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U.S. Department of Energy				ORDER
	Washington, D.C.				DOE O 450.1A

						Approved: 6-4-08
											
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION PROGRAM

1.	PURPOSE. To implement sound stewardship practices that are
	protective of the air, water, land, and other natural and
	cultural resources impacted by Department of Energy (DOE)
	operations, and by which DOE cost effectively meets or
	exceeds compliance with applicable environmental, public
	health, and resource protection requirements. The objectives
	are—
	
	a.	To implement sustainable practices for enhancing
		environmental, energy, and transportation management
		performance, as stipulated in section 3(a) of Executive
		Order (E.O.) 13423, Strengthening Federal
		Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management,
		through environmental management systems that are part
		of Integrated Safety Management (ISM) systems
		established pursuant to DOE P 450.4, Safety Management
		System Policy, dated 10-15-96.
		
	b.	To achieve the DOE Sustainable Environmental
		Stewardship goals found in the Attachment to this
		Order.
		
2.	CANCELLATION. DOE O 450.1, Environmental Protection Program,
	dated 1-15-03. Cancellation of a directive does not, by
	itself, modify or otherwise affect any contractual
	obligation to comply with the Order. Contractor requirement
	documents (CRDs) that have been incorporated into or
	attached to a contract remain in effect until the contract
	is modified to either eliminate requirements that are no
	longer applicable or substitute a new set of requirements.
	
3.	APPLICABILITY.
	
	a.	All Departmental Elements. Except as noted in
		paragraph 3c, this Order applies to all Departmental
		elements that are responsible for the management and
		operation of the Department’s facilities and
		activities, including elements of the National Nuclear
		Security Administration (NNSA), the Western Area Power
		Administration, and the Southwestern Power
		Administration, and including those created after the
		Order is issued. (Go to
		www.directives.doe.gov/pdfs/reftools/org-list.pdf for
		the current listing of Departmental elements.)
		
		(1)	The Administrator of NNSA will assure that NNSA
			employees comply with their respective
			responsibilities under this Order. Nothing in this
			Order will be construed to interfere with the NNSA
			Administrator’s authority under section 3212(d) of
			Public Law (P.L.) 106-65 to establish
			Administration specific policies, unless
			disapproved by the Secretary.
		
		(2)	Where ISM systems are not applicable,
			Departmental elements must ensure the
			implementation of environmental management
			systems. These Departmental elements must
			interpret all references to ISM within this Order
			to mean environmental management systems.
		
	b.	DOE Contractors. The Contractor Requirements Document
		(CRD), Attachment 1, sets forth requirements of this
		Order that will apply to management and operation,
		facility management, or other contracts under which
		the contractor manages Government facilities or
		fleets.
		
		(1)	This CRD must be included, as appropriate, in all
			contracts that include DEAR 970.5223-1,
			Integration of Environment, Safety, and Health
			into Work Planning and Execution, and all
			site/facility management contracts involving
			activities associated with the use, storage,
			disposal and transportation of waste; emissions
			to air; discharges to water; and management of
			cultural and natural resources.
		
		(2)	The office identified in paragraph 5d is
			responsible for notifying the contracting officer
			of which contracts are affected. Once notified,
			the contracting officer is responsible for
			incorporating the CRD into each affected contract
			via the laws, regulations, and DOE directives
			clause of the contract.
		
		(3)	Pursuant to the DEAR clause 970.5204-2, Laws,
			Regulations and DOE Directives, regardless of the
			performer of the work, a contractor with the CRD
			incorporated into its contract is responsible for
			compliance with the requirements of the CRD. As
			such, the contractor is responsible for flowing
			down the requirements of this CRD to subcontracts
			at any tier to the extent necessary to ensure the
			contractor’s compliance with the requirements.
		
	c.	Exclusions.
		
		(1)	Activities conducted under the authority of the
			Director, Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program, as
			described in E.O. 12344 and set forth in Public
			Laws 98-525 and 106-65.
		
		(2)	Activities conducted by the Bonneville Power
			Administration as authorized by Delegation Order
			No. 00-033.00A.
		
		(3)	Activities conducted by the Office of the
			Secretary, Chief Information Office, Office of
			Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs,
			Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, Energy
			Information Administration, Office of the General
			Counsel, Office of Hearings and Appeals, Office
			of Inspector General, Office of Intelligence and
			Counterintelligence, Office of Policy and
			International Affairs, and Office of Public
			Affairs.
		
4.	REQUIREMENTS.
	
	a.	Implementation of Environmental Management System.
		Each DOE site must develop and implement an
		environmental management system. This environmental
		management system must be integrated into the site’s
		ISM system developed pursuant to DOE P 450.4, Safety
		Management System Policy, dated 10-15-96, and
		DOE M 450.4-1, Integrated Safety Management System
		Manual, dated 11-1-06.
		
	b.	Elements of Environmental Management System. Each
		environmental management system must—
		
		(1)	Reflect the environmental management system
			elements and framework found in the International
			Organization for Standardization's (ISO)
			14001:2004 (E) International Standard or
			equivalent, including policies, procedures and
			training to identify operations and activities
			with significant environmental impacts; to
			manage, control, and mitigate the impacts of
			these operations and activities; and to assess
			performance, implement corrective actions where
			needed, and ensure continual improvement.
		
		(2)	Include environmental, energy, and transportation
			objectives and measurable targets that are
			reviewed annually, updated as appropriate, and
			contribute to achieving the DOE Sustainable
			Environmental Stewardship goals found in
			Attachment 2 of this Order, and the energy and
			transportation goals in DOE O 430.2B,
			Departmental Energy, Renewable Energy and
			Transportation Management, dated 2-27-08.
		
		(3)	Address tenant or concessionaire activities
			wherever such activities affect DOE’s
			environmental, energy, and transportation
			management.
		
		(4)	Contain the elements of an Environmental
			Compliance Management Plan pursuant to the
			Council on Environmental Quality’s Instructions
			for Implementing E.O. 13423, page 9, section B,
			including—
		
			(a)	A clear statement by senior leadership
				committing to achieve and maintain compliance
				with applicable environmental protection
				requirements.
				
			(b)	Clearly articulated roles and
				responsibilities related to environmental
				performance at all appropriate levels to
				ensure accountability for less than desired
				environmental performance.
				
			(c)	An environmental compliance audit and review
				program that identifies compliance
				deficiencies and root causes of
				non-compliance.
				
