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 ------- CONTENTS Introduction 1 Publications Contacts 2 Clearinghouses 3 Dockets 7 Records, Libraries, and Public Information Contacts 8 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 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) ------- 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) ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 10 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 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 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 ------- 14 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 ------- |