1、Designation: D6008 96 (Reapproved 2014)Standard Practice forConducting Environmental Baseline Surveys1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6008; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revis
2、ion. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. Asuperscript epsilon () indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1. Scope1.1 PurposeThe purpose of this practice is to define goodcommercial and customary practice in the United States forconducting an env
3、ironmental baseline survey (EBS) in order todetermine certain elements of the environmental condition offederal real property, including excess and surplus property atclosing and realigning military installations. This effort isconducted to fulfill certain requirements of the ComprehensiveEnvironmen
4、tal Response, Compensation and Liability Act of1980 (CERCLA) section 120(h), as amended by the Commu-nity Environmental Response Facilitation Act of 1992(CERFA). As such, this practice is intended to help a user togather and analyze data and information in order to classifyproperty into seven enviro
5、nmental condition of property areatypes (in accordance with the Standard Classification ofEnvironmental Condition of Property Area Types). Oncedocumented, the EBS is used to support Findings of Suitabilityto Transfer (FOSTs), Findings of Suitability to Lease (FOSLs),or uncontaminated property determ
6、inations, or a combinationthereof, pursuant to the requirements of CERFA. Users of thispractice should note that it does not address (except whereexplicitly noted) requirements for appropriate and timelyregulatory consultation or concurrence, or both, during theconduct of the EBS or during the ident
7、ification and use of thestandard environmental condition of property area types.1.1.1 Environmental Baseline SurveyIn accordance withthe Department of Defense (DoD) policy, an EBS will beprepared or evaluated for its usefulness (and updated ifnecessary) for any property to be transferred by deed or
8、leased.The EBS will be based on existing environmental informationrelated to storage, release, treatment, or disposal of hazardoussubstances or petroleum products on the property to determineor discover the obviousness of the presence or likely presenceof a release or threatened release of any hazar
9、dous substance orpetroleum product. In certain cases, additional data, includingsampling, if appropriate under the circumstances, may beneeded in the EBS to support the FOST or FOSL. A previouslyconducted EBS may be updated as necessary and used formaking a FOST or FOSL. An EBS also may help to sati
10、sfyother environmental requirements (for example, to satisfy therequirements of CERFA or to facilitate the preparation ofenvironmental condition reports). In addition, the EBS pro-vides a useful reference document and assists in compliancewith hazard abatement policies related to asbestos and lead-b
11、ased paint. The EBS process consists of discrete steps. Thispractice principally addresses EBS-related information gather-ing and analysis.1.1.2 CERCLA Section 120(h) RequirementsThis practiceis intended to assist with the identification of installation areassubject to the notification and covenant
12、requirements of CER-CLA 120(h) relating to the deed transfer of contaminatedFederal real property (42 USC 9601 et seq.).1.1.3 CERFA RequirementsThis practice can be used toprovide information that can be used to partially fulfill theidentification requirements of CERFA Pub. L. 102-426, 106Stat. 2174
13、, which amended CERCLA. Property classified asarea Type 1, in accordance with Classification D5746 iseligible for reporting as “uncontaminated” under the provisionsof CERFA. Additionally, certain property classified as areaType 2, where evidence indicates that storage occurred for lessthan one year,
14、 may also be identified as uncontaminated. Atinstallations listed on the National Priorities List, Environmen-tal Protection Agency (EPA) concurrence must be obtained forthe property to be considered “uncontaminated” and thereforetransferable under CERCLA 120(h)(4). The EPA has statedthat there may
15、be instances in which it would be appropriate toconcur with the DoD Component that certain property can beidentified as uncontaminated under CERCLA 120(h)(4)although some limited quantity of hazardous substances orpetroleum products have been stored, released, or disposed ofon the property. If the i
16、nformation available indicates that thestorage, release, or disposal was associated with activities thatwould not be expected to pose a threat to human health or theenvironment (for example, housing areas, petroleum-stainedpavement areas, and areas having undergone routine applica-tion of pesticides
17、), such property should be eligible forexpeditious reuse.1.1.4 Petroleum ProductsPetroleum products and theirderivatives are included within the scope of this practice.Areason which petroleum products or their derivatives were stored1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E50 on E
