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							                    COMMITTEE E50
          ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, RISK
          MANAGEMENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION


    STANDARDS TRACKING DOCUMENT

                           03/19/09


ASTM Web Site: www.astm.org
E50 Staff Manager:Dan Smith, 610-832-9727
                                   E50.01 Storage Tanks

       Subcommittee Chair: Phillip Smith jphillipsmith@chevrontexaco.com

Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of
research, development and maintenance of standards and related documents for environmental
protection as it relates to storage, testing, and management of tanks that are deigned and built to
contain petroleum or hazardous substances. The work of this subcommittee will be coordinated
with other ASTM committees and other organizations having a mutual interest.

Approved Standards

E2256-03(2008)     Standard Guide for Hydraulic Integrity of New, Repaired, or
                  Reconstructed Aboveground Storage Tank Bottoms for Petroleum
                  Service

Standards Under Development

   WK11080 Standard Guide for Environmentally Sound Management of Underground Storage
    Tank Systems Storing Hazardous Substances or Petroleum

          Description - The framework discussed in this Guide is limited to facilities with
           underground storage tanks storing hazardous substances or petroleum at atmospheric
           temperature and pressure. This Guide is not intended to provide detailed technical
           specifications for implementation of the approaches described in this document, but
           rather to identify the important information used for sound environmental
           management of underground tank systems. References to ASTM standards and other
           industry guidelines have been provided to address implementation of the approaches
           discussed in this Guide. Refer to state and local regulations that contain more severe
           requirements.
           E50.02 Commercial Real Estate Assessment and Management

      Subcommittee Chair: Norman Eke NEKE@CONVERSECONSULTANTS.COM

Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of
research, development and maintenance of standards and related documents for real estate
assessment and management. The work of this subcommittee will be coordinated with other
ASTM committees and other organizations sharing mutual interests.

Approved Standards
D5746-98 (2002)    Standard Classification of Environmental Condition of Property Area
                   Types for Defense Base Closure and Realignment Facilities

D6008-96 (2005)     Standard Practice for Conducting Environmental Baseline Surveys

E 1527-05           Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site
                    Assessment Process

E 1528-06           Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Transaction Screen Process

E 1903-97 (2002)    Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site
                    Assessment Process

E2018-08            Guide For Property Condition Assessments: Baseline Property Condition
                    Assessment Process

E2091-05            Guide for the use of Activity and Use Limitations, Including Institutional
                    and Engineering Controls

E2247-08            Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessment of Forestland and Rural
                    Acreage

E2308-05            Standard Guide for Limited Asbestos Screens of Buildings


E2418-06            Standard Guide for Readily Observable Mold and Conditions Conducive
                    to Mold in Commercial Buildings: Baseline Survey Process

E2600-08            Standard Practice for Assessment of Vapor Intrusion into Structures on
                    Property Involved in Real Estate Transactions
Standards Under Development

WK23121 Identifying and Complying with Continuing Obligations on Real Property Impacted
by Chemicals of Concern
    Description – The 2002 Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
      (the Brownfield Amendments) defines liability protections for prospective purchasers of
      contaminated properties as well as owners of land contaminated by a release on adjacent
      or contiguous property. To maintain CERCLA protection, the Brownfield Amendments
      impose pre-purchase due diligence (i.e. All Appropriate Inquiry), and post-purchase
      continuing obligations thru the term of land ownership. While the procedures for All
      Appropriate Inquiry (AAI) have been addressed by ASTM with E1527 and within rule
      making by USEPA, the continuing obligations are poorly developed for use by
      practitioners. Current guidance is limited to the brief statutory statements within the
      Brownfield Amendments, the US EPA’s remarks within the preamble to the AAI
      rulemaking, the US EPA’s Common Elements memorandum, and a handful of USEPA
      drafted comfort letters. The existing guidance is inadequate given the breadth of qualified
      property transactions eligible for CERCLA protection, and that practitioners need practice
      standards to demonstrate fulfillment of Continuing Obligations.
                   E50.03 on Pollution Prevention/Beneficial Use

       Subcommittee Chair: James Roewer, jroewer@eei.org

Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of
research, development and maintenance of standards and related documents for pollution
prevention, and beneficial use. The work of this subcommittee will be coordinated with other
ASTM committees and other organizations sharing mutual interests.

Approved Standards
E 1609-01    Guide for the Development and Implementation of a Pollution Prevention
             Program

E2060-06        Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products For Solidification/Stabilization
                of Inorganic Wastes

E2201-02A      Terminology for Coal Combustion Products

E2243-02      Guide for the Use of Coal Combustion By-Products for Surface Mine
              Reclamation: Re- Contouring and Highwall Reclamation

E2277-03      Guide for Design and Construction of Coal Ash Structural Fills

E2278-04      Standard Guide for Use of Coal Combustion Products (CCPs) for Surface Mine
              Reclamation: Revegetation and Mitigation of Acid Mine Drainage

Standards Under Development

WK17919 THE USE OF COAL COMBUSTION PRODUCTS FOR UNDERGROUND MINE
FILL

Description: This standard guide covers the use of coal combustion products
(CCPs) for underground mine fill applications, for the purpose of controlling mine
subsidence or for the remediation of acid mine drainage. It does not apply to
surface mine applications. There are many important differences in physical and
chemical characteristics that exist among the various types of CCPs available for
use in underground minefill. Due to physical and chemical characteristics, CCPs
commonly used in mine fill applications are fly ash, flue gas desulfurization (FGD)
material, and fluidized bed combustion (FBC) fly ash. CCPs proposed for each
project must be investigated thoroughly to identify the appropriate mix proportions
to meet the project objectives. This guide provides procedures for consideration of
engineering, economic, and environmental factors in the development of such
applications. It will be used for beneficial use.
                                 E50.04 Corrective Action

Subcommittee Chair: Tripp Fischer william.fischer@state.de.us

Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge, stimulation of
research, development and maintenance of standards and related documents for environmental
protection as it relates to corrective action at petroleum and chemical release sites. The work of
this subcommittee will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other organizations
having a mutual interest.

