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Region 4 Tier III Restoration Partnering Team – UPDATE – Presented to: South Carolina Tier II Partnering Team Charleston, South Carolina Bob Mashburn 12 September 2012. PURPOSE. Provide update of actions/initiatives related to the Region 4 DoD/Services Restoration Program
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Region 4 Tier III Restoration Partnering Team – UPDATE – Presented to: South Carolina Tier II Partnering Team Charleston, South Carolina Bob Mashburn 12 September 2012
PURPOSE • Provide update of actions/initiatives related to the Region 4 DoD/Services Restoration Program • Discuss major activities since our Tier II team meeting – January 2012
PARTNERING • Region 4 Tier III Partnering Team – Plenary Session, Charleston, SC, 14 – 16 February 2012 • Tier III Steering Committee – Mid-Year Meeting, Atlanta, GA, 25 – 26 July 2012 • ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting, Montgomery, AL, 25 – 26 April 2012 * Facilitation Contract – Awarded – support Tier I/II/III Teams (Smith/Associates)
REFERENCES • R4 Tier III Website http://www.smithcollaboration.com/partnering-teams/ • ASTSWMO Website - http://astswmo.org/Pages/Meetings/Upcoming_Meetings/2012-Mid-Year_Meeting.html • DoD Manual (DoDM) 4715.20, Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) Management – March 9, 2012 http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/471520m.pdf • DERP GOALS – OSD Memo dtd 18 July 2011 – Response Complete (RC) Goals
GUIDANCE • FFRRO Emerging Contaminants Website: http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/documents/emerging_contaminants.htm • DSMOA/CA Portal https://dsmoa.usace.army.mil/DSMOA_Production/Home/tabid/87/ctl/Privacy/Default.aspx • Five-Year Reviews – 5YRhttp://www.epa.gov/superfund/cleanup/postconstruction/5yr.htm Comprehensive Guidance – 5YR http://www.epa.gov/superfund/accomp/5year/index.htm
TIER III – FOCUS AREAS • Budget Reductions • Organizational Realignments • Successes –IRP/MMRP/CC/ BRAC/FUDS • Expanded Participation • Partnering
EXPANDED TIER III TEAM PARTICIPATION • National Guard Bureau (NGB)/Army National Guard (ARNG) – Ann Wood - Arlington, VA • Air National Guard – Russ Dyer/Brant Crumbling - Joint Base Andrews, MD • Army Base Realignment and Closure Division – Karen Wilson – OACSIM • Air Force Base Realignment and Closure – Rob Backlund – AFCEE • Navy Base Realignment and Closures – David Criswell – NAVFAC-BRAC-PMO • U.S. Army Reserve Command – (USARC) – Dan Thomas – Regional Support Command (RSC)
TIER III – KEY DISCUSSION ITEMS • BRAC Management/Oversight • Performance Based Contracts (PBCs) • DSMOA/CA – Management/Support • Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) • Construction Site Clearance – Master Plan • Vapor Intrusion • Natural Attenuation
EPA – NATIONAL/REGIONALFOCUS AREAS • Federal Facility Site Project – Federal Facilities Docket (Stalled Sites) • Quarterly Meetings (Policy and Site Issues). • New Five-Year Review Guidance/Implementation (Release By End Of 2012) • Federal Facilities Community Dialogue Committee “Guide For Communities Near Federal Facilities” • EPA Developing Document Tracking Project For DoD – NPL Sites Document Reviews/Tracking. • Finalizing FFAs/SMPs – Redstone Arsenal/Tyndall AFB
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM – NATIONAL/REGIONAL $$$$$$$
STATES “TOP 3” - FEEDBACK • “Changing of the Guard” • Communication – Internal/External • Performance Based Contracts – Structure/ Management/Oversight • Budget – Staffing – Workload
SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS • IRP/MMRP/CR Cleanup – Goals • DSMOA/CA Management Process • FUDS Program Management/ Execution – Funding Shortfalls • Communication/Coordination of BRAC Related Restoration Efforts
CHALLENGES REMAIN FOR OVERALL PROGRAM • Budget Reductions/Staff Cuts/ Limited Travel • Enhancing Management/Oversight Of Performance Based Contracts • Five-Year/Periodic Reviews • Open/direct COMMUNICATION is essential.
QUESTIONS: Bob Mashburn Regional Project Manager Regional Environmental & Energy Office - Southern 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 3120 Atlanta, GA 30303-5711 404.460.3134 j.h.mashburn.ctr@mail.mil
“NEW GOALS FOR THE DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM” OSD Memo dtd 18 July 2011 – Response Complete (RC) Goals: • 90% of IRP and MMRP sites at active installations, and IRP sites at FUDS properties will achieve RC by the end of Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 and • 95% of IRP and MMRP sites at active installations and IRP sites at FUDS properties will achieve RC by the end of FY 2021.