a 7 g ogrammin Plan ping and Pr _ a: elearing of vegelation: and construction ofroads in connection with kine From October 1972 until a court hearing tn June 1973, AFWL public pat ed a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), held rags at Ujelang Atoll in an attempt to obtain dri-Enewetak support, heat! sreanized the PACE test plan. The court hearing resulted in ane lation of the cratering experiments; however,the geological portions ACE were permitted to continue as the Exploratory Program on Eniwetok (EXPOE) which is described in a subsequent section. 20 Before the restraining order and injunction halted PACE activities on the atoll, a 19-acre area covering approximately one-fifth of Aomon had peen excavated to form a large depression for use as a bed for a 1000- pound high explosive parametric test shot. The court ordered that the area be restored to its original profile. DNA obtained Mr. Mitchell's approval of 4 modified stipulation to accomplish the restoration in conjunction with the forthcoming radiological cleanup project or, if the project were cancelled, as a separate action.2! Whenthe cleanup project was approved and funded, restoration of the PACE test bed wasincluded in the cleanup project operation plan. During preparations for PACE, large quantities of high explosives were stockpiled on Medren. These became excess when PACE wascancelled, and they were transferred to the TTPIfor use in channel clearance in the Marshall Islands District. Unfortunately, the ship chartered by the TTPI to remove the explosives was overloaded, foundered, and sank a few hundred miles from Enewetak Atoll; however, the crew was rescued. ASSIGNMENTOF RESPONSIBILITIES: JULY-NOVEMBER 1972 On 17 July 1972, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, ASD(ISA), advised DNA that DOD plannedto conduct the cleanup of Enewetak Atoll with the technical support of AEC. He requested that DNA initiate planning actions with AEC to identify the scope of workand the resources necessary for this mission.22 During the next month, DNA presented a series of introductory briefings on the project for officials of the Office of the Secretary of Defense and Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) and met with AEC representatives to develop a preliminary planning strategy.23 The Director, DNA, Lieutenant General Carroll H. Dunn, USA, went to Enewetak on 2 September 1972 for a personal survey of the situation.24 The following week, on 7 September 1972, there was a major conference in Washington, D.C., attended by representatives from over a dozen departments and agencies. The primary