Update on Rocky Flats CERCLA Five-Year Review

The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management is conducting the fourth Five-Year Review of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) remedy at the Rocky Flats Site. The purpose of the review is to ensure the CERCLA remedy remains protective of human health and the environment.

The public may provide input associated with this Five-Year Review by sending comments by U.S. Postal Mail to:

Rocky Flats Site Fourth Five-Year Review Comments 11025 Dover Street, Suite 1000 Westminster, CO 80021

or by email to rfinfo@lm.doe.gov, with Fourth Five-Year Review Comments in the subject line.

This Five-Year Review report is required to be completed in August 2017. Input must be received in writing no later than December 31, 2016 in order for it to be considered in the report. The review schedule will not allow for consideration of written input received after this date.

In June 2016, LM gave a presentation on the Rocky Flats Site FYR planning and evaluation process to the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council. The presentation may be viewed at http://www.lm.doe.gov/Rocky_Flats/Sites.aspx?view=5 (“Overview of the CERCLA 5-Year Review Process, Rocky Flats Site, Colorado, Central Operable Unit”).

EPA references indicate that interviews with community members may be part of the FYR process. For this FYR, it was determined that routine public RFSC meetings and periodic ongoing public dialogue met the public involvement requirements for the FYR. 

General information on the CERCLA FYR is provided on the EPA Headquarters website. Links to select items of interest on the EPA website are included below.

(1) Five-Year Review Process in the Superfund Program (8-page fact sheet): http://semspub.epa.gov/src/document/HQ/174760 (2) Two-page fact sheet on FYRs: Superfund Today: Focus on Five-Year Reviews Involving the Community (PDF) (3) Getting to Know the Five-Year Review - A Guide for Communities Near Federal Facilities: https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/getting-know-five-year-review-guide-communities-near-federal-facilities (4) FYR Q&A: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/11/174052.pdf (5) Comprehensive Five-Year Review Guidance: https://semspub.epa.gov/work/HQ/128607.pdf

For more information about the Rocky Flats Site, visit the Legacy Management website at http://www.lm.doe.gov/Rocky_Flats/Sites.aspx, or contact:

Scott Surovchak Rocky Flats Site Manager DOE Office of Legacy Management (720) 377-9682 Scott.Surovchak@lm.doe.gov

or

Bob Darr Rocky Flats Site Public Affairs Navarro Research and Engineering, Inc. Contractor to DOE Office of Legacy Management (720) 377-9672 Bob.Darr@lm.doe.gov