Unrted States Solid Waste and
Environmental Protection Emergency Resonse EPA530-F-95-021
Agency . (5305W) October1995
Office of Solid Waste
&EPA Environmental Fact
Sheet
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE
REORGANIZED—SEPTEMBER 30,1995
-. Thanks to intensive efforts at all staff levels to streamline operations, the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Solid Waste (OSW) is "new and improved." OSWs.
organisational culture is better designed to reflect and support the programmatic objectives
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The reorganization will result
in:
increased emphasis on risk and economic assessment in RCRA decision-making;
a clear focus on nonhazardous industrial waste;
more employee empowerment; • .
enhanced customer service; and ;
greater efficiency through teamwork and a. flatter hierarchy.
The new OSW maintains the traditional structure of an office director, deputy director,
and six divisions. Streamlining makes branch chiefs first line supervisors, and places sec-
tion chiefs and deputy division directors in technical, nonsupervisory roles. A fresh compo-
nent of the reorganization creates a team-based work environment where staff have the
necessary authority to do their jobs. Standing teams and project teams will operate within
and across branch and division lines, providing better continuity and customer service.
A detailed organizational chart is attached. Some divisions have been reorganized, re-
named, or bothj and a new division has been added.
The Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division (MISWD) is reconfigured and con-
solidated into three branches: Industrial and Extractive Wastes Branch (formerly special
wastes branch in the Waste Management Division), Municipal Waste Reduction Branch,
and Municipal Information and Analysis Branch.
Permits and State Programs Division (PSPD) reduces the number of branches from five
to three: Permits Branch, Corrective Action Programs Branch, and Federal, State, and
Tribal Programs Branch. ,
The Characterization and Assessment Division has been renamed to the Hazardous
Waste Identification Branch (HWID). HWID maintains three branches, which have been
realigned to better reflect their work: Generator and Recycling Branch (formerly the Regu-
latory Development Branch), Waste Identification Branch, and International and Special
Projects Branch (newly formed). ,
The Communications, Analysis, and Budget Division has become the Communications,
Information, and Resources Management Division (CIRMD). This division is streamlined
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into three branches: Communications Services Branch, Resources Management Branch,
and Information Management Branch.
The new Economics, Methods, and Risk Analysis Division (EMRAD) gives OSW the
opportunity to reinvent its use of science, high quality data, economic impact information,
and cost benefit analysis in the regulatory and policy development process. This division
melds the former Technical Assistance Branch and the Regulatory Analysis Branch. It has
one supervisor and no branches because of its small size.
The Hazardous Waste Management Division is now the Hazardous Waste Minimization
and Management Division (HWMMD). Individuals have been realigned and the number
of branches is reduced to three: Waste Treatment Branch, Waste Minimization Branch,
and Analysis and Information Branch. The Special Wastes Branch has been incorporated
into MISWD, which more accurately reflects the nature of the work.
More Information
The fact sheet is available in electronic format on the Internet through the EPA Public
Access Server. For additional information, call the RCRA Hotline. Callers within the
Washington Metropolitan Area must dial 703-412-9810 or TDD 703-412-3323 (hearing
impaired). Long-distance callers may call 1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672. The
RCRA Hotline is open Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time.
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OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE
MICHAEL SHAPIRO, Director
Nancy Beeler, Ex. Office Mgr.
ELIZABETH COTSWORTH, Deputy Director
Sharon Brent, EX. Office Mgr. :
WSMRm. 2101 Phone:260-4627
MC: 5301 FAX: 260-9355
SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
WSMRm. 2102
Gail Cooper
David Hockey
Allen Maples
Carol Weisner
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MUNICIPAL AND
INDUSTRIAL SOLID
WASTE
DIVISION
BRUCE WEDDLE,
Director
ROBERT BELLINGER,
Associate Director
Tonya Barnet, Off. Mgr.
CS/8A Floor
MC: 5306W 308-8254
FAX: 308-8686
MUNICIPAL INFORMA-
.. TON AND ANALYSIS
BRANCH
THEA McMANUS, Chief
CS/8thFlr 308-8383
MUNICIPAL WASTE
" REDUCTION BRANCH
TEHHY GROGAN, Chief '-
CS/8thFlr 308-8300
INDUSTRIAL AND
EXTRACTIVE WASTES
BRANCH
RICHARD KINCH, Chief
CS/8th Fir 308-8424
PERMITS AND STATE
PROGRAMS
DIVISION
MATT HALE, Director
~ STEPHEN HEARE,
Associate Director
Cheryl WiBianjs, Off. Mgr.
CS/7th Floor
MC:5303W 308-8404
FAX- 308-8617
PERMITS BRANCH
FRANK MCAUSTER, Chief
CS/7th Fir 308-8196
CORRECTIVE ACTION.
PROGRAMS BRANCH
ROBERT HALL, Chief
CS/7th Fir 308-8432
FEDERAL, STATE,
AND TRIBAL
PROGRAMS BRANCH
MlCHAELLE WaSON, Chief
- CS/7th Fir 308-8790
HAZARDOUS
WASTE
IDENTIFICATION
DIVISION
DAVID BUSSARD, *'
Director
MICHAEL FLYNN,
Associate Director
Brenda Marshall,
Off. Mgr.
WSM/SE 240
MC: 5304 260-4637
FAX: 260-0225
WASTE IDENTIFICA-
TION BRANCH
RICK BRANDIS, Chief
wpM/aE 248
260-4770
.GENERATOR AND
RECYCLING BRANCH
MIQHELE ANDERS, Chief
WSM/SE242
OAfi-ft^l fintaw!w,\
INTERNATIONAL AND
SPECIAL PROJECTS
BRANCH
ROBERT TONETTI, Chief
WSM/SE212
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COMMUNICATIONS,
INFORMATION, AND
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
LORETTA MARZETTI,
Director
JUDY KERTCHER,
Associate Director
Carole Holland, Off.Mgr.
" CS/8th Floor
MC:5305W. 308-8730
FAX: 308-7904
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
BRANCH
MYRA GALBREATH, Chief
CSmhFlr 308-7815
COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES BRANCH
BARBARA ROTH, Chief
CS/8AFlr 308-7812
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
BRANCH
MIKE IDOL, Chief
CS/8th Fir 308-8721
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HAZARDOUS WASTE
MINIMIZATION AND
MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
JIM BERLOW, Director
LAURA LOPEZ,
Associate Director
Margaret Atchison,
Acting Off. Mgr.
CS/6th Floor
MC: 5302W 308-8414
FAX: 308-8433
WASTE MINIMIZATION
BRANCH
DONNA PEHLA, Chief
Cb/pth rlr aOo-8402
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WASTE TREATMENT
BRANCH
MIKE PETOUSKA, Chief
CS/6thFlr 308-8434
ANALYSIS AND
INFORMATION BRANCH
SARA RASMUSSEN, Chief
' CS/7thFlr 308-8482
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ECONOMICS,
METHODS, AND RISK
ASSESSMENT
DIVISION
BARNES JOHNSON,
Acting Director
(Vacant), Associate
Director
Susan Fowler, Off. Mgr.
WSM/SE256
MC: 5305 260-2791
FAX: 26.0-0284
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