			(d)	Integration of compliance management
				information and resource allocation
				procedures to ensure that audit findings and
				root causes of non-compliance are tracked and
				addressed, including allocation of funding.
				
	c.	Scope of the Environmental Management System. The
		environmental management system must encompass the
		environmental aspects of site operations and
		activities, including environmental aspects of energy
		and transportation functions, and it must promote the
		long-term stewardship of a site’s natural and cultural
		resources throughout its design and construction,
		operation, closure, and post-closure life cycle. The
		environmental management system must address the
		following—
		
		(1)	Sustainable practices for enhancing environmental,
			energy, and transportation management performance,
			as stipulated in Section 3(a) of E.O. 13423 and
			its Implementing Instructions.
			
		(2)	Protection of public health and the environment
			including, but not limited to—
		
			(a)	Conformity with State Implementation Plans to
				attain and maintain national ambient air
				quality standards.
				
			(b)	Implementation of a watershed approach for
				surface water protection.
				
			(c)	Implementation of a site-wide approach for
				groundwater protection.
				
			(d)	Protection of other natural resources,
				including biota.
				
			(e)	Assessment of the hazard of engineered
				nanomaterials and implementation of
				appropriate environment, safety and health
				controls in accordance with DOE P 456.1,
				Secretarial Policy Statement on Nanoscale
				Safety, dated 9-15-05.
				
		(3)	Protection of site resources from wildland fires
			consistent with site wildland and operation fire
			management plans that consider the Federal
			Wildland Fire Management Policy recommendations.
			(See DOE G 450-1.4, Implementation Guide, Wildland
			Fire Management Program, for Use with DOE O 450.1,
			Environmental Protection Program, dated 2-11-04).
		
		(4)	Identification and protection of cultural
			resources.
		
		(5)	The conduct of environmental and effluent
			monitoring, as appropriate, to characterize
			pre-operational conditions and to detect,
			characterize, and respond to releases from site
			operations and activities; assess impacts;
			estimate dispersal patterns in the environment;
			characterize the pathways of exposure to members
			of the public; characterize the exposures and
			doses to individuals and the population; and
			evaluate the potential impacts to the biota in the
			vicinity of the release. Where appropriate, use an
			integrated monitoring system and sampling approach
			to avoid duplicative data collection.
		
		(6)	Assurance that analytical work for environmental
			and effluent monitoring supports data quality
			objectives, using a documented approach for
			collecting, assessing, and reporting environmental
			data.
		
		(7)	The conduct of appropriate operational
			assessments, such as pollution prevention
			opportunity assessments, of site operations and
			activities to identify opportunities to implement
			sustainable practices as part of achieving DOE’s
			Sustainable Environmental Stewardship goals found
			in Attachment 2 of DOE O 450.1A.
		
	d.	Validation of the Environmental Management System.
		
		(1)	An environmental management system shall be
			considered fully implemented when—
		
			(a)	The environmental management system has been
				the subject of a formal audit by a qualified
				party outside the control or scope of the
				environmental management system.
				
			(b)	The appropriate contractor senior management
				and DOE field office management have
				recognized and addressed the findings of the
				audit.
				
			(c)	The appropriate senior manager accountable
				for implementation of the environmental
				management system and the cognizant Field
				Office Manager have declared conformance of
				the environmental management system to the
				requirements of paragraph 4b of this Order.
				
		(2)	Environmental management systems, including those
			already declared under the previous requirements
			of canceled DOE O 450.1 Environmental Protection
			Program, dated 1-15-03, must meet the new
			requirements for being “fully implemented” by
			June 30, 2009.
		
		(3)	To remain fully implemented, at least every three
			years: 

			(a)	the environmental management system
				must be audited by a qualified party outside the
				control or scope of the environmental management
				system, and 

			(b)	the conformance declaration
				4d(1)(c) is renewed, as appropriate.
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	e.	DOE ISM Systems. As part of integrating environmental
		management systems into DOE ISM systems pursuant to
		DOE M 450.4-1, Program Secretarial Officers,
		Administrators, and Field Office Managers shall
		incorporate appropriate performance objectives,
		measures and commitments to support the following at
		site(s) under their purview—
		
		(1)	Compliance with applicable environmental
			protection requirements.
		
		(2)	Achievement of the DOE Sustainable Environmental
			Stewardship goals found in Attachment 2 of this
			Order and the energy and transportation goals in
			DOE O 430.2B.
		
		(3)	Implementation and oversight of the environmental
			management system.
		
5.	RESPONSIBILITIES.
	
	a.	Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
		Energy, in addition to responsibilities in
		paragraph 5c, serves as the Senior Agency Officer (SAO)
		pursuant to E.O. 13423 and must do the following—
		
		(1)	Provide progress reports, as requested, on DOE
			implementation of E.O. 13423 to the Chairman of
			the Council on Environmental Quality, the Director
			of the Office of Management and Budget, and the
			Federal Environmental Executive.
		
		(2)	Coordinate with Program Secretarial Officers, the
			Administrator for the National Nuclear Security
			Administration, Administrators of the Western Area
			Power Administration, and the Southwestern Power
			Administration, DOE Field Office Managers, and the
			Office of Human Capital Management to promote the
			implementation of E.O. 13423 and the sustainable
			environmental, energy and transportation goals of
			this Order and DOE O 430.2B in performance
			standards and performance evaluations of relevant
			DOE personnel, such as field office managers,
			environmental and energy program managers, vehicle
			fleet managers, contracting officials, and others,
			as appropriate.
		
		(3)	Establish leadership awards to recognize
			outstanding environmental, energy, or
			transportation management performance.
		
	b.	Chief Health, Safety and Security Officer, in
		coordination with other Departmental elements, must do
		the following.
		
		(1)	Develop new, or revise existing, DOE environmental
			protection directives, guidance, and procedures
			to—
		
			(a)	Provide guidance to Departmental elements for
				ensuring site ISM systems provide for
				environmental management systems.
				
			(b)	Disseminate information to Departmental
				elements to maximize the use of safe
				alternatives to ozone-depleting substances
				(ODS) in DOE’s efforts to phase out ODS uses.
				
			(c)	Provide guidance to Departmental elements to
				incorporate sustainability goals, including
				the multi-year energy and transportation
				goals, into environmental management systems.
				
		(2)	Evaluate the effectiveness of Departmental
			elements’ implementation of the requirements and
			responsibilities of this Order.
		
