Organized By
The National Governors Association
Federal Facilities Task Force


     The information listed on this webpage pertains to Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) of contaminated sites, and includes past as well as planned LTS activities.  The list is not comprehensive, however is hoped that by posting this information on the internet, interested persons and organizations can add appropriate information, particularly regarding planned LTS activities.  Please contact Ann Beauchesne (NGA) or John Walker (NV) to provide updated information.  If you would like to submit updates directly, use the email link below.   We note the brief descriptions in the tables are highly abbreviated and do not begin to capture the full richness of LTS activities being undertaken by the organizations listed.
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Organization
Focus of Activities Contacts
US Department of Energy (DOE-HQ)
Environmental Management (EM)
Office of Long-Term Stewardship (EM-51)
DOE/LTS Websites 		NDAA Report to Congress
Finalize National LTS Study
Institutional Controls (ICs) policy
Guidance for preparing LTS plans
Maintain LTS website 		Dave Geiser, Acting Director
Ph: 301-903-7640
Fax: 301-903-7457
Office of Environmental Safety and Health (EH)
LTS Working Group 		Guidance for ICs

Coordination within DOE		 Andrew Wallo
Ph: 202-586-4996 Fax: 202-586-3915
US DOE field offices
IDAHO Field Office (DOE-ID) 		Science and technology for LTS
technology inventory; technology needs assessment; technology roadmap.

Strategic Plan 		Bryan Bowser
Ph: 208-526-1910 Fax: 208-526-0727


Julie Connor
Grand Junction Office
(Now affiliated with DOE-ID)


Other DOE Field Offices/Sites 		Implementing LTSM plans at 30 sites
Annual LTS Workshop


Developing LTS plans by 2004 		Art Kleinrath
LTSM Program Manager
Ph: 970-248-6037 Fax: 970-248-6023


US EPA Headquarters
Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response

Fed. Facilities Restoration
& Reuse Office
Guidance for cost estimates during
cleanup feasibility studies

Institutional controls


Jim Woolford, Director
PH:202-260-1606
US EPA - regions
  Regions 4, 5, & 10
Regional policies on use of
ICs/land use controls
To be Determined


US Department of Defense
Base Realignment and Closure
(BRAC) program
Policies and procedures on use of
ICs/land use controls at closing
military bases
(19 pages scanned PDF File 1.2KB)
To be Determined


State Organizations
National Governors Association (NGA)
Federal Facilities Task Force
LTS Steering Committee
State role; funding; policy; etc
Review guidance site-specific plans
NGA policy - compliance - fed facilit.
Maintain LTS website (NV)
Analysis of Report to Congress
Coordination among state groups
Future: Handbook of Best Practices
Ann Beauchesne
NGA

Dan Miller
Colorado

Tom Winston
Ohio
National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) State laws for establishing and enforcing institutional controls (with ELI) Paula Cotter
Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) Stewardship Committee Coordination - federal agencies on LTS
Addressing LTS during cleanup
Assuring coordination of R&D (with ITRC) 		Howard Roitman
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) Survey of states - institutional controls (1997) To Be Determined
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Cooperation (ITRC) Deployment of innovative technology at US DOE facilities Rick Tomlinson, ITRC program manager, ECOS
State and Tribal Government Working Group (STGWG)
Stewardship Committee 		Role of state and tribal government; costs of stewardship
Classified waste
LTS when land is transferred out of DOE ownership
Information requirements for LTS 		Steve Tarlton


Local Government Organizations
Energy Communities Alliance (ECA)
Role of local government outreach
LTS tools at Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Rocky Flats, Mound, & Hanford
Email list server for LTS info exchange
Seth Kirshenberg
International City/County Management Association (ICMA) State & Local institutional controls, esp. for brownfields. Reference Guide Joe Schilling


US DOE Advisory Groups
Environmental Management Advisory Board (EMAB)LTS Committee
Advice on EMs transition to LTS
John Applegate & Tom Winston, Co Chairs
Site Specific Advisory Boards (SSABs) Advice to DOE on LTS N/A
Rocky Flats Stewardship Working Group Incorporating LTS into cleanup & remedy selection David Abelson, RF Coalition of Local Governments
Ken Korkia, RF Citizens Advisory Board
Oak Ridge Stewardship Working Group Reports produced 1998 & 1999 N/A
Hanford Advisory Board Advice to DOE on LTS N/A


Independent Organizations Environmental Law Institute (ELI)
Role of local government:
State laws for establishing and enforcing institutional controls (with NAAG).
Jay Pendergrass
National Academy of Sciences Overall long-term institutional management of DOE legacy waste Tom Leschine, Univ. of Wash.
Resources for the Future (RFF) Funding mechanisms for LTS Katherine Probst
Joint Institute for Energy & Environment (JIEE) Publications re-institutional controls; reducing the cost burden of legacy waste To be determined
National Environmental Policy Institute (NEPI) Publication on rolling stewardship (PDF File 200 KB) To be determined


International Organizations
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Guidelines for maintenance of records for radioactive waste disposal
To be determined

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