18、nviron-mental Assessment, Risk Management and Corrective Action and is the directresponsibility of Subcommittee E50.02 on Real Estate Assessment and Manage-ment.Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2014. Published March 2014. Originallyapproved in 1937 as PS 37. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as
19、 D6008-96(2005). DOI: 10.1520/D6008-96R14.Copyright ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. United States1for one year or more, known to have been released or disposedof CERCLA 120(h)(4) are not eligible to be reported as“uncontaminated property” und
20、er CERFA.1.1.5 Other Federal, State, and Local EnvironmentalLawsThis practice does not address requirements of anyfederal, state, or local laws other than the applicable provisionsof CERCLA identified in 1.1.2 and 1.1.3. Users are cautionedthat federal, state, and local laws may impose additional EB
21、Sor other environmental assessment obligations that are beyondthe scope of this practice. Users should also be aware that thereare likely to be other legal obligations with regard to hazardoussubstances or petroleum products discovered on property thatare not addressed in this practice and that may
22、pose risks ofcivil or criminal sanctions, or both, for noncompliance.1.1.6 Other Federal, State, and Local Real Property andNatural and Cultural Resources LawsThis practice does notaddress requirements of any federal, state or local real propertyor natural and cultural resources laws. Users are caut
23、ioned thatnumerous federal, state, and local laws may impose additionalenvironmental and other legal requirements that must besatisfied prior to deed transfer of property that are beyond thescope of this practice.1.2 ObjectivesObjectives guiding the development of thispractice are (1) to synthesize
24、and put in writing a standardpractice for conducting a high quality EBS, (2) to facilitate thedevelopment of high quality, standardized environmental con-dition of property maps to be included in an EBS that can beused to support FOSTs, FOSLs, and other applicable environ-mental condition reports, (
25、3) to facilitate the use of the standardclassification of environmental condition of property areatypes, and (4) to facilitate the development of a standard guidefor preparing and updating EBS reports.1.3 Limitations Users of this practice should note that,while many of the elements of an EBS are pe
26、rformed in amanner consistent with other “due diligence” functions, anEBS is not prepared to satisfy a purchaser of real propertysduty to conduct an “appropriate inquiry” in order to establishan “innocent landowner defense” to CERCLA 107 liability.Any such use of any EBS by any party is outside the
27、control ofthe United States Department of Defense and its componentsand beyond the scope of any EBS. No warranties or represen-tations are made by the United States Department of Defense,its components, its officers, employees, or contractors that anyEBS Report satisfies any such requirement for any
28、 party.1.4 Organization of This PracticeThis practice has 15sections. Section 1 is the scope. Section 2 identifies referenceddocuments. Section 3, Terminology, includes definitions ofterms not unique to this practice, descriptions of terms uniqueto this practice, and acronyms and abbreviations. Sect
29、ion 4 isthe significance and use of this practice. Section 5 describesusers responsibilities. Sections 613are the main body of thedata gathering analysis steps of the EBS process. Section 14briefly describes the EBS Step 3 classification of environmen-tal condition of property area types. Section 15
30、 contains a listof keywords.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations
31、prior to use.2. Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E1527 Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase IEnvironmental Site Assessment ProcessE1528 Practice for Limited Environmental Due Diligence:Transaction Screen ProcessD5746 Classification of Environmental Condition of Prop-erty Area Ty
32、pes for Defense Base Closure and Realign-ment Facilities2.2 Department of Defense Policies:3DoD Policy on the Environmental Review Process to Reacha Finding of Suitability to Lease (FOSL), September 1993DoD Policy on the Environmental Review Process to Reacha Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST
33、) for PropertyWhere No Release or Disposal Has Occurred, June 1994DoD Policy on the Environmental Review Process to Reacha Finding of Suitability to Transfer (FOST) for PropertyWhere Release or Disposal Has Occurred, June 1994DoD Policy on the Implementation of the CommunityEnvironmental Response Fa
34、cilitation Act (CERFA), Sep-tember 19932.3 Department of Defense Guidance Document:BRAC3Cleanup Plan Guidebook, Fall 19932.4 Federal Standards:4Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 300,National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contin-gency PlanTitle 40, Code of Federal Regulations