		(3)	Serve as DOE primary liaison, as appropriate, to
			other Federal agencies and national and
			international standard-setting organizations on
			environment, safety and health standards by—
		
			(a)	Reviewing environment, safety, and health
				standards developed by other Federal agencies
				and national and international
				standard-setting organizations applicable to
				DOE operations and activities.
				
			(b)	Coordinating appropriate review and comment
				of applicable standards by affected
				Departmental elements and transmitting DOE
				comments.
				
		(4)	Support the SAO in the preparation of Departmental
			progress reports required pursuant to E.O. 13423
			that address areas covered by this Order.
			Specifically, submit to the Federal Environmental
			Executive required annual reports for the
			Department on the status of implementation of the
			environmental management system requirements of
			E.O. 13423, as well as required reports on the
			sustainable environmental practices and goals for
			which the SAO has delegated responsibility to the
			Chief Health, Safety, and Security Officer.
		
		(5)	Support the SAO in managing the Environmental
			Sustainability Star (EStar) Award (formerly the
			Pollution Prevention Star Award) program,
			including preparing and submitting DOE site
			nominations to the White House “Closing the Circle
			Awards” program.
		
		(6)	Support the SAO in securing an implementation
			schedule from the Office of the Federal
			Environmental Executive (OFEE) when a site
			implements a new EMS.
		
	c.	Program Secretarial Officers, the Administrator for the
		National Nuclear Security Administration, and the
		Administrators of the Western Area Power
		Administration, and the Southwestern Power
		Administration must do the following—
		
		(1)	Implement the requirements identified in
			paragraph 4e and the
			responsibilities of paragraph 5c(3) by June 30,
			2009.
		
		(2)	Address as part of their annual ISM effectiveness
			review under paragraph I3e(4) of DOE M 450.4-1,
			the implementation of the requirements of
			paragraph 4e and the responsibilities of
			paragraph 5c.
		
		(3)	Ensure that the field offices under their purview
			implement the requirements identified under
			paragraph 4e and the responsibilities under
			paragraph 5d(1) and (5) of this Order, and that
			sites under their purview revise their
			environmental management systems to encompass the
			requirements of paragraphs 4b, 4c, and 4d of this
			Order by June 30, 2009.
			
		(4)	Ensure that environmental management systems for
			sites under their purview include site-specific
			objectives and measurable targets in their
			environmental management systems that contribute
			to the achievement of the DOE Sustainable
			Environmental Stewardship goals found in
			Attachment 2 of this Order, and the energy and
			transportation goals in DOE O 430.2B.
		
		(5)	Assess as part of the line oversight of field
			office conducted under paragraph I3e(3) of
			DOE M 450.4-1, the implementation of the
			requirements of paragraph 4e, and responsibilities
			of paragraph 5d of this Order.
		
		(6)	Request through the annual Department budgetary
			process the funding and resources needed to
			implement the requirements of this Order and the
			findings and recommendations from oversight and
			review activities conducted in accordance with
			paragraph I3e(3) and (4) of DOE M 450.4-1.
		
		(7)	On an annual basis, select “best in class”
			environmental sustainability nominees from
			submissions from sites under their purview, and
			transmit the nominating information to the Office
			of Health, Safety and Security (HSS) for
			consideration for EStar Awards and submittal to
			the White House “Closing the Circle Awards”
			program.
		
		(8)	Ensure sites under their purview monitor progress
			toward meeting the requirements of paragraphs 4b,
			4c, and 4d of this Order, and make such
			information available annually to the SAO and HSS.
		
		(9)	Ensure that agreements, permits, leases, licenses,
			or other legally-binding obligations between DOE
			and a tenant or concessionaire entered into after
			the effective date of this Order, require that the
			tenant or concessionaire take actions relating to
			matters within the scope of the contract that
			facilitate DOE’s compliance with the requirements
			of this Order.
		
		(10)	Coordinate with the SAO, DOE Field Office
			Managers, and the Office of Human Capital
			Management to promote the implementation of
			E.O. 13423 and the sustainable environmental,
			energy and transportation goals of this Order and
			DOE O 430.2B in performance standards and
			performance evaluations of relevant DOE personnel,
			such as field office managers, environmental and
			energy program managers, vehicle fleet managers,
			contracting officials, and others as appropriate.
		
		(11)	Ensure all personnel whose actions are affected by
			this Order receive, as part of their ISM training,
			environmental management system awareness training
			that addresses how to implement, manage, measure,
			and continually improve upon the sustainable
			environmental, energy, and transportation
			practices and goals of E.O. 13423 and its
			Implementing Instructions.
		
	d.	Field Office Managers, in coordination with their
		reporting sites and Program Secretarial Officers and
		Administrators, must do the following—
		
		(1)	Implement the requirements identified in
			paragraph 4e and the responsibilities of
			paragraph 5d(5) by June 30, 2009.
		
		(2)	Address as part of their annual ISM effectiveness
			reviews under paragraph I3f(4) of DOE M 450.4-1,
			the implementation of the requirements of
			paragraph 4e and the responsibilities of
			paragraph 5d, and the implementation of the
			requirements of paragraph 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d of
			this Order by sites under their purview.
		
		(3)	Assess as part of the review and approval of
			contractors’ ISM system descriptions and updates
			conducted under paragraph I3f(3) of DOE M 450.4-1,
			the implementation of the requirements in
			paragraphs 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d of this Order.
		
		(4)	At sites with multiple environmental management
			systems, ensure that site-wide environmental
			aspects are integrated into each environmental
			management system or within the Field Office ISM
			system.
		
		(5)	Ensure that sites under their purview revise their
			environmental management system to encompass the
			requirements of paragraphs 4b, 4c, and 4d of this
			Order by June 30, 2009.
		
		(6)	Identify when a new environmental management
			system is needed, propose a schedule for full
			implementation, and work through HSS to conduct
			the required consultation with the OFEE.
		
		(7)	For those sites which have chosen to register
			their environmental management system to the ISO
			14001:2004 (E) International Standard, field
			office oversight need only verify that the
			registration and associated audits address the
			scope of the environmental management system
			required by paragraphs 4b and 4c.
		
		(8)	Ensure that sites under their purview include
			site-specific objectives and targets in their
			environmental management systems that contribute
			to the achievement of the DOE Sustainable
			Environmental Stewardship goals found in
			Attachment 2 of this Order, and the energy and
			transportation goals in DOE O 430.2B.
		
		(9)	Ensure sites monitor progress toward meeting the
			requirements of paragraphs 4b, 4c, and 4d of this
			Order, and make such information available
			annually to the SAO and HSS.
		
