Restoration advisory board (RAB) policy implementation
- Air Combat Command, Langley AFB, VA (United States)
Public involvement is an integral part of the Air Force Installation Restoration Program (IRP). The IRP focuses on assessing and remediating environmental contamination caused by past waste management practices at Air Force installations. Since the IRP is concerned with toxic or hazardous waste, people feel personally involved in the process particularly if they live near a contaminated site. Public involvement in the IRP is required by the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA), the National Contingency Plan (NCP), and Air Force policy and guidance. Air Combat Command (ACC) is committed to a public involvement program that encourages mutual two-way communication. ACC seeks to partner with and incorporate inputs from all stakeholders in order to efficiently and cost effectively implement the IRP. IRP stakeholders include Air Force personnel, local citizens, local and state governments, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other Federal agencies. ACC policy is to incorporate community involvement, participation, consultation, and advice into the IRP at each installation. This paper contains an overview of the ACC policy, an evaluation of how the RAB policy differs from previous public involvement efforts, and an overview of ACC experiences with RAB policy implementation.
- OSTI ID:
- 124538
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-940499-; ISBN 1-56590-014-6; TRN: IM9548%%128
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Federal environmental restoration and waste minimization conference and exhibition, New Orleans, LA (United States), 25-29 Apr 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of 1994 Federal environmental restoration III and waste minimization II conference and exhibition: Proceedings. Volume 2; PB: 858 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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