DECEMBER 1992   EPA-ITB-M-92-on ^lEWS FOR, ABOUT, AND BY
   Update on Agency Activities
  EPA Prepares  for Transition
                                                                      LIBrt-
  In his November 3rd concession speech, President
Bush acknowledged the importance of transitions: "I want
the country to know that our entire Administration will
work closely with his (President-elect Clinton) team to
ensure a smooth transition of power.  There is important
work to be done, and America must always come first."
  Administrator Bill Reilly has designated Chief of Staff
Gordon Binder as the lead contact between the transition
team and the Agency, and has asked all EPA employees to
cooperate fully once the transition team is in place. The
Office of Administration and Resources Management has
readied offices for the transition team in the Mall area. As
of the date when EPA InSight went to press, members of
the team were not yet known, nor was the date when they
will arrive. From past experience, though, here are some
things that employees can expect during the next several
months:
                                                                                ~~"""~~——~.     *
                                                  Transition generally means that the appointees~whrr
                                                  serve "at the pleasure of the President" (administrator,
                                                  deputy administrator, AAs, inspector general, general
                                                  counsel) will be asked to submit letters of resignation.
                                                  It is likely that President-elect Clinton will follow the
                                                  tradition of former presidents and announce his choice
                                                  for key Cabinet and agency heads in the December-to-
                                                  March timeframe. Then the nominees will undergo
                                                  ethics and security clearances before being formally
                                                  nominated by the President for Senate confirmation.
                                                  Appointment of new AAs (who must undergo Senate
                                                  confirmation) and RAs (who do not require confirma-
                                                  tion) probably will occur next spring or summer.
                                                  Since a new administrator cannot be confirmed before
                                                  inauguration, it is likely that the White House will ask a
                                                  senior career official to serve as acting administrator at
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  In Brief
  With Gerald Yamada, Deputy General Counsel and Designated Agency Ethics Official, OGC

  Effective October 5 of this year, we have a new Governmentwide system of
confidential financial and employment reporting. As a result of Executive
Order 12674, more employees are expected to be covered by this system. The
new rules are that employees must file a Confidential Financial Disclosure
Report (Standard Form 450) if:
• They are grade 15 or below (most employees were grades 13-15) and
• The Deputy Ethics Official for their organizations (see note at end of article)
  determines that the duties and responsibilities of the employees' positions
  require that they participate personally and substantially in:
                                /  Awarding or administering contracts; or
                                /  Awarding or administering grants; or
                                /  Regulating or auditing any non-federal
                                    entity or other activities in which the final decision or action
                                    will have a direct and substantial economic effect on the inter-
                                    ests of any non-federal entity.
                                   Annual reports are due by October 31 of each year. Covered
                                employees must provide information regarding all financial and
                                employment interests that were held at any time during the previ-
                                ous fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). For FY'92, as
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A QUICK LOOK AT EPA NEWS AROUND THE NATION
EPA LABORATORIES
•  Environmental Monitoring  Systems  Laboratory,
Cincinnati, OH 0 EMSL staff recently developed a new
extraction and analytical technique involving rotenone, a
naturally occurring insecticide which is found in the derris
root. Rotenone is also on EPA's hazardous substances list
(Appendix XIII of the RCRA regulations). The Ohio River
Valley Sanitation Commission uses this insecticide once a
year to kill fish—in a controlled setting—as a means of
assessing the fish population in the Ohio River. EPA used its
technique to determine whether rotenone was present in the
down stream river water. No detectable amount was found.
(Contact: Jim Ho, 513-569-7321)
• Environmental Research Laboratory, Duluth, MN 0 The
October edition of EPA InSight identified 51 ORD winners of
the 1991 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.
The actual count was 52. Missing from the list was John W.
Nichols,, a research toxicologist. John was one of five ERL-D
employees to win a Level II ($2,500) award. (Contact: Bob
Drummond, 218-720-5733)
•  Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory,
Research Triangle Park, NC 0 AEERL has high hopes for a
combustion technology they recently used to reduce nitrogen
oxide (NOx) emissions. Called "reburn," this technology cut
by 60 percent the NOx emissions from a wet-bottom boiler at
the  Ladyzhin Power  Station in the Ukraine. Wet-bottom
boilers are common in Eastern Europe, an area plagued by
air  pollution problems.  However, these boilers are not
amenable to traditional technologies, such as low-NOx
burners. Anatoly Gritsenko, First Deputy, Ukraine's Ministry
of Power and Electrification, recently  announced the
promising results on Ukraine's  national  radio. (Contact:
Robert E. Hall, 919-541-2477)
•  Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory, Las
Vegas, NV 0 At the request of Region 1 earlier this year,
EMSL-LV assisted in a study of the  Massachusetts Bay.
Using side-scanning sonar  about 18 miles from  shore,
researchers located an area where industrial and radioactive
wastes were dumped between 1946 and 1972. Samples of
fish, shellfish, and sediment were collected during the
expedition  and tested for radioactivity at the Las  Vegas
Laboratory. The results of the analyses showed no detectable
radioactivity for the samples tested. (Contact: Terry Grady,
702-798-2136)

