Military Munitions Rule Awareness Training Course Exam Answers generated_ Jan 2023.
1.What are the two key provisions of the 1992 Federal Facilities Compliance Act? Correct ANS- It directed the EPA to develop the Military Munitions Rule and created a waiver of sovereign immunity with regards to federal facilities
2.How does EPA define hazardous waste? Correct ANS- Those that are specifically listed as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
3.T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM. Correct ANS- TRUE
4.T or F? The DDA is the only authority, in most cases, that is authorized to declare unused
munitions items as a waste. Correct ANS- TRUE
5.Why is it important to define what constitutes a range for the purposes of the MR? Correct ANS- RCRA does not apply to most ordnance operations on an operational range
6.Who can assist in obtaining emergency permits, if needed, during a Level 2 emergency response? Correct ANS- The installation environmental office
7.T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA Correct ANS- TRUE
8.The Explosives Safety Inspection (ESI) program: Correct ANS- All of the above
9.T or F? All states have to adopt the MR as it is a national standards, i.e they must adopt it
"as is" with no amendments Correct ANS- TRUE
10.T or F? Range clearance activities should be scheduled and documented to identify which
ranges were swept, when, by whom, and what items were destroyed Correct ANS- TRUE
11.T or F? The use of Condition Code "H" material for and EOD training operation, must comply with all the requirements of RCRA disposal. Correct ANS- TRUE 12.T or F? The three components of the course's take home message are: 1.) Know when munitions are not a waste, 2.) Know when unused munitions are a waste, and 3.) Know when used munitions are a waste Correct ANS- TRUE
13.T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements Correct ANS- FALSE
14.Waste generators may employ which of the following measures to identify hazardous waste: Correct ANS- All of the above
15.T or F? When a munitions lands off-range and it is not promptly responded to then it is considered a waste munitions item and RCRA applies.
Correct ANS- TRUE
16.A solid waste can be a: Correct ANS- All of the above
17.When is an unused military munition a waste military munition? Correct ANS- When declared so by a Designated Disposition Authority
18.T or F? Temporary storage during reasonable delays of Level 1 emergency responses requires an emergency permit Correct ANS- False
19.The MRIP was designed to: Correct ANS- All of the above
20.Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions fragments) on operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________. Correct ANS- Intended use; not waste management
21.NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This denotes what? Correct ANS- That it has gone through the DDA process and has been declared a waste military munition
22.What items are NOT regulated by the MR? Correct ANS- IED, wholly inert items and nuclear weapons
1.What are the two key provisions of the 1992 Federal Facilities Compliance Act? Correct ANS- It directed the EPA to develop the Military Munitions Rule and created a waiver of sovereign immunity with regards to federal facilities
2.How does EPA define hazardous waste? Correct ANS- Those that are specifically listed as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
3.T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM. Correct ANS- TRUE
4.T or F? The DDA is the only authority, in most cases, that is authorized to declare unused
munitions items as a waste. Correct ANS- TRUE
5.Why is it important to define what constitutes a range for the purposes of the MR? Correct ANS- RCRA does not apply to most ordnance operations on an operational range
6.Who can assist in obtaining emergency permits, if needed, during a Level 2 emergency response? Correct ANS- The installation environmental office
7.T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA Correct ANS- TRUE
8.The Explosives Safety Inspection (ESI) program: Correct ANS- All of the above
9.T or F? All states have to adopt the MR as it is a national standards, i.e they must adopt it
"as is" with no amendments Correct ANS- TRUE
10.T or F? Range clearance activities should be scheduled and documented to identify which
ranges were swept, when, by whom, and what items were destroyed Correct ANS- TRUE
11.T or F? The use of Condition Code "H" material for and EOD training operation, must comply with all the requirements of RCRA disposal. Correct ANS- TRUE 12.T or F? The three components of the course's take home message are: 1.) Know when munitions are not a waste, 2.) Know when unused munitions are a waste, and 3.) Know when used munitions are a waste Correct ANS- TRUE
13.T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements Correct ANS- FALSE
14.Waste generators may employ which of the following measures to identify hazardous waste: Correct ANS- All of the above
15.T or F? When a munitions lands off-range and it is not promptly responded to then it is considered a waste munitions item and RCRA applies.
Correct ANS- TRUE
16.A solid waste can be a: Correct ANS- All of the above
17.When is an unused military munition a waste military munition? Correct ANS- When declared so by a Designated Disposition Authority
18.T or F? Temporary storage during reasonable delays of Level 1 emergency responses requires an emergency permit Correct ANS- False
19.The MRIP was designed to: Correct ANS- All of the above
20.Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions fragments) on operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________. Correct ANS- Intended use; not waste management
21.NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This denotes what? Correct ANS- That it has gone through the DDA process and has been declared a waste military munition
22.What items are NOT regulated by the MR? Correct ANS- IED, wholly inert items and nuclear weapons