		(10)	Ensure sites’ annual budget requests include the
			funding and resources needed to implement the
			requirements of this Order, including achievement
			of the DOE Sustainable Environmental Stewardship
			goals found in Attachment 2 of this Order, and the
			energy and transportation goals in DOE O 430.2B.
		
		(11)	Ensure sites’ compliance with the requirements of
			the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
			Act and the Pollution Prevention Act of 1990,
			without regard to Standard Industrial
			Classification/North American Industrial
			Classification designations.
		
		(12)	Ensure that sites under their purview conduct
			environmental monitoring pursuant to the
			requirements in paragraphs 4c(5) and (6) of this
			Order.
		
		(13)	Ensure that agreements, permits, leases, licenses,
			or other legally-binding obligations between DOE
			and a tenant or concessionaire entered into after
			the effective date of this Order, require that the
			tenant or concessionaire take actions relating to
			matters within the scope of the contract that
			facilitate DOE’s compliance with this Order.
		
		(14)	Coordinate with their cognizant Program
			Secretarial Officer or Administrator to promote
			the implementation of E.O. 13423 and the
			sustainable environmental, energy and
			transportation goals of this Order and
			DOE O 430.2B in performance standards and
			performance evaluations of relevant DOE personnel,
			such as field office managers, environmental and
			energy program managers, vehicle fleet managers,
			contracting officials, and others as appropriate.
		
		(15)	Ensure all personnel whose actions are affected by
			this Order receive, as part of their ISM training,
			environmental management system awareness training
			that addresses how to implement, manage, measure,
			and continually improve upon the sustainable
			environmental, energy, and transportation
			practices and goals of E.O. 13423 and its
			Implementing Instructions.
		
	e.	Office of Human Capital Management, in coordination
		with other Departmental elements, must develop or
		revise existing DOE directives, policies, and documents
		to accomplish the following—
		
		(1)	Include, as appropriate, training on this Order in
			the standard senior-level management training for
			program managers, contracting personnel,
			procurement and acquisition personnel, facility
			managers, and all employees whose actions have
			environmental consequences or the potential for
			such.
		
		(2)	Coordinate with the SAO, Program Secretarial
			Officers, the Administrator for the National
			Nuclear Security Administration, Administrators
			of the Western Area Power Administration, and
			the Southwestern Power Administration, and DOE
			Field Office Managers to promote the
			implementation of E.O. 13423 and the sustainable
			environmental, energy, and transportation goals
			of this Order and DOE O 430.2B in performance
			standards and performance evaluations of
			relevant DOE personnel, such as field office
			managers, environmental and energy program
			managers, vehicle fleet managers, contracting
			officials, and others as appropriate.
		
	f.	Office of Management, in coordination with other
		Departmental elements, must develop or revise existing
		DOE directives, policies, and documents to accomplish
		the following—
		
		(1)	Ensure property management policies and procedures
			preclude the Department’s disposal of
			ozone-depleting substances (ODS) without prior
			coordination with the Department of Defense.
		
		(2)	Ensure that procurement policies and procedures
			promote the Department’s acquisition of
			recycled-content and biobased-content materials,
			Electronic Procurement Environmental Assessment
			Tool (EPEAT)-registered electronics and other
			environmentally preferable products and services.
			
		(3)	Ensure incorporation of planning and management
			requirements for historic property preservation
			pursuant to Section 3(b)(vi) of E.O. 13327,
			Federal Real Property Asset Management.
		
		(4)	Request through the annual Department budgetary
			process the funding and resources needed to
			implement the requirements of this Order.
		
	g.	Office of the Chief Financial Officer, in coordination
		with other Departmental elements, must develop or
		revise existing DOE directives, policies, and documents
		to accomplish the following.
		
		(1)	Reference DOE’s Sustainable Environmental
			Stewardship goals in the Department’s strategic
			and annual performance plans required by the
			Government Performance and Results Act of 1993.
		
		(2)	Ensure that requests for funding by Program
			Secretarial Officers, the Director, Office of
			Management, the Administrator for the National
			Nuclear Security Administration and the
			Administrators of the Western Area Power
			Administration and the Southwestern Power
			Administration to implement the requirements of
			this Order are considered in the formulation of
			DOE’s annual budget request.
		
6.	DEFINITIONS.
	
	a.	Environmental Aspect: An element of an organization’s
		activities, products, or services that can interact
		with the environment.
		
	b.	Environmental Management System: The set of processes
		and practices that enable an organization to increase
		its operating efficiency, continually improve overall
		environmental performance, and better manage and reduce
		its environmental impacts, including those
		environmental aspects related to energy and
		transportation functions. Environmental management
		system implementation reflects accepted quality
		management principles based on the “Plan, Do, Check,
		Act,” model found in the ISO 14001:2004(E)
		International Standard and using a standard process to
		identify and prioritize current activities, establish
		goals, implement plans to meet the goals, evaluate
		progress, and make improvements to ensure continual
		improvement.
		
	c.	Environmentally Preferable Products: Products or
		services that have a lesser or reduced effect on human
		health and environment when compared with competing
		products or services that serve the same purpose,
		including materials that result in no waste, less
		waste, or less toxic waste across the entire
		life-cycle. This comparison may consider raw materials
		acquisition, manufacturing, packaging, distribution,
		reuse, operation, maintenance, or disposal of the
		product or service. The Environmentally Preferable
		Procurement goal in Attachment 2 of this Order contains
		examples of sustainable acquisition practices.
		
	d.	Field Office Managers: The terms “field office” and
		“field office managers” are used interchangeably to
		indicate the DOE field office with direct management
		and oversight of operational activities, which may be
		performed by contractors or by
		Government-Owned-Government-Operated (GOGO) personnel
		at the site. “Field offices” may have various other
		designations, including operations office, site office,
		and project office. Where multiple levels of DOE field
		organizations exist, applicable DOE Program Secretarial
		Officers and Administrators should determine in their
		ISM system descriptions how to apply these
		responsibilities.
		
