IIIII- L G-000-100207 3080 VOLUME 111 OF THE WORK PLAN COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN REMEDIAL ~ INVESTIGATIONIFEASIBILITY STUDY AND RElMOVAL ACTIONS AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERNALD 01 I01/92 69 ENCLOSURE VOLUME I11 3ixn of the Work Plan COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/ FEASIBILITY STUDY and REMOVAL ACTIONS at the US. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FERNALD, OHIO Prepared by: U.S. DEPARTMENT ENERGY gEEIz.&w&OF .............................. .,... ".._ .... .................................... DRAFT VOLUME III of the RUFS Work Plan COMMUNITY RELATIONS PLAN REMEDIAL INVESITGATION/ FEASIBILITY STUDY and REMOVAL ACTIONS at the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY mRNAwD, OHIO Prepared by: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. @+gn~~:g~f~~ .................................................................................................. :.: J'.. .....................,...__.... '<...i..."' ..... ............gnvaw@!q ........................ ......... 2 3080 RIGS wok ma Datc: 1115192 Vol. rn Page ii of v Pages FOREWORD This document, Volume m: Community Relations Plan (CRP),is part of the Work Plan and supporting documents for the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) and Removal Actions being conducted for the US. Department o cated near Fernald, Ohio. This issuance repr Relations Plan, as a portion of the overall RI/FS Work Plan. ii 3 RvFsworlcPlan . Date: 1/15/92 Vol. m Page iii of v Pages TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION List of Acronyms V 1 .o OVERVIEW 1-1 1.1 Introduction 1-1 1.2 1.3 Plan Organization 1-6 2.0 SITE BACKGROUND 2-1 2.1 . .. Description ,m..... .......................... .. .. 2-1 2.2 Description of Regional Area 2-1 2.3 .wH' ,.:.:.::::~::::.~:~~:IStOry 2-4 2.4 RIES History and Status 2-7 2.5 . Removal Action History and Status 2-12 2.6 Administrative Record History and Status 2-15 2.7 Environmental Impact Statement History and Status 2-16 3.0 COMMUNITY BACKGROUND ' 3-1 3.1 Population and Units of Local Government 3-1 3.2 . Definition of Community 3-1 3.3 Community Involvement with the FShp 3-4 ........,*.-. <.. ..,... 3.4 Community Attitudes and Concerns 3-6 3.5 Community Information Needs and Sources 3-9 4.0 THE .EM@............ RI/FS COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROGRAM 4-1 4.1 Introduction 4-1 4.2 Program Objectives 4-1 4.3 Program Highlights 4-2 4.4 Fulfilling the Conflict Management Objective 4-8 4.5 N/FS Program Contacts 4-10 iii 4 RIlFs work man Date: 1/15/92 VOl. m Page iv of v Pages APPENDICES: - Appendix A: Location and Hours of FEW Reading Room and Administrative Record Fil& .-...>.. .-...>.. %...< ...,........ Appendix B: List of U.S. DOE, U.S. DOE Contractors, and Regulatory Agency Contacts Appendix C: List of Key Community Contacts Appendix D: Media Contacts Appendix E: Southwestern Ohio and Southeastern Indiana Legislators Appendix F: Locations for Public Meetings iv 5 RVFS work pian Date: 1/15/92 Vol. m Page v of v Pages LIST OF ACRONYMS C. CDC Centers for Disease Control CERCLA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act CRP Community Relations Plan DOE Department of Energy (United States) EE/CA engineering evaluation/cost analysis EIS Environmental Impact Statement ERDA Energy Research and Development Administration FFCA Federal Facility Compliance Agreement FMPC Feed Materials Production Center FRESH Fernald Residents for Environment, Safety and Health GAP Government Accountability Project IT International Technology Corporation NCP National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NIOSH National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health NLO National Lead of Ohio, Inc. NOA Notice of Availability NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NPL National Priorities List OEPA Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ORAU Oak Ridge Associated Universities OSHA Occupational Health & Safety Act . .. PCB Dolvchlorinated biDhenvl RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act RI/FS Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study ROD Record of Decision SARA Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act SPEERA Secretary’s Panel for the Evaluation of Epidemiological Research Activities USGS U.S. Geological Survey WMCO Westinghouse Materials Company of Ohio V 6’ 3080 RLlps wort Pkn Date 1115192 Vdm - seCIioa 1.0 Page I of 7 Paga 1.0 OVERVIEW 1.1 Introduction This comprehensive Community Relations Plan (CRP) has been prepared to guide community relations activities of the DOE during its environmental studies at the KE&@,......................... located near Fernald, Ohio. The environmental studies, known collectively as the Remedial Investigation and Feasibility Study (RI/FS) and related removal actions, are being conducted pursuant to the @%... ...........