-3- Mr. Stanley Carpenter KOV g 1374 difficulty, we strongly recomunend that you re-evaluate the “advisability of an early returnto Japizn,. Under any circumstences 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 State| ment. We will be pleased to assist you in any way we can, Sincerely, , KAS(e Z. Martin B. Biles, Director Division of Cperational Safety -. ec: W. W. Gay, MA . W. W. Burr, BER M. Gates, Mgr., NV Lt. Gen. W. D. Johnson, DNA