MARCH 1993 EPAHS N 93 003 NEWS FOf ABOUT, AND BY
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EPA EMPLOYEES
Administrator Fills Two Top Posts
EPA Administrator Carol Browner has
named Loretta Ucelli as Associate
Administrator for Communications,
Education, and Public Affairs. Loretta is also
serving as the Agency's chief spokesperson.
Born in Staten Island, NY, Loretta began her
career in communications after graduating from
West Virginia University. Before she worked on
President Clinton's transition team, Loretta
held a number of senior positions in
communications, including communications
director for a pro-choice organization, vice
president for public affairs for the National
Association of Broadcasters, and director of
communications for the American Federation of
Government Employees. "Unlike the
Administrator," Loretta told her employees
recently, "I don't jog, bike, or knit. But one
thing we do have in common: we're happy to be
here!"
Administrator Browner has also announced
her selection of Bob Hickmott as Associate
Administrator for Congressional and Legislative
Affairs. In this position, Bob serves as the principal
advisor to the Administrator on all congressional
and legislative matters. A summa cum laude
graduate of Boston University, Bob received his law
degree from Georgetown
University. A native of Wilmington,
Delaware, Bob was chief of staff for
former Senator Tim Wirth (D-CO),
political affairs director for
Congoleum Corporation, and public
affairs counsel for E.I. duPont
Company.
As EPA InSight went to press,
a number of the Administrator's
key staff positions had been
filled. In alphabetical order,
the new employees are:
Cathy Chung, Special
Assistant
Chuck Fox, Special
Assistant
Ann Hardison, Deputy
Chief of Staff
Cheryl Holstrom,
Confidential Assistant
David Maloney, Associate
Deputy Administrator
Allison Rainey, Special Assistant
Leigh Shein, White House Liaison
Mike Vandenbergh, Special Assistant
Bob Hickmott
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HEADS UP 2
WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH 3
ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS 4/5
EARTH DAY 6
PEOPLE AND PROGRESS 7
CALENDAR 8
Senator Glenn Convenes Hearing
Will EPA Be Promoted To Cabinet Status?
On February 18, EPA Administrator Carol
Browner testified before the Senate
Committee on Governmental Affairs on
elevating the Agency to Cabinet status. "It is time,"
she said, "for a Department on the environment to
function as a permanent and equal partner in the
President's Cabinet."
The Committee Chairman, Senator John Glenn
(D-OH), called for a prompt elevation of the Agency
and said that his legislation, S.171, would establish a
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tteade Up
A QUICK LOOK AT EPA NEWS AROUND THE NATION
EPA HEADQUARTERS
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 0 The
Senior Executive Association Professional Development League
recently honored Rich Guimond, Acting AAforOSWER. Rich
was one of seven winners of the 1992 Executive Excellence
Award for Executive Achievement. Only 50 executives have
received this award since it was first presented in 1985Rich is
the first winner for EPA. Rear Admiral Guimond is an Assistant
Surgeon General in theU.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and the
highest ranking PHS Officer in EPA. (Contact: Scott McMurray,
202-260-4527.)"
Office of Information Resources Management, OARM 0
March 10 is EP A's Computer Security Awareness Day. From
9 AM to 4:45 PM that day, in the EPA Auditorium, government
and private industry experts will discuss computer security
issues affecting EPA. EPA employees are invited to attend
first come, first served. (Contact: Don McGinnis, 202-260-8671.)
Office of the Comptroller, OARM 0 Al Pesachowitz,
Acting Comptroller, sent a memo to all Headquarters
employees dated January 22 about the new ATM Travel
Advance Program in Headquarters. This program will enable
Diners Club cardholders to obtain travel advances before and
while they are in travel status through Citicorp's Automatic
Teller Machines (ATM). A four percent transaction fee will be
charged for each travel advance. (Contact: A designated Program
Office ATM Coordinator or Customer Assistance, Room
3407M, 202-260-5116.)
Office of Civil Rights 0 The Black Employment Advisory
Council will launch its new "Distinguished Scientist Program"
on March 24 in the EPA Auditorium from 10 AM to noon. Dr.
