EPA220-B-93-002
ACCESS
Express
U S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5, Library (PL-12J)
77 West Jackson Boulevard, 12th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604-3590
Information Access Branch PM-211D
Information Management and Services Division
Office of Information Resources Management
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Printed on Recycled Paper
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CONTENTS
Introduction 1
Publications Contacts 2
Clearinghouses 3
Dockets 7
Records, Libraries, and
Public Information Contacts 8
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ACCESS Express, a quick reference guide to major EPA information
contacts, was developed as a pocket guide for convenient access to
EPA information services throughout the country.
The sections on EPA Clearinghouses and Dockets are organized by
primary environmental topics. The Records, Libraries, Public
Information Contacts section is organized by EPA office location, and
includes contacts at EPA Headquarters, Regional Offices,
Laboratories, and Field Offices. Many of the information resources
listed are contractor-operated.
ACCESS Express is a brief version of ACCESS EPA, a comprehensive
directory to major information services and collections of EPA and
other public sector organizations. ACCESS EPA includes major EPA
databases, EPA scientific models, and State Environmental Libraries.
For each contact point, ACCESS EPA provides descriptions of services
and products and is enhanced with a detailed name, title, and subject
index. An order form for ACCESS EPA is on the inside back cover.
ACCESS Express is available at no charge while supplies last from
EPA's Public Information Center:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Public Information Center, PM-211B
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-2080
(202) 260-6257 (Fax)
EPA VISITORS CENTER
On Earth Day 1992, EPA opened a new Public Information Center
to welcome visitors with an engaging presentation of our
mission and programs. The Center features interpretive displays,
including photographic exhibits, a slide show, access to databases,
and a theater area with videotapes. These features explain EPA's
programs and environmental issues to children and adults from all
over the world. There are also pamphlets and factsheets for further
information. The Center, at EPA Headquarters,
401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460, is at the Metro's Green
Line Waterfront station and is open from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm on
Federal workdays.
Visitors Center Appointments: (202) 260-1077
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Publications Contacts
The majority of documents, reports, and technical material generated
by EPA can be found in one of the following five locations.
PIC houses the EPA
Visitor's Center and
specializes in Agency
referral and distribution
of nontechnical
information.
NCEPI, the central
clearinghouse lor EPA
information resources,
provides copfes of
documents and
muftimedia product*
upon request,
CERI specializes
In the referral and
distribution of
technical documents from
EPA's Office
of Research and
Development.
NTIS collects,
archives, and sells
documents from
a variety of government
agenetesr including EPA.
GPO bookstores
sell government
documents. t3PO also
administers a system of
depositary libraries
nationwide, which make
federal documents
available to the public.
U.S. EPA
Public Information Center
(PIC), PM-211B
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-7751
(202) 260-6257 Fax
U.S. EPA
National Center for Environmental
Publications and Information (NCEPI)
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
(513)569-7980
(513) 569-7186 Fax
U.S. EPA
Center for Environmental Research
Information (CERI)
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
(513)569-7562
(513) 569-7566 Fax
National Technical Information
Service (NTIS)
U.S. Department of Commerce
5285 Port Royal Road
Springfield, VA 22161
(703) 487-4650
(703) 3*21-8547 Fax
Superintendent of Documents
U.S. Government Printing
Office (GPO)
Washington, DC 20402
(202) 783-3238
(202) 512-2250 Fax
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Clearinghouses and Hotlines
Clearinghouses act as central access points for hard-to-locate technical
reports and documents. Many use hotlines and bulletin boards to
provide convenient access for remote users.
