Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com with 29 CFR 1910.120, 40 CFR 260 through 40 CFR 279, and/or 40 CFR 300, and where applicable, equivalent State regulations. d. The objectives of RCWM response activities are the safe, timely, and effective mitigation of public and environmental health and safety hazards posed by the materiel, in compliance with statutory and regulatory require- ments and in coordination with Federal, state, and local authorities. e. The Army will maintain a database of those locations where RCWM was (or where it was suspected to have been) manufactured, tested, stored, deployed, or disposed. f.
A comprehensive public affairs effort is essential for all RCWM response activities. For these activities, an effective public affairs plan will be initiated as soon as practicable by the lead agency responsible for the site in coordination with all participating organizations (ACOM, ASCC, DRU, CMA, 20 th U.S. Army Support Command (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and High Yield Explosives) (20th SUPCOM (CBRNE)), and DA). All communications with the public and the media regarding response activities will be coordinated, shared, and dissemi- nated through appropriate public affairs channels. g.
For emergency response activities, the on-scene coordinator will specify the public affairs responsibilities. h. For remediation activities on active installations, the ACOM, ASCC, DRU, NGB, or FOA will specify the public a f f a i r s r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s . F o r r e m e d i a t i o n a c t i v i t i e s o n F U D S p r o j e c t s , U S A C E w i l l s p e c i f y t h e p u b l i c a f f a i r s responsibilities. i. The 20 th SUPCOM and the CMA will support public affairs efforts and be intimately involved in the development and release of information to the public dealing with RCWM recovery, transport, and disposal. j.
It is recommended that all Army public affairs offices obtain environmental and health risk communication training to prepare them to conduct basic public involvement activities during a chemical warfare materiel response phase. k. The unplanned discovery of actual or suspected chemical warfare materiel will be reported by the site custodian per chemical event reporting procedures specified in AR 50–6, chapter 11. l. For chemical warfare materiel discovered on military facilities, the senior commander will initiate the required chemical event report. m.
The USACE will initiate chemical event reports for chemical warfare materiel discovered incidental to Defense Environmental Restoration Program projects at FUDS. n. The 20 th SUPCOM will initiate the required chemical event reports in situations where custodianship is in doubt. o. The site custodian will report recovery of actual chemical warfare materiel to the National Inventory Control Point for reporting under applicable treaties. 24–6.
Contaminated structures For DA/DOD structures in which operations or research activities involving chemical agents, toxic industrial chemi- cals, biological warfare agents, ammunition, explosives, nuclear reactors, and/or radioisotopes were conducted, DA/ DOD will sample, assess, mitigate, clear, and archive actions taken to correct hazardous conditions in accordance with DOD 6055.9–STD, DA Pam 385–24, DA Pam 385–61, and DA Pam 385–64. 85 AR 385–10 • 23 August 2007