*... < Federal Facility Compliance Agreement (FFCA) between DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This CRP follows the guidance in EPA's Communitv Relations Handbook.(EPA/540/6-88/002)and in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). These RI/FS studies comply with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, known as Superfund, and the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. The FFCA and relevant laws such as CERCLA and SARA describe the process to be followed during an RI/FS. This process calls for an ongoing and active community relations program that informs potentially affected communities of the environmental studies in progress, and provides for public involvement in key decisions made as the studies progress. The CRP is a dynamic document designed to change in response to changing community needs. To evaluate the plan's effectiveness in meeting these needs, community members are consulted periodically. Such consultations, known as community assessments, were held when the original CRP was prepared in 1986 and again in 1989. Since 1986, increased public environmental consciousness and new information about actual and potential releases of hazardous substances from the FEAIXf! have contributed to a more visible community interest in the plant. This CRP incorporates information gathered during the 1989 community assessment. 1.2 The .....SEMI?................ .........." ....... Community Relations Program Community interest in remediation activities at the PEM............................ is characterized by several distinctive features that this CRP is intended to address, including: 0 Distinct "communities" interested in .W;W cleanup issues 7. 3OS@ Rups WdPh Dtta: 1I15l92 Vol. m - ScCtioa 1.0 Page 2 of 7 Pager 0 The numerous parties engaged in conducting or overseeing the CERCLA-mandated remedial and removal actions and other environmental activities at the include DOE and its contractors and subcontractors, as well as federal and state regulatory agencies and their contractors 0 The public’s stated interest in interacting face-to-face with DOE personnel and RYFS team members on a regular basis 0 Community interest in frequent, timely, and understandable information about site developments 0 The difficulty of distinguishing among the overlapping, and often confusing, array of As a result, the community relations effoa at the must use a wide variety of techniques if it is to succeed in providing the information and involve portunities necessary to meet everyone’s needs. For example, large public meetings meet the need for face-to-face interaction in a public forum that some citizens desire, but cannot be held often enough to provide information about site press release can accomplish. Similarly, frequent updates sent to citizens on the provide timely notification of site events between public one-on-one opportunity for individ responses to questions distinctive feature of the community relations program of activities that will be undertaken to provide the broadest possible range of opportunities for community members to be informed and involved, as they so choose. These activities include: 0 Large community meetings and hearings 0 Community roundtables 0 Fact sheets 0 RUFS progress reports 0 Workshops ......... ~ ......... 0 :@&jv@$ .~.~~:.;:.:.~~~;~.;.:.?~~:.; 0 Administrative RecordIReading Room :[email protected]~iy...... ,.~,, ..................... hotline - 0 ........................................................... :........................ 0 .- .................... Speakers Bureau ............ *..*>.... 0 Plant tours and Open Houses 0 Videotapes 0 Press releases 0 Availability sessions 0 Public comment periods 0 Responsiveness summaries 0 Comment cards 0 Briefings and presentations 0 Telephone and personal contacts 8 RLlps wort Plan D.to: 111sm VOl. m - se&on 1.0 Page 3 of 7 Pea These activities should provide the appropriate range of formal and informal, oral and written, and small and large group opportunities for community interaction with DOE as the site investigation and remediation continue. 9 Rvps work Ph Ddor 111~192. Vol. m - socriaa 1.0 P8ge 4 of 7 Paga RIIPS wolk Plan D.te: 111sm VOL m - scfaion 1.0 Page 6 of 7 Paga 1.3 Plan Organization The CRP contains the following sections: 0 0 Section 2.0, Site Background, describes the .l?E&f.P............................ site, the RUFS that is being performed, and the characteristics of the site that led to its inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL). 0 -on 3.0, Community Background, presents information about how local government is................ organized; describes the community's attitudes, concerns, and involvement with the FElW; and discusses community information sources and information needs related