ASTM E2541-07

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Designation: E2541 – 07
Standard Guide for
Stakeholder-Focused, Consensus-Based Disaster
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Restoration Process for Contaminated Assets
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2541; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 1.5 The user should consult other restoration-related stan-
dards, regulations, and sources for specific methods in the
1.1 Toensureapubliclyacceptableandtimelyrestorationof
utilization of predictive models or other analysis tools that may
an asset contaminated as a result of a natural or man-made
be required under a restoration planning assessment.
disaster, including a terrorist event, it is essential to have a
1.6 Although the implementation of a restoration planning
pre-planned strategy developed and tailored at the community
process is intended for use after a disaster occurs, it needs to be
level and facilitated by the government which advocates the
an integral part of a community’s pre-event planning activities
support and involvement of the affected community during
and incorporated into appropriate community response plans.
such a crisis period. This pre-planned strategy for restoration
Identifying the important assets of a community and key
will need to be seamlessly incorporated into the overall
stakeholders associated with each respective asset, before an
emergency management process within the community. This
event occurs through a process such as Community Asset
guide presents a framework (that is, strategy) for involving the
Mapping, will help ensure a more efficient restoration process
public in a stakeholder-focused, consensus-based event resto-
following an actual contamination of the asset in a disastrous
ration process, for those situations where such involvement is
event.
essential to move a stalled (due to stakeholder issues) restora-
1.7 This standard guide does not purport to address all of
tion process forward. This framework is designed to be an
the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
event-specific, community-specific process to help prioritize
responsibility of the user of this standard guide to establish
andconsideractionsnecessarytooptimizetherestorationofan
appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the
asset contaminated as the result of a disaster.
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.2 This guide is intended to describe a highly flexible
restoration planning process, and therefore does not specify or
2. Referenced Documents
recommend a specific course of action for this activity.
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
1.3 This guide is intended to assist in the implementation of
E1739 Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at
a restoration planning process allowing a holistic assessment
Petroleum Release Sites
and balancing of the impacts associated with human health,
E1984 Guide for Brownfields Redevelopment
ecology, socio-cultural values, and economic implications. It is
E2348 Guide for Framework for a Consensus-based Envi-
intended to be used in alignment with current Federal Emer-
ronmental Decision-making Process
gency Management Agency (FEMA) guidance and other
2.2 Other Documents:
guides and agency procedures and requirements to address
(SARA Title III, 42 U.S.C. §11001 et seq.) Emergency
specific stakeholder issues and concerns.
Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
1.4 After completing the immediate response and stabiliza-
of 1986
tionphaseofadisasterthatrequiredFederalassistancethrough
(Act 1990-165, 35 P.S. \§6022.101 et seq.) Hazardous
establishment of a Joint Field Office (JFO) in accordance with
Material Emergency Planning and Response Act
the National Response Plan, mitigation and recovery activities
NRP 2004 National Response Plan, including the Nuclear/
will need to be planned and initiated to address the significant
Radiological Incident Annex, Emergency Support Func-
long-term impacts for any contaminated assets in the affected
tion #10 (Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Annex)
area.This guide provides a process that can be used by the JFO
and Emergency Support Function #14 (Long-Term Com-
togainstakeholderconsensusontherestorationoftheseassets.
munity Recovery and Mitigation Annex). December,
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This Guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E54 Homeland
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Security Applications and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E54.02 For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
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