EPA REGIONS
• Region 4 0 On November 2, the Florida Pollution Control
Association, Inc., honored Albert B. Herndon, P.E., Chief of
the Industrial Pre treatment Section in Region 4. FPCA created
 an annual award in Mr. Herndon's name and gave him the
 first award. The award recognizes individuals for superior
 performance in the enforcement and implementation or a
 pretreatment program or of industrial waste water
 regulations. (Contact: Norm Black, 404-347-3004)
 • Region 5 0 David A. Ullrich is the new Deputy Regional
 Administrator for Region 5. Formerly the Waste Managemen t
 Division Director, Dave also served as the Deputy Regional
 Counsel for six years. During this time, Region 5 led all of the
 other EPA regional offices in enforcements. (Contact:  John
 Rapsys, 312-353-6693)
 • Region 8 <) Recently, Region 8 and the North Dakota State
 Department of Health celebrated the first clean-up completion
 of a North Dakota Superfund  site on  the National Priority List.
 Located in the southeastern corner of the state, the Arsenic
 Trioxide Superfund Site covers about 568 square miles. This
 site was placed on the NPL in 1983 because of large quantities
 of arsenic-laced bait found in nearby ground water. This bait
 was commonly used during the 1930s and early 1940s to
 inhibit grasshopper infestations. (Contact: Laura Williams,
 303-293-1531)
 •  Region  9 0 This  Regional Office recently joined San
 Francisco's  high-rise recycling program. Instead of each
 tenant in a  high-rise building  (e.g., 75 Hawthorne Street,
 where Region 9 is housed) recycling separately, now recycling
 is a team effort. Region 9 's team includes two other agencies:
 Social Security Administration and Health Care Financing
 Administration. (Contact: Bob Cato, 415-744-1654)
 • Region 10 0 Effective October
 11, Jane Moore became Region
 10's Assistant Regional Admin-
 istrator for  Policy and Manage-
 ment. Formerly with Region 6 as
 Chief of the Financial Branch, Jane
 has been with EPA since 1979 and
 has held a number of management
 positions. (Contact: Jean Baker,
 206-553-1203)


 EPA HEADQUARTERS                      Jane M°°re
 • Office of Administration and
 Resources Management 0 The new Office of Environmental
 Equity (see page 4) is assembling a work group to look into
 environmental issues having gender-specific impact. To date,,
 this work group includes representatives from OAR, OPPTS,,
 OW, OPPE, OIA, and OARM.  Other EPA organizations—-
 bo th field and headquarters—are encouraged to join. (Contact:
 Dona Canales, OHRM, 202-260-8648.)
                                                                                EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992

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                                               In   The  News
  Here And Abroad—

  Severe Weather Emergencies Test EPA's Mettle
  by Kim Fletcher, OSWER/CEPPO

  In the June edition of EPA InSight, we told you about some global emergencies that EPA's Chemical Emer-
gency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO) had responded to—a sewer line explosion in Mexico, an
oil well fire in Uzbekistan.  But did you know that we also provide emergency support here at home? One
example was Hurricane Andrew...
  Hurricane Andrew slammed into the southern coast of Florida on
August 23. Within 24 hours, Region 4 sent an emergency response
team to assess the damage and to contain spilled chemicals from dam-
aged storage tanks and facilities. Region 4 later returned to Florida to
analyze the water quality and  to monitor the air for hazardous debris.
In the meantime, Region 6 sent emergency personnel to Corpus Christi
and Houston, Texas, and Baton Rouge and Alexandria, Louisiana.
Their assessment of the storm's damage confirmed that the Gulf Coast
area was not so badly affected as Florida.
  Two weeks later, Hurricane Iniki struck Hawaii, causing extensive
damage to the island of Kauai. Then Typhoon Brian hit Guam on the
heels of an earlier typhoon (Omar). In both cases, Region 9 sent emer-
gency personnel as part of the federal response. As primary back-up to
Region 9, Region 6 sent an on-scene coordinator to Hawaii.
  Bowdy Train, DAA for OSWER, served as EPA's liaison with the Federal Task Force coordinating the fed-
eral response. Chaired by Secretary of Transportation Andrew Card, this group met weekly in the White
House. When asked by  EPA InSight to comment, Bowdy said EPA was routinely commended for its handling
of the environmental consequences of these events. He added, "It was an honor for me to represent EPA. The
Agency truly demonstrated a high degree of professionalism and technical expertise."
Florida took a heavy hit from Andrew.
  EPA Limits Sale Of Auto Air

