Three Formerly Used Defense Sites

Dear Mr. O'Connor,

This is to acknowledge receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for reports, documents, or photos related to three abandoned Titan I missile bases in central Washington: (1) Site "A" Odessa/Batum; (2) Site "B" Warden; (3) Site "C" Royal City. Your request has been assigned tracking number FP-18-019493.

My office is responsible for administering the FOIA requests for the USACE Headquarters Offices. I have reviewed your request and determined that, if records exist, they would be located at the Kansas City District. Therefore, I am transferring your FOIA request to the Kansas City District FOIA Officer, and she will reply to you directly with regard to your request. I have included the Kansas City District FOIA Office contact information below should you wish to contact them directly.

601 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106-2824
foia-nwk@usace.army.mil
Phone: 816-389-3983
Fax: 816-389-2019

Best regards,

Mary Alice Smith
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
HECSA - Office of Counsel
7701 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22315
703-428-8160 (office)
703-428-7221 (fax)
Mary.A.Smith@usace.army.mil

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Mr. O'Connor:

We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request dated May 23, 2018, and received in this office via email on May 30, 2018. Your request was transferred to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District Office of Counsel from the Humphreys Engineer Center located in Alexandria, Virginia. The Kansas City District has assigned your request with case tracking numbers FP-18-020533/FA-18-0038. Please reference this number when responding to any of our correspondence. Your request is for copies of the following information:

Reports, documents, or photos related to the three abandoned Titan I missile bases in central Washington.

1. SITE "A" ODESSA/BATUM
Known in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)- Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program as Property Name: LARSON AFB TITAN I MISSILE
FACILITY Property Number: F10WA0349 Site Number: 1 and 2 (two sites)
City: Batum
County: Adams County
State: WA
Category: HTRW and CON/HTRW
Division: NWD
District: NWK

Including, but not limited to a ca. 1986 report by Robert S. Anderson of R.S. Anderson/Land Use Planning and Anton M. Fackelman of Tetra Tech, Inc., under contract to the Seattle District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Also, a ca. 1991 report by Joan Shafer and Mike Svizzero (CENPS-EN-GT-HW).

2. SITE "B" WARDEN
Known in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)- Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program as Property Name: LARSON AFB TITAN MISSILE
FACILITY S-2 Property Number: F10WA035000 Site Number: Unknown
City: Warden
County: Grant County
State: WA
Category: Unknown
Division: Unknown
District: Unknown

3. SITE "C" ROYAL CITY
Known in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP)- Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) program as Property Name: LARSON AFB TITAN I MISSILE
FACILITY S-3 Property Number: F10WA0351 Site Number: 01
City: Royal City
County: Grant County
State: WA
Category: HTRW
Division: NWD
District: NWK

We will begin to process your request accordingly. No determination has been made regarding fees. If fees are assessed we will let you know. Under the FOIA regulations, note that we have 20 working days from May 23, 2018, not including holidays, to make a determination on your request. Please understand that because our office processes a large number of FOIA requests throughout the year, your request will be placed on a calendar/tracking system behind others received before it, and each is processed in the order it was received.

We appreciate your cooperation regarding your request. Should you have any questions please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Kacy S. Campbell-Patti
Paralegal Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City District
Office of Counsel
601 East 12th Street, RM 665
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-389-3472
Fax: 816-389-2019
Email: kacy.s.campbell-patti@usace.army.mil

Mr. O'Connor:

I apologize for the delay in responding. I thought I sent you a status update email. I am in the process of reviewing documents that were pulled from our historical files. I anticipate completing my response by the first of next week. I have also reached out to our Seattle District to see if they have any responsive records.

I appreciate your cooperation regarding your request. In the meantime should you have any other questions or if I can be of further assistance please feel free to contact me.

Thank you.

Kacy S. Campbell-Patti
Paralegal Specialist
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas City District
Office of Counsel
601 East 12th Street, RM 665
Kansas City, MO 64106
Phone: 816-389-3472
Fax: 816-389-2019
Email: kacy.s.campbell-patti@usace.army.mil

A copy of documents responsive to the request.