Yes neste arethaAE a Maa ata Lt. General Carroll H. Dunn ® -3- ” bt Pes ® wn apne oF coe lam which are not mentioned in the outline are: opts 2 a. The subject of state or regional conflicts. b. The subject of other Federal, State, or local views. Neither a. nor b. has a place in the draft environmental statement but both will require discussion in the final. apegees 5. Within the limitations inherent in planning from assumptions, the AEC could contribute partial inputs on the following: Sections 3.b (6); 3.b (7); 3.d (1), (2); 3.f3 4.a. (2); 5.a (1), (2); 5.c; and 6, 7, and 8. The following comments pertain to the tentative DNA scheduling for preparation of the environmental impact statement. 1. 5 t A somewhat longer allowance for the initial writing would be desirable. Perhaps staffing time can be saved if some of the iterative steps described in the schedule are kept to an informal basis. We feel it would be important that the time of publication of the draft statement be carefully considered to preclude developments that might bias accomplishment of a fair scientific review. Publication of the final statement should await release of the AEC report on the radiological survey. 2. It seems desirable that the draft environmental statement be publicly available for a few days prior to any hearings or meetings on that subject. Perhaps the Eniwetok Council should not be briefed until at least a week after they have received the draft statement. ipa eri 3. =i % z ¥ é 2 4. In keeping with a policy of acting as rapidly as feasible, a tentative date of 90 days after the draft statement is issued might be a feasible target for issuing the final environmental impact statement based on the assumptions used. Obviously, a final statement must await the results of the assessment of the radiological conditions as observed in our survey. Even if the Eniwetok Council has an official standing in © the Federal Government, it would be inappropriate that the final statement be given them officially for comment. Their official comments may be generated as written comments on the draft and/or on the hearings; as a matter of policy