PUBLIC NOTICE

Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol (MRSPP) for Former Training Areas, Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Former military training activity at locations on Fort Belvoir are undergoing review using the Department of Defense (DoD) Munitions Response Site Prioritization Protocol (MRSPP). The MRSPP protocol is used to prioritize DoD actions at former munitions response sites (MRSs) that have a potential for residual unexploded ordnance, discarded military munitions or munitions constituents. The MRSPP evaluation criteria includes assessments of former site usage, types of munitions, source, locations, population proximity, ease of access, ecological/cultural impacts, and property status (EHE); chemical warfare munitions usage (CHE); and human health assessments (HHE) for multiple environmental media.

The U.S. Army Environmental Command (USAEC) has updated the MRSPP prioritization status for eight (8) former MRSs located on the Fort Belvoir North Area Munitions Response Area (MRA) in Springfield, Virginia, and one (1) MRS on Fort Belvoir Main Post. The updated status for these sites indicates that the MRSs no longer warrant fiscal prioritization with ongoing munitions actions at Fort Belvoir. This assessment is attributed to the completion of years of munitions remedial actions and environmental investigations at the sites, culminating in Military Construction (MILCON) redevelopment at six of the sites (M-32, M-33, M-34, M-35, AOPC16, AOPC21), and regulatory closure of one site (FBNA-CDC), and completed evaluations at the remaining two sites (CRC-W, EPG).

In accordance with 32 CFR 179.5, Fort Belvoir invites the public, regulators, and other stakeholders to review the updated MRSPP scores for the following MRSs:

FTBL-004-R-01 CRC-W: Combat Range Complex - Water

FTBL-005-R-01 EPG: Engineer Proving Ground

FTBL-005-R-04 AOPC-16: Range 1A Munitions Burial Pits

FTBL-005-R-05 M-33: Range 5A

FTBL-005-R-06 M-34: Ordnance Pits at Range 5

FTBL-005-R-07 M-35: Range 5B

FTBL-005-R-08 M-32: Range 5A, Steel Cutting Pit, Building 5091

FTBL-005-R-09 FBNA-CDC

FTBL-005-R-10 AOPC 21: Range 5A Munitions Burial Pits

The MRSPP documents for Fort Belvoir are available for a 30-day public review period at: https://home.army.mil/belvoir/

Please direct comments or questions to:

Richard A. Santos,

Environmental Branch Chief

9430 Jackson Loop, Fort Belvoir, Virginia 22060

Phone: 703-806-3193

e-mail: richard.a.santos.civ@army.mil

Run Dates: December 17th & 31st, 2025

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