Approved Standards

E 1739-95 (2002)      Guide for Risk-Based Corrective Action Applied at Petroleum Release
                      Sites

E 1912-98 (2004)      Guide for Accelerated Site Characterization For Confirmed or Suspected
                      Petroleum Releases

E 1943-98 (2004)      Guide for Remediation by Natural Attenuation

E2081-00 (2004)       Guide for Risk Based Corrective Action

E2205-09              Guide for Risk Based Corrective Action for Protection of Ecological
                      Resources
E2435-05              Standard Guide for Application of Engineering Controls to
                      Facilitate Use or Redevelopment of Chemical-Affected Properties

E2531-06              Standard Guide for Development of Conceptual Site Models and
                      Remediation Strategies for Light Nonaqueous-Phase Liquids
                      Released to the Subsurface
Standards Under Development

WK15256 Standard Guide for Investigation of Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Equipment
Problems and Releases

        Description: This Guide is an organized collection of information and series of options
for industry, regulators, consultants and the public, intended to assist with the development of
investigation protocols for underground storage tank facilities in the United States. While the
Guide does not recommend a specific course of action, it establishes an investigation framework,
and it provides a series of techniques that may be employed to: identify equipment problems; in
some cases prepare samples of failed equipment for laboratory analysis; and           document the
investigation.
WK16004 RISK-BASED REMEDY SELECTION (Mark Malander
mark.w.malander@exxonmobil.com)

           Description – This is a proposed guide to assist the user in the evaluation and
            selection of appropriate remedial activities to achieve identified risk-based remedial
            goals at chemical release sites. The process begins with determining risk, cost and
            time tolerances and evaluating fundamental remedial processes that are compatible
            with conditions presented by the Site Conceptual Model. Conceptual remedial action
            scenarios are assessed in order to determine the compatibility of corresponding
            endpoints and closure requirements with the identified remedial goals. The selected
            conceptual remedial alternative(s) are further evaluated to ensure the technical
            performance of the remedy will achieve the remedial goals while satisfying identified
            tolerances to risk, cost and time. Upon implementation of the selected remedy,
            performance monitoring and life cycle evaluations should be performed as necessary.

   Task Group for Finding the Cause of a Petroleum Release; Technical Contact: Tom Schruben

       Description - This standard guide will address the investigation of equipment that is not
        performing as intended as well the investigation of releases to identify the root causes of
        the malfunctioning or the release. The standard guide will address the method of
        investigation, documentation, taking samples of malfunctioning equipment, preservation
        of equipment samples, chain of custody, and storage.
                       E50.05 Environmental Risk Management

                Subcommittee Chair: Paul Sonnenfeld sarahspop@earthlink.net

Scope: The scope of the subcommittee shall be the promotion of knowledge,
stimulation of research, development and maintenance of standards and
related documents for environmental risk management. The work of this
subcommittee will be coordinated with other ASTM committees and other
organizations having a mutual interest.

APPROVED STANDARDS

E1990-98(2005)         Guide For Performing Evaluations of Underground Storage Tank Systems
                        For Operational Conformance with 40 CFR Part 280 Regulations;

E2107-06               Practice For Environmental Regulatory Compliance Audits

E2137-06               Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities For Environmental
                       Matters

E2173-07               Guide for Disclosure of Environmental Liabilities

E2318-03               Standard Guide for Environmental Health Site Assessment Process for
                       Military Deployments

E2365-05               Standard Guide for Environmental Compliance Performance Assessment

Standards Under Development
WK21096 DISCLOSURES RELATED TO CLIMATE CHANGE EXPOSURES/RISKS (Gayle
Koch gkoch@brattle.com)

Description: The purpose of this guide is to provide a series of options or instructions consistent
with good commercial and customary practice for climate change-related disclosures
accompanying audited and unaudited financial statements. This guide encourages consistent and
comprehensive disclosure of climate change exposures/risks. Will be used by companies that
need to disclose information related to climate change.

WK21808 Climate Change Assessment and Risk Management (Helen Waldorf
HAWALDORF@AOL.COM)

Description: The purpose of this guide is to provide a series of options consistent with good
commercial and customary practice for climate change-related action. This guide encourages
consistent and comprehensive assessment and management of climate change exposures/risks.
WK21810 Integration of Climate Change Risk Management into Sustainability and Greening
Programs (Gwen Eklund GEKLUND@TRCSOLUTIONS.COM)

Description: This guide addresses a series of options or instructions for integrating new risk
management practices associated with climate change programs into good commercial and
customary sustainability and greening programs for corporations, commercial businesses or
government facilities, consistent with various voluntary and regulatory schemes.

WK21811 Using Renewable Energy Projects on Brownfields in Climate Risk Management
Strategies (Gwen Eklund GEKLUND@TRCSOLUTIONS.COM)

Description: This guide provides a series of options or instructions for developing various types
of renewable energy projects on brownfields as part of a corporation, commercial business or
government facilitys climate risk management strategy. It can be used in conjunction with the
other standards in this series to manage climate risk in an overall sustainability strategy.

WK21812 Adaption Mitigation for Climate Change Risk (Gwen Eklund
GEKLUND@TRCSOLUTIONS.COM)
Description: This standard guide addresses practices and recommendations in tiers or planning
horizons to address organizational and engineering actions to reduce physical and financial
vulnerability attributed to climate change. It reviews available technologies and practices in
short, interim and long-term time horizons so that an organization can choose actions and
increase its adaptive capacity.