 ROD 57 SS057 Fire Station Parking Lot OU3,4,5 ROD 58 ST058 Old Quarter Master Service Station OU3,4,5 ROD 59 ST059 Dining Hall (not included in RODs/SERs) 60 WP060 Old Auto Hobby Shop, Bldg. 3360 OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 61 SS061 Drum Storage, Bldg. 3213 OU3,4,5 ROD 62 SS062 Garrison's Slough OU2 ROD ("Other Area") 63 SS063 Asphalt Lake Spill Site OU3,4,5 ROD 64 SS064 Trans Maintenance Spill Site OU3,4,5 ROD 65 SS067 Sitewide-Garrison Slough Sitewide OU ROD SS068 Groundwater Contamination 400 Feet 66 (not included in RODs) Northwest of Gas Station

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TABLE 1. CONTAMINATED SITES AT EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE No. ID Site Name Decision Document CRP Sites 1 PL001 Type III Hydrant Refueling System (not included in RODs) 2 SO065 Building 6126 Igloo (not included in RODs) 3 SO066 Building 6132 Igloo (not included in RODs) 4 SO069 Building 6134 Igloo (not included in RODs) SO070 Building 6154/Vehicle Operations (not included in RODs) 5 Heated Parking 6 SO071 Building 6162 Igloo (not included in RODs) 7 SO072 Building 6163 (not included in RODs) 8 SO073 Building 6164 Igloo (not included in RODs) 9 CS074 Building 1350 (not included in RODs) 10 SO075 Building 1301 AST/UIW (not included in RODs) 11 TU076 Building 2316 UST 179 (not included in RODs) 12 TU077 Building 1300 UST 183 (not included in RODs) 13 SS078 HAZMAT Area - CITS (not included in RODs) 14 SS079 Building 2207 Dining Hall - CITS (not included in RODs) 15 TU080 Tank 93/Building 2316 (not included in RODs) 16 CS081 Bldg. 4361 Cold Storage & Bulk Fuel (not included in RODs) 17 CS082 SER001-2010 (not included in RODs) 18 SS083 Bldg. 3240 Fuel Equip. Staging Area (not included in RODs) 19 SS084 Former Army Artillery Site (AOC 16) (not included in RODs) 20 SS085 SER002-2011 UIC 3386 (not included in RODs) 21 SS086 SER001-2011 (Golf Taxiway) (not included in RODs) 22 SO501 Bldg. 1146 (not included in RODs) 23 SO503 Bldg. 1307/Tank 44 (not included in RODs) 24 SO504 Bldg. 1344/Five USTs (not included in RODs) 25 CG505 Bldg. 6128 LUST (not included in RODs) 26 TU506 Building 6136 LUST (not included in RODs) 27 MY512 Former Boat Shop (not included in RODs) 28 SS515 Chena Annex SS01/SS02 (not included in RODs) 29 SO516 Bldg. 1301 UST (not included in RODs) 30 CG517 AAFES Service Station LUST (not included in RODs) 31 MY518 Bldg. 2196 Contaminated Soil (not included in RODs) 32 SS519 Bldg. 3426/Supply Facility (not included in RODs) 33 SS520 Anti-Aircraft Artillery Site (not included in RODs) 34 SS521 Bldg. 1161 (not included in RODs) 35 SS523 Utility Corridor Excavation (not included in RODs) 36 SO524 Bldg. 1303 UST (not included in RODs) 37 CS525 E-6 Fuel Tank Sludge Burial Pit (not included in RODs)

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TABLE 1. CONTAMINATED SITES AT EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE No. ID Site Name Decision Document 38 CG527 Fuel Pit at ST19 (not included in RODs) 39 MY529 Former Carpenter Shop (Bldg. 2762) (not included in RODs) 40 SS530 Bldg. 1138/ Eastern Area (not included in RODs) 41 TU531 Old Sewage Treatment Plant (not included in RODs) 42 SS532 UIC Well Building 1232 (not included in RODs) SS533 Building 1316 Former Spill Site; (not included in RODs) 43 SER001-2012 44 SS534 Facility 1211 (not included in RODs) 45 SS535 Hydrant Fuel System - Tank 5 (not included in RODs) MMRP Site 1 TS849 Former Trap Range (not included in RODs) NOTES: AAFES Army & Air Force Exchange Service AOC Area of Concern AST Above-ground Storage Tank CANOL Canadian Oil CITS Combat Information Training System EOD Explosive Ordinance Disposal FDTA Fire Department Training Area HAZMAT Hazardous Material JP Jet Propellant LF Landfill LUST Leaking Underground Storage Tank MOGAS Mobile Gas OU Operable unit POL Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricants ROD Record of decision SER Source Evaluation Report UIC Underground Injection Control UIW Underground Injection Well UST Underground Storage Tank

The objectives of the IRP at Eielson AFB are to:

• Protect human health and the environment

• Comply with USEPA and ADEC enforcement of existing federal and state statutes and regulations.

Conduct all IRP activities in a manner consistent with Section 120 of the CERCLA, as amended by the SARA and Alaska Administrative Code legislation.

• Meet FFA requirements, including implementation of institutional controls per RODs

• Establish priorities for environmental restoration activities so that property disposal and land reuse goals can be met

• Initiate selected removal actions to control, eliminate, or reduce risks of exposure to

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contaminants to manageable levels

• Accommodate community concerns as they are made known to the community involvement list, at public meetings, and through other information sources.

The Eielson AFB IRP is a mature restoration program having achieved the Construction Complete phase of the CERCLA process in Fiscal Year (FY) 1998. Current investigations at Eielson AFB are focused on assessing if source areas pose a threat. As investigations are ongoing, de-listing of Eielson AFB is not anticipated in the immediate future.

2.3 STATUS OF IRP

2.3.1 Overview

Initially, at the time the FFA was signed, USAF identified 64 potential areas of contamination (26 source areas that were grouped in six OUs and 38 SER sites) requiring additional management or corrective action. At one point the total number of source areas in the IRP had increased to 67; however, currently there are 66 CERCLA-regulated source areas managed under the IRP. Table 1 above lists the current source areas in the IRP program. Contamination at these sites is due to the acceptable business practices of the past, spills of fuel products, solvents, leaching from various buried waste, and other sources of contamination.

In the 1990s, RODs that selected a remedy for IRP source areas were signed by USAF, USEPA, and ADEC. Currently, contamination above cleanup levels potentially remains at 37 IRP source areas which, regardless of selected remedy in the approved RODs and changes made through ROD amendments, will be re‐evaluated within the next few years to assess the extent and nature of contamination, evaluate if the selected remedy is protective of human health and the environment, and determine the most efficient way to move each source area to closure.

The following sections provide a summary of pertinent aspects of the IRP activities. Appendix A includes more detailed information about the overall program status of OU activities, the various media contamination that potentially exist at Eielson AFB IRP source areas, as well as summary information on each of the OUs and related community relation activities thus far.

2.3.2 ROD and ROD Amendment Signature Dates

To date, RODs and amendments to RODs have been signed for seven OUs; OU8 is also mentioned in USEPA documentation, but it actually stands for OU1B, which is administratively included by the USAF in OU1. The signature dates for the ROD and ROD Amendments (final) are provided in the table below.

TABLE 2- DECISION DOCUMENTS EFFECTIVE DATES Operable Unit/ Source Area(s) Record of Decision/Amendment and Effective Date 1 ROD - 27 September 1994 2 ROD - 27 September 1994, amended on 29 September 1998

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3, 4, 5 ROD - 30 September 1995, amended on 29 September 1998 6 ROD - 27 September 1994 7 (Sitewide) ROD - 27 March 1997 8(1B) ROD - 29 September 1992 All IC/LUC Settlement Agreement - 16 April 2013 WP45/SS57 WP45/SS57 Settlement Agreement - 17 June 2013 SS67/SS62 SS67/SS62 Settlement Agreement - 27 August 2013

2.3.3 Administrative Record and Information Repository

The Administrative Record is a repository of documents used to support the decision-making process under CERCLA. The Administrative Record Index is the list of documents in the Administrative Record. The master copy of the Eielson AFB Administrative Record is maintained at the Civil Engineer Building at 2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100, Eielson AFB, Alaska, 99702-2299. An electronic CD/DVD collection of the Administrative Record and Administrative Record Index is available for review in the Information Repository. The main Information Repository for the Eielson AFB Administrative Record is housed in the Alaska and Polar Regions Department (Polar Regions) of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. The Polar Regions section is located on the basement floor of the library. Two copies of the CD/DVD collection are available; one is available for viewing only at the library using one of the library computers, and one copy is available to check-out through the library circulation. Printers are available in the Polar Regions section where the general public can make copies at their own expense. The Administrative Record may also be accessed 24/7 online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

CD/DVD copies of the Administrative Record are available at: Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Alaska and Polar Regions Department University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 (907) 474-6594 [email protected]

Please contact the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library for seasonal hours of operation.

2.3.4 Current Phase—Long-Term Operations and Long-Term Monitoring

With the signing of the RODs, decisions are documented for the respective source areas as approved by the USAF and regulatory body. Currently, source areas are identified as either NFA, long-term operation (LTO), or LTM under the Installation Wide Monitoring Program (IWMP). Construction and installation of each required remediation system required by the RODs was completed in FY98. LTO and maintenance for remedial systems ceased in 2008, and there are no operating remediation systems at the facility. LTM is ongoing for most sites and ICs are under enforcement for designated areas to restrict access to contaminated media (i.e., soil,

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groundwater, surface water, sediment, and air) until remediation goals stated in the RODs are achieved. A summary of potentially contaminated media at Eielson AFB source areas is provided in Table A-1 in Appendix A.

RA Summary Reports for source areas were finalized in 1998, and these reports were the basis for the Construction Complete Report necessary for achieving the next phase of the IRP, the Construction Complete Phase. In addition, amendments to the RODs for OUs 2, 3, 4, and 5 have been completed and signed by USAF, USEPA, and ADEC.

Current status/effort for individual source areas is further discussed in Appendix A. Source areas WP045/SS057 and SS067 are currently undergoing a RI. Eielson AFB is also currently re- evaluating additional contaminants and plume extents at several source areas in the LTM program.

2.3.5 Construction Complete Phase

Draft RA Summary Reports for the source areas have been completed and Preliminary Closeout Reports (PCRs) prepared and signed by the USEPA. The PCR documents state that the USAF, under the oversight of the USEPA, has completed construction activities for the Eielson AFB Superfund site in accordance with Closeout Procedures for NPL Sites (Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response [OSWER] Directive 9320.2-09A). USEPA, in conjunction with the USAF and ADEC, conducted pre-final inspections in 1996 and 1998 to confirm that the USAF constructed the remedy in accordance with remedial design plans and specifications. The USAF has initiated activities necessary to achieve performance standards and site completion.

2.3.6 De-Listing From the NPL—The Final Milestone

LTO and LTM procedures, as well as enforcement of ICs at selected source areas, will continue until remediation (cleanup) goals identified in the ROD and ROD amendments are achieved at each source area. Once cleanup target goals are met, the USAF will petition the USEPA for completion of a final Closeout Report and delisting from the NPL. Until these goals are accomplished, the USAF will continue to monitor cleanup progress at the source areas through an active monitoring program. In accordance with CERCLA Section 120, FYRs will occur until cleanup goals are reached.

2.4 FIVE-YEAR REVIEW

The first FYR was conducted in 1998 by the USEPA, ADEC, and USAF. Subsequent reviews were conducted in 2003, 2008, and 2013. This FYR process involves a review of the selected remedies for each of the source areas in the ROD documents identified in the FFA. The purpose of the FYR is to ensure that the actions implemented for each site are within the intent of the decision(s) written into the RODs and remain protective of human health and the environment.

The FYR is an important milestone for public involvement. The public was informed of the 2013 Five-Year Review through public notices in local newspapers. A copy of the 2013 FYR is available at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Administrative Record website at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-

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record.us.af.mil/. The next FYR is scheduled for 2018.

2.5 IRP AND SER FUTURE ACTIVITIES AT EIELSON AFB

Out-year activities in the Eielson AFB IRP are currently projected to include:

• LTM of north boundary sentinel wells

• Installation of wells at sites in the IRP to better refine the LTM well network and continued LTM on existing and new monitoring wells

• Completion of process of RI at SS067 and a supplemental RI at WP045/SS057

• Completion of Conceptual Site Model updates at various source areas

• Evaluate additional contaminants and plume extents at several source areas in the LTM program

• Oversight of compliance with IC/LUC requirements

• Intermittent response actions at non-FFA identified sites which meet the criteria for funding eligibility under the Environmental Restoration Account (ERA)

• Re-evaluate all sites to verify: all chemicals of concern were addressed; all plume boundaries identified; and ensure closures are properly documented. Out-year activities under the SER program include completion of Phase I and II SER reports as new potential contamination areas are identified.

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3.0 COMMUNITY RELATIONS BACKGROUND

3.1 INFLUENCE ON COMMUNITY

Eielson AFB significantly influences the FNSB because of the strategic importance of its mission, the level of community involvement, and the economic impact the base has on the local communities. The total payroll for active duty military employees is about $132 million. The base spent more than $79 million for construction, services, and procurement of materials, equipment, and supplies in FY2011. More than 1,800 jobs were created, valued at approximately $41 million (USAF, Economic Impact Analysis for Fiscal Year 2011). Eielson AFB influences the economies of cities and villages up to 50 miles from the installation. The communities most closely associated with Eielson AFB are Salcha, Moose Creek, North Pole, Fairbanks (including the University of Alaska at Fairbanks), and the 2,500 on-base personnel and residents.

3.2 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROFILE

Eielson AFB has been involved with the local communities through active participation in local events and festivities. Eielson AFB personnel conducts base tours for school groups, organizations, and civic leaders, and provides speakers for local clubs, organizations, and schools.

3.3 RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD

The base IRP supported a Technical Review Committee (TRC) from 1992 to 1995 to serve as an advisory committee to the USAF on restoration issues. The TRC was composed of local community experts from the private business sector, professionals from the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, USAF, USEPA, ADEC, and interested community members. In 1995, the TRC was converted to the RAB. The RAB was established as a means of addressing environmental restoration concerns from the local community members and through which Eielson AFB actively seeks input on restoration issues. The RAB was comprised of three civilian co-chairs from the communities of Moose Creek and North Pole (currently there was not a co-chair from Salcha), and one military co-chair from Eielson AFB. Initially the RAB held meetings on a quarterly basis, discussing IRP program issues and local community concerns with IRP activities. As the program matured, the meetings were held less frequently on a semi-annual basis.

Eielson’s RAB has had a documented lack of community participation for at least a decade and had informally ended its semi-annual meetings in 2004. In response to a letter from the EPA and ADEC in 2010 urging Eielson to re-start its RAB meetings, Eielson’s IRP held a meeting in March 2011 and subsequently held semi-annual meetings through October 2012. Despite publishing public notices, the RAB meetings were only attended by two former community co- chair RAB members and one local State house representative (at the first meeting only). During the February 2013 Remedial Project Manager (RPM) meeting, the stakeholder RPMs decided to begin the process of formally adjourning Eielson’s RAB and documenting ways to involve the community in the future. No public feedback from a publication of the 30-day comment period has been received to-date. The RAB was formally adjournment with the approval of the Wing

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Commander on 31 March 2014. The RAB Adjournment Memorandum in Appendix K provides a summary of the steps taken and the rationale for formally adjourning Eielson’s RAB.

