[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: 32CFR202.4]

[Page 364-365]
 
                       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. 202.4  Composition of a RAB.

    (a) Membership. At a minimum, each RAB shall include representatives 
from DoD and the community. RAB community membership shall be well 
balanced and reflect the diverse interests within the local community.
    (1) Government representation. The RAB may also include 
representatives from the EPA at the discretion of the Regional 
Administrator of the appropriate EPA Regional Office, and state, tribal, 
and local governments, as appropriate. At closing installations where 
BRAC Cleanup Teams (BCT) exist, representatives of the BCT may also 
serve as the government representative(s) of the RAB. The Department 
encourages individuals and agencies involved with BRAC to participate in 
RABs at closing installations.
    (2) Community representation. Community RAB members should live and/
or work in the affected community or be affected by the installation's 
environmental restoration program. While DoD encourages individual 
tribal members to participate on RABs, RABs in no way replace or serve 
as a substitute forum for the government-to-government relationship 
between DoD and Federally-recognized tribes.
    (i) To support the objective selection of community RAB members, 
installations will use a selection panel comprised of community members 
to nominate community RAB members. The Installation Commander, in 
consultation with the state, tribal, and local governments and EPA, as 
appropriate, will identify community interests and solicit names of 
individuals who can represent these interests on the selection panel. 
The panel will establish the procedures for nominating community RAB 
members, the process for reviewing community interest, and criteria for 
selecting community RAB members. The panel will transmit the list of

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RAB nominees to the Installation Commander for appointment.
    (ii) Following the panel nominations, the Installation Commander, in 
consultation with the state and EPA, as appropriate, will review the 
nominations to ensure the panel fairly represents the local community. 
The Installation Commander will accept or reject the entire list of RAB 
nominees for appointment.
    (b) Chairmanship. Each RAB established shall have two co-chairs, one 
representing the DoD installation and the other the community. Co-chairs 
shall be responsible for directing and managing the RAB operations.
    (c) Compensation for community members of the RAB. The community co-
chair and community RAB members serve voluntarily. DoD will not 
compensate them for their participation.

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