Additional Technical Support.

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HQUSACE (30-day review); and, finally, through the Director of Environmental Programs of

the Army to the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and

Occupational Health (DASA(ESOH)) (30-day review) (see figure 3-1). For all USACE

RABs/TRCs, DASA(ESOH) is the last authority for any appeal concerning TAPP.

(3) Ground rules, as they relate to the appeals process, include:

(a) The majority of RAB/TRC community members must agree to the appeal.

(b) The RAB/TRC must appoint a single spokesperson.

(c) Written justification, submitted to the district Commander, must accompany the appeal.

(d) If the district Commander chooses not to support the appeal, he or she must endorse the

appeal to the next higher level of the chain of command, with rationale for denying the appeal.

(e) Appeals must follow the appeals process and cannot skip or circumvent command

levels. At each command level, both the appeal and each Commander's endorsement must be

considered.

These ground rules are designed to speed the appeals process and to ensure that the appeal has

the support of the majority of RAB community members.

3-9. Additional Technical Support. To ensure that RAB/TRC members clearly understand the

issues involved in environmental cleanup activities, technical support is available from the

district staff and via USACE contractual support. Examples of the types of technical support

that could be provided include updates and status reports on ongoing environmental restoration

efforts, explanation of technical and risk assessment data, explanation of the relative risk site

evaluation procedures and results, planning and facilitating FUDS property visits, and

preparation of briefing packages and handouts. Technical support is also available from MSCs,

USAEC, the U.S. Army Technical Center for Explosives Safety, the U.S. Naval Explosive

Ordnance Disposal Technical Division, EPA (TAG and TOSC support, for example), other

Federal agencies, and state regulatory agencies. The following Army agencies are familiar with

RABs/TRCs and the TAPP program and are able to provide assistance to the district

Commander.

a. USACE CXs. Technical support is available to the RAB/TRC from the USACE HTRW

CX and the OE CX. These organizations may provide in-house and contractual support to

explain technical data and related issues to the RAB/TRC. In many cases, the restoration

contractor already performing work at the FUDS property can provide technical support. The

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