Kenneth Olden, Director of the National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences in RTP, NC, will be the guest
speaker. EPA employees are invited to attendfirst come, first
served. (Contact: Darlene Watford, 202-260-7891)
EPA REGIONS
Region 1 0 EPA recently took its first enforcement actions
under a major Clean Air Act requirement (see EPA SnSiglit,
December 1992): small containers (fewer than 20 pounds) of
motor vehicle air conditioning refrigerant containing
stratospheric ozone-depleting substances (such as CFCs) may
only be sold or distributed to technicians properly trained and
certified to operate refrigerant recycling equipment. Region 1
inspectors, who discovered the violations during a series of
unannounced inspections at 12 retail outlets, posed as customers.
The proposed penalties ranged from$7,000 to$30,000.
(Contact: Frank Mclntyre, 617-565-9028.)
Region 5 0 On January 10, Region 5
employee Larry Wimbley died of a heart
attack. Larry was a supply clerk in the region's
Facilities Management Branch who joined EPA
almost 14 years ago. In "Inside Story," Region
5's employee newsletter, editor John Rapsys
said, "Larry will be remembered by his friends
at EPA as a quiet guy, quick with a smile, and
Renee Nicholas
ready to lend a helping hand...(We) extend sincere condolences
to his family, relatives, and friends." (Contact: John Rapsys,
312-886-6693.)
Region 10 0 Each month,
Region 10's Public Information
Center (PIC) answers an
average of 3,000 telephone calls
and distributes an average of
almost 12,000 brochures.
Originally, thisoperation began
in November 1990 with only
oneperson, Region 10 employee
Renee Nicholas, answering a
toll-free number. Now a staff of
five uses computerized
databases to locate subject
experts, order documents, and answer callers' questions on
many environmental subjects. (Contact: Renee Nicholas, 206-553-
1200.)
EPA LABORATORIES
Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory,
Cincinnati, OH 0 Scientists at EMSL are working on a model to
predict the risks of soil contaminants to predatory mammals
and birds. The first stage of their research involves earthworms
and shrews The Least Shrew is heavily exposed to soil
contaminants and accumulates them through a diet of soil-
dwelling invertebrates (e.g., earthworms). The shrew then
serves as a source of contaminants to larger mammals and birds
who prey on them. The research is expected to be completed by
1995. (Contact: Dr. Bernard Daniel, 513-569-7401.)
Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory,
Research Triangle Park, NC 0 The Thai Embassy recently
requested urgent technical assistance in addressing an air
pollution emergency m Northern Thailand (see EPA InS/giit,
January 1993). The emergency is believed to be caused by 11
power plants burning lignite. AEERL is providing air pollution
control technology expertise and leading a five-member
Environmental Action Team in Thailand to assess the pollution
problems. The team includes an epidemiologist from ORD;
two monitoring specialists from the World Health Organization;
and a control technology specialist from the Department of
Energy. (Contact: Richard Stern, 919-541-2973.)
Environmental Research Laboratory, Athens, GA 0
The ERL-A Director, Dr. Rosemarie Russo, is the new Chair of
the Agency's Scientific and Technical Careers Advisory
Committee. Dr. Elizabeth Leovey of OPPTS is Vice
Chair. Thiscommitteewasestablished in 1985 to advise
the Administrator and the Office of Human Resources
-*' Management on ways to improve the quality of workkfe
for EPA's scientific and technical staff. Committee
initiatives include a sabbatical program for non-SES
employees and greater outreach to the Agency's
scientific and technical employees. (Contact: Bob
Ryans, 706-546-3306.)
Dr Rosemarie Russo
EPA InSight MA.RCH 1993
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Women's History Month At EPA
Up The Ladder With GLO
Carol Glasgow
and Laurie Remer
by Carol E Glasgow, Ph.D. OPPTS
EPA's GLO Program is alive and well and
gearing up for its llth straight class (see
below). What does GLO stand for'
Greater Leadership Opportunities. That's
what the program is designed to provide its
graduates, who are primarily female and
minority mid-level employees with
supervisory potential
Started in 1988, GLO is a year-king
training program with several key
elements:
Each participant selects a mentor,
usually a senior-level Agency
employee, to give advice and
support, as needed.