3.4 HISTORY OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Eielson AFB took actions to inform local communities of their progress and involve them in their programs. The following sections outline the past procedures used as part of the Community Involvement Program. The current Community Involvement Program is explained in Section 4 of this plan.

3.4.1 Mailing Lists

The lists include a variety of federal, state, and local officials, news media representatives, community organizations and interested citizens. Throughout the cleanup process, individuals and organizations on the mailing list have periodically received community relations materials, such as fact sheets and meeting announcements, to keep them informed of the status of environmental restoration activities.

3.4.2 Administrative Record Files

The Administrative Record is a repository of documents used to support the decision-making process under CERCLA. The file contains all documents used to form the basis for the selection of cleanup actions under CERCLA. A CD/DVD copy of the Administrative Record and Administrative Record Index for the Eielson AFB IRP was established in 2012 and is maintained for public review in the Polar Regions section of the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus and available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

3.4.3 Fact Sheets

Fact sheets are concise, nontechnical reports prepared in understandable language for the public about CERCLA topics and other remediation processes. Eielson AFB used fact sheets as a tool to describe project updates, investigation findings, proposed cleanup actions, and upcoming events. Fact sheets have been distributed during all RAB meetings, were made available at public meetings, are maintained in the Information Repositories, and without an active RAB will now be distributed on an annual basis to recipients on the mailing list.

3.4.4 Newsletters

Eielson AFB incorporated the use of newsletters in the early 1990s to keep the public informed about the status of environmental restoration activities on their respective installations. Copies were distributed to the installations’ respective mailing lists and were included in the Information Repositories.

3.4.5 Public Comment Periods

Public comment periods provided an opportunity for the public to review and comment on proposed cleanup plans for interim or final remedial actions. The duration of a public comment

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3.4.6 Public Meetings

Eielson AFB conducted public meetings during 30-day public comment periods associated with the publication of the Proposed Plan for cleanup of a site or several sites grouped in an OU. Public meetings provide an opportunity for interested members of the public to receive information regarding proposed cleanup plans, to ask questions and listen to answers to those questions, and to submit comments.

3.4.7 Public Notices and Press Releases

Historically, Eielson AFB has placed public notices in the Daily News Miner and the installation newspaper, the Goldpanner, to announce milestones in the investigation and remediation process. Additionally, Eielson AFB has posted notices in surrounding communities to encourage public involvement.

Public notices for both installations were published at the following milestones:

• When the Administrative Record file and Information Repositories were established

• When a public comment period and public meeting for the RI/FS and Proposed Plan was scheduled for each OU

• When the RI/FS and Proposed Plans became available for each OU

• When the response action was selected and the RODs were signed

• When FYRs were beginning and completed

• Public notices or media releases were used for other newsworthy events, as well as for public meetings

3.4.8 Community Interviews

The program at Eielson AFB included community interviews to identify community concerns and information needs and solicit other community input. Public Affairs interviewed 40 people residing in the surrounding communities from May 1991 to June 1991 during the development of the initial Eielson AFB Community Relations Plan.

3.4.9 Prevalent Attitudes and Community Concerns

Previous community interviews and community questionnaires or surveys conducted on behalf of Eielson AFB identified a number of public attitudes and concerns regarding the military cleanup programs. The results of the survey indicated that despite media coverage, many of the

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community members surrounding the base remain uninformed about Eielson AFB environmental issues. Those who responded they were informed were either elected officials or individuals who worked on the base at some time in the past.

Main concerns included long-term health effects of drinking water, wildlife effects, speed of cleanup actions, property values, and the possibility of taxes increasing. To address these concerns, Eielson AFB implemented semi-annual public meetings, expanded the mailing list, and increased media coverage of environmental activities. Each year Eielson AFB evaluated the locations and frequencies of the meetings to determine if changes should be made to the public meeting schedule. At this time, the RAB has been adjourned and semi-annual meetings are no longer conducted.

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4.0 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM

4.1 OBJECTIVES

The Community Involvement Program for the environmental cleanup process at Eielson AFB has four objectives that will guide the community relations activities throughout the cleanup process. The objectives are, as follows:

• Provide the community with information in an articulate manner which clarifies key issues

• Establish communication between the USAF and the community at large

• Respond to community concerns and needs that arise during cleanup activities

• Provide a means for citizen input and involvement during the RA process.

Since it was established, Community Involvement Plan objectives of communicating clearly to local communities and responding to local concerns have been accomplished through direct mailings, information fact sheets, media releases, established information repositories, public meetings, as necessary.

Additional information may be found in Appendixes B through I about the various ways the public can be informed and how they may participate in the Eielson AFB site community relations activities, as follows:

• Appendix B: Community Involvement Mailing List • Appendix C: Mailing List Form • Appendix D: Administrative Record Documentation • Appendix E: Media Contact List • Appendix F: Public Meeting Locations • Appendix G: Sample Fact Sheet • Appendix H: Sample Public Notice • Appendix I: Posting Locations for Public Notices

In addition, Appendix J includes a glossary of terms to explain the meaning of the terms used in this Community Involvement Plan.

4.2 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT ACTIVITIES

To meet the goals and objectives of the Community Involvement Program, installation representatives will undertake specific community involvement activities. These will include activities required by CERCLA (for three-party sites) and Alaska State regulations (for two-party sites) and additional activities, as appropriate, to ensure that the community remains well

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informed and has the opportunity to express its concerns. These activities are described in the remainder of this section.

The communication tools discussed in the remainder of Section 4 will provide the framework for the plan to involve the public and disseminate information among agencies, civilian and military personnel, general public, media, and surrounding communities.

4.2.1 Contact Person

The superintendent of Public Affairs or Public Affairs Officer serves as the Environmental Community Relations point-of-contact for Eielson AFB that can assist with addressing citizen concerns, answering individual questions, responding to inquiries from the media, or directing calls to another agency or representative, when appropriate. The superintendent of Public Affairs or Public Affairs Officer can be reached at the Eielson AFB Public Affairs Office at (907) 377-2116.

4.2.2 Administrative Record and Information Repositories

The Administrative Record is the legal file of documents upon which the lead agency bases the selection of a response action for the site. This record for Eielson AFB is maintained at the Civil Engineering Building at 2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100, Eielson AFB, Alaska, 99702-2299. Information Repositories are typically established in accessible, public buildings and contain Administrative Record documents as well as current information, technical reports, and reference documents related to CERCLA sites.

In an effort to reduce costs, minimize the impacts on the environment, and reduce the space used at its Information Repository, Eielson AFB eliminated the hard copies stored in the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, Polar Regions section and provided the Administrative Record in electronic format via two CD/DVD copy sets. One set of the collection remains at the library at all times and one copy is made available to check-out through the library catalog system. The library has approximately 60 workstations with DVD and internet access available to the public for reviewing the electronic documents. The library also provides printers for document printing at the requester’s expense. In addition, the Administrative Record may also be accessed 24/7 online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

If the Administrative Record is updated, electronic copies of the new documents and an updated Administrative Record Index are provided to the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Bibliographer and Information Technology Manager for inclusion in the electronic Information Repository. ADEC and USEPA are provided an electronic copy of the Administrative Record documents and Administrative Record Index on a quarterly basis if changes have occurred. If the Administrative Record is updated, electronic copies of the new documents and an updated Administrative Record Index are provided to the Archivist or Archivist Assistant at the library for inclusion in the Information Repository.

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4.2.3 Mailing and Distribution Lists

The program prefers to use electronic mail as the preferred method for distribution of community relations materials in an effort to reduce the impact on the environment, while keeping the community informed of the status of environmental restoration activities.

The Environmental Community Relations Coordinator currently updates and maintains the distribution list. Anyone interested in the environmental restoration program updates may contact the coordinator and ask to be placed on or removed from the distribution list.

Additionally, the Restoration Advisory Board Mailing List is found in Appendix B and may be used for mailing community involvement materials when electronic delivery is not feasible. The mailing list form found in Appendix C may be used to invite additional community members to be added to the IRP mailing list.

4.2.4 Public Notices and News Releases

Before RA plans are adopted, federal regulations require that a notice, providing a brief summary of the RI/FS and proposed plan and announcing a public comment period of 30 days, be published in a major newspaper of general circulation. A notice must also be published to announce the availability of the final remedial action plan or ROD. These documents will be available for public review at the Information Repository. The notice must state the basis and purpose of the selected action.

At this time, RA plans have been completed for all current CERCLA sites. Three additional source areas, WP045/SS057, and SS067 are subject to supplemental RI or RI investigations and may require revisions to the decision documents and possibly the remedial action plans.

Public notices will be placed in the Daily News Miner to notify the public of upcoming RAB meetings, required notices, and other community involvement activities. The Environmental Community Relations Coordinator will prepare and distribute news releases to local newspapers and radio and television stations using the Eielson AFB media contact list (see Appendix E) to communicate information on significant events in the environmental restoration program, as situations warrant. Public notices are distributed at least one week before public meetings. A sample public notice may be found in Appendix I. A sample list of locations to be used by public participants to physically post Public Notice flyers in the local communities is provided in Appendix J and a list of locations where meeting take place is included as Appendix G.

4.2.5 Fact Sheets

Fact sheets are utilized to provide the public with updates regarding investigation findings, proposed cleanup actions, and upcoming events including public meetings. Fact sheets will be published at key project milestones or, at minimum, annually to the mailing list recipients.

A sample Eielson AFB fact sheet is provided in Appendix H and should be used as a template for future RAB meetings and other community involvement activities.

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4.2.6 Restoration Advisory Board

The Eielson AFB RAB was formally adjourned on 31 March 2014. More information is available from the Environmental Community Relations Coordinator and available in the RAB Adjournment Memorandum in Appendix L.

4.2.7 Public Meetings

Public meetings or briefings may be held at project milestones. Interested groups or individuals that want to request a public meeting are encouraged to contact the Eielson AFB Environmental Community Relations Coordinator in the Public Affairs Office at (907) 377-2116. Each request will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis and depending on the needs of the group or individual a smaller meeting or briefing may be scheduled to address those needs.

Public meetings, including the date, time, location and topics, will be advertised with public notices and press releases as appropriate. As a minimum, a paid public notice will be placed in the Daily News Miner. Public notices may be placed in other publications or online based on determination by the environmental restoration program staff, Environmental Community Relations Coordinator, and regulatory input.

4.2.8 Public Comment Periods

Public comment periods provide an opportunity for the public to review and comment on proposed cleanup plans for interim or final remedial actions. Generally the duration of the public comment period is 30 days. However, under the USEPA’s community involvement guidance, the comment period can be extended an additional 30 days if the request is made in a timely manner. Public comment periods are expected after the completion of the proposed plans for WP045/SS057 and SS067. Notification of public comment periods will be made through the public notice process.

4.2.9 Records of Decision and Responsiveness Summaries

A ROD is a decision document that constitutes the formal documentation step that identifies the remedial options chosen by the restoration program, with input from the ADEC and USEPA and in consideration of public input received in the Proposed Plan. The restoration program will prepare a Responsiveness Summary, listing all comments received during each comment period and responses to the comments, for each of these source areas. The Responsiveness Summaries will be made available in the Information Repositories and Administrative Record.

4.2.10 Website and Electronic Media

The environmental restoration program will continue to use available websites or other electronic media to disseminate public information, including meeting details. The Administrative Record will be maintained online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

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4.2.11 Community Involvement Plan Revision

Eielson AFB will schedule Community Involvement Plan revisions every three years while the installation continues active restoration of contaminated sites managed under its various programs (IRP, CRP, MMRP), with the next update scheduled for spring 2017. Eielson AFB will update the Community Involvement Plan to include new sites as additional information becomes available.

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APPENDIX A STATUS OF INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM SOURCE AREAS AND SER SITES

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APPENDIX A STATUS OF INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM SOURCE AREAS AND SER SITES

In November 1989 Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) was listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) of Federal Superfund sites by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). The United States Air Force (USAF), USEPA, and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) signed the Federal Facility Agreement (FFA) for Eielson AFB in May 1991. The FFA identified 60 potential sources of contamination. Seven additional sources were not included in the FFA: WP034, LF043, SS046, SS059, SS001, SS002, and SS067. Source areas WP034, LF043, SS046, and SS059 were closed out prior to the FFA. Source areas SS01 and SS002 are not located on Eielson AFB. Source area SS67 was added after the FFA. Source areas SS001 and SS002 were later combined under SS001, which brings the total number of source areas to 66.

Of the 66 source areas, 61 were addressed in a Record of Decision (ROD) document. The 60 potential source areas identified in the FFA were addressed in a remedial investigation/feasibility study (RI/FS), or through a source evaluation report, and were included in RODs for OUs 1 through 6. An additional source area, SS067, was addressed in the sitewide RI/FS, and included in the sitewide ROD. Source areas WP034, LF043, SS046, SS059, and SS001 were not addressed in any of the ROD documents.

Currently, 37 source areas require long-term monitoring (LTM). As the source area characterization continues and historical information regarding the source areas is compiled, data collection planning for the conceptual site models updates may vary, and changes may be made to the media.

SUMMARY OF OPERABLE UNITS, SOURCE AREAS, AND OTHER SITES

The following paragraphs describe each of the Operable Units (OUs), the remedial activities performed, current OU status, and community involvement activities conducted for each of the OUs. Table A-1 below provides a summary of source areas and other sites identified at Eielson AFB.

Operable Units

The following is a general description and the community involvement activities relevant to each of the OUs.

Operable Unit 1

OU1 consists of eight source areas where fuel-related contaminants were released to the soil and groundwater: ST020, ST048, ST049, SS050, SS051, SS052, SS053, and DP054. The decision documents and selected remedies for the OU1 source areas are summarized below:

• The OU1B ROD, issued in 1992, documented selected interim remedies for ST020,

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ST048, and ST049.

• The OU1 ROD was then issued in 1994 and documented the selected remedies for all eight OU1 source areas.

• Source Areas SS053 and DP054 were designated as NFA sites and therefore are not reviewed in the 2013 FYR.

• The remedy at OU1 has been addressed through a combination of bioventing, product recovery, groundwater monitoring, and the implementation of institutional controls (ICs) to prevent exposure to, ingestion of, or inhalation of vapor from contaminated groundwater.

• The bioventing and product recovery systems at ST020, ST048, and SS050-52 were shut down prior to 2008, and the current remedies for these source areas as well as ST049 include only groundwater monitoring and ICs.

The remedy for OU1 is not protective currently or in the future. This determination is based on the lack of supplemental soil samples, which were required as part of the ROD remedy, at Source Areas SS050, SS051, and SS052. In addition to the issue that drives the non-protectiveness of the entire OU1, various other issues have been identified at source areas within OU1 for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred; these issues are: (1) evaluation of vapor intrusion (VI) (ST020, ST048, and ST049), (2) evaluation of COCs specified in the ROD which exceeded associated FRGs and had inconclusive concentration trends (ST020); and (3) the fact that the current ADEC Soil Cleanup Levels for Migration to Groundwater are lower than the ROD FRGs for soil (ST020 and ST048). A limited amount of VI data will be obtained through the CSM updates at ST020 and ST048; while a full VI assessment was on-going in 2013 at ST048 per recommendations of the 2008 FYR. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Community Involvement

The RI/FS and the Proposed Plan for OU1 documents were released to the public in May 1994. These documents were made available to the public in both the Administrative Record and at the Information Repository maintained at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library located at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and is now available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/..

