§ 650.231 - Purpose.

(a) This chapter provides reporting procedures to be followed within the Department of the Army to control environmental pollution from existing facilities as contained in section 3(a) (3) Executive Order 11752 of December 17, 1973, entitled, “Prevention, Control and Abatement of Environmental Pollution at Federal Facilities.” This section of the Executive Order provides that “Heads of Federal agencies shall, with regard to all facilities under their jurisdiction in the United States: * * *. (3) Present to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), annually, a plan to provide for such improvement in the design, construction, management, operation, and maintenance of existing facilities as may be necessary to meet applicable standards specified * * *”

(b) The report described herein will be the principal mechanism for identifying pollution control projects and those resources needed to effectively execute installation and major command Environmental Programs. Properly defined information presented in this report can be used as a basis for necessary programing and budget actions by DA and major commands.

(c) These instruction implement OMB Circular A-106, dated 31 Dec 74, which supersedes OMB Circular A-78 and A-81, dated 18 May 70.