Historical Records Review Document Available

[Aimee Houghton <aimeeh@cpeo.org>]

The ITRC UXO Workgroup has just released it's Munitions Response Historical 
Records Review  document.  To obtain a CD version of the document please 
send a request to: itrc@wpi.org with your name and postal address.  The CD 
is free of charge and a summary appears below.

Aimee
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The Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council's Munitions Response 
Historical Records Review document
is intended to serve as a guide for regulators, stakeholders, and others 
involved in
oversight or review of munitions response historical records review (MR 
HRR) projects on
munitions response sites. Given that historical research can be the basis 
for subsequent site
investigation and remediation decisions, the completeness of the historical 
records review is a
critical component of the munitions response process.

The goals of this document are as follows:
educate state regulators and other stakeholders on the purpose, content, 
and terminology of MR HRRs;
provide a uniform technical approach and useful tools that are compatible 
with any regulatory framework or authority for reviewing MR HRRs; and
communicate state regulator expectations to those planning, initiating, and 
executing
MR HRRs.

In most instances, an initial historical records review is conducted early 
in the munitions
response process. The historical records review helps ensure the proper 
collection, analysis, and
documentation of historical information pertaining to property potentially 
impacted by
munitions-related activities. Historical research may indicate that a 
munitions response may be
required to address potential hazards on these sites. Alternatively, 
historical research may
establish that military munitions-related activities were never conducted 
on the property and,
therefore, that no further action is warranted.

Although the military services and the Department of Defense's programs 
vary somewhat in the
approach and timing for historical records review, regulators need to be 
able to evaluate the
adequacy of historical research. An understanding of the various processes 
involved in the
historical records review process, including the variability in historical 
evaluations from site to
site, will enable regulators and others to effectively evaluate these 
historical reviews.


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Aimee R. Houghton
Associate Director, CPEO
1101 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20036
tel: 202-452-8039; fax: 202-452-8095
Email: aimeeh@cpeo.org
www.cpeo.org
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