Participants are strongly encouraged to develop networking skills, both
within and outside the Agency
One of the most exciting opportunities offered by the program is a rotation
assignment to another program office From this experience, participants can
acquire a broader understanding of the Agency's functions.
Another popular feature for participants is "shadowing" a member of El'A's
Senior Executive Service.
Of course, there's homework, too. Participants must read at least three books on
management, including "Civil Sen'ice 2000." At least two interviews with EPA
executives are also required
How do I know so much about GLO? I am a graduate of Class #9 Along with
27 other members of my class, 1 began my GLO training in November 1991
Region 7 was the host region for our first week of training, which covered
management-oriented subjects, such as effective negotiations and cultural diversity.
We also broke into five "focus groups," each of which had six months to complete a
project involving leadership
The GLO Program is open to EPA employees Agencywide on a competitive
basis. For more information, please contact Laurie Remer, National GLO Program
Manager, OHRM, 202-260-4156.
Program Announcements from OARM...
Em'ipt of memo from Ken Dmi'sei/, Dnector, Office of Hitiiinn Resoi/ice^Mnnngeinent, toAAs,
RAs, etc , dated January 27- "We are pleased to announce the eleventh class of the Greater
Leadership Opportunities (GLO) Program This program will be hosted by Region 1 in
Boston from April 26-30, 1993.... The final nominations for GLO #11 must be
submitted to the National GLO Program Manager, Laurie Remer, by Friday, March
26,1993.... Over 27".. of GLO graduates ha\ e been promoted to supervisory positions
within EPA. Your personal commitment to the GLO participants from your organiza-
tion is essential to the continued success of the program.
Excerpt of memo from Ounce Gm/loid, Office of Enviioniuental Eijinti/, to nil EPA Managers
and Supervisors, dated F elm inn/12 - "I am writing to invite your participation in the 1993
Minority Environmental Summer Associate (MESA) Program and the Environmen-
tal Associate Program (EAP).... The (MESA participants) are drawn from a culturally
diverse pool of over 200 students... nominated by their institutions based on academic
achievement, extracurricular activities and stated interest in pursuing an en\ ironmental
career. The deadline for project submission is March 19,1993.... The EAP applicant
pool includes all applicants to MESA, as well as hundreds of other (mostly majority)
candidates. Since this program is available throughout the year, there is no deadline for
project submissions for EAP. . If you have any questions about either of these
programs, you can call. .Linda Smith (202-260-4604) or Renee Coins (202-260-5745). "
March Is
National
Women's
History
Month
As recently as 1977,
women's history was
virtually unknown as a
topic of study in the K-12
curriculum. To address this
omission, the Education Task
Force of the California Sonoma
County Commission on the Status
of Women started a "Women's
History Week" in 1977 for the
county's schools. The week of
March 8 was chosen to incorporate
"International Women's Day," an
established event, into the
celebration.
In 1981, Senator Orrin Hatch
(R-UT) and then-Representative
Barbara Mikulski (D-MD), now a
U.S. Senator, co-sponsored the
first Joint Congressional
Resolution for National Women's
History Week. Gradually the idea
spread across the country and
gained support from many
women's organizations, colleges
and universities, and state
departments of education. As a
result, in 1987, the national
celebration was expanded to the
entire month of March.
The theme of this year's event is
"Discover A New World:
Women's History." EPA is
celebrating "National Women's
History Month" throughout the
Agency. For more information,
please contact your local Federal
Women's Program Manager.
EPA InSight MARCH 1993
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All The News...
EPA Observes
"National Poison
Prevention
Week"
March 21-27
by Darlene Hill, OPPTS
In 1991, an estimated 79,000
children in the United States
were involved in common,
household-related pesticide poi-
sonings or exposures. In an effort
to educate the public in preventing
such incidents, the Office of Pesti-
cide Programs (OPP) in OPPTS has
joined forces with the National
Poison Prevention Week (NPPW)
Council to support "National
Poison Prevention Week" March
21-27. This event has been
observed for 32 consecutive years.
