Military Munitions Rule Awareness Training Course Exam
Answers generated_ Jan 2023
What are the two key provisions of the 1992 Federal Facilities Compliance Act?
It directed the EPA to develop the Military Munitions Rule and created a waiver of sovereign immunity
with regards to federal facilities
How does EPA define hazardous waste?
Those that are specifically listed as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM.
TRUE
T or F? The DDA is the only authority, in most cases, that is authorized to declare unused munitions
items as a waste.
TRUE
Why is it important to define what constitutes a range for the purposes of the MR?
RCRA does not apply to most ordnance operations on an operational range
Who can assist in obtaining emergency permits, if needed, during a Level 2 emergency response?
The installation environmental office
T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA
TRUE
The Explosives Safety Inspection (ESI) program:
All of the above
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
TRUE
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
TRUE
T or F? The use of Condition Code "H" material for and EOD training operation, must comply with all
the requirements of RCRA disposal.
TRUE
, 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
TRUE
T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements
FALSE
Waste generators may employ which of the following measures to identify hazardous waste:
All of the above
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.
TRUE
A solid waste can be a:
All of the above
When is an unused military munition a waste military munition?
When declared so by a Designated Disposition Authority
T or F? Temporary storage during reasonable delays of Level 1 emergency responses requires an
emergency permit
False
The MRIP was designed to:
All of the above
Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions fragments) on
operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________.
Intended use; not waste management
NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This denotes what?
That it has gone through the DDA process and has been declared a waste military munition
What items are NOT regulated by the MR?
IED, wholly inert items and nuclear weapons
During test operation, a warhead malfunctions and is removed from the range/test site. The warhead
is a ______ munition.
Used
T or F? The MRIP applies to all DoD components within the U.S. and U.S. territories.
Answers generated_ Jan 2023
What are the two key provisions of the 1992 Federal Facilities Compliance Act?
It directed the EPA to develop the Military Munitions Rule and created a waiver of sovereign immunity
with regards to federal facilities
How does EPA define hazardous waste?
Those that are specifically listed as such, and those that possess hazardous characteristics
T or F? A munition that is the subject of an Urgent NAR is a WMM.
TRUE
T or F? The DDA is the only authority, in most cases, that is authorized to declare unused munitions
items as a waste.
TRUE
Why is it important to define what constitutes a range for the purposes of the MR?
RCRA does not apply to most ordnance operations on an operational range
Who can assist in obtaining emergency permits, if needed, during a Level 2 emergency response?
The installation environmental office
T or F? Scrap metal can be excluded and exempted from RCRA
TRUE
The Explosives Safety Inspection (ESI) program:
All of the above
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
TRUE
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
TRUE
T or F? The use of Condition Code "H" material for and EOD training operation, must comply with all
the requirements of RCRA disposal.
TRUE
, 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
TRUE
T or F? CE transportation is exempt from all documentation requirements
FALSE
Waste generators may employ which of the following measures to identify hazardous waste:
All of the above
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.
TRUE
A solid waste can be a:
All of the above
When is an unused military munition a waste military munition?
When declared so by a Designated Disposition Authority
T or F? Temporary storage during reasonable delays of Level 1 emergency responses requires an
emergency permit
False
The MRIP was designed to:
All of the above
Flashing, crushing, or shredding of military munitions (including UXO and munitions fragments) on
operational ranges is considered _______ and are ________.
Intended use; not waste management
NARS can be used to reclassify an unused munitions item into condition code V. This denotes what?
That it has gone through the DDA process and has been declared a waste military munition
What items are NOT regulated by the MR?
IED, wholly inert items and nuclear weapons
During test operation, a warhead malfunctions and is removed from the range/test site. The warhead
is a ______ munition.
Used
T or F? The MRIP applies to all DoD components within the U.S. and U.S. territories.
