[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR202.2]

[Page 364]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
        CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (CONTINUED)
 
PART 202_RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARDS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart A_General Requirements
 
Sec. 202.2  Criteria for establishment.

    (a) Determining if sufficient interest warrants establishing a RAB. 
A RAB should be established when there is sufficient and sustained 
community interest, and any of the following criteria are met:
    (1) The closure of an installation involves the transfer of property 
to the community,
    (2) At least 50 local citizens petition the installation for 
creation of a RAB,
    (3) Federal, state, tribal, or local government representatives 
request the formation of a RAB, or
    (4) The installation determines the need for a RAB. To determine the 
need for establishing a RAB, an installation should:
    (i) Review correspondence files,
    (ii) Review media coverage,
    (iii) Consult local community members,
    (iv) Consult relevant government officials, and
    (v) Evaluate responses to communication efforts, such as notices 
placed in local newspapers and, if applicable, announced on the 
installation's Web site.
    (b) Responsibility for forming or operating a RAB. The installation 
shall have lead responsibility for forming and operating a RAB.
    (c) Converting existing Technical Review Committees (TRCs) to RABs. 
In accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2705(d)(1), a RAB may fulfill the 
requirements of 10 U.S.C. 2705(c), which directs DoD to establish TRCs. 
DoD recommends that, where TRCs or similar advisory groups already 
exist, the TRC or similar advisory group be considered for conversion to 
a RAB, provided there is sufficient and sustained interest within the 
community.

[71 FR 27617, May 12, 2006; 71 FR 30719, May 30, 2006]