  Conditioning Refrigerant In Small Cans

  On November 15, EPA began restricting the retail store sale of
small containers (under 20 pounds) of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
that are used in motor vehicle air conditioning systems. The purpose
of this restriction is to limit consumer ("do it yourself") access to
refrigerants. It also should encourage people to have their motor
vehicle air conditioning systems repaired by certified technicians
who use approved refrigerant recycling equipment.
  Retail outlets selling small CFC cans must display a sign warning
consumers of the restriction. Only certified technicians may purchase
the CFC cans. As part of its enforcement effort, EPA may be sending
out inspectors posing as consumers to retail stores.
  The restriction is part of an EPA final rule (published in the Federal
Register on July 14,1992) that prohibits service stations from releasing
CFCs into the atmosphere during the servicing of motor vehicle air
conditioners. It also requires service stations to recycle the CFC sub-
stances.
  For more information, please contact EPA's Stratospheric Ozone
Information Hotline, 1-800-296-1996.
EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992
       y-fotidays!

           TO ALL EPA
          EMPLOYEES
              from
            Bill Reilly,
          Hank Habicht,
          Carl Gagliardi,
          Charlie Osolin,
           Kym F3urke,
       and the EPA InSight
         Editorial F3oard

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 Human  Reeourcee  Update...
Reorganizations, etc.
  The Office of Administration and Resources
Management (OARM) recently completed a
reorganization, which Deputy Administrator
Hank Habicht approved on October 23. Here
are the major changes:
• The Procurement and Contracts Management
  Division has been elevated to office level.
  New name: Office of Acquisition
  Management.
• The Office of Grants and Debarment was
  created, with the grants and suspension/
  debarment functions managed through
  separate divisions in this new office.
• The Contracts Management Divisions in
  Research Triangle Park and in Cincinnati now
  report to the new Office of Acquisition
  Management.
• The National Contracts Payment Division in
  Research Triangle Park now reports to the HQ
  Financial Management Division, Office of the
  Comptroller. New name: RTF Financial
  Management Center.
• The Program Operations Support Staff has
  been given a broader role in staff support to
  the AA for OARM. New name: Program and
  Policy Coordination Office.
  The purpose of the reorganization is to raise
the visibility and awareness of contracts
                  management throughout
                  the Agency, to consolidate
                  and increase contracting
                  accountability across
                  OARM offices, and to
                  devote more structured
                  management attention to
                  acquisition and financial
                  management. Last July,
                  OARM created a new
                  position to ensure
                  oversight of these
                  functions at the highest
                  levels at EPA: Deputy
Assistant Administrator for Finance and
Acquisition. Sallyanne Harper has been
appointed to this position. Formerly the
Director of EPA's Financial Management
Division, Sallyanne also served as Associate
Sallyanne Harper
                                                                  Dr. Clarice Gaylord
Director of Superfund/RCRA
Procurement.
  OARM has been busy...On
October 29, Hank Habicht
approved the creation of the
Office of Environmental
Equity  (OE2) in OARM.  This
office reports through the
Deputy Assistant
Administrator for
Management and
Administration, Ed Hanley, to
the AA  for OARM, Chris Holmes. Dr. Clarice
Gaylord, formerly with OHRM, has been named
Director. OE2's Deputy Director is Bob Knox,
formerly with OSWER.
  The environmental impacts on racial, ethnic,
and low-income populations are OE2's primary
concern. It will coordinate communication,
outreach, education, and training of the public
on environmental equity issues and provide
technical/financial assistance on equity-related
issues, as needed. (Contacts: Amy Haseltine and
Beckie  Nachtrieb, Management and
Organization Division, Office of Administration,
OARM; 202-260-5000)
                                             "It's come to my attention that you have a life
                                                      outside the office."
                                             Reprinted with permission of Wall Street Portfolio
                                                             EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992

