[en] This presentation provides a layman's guide through the labyrinth of regulatory, political, economic, and contractual issues associated with the development of Federal Facility Compliance Agreements (FFCAs). A comparative analysis was summarized from among eight of the major Department of Energy (DOE) Weapons Complex facilities throughout the country, including the Feed Materials Production Center (open-quotes Fernaldclose quotes), Hanford, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL), Kansas City Plant (KCP), Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Mound, the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR), and the Rocky Flats Plant (RFP). Variations in FFCA provisions reflected site-specific characteristics, evolutionary refinements in terms and tactics of negotiation, heightened awareness among the parties as to policy implications, increased participation, and the application of open-quotes lessons learnedclose quotes from implementing practices at other federal facilities subject to the similar tri-party deliberations