[CPEO-IRF] Energy Department property disposal guidance

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[While most of the attention these days is focusing on the Defense
Department, the Department of Energy has recently issued supplemental
guidance on real property disposal.]

Cross-Cut Guidance on Environmental Requirements for DOE Real Property
Transfers (Update)

Prepared by U.S. Department of Energy Office of Pollution Prevention and
Resource Conservation Policy and Guidance (EH-43) Washington, DC

DOE/EH-413/9712
(October 1997)
(Revised March 2005)

Guide to Environmental Information Required in Real Property Disposals 

This document is an update of the Cross-Cut Guidance on Environmental
Requirements for DOE Real Property Transfers that was revised in 1999. 1
This update includes hyperlinks to relevant documents and portions of
the 1999 Cross-Cut Guidance. 

Both documents provide information on the environmental requirements
associated with the transfer of real property and are designed to be
useful to Department of Energy (DOE) real property specialists and line
management engaged in transferring property out of DOE?s custody and
control. This information can ensure that the disposal of DOE property
is done in accordance with the objective of DOE Order 450.1,
Environmental Protection Program. That objective is to implement sound
stewardship practices that are protective of water, land, and natural
and cultural resources impacted by DOE operations.

1. REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL DECISION MAKING REQUIRES ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION

DOE Order 430.1B, Real Property Asset Management, issued September 24,
2003, requires the responsible lead program secretarial office and
cognizant secretarial office to ?plan and program the elimination of
excess real property through reuse, demolition, disposal, transfer, or
sale based on reducing risks and minimizing life-cycle costs.? The Order
defines excess real property as ?land, improvements to land, or both,
including interests therein, which is not required for the Department's
need or the discharge of its responsibilities.?

The Order also defines real property disposal as the ?permanent or
temporary transfer of DOE control and custody of real property assets to
a third party who acquires rights to control, use, or relinquish the
property.? Disposal could take the form of a sale, lease, easement,
license, permit, interagency agreement, or return to the Federal
government. The most typical forms of disposal would be sale or lease or
return to the Federal government.

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This is a large document - 234 pages and 2.2 megabytes. It may be
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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