EP 1110-1-24
15 Dec 00
4-1. Introduction. Once site-specific objectives have been identified, the government and local
community may use a variety of tools to aid in the development of an institutional control program. The
first tool, institutional analysis, should be conducted at any site where an institutional control program is
being considered. The other tools, a land use matrix and a land use classification scheme, can be helpful
but their use is not required.
4-2. Institutional Analysis.
a. Overview.
(1) The institutional analysis is conducted during the EE/CA process. The institutional analysis
process provides the opportunity to collect basic data to support an institutional control program. The
objectives of the institutional analysis are to illustrate the opportunities that exist to implement an
institutional control program at a specific site; identify government agencies having jurisdiction over OE
contaminated lands; and assess the appropriateness, capability and willingness of government agencies
to assert their control over OE contaminated lands.
(2) An institutional control program may consist of a single institutional control or a combination of
strategies. The local community and stakeholders drive the development of the appropriate institutional
control alternatives. The alternatives for the site should reflect the framework of the local institutions and
the needs of the community. Therefore, the product of the institutional controls analysis should be the
selection of the institutional control that is supported by the community and reflects the site-specific
objects identified at the beginning of the project.
b. Assessment of Institutions.
(1) Local and state government agencies and other organizations can assist in the development,
implementation and/or maintenance of the institutional control program. There are five elements to
consider when assessing the ability of a local, state, Federal, or private agency to assist in the
implementation or monitoring of a proposed institutional control program. The five elements are listed in
Table 4.1 and discussed in the following paragraphs.
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