7.	REFERENCES.
	
	a.	Executive Order (E.O.) 13423, Strengthening Federal
		Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management.
		ofee.gov/eo/EO_13423.pdf
		
	b.	Instructions for Implementing E.O. 13423, Strengthening
		Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation
		Management. ofee.gov/eo/eo13423_instructions.pdf
		
	c.	E.O. 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management.
		
	d.	ISO 14001:2004(E) Environmental Management Systems:
		Requirements with Guidance for Use. webstore.ansi.org
		
	e.	Title XXXII of P.L. 106-65, National Nuclear Security
		Administration Act, as amended.
		
	f.	DOE Handbook, Chemical Management, Vol. 2, Chemical
		Safety and Lifecycle Management, DOE-HDBK-1139/2-2006.
		
	g.	DOE G 450.1-4, Implementing Guide, Wildland Fire
		Management Program for Use with DOE 450.1,
		Environmental Protection Guidance, dated 2-11-04.
		
	h.	DOE P 450.4, Safety Management System Policy, dated
		10-15-96.
		
	i.	DOE M 450.4-1, Integrated Safety Management System
		Manual, dated 11-1-06.
		
	j.	DOE O 430.2B, Departmental Energy, Renewable Energy,
		and Transportation Management, dated 2-27-08.
		
	k.	DOE O 413.3A, Program and Project Management for the
		Acquisition of Capital Assets, dated 7-28-06.
		
	l.	Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act or
		Title III of Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization
		Act of 1986, 42 U.S.C. 11001, et seq.
		
	m.	Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. 13101, et
		seq.
		
	n.	Office of the Federal Environmental Executive
		Memorandum dated January 15, 2008, Clarification of
		Declaration of Conformance Requirements in Instructions
		to Executive Order 13423.
		www.fedcenter.gov/Clarification Document/
		
8.	NECESSITY FINDING STATEMENT. In compliance with Sec. 3174 of
	P.L. 104-201 (50 U.S.C. 2584 note), DOE hereby finds that
	this Order is necessary for the protection of human health
	and the environment or safety, fulfillment of current legal
	requirements, or conduct of critical administrative
	functions.
	
9.	CONTACT. For assistance, contact the Office of Nuclear
	Safety, Quality Assurance and Environment at 202-586-5680.
	
BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY:


							JEFFREY F. KUPFER
							Acting Deputy Secretary

		CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS DOCUMENT
	DOE O 450.1A, Environmental Protection Program
						
Contractors managing and operating Department of Energy (DOE),
including National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),
facilities are responsible for: (1) compliance with the
requirements of this contractor requirements document (CRD)
regardless of the performer of the work, and (2) flowing down the
requirements of the CRD of the Order to subcontracts to the
extent necessary to ensure contractors' compliance with the
requirements.

As directed by the contracting officer, to assist the Department
in meeting its responsibilities under E.O. 13423, Strengthening
Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management, and
its Implementing Instructions, contractors must—

1.	Develop and implement an environmental management system.
	This system must be integrated into the site’s Integrated
	Safety Management (ISM) system. (See the CRD in DOE M
	450.4-1, Integrated Safety Management System Manual, dated
	11-1-06.)
	
	a.	Each environmental management system must—
		
		(1)	Reflect the environmental management system
			elements and framework found in the International
			Organization for Standardization's (ISO)
			14001:2004 (E) International Standard or
			equivalent, including policies, procedures and
			training to identify operations and activities
			with significant environmental impacts; to manage,
			control, and mitigate the impacts of these
			operations and activities; and to assess
			performance, implement corrective actions where
			needed, and ensure continual improvement.
		
		(2)	Include environmental, energy, and transportation
			objectives and measurable targets that are
			reviewed annually, updated as appropriate, and
			contribute to achieving the DOE Sustainable
			Environmental Stewardship goals found in
			Attachment 2 of DOE O 450.1A, Environmental
			Protection Program, dated 6-4-08, and the energy
			and transportation goals in the CRD in DOE
			O 430.2B, Departmental Energy, Renewable Energy
			and Transportation Management, dated 2-27-08.
		
		(3)	Address tenant or concessionaire activities
			wherever such activities affect DOE’s
			environmental, energy, and transportation
			management.
		
		(4)	Contain the elements of an Environmental
			Compliance Management Plan pursuant to the Council
			on Environmental Quality’s Instructions for
			Implementing Executive Order 13423, page 9,
			section B, including—
		
			(a)	A clear statement by senior leadership
				committing to achieve and maintain compliance
				with applicable environmental protection
				requirements.
				
			(b)	Clearly articulated roles and
				responsibilities related to environmental
				performance at all appropriate levels to
				ensure accountability for less than desired
				environmental performance.
				
			(c)	An environmental compliance audit and review
				program that identifies compliance
				deficiencies and root causes of
				non-compliance.
				
			(d)	Integration of compliance management
				information and resource allocation
				procedures to ensure that audit findings and
				root causes of non-compliance are tracked and
				addressed, including allocation of funding.
				
	b.	The environmental management system must encompass the
		environmental aspects of site operations and
		activities, including environmental aspects of energy
		and transportation functions, and it must promote the
		long-term stewardship of a site’s natural and cultural
		resources throughout its design and construction,
		operation, closure, and post-closure life cycle. The
		environmental management system must address the
		following—
		
		(1)	Sustainable practices for enhancing environmental,
			energy, and transportation management performance,
			as stipulated in Section 3(a) of E.O. 13423 and
			its Implementing Instructions.
		
		(2)	Protection of public health and the environment,
			including but not limited to—
		
			(a)	Conformity with State Implementation Plans to
				attain and maintain national ambient air
				quality standards.
				
			(b)	Implementation of a watershed approach for
				surface water protection.
				
			(c)	Implementation of a site-wide approach for
				groundwater protection.
				
			(d)	Protection of other natural resources,
				including biota.
				
			(e)	Assessment of the hazard of engineered
				nanomaterials and implementation of
				appropriate environment, safety and health
				controls. (See DOE P 456.1, Secretarial
				Policy Statement on Nanoscale Safety, dated 9-
				15-05.)
				
		(3)	Protection of site resources from wildland fires
			consistent with site wildland and operation fire
			management plans that consider the Federal
			Wildfire Management Policy recommendations. (See
			DOE G 450-1.4, Implementation Guide, Wildland Fire
			Management Program, for Use with DOE 450.1,
			Environmental Protection Program, dated 2-11-04).
		
		(4)	Identification and protection of cultural
			resources.
		
		(5)	The conduct of environmental and effluent
				monitoring, as appropriate, to characterize
			pre-operational conditions, and to detect,
			characterize, and respond to releases from site
			operations and activities; assess impacts;
			estimate dispersal patterns in the environment;
			characterize the pathways of exposure to members
			of the public; characterize the exposures and
			doses to individuals and the population; and
			evaluate the potential impacts to the biota in the
			vicinity of the release. Where appropriate,
			conduct an integrated monitoring and sampling
			approach to avoid duplicative data collection.
		