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   ... Human  Resources   Update
  Speaking of Equity.
    Have you seen OE2's Environmental Equity
    Update Memo?  Dated October 27, it was
    sent to all EPA managers and supervisors
    for circulation to employees. It contains
    helpful information about the role  and
    responsibilities of EPA's new Office of
    Environmental Equity.  It also describes
    some of the equity activities that are un-
    derway in the Agency.  Future issues,
    which will be generated as information
    and activities warrant, will also be avail-
    able on Email. If you have any questions,
    please  call Lawrence T. Molloy, OPPE,
    202-260-6357.
    As the  lead story in its premier (February)
    edition, EPA InSight covered some  of the
    Agency's efforts to address environmen-
    tal equity. One of them, a draft report
    that was put together by an EPA
    workgroup, is available in final form
    (Environmental Equity: Reducing Risks for
    All Communities—Volumes 1 and 2). For
    more information, please call Reina
    Milligan or Janice Triplin, OE2, 202-260-
    6357.
  Environmental Tip Of The Month

 "...I would like to tell you about the recycling
 program of (our) club, which consists almost
 entirely of folks with physical disabilities. What
 we recycle is extremely valuable but costs
 nothing—HUGS. It's wonderful to see what a hug
 can do. They are the perfect cure for whatever ails
 you: no fragile parts, no periodic checkups, no
 insurance requirements, no batteries to replace,
 and no payments. They are theft-proof, high
 energy yield, low energy consumption, non-
 taxable, nonpolluting, fully returnable. (They are)
 nothing less than a miracle."
   —Reprinted with permission from Mature Outlook
          Newsletter (November/December 1992).
                      © Meredith Corporation.
  Hispanic Employment Council

  Sets Ambitious Agenda

  EPA's National Hispanic Employment Program
(HEP) Council recently devoted two days to strategic
planning and put together a work plan for the next two
fiscal years. HEP's goals are:
•  Establish partnerships with other EPA programs—
   The Council will work closely with EPA special
   emphasis program managers, and others, to ensure
   that HEP concerns are integrated into Agency pro-
   grams, such as environmental equity, cultural diver-
   sity, and human resources management.
•  Develop strategies to increase the representation of
   Hispanics at all levels in EPA—The Council will
   also monitor and periodically assess the status of
   Hispanic employment and advancement within the
   Agency.
•  Strengthen the role of the Hispanic Employment
   Program Managers—The Council will work with
   EPA organizations to ensure that HEP Managers are
   part of the management team with clearly denned
   duties and responsibilities that are consistent across
   the Agency. Plans are also underway to negotiate
   an approved budget for HEP Managers and to
   develop an orientation and training program for
   new HEP Managers.
  For more information, please contact Mercedes
Olivieri, EPA's National HEP Manager, 202-260-4569,
or one of the following Council members: Council
Chair Lorraine Brando, Region 2; Dennisses Valdes,
Region 1; Marcos Aquino, Region 3; Lupe Pesina,
Region 6; Charles Gomez, Region 8; Raqueline
Shelton, Research Triangle Park; Jan Contreras, Las
Vegas; or Lisa Almodovar, Headquarters.
       "Deck f/?e halls with boughs of holly,
    fa/a/a/a/a, /a/a/a/a. Have that memo routed to
          all departments, Miss Ames."
    Reprinted with permission of Wall Street Portfolio.
EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992