AJR AND RADIATION
Air Risk Information Support
Center Hotline (AIR RISC)
OAQPS, MD-13 or
ECAO, MD-52
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-0888
Control Technology Center
(CTC)
Emission Standards Division
OAQPS, MD-13
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-0800
Emission Factor Clearinghouse
InfoCHIEF
OAQPS, MD-14
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-5285
EPA Model Clearinghouse
OAQPS, MD-14
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-5683
Green Lights Program
1850 K Street, NW, Suite 290
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 775-6650
*RTP = Research Triangle Park
Indoor Air Quality Information
Center (lAQulC)
P.O. Box 37133
Washington, DC 20013-7133
(301) 585-9020 or (800) 438-4318
National Air Toxics Information
Clearinghouse (NATICH)
OAQPS, MD-13
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-0850
National Radon Hotline
Radon Division, 6604-J
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(800) SOS-RADON
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards (OAQPS) Technology
Transfer Network (TTN) Bulletin
Board System
OAQPS
*RTP,NC 27711
(919) 541-5742
(919) 541-5384 (Voice)
Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT), Best
Available Control Technology
(BACT), and Lowest Achievable
Emission Rate (LAER)
Clearinghouse
OAQPS, MD-13
*RTP,NC 27711
(919)541-0800
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Clearinghouses and Hotlines
Stratospheric Ozone Information
Hotline
501 3rd Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
(800) 296-1996
HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE
Alternative Treatment Technology
Information Center (ATTIC)
4 Research Place, Suite 210
Rockville,MD 20850
(301) 670-6294 (System Operator)
(301) 670-3808 (System Access
2400 Baud)
(301) 670-3813 (System Access
9600 Baud)
Clean-Up Information Bulletin
Board System (CLU-IN)
8601 Georgia Avenue, Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 589-8368 (System Operator)
(301) 589-8366 (System Access)
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation,
and Liability Information System
(CERCLIS) Helpline
101 M Street, SW, 5201 G
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 603-8884 or (703) 603-8881
Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know
(EPCRA) Information Hotline
1725 Jefferson Davis Highway
Suite 1200 A
Arlington, VA 22202-4163
(703) 412-9877 or (800)535-0202
(800) 553-7672 (TDD)
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman
Program
401 M Street, SW, OS-130
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-9361 or (800) 262-7937
Methods Information
Communications Exchange
(MICE)
Hotline for SW-846 Test Methods
(703) 821-4789
National Response Center (NRC)
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters
2100 2nd Street, SW, RM 2611
Washington, DC 20593-0001
(202) 267-2675 or (800) 424-8802
Records of Decision System
(RODS) Hotline
401 M Street, SW, 5201 G
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 603-8884 or (703) 603-8881
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act/SUPERFUND/
Underground Storage Tank
(RCRA/SF/OUST) Hotline
1725 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 412-9810 or (800) 424-9346
(800) 553-7672 (TDD)
Solid Waste Information
Clearinghouse and Hotline
(SWICH)
P.O. Box 7219
8750 Georgia Avenue, Suite 140
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(800) 67-SWICH (Hotline)
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Clearinghouses and Hotlines
INTERNATIONAL
INFOTERRA
401 M Street, SW, PM-211A
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-5917
SUBSTANCES
Asbestos Ombudsman
Clearinghouse/Hotline
401 M Street, SW, A-149C
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 305-5938 or (800) 368-5888
National Lead Information Center
1-(800) LEADFYI
National Pesticide Information
Retrieval System (NPIRS)
CERIS (NPIRS)
1231 Cumberland Avenue, Suite A
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1317
(317) 494-6614
National Pesticide
Telecommunications Network
(NPTN)
Texas Tech University
Thompson Hall, Room S129
Lubbock, TX 79430
(800) 858-7378 (General public)
(800) 858-7377 (Medical and
government personnel)
Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) Information Service
401 M Street, SW, TS-799
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 554-1404
POLLUTION Pft£VeNTtQN
Pollution Prevention Information
Clearinghouse (PPIC)
401 M Street, SW, PM211A
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-1023
(Reference and Referral line)
Pollution Prevention Information
Exchange System (PIES)
(database/bulletin board)
401 M Street, SW RD-681
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 821-4800 (System Operator)
(703) 506-1025 (System Access)
RESEARCH AND
Office of Research and
Development Electronic
Bulletin Board System
U.S. EPA/CERI
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr.