The public comment period for the Proposed Plan was held from 30 May to 30 June 1994. Comments received during this period are summarized in the Responsiveness Summary of the OU1 ROD. The Proposed Plan for OU1 was advertised in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner on 4 June 1994. An article about the Proposed Plan also appeared in the North Pole Independent on 3 June 1994. The public meeting for OU1 was advertised in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner on 21 June 1994. A news release was sent to all local news media announcing the Proposed Plan and public meeting.

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The USAF’s preferred cleanup alternatives were presented to the Technical Review Committee (TRC) on January 27, 1994. At this meeting, representatives from the USAF, ADEC, and USEPA responded to questions from a committee representing the University of Alaska, the City of North Pole, and various state and federal agencies.

At a public meeting held on 22 June 1994 representatives from the USAF, ADEC, and USEPA answered questions about problems at the OU1 sites and the remedial alternatives under consideration. Twenty-five people attended. The majority of those attending were civilian or military employees of Eielson AFB.

Operable Unit 2

The OU2 and Other Areas ROD, issued in 1994, provided selected remedies for a total of 28 source areas, as described below:

• Seven OU2 source areas, where fuel contaminants were released to the soil and groundwater: ST010/SS014, ST011, ST013/DP026, ST018, and ST019.

o All OU2 source areas were evaluated in the 2013 FYR.

o The remedy for OU2 source areas has been addressed through a combination of bioventing, product recovery, groundwater monitoring, and the implementation of ICs to prevent exposure to, or ingestion of, contaminated groundwater.

o Bioventing systems located at ST010/SS014 and ST013/DP026 were decommissioned in 2010, because respiration rates indicated that soil remediation goals had been achieved. The free product recovery at these source areas was shut down prior to 2008.

• 21 additional sites (“Other Areas”) that had been previously identified as potential sources of contamination.

o The Other Areas were designated NFA. However, the ROD also specified that groundwater monitoring would be conducted at two of the Other Areas: SS031 and LF005.

o SS031 and LF005 are the only “Other Areas” covered in the FYR.

The current protectiveness determination of the remedy for OU2 is deferred and the determination for the future is non-protective. The future non-protective determination is based on various issues have been identified at source areas within OU2 for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred; these issues are: (1) evaluation of VI (ST010/SS014, ST011, ST013/DP026, ST018, ST019, LF005, and SS031), (2) evaluation of COCs specified in the ROD which exceeded associated FRGs and had inconclusive concentration trends (ST010/SS014, ST011, ST013/DP026, ST019); and (3) the fact that the current ADEC Soil Cleanup Levels for Migration to Groundwater are lower than the ROD FRGs for soil

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(ST010/SS014 and ST013/DP026). A limited amount of VI data will be obtained through the CSM updates at ST010/SS014 and ST013/DP026; while a full VI assessment was on-going in 2013 at the same source areas per recommendations of the 2008 FYR. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Community Involvement

The RI/FS and Proposed Plan for OU2 Eielson AFB were released to the public in November 1993. These documents were made available to the public in both the Administrative Record and an Information Repository maintained at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

The public comment period for the Proposed Plan was held from 8 November to 7 December 1993. The comment period was extended to 20 December 1993 to compensate for a typographic error. Comments received during this period are summarized in the Responsiveness Summary of the OU2 ROD. The public comment period and public meeting were advertised on 12 November 1993 in the Goldpanner, the Base newspaper. A 9-inch display ad that highlighted the cleanup efforts was placed in the North Pole Independent on 5 and 12 November 1993, and in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner on 5, 15, and 16 November 1993. In addition, more than 3,500 copies were added as an insert in the Goldpanner and delivered to every home in the Eielson AFB housing area. A news release announcing the Proposed Plan and public meeting was sent to all local news media and the story ran on the front page of the Goldpanner. The meeting was advertised on the Base access cable channel and in the Base information bulletin as well as on at least one local area radio station. The First Sergeants Group (the senior enlisted leadership for each unit on Base) was briefed on the plan and public meeting, to encourage their subordinates to attend. Copies of the plan were delivered to various information repositories, plus the North Pole City Hall.

The Proposed Plan was presented to the TRC on 16 November 1993. At this meeting, representatives from USAF, ADEC, and USEPA responded to questions from an audience representing the University of Alaska, the City of North Pole, and various state and federal agencies.

A public meeting was held on 17 November 1993. At this meeting, representatives from the USAF, ADEC, and USEPA answered questions about the problems at the sites and discussed the remedial alternatives under consideration. Approximately 30 people attended.

Operable Units 3, 4 and 5

Selected remedies for OU3,4,5 were provided in the OU3,4,5 ROD. The 2013 FYR assessed the remedies for OU3 source areas, DP044, WP045/SS057, ST056, and SS061; OU4 source areas, DP025, ST027, WP033, SS035, SS036, SS037, SS039/SS063, ST058, and SS064; and OU5 source areas LF002, LF003/FT009, LF004, and LF006. Three additional Other Areas were also

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considered in the OU3,4,5 ROD, but were designated NFA and were not reviewed in the 2013 FYR.

Operable Unit 3 The remedy for OU3, which includes source areas where solvents were released to the soil and groundwater, has been addressed through groundwater monitoring, providing an outside potable water supply, and the implementation of ICs to prevent exposure to, or ingestion of, contaminated groundwater.

The remedy is not protective currently and in the future at OU3. This determination was made based on conditions at source area WP045/SS057, consisting of: (1) a preliminary VI screening which identified concentrations of VOCs that exceeded indoor air target levels and (2) the unknown stability of the TCE plume. In addition to the issues that drive the non-protectiveness of the entire OU3, various other issues have been identified at source areas within OU3 for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred; these issues are: (1) evaluation of VI (DP044, ST056, and SS061) and (2) evaluation of COCs specified in the ROD which exceeded associated FRGs and had inconclusive concentration trends (SS061), and (3) PSG survey results indicating data gaps may exist in source characterization (DP044 and ST056). Further information will be obtained through the on-going remedial investigation at WP045/SS057 and VI assessments on-going in 2013 at ST56 and SS61. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Operable Unit 4 The remedy for OU4, which includes source areas that had land disposal of fuel tank sludge, drums, and asphalt, has been addressed through monitoring (groundwater and/or surface water, sediment, and biota) and the implementation of ICs to prevent exposure to, or ingestion of, contaminated groundwater.

The remedy for OU4 is not protective currently or in the future. This determination is based on data gaps that have been identified at SS35 in surface water, soil, and sediment. In addition to the issue that drives the non-protectiveness of the entire OU4, various other issues have been identified at source areas within OU4 for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred; these issues are: (1) evaluation of VI (DP025, WP033, SS035, SS036, SS037, ST058, and SS064, (2) evaluation of COCs specified in the ROD which exceeded associated FRGs which have inconclusive trends (SS037), and (3) PSG survey results indicating that data gaps may exist in source characterization. Further information will be obtained through additional investigation (including CSM updates at SS035 and SS037) and VI assessments. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

The remedy for Source Area SS039/SS063 within OU4 is expected to be protective of human health and the environment. Soil and groundwater ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the Settlement Agreement.

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Operable Unit 5 The remedy for OU5, which includes four landfills and a fire training area, has been addressed through groundwater monitoring, landfill maintenance, and the implementation of ICs to prevent exposure to, or ingestion of, contaminated groundwater.

The current protectiveness determination of the remedy is deferred and the determination for the future is non-protective. The future non-protective determination is based on the recommendation included in the USEPA concurrence letter (See Appendix F) instead of the AF evaluation which was for deferral. The various issues identified at source areas within OU5 for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred are: (1) 2008 FYR recommendation to perform VI evaluation (LF003/FT009) and (2) the detection of volatile constituents in groundwater samples collected in 2012 and the lack of data to fully evaluate VI (LF006). Further information will be obtained through a CSM update at LF003/FT009 a VI assessment to satisfy the 2008 FYR recommendations was on-going in 2013 at LF03/FT09. Furthermore, the ROD requirement of complying with 18 AAC 60 has been determined to not be applicable and will be removed through administrative action from the requirements for this OU. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

The remedy is protective of human health and the environment at Source Areas LF002, and LF004. ICs will be maintained at these source areas as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Community Involvement OUs 3, 4, and 5

The RI/FS, Baseline Risk Assessment (BLRA), and the Proposed Plan for OUs 3, 4, 5 and other areas of Eielson AFB were released to the public in May 1995. These documents were made available to the public in the administrative record and at an information repository maintained at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. The selected remedies presented in the OUs 3, 4, and 5 RODs are based on information maintained in an Information Repository maintained at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

The public comment period for the Proposed Plan was from 18 May to 17 June 1995. Comments received during this period are summarized in the Responsiveness Summary in an attachment at the end of the OUs 3, 4, and 5 RODs. Five verbal comments were received during the public comment period. No written comments were received.

The public comment period, public meeting, and Proposed Plan for OUs 3, 4, and 5 were advertised four times in two local newspapers. The advertisements appeared in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner on 18 and 30 May 1995 and in the North Pole Independent on 19 and 26 May 1995. In addition, more than 3,500 copies of this notice were added as an insert in the Goldpanner and delivered to every home in the Eielson AFB housing area on 19 May 1995.

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Proposed Plans were mailed to more than 150 people on the IRP mailing list on 16 May1995. Flyers announcing the public meeting were placed on store bulletin boards in the Moose Creek and North Pole communities.

A public meeting was held on 31 May 1995 in North Pole. Approximately 15 people attended the meeting, including representatives of the USAF, USEPA, ADEC, and the public.

Operable Unit 6

The remedy for OU6 (WP038) is not protective currently or in the future. This determination is based on data gaps identified by the PSG survey results. The remedy is currently not protective and the future protectiveness assessment is deferred due to gaps in defining the horizontal extent of COC contamination based on 2012 data. In addition to the issues that drive the non- protectiveness of OU6 (WP038), various other issues have been identified at this OU/source area for which the individual protectiveness determination was deferred; these issues are: (1) evaluation of VI and (2) COCs are still exceeding FRGs in groundwater. Further information will be obtained through a VI assessment on-going in 2013 that will satisfy the 2008 ROD requirements and additional investigation. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Community Involvement

The RI/FS documents (USAF, 1994c) and the Proposed Plan for OU6 of Eielson AFB were released to the public in March 1994. The documents were made available in both the Administrative Record office at the Base and in an Information Repository maintained at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/.

The Proposed Plan for OU6 was advertised twice in two local newspapers, and more than 3,500 copies were added as an insert in the Goldpanner and delivered to every home in the Base housing area. A news release announcing the Proposed Plan and a public meeting on 12 April 1994 was sent to all local news media (radio, television, newspapers), and the story ran on the front page of the Goldpanner. The meeting was advertised on Base access cable channel and in the Base information bulletin, and on at least one local area radio station as well. The First Sergeants Group was briefed on the plan and public meeting, to encourage their subordinates to attend. Copies of the plan were delivered to various information repositories and to the North Pole City Hall.

A public meeting for the Proposed Plan was held on 12 April 1994. At that meeting, representatives from the USAF, ADEC, and USEPA answered questions about problems at the sites and the remedial alternatives under consideration. Approximately 10 members of the public attended.

The public comment period on the Proposed Plan ran from 22 March through 22 April 1994. Comments received during that period, and the USAF responses, are summarized in the

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Responsiveness Summary of the OU6 ROD.

Operable Unit 7 (Sitewide OU)

The remedy at Sitewide OU is currently protective. The remedy at Sitewide OU is not protective in the future because at SS067 because (1) the fish tissue RAO has not been achieved and (2) the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) within Garrison Slough sediment has not been fully characterized. . Further information will be obtained through the Supplemental RI for SS067. In the interim, exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through implementation of ECs and ICs. Soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of ICs; ICs will be maintained as per the requirements of the IC/LUC Settlement Agreement.

Operable Unit 8

The decision document for OU8 is referenced in USEPA documentations as the selected interim remedial action for the removal of floating petroleum product at sites within the Operable Unit 1B. (Operable Unit 1B Source Areas: ST020 Refueling Loop (E-7 and E-9), ST048 Powerplant Fuel Spill Area, ST049 Building 1300, and SS050 – SS053 Blair Lakes Target Range). The USAF incorporated OU1B into OU1.

Institutional Controls As specified above under all OUs, the Air Force will address deficiencies in the administration of the IC program. Moreover, as outlined in the 2013 IC/LUC Settlement Agreement, preliminary interim land use controls will be implemented for oil and groundwater at source areas where the RODs do not indicate IC are required.

Evaluation of Data Gaps As part of the review of data collected during the FYR period, data gaps identified in the 2012 IWMP Report were referenced in the 2013 FYR. These identified data gaps refer only to groundwater, and may not represent all data gaps present at the IRP source areas. For source areas where additional investigations are planned in support of CSM updates or remedial investigations, potential data gaps in all media have been or will be evaluated and addressed as necessary. Additional evaluation of data gaps will be conducted in consultation with stakeholders, during planning for future investigations including the 2014 IWMP.

Contaminants of Concern Audits To better understand the historical data and current conditions at the site, a COC audit will be performed for all IRP source areas. The COC audit will include contaminant of potential concern (COPC) data from the Sitewide Monitoring Program (SWMP) and IWMP and a thorough review of source area history and historical data. The outcome of the COC audit will be compiled in a stand-alone report evaluating the completeness of both the historical COC and updated COPC lists. Recommendations for adding COPCs to the COC list may be made on a site-by-site basis. Additionally, emerging contaminants will be evaluated for applicability during the COC audits.

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Note on Protectiveness Determinations

Protectiveness of ROD remedies in this document are evaluated based on ROD requirements and data available at the time of the FYR. The impact on protectiveness of follow-up investigative actions cannot be assessed until the follow-up action is completed. Although anecdotal information may indicate that protectiveness could be affected, when there is no definitive documentation (such as risk assessments) available to allow further assessment, then it cannot be determined whether protectiveness is affected. As a note, current land use (and consequently, risk associated with industrial operations), as well as the implementation of ICs as per the LUC Settlement Agreement, provide additional support for the current protectiveness of the remedies. The USAF acknowledges that the outcome of the COC audits may yield additional information with potential effects on protectiveness, such as the identification of new contaminants applicable to the source area and new media that may be contaminated; however, the historical data will not be sufficient to determine whether an unacceptable risk is present. The outcome of a COC audit may indicate that a CSM update and potentially a risk assessment update may be needed. The USAF will perform the appropriate additional steps within the CERCLA process to assess the appropriate path forward after the COC audit is performed. Other follow-up actions, including vapor intrusion assessments and CSM updates, may also yield information that is later determined to affect protectiveness. The effects on protectiveness of COPCs or additional risk information would be determined in future FYRs.

Protectiveness Summary Based on the results of the 2013 FYR, the current or future remedies at OUs 1, 3, 4, 6, and Sitewide are not protective, although this determination is driven at the multi-source area OUs by non-protectiveness determinations applicable to individual source areas.

The USEPA and ADEC have issued protectiveness determinations and comments on the Draft Final Revision 1 FYR on 30 September 2013.

