.~3- HOV $= 1974 difficulty, we strongly reconwnend that you re-evaluate the advisability of an early return to Japtan. Under any circumstances we believe that return of people to Japtan prior to cleanup is an ‘ action which can be considered to have a potential for environmental impact and should be discussed in the Environmental Impact Statement, “ ‘ We will be pleased to assist you in any way we can. Sincerely, if ak. * - yi: —— Martin B. Biles, Director Division of Operational Safety cc: W. W. Gay, MA W. W. Burr, BER f. Gates, Mgr., NV Lt. Gen. W. D. Johnson, DNA a ee = tee ene | anneGe erheEC mt Mr. Stanley Carpenter -