Cincinnati, OH 45268
(513) 569-7272 (System
Operator)
(513) 569-7610 (System Access)
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Clearinghouses and Hotlines
WATER
Clean Lakes Clearinghouse
1717 K Street, NW, Suite 802
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 833-8317 or (800) 726-LAKE
Environmental Financing
Information Network (EFIN)
401 M Street, SW, H3304
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-0420
Office of Water
Resource Center
401 M Street, SW, RC4100
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-7786
National Small Flows
Clearinghouse
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26506
(304) 293-4191 or (800) 624-8301
Nonpoint Source (NFS)
Information Exchange
401 M Street, SW, WH-553
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-3665
Safe Drinking Water Hotline
401 M Street, SW, WH-550
Washington, DC 20460
(800) 426-4791 (Hotline)
Storm Water Hotline
401 M Street, SW, EN 336
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 821-4823
Wastewater Treatment
Information Exchange Bulletin
Board System (WTIE-BBS)
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6064
Morgantown, WV 26506
(800) 624-8301 (System Operator)
(800) 544-1936 (System Access)
Wetlands Protection Hotline
1555 Wilson Boulevard
Suite 500
Arlington, VA 22209
(800) 832-7828
Inspector General Hotline
401 M Street, SW, A-109
Washington, DC 20460
(800) 424-4000
Office of Environmental Equity
Hotline
401 M Street, SW PM224
Washington, DC 20460
(800) 962-6215
Risk Communication Hotline
401 M Street, SW, PM-223X
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-5606
Small Business Ombudsman
Clearinghouse/Hotline
401 M Street, SW, A-149C
Washington, DC 20460
(703) 305-5938 or (800) 368-5888
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Major EP& Dockets
A docket is a collection of documents used as the basis for EPA
rulemaking actions. The Agency is responsible for providing public
access to information considered in developing rules and seeking
public comment on new draft rules.
Air Docket
401 M Street SW, Room M-1500,
LE-131
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-7548
Drinking Water Docket
401 M Street, SW, Room L-102
NC-4101
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-3027
Federal Agency Hazardous
Waste Compliance Docket
401 M Street, SW, OE-2261
Washington, DC 20460
(800) 548-1016
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
Docket (Pesticides Docket)
(Mailing Address)
Office of Pesticide Programs
401 M Street, SW, H-7506C
Washington, DC 20460
(Physical Location)
Office of Pesticide Programs
Public Docket Crystal Mall,
Building #2, Room 1132
1921 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
(703) 305-5805
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket
Information Center (RIC)
Office of Solid Waste, OS-305
401 M Street, SW, Room M-2427
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-9327
Superfund Docket
401 M Street, SW
Room M-2427, OS-245
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-3046
Toxic Substances Docket
401 M Street, SW
Room G-004, TS-793
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-7099
Underground Storage Tank
(UST) Docket
401 M Street, SW
Room M-2427, OS-305
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 260-9720
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Records, Libraries, anti
Public Information Contacts
In addition to the Agency's headquarters in Washington, DC, EPA has
Regional offices, field offices, and research laboratories nationwide.
These offices maintain a number of local hotlines, clearinghouses,
libraries, and records centers that provide information on a wide
range of issues. Mail codes have been provided where applicable.
