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of the site boundaries, and in the case of sites at active installations, the boundaries should be added to
appropriate base maps.
d. Funding the Implementation and Maintenance of the Institutional Control Program. As with
any remedial alternative, funding is a key issue in the implementation of an institutional control program.
USACE must commit to programming funding for both the implementation year and the out-years to
ensure that funds are available to implement and maintain the proposed institutional control program.
(1) Determination of Funding Requirements. In evaluating the implementation of an institutional
control program at a site, the funding requirements for all aspects of the program must be considered
upfront. The relative costs of different combinations of institutional controls and their applicability to
site-specific conditions should be evaluated. The land use matrix and other tools introduced in Chapter
5 for use in the assessment and comparison of remedial alternatives may be helpful.
(2) Alternative Solutions for Fund Site Management. Appendix D contains a listing of programs
that might be used as part of an institutional control program at an OE-contaminated site. Additional
sources of funding may be available through these programs, as was the case when the Sikes Act was
used at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland.
e. Providing Public Notice of the Proposed Institutional Control Program.
(1) The USACE Real Estate Handbook (ER 405-1-12) requires that when land contaminated
with OE or toxic agents is released or transferred, the general public must be notified regarding the
possible presence of and inherent danger of handling such contaminants. This notice may take various
forms such as newspaper articles or advertisements, television or radio announcements, or posting
notice at the site. The notice should include not only the risks posed by the site, but also instructions on
how to report the discovery of an OE object or any injuries suffered as a result of an explosion or
exposure to toxic agents. The notice should also include the name and telephone number of the
responsible agency and a warning that any incidents should be reported immediately. Local government
agencies, such as local law enforcement, whose cooperation should be secured in the development of
the institutional control program, can provide assistance in the timely reporting of such a discovery or
accident.
(2) In addition to the general public notice described above, an effort should also be made to
notify and inform local scrap dealers about the potential presence and the dangers of OE objects. This
is due to the fact that many OE accidents are the result of explosive objects being removed from a
property and sold to the local scrap dealer. Scrap dealers should be asked to refuse to buy military
scrap from private parties unless it has been processed in accordance with OE MCX policy in order to
avoid such accidents.
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