The document provides updates from various working groups of the Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board (CDCAB). The Economic Development Working Group is conducting a three-phase economic impact study of the chemical destruction process. The Secondary Waste Working Group is focusing on a planned rocket separation operation and submitted comments on its required permits. The Monitoring Working Group developed and circulated a recommendation regarding mold mitigation efforts at the Blue Grass Chemical Activity, advising that vents remain open on most igloos containing chemical agents.

1. CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION CITIZENS ADVISORY BOARD
WORKING GROUP UPDATES
Presented by
Craig Williams, CDCAB co-chair
12 March 2013

2. Congressional Action
113TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 933
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ---MARCH 4, 2013
A BILL
Making appropriations for the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans
Affairs, and other departments and agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2013, and for other purposes.
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION CONSTRUCTION,
DEFENSE-WIDE
For expenses of construction, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the
destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in
accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986
(50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are
not in the chemical weapon stockpile, as currently authorized by law, $151,000,000, to
remain available until September 30, 2017, which shall be only for the Assembled
Chemical Weapons Alternatives program.

3. H. R. 933
CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE
For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the destruction of the United
States stockpile of lethal chemical agents and munitions in accordance with the
provisions of section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50
U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other chemical warfare materials that are not
in the chemical weapon stockpile, $1,301,786,000, of which $635,843,000 shall be for
operation and maintenance,
of which no less than $53,948,000 shall be for the
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, consisting of $22,214,000 for
activities on military installations and $31,734,000, to remain available until
September 30, 2014, to assist State and local governments;
$18,592,000 shall be for procurement, to remain available until September 30, 2015,
of which $1,823,000 shall be for the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness
Program to assist State and local governments;
and $647,351,000, to remain available until September 30, 2014, shall be for
research, development, test and evaluation, of which $627,705,000 shall only be for
the Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (ACWA) program.

4. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP
*** ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY ***
Phase 1 – Job Loss Aversion
• Labor Analysis
• Identify tier 1,2, and 3 jobs
• Inventory transferrable skills
Phase II – Infrastructure / Tax Impacts /Re-purposing
• Housing Analysis
• Transportation Analysis
• Tax Impacts
• Analysis of future use potential based on CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
Phase III – Reuse
• Finalize GO/GO - GO/CO - Co/CO options
• Identify potential public/private re-purposing
• Develop Marketing Package

5. PHASE I – Status
• Elements of Study Catalogued (examples)
- Regional Profile
- Workforce Skills Analysis
- Regional Economic and Workforce Strategy
- Key Occupational Profiles
- Target Industry Profiles
- Etc.
• Operational Workforce Data Gathering (examples)
- ACWA and BPBG Standard Occupational Classifications *
- Educational attainment
- Crosswalk of compatible occupations
- Etc
Phase I Report due 30 June 2013
* Completed 28 February

6. Secondary Waste Working Group
Focus: Rocket Separation Operation
• 10 January - Public Meeting regarding required permits
was held
• 19 February – Comments on permit due. (CWWG submitted
comments – available upon request).
• The SWWG will make a DRAFT recommendation to the
full CDCAB regarding this effort after “response to
comments” have been issued.

7. Rocket Separation
Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA) has been tasked by the Chemical
Materials Agency (CMA), their command, to separate 44 M-55 Rockets to
validate rocket propellant stability and best practices for continued storage
and future demilitarization operations.
Similar operations were successfully and safely completed in Arkansas and
Oregon.
Rocket motors (25) will be over-packed and shipped to Picatinny Arsenal, N. J.
for analysis.
Rocket motors (19) will stay in storage at BGCA for ACWA for analysis prior to
demilitarization operations.
Currently BGCA and Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection are
engaged in permitting issues associated with the operation.
Operations are expected to begin in the first quarter of 2014.

9. MONITORING WORKING GROUP
• MWG developed a DRAFT recommendation which was circulated
to the full CDCAB on 21 February.
• Input was gathered through 1 March and the final recommendation is as
follows:

11. Therefore the MWG makes the following:
Recommendations:
1) Vents on all BGCA igloos containing chemical agent, other than igloos M,
OP and Z should remain open.
2) Methods of mold growth mitigation in the three igloos should continue to
be vigorously pursued.
3) Any increase in igloo inspection that might be deemed appropriate due
to the vent closures should be continued.

12. QUESTIONS / DISCUSSION

13. Doug Hindman
Chair
Chemical Demilitarization Citizens’ Advisory Commission
Chemical Destruction Community Advisory Board
105 5th
Street, Suite 206
Richmond, KY 40475
859.624.4700 / 859.986.7565
Kent Clark
Craig Williams
Co-Chairs
To: Lieutenant Colonel Christopher Grice, Commander, BGCA
Fr: KY CAC/CDCAB
Date: 5 March 2013
Re: Mold Mitigation @ BGCA
Dear Lieutenant Colonel Grice,
First, we would like to acknowledge the efforts of you and your staff in providing information
and transparency regarding the Mold Mitigation efforts underway at the Blue Grass Chemical
Activity (BGCA). We appreciate that the Monitoring Working Group (MWG) of the Kentucky
CAC/CDCAB (Citizens Advisory Commission/Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board)
has been provided the opportunity to be fully engaged in this process.
With this in mind, we provide you the following observations and recommendations:
Observations:
1) The MWG notes that the empirical evidence provided regarding mold in igloos M,OP and
Z recently provided, contradict the findings reported in the Igloo Filtration Study (IFS) as
follows:
• the IFS showed no appreciable variation in humidity levels with or without any additional
equipment being installed in or on the igloos.
• the IFS also showed no appreciable variation in humidity levels with the igloo vents open
or closed provided leaking igloos are “tarped” or otherwise modified to prevent seepage.
2) The MWG notes that the remaining igloos, those with the vents open do not show
noticeable mold growth as do those identified above whose vents are closed. This appears to
indicate higher humidity in those three igloos, as such conditions are necessary for such
growth.
3) Igloos M, OP and Z pose the greatest risk, although small, of agent release into the
BGCAPP construction area.
Therefore the MWG makes the following:
Recommendations:
1) Vents on all BGCA igloos containing chemical agent, other than igloos M, OP and Z
should remain open.
2) Methods of mold growth mitigation in the three igloos should continue to be vigorously
pursued.
3) Any increase in igloo inspection that might be deemed appropriate due to the vent closures
should be continued.
Signed:
Dr. Douglas Hindman, Chair
Kentucky Chemical Demilitarization Citizens Advisory Commission
Kent Clark, Co-Chair
Kentucky Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board
Craig Williams, Co-Chair
Kentucky Chemical Destruction Citizens Advisory Board
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