(a) Administrative support. Subject to the availability of funding, the installation shall provide administrative support to establish and operate a RAB.
(b) Eligible administrative expenses for a RAB. The following activities specifically and directly associated with establishing and operating a RAB shall qualify as an administrative expense of a RAB:
(1) RAB establishment.
(2) Membership selection.
(3) Training if it is:
(i) Site specific and benefits the establishment and operation of a RAB.
(ii) Relevant to the environmental restoration activities occurring at the installation.
(4) Meeting announcements.
(5) Meeting facilities.
(6) Meeting facilitators, including translators.
(7) Preparation of meeting agenda materials and minutes.
(8) RAB-member mailing list maintenance and RAB materials distribution.
(c) Funding. Subject to the availability of funds, administrative support to RABs may be funded as follows:
(1) At active installations, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using funds from the Military Component's Environmental Restoration accounts.
(2) At BRAC installations, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using BRAC funds.
(3) At FUDS, administrative expenses for a RAB shall be paid using funds from the Environmental Restoration account for the Formerly Used Defense Sites program.
Community members of a RAB or TRC may request technical assistance for interpreting scientific and engineering issues with regard to the nature of environmental hazards at the installation and environmental restoration activities conducted, or proposed to be conducted, at the installation in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2705(e) and the TAPP regulations located in 32 CFR Part 203.
The installation at which a RAB is established shall document the activities and meeting minutes and record the administrative expenses associated with the RAB in the information repository at a publicly accessible location. Installations shall use internal department and Military Component-specific reporting mechanisms to submit required information on RAB activities and expenditures.