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PURPOSE. This Instruction:

a. Converts Directive-Type Memorandum (DTM) 09-032 (Reference (a)) to a DoD Instruction (DoDI) and cancels the DTM to implement section 317 of Public Law 111-84 (Reference (b)), in accordance with the authority in DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (c)).

b. Establishes policy, assigns responsibilities, and provides procedures regarding the use of open-air burn pits and the prohibition of the disposal of covered waste in open-air burn pits during contingency operations, except in circumstances in which no alternative disposal method is feasible.

APPLICABILITY. This Instruction applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities within the DoD (hereafter referred to collectively as the "DoD Components").