		(6)	Assurance that analytical work for environmental
			and effluent monitoring supports data quality
			objectives, using a documented approach for
			collecting, assessing, and reporting environmental
			data.
		
		(7)	The conduct of appropriate operational
			assessments, such as pollution prevention
			opportunity assessments, of site operations and
			activities to identify opportunities to implement
			sustainable practices as part of achieving DOE’s
			Sustainable Environmental Stewardship goals found
			in Attachment 2 of DOE O 450.1A.
		
	c.	The environmental management system must be validated
		according to the following criteria.
		
		(1)	An environmental management system shall be
			considered fully implemented when—
		
			(a)	The environmental management system has been
				the subject of a formal audit by a qualified
				party outside the control or scope of the
				environmental management system.
				
			(b)	The appropriate contractor senior management
				and DOE field office management have
				recognized and addressed the findings of the
				audit.
				
			(c)	The appropriate senior manager accountable
				for implementation of the environmental
				management system and the cognizant Field
				Officer Manager, have declared conformance of
				the environmental management system to the
				requirements of this CRD.
				
		(2)	Environmental management systems, including those
			already declared under the previous requirements
			of the CRD in DOE O 450.1 must meet the new
			requirements for being “fully implemented” by
			June 30, 2009.
		
		(3)	To remain fully implemented, at least every three
			years (a) the environmental management system must
			be audited by a qualified party outside the
			control or scope of the organization implementing
			the environmental management system, and (b) the
			conformance declaration 1c(1)(c) is renewed, as
			appropriate.
		
2.	Monitor progress toward meeting the requirements of
	paragraph 1a, 1b, and 1c of this CRD, and make such
	information available annually through the DOE
	operations/field/site office to the Senior Agency Officer
	(SAO) and the Office of Health, Safety and Security.
	
3.	Include in site environmental management systems practices
	to maximize the use of safe alternatives to ozone-depleting
	substances (ODS), whereby—
	
	a.	The use of ODS in new equipment and facilities is
		eliminated.
		
	b.	The use of ODS in existing equipment is phased out as
		the existing equipment reaches its expected service
		life, and the maintenance of equipment is conducted to
		prevent or fix leaks.
		
	c.	The replacement of leaking equipment is carried out
		when leak repair is no longer cost-effective or where
		it is life-cycle cost-effective to replace the
		equipment.
		
	d.	Coordination is conducted within DOE and with the
		Department of Defense’s (DoD) Defense Supply Center
		Richmond, a component of the Defense Logistics Agency
		(DLA), as appropriate, before disposal of ODS removed or
		reclaimed from equipment (including disposal as part of
		a contract, trade, or donation). For situations in which
		the recovered ODS is a critical requirement for DoD
		missions, the DOE facility transfers the ODS to DoD.
		(See DLA’s ODS website at:
		www.dscr.dla.mil/ExternalWeb/UserWeb/AviationEngineering
		/Ozone/contact.htm)
		
4.	Assist the Department in meeting the chemical emergency
	planning, release, and reporting requirements of the
	Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and the
	Pollution Prevention Act of 1990, without regard to Standard
	Industrial Classification/North American Industrial
	Classification designations. All other statutory and
	regulatory exemptions apply.
	
5.	Assist the Department in meeting obligations imposed on it
	by E.O. 13327, Federal Real Property Asset Management,
	Section 3b(vi), by ensuring incorporation of planning and
	management requirements for historic property.
	
		SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP GOALS
						
1.	PURPOSE.
	
	a.	To establish Department of Energy (DOE) Sustainable
		Environmental Stewardship goals that advance the
		sustainable practices for enhancing environmental,
		energy, and transportation management performance, as
		stipulated in Executive Order (E.O.) 13423,
		Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and
		Transportation Management.
		
	b.	To integrate sustainable practices into DOE operations
		as cost-effective business practices that will—
		
		(1)	prevent pollution,
		
		(2)	reduce environmental hazards,
		
		(3)	protect public health and the environment,
		
		(4)	avoid pollution control and waste disposal costs,
			and
		
		(5)	improve operational capability and overall mission
			sustainability.
		
2.	GOALS, OBJECTIVES, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES.
	
	The Department is to achieve these performance-based
	Sustainable Environmental Stewardship goals through site
	implementation of the accompanying sustainable practices, as
	appropriate, and their integration into environmental
	management systems pursuant to DOE 450.1A and its Contractor
	Requirements Document (CRD). DOE sites are to consider legal
	requirements, requirements in E.O. 13423 and its
	Implementing Instructions, mission performance, and
	life-cycle costs when selecting specific sustainable
	practices for achieving the Sustainable Environmental
	Stewardship goals. Additionally, sites may identify other
	sustainable practices appropriate to site-specific
	operations and activities, as necessary to achieve the
	goals.
	
3.	PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
	
	Measure progress toward meeting the requirements of
	paragraph 4 of DOE O 450.1A and paragraph 1 of its CRD, and
	make such information available annually through the
	Pollution Prevention Tracking and Reporting System to the
	Senior Agency Official and the Chief Health, Safety and
	Security Officer pursuant to paragraphs 5c(8) and 5d(7) of
	DOE O 450.1A and paragraph 2 of its CRD.
	
	
	
GOAL	REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE GENERATION AND/OR TOXICITY
	OF WASTE AND OTHER POLLUTANTS AT THE SOURCE THROUGH
	POLLUTION PREVENTION

OBJECTIVE	Reduce environmental hazards, protect environmental
		resources, minimize life-cycle cost and liability
		of DOE programs, and maximize operational
		sustainability by eliminating or minimizing the
		generation of wastes and other pollutants, through
		source reduction including segregation,
		substitution, and reuse, that would otherwise
		require storage, treatment, disposal, and long-term
		monitoring and surveillance (i.e., future
		environmental legacies).
		
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

	•	Establish operational assessments, such as
		pollution prevention opportunity assessments, of
		waste generating activities, as objectives and
		measurable targets in site environmental
		management systems.
		
	•	Based on operational assessments, establish
		objectives and measurable targets in site
		environmental management systems for the
		prevention, reduction, reuse, and recycling of
		waste streams generated at sites.
		
	•	Identify through the annual Department budgetary
		process the funding and resources needed to
		implement this sustainable environmental
		stewardship goal and site-specific objectives
		and targets that are not alternatively funded
		through Energy Savings Performance Contracts
		(ESPCs).
		