35、 (CFR), Part 302,Designation Reportable Quantities and NotificationTitle 40, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 355,Emergency Planning and Notification3. Terminology3.1 This section provides definitions (of terms not unique tothis practice), descriptions of terms specific to this practice, anda
36、 list of acronyms and abbreviations used herein. The terms arean integral part of this practice and are critical to its under-standing and use. Many of these terms are also found inPractice E1527.3.2 Definitions:3.2.1 asbestossix naturally occurring fibrous mineralsfound in certain types of rock for
37、mations. Of the six, theminerals chrysotile, amosite, and crocidolite have been mostcommonly used in building products. When mined andprocessed, asbestos is typically separated into very thin fibers.2For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, orcontact ASTM Customer Service
38、 at serviceastm.org. For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information, refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Department of Defense, Office of Environmental Security, 3400Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 20301-3400.4Available from the Superintendent of Doc
39、uments, U.S. Government PrintingOffice, Washington, DC 20402.D6008 96 (2014)2Because asbestos is strong, incombustible, and corrosion-resistant, asbestos was used in many commercial productsbeginning early in this century and peaking in the period fromWorld War II into the 1970s. When inhaled in suf
40、ficientquantities, asbestos fibers can cause serious health problems.3.2.2 asbestos-containing material (ACM)any material orproduct that contains more than 1 % asbestos.3.2.3 Comprehensive Environmental Response,Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)the list of sites compiled by EP
41、A that EPA has investigated oris currently investigating for potential hazardous substancecontamination for possible inclusion on the National PrioritiesList.3.2.4 contaminated public wellspublic wells used fordrinking water that have been designated by a governmententity as contaminated by toxic su
42、bstances (for example,chlorinated solvents), or as having water unsafe to drinkwithout treatment.3.2.5 druma container (typically, but not necessarily,holding 55 gal 208 L of liquid) that may have been used tostore hazardous substances or petroleum products.3.2.6 dwellingstructure or portion thereof
43、 used for resi-dential habitation.3.2.7 environmental liena charge, security, or encum-brance upon title to a property to secure the payment of a cost,damage, debt, obligation, or duty arising out of responseactions, cleanup, or other remediation of hazardous substancesor petroleum products upon a p
44、roperty, including (but notlimited to) liens imposed pursuant to CERCLA 42 USC 9607(1) and similar state or local laws.3.2.8 ERNS listEPAs Emergency Response NotificationSystem list of reported CERCLA hazardous substance releasesor spills in quantities equal to or greater than the reportablequantity
45、, as maintained by the National Response Center.Notification requirements for such releases or spills are codi-fied in 40 CFR Parts 302 and 355.3.2.9 Federal Register (FR)publication of the UnitedStates government published daily (except for Federal holidaysand weekends) containing all proposed and
46、final regulationsand some other activities of the Federal government. Whenregulations become final, they are included in the Code ofFederal Regulations (CFR) as well as published in the FederalRegister.3.2.10 hazardous substancea substance defined as a haz-ardous substance pursuant to CERCLA 42 USC
47、9601(14), asinterpreted by EPA regulations and the courts: “(A) anysubstance designated pursuant to section 1321(b)(2)(A) of Title33, (B) any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substancedesignated pursuant to Section 9602 of this title, (C) anyhazardous waste having the characteristics identif
48、ied under orlisted pursuant to Section 3001 of the Solid Waste DisposalAct(42 USC 6921) (but not including any waste the regulation ofwhich under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 USC 6921 etseq.) has been suspended by Act of Congress), (D) any toxicpollutant listed under Section 1317(a) of Title 33,
49、 (E) anyhazardous air pollutant listed under Section 112 of the CleanAir Act (42 USC 7412), and (F) any imminently hazardouschemical substance or mixture with respect to which theAdministrator (of EPA) has taken action pursuant to Section2606 of Title 15. The term does not include petroleum,including crude oil or any fraction thereof which is nototherwise specifically listed or designated as a hazardoussubstance under subparagraphs (A) through (F) of thisparagraph, and the term does not include natural gas, naturalgas liquids, liquefied n