After review of the USEPA and ADEC comments on the Draft Final FYR, the USAF revised protectiveness determinations for the Final FYR. Although the roll-up of issues and recommendations under the major areas of concern are generally consistent, there are still some differences between the USAF and EPA determinations. Most of the non-protectiveness statements made by the USAF in the 2013 FYR are based on ROD requirements not being met at a source area. Regarding VI, the USAF has made protectiveness statements based on the supplement to “Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance” (OSWER Directive 9200.2-84) titled “Assessing Protectiveness at Sites for Vapor Intrusion.”

The final OU protectiveness statements in the 2013 FYR have been determined as follows: for current protectiveness, the more stringent USAF statements were retained. For future protectiveness, the USAF deferrals at OUs 2 and 5 have been replaced by USEPA non- protectiveness determinations.

The follow-up actions identified in the recommendations of the Final 2013 FYR are intended to address all issues and concerns related to each source area, providing a clear path for future protectiveness determinations.

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The following table lists all contaminated sites currently identified at Eielson AFB, and provides basic details regarding each site. Table A-1: Summary of Source Areas and Other Sites Identified at Eielson AFB

Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

IRP 1 ST020 OU1 E-7 Complex, E-8 Fuel releases GW ICs; GW Yes Complex, E-9 Monitoring

Complex (Refueling Loop) IRP 2 ST048 Power Plant Area Fuel pipeline GW ICs; GW Yes Monitoring IRP 3 ST049 Alert Hangar AST GW Monitoring Yes IRP 4 SS050 Blair Lakes Vehicle Heating fuel GW ICs; GW Yes Maintenance day tank Monitoring IRP 5 SS051 Blair Lakes Ditch Fuel tank farm, GW ICs; GW Yes fuel pump Monitoring island IRP 6 SS052 Blair Lakes Diesel Fuel spill GW ICs; GW Yes Spill Monitoring IRP 7 SS053 Blair Lakes Fuel Fuels Site Closed No Spill IRP 8 DP054 Blair Lakes Drum Fuels Site Closed No Disposal Site IRP 9 ST010 OU2 E-2 POL Storage ASTs; tank- GW ICs, GW Yes bottom sludges, Monitoring

JP-4, JP-8, AVGAS IRP 10 ST011 Fuel Saturated Area Subsurface GW Monitoring Yes diesel leak IRP 11 ST013 E-4 Fuel Saturated Fuel tanks; GW ICs, GW Yes Area fueling Monitoring equipment IRP 12 SS014 E-2 RR JP-4 Fuel Fuel lines; Grouped with Yes Spill Area refueling ST10 operations IRP 13 ST018 Oil Boiler Fuel Fuel USTs GW Monitoring Yes Saturated Area IRP 14 ST019 JP-4 Fuel Line Spill Releases of JP- GW ICs; GW Yes 4 and JP-8 Monitoring IRP 15 DP026 Fuel Tank Sludge Fuel tanks; Grouped with Yes Burial Site fueling ST13

equipment

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

IRP 16 SS031 NA PCB Storage Facility Transformer GW Monitoring Yes (designated casings, PCB as “Other spill cleanup Area” in the materials ROD for OU2)

IRP 17 LF005 NA Old Army Landfill General refuse GW Monitoring Yes (designated IRP 18 LF007 Test Landfill Household Site Closed No as “Other waste Area” in the IRP 19 FT008 ROD for Fire Training Area; Fire-training Site Closed No OU2) Past exercises IRP 20 SS012 JP4 Fuel Spill; JP-4 Spill Site Closed No Building 2351 IRP 21 ST015 Multiproduct Fuel Fuel spills Site Closed No Line IRP 22 ST016 MOGAS Fuel Line Fuel spills Site Closed No Spill IRP 23 SS017 Canol Pipeline Spill Fuel spills Site Closed No

IRP 24 SD021 Road Oiling-Quarry Road oiling Site Closed No Road IRP 25 SD022 Road Oiling- Road oiling Site Closed No Industrial Road IRP 26 SD023 Road Oiling- Road oiling Site Closed No Manchu Road IRP 27 SD024 Road Oiling-Gravel Road oiling Site Closed No Haul Road IRP 28 DP028 Fly Ash Disposal Fly ash Site Closed No Site IRP 29 DP029 Drum Burial Site Empty drums Site Closed No formerly containing asphalt emulsion IRP 30 SS030 PCB Storage Facility Transformer Site Closed No casings, PCB spill cleanup materials IRP 31 DP040 Power Plant Sludge Sludge and Site Closed No Pit residue from power plant IRP 32 SS041 Auto Hobby Shop; Drums Site Closed No Past containing used oils and fuel

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

IRP 33 SS042 Misc. Storage and Drums Site Closed No Disposal Area containing waste oil, lubricants, and solvents IRP 34 SS047 Commissary Parking Fuel spill Site Closed No Lot Fuel Spill IRP 35 WP060 New Auto Hobby Vehicle Site Closed No Shop maintenance activities IRP 36 SS062 Garrison Slough NA Site Closed No IRP 37 DP044 OU3 Battery Shop Leach Waste from GW ICs; GW Yes Field battery and Monitoring

repair shop IRP 38 WP045 Photo Lab; Building Drywell GW ICs; GW Yes 1163 Monitoring IRP 39 SS057 Fire Station Parking Fuels Grouped with Yes Lot WP45 IRP 40 ST056 OU3 Engineer Hill Spill Floor drains; GW ICs; GW Yes Site fuel, paint, or Monitoring solvent spills IRP 41 SS061 Vehicle Drywell; Waste GW ICs; GW Yes Maintenance; fuels, oils, Monitoring Building 3213 solvents, antifreeze IRP 42 DP025 OU4 E-6 Fuel Storage Fuel leaks GW ICs; GW Yes Tank Area Monitoring

IRP 43 ST027 E-11 Fuel Storage Fuel leaks GW Monitoring Yes Tank Area IRP 44 WP033 Effluent Infiltration Industrial GW Monitoring Yes Pond wastewater IRP 45 SS035 Asphalt Mixing and Waste oils, SW, Sediment, and Yes Drum Burial Area solvents, Biota Monitoring pesticides; empty drums IRP 46 SS036 Drum Storage Area Drums; POL; GW Monitoring Yes paint spill IRP 47 SS037 Drum Storage Area Drums GW Monitoring Yes containing waste oils and fuels IRP 48 SS039 Asphalt Lake Drums of GW Monitoring Yes asphalt emulsion

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

IRP 49 ST058 Old Quartermaster ASTs ICs; GW Yes Service Station containing Monitoring gasoline and diesel IRP 50 SS063 Asphalt Lake Spill Waste disposal; Grouped with Yes Site pesticide spill SS39 IRP 51 SS064 Transportation Hazardous GW Monitoring Yes Maintenance Drum materials (paint Storage Site waste and thinners, oils, acids, solvents, asphalt) IRP 52 WP032 NA Wastewater Plant Unknown Site Closed No (designated Spill Ponds industrial as “Other chemical or Area” in the solvent ROD for IRP 53 DP055 Birch Lake Unknown Site Closed No OU3,4,5) Recreation Area IRP 54 LF001 Original Base General refuse Site Closed No Landfill IRP 55 LF002 OU5 Old Base Landfill Household and GW Monitoring; Yes industrial waste 18 AAC 60

IRP 56 LF003 Inactive Base Household and Maintain Cover; Yes Landfill industrial GW Monitoring; waste; asphalt ICs to prevent debris; exposure to wastewater landfill waste treatment sludge IRP 57 LF004 Old Army Landfill General waste; GW Monitoring Yes waste oil and RCRA Section solvents; 3008 (a) munitions IRP 58 LF006 Old Landfill Household and GW Monitoring; Yes industrial waste 18 AAC 60 IRP 59 FT009 OU5 Fire Training Area Waste oils, Grouped with Yes fuels, solvents LF03 used in fire training IRP 60 WP038 OU6 Ski Lodge Well Fuel storage GW Monitoring; Yes Contamination tanks GW ICs IRP 61 SS067 Sitewide Garrison Slough PCB- GW, SW, Soils, Yes (PCB contaminated Sediment, and Fish Contamination) soils Monitoring; ECs; ICs IRP 62 WP034 NA Sludge Drying Pits Unknown Site Closed No IRP 63 LF043 NA Asbestos Landfill Unknown Site Closed No

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

IRP 64 SS046 NA KC-135 Crash Site; Unknown Site Closed No Gate 2 IRP 65 ST059 NA Dining Hall Unknown Site Closed No IRP 66 SS068 NA Groundwater Surface spills; Under evaluation. No Contamination 400 releases from Feet Northwest of aboveground Gas Station (a.k.a. fuel tanks AOC 29 (SS-520 and SS-520); former Anti-Aircraft Artillery Site) CRP 1 PL001 NA Type III Hydrant Industrial area Addressed under No Refueling System contamination ADEC program Locations (A-M) CRP 2 SO065 NA Facility 6126 Igloo Nearby road Addressed under No (AKA SO507, SO- and driveway ADEC program C507, and SS65) CRP 3 SO066 NA Facility 6132 Igloo UST spills and Addressed under No (SO508, SO-C508, leaks ADEC program and SS66) CRP 4 SO069 NA Facility 6134 Igloo USTs Addressed under No (SO509 and SO- ADEC program C509) CRP 5 SO070 NA Facility Petroleum Addressed under No 6154/Vehicle hydrocarbon ADEC program Operations Heated compounds, Parking (SO510 and degreasers, and SO-C510) solvents CRP 6 SO071 NA Facility 6162 Igloo Unknown Addressed under No (SO511 and SO- ADEC program

C511) CRP 7 SO072 NA Facility 6163 IRP Source Addressed under No (SO513 and SO- Area ST56 ADEC program C513) CRP 8 SO073 NA Facility 6164 Igloo Nearby road Addressed under No (SO514 and SO- ADEC program C514) CRP 9 CS074 NA Facility 1350 UST spills and Addressed under No (CS521 and CS- leaks ADEC program C521) CRP 10 SO075 NA Facility 1301 AST, Storage tank Addressed under No AST, UST, UIW spills and leaks ADEC program (SO516 AKA SO- C516) CRP 11 TU076 NA Facility 2316, UST Leak from the Addressed under No 179 UST ADEC program CRP 12 TU077 NA Facility 1300, UST Leak from the Addressed under No 183 UST ADEC program

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

CRP 13 SS078 NA HAZMAT Area Petroleum Addressed under No (CITS) hydrocarbon ADEC program contamination CRP 14 SS079 NA Facility 2207 Dining IRP Source Addressed under No Hall (CITS); within Area ST59; ADEC program IRP Source Area unknown ST59 source CRP 15 TU080 NA Tank 93/Building Gasoline UST Addressed under No 2316 ADEC program CRP 16 CS081 NA Bldg 4361 Cold Fuel tanks and Addressed under No Storage & Bulk Fuel dispensing ADEC program

(a.k.a. SER001- island 2008) CRP 17 CS082 NA SER001-2010 Train fueling or Addressed under No maintenance ADEC program activities. CRP 18 SS083 NA Bldg 3240 R11 Refueling Under evaluation. No Refueler Parking activities and Site an AST. CRP 19 SS084 NA AOC16; Antiaircraft Previous site Under evaluation. No Artillery Site activities. USTs, ASTs, and transformers. CRP 20 SS085 NA SER002-2011, Releases from Under evaluation. No Building 3386 UIC UIC well. Well CRP 21 SS086 NA SER001-2011, Fueling spills Under evaluation. No Taxiway Golf and taxiway operations CRP 22 SO501 NA Facility 1146 (SO- Diesel fuel Addressed under No C501) UST ADEC program CRP 23 SO503 NA Facility 1307 / Tank Diesel fuel Addressed under No 44 UST ADEC program CRP 24 SO504 NA Facility 1344 / Five USTs Addressed under No USTs (AKA CG- containing used ADEC program C505) oil, JP-4, methylene chloride CRP 25 CG505 NA Facility 6128 LUST Fuel-containing Addressed under No (AKA CG-C505) USTs and ADEC program ASTs CRP 26 TU506 NA Facility 6136 LUST Heating oil Addressed under No UST ADEC program CRP 27 MY512 NA Facility 4231 – Spills Addressed under No Former Boat Shop ADEC program (MY-C512)

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

CRP 28 SS515 NA Chena Annex (AKA Buried USTs, Addressed under No SS-C515, SS01, former leach ADEC program which also well, former incorporates SS02) septic tank, and site activities CRP 29 SO516 NA Bldg. 1301 UST Diesel/heating Addressed under No fuel AST ADEC program located on the south side CRP 30 CG517 NA AAFES Service Gasoline USTs Addressed under No Station LUST ADEC program CRP 31 MY518 NA Facility 2196 Fuels, Addressed under No Contaminated Soil; degreasers, and ADEC program Dorm Utilidor (AKA solvents MY-C518) CRP 32 SS519 NA Facility 3426 Supply Contamination Addressed under No Facility (CITS) from the IRP ADEC program (AKA CC-C521) Site; unknown source CRP 33 SS520 NA Anti-Aircraft Fuel-containing Addressed under No Artillery Site USTs and ADEC program ASTs CRP 34 SS521 NA Facility 1161 (CITS) Contamination Addressed under No (AKA SS-C521) from the IRP ADEC program

Site; unknown source CRP 35 SS523 NA Utility Corridor Fuel-containing Addressed under No Excavation USTs and ADEC program ASTs CRP 36 SO524 NA Facility 1303 UST UST Addressed under No (SO-C524) ADEC program CRP 37 CS525 NA E‐6 Fuel Tank Petroleum, oils, Addressed under No Sludge Burial Pit lubricants ADEC program (CS-C525) CRP 38 CG527 (A-B) NA Fuel Pit at ST19 JP-4 fuel line Addressed under No (CG-C527) spill ADEC program CRP 39 MY529 NA Facility 2762 – previous Addressed under No Former Carpenter facility ADEC program Shop (MY-C529, activities 2762 Industrial Dr) CRP 40 SS530 NA Facility 1138 – IRP Source Addressed under No Eastern Area (SS- Area DP44 ADEC program C530) CRP 41 TU531 NA Old Sewage Heating fuel Addressed under No Treatment Plant UST ADEC program (Facility 2316, TU/US-C531)

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR?

CRP 42 SS532 NA Bldg 1232 UIC Contaminants Addressed under No Wells Site (SER002- released to the ADEC program 2012) or Nose Dock subsurface 7 UIC Well Site from the maintenance hangar building CRP 43 SS533 NA Bldg 1316 Heat AST fuels spill Addressed under No Plant Site, (a.k.a. ADEC program SER001-2012) CRP 44 SS534 NA Facility 1211 Aviation Addressed under No fuel/JP-8 spills ADEC program CRP 45 SS535 NA Hydrant Fuel Tank Two recent JP- Addressed under No System Tank 5 8 spills ADEC program (Facility 3241) MMRP 1 TS849 NA Former Trap Range NA Under evaluation. No

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Known or Suspected Covered Operable Site Contaminant Current Status in 2013 Program No. Site ID Unit Name/Description Source(s) Under ROD FYR? NOTES:

AST = Aboveground storage tank EC = Engineering Control GW = Groundwater IC = Institutional control IRP = Installation Restoration Program NA = Not Applicable OU = Operable Unit PCB = Polychlorinated biphenyl POL = Petroleum, Oil, and Lubricant ROD = Record of Decision UST = Underground Storage Tank

Site Designations Current designations used in the EESOH-MIS database are listed below; note that these current designations may differ from the original legacy site designations used during the pre-ROD investigations.