	•	Participate in voluntary environmental
		partnership programs (e.g., National Waste
		Minimization Program, Waste Wise, National
		Environmental Performance Track, etc.) where
		there is a programmatic benefit from doing so
		(community outreach, technology transfer,
		regulatory incentives, etc.).


GOAL	REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE ACQUISITION, USE, AND
	RELEASE OF TOXIC AND HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS AND
	MATERIALS
		
OBJECTIVE	Reduce environmental hazards, protect environmental
		resources, minimize life-cycle cost and liability
		of DOE programs, and maximize operational
		sustainability by eliminating or minimizing the
		acquisition, use, and associated release of toxic
		and hazardous chemicals and materials, including
		hazardous substances, ozone-depleting substances
		(ODS), and other pollutants, that would otherwise
		require control, treatment, monitoring, and
		reporting.
		
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

	•	Establish operational assessments, such as
		pollution prevention opportunity assessments, of
		activities using toxic and hazardous chemicals
		and materials, as objectives and measurable
		targets in site environmental management systems.
		
	•	Based on operational assessments, establish
		objectives and measurable targets in site
		environmental management systems for minimizing
		the acquisition, use, and disposal of toxic and
		hazardous chemicals and materials to reduce
		releases of pollutants to the environment (air,
		water, soil, biota). For example—
		
		– 	using more environmentally benign solvents and
			solvent-less systems that reduce or eliminate
			the use and/or generation of hazardous
			substances; or
			
		– 	designing analytical products and processes
			that reduce or eliminate the use and/or
			generation of hazardous substances.
			
	•	Employ tools such as the Green Chemical
		Alternatives Purchasing Wizard to identify more
		environmentally benign alternatives and
		substitutes for laboratory-related chemicals or
		processes.
		(web.mit.edu/environment/academic/purchasing.html)
		
	•	Ensure sites’ environmental management systems
		include practices to maximize the use of safe
		alternatives to ODS whereby—
		
		– 	the use of ODS in new equipment and
			facilities is eliminated,
			
		– 	the use of ODS in existing equipment is
			phased out as the existing equipment reaches
			its expected service life, and the
			maintenance of equipment is conducted to
			prevent or fix leaks,
			
		– 	the replacement of leaking equipment is
			carried out when leak repair is no longer
			cost-effective, or where it is life-cycle
			cost-effective, to replace the equipment, and
			
		– 	coordination is conducted within DOE and with
			the Department of Defense‘s (DoD) Defense
			Supply Center Richmond, a component of the
			Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), as
			appropriate, before disposal of ODS removed
			or reclaimed from equipment (including
			disposal as part of a contract, trade, or
			donation). For situations in which the
			recovered ODS is a critical requirement for
			DoD missions, the DOE facility transfers the
			ODS to DoD. (See DLA’s ODS website at
			www.dscr.dla.mil/ExternalWeb/UserWeb/Aviation
			Engineering/
			Ozone/contact.htm )
			
		– 	Implement a chemical inventory tracking system
			that integrates information throughout the
			entire chemical lifecycle covering
			procurement, storage, use, transfer/movement,
			and final disposition.
			
	• 	Identify through the annual Department budgetary
		process the funding and resources needed to
		implement this sustainable environmental
		stewardship goal and site-specific objectives and
		targets that are not alternatively funded through
		ESPCs.
		
	•	Participate in voluntary environmental
		partnership programs (e.g., Adopt Your Watershed,
		Climate Leaders, Green Chemistry and Engineering
		Programs, National Environmental Performance
		Track, National Partnership for Environmental
		Priorities, etc.) where there is a programmatic
		benefit from doing so (community outreach,
		technology transfer, regulatory incentives,
		etc.).
		
		
		
GOAL	MAXIMIZE THE ACQUISITION AND USE OF ENVIRONMENTALLY
	PREFERABLE PRODUCTS IN THE CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS
		
OBJECTIVE	Reduce or eliminate environmental hazards, conserve
		environmental resources, minimize life-cycle cost
		and liability of DOE programs, and maximize
		operational sustainability through the procurement
		of recycled-content, biobased-content, and other
		environmentally preferable products thereby
		minimizing the economic and environmental impacts
		of managing toxic by-products and hazardous wastes
		generated in the conduct of site activities.
		
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
  
	•	Establish environmentally preferable purchasing
		objectives and measurable targets in site
		environmental management systems.
		
	•	Specify environmentally preferable products in
		the acquisition of site supplies and services.
		
	•	Procure the following environmentally preferable
		products, when available, affordable, and
		effective—
		
		– 	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
			designated recycled-content products,
			
		– 	Department of Agriculture designated
			biobased-content products,
			
		– 	EPA Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP)
			Program acceptable substitutes for ODS,
			
		– 	EPA Energy Star® labeled and FEMP-designated
			products,
			
		– 	Other environmentally preferable products,
			such as—
			
			o	Cleaning products certified by GreenSeal, a
				U.S. standard setting and environmental
				labeling organization (www.greenseal.org),
				
			o	EPA’s list of green cleaning resources
				(www.epa.gov/epp/pubs/products/cleaning.htm),
				
				
			o	GreenGuard indoor air quality certified
				office supplies, furniture, and building
				materials (www.greenguard.org),
				
			o 	General Services Administration Advantage
				“environmental aisle” providing access to
				green products online
				(www.gsaadvantage.gov),
				
			o 	EcoLogo, the Canadian government’s green
				product certification mark
				(www.environmentalchoice.com).
				
	•	Utilize American Petroleum Institute (API) rated
		re-refined oil, retread truck tires,
		antifreeze/engine coolant recyclers, water
		recycling/reclamation vehicle wash facilities,
		and biobased lubricants, fuels and
		degreasers/cleaners.
		
	•	Integrate environmentally preferable purchasing
		into new construction and major renovation
		projects, pursuant to the High Performance
		Sustainable Building requirements of DOE Order
		413.3A. Program and Project Management for the
		Acquisition of Capital Assets, and into
		construction and renovation-related general plant
		projects and institutional general plant
		projects, where life-cycle cost-effective.
		
	•	Identify through the annual Department budgetary
		process the funding and resources needed to
		implement this sustainable environmental
		stewardship goal and site-specific objectives and
		targets that are not alternatively funded through
		ESPCs.
		
	•	Participate in voluntary environmental
		partnership programs where there is a
		programmatic benefit from doing so (community
		outreach, technology transfer, regulatory
		incentives, etc.).


