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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
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MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: OSWER Directives System Fact Sheet
FROM:
OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
TO:
Thad Juszczak, Director
Resource Management Sta
OSWER Directives Regionai-'Cocordinators, Regions I-X
The purpose of this memorandum is to transmit to you a fact
sheet which we developed on the OSWER Directives System and OSWER
Directives. The fact sheet explains: what is the OSWER Directives
System; what is an OSWER Directive; what do the Directive numbers
represent; who has responsibility for maintaining Directives; and
how to obtain an OSWER Directive. Since more and more people are
relying on the OSWER Directives System for information, this fact
sheet should be beneficial in informing your Regional staff and
others about the OSWER Directives System and OSWER Directives. We
hope that this fact sheet assists you in the day-to-day operation
and administration of the OSWER Directives |ystem in your Region.
With your continued support, we will strive to make the system even
better.
If you have any questions or comments, please call
Johnsie Webster at 382-4510. We look forward to hearing from you.
Attachment
cc: Don Clay
Christian Holmes
Mary Gade
Waste Management Division Directors, Regions I-X
OSWER Office Directors
Betty VanEpps
Darlene Williams
Beverly Thomas •'- : >' ••-'--' -1 ?-';t'-:.tion ^'nc'y
Jennifer Barker ; :. •-ary urL-;.)
Jennifer Little, EPA Librarian • r..,.-.^,:: street. Room 1670
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Johnsie Webster
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OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE (OSWER)
DIRECTIVES SYSTEM
v>EPA
MARCH 1990
This fact sheet explains:
o What is the OSWER Directives System?
o What is an OSWER Directive?
o What do the Directive Numbers
represent?
o Who maintains OSWER Directives?
o How do you obtain an OSWER Directive?
Additional information on the OSWER Directives
System is provided in the OSWER Directive
System Manual (OSWER Directive #9013.15-03)
WHAT IS THE OSWER DIRECTIVES
SYSTEM ?
The OSWER Directives System provides a
systematic process for identifying and effectively
communicating policy and procedures for
OSWER programs. The OSWER Directives
System index is automated using dBASE in, a
database management system. The OSWER
Directives System database allows quick and easy
access to information on documents.
The OSWER Directives System is designed to:
o Pro vide a mechanism to track and manage
all current program policy and guidance
related to implementation in the Regions
and States
o Provide access to information through
themaintenanceofacomprehensiveindex
of valid directives
o Provide a central Headquarters and
Regional location for all OSWER
directives
o Eliminate confusion and inefficiencies
resulting from unclear identification and
communication of policy
o Allow cross-Regional access to policy
interpretation or individual decisions
o Indentify the relationship and/ or overlap
between policies which may influence
implementation
WHAT IS AN OSWER DIRECTIVE ?
An OSWER Directive is an OSWER-originated
written communication that provides program
or management policy, procedural guidelines,
program guidance, delegations and redelegations
of authority, and OSWER-specific expansions of
Agencywide administrative Directives may be
in the form of memoranda, letters, notices,
handbooks, or manuals.
WHAT DO THE DIRECTIVE NUMBERS
REPRESENT ?
The OSWER Directives classification numbering
system is an expansion of the Agencywide
classification numbering system. The OSWER
Directives numbering system has been tailored
to OSWER's major program activities. Each
program office has been assigned a block of
numbers for tracking their publications. The
numbers represent the program under which the
Directive is developed and subject area as defined
by the program under which the directive is
developed. The numbering system provides a
classification for Directives as follows:
Program Number
Administrative (AASWER) 9000 - 9199
Superfund Response (OERR) 9200 - 9399
RCRA (OSW) 9400 - 9599
Underground Storage 9600 - 9799
Tanks (OUST)
Superfund Enforcement 9800 - 9899
(OWPE)
RCRA Enforcement 9900 - 9999
(OWPE)
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WHO HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR
MAINTAINING DIRECTIVES ?
An individual within each OSWER Program
Office and Region has been assigned the
responsibility of managing and maintaining the
OSWER Directives System within his/her office.
These individuals are referred to as Headquarters
Directives Coordinators and Regional Directives
Coordinators. Below is a list of Directives
Coordinators:
Regional Directives Coordinators
Fran Picardo - Region I
Chris Sebastian - Region n
Donna Sutsko - Region HI
Rose Gray - Region IV
Denise Reape - Region V
Helen Newman - Region VI
Jennifer Anderson -
Region VII
Carol Macy - Region Vffl
Deborra Samuals -
Region DC
Julie McLean - Region X
HQ Directives Coordinators
Johnsie Webster (AASWER)
Betty VanEpps (OERR)
Jennifer Barker (OSW)
Beverly Thomas (OUST)
Darlene Williams (OWPE)
(617) 833-1700
(212) 264-5256
(215) 597-8182
(404) 257-3454
(312) 353-8987
(214) 255-6740
(913) 757-2852
(303) 564-1281
(415) 454-8104
(206) 399-1905
(202) 382-4510
(202) 475-8864
(202) 475-9350
(202) 475-9719
(202) 475-9810
HOW DO YOU OBTAIN AN OSWER
DIRECTIVE ?
Dockets have been established to provide a
centralized location for tracking policy and
guidance documents and to disseminate public
information materials. OSWER Directives can be
obtained by calling or writing to:
Superfund Docket and Information Center
(Numbers 9200-9399)
OS-245
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-6940
RCRA Information Center (Numbers 9400-9599)
OS-305
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 475-9327
Underground Storage Tanks Docket (Numbers
9600-9799)
OS-240
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 475-9720
There are no dockets for Directive Numbers 9000-
9199 and 9800-9999. These Directives can be
obtained by writing to:
Freedom of Information Office
A-101
401 M Street, SW
Washington, DC 20460
(202) 382-4048
ADDITIONAL SOURCES FOR OBTAINING
DIRECTIVES
EPA Headquarters Library, (202) 382-5934
EPA Regional Libraries
Regional Directives Coordinators
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