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CHAPTER XI: KEY TOPICS
PART K: ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Purpose: This section addresses the impacts on the environment due to the design, development, production,
operation, maintenance, and disposal of weapons and support systems, a business issue of major concern for this
Command. These issues must be addressed in all stages of an acquisition (the earlier, the better) to avoid
unacceptable costs, restrictions on systems mission and support due to environmental regulations, and degradation
of the natural environment and wildlife.
Source Documents: AIR-8.0Y prepared the NAVAIR Program Managers Environmental Guide in 1995 to provide
guidance and strategies for meeting PM's environmental responsibilities. DODR 5000.2-R updates these
responsibilities by requiring that a programmatic Environmental, Safety, and Health (ESH) evaluation be
conducted as part of the acquisition strategy. The format for documentation of this process is determined by the
MDA. This evaluation must address five specific areas of environmental concern:
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) PMs must comply with NEPA by assessing any environmental
consequences of the program's execution and providing any necessary documentation to the appropriate office(s)
per SECNAVNOTE 5400. Also, per Executive Orders (EOs) 12114 and 12898, this requirement is expanded to
cover federal actions in minority areas and in regions outside the U.S.
Environmental Compliance Applicable federal, state, and local environmental regulations at all levels should be
identified and integrated into program execution.
System Safety and Health The PM is required to include system safety and health hazards, defined risk levels, and
a plan that manages safety and health risks in this evaluation.
Hazardous Materials The PM must establish a hazardous materials management program to ensure that, where
possible, hazardous material usage is reduced or eliminated EO 12856 provides for an agency-wide goal of 50
percent reduction in hazardous waste and toxic chemicals release by December 31, 19999.
Pollution Prevention Pollution should be prevented or reduced at the source wherever feasible. All other pollution
should be recycled or treated in an environmentally safe manner. EO 12873 establishes goals for waste prevention
and recycling, and the procurement of environmentally safe products. Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) should
be eliminated from federal acquisition programs entirely.
Implementation: In order to better support PEOs, PMs, and competencies, AIR-08Y has established an
Acquisition Environmental Product Support Team (AEPST). The mission of the AEPST is to incorporate sound
environmental planning and pollution prevention doctrine into the life-cycle requirements of TEAM programs.
The main thrust of the AEPST will be program/corporate coordination and planning through the development of a
Corporate Environmental Action Plan. Action officers from each competency will work with each other to develop
this Plan and ensure its integration into specific programs through their IPT/FST involvement. Through this
Corporate Plan, the AEPST hopes to provide guidance to PMs in their efforts to comply with laws and regulation
regarding environmental, safety, and health issues.
POC: Herman Varmall, AIR-8.0Y, Environmental Programs Office, 301-757-2137
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