AB Burn Area AL Air-to-Land AT Fire/Crash Training Area AW Air-to-Water BZ Buffer Zone CB Contaminated Building CD Contaminated Soil Piles CF Contaminated Fill CG Contaminated Groundwater CS Contaminated Sediment CW Chemical Weapons DA Surface Disposal Area DB Building Demolition/Debris Removal DC Chemical Disposal DD Drainage Ditch DP Disposal Pit/Dry Well DT Dip Tank DU Duplicate Site within Same Program ED EOD Range EP Sewage Effluent Settling Ponds FA Site Funded Under Another Program FL Leach Field FR Fire Range GR Grenade Range HE Heavy Explosive HN Hazard of Non-DoD Origin ID Industrial Discharge IN Incineration IP Ineligible Property IS Ineligible Site LF Landfill MB Munitions Burial MG Site Merged with Another Site ML Medium/Large Caliber MU Multi-Use Range MY Maintenance Yard NH No Potential Hazard Identified NR Site Not Recommended For Action NS Site Never Existed OB Open Burn OD Open Detonation OS Optical Shop OW Oil Water Separator PL POL (Petroleum/Oil/Lubricant) lines PP Propellant Pyrotechnics PR Pistol Range PS Pesticide Shop PT Pyrotechnics RG Active/Operational Range NR RS Surface Runoff RW Wash Rack SA Storage Area SD Storm Drain SF Safety Fan SI Surface Impoundment/Lagoon SL Strafing Run-in Lane SO Soil Containment After Tank Removal SP Plating Shop SR Small Arms Range SS Spill Site Area ST Sewage Treatment Plant TA Above Ground Storage Tank TG Target Area TM Training and Maneuver Area TS Trap and Skeet Range TT Underground Tank Farm TU Underground Storage Tanks WL Waste Line WM Mixed Waste Area WR Radioactive Waste Area WT Waste Treatment Plant XE EOD Area XU Unexploded Munitions Area

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APPENDIX B COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT MAILING LIST

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APPENDIX B MAILING LIST

Eielson AFB Organizations Federal Regulators: 354 FW/CV U.S. EPA - Alaska Office Col William C. Culver Jackie Kramer Superfund RPM 354 FW/JA 222 W. 7th Ave., #19 Capt Jeremy P. DeLaCerda Anchorage, AK 99513-7588 (907) 271-3541 (Office) JBER, Elmendorf AK/AFLOA [email protected] Mr. Steven P. Lufkin Former RAB Co- 354 FW/PA chair (Moose Creek): Capt Joost J. Verduyn Ms. Terry Huisman 4700 Rivers Street 354 MSG/CC North Pole, Alaska 99705 Col Larry G. Rice, Jr. Phone: 361-4763 354 CES/CC E-mail: Justin W. Morrison [email protected] [email protected] 354 CES/CEI Ms. Julene May Community Members: Alaska Laborers Union Local 942 354 MDG/SGOAB Attn: Mr. Tim Sharp Maj David Gilliam 2117 Kiana Street Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 354 FW/HO Phone: 456-4584 Mr. Jack G. Waid Fax: 452-6285

State Regulators: Northern Testing Labs ADEC Attn: Mr. Tristian Robert Attn: Kim DeRuyter 3300 Industrial Avenue 610 University Ave Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Phone: 456-3116 Phone: 451-2752 Fax: 456-3125 Fax: 451-5105

Alaska Department of Natural Resources BLM Northern Field Office Northern Regional Office Attn: Mr. Robert W. Schneider Attn: Mr. Frank Maxwell 1150 University Ave 3700 Airport Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Fairbanks, Alaska 99709 Phone: 474-2200 Phone: 451-2735 Fax: 451-2751 University of Alaska Fairbanks

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Institute of Arctic Biology Attn: Mr. Matt Schellekens Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 800 Yukon Drive Phone: 474-7991 Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 Phone: 479-5645 Flint Hills Resources Attn: Mr. Darren Knowles Northern Alaska Environmental Center 1100 H&H Lane Attn: Ms. Karen Max Kelly North Pole, Alaska 99705 218 Driveway Phone: 488-2741 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Phone: 452-5021 US Fish & Wildlife Service Attn: Ms. Kate Martin Tanana Chiefs Conference 101 12th Ave Box 19 Attn: Mr. Robert Sattler Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 102 1st Avenue, Suite 300 Phone: 456-0215 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Phone: 452-8251 Alaska Department of Fish & Game DNR Office of Habitat & Permitting OIT, Inc. Attn: Mr. Robert McLean Attn: Mr. Mark Sanford Alt: Mr. Jim Durst P.O. Box 55878 1300 College Road North Pole, Alaska 99705 Fairbanks, Alaska 99701 Phone: 488-4899 Phone: 459-7281 Fax: 488-4823

USGS

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APPENDIX C MAILING LIST FORM

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APPENDIX C MAILING LIST FORM

THE EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM

The Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) Installation Restoration Program (IRP) is a mature restoration program having achieved the Construction Complete Phase of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) process in FY98. This means that the program is well into the CERCLA cleanup process and decisions have been reached for all contaminated or potentially contaminated sites identified in the Eielson AFB Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA). Throughout this process the public has been involved and has played an active role. As long as cleanup activities occur on Eielson AFB, program management decisions will still have to be made. The Air Force is fully committed to meeting its responsibilities in maintaining the environment, and keeping the public involved and informed of current and planned future restoration activities.

WE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP YOU INFORMED

The Air Force has created a mailing list of interested persons and groups to receive information releases prepared by the Air Force. These information releases will tell you of IRP activities, upcoming community and Restoration Advisory Board meetings, public comment periods, public hearings, public health information, results of investigations, upcoming removal actions, and information available in the Administrative Record and Information Repositories.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU

The Air Force is strongly committed to a solid community relations program. A coupon is included on this page. If you would like your name included on the mailing list, please complete the coupon, apply postage, and mail. If you are already receiving information releases you are on the mailing list and you need do nothing further to continue receiving them.

THE AIR FORCE LOOKS FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU

Together we can continue to plan and implement environmental cleanup of Eielson AFB and make it a more productive asset to the community. Questions? Call the Eielson Public Affairs office at (907) 377-2116.

Please add me to the Eielson Installation Place postage here Restoration Program mailing list. Name: Address: Mail to: Phone# (optional) : 354th Fighter Wing/Public Affairs 3112 Broadway Unit 15-A Eielson AFB AK 99702-1895

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APPENDIX D ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD DOCUMENTATION

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APPENDIX D ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD DOCUMENTATION

DOCUMENTS MAINTAINED IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD

• Preliminary Assessment Reports/Site Investigation Reports

• Quality Assurance/Quality Control Data Summary

• Data Summary Sheets (usually part of the Feasibility Study)

• Quality Assurance Project Plan

• Initial Work Plan and any amendments

• Community Involvement Plan

• Fact Sheets

• Remedial Investigation Reports

• Any Other Factual Data Relating to Reasons for Selecting the Remedial Action at the Site

• Information from Telephone Logs Relied on in Selecting the Remedial Action at the Site

• Guidance Documents and Technical Sources

• Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study Reports

• Proposed Record of Decision and Brief Analysis of Record of Decision

• Notice of Availability of Information

• Endangerment Assessment or other Public Health Assessment

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Health Assessment (draft versions not included)

• Public Comments (including a late comments section)

• Documentation of Meetings During Which the Public Presents Information Upon Which the Agency Bases its Decision on Selection of a Remedial Action (may be after-the-fact restatement of issues raised)

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• Documentation Relating to State Involvement and Consultation (applicable or relevant and appropriate requirements determinations, opportunity to comment on screening of alternatives, feasibility study, proposed plan, selected remedy, and general correspondence)

• Documents relating to the consultation with United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 10

• Responses to Substantive Comments

• Transcript of Required Public Meeting(s) on the Proposed Record of Decision

• Transcripts of Discretionary Community Meetings

• Record of Decision, including Statement of Basis and Purpose of Selected Action; Summary of Alternatives Considered; An Explanation of Why the Agency Chose the Preferred Alternative; Explanation of Significant Difference

Between the Proposed Plan and the Record of Decision

• Amendments to the Record of Decision, Information which caused the Agency to change its Decision, Comments and Responses to those Comments

• Administrative Orders

• Index to Documents in Record

THE MASTER ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD IS MAINTAINED AT THE:

Eielson AFB Flight 2310 Central Avenue, Suite 100 Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702-2299 (907) 377-3235

Hours of Operation: 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday.

A COPY OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD IS AVAILABLE AT THE:

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library Alaska and Polar Regions Department University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 (907) 474-6594 Hours of Operation: Please contact the Rasmuson Library for seasonal hours of operation.

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APPENDIX E MEDIA CONTACT LIST

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APPENDIX E MEDIA CONTACT LIST

PRINT MEDIA

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Phone: (907) 456-6661 Newsroom/24-hour hotline: (907 )459-7572 Fax: (907) 452-7917

Name & Position Contact Info

Rod Boyce (907) 459-7585 [email protected] Managing Editor [email protected]

Sam Bishop [email protected] Asst Managing Editor

Sam Friedman (907) 459-7545 [email protected] Military Reporter

Delta Wind Phone: (907) 895-5115 Fax: (907) 895-5116 Email: [email protected]

Name & Position Contact Info

Mike Paschall [email protected] Managing Editor

Michele Trainor [email protected]

Alaska Star Phone: (907) 694-2727 Fax: (907) 694-1545

Name & Position Contact Info

Matt Tunseth [email protected] Editor [email protected]

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Anchorage Daily News City Desk: (907) 257-4301 Newsroom: (907) 257-4300 Fax: (907) 258-2157 E-mail: [email protected]

Name & Position Contact Info

Pat Dougherty [email protected] Senior VP/editor

TELEVISION MEDIA

KTVF Channel 11 NBC Phone: (907) 458-1800 Newsroom: (907 ) 458-1830 Newsroom Fax: (907) 458-1831 http://www.webcenter11.com/default.aspx

Name & Position Contact Info

Billie Sundgren [email protected] News Director, Reporter, Anchor http://www.webcenter11.com/content/newsbios/sundgren.asp x

Monte Bowen [email protected] Assignments Editor (Military Beat) (907) 458-1862 http://www.webcenter11.com/content/newsbios/bowen.aspx

Stephanie Woodard Military Beat [email protected] http://www.webcenter11.com/?q=node/197

K13XD Prime News CBS 13/KFXF FOX 7 Phone: (907) 452-3697 Newsroom: (907 ) 452-1719 Fax: (907) 456-3428 [email protected] http://www.cbsnews13.com/

Name & Position Contact Info

Sam Oxman [email protected] News Director

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Micah Johnson [email protected] Reporter

Lacie Grosvold [email protected] Reporter (907) 590-3656

KATN Channel 2 ABC Phone: (907) 452-2125 Fax: (907) 456-8225

Name & Position Contact Info

Kip Harmon [email protected] Station Manager [email protected]

RADIO MEDIA

KJNP Channel 4 Radio/Television Phone: (907) 488-2216 Fax: (907) 488-5246 Email: [email protected]

Name & Position Contact Info

Victoria Thompson [email protected] News Director

KUAC Channel 9 PBS Phone: (907) 474-7491 Fax: (907) 474-7491

Name & Position Contact Info

Dan Bross [email protected] FM News Producer

Emily Schwing [email protected] FM News Reporter/Producer [email protected] 907-474-6700

KIAK-AM (970)/KIAK-FM (102.5) Phone: (907) 450-1000 Fax: (907) 457-2128 [email protected]

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Name & Position Contact Info

Charlie O’Toole [email protected] Program Director m

Winn Mete [email protected] Writer/Producer “Base Alpha Kilo” (Airs on AM 970) 907-345-0488 (W) 907-654-9714 (C)

New Northwest Broadcaster Phone: (907) 451-5910 KWLF-FM 98.1 (Contemporary Hits) Fax: (907) 451-0073 KXLR-FM 95.9 (Classic Rock) KTDZ-FM 103.9 (60’s Oldies) KFAR-AM 660 (News/Talk) KCBF-AM 820 (Sports)

Name & Position Contact Info

Perry Walley [email protected] General Manager

Glen Anderson [email protected] Operations Manager

KAKQ-FM 101.1 Magic-FM Phone: (907) 450-1000 Fax: (907) 450-1094 [email protected]

Name & Position Contact Info

Program Director [email protected]

Note: Current as of May 2014.

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APPENDIX F PUBLIC MEETING LOCATIONS

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APPENDIX F PUBLIC MEETING LOCATIONS

354th Civil Engineer Squadron CE Conference Room, 1st Floor 2310 Central Avenue Eielson AFB, Alaska 98101

Eielson AFB Library 2539 Central Avenue Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702

North Pole City Hall 125 Snowman Lane North Pole, Alaska 99705 (907) 488-2281

North Pole Library 601 Snowman Lane North Pole, Alaska 99705

American Legion Post 3481B Old Richardson Hwy Moose Creek, Alaska

Salcha Elementary School 8530 Richardson Hwy Salcha, AK 99714 (907) 488-3267

Elmer E. Rasmuson Library University of Alaska - Fairbanks 310 Tanana Loop Fairbanks, Alaska 99775 (907) 474-7481

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APPENDIX G SAMPLE FACT SHEET

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APPENDIX G SAMPLE FACT SHEET

INTRODUCTION

Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) has been an active military installation since 1944. Past practices regarding fuel products, solvents, buried waste, and other hazardous substances have resulted in approximately 100 contaminated sites on base, and Eielson AFB was placed on the National Priorities List of Superfund sites in 1989. Sites are being investigated and cleaned up by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) under three main programs: Installation Restoration (IRP), Compliance Restoration (CRP), and Military Munitions Response (MMRP).

INSTALLATION RESTORATION PROGRAM

In 1991 the USAF, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) signed the Eielson Federal Facility Agreement, which governed the cleanup of approximately 60 sites under the IRP. Contamination at these sites is due to fuel products, solvents, buried waste, and other contaminants. In the 1990s, Records of Decision (RODs) that selected a remedy for each IRP site were signed by USAF, USEPA, and ADEC. Approximately 37 sites were found to require long‐term monitoring and/or remedial action. Contamination above cleanup levels remains at many sites. Today, there are a total of 66 source areas of contamination managed through the IRP. All IRP sites, regardless of selected remedy, will be re‐evaluated every five years to ensure that each selected remedy is protective of human health and the environment and to determine the most efficient way to move each site to closure. In recent years, two source areas have undergone additional remedial investigations: Garrison Slough (IRP site SS67) and the photo lab and fire station parking lot (IRP site WP45/SS57)

Garrison Slough flows north‐northwest via engineered drainage channels through the developed portion of Eielson AFB. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) released to surface soil in a drainage channel approximately 900 feet upstream of the Arctic Avenue/Manchu Road bridge migrated to sediment and fish in the slough. The selected remedy for this site included excavation of PCB‐ impacted soil and sediment, construction of a fish barrier to minimize movement in and out of the PCB‐impacted area, and restrictions against eating fish caught in the slough. The 2008 and 2013 Five‐Year Review both determined that the selected remedy at SS67 potentially is not protective of human health and the environment. Fish tissue samples were collected in 2012 from Garrison Slough, as well as Piledriver Slough, Chatanika River, and the Chena River for comparative analysis. PCBs and other contaminants of concern were detected above acceptable levels in the fish tissue samples, therefore, a supplemental remedial investigation was conducted at Garrison Slough in the summer of 2013. On-going remedial investigations and monitoring will continue to occur in the future at Garrison Slough in accordance with the original Federal Facility Agreement and the Garrison Slough settlement agreement, executed August 2013 between the three government parties (USAF, USEPA, ADEC) responsible for management of environmental clean-up at Eielson AFB. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of institutional and engineering controls.

