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Base Closure and Property Transfer at Federal Facilities Links
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Key Base Closure and Property Transfer Documents
- BRAC Program Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) (4 pp, 59K, About PDF)
- EPA Program Snapshot for BRAC Facilities with EPA Involvement (PDF) (1 pg, 108K, About PDF)
- Proposed BRAC 2005 Installations on the National Priorities List (NPL) (MS Word) (3 pp, 61K)
- DoD's BRAC 2005 Web site
- Federal Register notice of DoD's BRAC Recommendations - May 16, 2005
- Interim Guidance for EPA's Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Program (PDF) (69 pp, 1MB, About PDF) - April 2006. This guidance supersedes the February, 1996 "EPA Guidance for Implementing the Fast-Track Cleanup Program at Closing or Realigning Military Bases."
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) - Section 120(h) (PDF) (9 pp, 64K, About PDF)
- EPA Guidance on the Transfer of Federal Property by Deed Before All Necessary Remedial Action Has Been Taken Pursuant to CERCLA Section 120(h)(3) - (Early Transfer Authority Guidance)
- Revised Guidance on EPA Concurrence in the Identification of Uncontaminated Parcels under CERCLA Section 120(h)(4) - March 1997
- Guidance for Evaluation of Federal Agency Demonstrations that Remedial Actions are Operating Properly and Successfully Under CERCLA Section 120(h)(3) - August 1996
- Institutional Controls and Transfer of Real Property under CERCLA Section 120(h)(3)(A),(B) or (C)
- Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) Between EPA and the Department of Defense (DoD):
- Support for DoD Cleanup Implementation for BRAC Installations Rounds I-IV (9 pp, 1.9MB, About PDF) - 2008
- Support for DoD Cleanup Implementation for BRAC Installations Rounds I-IV (12 pp, 47K, About PDF) - 2005
- Support for DoD BRAC Cleanup Implementation (PDF) (10 pp, 1.6 MB, About PDF) - November 2002
- EPA's Guidance for Implementing the Fast-Track Cleanup Program at Closing or Realigning Military Bases - February, 1996
- DoD Fast Track Cleanup at Closing Installations, Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense - May 1996
- DoD Guidance on Improving Public Involvement in Environmental Cleanup at Closing Bases - May 1996
- DoD Guidance on Establishing Base Realignment and Closure Cleanup Teams - May 1996
- DoD Fast Track Cleanup at Closing Installations: DoD Guidance and Policies on Fast Track Cleanup at Closing Installations (PDF) (26 pp, 286K, About PDF) - September 1993
- Department of Defense (DoD) Policy on the Implementation of the Community Environmental Response Facilitation Act - May 1996
- DoD Policy on the Environmental Review Process to Reach a Finding of Suitability to Lease - May 1996
- DoD Guidance on Accelerating the NEPA Analysis Process for Base Disposal Decisions - May 1996
- Navy's Environmental Requirements for Federal Agency-to-Agency Property Transfer at BRAC Installations - May 1995
- DoD Guidance on the Environmental Review Process to Reach a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) for Property Where Release or Disposal Has Occurred (PDF) (5 pp, 114K, About PDF) - June 1994
- DoD Guidance on the Environmental Review Process to Reach a Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) for Property Where No Release or Disposal Has Occurred (PDF) (4 pp, 110K, About PDF) - June 1994
- DoD Finding of Suitability to Transfer BRAC Property - June 1994
- Joint DOE/EPA Interim Policy Statement on Leasing Under the Hall Amendment June 1998
- Memorandum: Policy on Future Environmental Compliance Agreements - April 1989
- Use of Risk-Based End States (PDF) (4 pp, 539K, About PDF) - July 2003
- Interim Final Policy on the Use of Risk-Based Methodologies in Setting Priorities for Cleanup Actions at Federal Facilities
- Policy on Decommissioning DOE Facilities Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) - May 1995
- Civilian Federal Agency Task Force: Guide on Evaluating Environmental Liability for Property Transfers (PDF) (276 pp, 615K, About PDF) - August 1998
Other Federal Agency Resources
- Department of Defense (DoD) Environmental Management Office
- DoD Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Office of the Secretary of Defense
- Department of Energy (DOE) Environmental Management
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Resources
- Military Base Closures: Observations on Prior and Current BRAC Rounds (PDF) (38 pp, 256K, About PDF) - May 3, 2005
- Military Base Closures: Updated Status of Prior Base Realignment and Closures (PDF) (55 pp, 421K, About PDF) - January 2005