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 More   Good   News
   Green Li
   "Renew^
             am Wins
erica  Award
in Green
7 Lights
   by Bob Kwartin, Director, Green Lights Division, OAR
   EPA's Green Lights Program is the winner of the 1992
Robert Rodale National Environmental Achievement
Award in the air pollution reduction category. The
contest was sponsored by Renew America, a non-profit,
environmental education organization. Every year since
1989, Renew America has selected for this prestigious
award national programs that have made outstanding
achievements in environmental protection. Awards are
given in 20 categories, including food safety, wildlife
conservation, and energy efficiency.
   Administrator Bill Reilly recently praised the Green
                         Lights Program for its "innovative approach" in gaining
                         corporate involvement in protecting the environment.
                         "The voluntary nature of Green Lights," said the Admin-
                         istrator, "has really paid off, both environmentally and
                         economically."
                           Along with other award winners, EPA showcased its
                         achievements at an awards ceremony earlier this fall in
                         Washington, D.C.
                           For more information about this program, please
                         contact Susan Bullard, 202-260-9065, or Brian Symmes,
                         202-233-9719.
Transition
from front cover
   the time that Bill Reilly and Hank Habicht leave EPA.
   In many cases, career DAAs and DRAs will assume
   acting AA/RA positions upon departure of the incum-
   bents.
   AA and RA offices will be asked to prepare materials
   that will enable them to brief the transition team on key
   issues facing the Agency—particularly those that have
   significance during the first six months of the new
   Administration. As a cautionary note, until the incoming
   team states its preferences on issues, format, length, and the
   like, it does not make a lot of sense to crank out papers.
   Jotting down notes, making lists of issues, and other
   steps to get a head start may be helpful. Mike Shapiro,
   DAA for Air and Radiation, is working with Gordon
   Binder to coordinate all programmatic and substantive
   briefings. His mandate is to include all appropriate
   offices and regions on a given issue. The Agency is also
   preparing a description of EPA's management and
   operations, which can be used by the transition team
   and the new AAs to understand how the Agency
   functions.
   Employees may get calls from outside the Agency from
   people saying they represent the transition team, ask-
   ing for what may be sensitive information or materials.
   These individuals may or may not eventually be on the
   team.  But, until the transition team is officially named, such
   calls should be referred to Gordon Binder, 202-260-4700.
   Since transition team members generally are not federal
   employees, sensitive information such as classified
   material, confidential business information, privacy
   information, and non-public enforcement or litigation
                          information should not be provided. If such information
                          is requested, please consult with Gordon Binder. If
                          internal decision-making memoranda are requested that
                          are not available to the public, such information should
                          be provided on a need-to-know basis after consulting
                          with Gordon.
                         In Brief
                         from front cover
                         EPA's Designated Agency Ethics Official, I have
                         extended the date for collecting these reports to
                         Friday, January 29, 1993. The reporting period
                         will remain the same: October 1, 1991, through
                         September 30, 1992.
                           Assets worth more than $1,000 and sources  of
                         income exceeding $200 must be listed  in the
                         report, together with certain liabilities over
                         $10,000, outside positions, agreements and
                         arrangements with other employers (including
                         future employment agreements), and  certain
                         gift and travel reimbursements. Disclosure of
                         amounts is not required.
                           If you have any questions, please contact Don
                         Nantkes or Karen Kucik, 202-260-4550.
                         Editor's Note: The Agency's Deputy Ethics Offi-
                         cials are: AAs (or their deputy/ies) for their
                         immediate office staffs only; RAs (or their
                         deputy/ies); staff office directors; office
                         directors; and laboratory directors.
                                                                      EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992

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  The Gift Of Life
                People  And  Progreee
  by Trish Grice, Region 6

  Earlier this year, I received a virtual clean bill
of health after a medical checkup. This might
not be anything out of the ordinary to many.
But to me, it was a special day...
  About 2-1/2 years ago, I noticed that I was
feeling tired all the time.  I also noticed that I
was bruising a lot on my arms and legs.  When I
decided to see my doctor about these sypmtoms,
I was concerned. But I was so tired of being
tired, I had to  do something.
  The diagnosis: I  had leukemia. The news
devastated me. Still I was blessed, because I
have a twin sister (Alicia Weeks) and now,
thanks to a bone marrow transplant from her, I
have no leukemic symptoms at all. In fact, I feel
wonderful!
  As a result of this experience, I now celebrate
two birthdays  every year—my actual birth date
(August 27) and my rebirth/transplant day
(May 30).
  I  also became a volunteer for the American
Cancer Society's CanSurmount Program. I
spend as much time as possible visiting patients
in the bone marrow unit at Baylor University
                         Medical Center
                         (where I received
                         my transplant). I
                         want them to
                         know that there IS
                         light at the end of
                         the tunnel.
                           What can EPA
                         employees do to
                         help? Get your
                         blood tested for
                         possible bone
                         marrow donation.
                         Then, register
                         with the National
                         Marrow Donor
Program. If you do, it could  mean the difference
between life and death for someone.
  Since 1987, more than 450,000 prospective
donors have registered with NMDP, which aver-
ages about 30 life-saving matches per month.
For  more information, please don't hesitate to
call  the National Marrow Donor Program, 1-800-
MARROW-3.
EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992
  A "People" Story

  About Total Quality...
  by Deb McNealley, Cincinnati/Office of Administration and
  Resources Management

