Definition and Purpose of the Administrative Record File

The documents listed below comprise the ST JULIENS CREEK ANNEX ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD FILE (ARF). The ARF is a collection of documents compiled by the US Navy as represented by the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) to document the selection of environmental response actions for the Installation Restoration Program (IRP) currently underway at St Juliens Creek Annex. The ARF serves two purposes. First, it provides access to site-specific information so that the public may make informed comments to the US Navy on the selection of response actions. Second, if the adequacy of a response decision is challenged in court, the judicial review of that decision will be based on the documents in the ARF.  This file is consistent with the requirements of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA). 

The ARF is crucial to the public because it contains information on which the selections of interim and final response actions for sites will be based. Technical studies and significant correspondence among local, state, and federal government agencies are included in the ARF, as well as those documents that reflect notification of and participation by the public in site activities.  The consideration given and response made by the Navy to public comments are also incorporated into the ARF.

Examples of information found in the ARF include sampling data, guidance and policy documents, technical studies, decision documents, proposed clean up plans, correspondence, work plans, health/risk evaluations, public notices, public information materials, and court orders and decrees.

Documents in the ARF are described in the Index listed below. The ARF is a work in progress. Documents will be added as studies are conducted.

St Juliens Creek Annex welcomes comments at any time on base environmental activities.  Formal comment periods are held at certain stages of the response process.  The public is urged to use these formal comment periods to submit comments on proposed actions. 

Disclaimer

Data in the list of documents is a copy of the official Administrative Record File information.

Location of Documents Available for Public Review and Comment:

During the cleanup process at a military installation, certain documents are made available for public review and comment. Public notice of availability is published in a local newspaper the week before a document is available for public review and comment. The usual time period for comments is 30 calendar days but with a timely request, the time can be extended for an additional 15 days for the Engineering Evaluation/Cost Analysis (EE/CA) and 30 days for other documents.

The Administrative Record File is located at:

http://www.chesapeake.lib.va.us/cplgovdocs/govdoc.html

Major Hillard Branch Library (Chesapeake Public Library System)
824 Old George Washington Highway
Chesapeake, VA 23323
(757) 382-3600

NAVFAC Atlantic Point of Contact:

For additional information, to review documents, make comments or express concerns please contact:

Public Affairs Office
NAVFAC Atlantic
6506 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23508-1278

757-322-8005
NFECL_PAO@navy.mil

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