Statement

             This manual reviews regulatory requirements and 
             provides policy guidance to help implement the  
             RCRA program.  The policies set forth in the    
             attached manual are not final agency action, but 
             are intended solely as guidance.  They are not  
             intended, nor can they be relied on, to create  
             any rights enforceable by any party in litigation 
             with the United States.  EPA officials may decide 
             to follow the guidance provided, or to act at   
             variance with the guidance, based on an analysis 
             of specific site circumstances.  The Agency also 
             reserves the right to change this guidance at any 
             time without public notice.
             
             This manual replaces and supersedes the 1993 RCRA 
             Public Involvement Manual (EPA 530-R-93-006).   
             This manual is designed for use by agency staff, 
             public interest organizations, private citizens, 
             and owners/operators of hazardous waste         
             management facilities.
             
             
             Acknowledgments

             The RCRA Public Participation Manual was        
             developed by the Office of Solid Waste, OSW (renamed Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, ORCR, on January 18, 2009) with the 
             invaluable help of a task group comprised of EPA 
             and State regulators, industry representatives, 
             and representatives of public interest groups.  
             EPA would like to thank the members of the task 
             group who provided their able services to this  
             effort.  For a full listing of participants,    
             please refer to Appendix Q.