MCAS Miramar Gap Analysis and EMS Implementation Plan

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• Executive Order 13423 - Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management

• Department of Defense memo, Department of Defense Environmental Management System, April 5, 2002

• Commandant of the Marine Corps memo, Marine Corps Environmental Management System (EMS), March 3, 2004

• Headquarters, Marine Corps, U.S Marine Corps EMS Conformance Guide, December 2004

• Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Environment) memo, Environmental Management System (EMS) Implementation Criteria and Metrics, January 30, 2003

The following roles and responsibilities have been defined, communicated and understood for the EMS program of MCAS Miramar.  The personnel in these positions/roles have been identified as key resources necessary for the effective implementation of the MCAS Miramar EMS.

• Commanding Officer (CO): The CO has overall responsibility for implementation of the EMS, and has delegated authority to the EMS Core Team and EMS Coordinator for executing the process. The CO will be actively involved in management reviews and approval of environmental priorities (objectives and targets) for MCAS Miramar.

• EMS Core Team: The EMS Core Team will provide installation-wide oversight and support to the EMS implementation effort.  Currently, the EMS Core Team consists of members of Environmental Management Department including division directors and the Assistant Environmental Management Officer. EMS Core Team members may designate deputies within their units to work with the EMS Coordinator and Environmental Management Department staff to gather, organize, and disseminate information; develop procedures; and advise, coordinate, facilitate, and monitor EMS implementation.

• EMS Coordinator: The EMS Coordinator will manage and oversee the EMS implementation effort and arrange training, guidance and assistance. The EMS Coordinator is a member of the EMS Core Team and will coordinate communications and EMS implementation efforts among the EMS Core Team, the Environmental Office, and commands/offices aboard MCAS Miramar that are not represented on the EMS Core Team.

• Environmental Office: The Director of the Environmental Office and staff will provide technical expertise to the EMS Core Team, the EMS Coordinator, and practice owners to aid them in fulfilling their roles and responsibilities under the EMS. The Environmental Office will continue to manage compliance, P2, clean-up, and natural/cultural programs and will remain the installation’s single point of contact with environmental regulatory agencies. The Environmental Office plans and coordinates the compliance self-audit, monitors environmental resources, and provides monitoring services to practice owners, as needed.

• Practice Owners: Each installation department and tenant command and their subordinate units and contractors aboard MCAS Miramar will work with the EMS Coordinator and Environmental Office staff to identify their practices and their practices’ aspects and impacts, and personnel responsible for practice control. Practice owners will work with environmental staff to identify and understand requirements found in plans, permits, regulations, and installation instructions relevant to each practice and will maintain a list of the procedures and physical controls the unit uses/should use to comply with requirements and/or to control aspects. They will ensure that existing and new procedures and associated responsibilities and frequencies are incorporated in unit SOPs or separate Environmental SOPs, and that new operators and supervisors are trained in the procedures. As operations change or new practices are added, practice owners will coordinate with the Environmental Office to document pertinent information. Practice owners participate in problem solving as needed and notify their superiors of environmental issues or concerns so they can be brought to the attention of their command’s/office’s EMS Core Team representative for review and action.

• Contractor Support: e2M and The Solution Foundry have been contracted to consult with the EMS Core Team and EMS Coordinator at intervals during EMS implementation. Their support is required through FY05.

The following table presents gaps/deficiencies between the MCAS Miramar environmental management system and requirements contained in the U.S. Marine Corps EMS Conformance Guide and the DoD EMS Implementation Criteria and Metrics. These gaps were identified during a review of MCAS Miramar EMS documentation conducted by e2M and The Solution Foundry during a June 27 - July 1, 2005 site visit. For each identified gap, EMS implementation tasks and activities are planned to ensure that MCAS Miramar satisfies applicable USMC and DoD EMS requirements. MCAS Miramar's execution of this plan will be reviewed during EMS Core Team meetings and the implementation status will be updated to reflect progress. The EMS Self-Audit was conducted and had identified deficiencies for a complete EMS program pursuant to the U.S. Marine Corps EMS Conformance Guide.  Dept. of the Navy NAS Team also conducted an EMS audit.  The deficiencies identified in EMS Self-Audit and NAS audits have been corrected.

2005 EMS Implementation Plan

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