IRP site WP45/SS57 is located along the west side of Flightline Avenue near the main taxiway. Soil and groundwater are contaminated with chlorinated solvents, benzene, and fuel products. The sources of the contamination are floor drains and former fire‐ training activities in which waste fuels

United States Air Force Community Involvement Plan Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Appendix G, Page G-2 August 2014 and solvents were dumped into pits and lit on fire. The selected remedy for the site includes groundwater monitoring and institutional controls to prevent exposure to contaminated groundwater. The 2008 Five‐Year Review indicated that the source was much larger and more persistent than anticipated, and would require additional investigation in order to re-assess the remedy. Additional soil and groundwater data was collected in 2011 and 2012, and was used to determine in the 2013 Five-Year Review that the selected remedy is not protective and additional remedial action needs to occur. During fall 2013, the USAF conducted a supplemental remedial investigation at WP45/SS57 and on-going remedial investigations and monitoring will continue to occur in the future at the site in accordance with the original Federal Facility Agreement and the WP45/SS57 settlement agreement, executed June 2013 between the three government parties (USAF, USEPA, ADEC) responsible for management of environmental clean-up at Eielson AFB. In the interim, soil and groundwater exposure pathways that could result in unacceptable risks are being controlled through the implementation of institutional and controls.

COMPLIANCE RESTORATION PROGRAM

The CRP, made up of sites moved from the Environmental Compliance Program to the Compliance Restoration Program; also addresses the releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants on DoD installations. The contaminants of concern at these sites are typically fuel- related only and managed between the USAF and the ADEC through a two-party agreement signed in April 2014. Today, there are 45 sites managed under the CRP.

MILITARY MUNITIONS RESPONSE PROGRAM

Sites impacted by munitions are covered under the MMRP. A base-wide preliminary assessment/site investigation was conducted in 2012/2013 and resulted in four sites entering the MMRP.

SOURCE EVALUATION PROCESS

When a new potentially contaminated site is discovered during construction or other base activities, that site is evaluated under the Source Evaluation Report (SER) process and is assigned to a specific cleanup program or is recommended for no further action.

PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AT EIELSON AFB

Documents relating to environmental clean-up efforts conducted at Eielson AFB are available for public review at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library located at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks and are also available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/. If you would like to be added to the mailing list to receive information regarding clean-up efforts, please contact:

354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702‐1895 Telephone: (907) 377‐2116 www.eielson.af.mil/

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APPENDIX H SAMPLE PUBLIC NOTICE

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APPENDIX H SAMPLE PUBLIC NOTICE

--- PUBLIC NOTICE --- Public Meeting Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

A meeting was held on Thursday, April 19, 2014 (6:00 to 7:30 p.m.) at North Pole City Hall – 125 Snowman Lane, North Pole, AK 99705

Main Topic Presented and Discussed: Summer 2014 Environmental Investigations ------Community participation and input is encouraged and appreciated.

The Eielson AFB Administrative Record is available for public review at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in the University of Alaska Fairbanks Polar Regions section and available online at http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ and at http://afcec.publicadmin-record.us.af.mil/. For more information about this meeting and/or the Installation Restoration Program at Eielson AFB, please contact:

Eielson AFB 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs (907) 377-2116

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APPENDIX I POSTING LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC NOTICES

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APPENDIX I POSTING LOCATIONS FOR PUBLIC NOTICES

Posted Location Name Address (Y/N) Eielson AFB Locations Eielson AFB Posted on bulletin board. E-mail an electronic copy to: Library/Community Center 354 FSS/FSDL, Arnessa Jeffery/377-3174, [email protected] Eielson AFB Post Office Outside lobby on bulletin board North Pole Locations North Pole Safeway 301 N. Santa Claus Lane North Pole City Hall 125 Snowman Lane St. Nicholas Church 707 St Nicholas Drive North Pole Library 488-6101 601 Snowman Ln Hours: closed Sun/Mon Tues/Wed 1100-9pm Thurs/Fri 11 am to 6pm Saturday Santa’s Senior Center 101 5th Ave North Pole Moose Creek Locations Moose Creek Lodge 3560 Old Richardson Hwy – 907-488-9378 Moose Creek General Store 3349 Claude Street North Pole, AK 99705 – 907-488- 0910 Salcha Locations The Knotty Shop 6565 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK – 907-488-3014 Salcha Baptist Church 8203 Richardson Hwy, Salcha, AK 99714 Salcha Fire and Rescue 7153 Richardson Hwy - 907-488-5274 Salcahaket Roadhouse 9162 Richardson Hwy - 907-490-4339 Salcha Post Office 9162 Richardson Hwy - 907-488-2233 12:00 Noon to 6:00 PM M-F, 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM Sat Salcha Seniors Center 6062 Johnson Road - 907-488-1606 Salcha Store and Service 7666 Richardson Hwy - 907-488-9097 Salcha Elementary School 8530 Richardson Hwy – 907-488-3267 Fairbanks Locations University of Alaska- 310 Tanana Loop Fairbanks, AK 99775 – 907-474-6691 Fairbanks Rasmuson Library

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APPENDIX J GLOSSARY

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APPENDIX J GLOSSARY

Alluvial—Types of sediments that are loose, unconsolidated (not cemented together into a solid rock), which have been eroded, reshaped by water in some form, and re-deposited by flowing water in a non-marine setting.

Aquifer—An underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials (gravel, sand, or silt) from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well.

Base Realignment and Closure—The process the Department of Defense uses to close a military installation and/or realign assets.

Baseline Risk Assessment—An assessment conducted using the data collected during the remedial investigation to characterize the current and potential threats to human health and the environment that may be posed by contaminants migrating to groundwater or surface water, releasing to air by leaching through soil, remaining in the soil, and bioaccumulating in the food chain.

Bedrock—Native, consolidated rock, overlaid in most places by weathered, unconsolidated rock or soil.

Bioventing—A soil remediation technology that supplies oxygen to underground soils using blowers that either inject or extract air through specially designed wells. The oxygen is used to promote bacterial growth and improve the rate at which soil bacteria naturally break down contamination.

Compliance Restoration Program—A U.S. Air Force program under which funding is obtained and managed to perform cleanups at sites where the contamination consists strictly of petroleum- related compounds and are post-1986 releases.

Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA)—An act that set up a program to identify sites where hazardous substances have been, or might be, released into the environment to ensure they are cleaned up. The program is commonly called the Superfund.

De-listing—The process of removing a site from the National Priorities List. This is the final step in the Superfund cleanup process.

Environmental Restoration Account—An account of money used for cleanup of active, inactive, formerly used lands, and lands and resources affected by past Department of Defense releases of hazardous substances. This account emphasizes the identification, investigation, and cleanup of contamination from hazardous substances and wastes; correction of other environmental damage, such as unexploded ordnance detection and disposal; demolition and removal of unsafe and unsightly buildings and structures; debris removal; and improvements to hazardous waste operations in Department of Defense.

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Feasibility Study—Provides an analysis of remedial action alternatives to address a release at a site. It consists of screening of alternatives and comparison of alternatives to the CERCLA nine criteria. The feasibility study is typically developed in conjunction with the remedial investigation.

Fiscal Year (FY)—The annual period for the purposes of financial or budgetary concerns. The fiscal year is from 1 October of the previous calendar year to 30 September of the year being discussed. For example, FY 2004 was from 1 October 2003 to 30 September 2004.

Five-Year Review—CERCLA and National Contingency Plan requirement to review implementation and performance of a remedy in order to determine if the remedy is or will be protective of human health and the environment. A Five-Year Review is required for remedial actions which result in any hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants remaining at the site.

Formerly Used Defense Site—Real property that was formerly owned by, leased by, possessed by, or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or the components, including organizations that pre-date the Department of Defense.

Gradient—The degree of inclination or declination of the groundwater surface. The gradient influences the velocity of groundwater flow.

Groundwater—Water located beneath the ground surface in soil pore spaces and in the fractures of rock formations. When groundwater accumulates in significant quantities and is of a certain quality, it may be used as a source of drinking water.

Installation Restoration Program—The Department of Defense program started in 1980 designed to identify, confirm or quantify, and remediate problems associated with past environmental releases of hazardous substances and petroleum products at military installations.

Institutional Controls—Non-engineered measures designed to prevent or limit exposure to hazardous substances left in place at a site or to ensure effectiveness of the chosen remedy. Institutional controls are usually, but not always, legal controls, such as easements, restrictive covenants, and zoning ordinances.

Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP)—Congress established the MMRP under the Defense Environmental Restoration Program to address unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, and munitions constituents located on current and former defense sites. MMRP eligible sites include other than operation ranges where unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions, or munitions constituents are known or suspected and the release occurred prior to 30 September 2002. Properties classified as operational military ranges, permitted munitions disposal facilities, or operating munitions storage facilities are not eligible for the MMRP.

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) —The federal government’s blueprint for responding to both oil spills and hazardous substance releases. The

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National Contingency Plan is the result of our country’s efforts to develop a national response capability and promote overall coordination among the hierarchy of responders and contingency plans (local and state).

National Priorities List—The listing which designates facilities as Federal Superfund sites subject to the remedial response requirements of CERCLA, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act.

Operable Unit—A term used to describe a portion or study area within a CERCLA site. An operable unit may be based on a particular type of contaminant, contaminated medium (e.g., soil, water), source of contamination, or geographical location.

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response Directive 9320.2-09A—U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidance regarding process for accomplishing remedial action completion, construction completion, site completion, and site deletion.

Permafrost—Soil that is frozen throughout the year.

Permeability—The ability of a rock or sediment to allow the flow of fluids (e.g., groundwater) through its pore spaces.

Preliminary Assessment—An assessment of readily available information about a site and its surrounding area to determine whether it poses a threat to human health and the environment.

Preliminary Close-out Report—A report that states that a site, under the oversight of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has completed construction activities in accordance with Closeout Procedures for National Priorities List Sites.

Remedial Action—A long-term action taken to stop or substantially reduce a release, or a threatened release, of hazardous substances, which is a serious but not an immediate threat to public health.

Remedial Investigation—An investigation conducted for the purpose of collecting data necessary to adequately characterize the site for the purpose of developing and evaluating effective remedial alternatives. The remedial investigation includes field investigations, treatability studies, and a baseline risk assessment.

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act—The Federal statute that governs the management of all hazardous waste from cradle to grave. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act covers requirements regarding identification, management, and cleanup of waste, including: (1) identification of when a waste is solid or hazardous; (2) management of waste transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal; and (3) corrective action, including investigation and cleanup, of old solid waste management units.

Restoration Advisory Board—An advisory board that contains representatives from the military, neighboring communities, regulatory agencies, and public interest groups. The Restoration

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Advisory Board is designed to act as a focal point for exchanging information between the base and the community. The Restoration Advisory Board is co-chaired by a representative from the base and community members and includes representatives from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state, and members of the public.

Site Inspection—Involves collection of environmental and waste samples to determine what hazardous substances are present at a site. Additionally, information is collected to determine if these substances are being released to the environment and assess if they have reached nearby targets. This information is then used to calculate a Hazard Ranking System score which determines if a site will enter the National Priorities List Site Listing Program.

Soil Vapor Extraction System—A technology that extracts air from the soil through specially designed wells. This process directly removes volatile contaminants from the soil pore space and promotes further evaporation of volatile liquid contaminants.

Superfund—Superfund is the name given to the environmental program established to address abandoned hazardous waste sites. It is also the name of the fund established by CERCLA that allows the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to clean up such sites and to compel responsible parties to perform cleanups or reimburse the government for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-lead cleanups.

Transmissivity—A property of an aquifer that indicates how much water can be transported horizontally through the aquifer, expressed in square meters per day. Transmissivity (T) is directly proportional to the thickness of the aquifer (d) and the hydraulic conductivity (k).

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APPENDIX K RAB ADJOURNMENT MEMORANDUM

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United States Air Force Community Involvement Plan Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska OF AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES

MEMORANDUM FOR 354 CES/CEIER

FROM: 354 FW/CC

SUBJECT: Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Adjournment Memorandum, Eielson AFB, Alaska

1. The purpose of this memorandum is to present adequate information in support of the adjournment of the RAB for environmental clean-up activities conducted at Eielson AFB, Alaska, under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA, a/k/a "Superfund"). This memorandum cites reasons for the recommendation of formal RAB adjournment. A summary of the remaining planned environmental restoration community involvement activities is provided in paragraph 10. A copy of the announcement in the newspaper for the 30-day public comment period and the letter sent by the United States Air Force (USAF) to the RAB members, along with other public notices and correspondences are provided as an attachment to this memorandum.

2. A summary of specific reasons for proposing adjournment of Eielson AFB' s RAB follows:

a. The absence of a quorum of RAB members for nearly 10 years.

b. Failure of the charter/membership to remain active.

c. Insufficient interest in the surrounding communities of Moose Creek, Salcha, and North Pole to volunteer to replace community co-chair vacancies and/or serve as active members.

d. Lack of public interest and participation at the semi-annual RAB meetings.

3. After re-establishing the semi-annual RAB meetings in March 2011, Eielson AFB committed increased resources in an effort to recruit interested citizens to actively volunteer to serve on the RAB as either community co-chairs and/or contributing members and promote community attendance at the semi-annual public meetings. These efforts included distributing flyers around the surrounding communities, posting advertisements in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, and issuing press releases through the Public Affairs Office to notify the public of upcoming RAB meetings. Eielson AFB's media list includes a variety of local radio, television, and print media outlets, in addition to the main news outlet, the Fairbanks Daily News Miner.

4. In preparation for the Spring 2013 RAB meeting (typically conducted in March/April), a recruitment letter (dated 23 January 2013) was mailed to both government and public community members listed on the mailing list ofthe Installation Restoration Program's (IRP) Community Involvement Plan. That letter was also e-mailed on 7 November 2012 to additional community members as per recommendations by the remaining RAB Community Co-Chair, Ms. Terry Huisman, ofMoose Creek. The recruitment letters all gave notice that "After 30 days from the date ofthis letter, if the base receives no forms or a limited show ofcommunity interest to sustain a RAE for Eielson AFE, then the RAE members may evaluate whether to adjourn the RAE and determine alternative ways to involve the public and government agencies in Eielson AFE restoration program activities." During the 30-day period, the base received only one Community Interest Form.

5. In accordance with the Department of Defense (DoD) RAB Rule Handbook (2007), aRAB may stop meeting without any formal adjournment if a community loses interest. The decision to cancel the Spring 2013 RAB meeting and propose formal RAB adjournment was made at the 27 February 2013 Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) monthly meeting; this decision involved discussions and concurrence between RAB members from the USAF; United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (EPA); and the State of Alaska, Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). The RPMs decision to propose formal RAB adjournment at Eielson AFB is memorialized under paragraph 3c on page 3 of the monthly meeting minutes, approved by all parties (see attachments). After the RPMs proposed to formally adjourn the RAB, Eielson AFB followed Title 32 Code of Federal Regulations §202.10 RAE Adjournment and Dissolution, and DoD RAB Rule Handbook guidance for formally adjourning its RAB.

