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1 army Regulation 200 1 Environmental QualityEnvironmentalProtection andEnhancementHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC13 December 2007 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 200 1 Environmental Protection and EnhancementThis administrative revision, dated 13 December 2007--o Updates the policy regarding army Program Guidance Memorandum (para 15-1).o Corrects typographical errors throughout the of the ArmyWashington, DC13 December 2007 Environmental QualityEnvironmental Protection and Enhancement* army Regulation 200 1 Effective 27 December 2007H i s t o r y.

2 T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a na d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e v i s i o n . T h e p o r t i o n saffected by this administrative revision arelisted in the summary of This regulation covers envi-r o n m e n t a l p r o t e c t i o n a n d e n h a n c e m e n tand provides the framework for the ArmyEnvironmental Management This regulation addressesenvironmental responsibilities of all Armyorganizations and agencies. Specifically,this regulation applies to (a) Active army , army National Guard/A r m y N a t i o n a l G u a r d o f t h e U n i t e dStates, and united states army Reserve.

3 (b) Tenants, contractors, and lessees per-forming functions on real property underj u r i s d i c t i o n o f t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f t h eArmy (for example, army and Air ForceE x c h a n g e S e r v i c e ( A A F E S ) , D e f e n s eCommissary Agency (DECA)).( c ) A c t i v i t i e s a n d o p e r a t i o n s u n d e r t h ep u r v i e w o f t h e A r m y e v e n w h e n p e r -formed off of installations.(d) Formerly used defense sites (FUDS)and other excess properties managed bythe army .

4 As used throughout this regula-tion, the term army National Guard in-cludes the army National Guard of theUnited and facilities in foreign coun-t r i e s w i l l c o m p l y w i t h r e q u i r e m e n t s o fthis regulation that specifically prescribeoverseas to operate Government-ownedfacilities will reference this regulation andwill designate by specific citation the ap-plicable regulation does not apply to civilworks (CW) functions under the jurisdic-tion of the army Corps of Engineers(USACE).

5 T h e t e r m s " A r m y e n v i r o n m e n t a l p r o -g r a m s " a n d " A r m y E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r o -gram" must be read in context. All Armyo r g a n i z a t i o n s , r e g a r d l e s s o f t h e i r o r -ganizational level or chain of command,have Environmental responsibilities as partof their functions; these Environmental re-s p o n s i b i l i t i e s m u s t b e i n c o r p o r a t e d i n t ot h e p l a n n i n g , p r o g r a m m i n g , b u d g e t i n g ,and execution of their respective Assistant Chief of Staff for Installa-t i o n M a n a g e m e n t , w o r k i n g t h r o u g h t h eDirector of Environmental Programs (seeResponsibilities, para 1 13x)

6 , has specificand more narrowly defined responsibili-ties that are planned, programmed, budg-eted, and executed via assigned accounts resource specifically pre-scribed and focused Environmental organization must program and fundits Environmental activities from the ap-propriate account of the proponent s oper-a t i n g b u d g e t , n o t n e c e s s a r i l y a nenvironmental account. Being mindful ofthe context in which requirements are ar-ticulated will help define the scope of the"program" being addressed and will pre-c l u d e i n a p p r o p r i a t e r e s o u r c i n g d e c i s i o n sor and exception proponent of this regulation is theAssistant Chief of Staff for InstallationManagement.

7 The proponent has the au-thority to approve exceptions or waiversto this regulation that are consistent withlaw and regulations. The proponent maydelegate this approval authority, in writ-ing, to a division chief within the propo-nent agency or its direct reporting unit orfield operating agency, in the grade ofcolonel or the civilian equivalent. Activi-ties may request a waiver to this regula-t i o n b y p r o v i d i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n t h a tincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include formal reviewby the activity s senior legal officer.

8 Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for management control regulation contains management con-trol provisions and identifies key manage-ment controls that must be u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand or local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from Assistant Chief ofS t a f f f o r I n s t a l l a t i o n M a n a g e m e n t , 6 0 0A r m y P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 improvements.

9 Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) through the chain of com-mand to HQDA, DAIM ED, 600 ArmyPentagon, Washington, DC 20310 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels C, D, and Efor the Active army , the army NationalGuard/ army National Guard of the UnitedS t a t e s a n d t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s A r m yReserve.

10 *This regulation supersedes AR 200 1, dated 28 August 200 1 13 December 2007iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Section IGeneral, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of Abbreviations and Terms 1 3, page 2 Section IIResponsibilities, page 2 The Secretary of the army 1 4, page 2 The Assistant Secretary of the army (Installations and Environment) 1 5, page 2 The Assistant Secretary of the army (Financial Management and Comptroller) 1 6, page 3 The Assistant Secretary of the army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology)