[CPEO-MEF] DOD Environmental Cleanup Stakeholders Forum

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

[The following letter was sent to CPEO by the Environmental Security 
Office.  It is my understanding that it was mailed out to RAB members and 
other DOD stakeholders throughout the country this morning.  I have been 
told that more detailed information will be forthcoming (note that the 
website referred to does not yet have content).  CPEO will post that 
information as soon as it is available.  --Aimee]

October 5, 2000

Dear Friend,

Over the last several years, we have made tremendous achievements in the 
Defense Environmental Restoration Program.  We can always do better, and on 
November 14 to 16, 2000, we want to hear from you--on where we are--and 
your ideas on where we can go in the future.  We want to drive our cleanup 
program to completion -- with remedies that have regulator concurrence and 
public acceptance.  We want to find ways to make our program more 
transparent -- and reduce the transaction costs that seem to stifle 
innovation.  For our meeting in November, we selected several broad topic 
areas -- but have also included an opportunity for you to discuss with us 
any other subject that you believe is important.

The DoD Environmental Cleanup Stakeholders Forum is open to the public and 
will be at the Adams Mark Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri.  The Forum will 
feature eaight sessions--seven target specific areas of our Cleanup 
Program, and the eighth provides for additional interests:

** Next Generation of Community Involvement
** Formerly Used Defense Site Improvements
** Range Cleanup
** Cleanup Privatization
** Risk Management and Communications
** Parterning with Regulatory Agencies
** Site Closure and Permanent Remedies
** Open Discussion

Additional information for each session is on our website: 
www.denix.osd.mil/CL-Forum.  If you cannot attend the Forum, you may 
provide your views through our DENIX website.  After the Forum we will post 
the meeting summary on DENIX.

We have reserved a block of rooms at the government per diem for $90/night 
for single occupancy and $110/night for double occupancy at the Adams Mark 
Hotel.  This rate is available until the hotel registration deadline of 
October 20, 2000.  Call (314) 241-7400 to make your reservation, and 
reference the DoD Environmental Cleanup Stakeholders Forum.

There will be a $35 registration fee, which will include a reception on 
Tuesday evening.  You may register on-line by visiting the Forum website on 
DENIX by November 1, 2000

Thank you in advance for your participation.  We look forward to seeing you 
in St. Louis!

Very truly yours,

Sherri W. Goodman
Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Environmental Security

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