On March 16, the NPPW
Council will hold a news con-
ference at Georgetown Univer-
sity Hospital. Representing
EPA will be Stephen Johnson
of the Communications Branch
in OPP. The news conference
will stress three important
messages:
Use child-resistant packages
properly because they can save
lives.
Keep medicines and household
chemicals out of the reach of
children.
In case of poisoning, call the
nearest poison control center
immediately.
Since 1981, the Federal Insecti-
cide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) has required most
residential pesticides to use the
word "danger" or "warning" in
child-resistant packaging. Such
packaging is designed to prevent
Carol Browner To Address Conference
Big Turnout Expected
For "Watershed '93"
by Janet Pawlukiewicz, OW
Watershed '93 is a major national conference on "holistic
watershed management" that will take place March 21-24 in
Alexandria, VA.
EPA Administrator Carol Browner, Representative Gerry Studds (D-
MA), and Michael Robinson, director of the National Zoo, are among
the more than 200 speakers slated to address the conference. Watershed
'93 is expected to draw 600-1,000 participants.
Other keynote speakers include nationally-known watershed
specialists Warren Fairchild, formerly with the Water Resources Council,
and John Cairns, Jr., of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University. John Waters, chairman of the board, Tennessee Valley
Authority, will also speak.
Field trips are included in the conference, with participants visiting
nearby watershed management projects, including the Monocacy River,
the Patuxent National Wildlife Research Center,
the Potomac River Water Treatment Plant, and
the Occoquan, Seneca Creek and Weems Creek
watersheds.
Watershed '93 will take to the airwaves on its
final day, concluding with a live national satellite
video conference broadcast in miniconferences
throughout the country. Participants will
observe a panel discussion on the future
direction of watershed management from the
federal, state, and local levels.
Major conference sponsors include EPA, the
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Department of Agriculture, the
Tennessee Valley Authority, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information, please call 202-833-8317.
Carol Browner
most children under the age of five
from becoming exposed to the
pesticide, or at least delaying the
exposure.
Over the last 30 years, the
annual total of deaths among
children under five from
poisonings (including pesticides)
has declined dramatically: from
450 in 1961 to 55 in 1989.' The
NPPW Council and EPA attribute
the decline to:
the effectiveness of child-resis-
tant packaging;
the availability of 100 poison
centers in the United States; and
the public's increased awareness
of the danger of accidental
poisons.
For more information, or copies
of fact sheets, please contact the
Communications Branch, Field
Operations Division, OPP/
OPPTS, 703-305-5214.
EPA InSight AURCH 1993
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... That Fits
EPAAndNOAA Develop Software
"CAMEO:" A Full Partner
In Emergency Responses
by Kathy Bishop, OSWER
Inagine getting a call that there's a chemical spill near
in elementary school. Think of the questions you'd
ieed to ask, such as... What chemicals are stored in
that area? What type of safety gear do we need? What
are the weather conditions there?
In 1988, EPA (through the Chemical Emergency
Preparedness and Prevention Office, or CEPPO) and
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra-
tion, Department of Commerce, developed a software
system to answer vital questions about emergencies.
Called CAMEO, this system helps firefighters, emer-
gency planners and responders, chemical safety manag-
ers, and others to handle chemical accidents.
Specifically, CAMEO contains the following:
Response information on more than 4,000 chemicals
commonly handled in the United States.
Mapping capability to help identify and locate po-
tential hazards to sensitive populations.
An air dispersion model that can be used to evaluate
spill scenarios and evacuation options for 700 air-
borne toxic chemicals.
Information on fire and explosion hazards,
firefighting techniques, first aid, health effects, and
spill cleanup procedures.
CAMEO has assisted in responding to many chemical
accidents, such as this one
CAMEO is
quickly becom-
ing a major part
of the United
Nations effort to
assist local
governments
worldwide with
chemical pre-
paredness,
prevention, and
response. Says CEPPO Director Jim Makris, "What
started out as a modest effort to help one U.S. city pro-
tect itself from emergencies has now become the most
significant system of its type anywhere."