6. Community members received ample opportunity to participate in the decision to adjourn. The only remaining community RAB member, Ms. Huisman, sent Col Daack an e-mail on 8 July 2013, acknowledging the lack of community interest and understood the reasons for proceeding to adjourn the RAB. Ms. Huisman requested to be informed of future clean-up activities at Eielson AFB. This e-mail is provided as an attachment to this memorandum.

7. On 21 July 2013, Eielson AFB published a public notice advertisement in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner and posted public notice flyers around the communities of Moose Creek, North Pole, Salcha, and at various facilities used by the community at Eielson AFB. This public notice (see attachments) informed the public of the proposed RAB adjournment and provided a 30-day period to contact the Eielson AFB Public Affairs Office if interested in participating in the RAB or providing any other feedback. Since 21 July 2013, Eielson AFB's Public Affairs Office has received no comment from the public on the proposed adjournment.

8. Eielson AFB is committed to involving the community in its environmental restoration efforts, and this will continue to occur in the future without an active RAB. It is possible for an adjourned RAB to re-establish no matter how long it remains inactive. As long as there is sustained community interest and the DoD continues to have control of the cleanup and/or property, aRAB may always be re-established at Eielson AFB. The Eielson AFB IRP will follow guidelines in its Community Involvement Plan to ensure community interest, if any, is addressed in the future.

9. On a biannual basis from the effective date of this memorandum, the IRP will solicit community interest in volunteering to serve on a RAB. On an annual basis from the effective date of this memorandum, the IRP will provide updated Fact Sheets to parties on its Community Involvement Plan mailing list. The community will be notified when public meetings are scheduled through public notices in the Fairbanks Daily News Minor and other media outlets. The IRP will also notify its mailing list participants, which include Ms. Huisman, of public meetings planned in the future.

10. After its inception in October 1995, Eielson AFB's RAB played an important role providing community member input on the Technical Review Committee during the early stages of clean­ up activities. However, in the last decade or more, as the program has advanced, community participation has steadily declined. Since the passing of the North Pole and Salcha community co-chair members, no other members from these communities have volunteered to fill the vacant positions despite Eielson AFB's numerous attempts to solicit community interest. Sincere­ establishing the semiannual RAB meetings in March 2011, public attendance has been non­ existent, with meetings attended only by USAF support contractors, USAF, and regulatory agency personnel. As outlined in Section 3.0, the RAB may be re-established in the future if there is sustained community interest and active volunteers from the community willing to operate the RAB.

11. The Eielson AFB RAB is hereby formally adjourned, effective as of the date of this memorandum.

Colonel, USAF Commander cc: David Beistel (USAF) Jackie Kramer (EPA) Kimberly DeRuyter (ADEC)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES

David E. Beistel 23 January 2013 Chief, Installation Restoration Program Eielson Air Force Base 354 CES/CEAN 2310 Central Ave Ste 100 Eielson AFB, AK 99702-2299

Ms. Terry Huisman Eielson AFB RAB Community Co-Chair 4700 Rivers Street North Pole, AK 99705

Subject: Eielson Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board Recruitment Letters

Dear Ms. Huisman,

Enclosed for your record is a copy of the Eielson Air Force Base Restoration Advisory Board recruitment letter with enclosures and the list of recipients to receive the letters. Most recipients (e.g., libraries, churches, community centers, government agencies, etc.) will receive multiple Community Interest Forms with addressed envelopes (minimum of five), while some recipients will only receive one form for their personal use only.

If you have any questions, please call me at (907) 377-4299.

Sincerely,

DAVID E. BEISTEL, GS-13, DAF Chief, Installation Restoration Program

Enclosures: List of Recipients RAB Recruitment Letters Complete Packet of Letter and Enclosures Mailed to Mailing List

Cc: Kimberly DeRuyter (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Aaron Lambert (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10) Terry Huisman (Restoration Advisory Board, Moose Creek Community Co-Chair)

Eielson AFB Restoration Advisory Board Recruitment Letters Recipient List January 2013

Salutation First Last Company Street 1 Street 2 City State Zip Mr. Richard Bertz 354 FSS/FSCT 2539 Central Ave Ste 100 Eielson AFB AK 99702-1299 Ms. Kimberly DeRuyter Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation 610 University Ave Fairbanks AK 99709 Mr. Jim Durst Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, DNR Office of Habitat & Permitting 1300 College Road Fairbanks AK 99701 Ms. Barbara Eddleman Eielson AFB Library/Community Center 5254-5272 Industrial Drive Eielson AFB AK 99702 Ms. Terry Huisman Eielson AFB RAB Community Co-Chair 4700 Rivers Street North Pole AK 99705 Mr. Darren Knowles Flint Hills Resources 1100 H&H Lane North Pole AK 99705 Mr. Aaron Lambert U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Office of Environmental Cleanup Unit #4 1200 Sixth Ave ECL-113Seattle WA 98101-3140 Ms. Kate Martin U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service 101 12th Ave Box 19 Fairbanks AK 99701 Ms. Karen MaxKelly Northern Alaska Environmental Center 218 Driveway Fairbanks AK 99701 Mr. Frank Maxwell Alaska Department of Natural Resources Northern Regional Office 3700 Airport Road Fairbanks AK 99709 Mr. Robert McLean Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, DNR Office of Habitat & Permitting 1300 College Road Fairbanks AK 99701 Mr. Howard Rixie 5631 Old Valdez Trail Salcha AK 99714 Mr. Tristian Robert Northern Testing Labs 3300 Industrial Ave Fairbanks AK 99701 Mr. Mark Sanford OIT, Inc. P.O. Box 55878 North Pole AK 99705 Mr. Robert Sattler Tanana Chiefs Conference 102 1st Avenue Suite 300 Fairbanks AK 99701 Mr. Matt Schellekens U.S. Geological Services 800 Yukon Drive Fairbanks AK 99775 Mr. Robert Schneider U.S. Dept. of Interior, Bureau of Land Management 1150 University Ave Fairbanks AK 99709 Mr. Tim Sharp Alaska Laborers Union Local 942 2117 Kiana Street Fairbanks AK 99709 Sir/Madam University of Alaska Fairbanks, Institute of Arctic Biology 902 N. Koyukuk Dr. Fairbanks AK 99775 Sir/Madam Eielson AFB Post Office 365 Kodiak Street Eielson AFB AK 99702 Sir/Madam North Pole City Hall 125 Snowman Lane North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam North Pole Library 601 Snowman Ln North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam Carrs Quality Centers 301 N Santa Claus Ln North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam Saint Nicholas Parish 707 St Nicholas Drive North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam Santa's Senior Center 101 5th Ave North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam Moose Creek Lodge 3560 Old Richardson Highway North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam Moose Creek General Store 3349 Claude Street North Pole AK 99705 Sir/Madam The Knotty Shop 6565 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Baptist Church 8203 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Fire and Rescue 7153 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcahaket Roadhouse 9162 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Post Office 9162 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Seniors Center 6062 Johnson Road Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Store and Service 7666 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha Elementary School 8530 Richardson Hwy Salcha AK 99714 Sir/Madam Salcha's Neighborly Organization 6824 Markgraf Street Salcha AK 99714

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David E. Beistel 23 January 2013 Chief, Installation Restoration Program Eielson Air Force Base 354 CES/CEAN 2310 Central Ave Ste 100 Eielson AFB, AK 99702-2299

Ms. Terry Huisman Eielson AFB RAB Community Co-Chair 4700 Rivers Street North Pole, AK 99705

Subject: Seeking New Board Members to Fill Vacancies on the Eielson Air Force Base Environmental Cleanup Restoration Advisory Board

Dear Ms. Huisman,

The Department of Defense recognizes the importance of community participation in its environmental cleanup programs. The Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) Installation Restoration Program (IRP) established a Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) in 1995 to inform the public and increase participation by involving the community in the restoration decision-making process of its environmental cleanup program. The RAB currently has two community co-chair board members serving from the Eielson AFB and Moose Creek communities, and has community co- chair vacancies for the North Pole and Salcha communities. The RAB may have multiple representatives serving from each of these communities. In order to continue supporting RAB operations and community involvement activities for its Installation Restoration Program, Eielson AFB is now seeking to recruit new community members to serve on the RAB.

The RAB includes community volunteer members who reflect the diverse interests of the local community. RAB members can expect to spend a minimum of 10–20 hours per year supporting the RAB by serving as a liaison to the community, being available to meet with community members and groups, and meeting semi-annually to review and comment on plans and activities relating to the ongoing environmental studies and restoration activities at Eielson AFB. Members will be expected to serve a two-year renewable term of service. All RAB meetings will be open to the public.

We request that you please post the enclosed Public Notice flyer and Community Interest Form(s) on your community bulletin board for a period not longer than 30 days from the date of this letter. Any potential community member who may be interested in participating on the RAB for Eielson AFB should complete the enclosed Community Interest Form and

Seeking New Board Members for the Eielson AFB RAB 23 January 2013 Page 2 return it to the following address not later than 30 days from the date of this letter (deadline for applications):

Capt Joost Verduyn, Public Affairs 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702‐1895

Forms will be reviewed by representatives from the RAB. These representatives will nominate a list of community members for the RAB based on an evaluation of the forms received and the level of interest/feedback received from the community. After 30 days from the date of this letter, if the base receives no forms or a limited show of community interest to sustain a RAB for Eielson AFB, then the RAB members may evaluate whether to adjourn the RAB and determine alternative ways to involve the public and government agencies in Eielson AFB restoration program activities.

If you have any questions, please call me at (907) 377-4299.

Sincerely,

DAVID E. BEISTEL, GS-13, DAF Chief, Installation Restoration Program

Enclosures: Eielson AFB RAB Fact Sheet Community Interest Form Public Notice Flyer

Cc: Kimberly DeRuyter (Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation) Aaron Lambert (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10) Terry Huisman (Restoration Advisory Board, Moose Creek Community Co-Chair) Eielson AFB Environmental Cleanup Fact Sheet Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Restoration Advisory Board

Introduction Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) has been an active military installation since 1944. Past practices regarding fuel products, solvents, buried waste and other hazardous substances have resulted in approximately 100 contaminated sites on base, and Eielson AFB was placed on the National Priorities List of Superfund sites in 1989. The initial focus of Eielson’s environmental program was to achieve “remedy‐in‐place” status at each contaminated site, but this often required many years of land use restrictions and/or long‐term groundwater monitoring without achieving site closure. A 2010 directive from the United States Air Force (USAF) requires a new focus on completing cleanups to move contaminated sites to closure more quickly. Sites are being investigated and cleaned up under three main programs: Installation Restoration (IRP), Compliance Restoration (CRP), and Military Munitions Response (MMRP).

Installation Restoration Program In 1991 the United States Air Force (USAF), United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) signed the Eielson Federal Facility Agreement, which governs the cleanup of approximately 60 sites under the Installation Restoration Program. Contamination at these sites is due to fuel products, solvents, buried waste, and other contaminants. In the 1990s, Records of Decision (RODs) that selected a remedy for each IRP site were signed by USAF, U.S. EPA and DEC. Approximately 37 sites were found to require long‐term monitoring and/or remedial action. Contamination above cleanup levels remains at many sites. All IRP sites, regardless of selected remedy, will be re‐evaluated within the next few years to ensure that each selected remedy is protective of human health and the environment and to determine the most efficient way to move each site to closure.

Garrison Slough (IRP site SS67) flows north‐northwest via engineered drainage channels through the developed portion of Eielson AFB. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) released to surface soil in a drainage channel approximately 900 feet upstream of the Arctic Avenue/Manchu Road bridge migrated to sediment and fish in the slough. The selected remedy for this site included excavation of PCB‐ impacted soil and sediment (conducted in 1996‐98, although one 180‐foot section was not excavated due to discovery of unexploded ordnance), construction of a fish barrier to minimize movement in and out of the PCB‐impacted area (constructed in 1996 and still in place), and restrictions against eating fish caught in the slough. The 2008 Five‐Year ROD Review determined that the selected remedy at SS67 potentially is not protective of human health and the environment. Additional fish tissue samples from Garrison Slough and background locations were collected during the 2012 field season and will be used to determine if additional remedial action needs to occur. Additional sediment samples are scheduled to be collected during the remaining 2012 field season.

IRP site WP45/SS57 is located along the west side of Flightline Avenue near the main taxiway and is the location of a photo lab and former fire station. Soil and groundwater are contaminated with chlorinated solvents, benzene and fuel products. The sources of the contamination are floor drains and former fire‐ training activities in which waste fuels and solvents were dumped into pits and lit on fire. The selected remedy for the site includes groundwater monitoring and institutional controls to prevent exposure to contaminated groundwater. The 2008 Five‐Year ROD Review noted that the protectiveness of the selected remedy at this site could not be determined because the extent of contamination is unknown.

Additional soil and groundwater data was collected in 2011 and will be collected in 2012, and this data will be used to determine the protectiveness of the selected remedy and if additional remedial action needs to occur.

Eielson AFB Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet 1 Source Evaluation Process When a new potentially contaminated site is discovered during construction or other base activities, that site is evaluated under the Source Evaluation Report (SER) process and is assigned to a specific cleanup program (Installation Restoration Program or Compliance Restoration Program), or it is recommended for no further action. Currently, there are approximately 40 SER sites under evaluation.

Compliance Restoration Program Because Superfund does not regulate sites contaminated only by fuel products such as gasoline or diesel, the cleanup of approximately 40 fuel‐impacted sites were originally managed under the Compliance Restoration Program (CRP). USAF and DEC, but not U.S. EPA, are involved in the decision‐making process for these sites. A contract to conduct further investigation at all CRP sites was awarded in September 2011 and investigatory work was completed in July 2012. In August 2012, 36 original CRP sites were moved into the Source Evaluation Process to re-investigate the sites and formally refer the sites into the appropriate regulatory program.

Military Munitions Response Program Sites impacted by munitions are covered under the Military Munitions Response Program. A base-wide Preliminary Assessment/Site Investigation will be conducted in 2013.

Public Involvement at Eielson AFB The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) was established in 1994 and currently includes representatives from Eielson AFB, U.S. EPA, DEC and local communities. RAB meetings were held quarterly until 1996 and semiannually until 2003. RAB meetings resumed in 2011 and are currently being conducted semiannually. RAB meetings are an opportunity for Eielson AFB and its contractors to present technical and administrative information regarding contaminated sites and for RAB members and other attendees to ask questions and voice their concerns. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend RAB meetings. If you would like to be added to the mailing list for information regarding future RAB meetings or if you are interested in serving as a RAB community member, please contact:

354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB AK 99702‐1895 Telephone: (907) 377‐2116 www.eielson.af.mil/

Eielson AFB Restoration Advisory Board Fact Sheet 2 PUBLIC NOTICE Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Restoration Advisory Board

--- PUBLIC NOTICE --- Recruiting Restoration Advisory Board Members Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

The Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) is composed of a co-chair volunteer member from each of the communities surrounding Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) (North Pole, Salcha, and Moose Creek), and a co-chair from Eielson AFB who meet semi-annually to discuss the environmental cleanup program. At present, the co-chair seats for North Pole and Salcha are vacant. The RAB is soliciting multiple new community members from the local communities surrounding Eielson AFB including Eielson AFB residents. If you are interested in serving as a community RAB representative, please contact Capt Joost Verduyn, Eielson AFB Public Affairs Office, at 377-2116.

