From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Fri, 20 Feb 1998 17:45:32 -0700 |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | RAB Scope |
In response to Laura Olah's question about the scope of RABs. The key phrase, in both the RAB Rule and the Army RAB guidance, seems to be "restoration activities." That is, RABs are established to oversee activities that are funded either through the Defense Environmental Restoration Accounts (DERA) or the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) environmental cleanup account. This is primarily an organization decision. The military personnel and civilian employees that establish and support RABs only work on restoration. It doesn't matter whether restoration is taking place under CERCLA, RCRA, or state hazardous waste laws. "Compliance" activities, however, are generally beyond the scope of RABs. However, smart installations are flexible enough to encourage the discussion of other related issues. The Air Force, in fact, has converted some RABs into Community Advisory Boards that review pollution prevention plans at their bases. There are some restoration activities that are not funded through DERA or BRAC, including Defense Petroleum sites funded through surcharges on fuel sales and contributions from private responsible parties, such as Shell at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. As far as I know, those have not been carefully defined. Lenny Lenny Siegel Director, SFSU CAREER/PRO (and Pacific Studies Center) c/o PSC, 222B View St., Mountain View, CA 94041 Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545 Fax: 650/968-1126 lsiegel@cpeo.org | |
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