From: | Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org> |
Date: | Mon, 20 Nov 2000 09:44:53 -0800 (PST) |
Reply: | cpeo-military |
Subject: | [CPEO-MEF] DOD Fact Sheet on Range Cleanup |
The Defense Department Fact Sheet, "DoD Policy for Closed, Transferred, and Transferring Ranges Containing Military Munitions," is now on the Web at http://www.denix.osd.mil/denix/Public/ES-Programs/Cleanup/Rangefact/forum1.html. I have pasted explanatory excerpts below. LS Why is DoD issuing a directive instead of the Range Rule? We would prefer to have the rule because it provides consistency and everyone will understand exactly how we will conduct the program. Unfortunately, we have not been successful in obtaining agreement among the Federal agencies. Despite the inability to reach consensus, DoD still feels that it is simply good government for this country to have a "Range Rule". DoD expects to re-propose the rule applying the knowledge learned from the negotiations. DoD will also engage EPA, the Federal Land Managers, the public, the tribes, and the States in the new process. However, in the interim, DoD needs to conduct a response program to reduce risk at CTT ranges. We are already doing so at Formally Used Defense Sites (FUDS) and Base Realignment and Closure sites. But we need to provide the field with consistent internal policy and guidance on how to proceed with a CTT response program. Consistent internal guidance will also facilitate our programming and budgeting process. Thus, we have provided outlines for both a DoD directive and a DoD instruction for a CTT Response Program. ... What is in the CTT directive? The directive establishes policy for evaluating and responding to military munitions, to include unexploded ordnance (UXO), and other constituents on closed, transferred, and transferring (CTT) military ranges. It assigns responsibilities for development and implementation of a response program that provides for explosives safety and reduces risk to human health and the environment from military munitions, to include UXO, and other constituents found on CTT ranges. The directive also requires the development and maintenance of an inventory of DoD CTT ranges. The Instruction will provide more detailed guidance to the Services on program goals and how to implement the program. What is the road ahead? DoD plans to issue the final directive in 2001. This directive will then be implemented with the development of the more detailed instruction. A Notice of Availability for the Instruction will be printed in the Federal Register. Draft outlines for the directive and the instruction follow.... -- Lenny Siegel Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight 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 http://www.cpeo.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can find archived listserve messages on the CPEO website at http://www.cpeo.org/lists/index.html. If this email has been forwarded to you and you'd like to subscribe, please send a message to: cpeo-military-subscribe@igc.topica.com ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics | |
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