Military Munitions Rule- AMMO 68 Answers

During an emergency response, the EOD leader determined it was necessary to transport an item to a secure location and destroy it by detonation. Identify this emergency response type.

letter choice A

Contractors working on-site discovered some used ammunition shells. You decide to store them infinite. To comply with the storage requirements in the MMRIP, you

notify federal, state, and local authorities.

Munitions on a range are not WMM until

picked up for treatment and disposal.

You requested a DDA disposition for some unused ammo. As part of the evaluation, the DDA considers

recycling possibilities.

If your unit is located in California, you must manage WMM according to the Military Munitions Rule and

state and local laws.

What is the purpose of the military munitions rule (MMR)?

to clarify when conventional and chemical military munitions become hazardous waste.

A truck pickup used munition for disposal off-post. The used munitions now become

waste military munitions.

You should keep emergency response record for at least

3 years

Which 40 CFR Part would you research to find regulation requiring storage units to be designed and operated with containment systems and controls for hazardous waste munitions and explosives?

40 CFR Part 265.1201

Which 49 CFR Part would you research to locate treatment, disposal, applicable permitting procedures and technical standards instructions for hazardous WMM?

40 CFR Parts 260 through 270

In which regulation, pamphlet or standard would you locate hazardous WMM characteristics?

40 CFR, Part 261, Subpart C or D

Which of the following is designated as used military munitions (MM)?

40mm grenade fired in function test

A WMM storage facility flooded, and toxic material was washed out into a drainage ditch. You know to notify the DDESB, EPA, and state/local authorities within 24 hours and follow up with a written report within?

5 days.

You requested a DDA disposition om some old but unused ammunition. How much time does the DDA have to respond?

60 days

When does MM become WMM?

All of the above.

Typically, how would munitions Item Managers report to a DDA that a propellant failed its propellant stability test?

An Urgent Notice of Ammunition Reclassification (NAR)

Select all items that are considered as MM.

Chemical munitions and agents Explosives, pyrotechnics, chemical or riot control agents.

When assisted by a Designated Disposition Authority (DDA), which condition code would the DDA provide to identify WMM?

Condition Code V

During cleanup of an explosive emergency, you find some unused rounds. You know the rounds should be evaluated, sou you requested a disposition from the

Designed Disposition Authority (DDA).

An Explosives Ordinance Disposal (EOD) office receives a call from the local police indicating they require a Level 2 emergency response. The police request the EOD obtain an emergency permit. What is the first step the EOD should take?

Determine if a Level 1 or a Level 2 response is required

Which group takes the lead role to declare, conduct, or terminate Level 1 emergencies?

EOD personnel

A unit just lost its Conditional Exemption (CE) authority. To whom do you report the violation?

EPA

Units in which location do NOT need follow the Military Munition Rule?

England

Who determines if an explosive emergency is a level 1 or level 2?

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) specialist

States may impose less stringent requirements than those in the Military Munitions Rule (MMR).

False

You are newly assigned explosive emergency responder at an installation. To be prepared, you should read the

Installation's emergency response plan.

Per MMR and RCRA requirements, certain conditions must exist for an item to be considered a military munition (MM). Select three required conditions that constitute a MM.

Item must been produced by or used by or for the U.S. Armed Services . Item must have been produced or used for national defense and security .

Which of the following characteristics distinguishes a difference between Level 1 and Level 2 emergencies?

Level 2 emergencies do not require immediate response activities

To qualify for a storage CE, your installation must comply with DOD ammunition and Explosive Safety Standars (DoD 6055.9-M) and meet the conditions found in

Military Munitions Rule Implementation Procedures (MMRIP)

Your installation is expanding a range, and you have to update the operational range clearance (ORC) procedures. To ensure you include the most current range management and WMM requirements, you review Operational Range Clearance (DoDI 3200.16) and

Military Munitions Rule Implementation Procedures (MMRIP)

Which regulation clarifies when military munitions become waste and how that waste is managed?

Military Munitions Rules (MR).

Which of the following is WMM?

Munitions turned into Supply Point Amnesty Box

Are DoD units outside the U.S. subject to RCRA?

NO

Select all items not included in the military munitions' definition.

Nuclear weapons and components with warhead included . Munitions not produced for DOD purposes Wholly inert items Improvised explosive devices (IEDs)

When are permits required for scrap medal reactivity treatment?

Only when the material qualifies as hazardous waste and an exemption does apply.

When submitting a Designated Disposition Authority (DDA) Request, what item(s) must you provide if applicable to the appropriate DDA? Select all that apply.

Potential Use Statement. Explanation of Circumstances Statement. Regulatory Status Statement. Availability Statement

You will spend several days firing test rockets on a range and collecting the used parts. By the end of each day, you have all the unused munitions lined up on the ground. Because testing is an intended purpose, the unused munitions are not considered waste and are exempt from the requirements of

RCRA.

During an explosives or munitions emergency response, who must transport munitions from an operational range to another location for the purpose of destruction?

Range personnel

Comply with the Military Munitions Rule exempt you from the requirements of the

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCA).

What document identifies range boundaries and locations of any munitions that landed off-site?

Site Map

Why is range boundary documentation required?

To comply with MMR requirements

Which federal entity governs the Resources Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)?

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency

When it comes to munitions, it is important to know what DDAs are responsible for and what they are not. Select all items/services that fall under DDA authority. Select all that apply.

Unused munitions that are unserviceable Used munitions transported off-range for disposal

Small arms ammunition that were buried with intent to discard belong in which category?

Waste Military Munitions

Based on the MMR, when can normal transportation requirements for hazardous waste (HW) be exempted?

When activities use Conditional Exemption (CE) for transportation

Under the MMR, when can normal transportation requirements for HW be exempted?

When activities use Conditional Exemption (CE) for transportation

A range has a large bin for storing munition waste. when the bin is full, it is sent to a TSDF for disposal. At what point does the munition waste become WMM?

When picked up for disposal

Munitions may be buried on a range if burial is part of

an intended purpose.

MM that lands off-range are considered WMM if they

are not promptly rendered safe or retrieved

Unused munitions become waste military munitions (WMM) when

declared WMM by DDA.

How does the MMR support sustainable range management?

By minimizing potential explosive hazards and harmful environmental impacts and by promoting R3