  What did it take to convert an antiquated
publications operation into a modern, auto-
mated clearinghouse?  People—people with a
vision using Total Quality principles. As a re-
sult, we now  have the National Center for Envi-
ronmental Publications and Information, a
central contact point for Agency publications
and information materials.
  One of the  first steps the Center team took
was to set up a customer services group with
total involvement by representatives from each
office served. This  helped the team focus its
efforts on the real problems with the current
operation and to come up with workable solu-
tions.  Now that the Center is up and running,
its staff conducts an annual customer survey to
monitor the quality of its services and to iden-
tify areas for  continuous improvement.
  Located in  Cincinnati, Ohio, the Center pro-
vides an electronic  link to the world of EPA
publications.  For example, contact points  in the
Regions and in the Headquarters program of-
fices can perform a  key-word search for specific
publications and then order them right from the
computer.  This sytem is made easier by the
uniform publications numbering system that the
Center team developed. Also, in the event of a
problem with the system, an Email network is
available to help customers get the information
they need.
  The Center's inventory is now up to almost
10,000 separate publications/information mate-
rials from every EPA program office.  It houses
10 million copies of these materials, with an
average monthly distribution of more than half
a million.
  For more information, or to inquire about
specific publications, please call 513-569-7980 or
7985.

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Leave Year
  Are You Into
  Infonnation Systems?
  It's that time of year again, when EPA conducts its
annual update of the Information Systems Inventory
(ISI). ISI is an automated, easily searchable catalog of over
500 manual and electronic data systems in the Agency.
  If you know of any newly developed systems, or have a
particular system that you would like to share with others,
the ISI is an excellent way to communicate this informa-
tion to EPA employees Agencywide.
  The update is expected to be completed by the end of
this calendar year.  To publicize a system through the ISI,
please contact Jeff Sabol, OARM, Mail Code: PM-211D/
Email: SABOLJEFF/202-260-8974.
  On The Horizon...

  •  Update on Transition       I
  •  New Ethics Rules
  •  International Corner
     —a new feature
  •  Getting the Lead Out       B
Montreal Protocol
Revisited

Contracts In Review
—a new feature
FY'93 Budget: High-
lights and Lowlights
EPA InSight

Bill Reilly
Administrator
Hank Habicht
Deputy Administrator
Carl Gagliardi
Acting AA, Communications,
Education, and Public Affairs
Charlie Osolin
Director, Editorial Services Division
Kym Burke
Editor
Gloria Koch
Field Editor (Dec-Jan), RTP/AREAL
Shelley Levitt
Assistant Editor (Dec-Ian), OSWER/
CEPPO

EDITORIAL BOARD
Labs/Field Offices
Rhoda Ritzenberg, RTP/OSORD
Randy Brady, RTP/OARM
Brenda Thompson, RTP/HERL
Gloria Koch, RTP/AREAL
Pat Sharpe, RTP/AEERL
Bob Ryans, Athens
Carroll Wills, NEIC
Linda Terhaar, Corvallis
Mike Gruenfeld, Edison
Tom Osberg, Env. Photo
Terry Grady, LV/EMSL
Pati Cooke, Cinci/OSORD
Sandy Bowman, Cinci/OARM
Charlotte Cottrffl, Cinci/ECAO
Linda Ransick, Cinci/EMSL
Debbie Ober, Cinci/RREL
Trudy Oliver, Stennis
Linda Elliot, Ada
Bob Drummond, Duluth
Jan Prager, Narragansett
Betty Jackson, Gulf Breeze
William Witson, Gulf of Mex.
Charles Petko, Montgomery
Regions
Frank Mclntyre, Region 1
Paul Hedley, Region 2
Carolyn Szumal, Region 3
Norman Black, Region 4
John Rapsys, Region 5
Linda Thompson, Region 6
Rowena Michaels, Region 7
Linda Adams, Region 8
John Duff, Region 9
Jean Baker, Region 10
Headquarters
Betty Wonkovich, AO
Karen Smith, OAR
Craig Hooks, OARM
Robin Grove, OCLA
Sandie Friedland, OCR
Bill Frank, OE
Wanda Ford, OEX
Craign Annear, OGC
Dale Medearis, OIA
Tom Maloney, OIG
Edgar Thornton, OPPE
Tom Kean, OPPTS
Fred Blosser, ORD
Lou Kerestesy, OROS/LR
Scott McMurray, OSWER
Vicky Green, OW

DESIGN SERVICES
Steve Delaney, OCEPA
Enigma Concepts Inc.
                                                                              EPA InSight • DECEMBER 1992

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