Headquarters
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
Locator (202) 260-2090
Headquarters Library, PM-21 ID (202) 260-5921
INFOTERRA, PM-211A (202) 260-5917
Legislative Reference Library, A-102 (202) 260-5425
Law Library, LE-130L (202) 260-5919
National Library Network, PM-211D (513) 569-7183
Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics Library, TS-793 (202) 260-3944
National Records Program, PM-211D (202) 260-5911
Headquarters Records Program, PM-211D (202) 260-5912
11 JFK Federal Building, One Congress Street
CT, ME, Boston, MA 02203
General Number (617) 565-3420
External Programs REA (617) 565-2713
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman,
HRW-CAN2 (617) 573-5758
Small Business Ombudsman, WDA (617) 565-3617
Information Center, PIM (617) 565-3357
Library/LIB (617) 565-3300
Regional Records Program, PIR (617) 565-1495
Waste Management Division, 90 Canal Street
Boston, MA 02203
Records Center (HES CAN 6) (617) 573-5729
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lltecor&s,
Public Information Contacts
New England Regional Laboratory
60 Westview Street, Lexington, MA 02173-3185
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Removal Records Program, EEB-LEX (617) 860-4600
264-2657
264-2515
264-2980
264-4333
285-8842
321-6762
264-2881
264-5354
Region 2 26 Federal Plaza, New York, New York 10278
*&,NV, General Number (212)
Puerto External Programs/Public Affairs, 2EPD (212)
FHfco, Hazardous Waste Ombudsman, 2EPD (212)
Vlff In Small Business Ombudsman, 2PAB (212)
MatldS Public Information Office (Niagara Falls) (716)
Field Office Library
(Edison, New Jersey), MS-245 (908)
Library, Room 402 (212)
Regional Records Program, Room 937 (212)
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Records Program, Room 759 (212) 264-8676
Region 3 841 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
OS, DC, General Number (215)597-9800
MB, PA, External Affairs, 3EAOO (215) 597-6938
VA, WV Public Affairs, 3EA22 (215) 597-9825
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman (215) 597-2842
Small Business Ombudsman (215) 597-9807
General Information Hotline (215) 597-2176
within Region (800) 438-2474
Information Resource Center, 3PM52 (215) 597-0580
Regional Records Program (215) 597-0580
Superfund Records Program, 3HW16 (215) 597-3037
Central Regional Laboratory (CRL)
839 Bestgate Road, Annapolis, MD 21401-3013
Library, 3ES20 (410) 573-2799
Records Program (410) 573-2678
Region 4 345 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta, GA 30365-2401
AL, FL, General Number (404) 347-4727
OA, KY, Public Affairs (404) 347-3004
MS, HC, Hazardous Waste Ombudsman (404) 347-3004
SC, TN Small Business Ombudsman (404) 347-7109
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Records, Libraries, and
Public Information Contacts
Public Information Center (404) 347-3004
Library (404) 347-4216
Regional Records Program (404) 347-2316
Superfund Records Program (404) 347-2930
North Superfund Hotline (KY, IN, GA, NC) (800) 435-9233
South Superfund Hotline (AL, FL, MS, SC) (800) 435-9234
Region 5 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL
11^ Ifcti . General Number
W, UN, : Public Affairs P-19J
OH,W1 | Hotline
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman
Small Business Ombudsman
Library, 12th floor, PL-12J
Regional Records Program, MI-13J
Waste Management Division
Records Program, H-7J
60604-3507
(312) 353-2000
(312) 353-2072
(800) 621-8431
(312) 896-0981
(312) 353-2073
(312) 353-2022
(312) 886-1305
(312) 353-5821
TX
Region 6 1445 Ross Avenue, First Interstate Bank Tower
Dallas, TX 75202-2733
General Number (214) 655-6444
External Affairs, 6X (214) 655-2200
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman, 6H-H (214) 655-8527
Small Business Ombudsman, 6X (214) 655-2200
Environmental Emergency Hotline
(within Region) (214) 655-2222
Library, 6M-ASC (214) 655-6427
Regional Records Program, 6MASC (214) 655-6537
Superfund Records Program, 6H-MM (214) 655-6585
Region 7 726 Minnesota Avenue, Kansas City, KS
JA, KS, General Number
WO, NE Public Affairs, PBAF
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman
Small Business Ombudsman
Regional Action Line
(within Region)
Emergency Response
Library
66101
(913) 551-7000
(913) 551-7003
(913) 551-7050
(913) 551-7519
(800) 223-0425
(913) 236-3778
(913) 551-7358
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Libraries* and \
Public information Contacts
Regional Records Program (913) 551-7527
Waste Management Records Center (913) 551-7515
25 Funston Road, Kansas City, KS 66115
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Removal Records Program (913) 551-5151
Environmental Services Division
Records Manager (913) 551-5211