GOAL	REDUCE OR ELIMINATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF
	ELECTRONIC ASSETS
		
OBJECTIVE	Reduce or eliminate environmental hazards, conserve
		environmental resources, minimize life-cycle cost
		and liability of DOE programs, and maximize
		operational sustainability through the
		incorporation of electronics stewardship practices
		thereby minimizing the economic and environmental
		impacts of managing toxic by-products and hazardous
		wastes generated in the conduct of site activities.
		
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

	•	Establish electronics stewardship objectives and
		measurable targets in site environmental
		management systems.
		
	•	Specify environmentally preferable electronics
		qualified through the Electronic Procurement
		Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) or its
		successor, in the solicitation and acquisition of
		desktop computers, notebooks, monitors, and other
		electronic products for which there are EPEAT
		standards.
		
		– 	Utilize the EPEAT network to identify specific
			models of desktop computers, notebooks and
			monitors registered by manufacturers and
			vendors as environmentally preferable and
			listed according to three tiers of ascending
			environmental performance and order of
			preference - bronze, silver, and gold
			(www.epeat.net).
			
		– 	Utilize the EPEAT network to identify other
			electronic products (e.g. servers, printers,
			copiers, etc.) registered in the future by
			manufacturers and vendors as environmentally
			preferable.
			
		– 	Strive to purchase EPEAT silver-rated
			electronic products or higher (gold) as
			available.
			
	•	Enable Energy Star® features (power management
		capabilities) on all computers, monitors,
		printers, copiers, and other electronic
		equipment, or to the maximum degree based on
		mission needs.
		
	•	Extend the useful lifespan of computer systems
		and other electronic products through software
		upgrades and use of EPA’s Guidance to Improve the
		Operation of Electronic Products provided at
		www.federalelectronicschallenge.net/docs/oamdm.pd
		f. Strive to extend the useful life of electronic
		equipment to four (4) or more years.
		
	•	Reuse surplus and recycle end-of-life
		electronics.
		
		– 	Utilize the recycling services available
			through the following sources as an
			environmentally compliant means for
			disposition of end-of-life electronics—
			
			o	Environmental Protection Agency Recycling
				Electronics and Asset Disposition (READ)
				Services Government Wide Acquisition
				Contract (www.epa.gov/oam/read/index.htm),
				
			o	Department of Justice UNICOR Electronic
				Recycling Program
				(www.unicor.gov/recycling),
				
			o	General Services Administration Federal
				Supply Service Multiple Award Schedule 899,
				Reclamation, Recycling and Disposal
				Services,
				
			o	Recyclers who meet or exceed EPA’s
				guidelines for materials management; safe
				electronics recycling (www.epa.gov/plugin),
				
			o	Recyclers that are members, in good
				standing, of one or more of the following
				professional associations—
				
				International Association of Electronic
				Recyclers,
				Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries,
				National Recycling Coalition,
				Electronic Industries Alliance.

		– 	Utilize GSA’s Computers for Learning Program
			(GSAXcess) for transferring surplus computer
			systems and other surplus electronics to
			eligible schools (gsaxcess.gov);
			
		– 	Specify in IT contracts for leased electronic
			equipment “take-back” provisions where, at the
			end of the lease period, the equipments is
			reused, refurbished, donated, or recycled
			using environmentally sound management
			practices.
			
	•	Identify through the annual Department budgetary
		process the funding and resources needed to
		implement this sustainable environmental
		stewardship goal and site-specific objectives and
		targets that are not addressed through ESPCs.
		
	•	Participate in the Federal Electronics Challenge,
		the Electronics Reuse and Recycling Challenge,
		and the Plug-in to eCycling Partnership where
		there is a programmatic benefit from doing so
		(community outreach, technology transfer,
		regulatory incentives, etc.).
		
		
		
GOAL	REDUCE DEGRADATION AND DEPLETION OF ENVIRONMENTAL
	RESOURCES THROUGH POST-CONSUMER MATERIAL RECYCLING
		
OBJECTIVE	Protect environmental resources, minimize
		life-cycle cost of DOE programs, and maximize
		operational sustainability by diverting materials
		suitable for reuse and recycling from landfills
		thereby minimizing the economic and environmental
		impacts of waste disposal and long-term monitoring
		and surveillance.
		
SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
  
	•	Establish post-consumer material recycling
		objectives and measurable targets in site
		environmental management systems.
		
	•	Recycle office paper, cardboard, aluminum,
		plastics, and glass.
		
	•	Recycle spent oil, hydraulic fluid, lubricants,
		and solvents.
		
	•	Recycle construction and demolition debris.
		
		– 	Reuse demolition rubble (concrete, brick, and
			other masonry) on-site by crushing the
			material to stone for grading, laying
			utilities, and building roads, driveways, and
			parking areas. Pulverize and reuse gravel
			asphalt and sub-base.
			
		– 	Utilize the General Services Administration
			Construction Waste Management Database to
			identify recyclers of 15 commonly-recycled
			construction and demolition debris such as
			concrete, asphalt, masonry, metal, plastic,
			and wood (www.wbdg.org/tools/cwm.php).
			
		– 	Specify recycling of construction materials
			into new construction and major renovation
			projects, pursuant to the High Performance
			Sustainable Building requirements of DOE Order
			413.3A, and into construction and
			renovation-related general plant projects and
			institutional general plant projects, where
			life-cycle cost-effective.
			
	•	Recycle empty, non-refillable, high-density
		polyethylene (HDPE) plastic pesticide product
		containers.
		
		– 	Utilize the Ag Container Recycling Council
			(ACRC), a non-profit organization to collect
			and recycle professional end-users’ containers
			of EPA registered pesticide products to
			include agricultural, turf, forestry,
			vegetative management, specialty pest control,
			adjuvants, crop oils, and surfactants
			(www.acrecycle.org).
			
	•	Collect spent toner cartridges and batteries for
		remanufacturing.
		
	•	Recycle surplus commodities and by-products.
		
	•	Utilize material exchange programs such as
		Recycler’s World Network (www.recycle.net) or the
		DOE Materials Exchange Network
		(www.er.doe.gov/epic/recycle.html) to transfer
		unwanted materials to alternate users.
		
	•	Identify, through the annual Department budgetary
		process, the funding and resources needed to
		implement this sustainable environmental
		stewardship goal and site-specific objectives and
		targets that are not alternatively funded through
		ESPCs.