RAB members serve in an advisory role to the base environmental restoration program and offer input on restoration funding prioritization, contracting initiatives, and the scheduling of project activities and cleanup. RAB meetings are held so the public has an avenue to provide comments on the base environmental restoration program.

For more information, the Eielson AFB Administrative Record is available for public review at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Polar Region Collections section and online at: http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/ For more information about the RAB and the Installation Restoration Program at Eielson AFB, please contact:

Capt Joost Verduyn – (907) 377-2116 Eielson AFB 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702‐1895 Community Interest Form

Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska Restoration Advisory Board

Conditions for Membership:

Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) members are volunteering to serve a two-year renewable term and attend all RAB meetings. Duties and responsibilities will include reviewing and commenting on plans and activities associated with the Installation Restoration Program at Eielson Air Force Base. Technical experts will be made available to the RAB. Members will be expected to be available to community members and groups to facilitate the exchange of information and/or concerns between the community and the RAB. RAB community members can expect to devote approximately 10-20 hours minimum per year to support the RAB.

Priority for RAB membership will be given to local residents that are impacted/affected by Eielson Air Force Base.

Name:

Address:

Street: Apt.#: City: State: Zip:

Phone:

Daytime: Home: Fax:

Questions:

1. Are you affiliated with any group related to restoration or the proposed F-16 move? If yes, list the group and your position, if applicable.

2. Briefly state why you would like to participate on the RAB.

3. What has been your experience working as a member of a diverse group with common goals? DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES

FINAL Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska RPM Monthly Meeting Minutes 27 February 2013 0800 – 1600

1. PARTICIPATION: The meeting was conducted at Westmark Inn located at 813 Noble Street, Fairbanks, Alaska. Participants in attendance, either in the room or over the telephone, included the following:  David Beistel – Eielson AFB/354 CES/CEAN  Carolyn Tallant – Eielson AFB/354 CES/CEAN  Patrick Roth* – 611 CES/CEAR  Julene May – 354 CEA  Joann Socash* – Noblis, Inc.  Tim Sueltenfuss – SMITH/Associates  Kimberly DeRuyter – Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC)  Eric Breitenberger – ADEC  John Halverson – ADEC  Aaron Lambert* – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)  Kelly Findlay – EA Engineering, Science, and Technology, Inc. (EA)  Joel Lazzeri – EA  Cristina Radu – EA  Sarah Titcomb* – EA  Kyle Waldron* – EA  Mark Wilkinson – EA  Kevin Maher* – Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. *Participated via telecom

2. ADMINISTRATIVE (Minutes/Action Items): a. Minutes Review/Approval (Mr. Beistel): The Remedial Project Managers (RPM) reviewed and approved the meeting minutes for the 30 January 2013 and the 18 December 2013 monthly meeting minutes. b. OLD Action Items (Mr. Sueltenfuss/Ms. Findlay): The RPMs reviewed the latest action items provided on the 21 February 2013 Open Action Items list, as follows:  Action Item No. 24 was for the ADEC and USAF to agree on an interim prioritization of the CRP site list. This item is pending and will remain on the Open Action Items list with a new due date of 24 April 2013.  Action Item No. 33: USAF will send a summary e-mail of contractual ramifications related to schedule changes. This item was completed on 26 February via e-mail from Mr. Beistel and will be moved to the Completed Action Items list. RPM Monthly Meeting 27 February 2013

 Action Item No. 34: USAF will request a 30-day extension for delivery of the draft final Phase 2 SER QAPP for SS084 (AAA AOC 16). This item was completed via e-mail from Mr. Beistel and will be moved to the Completed Action Items list.

 Action Item No. 35: USAF will provide a 2012 field effort status report to include updated figures and status of Conceptual Site Model (CSM) Updates. This item is assigned to the USAF (Mr. Wilkinson) with an updated due date of 5 March 2013.

 Action Item No. 36: USAF will provide ADEC and EPA with a response regarding environmental health concerns for buildings 1140, 1141, and 1142. This item will be converted to a standing agenda item, assigned to the USAF (Ms. Tallant), and moved to the Completed Action Items list.

c. NEW Action Items (Mr. Sueltenfuss/Ms. Findlay): The RPMs agreed to add the following new action items to the Open Action Items list:

 Action Item No. 37: USAF will determine if it is necessary to revise the approved RI/FS Management Plans for SS67 and WP45/SS57 relative to the Risk Assessment Work Plan. Mr. Maher will work with Mr. Roth on this action item with a due date of 15 March 2013.  Action Item No. 38: USAF will research how the USAF Environmental Restoration Program Information Management System (ERPIMS) system has been handling and receiving data for CSM Updates and how it fits in with the Federal Facilities Agreement (FFA) and Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) process; determine path forward after the CSM Update Report (i.e. Remedial Operations Performance Monitoring). Ms. Socash will complete this item with a due date set for 15 March 2013.  Action Item No. 39: USAF will provide a roadmap identifying for each QAPP if there is a Generic or Site-Specific, and identify the Analytical Laboratory under contract for sample analysis. Ms. Radu was assigned this item with a due date set for 1 March 2013.  Action Item No. 40: USAF will provide an interim schedule update to stakeholders as soon as possible. Ms. Radu was assigned this item with a due date set for 13 March 2013.  Action Item No. 41: USAF will provide a Generic Construction Work Plan to Stakeholders. Ms. Tallant was assigned this item with a due date set for 1 March 2013.  Action Item No. 42: USAF will update the disturbed soils site map for construction site ID #40. It was inaccurately mapped. Ms. May was assigned this item with a due date of 25 March 2013.  Action Item No. 43: Provide environmental update in construction spreadsheet. Indicate any environmental actions taken/needed/required during constructions activities. Add a separate column, if possible. Ms. May was assigned this item with a due date of 24 April 2013.

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Aaron Lambert 2013.03.25 11:14:45 -07'00' DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES

JUL 0 3 2013

JULENE D. MAY, GS-13 Chief, Asset Management Flight 2310 Central Ave, Suite 100 Eielson AFB AK 99702-2299

Ms. Teny Huisman Moose Creek Community Co-Chair Eielson AFB Restoration Advisory Board 4700 Rivers Street North Pole AK 99705

RE: Notice of Proposed Adjournment of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Superfund Cleanup at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska

Dear Ms. Huisman

Due to unforeseen circumstance, Col Daack's letter, attached, is being sent to you a week after he signed it. Therefore, a one week extension for your feedback is being added to this letter dated 27 June 2013. We would thus anticipate feedback from you no later than 17 July 2013.

Thank you again for your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely

JULENE D. MAY, GS-13, DAF

Attachments: 1. Signed 27 Jun 13 Col Daack letter 2. Proposed RAB Adjournment Public Notice Flyer and Advertisement for Fairbanks Daily News Miner cc: David Beistel (Air Force) Aaron Lambert (EPA) Kimberly DeRuyter (ADEC) DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE PACIFIC AIR FORCES

THOMAS D. DAACK, Col, USAF 354 MSG/CC 354 Broadway St Unit 12A Eielson AFB AK 99702-1897

Ms. Terry Huisman Moose Creek Community Co-Chair Eielson AFB Restoration Advisory Board 4700 Rivers Street North Pole AK 99705

RE: Notice ofProposed Adjournment of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Superfund Cleanup at Eielson Air Force Base (AFB), Alaska

Dear Ms. Huisman

This letter advises you that the Spring 2013 RAB meeting has been cancelled and, additionally, that Eielson AFB proposes to adjourn its longstanding RAB. The decision to cancel the Spring 2013 RAB meeting and propose RAB adjournment occurred during the 27 February 2013 Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) monthly meeting involving the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 (EPA), and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC). ARAB may stop meeting without any formal adjournment if community interest wanes. Eielson AFB prefers formal adjournment.

Your participation in Eielson's RAB provided valuable community input and your future feedback will continue to be welcomed. Reasons for proposing adjournment of the RABat this time include the following:

• The absence of a quorum of RAB members for nearly 10 years • Lack of public presence at semi-annual RAB meetings and inactivity of charter members • Non-representation from Salcha or North Pole community volunteers

Since re-establishing the semiannual RAB meetings in March 2011, Eielson used various means to encourage citizen participation and community attendance/feedback at its public meetings. Efforts included flyers to surrounding communities, advertisements in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, press releases through the Eielson Public Affairs Office, and announcements through local radio and television stations.

On January 23, 2013, Eielson sent a notification letter to local government officials and public community members listed in the IRP's Community Involvement Plan, and, per your request, to additional community members. The letter advised that "After 30 days from the date ofthis letter, ifthe base receives no forms or a limited show ofcommunity interest to sustain aRAB for Eielson AFB, then the RAB members may evaluate whether to adjourn the RAB and determine alternative ways to involve the public and government agencies in Eielson AFB restoration program activities. "

To date, Eielson's Public Affairs Office has received no inquiries, Community Interest Forms, or other fe.edback regarding participation in the RAB or questions regarding environmental cleanup efforts. Next, Eielson proposes to adjourn the RAB through a public notice advertisement in the Fairbanks Daily News Miner, but not before a 30-day public comment period. Enclosed you'll find a draft ofthis advertisement for your review as well as a draft of a public notice flyer for posting around the communities. After the 30-day comment period, if Eielson AFB receives little-to-no inquiries or community interest to sustain aRAB, as a next step, Eielson will prepare a written motion to adjourn the RAB and send to you for concurrence. After the RAB is formally adjourned, the Installation Commander will document the rationale for adjournment in a memorandum for inclusion in the Eielson AFB Superfund Administrative Record. Additionally, the IRP's Community Involvement Plan will be revised to instruct IRP management on procedures for continuing to involve the community without aRAB.

Eielson AFB is committed to community involvement and awareness in its environmental restoration efforts now and in years to come. Eielson will be holding public meetings in the near future regarding the remedial investigations being conducted at two contaminated source areas: SS67 - Garrison Slough, and WP45 (Old Photo Lab, Bldg 1206)/SS57. The public and members on the IRP's mailing list will be notified when these meetings are scheduled.

Please provide your feedback on the enclosed public notice advertisement and flyer within two weeks from the date of this letter to Capt Joost Verduyn in the Public Affairs Office by phone at (907) 377-2116 or via e-mail at [email protected].

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely

~~ fRoMAS ~. DAACK, Col, USAF

Attachment Proposed RAB Adjournment Public Notice Flyer and Advertisement for Fairbanks Daily News Miner cc: David Beistel (Air Force) Aaron Lambert (EPA) Kimberly DeRuyter (ADEC)

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EIELSON AFB PROPOSED ADJOURNMENT OF RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD (RAB)

The Eielson AFB RAB is composed of volunteer community members from each of the communities surrounding the base (North Pole, Salcha, and Moose Creek), as well as federal, state, and local representatives who meet semi-annually to advise the Air Force on environmental restoration efforts. Presently, the RAB is composed of one co-chair volunteer member from Moose Creek and a co-chair appointee from Eielson AFB, with co-chair seat vacancies from the North Pole and Salcha communities.

Public interest in the RAB has declined steadily over the years and all major cleanup decisions have been made. Despite increased efforts to recruit community member involvement in the RAB and efforts over the past two years to solicit public participation at the semi-annual RAB meetings, the RAB and Eielson Public Affairs Office has received almost no inquiries of interest from the communities. As a result, the Air Force now invites the public to comment on the proposal to adjourn the Eielson AFB RAB.

The 30-day public comment period begins July 21, 2013, and ends August 20, 2013.

Information on environmental restoration efforts will continue to be made available to the public through the Eielson Public Affairs Office at (907) 377-2116, on the internet at: http://www.eielson.af.mil/library/environmental/index.asp, and in the Information Repository located at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Polar Region Collections section and also available online at: http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/. Questions or comments on the proposed RAB adjournment should be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to:

ATTN: Capt Joost Verduyn 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702

PUBLIC NOTICE July 2013 Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska

--- PUBLIC NOTICE --- Proposed Adjournment of Restoration Advisory Board

The Eielson AFB RAB is composed of volunteer community members from each of the communities surrounding the base (North Pole, Salcha, and Moose Creek), as well as federal, state, and local representatives who meet semi-annually to advise the Air Force on environmental restoration efforts. Presently, the RAB is composed of one co-chair volunteer member from Moose Creek and a co-chair appointee from Eielson AFB, with co-chair seat vacancies from the North Pole and Salcha communities. Public interest in the RAB has declined steadily over the years and all major cleanup decisions have been made. Despite increased efforts to recruit community member involvement in the RAB and efforts over the past two years to solicit public participation at the semi-annual RAB meetings, the RAB and Eielson Public Affairs Office has received almost no inquiries of interest from the communities. As a result, the Air Force now invites the public to comment on the proposal to adjourn the Eielson AFB RAB. The 30-day public comment period begins July 21, 2013, and ends August 20, 2013. Information on environmental restoration efforts will continue to be made available to the public through the Eielson Public Affairs Office at (907) 377-2116, on the internet at: http://www.eielson.af.mil/library/environmental/index.asp, and in the Information Repository located at the Elmer E. Rasmuson Library in the University of Alaska Fairbank’s Polar Region Collections section and also available online at: http://alaskacollection.library.uaf.edu/eafbsc/. Questions or comments on the proposed RAB adjournment should be e-mailed to [email protected] or mailed to: ATTN: Capt Joost Verduyn 354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 354 Broadway Street Unit 15A Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702 Findlay, Kelly

From: Huisman, Alma G CIV (US) Sent: Monday, July 08, 2013 8:43 AM To: 354 FW/PA PUBLIC AFFAIRS Cc: BEISTEL, DAVID E GS-13 USAF PACAF 354 CES/CEAN; Huisman, Alma G CIV (US) Subject: Adjournment of the Restoration Advisory Baord (RAB) (UNCLASSIFIED)

Classification:UNCLASSIFIED Caveats:NONE  ColDaack  IunderstandthatyoufinditnecessarytobringtoanendtheRABaswe knowittoday.I'vebeentheRABCoChairforMooseCreekforover16years andrealizethatcommunityinvolvementisaproblemforEielsonastheonly peopledirectlyaffectedbytheenvironmentalimpactofairandwateristhe townofMooseCreekaswearesurroundedbyfederallands.Eielsoncameout onthesuperfundlistwithover3,000sitesinthelate1990'ssoitwas necessaryforsomeonetostepup.JoePfromSalchastepforwardbut unfortunatedieandthepositionwasnotfilled.JohnPfromNorthPoleStep upandmadeprogressforafewyears.BecauseNorthPoleisnotaffectedby theairorwaterenvironmentalimpact,littleinteresthasbeenshownfor years.  MooseCreekhasbeenriddledwithaboveaveragecasesofalltypedof cancer,thusmyinterestintheRABbeganwithmanyneighborsfallingill withcanceraftermanyyearsoflivinginthetownofMooseCreek.Mynew concerniswiththemissionchangeofEielsonthatenvironmentalcleanupmay becomeamajorissueagain.Ifthisshouldbethecasepleasefeelfreeto contactmeinthefuture.PleasethankMr.DaveBeistelandhisstaffatthe 354CES/CEANfortheyearsofcommunityservice.Mr.Beistel,Ithasnot goneunnoticedofthetirelesseffortsyouhaveputintothisprogram. Wethankyou.  v/r   TerryHuisman MooseCreekCommunityCoͲChair 4700RiversSt NorthPoleAlaska99705 907Ͳ488Ͳ0326  Classification:UNCLASSIFIED Caveats:NONE  

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