[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 190 (Monday, October 2, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51475-51476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24357]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5307-3]


Federal Facilities Cleanup Principles

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of availability of ``Principles for Environmental 
Cleanup of Federal Facilities.''

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SUMMARY: The Agency is informing the public of the availability of 
``Principles for Environmental Cleanup of Federal Facilities,'' dated 
August 2, 1995. The 

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Principles were developed by the Federal Facilities Environmental 
Restoration Dialogue Committee (FFERDC), a federally chartered advisory 
committee. The FFERDC includes members from: national, regional, and 
locally based environmental, community, environmental justice, and 
labor organizations; state, tribal, and local governments; the U.S. 
Departments of Energy, Defense, Agriculture, and Interior; the 
Environmental Protection Agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
Registry.
    The Principles are policy recommendations aimed at improving the 
process by which Federal facility environmental cleanup decisions are 
made, such that these decisions reflect the priorities and concerns of 
all stakeholders. The fourteen Principles cover the following subjects:

1. Nature of the Obligation
2. Sustained Commitment to Environmental Cleanup
3. Environmental Justice
4. Consistency of Treatment between Federal Facilities and Private 
Sites
5. Cleanup Contracting
6. Fiscal Management
7. Interdependent Decision-Making Roles and Responsibilities
8. The Role of Negotiated Cleanup Agreements
9. Consideration of Human Health Risk and Other Factors in Federal 
Facility Environmental Cleanup Decision Making
10. The Importance of Pollution Prevention and Pollution Control 
Activities
11. The Role of Future Land Use Determinations in Making Cleanup 
Decisions
12. The Role of Studies in the Cleanup Process
13. The Need for a Systematic Approach to Decision Making and Priority 
Setting
14. Stakeholder Involvement

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The RCRA/Superfund Hotline at (800) 
424-9346 (in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, (703) 412-9810). 
The Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) Hotline number is 
(800) 553-7672 (in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, (703) 412-
3323). Or contact Sven-Erik Kaiser, Federal Facilities Restoration and 
Reuse Office (5101), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M St., 
S.W., Washington, D.C. 20460, (202) 260-5138.

    Dated: September 22, 1995.
Timothy Fields, Jr.,
Acting Assistant Administrator.
[FR Doc. 95-24357 Filed 9-29-95; 8:45 am]
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