Recently, EPA and NOAA jointly sponsored the third
annual CAMEO workshop in Chicago. More than 600
CAMEO users attended, including fire chiefs from major
metropolitan cities and hazardous materials experts
from companies such as Kodak and Dow Chemical.
For more information, please contact Melanie Hoff,
CEPPO/OSWER, 202-260-4514.
Printen To Examine Alternatives to Chemicals
EPA Presses On With "Design for the Environment"
by Cathie Patnus. OPPTS
Q March 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C., EPA's influencing their
'Design for the Environment" (DfE) will take commitment to change
another leap forward in addressing industry chemicals in the
printing process.
Performance testing of
substitutes by printers is
'. March 10 and 11 in Washington, D.C., EPA's
I "Design for the Environment" (DfE) will take
another leap forward in addressing industry
environmental problemsin this case, the printing
industry. More than 100 industry representatives,
including printers and printing suppliers, will join EPA
to look at substitutes for hazardous chemicals used in
lithographic blanket washes, flexographic inks, and
screen reclamation products.
The March meeting is intended to provide the
printing industry with current available data on
substitutes and to encourage the industry to look for
additional substitutes and product formulations.
Participants will also learn about the results of 18 printer
focus groups that convened in nine cities over the past
few months to identify, among other things, the factors
EPA liiStgbt ' MARCH 199}
scheduled to begin in April. Later this year, EPA staff
will incorporate the results of these tests into
information materials for use in small- and medium-
sized printing facilities. The materials are expected to
cover performance and risk findings, as well as
comparative cost data.
For more information about the March meeting or the
DfE Printing Project, please contact the Pollution
Prevention Information Clearinghouse, 202-260-1023;
U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW (PM-211 A), Washington,
D.C.20460.
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Earth Pay le April 22
Volunteers Needed!
All EPA Employees Please Volunteer Your Energy and Talent
On Earth Day. Contact Your Local Earth Day Coordinator If
You'd Like To Volunteer For Activities Such As:
Speaking at Area Schools
Planting Trees
Cleaning Up Neighborhoods
Biking To Work
Setting Up/Managing Exhibits
And Many More!
Headquarters Coordinators
OVERALL HQ - BETH
TAYLOR (OAR)
AO - DIANE BAZZLE
OAR-DENIZHAMARAT
OARM - MARY MCCAFFERY
OE- CHARLIE GARLOW
OGC-EUDORA EDWARDS
OIA- BRYAN WOOD-THOMAS
OPPE- NATHAN WILKES
ORD -JERRY MOORE
OSWER- NANCY ALLINSON
OW-PATBONNER
Regional Coordinators
Region 1 - HEIDI VALETKEVITCH
, 202-233-9216
202-260-4057
202-233-9337
202-260-1153
. 202-260-1088
202-260-8070
202-260-6983
202-260-4910
202-260-7343
202-260-5615
202-260-0599
Region 2 -
Region 3 -
Region 4 -
Region 5 -
Region 6-
Region 7 -
Region 8 -
Region 9-
Region 10-
YVETTE HARRIS
MEALIE LIBERTZ
ALICE CROSBY
DENISEGAWLINSKI
SANDY SEVIER
ROWENA MICHAELS
NOLA COOKE
IDATOLLIVER
MELANIE LUH
617-565-9175
212-264-9368
215-597-9817
404-347-3004
312-886-9859
214-655-2200
913-551-7003
303-294-1100
415-744-1581
206-553-1107
Lab Coordinators
OVERALL ORD LABS -
RON SLOTKIN
EPA Cincinnati - PATI COOKE
EPA Cincinnati - THELWIA
JOHNSON
EPA Las Vegas -MARIANNE
CARPENTER
AEERL, RTPand
RREL Cincinnati - BALA
KRISHMAN
ERL-Athens. GA - IDA ROSA
RIO-HEBER
HERL, RTP, NC- BARRY
HOWARD
ERL-Duluth MN - BOB
DRUMMOND
202-260-7671
513-569-7966
513-569-7212
702-798-2168
202-260-2583
706-546-3524
919-541-2729
218-720-5733
Will EPA Be Promoted?
from page i
Bureau of Environmental Statistics within a
"Department of the Environment," a
commission to study the management and
implementation of environmental laws and
programs within EPA's jurisdiction, and an
international energy conference. Introduced on
January 21, S.171 is nearly identical to S.533,
which was introduced by Senator Glenn and
passed by the full Senate in 1991.
