DoD has acknowledged the need to examine these areas closely for hazards and to reduce risk to the public. In 1997, DoD proposed the Range Rule. Currently under review by the Office of Management and Budget, the proposed Range Rule identifies a process for evaluating responses to risks from military munitions, unexploded ordnance and associated materials on CTT ranges. It requires that response actions fully consider explosive safety hazards, address risks based on reasonably anticipated future land use, and be protective of human health and the environment. The proposed Range Rule applies to military munitions on CTT ranges previously or currently owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed or used by the United States.
M process increases in scope and complexity.
There are provisions for accelerated response to reduce risk when decision-makers determine that there is an immediate threat to human health or the environment. The Final R3M, which is expected to be promulgated later this year in conjunction with the finalized Range Rule, will refine the procedures in the IR3M and will contain the additional elements necessary to complete the range response process. In addition, DoD and EPA recently completed a set of management principles to address unexploded ordnance at CTT ranges. The Principles are intended to assist DoD personnel, regulators, tribes, and other stakeholders to achieve a common approach to investigate and respond appropriately at CTT ranges. McCutchen has an active military base reuse practice.