Re: NARAB

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 THE NATIONAL CAUCUS OF RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD COMMUNITY 
 MEMBERS MEETING -- JANUARY 25-26 1997, PHOENIX, ARIZONA 

SECOND INSTALLMENT OF POSTING: THE PENTAGON'S DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION TASK FORCE (DERTF) MEETING

DATE: JANUARY 27-29 1997

LOCATION: PHOENIX, ARIZONA 

This is the second posting of information on the upcoming RAB 
Community Member National Caucus in January. As mentioned in 
yesterday's posting, the RAB Caucus is scheduled to coincide with 
the meeting of the Pentagon's Defense Environmental Restoration Task 
Force (DERTF). This posting focuses on the DERTF meeting agenda 
and its importance to base cleanup and RABs.

THE PRELIMINARY AGENDA OF THE JANUARY 1998 DERTF MEETING 

The following is the preliminary agenda for the DERTF meeting. While 
not yet finalized, we have enclosed a copy of the agenda to a) provide 
individuals unfamiliar with DERTF a chance to review the scope of its 
work; and to b) provide individuals with experience with DERTF the 
opportunity to begin thinking about the upcoming meeting and how to 
best utilize the opportunity the forum provides. 

There are a number of items on the agenda that are very important to 
RAB members. These items include presentations on:

 The protection of natural and cultural resources at BRAC installations
> Long-term operation/ long-term maintenance and cost reduction
> Superfund reform
> Information management for BRAC properties*
> Cleanup cost reduction strategies
> Natural resources damage
> The Range Rule 
> Asbestos at BRAC installations*
> Expediting FOST/ FOSL of housing stock*
> NGA Federal Facilities Policy
> The future of DERTF
> Final institutional controls guide*
> Early transfer authority*
> RAB dissolution 
> Future land use*

The items with asterics identify issues of particular interest to 
RAB members working on closing installations. Institutional controls, 
early transfer authority -- which many call dirty transfers, and future 
land uses policies are fundemental to the interests of RAB members 
from BRAC sites. While the Range Rule has received attention, other 
issues such as the timing of the disolution of RABs, Superfund reforms, 
cleanup cost reduction strategies, and natural resources damage affect 
all of us but are less visible. But whether your focusing on an open or 
closing installation, DERTF presents an important opportunity to meet 
many of the folks that set the policies and priorities. 

RAB caucuses will continue during the DERTF meeting so that RAB 
community members can discuss, assess and respond to issues as they 
present themselves in the meeting.

That's it for this posting. What follows is the actual preliminary 
agenda for the DERTF meeting. Once again thanks for your attention 
and interest.

TOMORROW: THE RAB CAUCUS MEETING AGENDA

PRELIMINARY AGENDA OF THE JANUARY DERTF MEETING

TUESDAY, 1/27

7:30am Registration
8:00 Executive session: Sherri W. Goodman (Deputy Under 
 Secretary of Defense/ Environmental Security)
9:30 Administrative remarks: Patricia Rivers (Assistant Deputy 
 Under Secretary for Cleanup)
9:40 Opening remarks: Ms. Goodman, Task Force Members and Guests
9:50 Welcoming remarks
10:00 Business items: Ms. Rivers
 Approve June 1997 meeting minutes
 Review open action items
10:30 Break
11:00 Panel presentation on protection of natural and cultural 
 resources at BRAC installations: USEPA
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Presentation on reuse and property transfer issues at 
 Williams Air Force Base: WAFB LRA
2:15 Presentation on environmental issues at WAFB: Site manager 
 and Acting BEC
3:00 Presentation on the WAFB base reuse success story
3:45 Tour of WAFB 
6:30 Return from tour and adjournment

WEDNESDAY, 1/28

9:00am Administrative remarks: Ms. Rivers
9:15 Presentation on long-term operation/ long-term maintenance 
 and cost reduction: Army/ Navy
10:30 Superfund reform: USEPA
12:00 Lunch
1:30 Presentation on information management for BRAC properties: 
 Mr. Brian Polly/ GSA
2:30 Presentation on cleanup cost reduction strategies: Army/ Navy
3:30 Break
4:00 Presentation on natural resources damage: USEPA
5:00 Break
6:00 PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD: Ms. Goodman
7:30 Adjournment 

THURSDAY, 1/29

9:00am Administrative remarks: Ms. Rivers
9:15 Discussion of issues papers: Ms. Goodman
 Measures of merit
 Range Rule update
 Asbestos at BRAC installations
 Expediting FOST/ FOSL of housing stock
 NGA Federal Facilities Policy
 Future of DERTF
 Final institutional controls guide
 Early transfer authority
 RAB dissolution 
 Future land use
 Superfund reform
11:00 FY98 Annual Report: Ms. Goodman
12:00 Lunch
1:30 New business
3:00 Adjournment