999 18th Street, Suite 500, Denver, CO 80202-2466
General Number-Region 8 EPIC (303) 293-1603
External Affairs, 8OEA (303) 294-1119
Public Affairs Branch, 8OEA (303) 294-1120
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman, 8OEA (303)294-1111
Small Business Ombudsman, 8OEA (303) 294-1111
Emergency Response Hotline (303) 293-1788
Oil and Chemical Spills
(24 hrs, within Region) (800) 227-8914
Region 8 Toll Free Line (800) 227-8917
Library, 8PM-IML (303) 293-1444
Regional Records Program, 8A (303) 293-1708
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Remedial Records Program (8HWM-SR) (303) 294-7038
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Removal Records Program (8HWM-ER) (303) 294-7039
75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
AZ,CA, General Number (415)744-1305
tH» NV, , External Affairs, E-l (415) 744-1015
American Public Affairs, E-2 (415) 744-1020
Samoa, Hazardous Waste Ombudsman, H-4-3 (415) 744-2124
<3l«Bft Small Business Ombudsman, P-l (415) 744-1635
Public Inquiry Response Line (415) 744-1500
Library (415) 744-1510
Regional Records Program, P-5-3 (415) 744-1517
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Records Center, H-6-1 (415) 744-2165
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Region 10 1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
AK, ID, j General Number
External Affairs, SO-143
Hazardous Waste Ombudsman, HW-102
Small Business Ombudsman
Public Information Center, SO-143
(within Region)
Library, MD-108
Regional Records Program, MD-142
Hazardous Waste Superfund
Records Program, HW-113
(206) 553-4973
(206)553-1107
(206) 553-6901
(206) 553-2949
(206) 553-4973
(800) 424-4EPA
(206) 553-1289
(206) 553-2977
(206) 553-2121
Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC)
26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268-4545
Library (513) 569-7705
Public Affairs/Community Relations (513) 569-7772
Records Program (513) 569-7742
Environmental Criteria and Assessment
Office Technical Information Unit/ORD
Records Management/Information
Services (513) 569-7532
Environmental Monitoring Systems
Laboratory/ORD Records Program (513) 569-7301
Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)/ORD
Sabine Island, Gulf Breeze, FL 32561-5299
Library ' (904) 934-9218
Records Program (904) 934-9226
Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)/ORD
College Station Road, Athens, GA 30613-7799
Library (706) 546-3302
Records Program (706) 546-3302
Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)/ORD
6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, MN 55804
Library (218) 720-5538
Records Program (218) 720-5704
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Records-, Libraries, and
tnformati&n Contacts
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory (EMSL)/ORD
(P.O. Box 93478, Zip 89193-3478),
944 E. Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV 89119
Library (702) 798-2648
Records Program (702) 798-2564
Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)/ORD
200 SW 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333
Library (503) 754-4731
Records Program (503) 754-4582
Environmental Research Laboratory (ERL)/ORD
27 Tarzwell Drive, Narragansett, Rl 02882
Library (401) 782-3025
Records Program (401) 782-3119
National Air and Radiation Environmental Laboratory
1504 Avenue A, Montgomery, AL 36115-2601
Records Program (205) 270-3410
National Enforcement Investigations Center (NEIC)/OE
Building 53, Box 25227, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225
Library (303) 236-5122
Records Program (303) 236-5147
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory (NVFEL)/OAR
2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, Ml 48105-2498
Library (313) 668-4311
Records Program (313) 668-4311
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Library Services Office, MD-35 (919) 541-2777
Public Affairs (919) 541-4577
Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards/OAR Library, MD-16 (919) 541-5514
RTF Records Program (919) 541-3031
Air and Energy Engineering Research
Laboratory/ORD Records Program (919) 541-2922
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Records, Libraries, and
Public Information Contacts
Atmospheric Research and Exposure
Assessment Laboratory/ORD
Records Program, MD-15 (919) 541-2352
Library, MD-80 (919) 541-4536
Health Effects Research Laboratory/ORD
Records Program, MD-70 (919) 541-5157
Environmental Criteria and Assessment
Office/ORD
Records Program, MD-52 (919) 541-3637
Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory (RSKERL)
P.O. Box 1198, Kerr Lab Road, Ada, OK 74820
Library (405) 436-8635
Records Program (700) 743-2224
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