EP 1110-3-8
9 Apr 04
a. Community members may be drawn from, but are not limited to, the local community
(including residents; various local government agencies; businesses; school districts; local
environmental groups (including activist groups); civic/public interest organizations; religious
groups; local regulatory agencies; Homeowners Associations; the medical community; the
economically disadvantaged; African-American, Native American, Hispanic, and other minority
groups; other state and Federal governments; trustees; and local and tribal governments).
Community members will provide information, seek independent technical advice when
appropriate and feasible, communicate public concerns to the RAB, and provide information and
progress reports to the public.
b. Other RAB members will be as follows:
(1) USACE Co-Chair. Responsibilities of the USACE Co-Chair (i.e., the project manager
(PM) or some other, higher-level USACE manager) are listed in paragraph 7a below.
(2) State Regulatory Agencies. Responsibilities of the state regulatory agency member(s) are
listed in paragraph 7d below.
(3) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Responsibilities of the EPA member(s)
are listed in paragraph 7e below.
4. RAB Formation. General guidelines applicable to the formation of a RAB are as follows:
a. A RAB will consist of no more than 20 members.
b. A selection panel made up of community members will recommend RAB members to the
USACE district Commander (name of FUDS property and name of district) for approval.
c. RAB members will serve a (stipulate 1- or 2-year) term. RAB members may
submit an application to serve another term (not to exceed 2 years) when their first term has been
completed. Total service will not exceed 4 years.
d. A Community Co-Chair will be elected by the RAB members. The procedures for
conducting this election are specified in paragraph 6 below. The Community Co-Chair will
serve a 1-year term, with re-election limited to one additional term.
e. The PM or some other, higher-level USACE manager designated by the district
Commander will serve as the USACE Co-Chair.
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