§ 650.109 - Responsibilities.

(a) The Chief of Engineers will exercise primary Army staff responsibility for directing the Army Solid Waste Management Program and will:

(1) Promulgate policies and regulations on waste reduction, waste management, resource recovery, and recycling programs and waste disposal.

(2) Formulate, justify, and monitor Army programs and budgets pertaining to recycling programs.

(3) Monitor the solid waste management program and initiate reports as may be required.

(4) Maintain liaison with Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics), the Environmental Protection Agency and other Federal and private agencies who influence the waste management program.

(5) Coordinate with The Surgeon General on health aspects of solid waste management.

(b) The Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations and Plans will: (1) Ensure that the appropriate requirements documents include provisions for materiel reclamation, resource recovery, recycling and waste management throughout the life cycle of equipment, and

(2) Authorize specialized waste handling personnel on the table of distribution and allowances (TDA) of installations.

(c) The Deputy Chief of Staff for Research, Development and Acquisition will ensure the Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) program and the Army Procurement Accounting and Reporting System (APARS) major item program gives proper emphasis to waste reduction, equipment maintainability, and resource recovery/recycling.

(d) The Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics will ensure that the Army logistical system places special emphasis on the reduction of waste, on maintainability, and on recycling, and that appropriate TDA allowances for specialized equipment are made.

(e) The Surgeon General will:

(1) Monitor the health and welfare aspects of the waste management program, and accumulate, evaluate and disseminate data on program practices that may adversely affect the health and welfare of personnel and animals.

(2) Provide technical guidance to other headquarters, DA staff offices and appropriate commanders on health aspects involved in Solid Waste Management.

(3) Perform solid waste surveys at DA installations.

(f) Command and Installation responsibilities are as outlined in AR 420-47.