Re: Overseas Range Management Directive

[pparks@igc.org]

Lenny,

I think you miss a few points.  One, 4715.12 does make explicit reference
to planning for public outreach and public participation -- although with
the caveat of "if required".  But just the inclusion (along with other
references to the public whether by the commands, installations, or host
nations) is light-years beyond the DoD Overseas Cleanup Instruction.

But then, this Directive carries much more institutional weight than the
Instruction.  It is signed by the Deputy Secretary of Defense (rather than
an Assistant Secretary of Defense).  It includes a provision that the DoD
Comptroller provide financial management policy for the Directive.  This
lack of attention to the actual costs and how to manage them is one of the
seminal weaknesses of the DoD Instruction on Overseas Cleanup.

It remains to be seen whether the Comptroller will provide financial
management policy or whether the Services will staff and fund the
requirements put forth in Directive 4715.12.  

Those interested in seeing the reports, can access them from the DENIX
homepage at: http://www.denix.osd.mil or the report pages at:
http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/Policy/OSD/dodd4715-11.html and
http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/Policy/OSD/dodd4715-12.html

4715.12 has a glaring typo in the subject line.


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