DDESB_Approval,_Explosives_Safety_Submission,_Removal_ActionConstruction.PDF

DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

US ARMY DEFENSE AMMUNITION

CENTER

1 C TREE ROAD MCALESTER OK 74501-9053

REPLY TO

ATTENTION OF

JMAC-EST 27 September 2013

MEMORANDUM FOR US Army Corps of Engineers, Environmental and Munitions Center of Expertise, (CEHNC-EMM/Mr. Zange/Mr. Becker), P.O. Box 1600, Huntsville, AL 35807-4301.

SUBJECT: DDESB Approval, Explosives Safety Submission, Removal Action/Construction Support, Port Chicago Terrestrial Explosion Area and Port Chicago Water Explosion Area, Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Concord, CA.

1. References:

a. Memorandum, CEHNC-EMM, dated 7 August 2013, subject: Explosives Safety Submission (ESS) for Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Port Chicago Terrestrial Explosion Area MRS and Port Chicago Water Explosion Area MRS, Concord, CA, August 2013.

b. DoD 6055.09-M, Ammunition and Explosives Safety Standards, 29 Feb 08, administratively reissued August 4, 2010.

c. DA SAIE-ESOH Memorandum date 16 September 2013, subject: Munitions Response Actions-Minimum Separation Distance (Relative to Impulse Water Pressure) from Underwater Detonations. (Encl).

d. Memorandum, DDESB-PE, dated 24 September 2013, subject: DDESB Approval of

Explosives Safety Submission, Removal Action/Construction Support of Port Chicago Terrestrial Explosion Area and Port Chicago Water Explosion Area, Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Concord, CA. (Encl).

2. The subject Explosives Site Plan, Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study, transmitted by reference 1.a, has been reviewed in accordance with reference 1.b. Reference 1.d provide Army level approval for intrusive underwater explosive operation for Port Chicago Terrestrial Explosion Area and Port Chicago Water Explosion Area, located at Military Ocean Terminal Concord, Concord, CA. Reference 1.c provides Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) approval. This approval will be made part of the administrative record for the site.

3. If any changes occur during or after completion of this effort that could increase explosive risk or hazards to site workers or the public due to the presence of military munitions at the site, an amendment to this ESP must be submitted for review and approval.

4. The POC is Jorge L. Villafane, JMAC-EST, DSN 956-8966, commercial (918) 420-8966, email jorge.l.villafane.civ@mail.mil.

mailto:jorge.l.villafane.civ@mail.mil mailto:jorge.l.villafane.civ@mail.mil

JMAC-EST

SUBJECT: DDESB Approval, Explosives Safety Submission, Removal Action/Construction Support, Port Chicago Terrestrial Explosion Area and Prot Chicago Water Explosion Area, Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) Concord, CA.

Jimmy L. Langley Ph.D., CSHM Toxic Chemical Agent Team Leader Explosives Safety Knowledge, MEC

And Chemical Division

CF (w/encl):

Office of the Director of Army Safety (DACS-SF/Mr. Patton), 223 23rd Street, Crystal Plaza 5, Suite 980, Arlington, VA 22202

Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, Special Assistant for Munitions, (DASA-DESOH/Mr. King), 110 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-0110

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CESO/Ms. Roberts), 20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20314-1000