Senator Bill Roth (R-DE), the Committee's
Ranking Minority Member, also spoke of the
need to elevate EPA, but said "the issue for us is
not whether to elevate EPA, but how." On Feb-
ruary 17, Senator Roth introduced S.380, which
he described as a "clean bill" that would create a
"Department of Environmental Protection."
Administrator Browner told the Committee
that the White House is discussing how best to
reassign the responsibilities of the Council on
Environmental Quality (which President Clinton
has proposed to abolish).
As EPA InSiglit went to press, no further
hearings had been scheduled in either the House
or the Senate.
Editor's Note: Special thanks to Bob Hickmott
and Anne Metcalf, Office of Congressional and
Legislative Affairs, and Katie Attwood, Office of
Administration and Resources Management, for
contributing to this article.
EPA InSight MARCH 1993
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People and Progress
Quality
Begins With
Each Of Us
by Matt Coco. Region 10
w
Where There's Life
...There's Hope
by J Pekar. AEERL, RTF, North Carolina
I
"e hear a lot about
Quality Action
Teams. But quality
improvement begins with the
empowerment of individual
employees. Each of us brings
a unique, first-hand
perspective to the work we do.
Here in Region 10, Debbie
Larsen demonstrated this
point beautifully...
As a Contracting Officer for
Superfund, Debbie found it
cumbersome to work with the
nine-part Procurement
Request Form (this form is
used to purchase products or
services under $25,000).
Information had to be typed
manually on these forms, so
any error on one copy
automatically became nine
errors! When Debbie
consulted with her customers,
she found out that eight of the
nine copies were rarely, if
ever, used. "So," Debbie asked herself, "if no one needs
these copies, why produce them?"
She then worked with Paul Steele in our Comptroller
Branch, who taught her how to use Office Forms
Facilitator, a software program for preparing purchasing
forms. Debbie then developed program guidance for her
customers and trained them on how to use the new
computerized purchase form.
The customers were delighted. Much of the
information required on purchase forms could now be
"saved" in a computer and uploaded, when needed, with
a single key stroke. The processing time for completing
purchase forms was cut by two-thirds. Debbie's
achievement is also a good example of pollution
prevention and paper reduction.
Region 10 is looking for new ways to improve its
contracting operations. If you have any success stories in
this area, please share them with D. J. Lovelady, Lead
Contracting Officer, 206-553-1770.
J "Russ" Pekar
:was born with cataracts in both eyes. The
world appeared as though I were looking
through a window covered with oil. Form
and color were barely perceptible.
In 1949, my family emigrated to the United
States from the Ukraine. At first, my teachers
thought I was retarded because of my poor eyesight
and because I didn't speak English at the time. But I
did fairly well at a school for the blind and then later in high school.
At the University of Pennsylvania, however, the chemistry and physics
classes gave me trouble. I couldn't see the blackboard. So I split a pair of
mini-binoculars and mounted them on a surgical headband. I looked like a
" cyclops," but at least I could see better.
In 1976,1 designed a new device that was less obtrusive but equally
effective. It's a small flat box which runs across the top of the frame of a pair
of glasses. To get a magnified view, the user need only tilt his/her head
similar to wearing trifocals. From concept to reality, the device took ten
years to get on the market. Now I run a small company which manufac-
tures and sells them.
In 1986, due to a sight-threatening disease (narrow angle glaucoma), I had
eye surgery for the first time. Fortunately, the operation was successful and
I have (with glasses) 20/40 vision.
At present, I'm 53 years old, have a Ph.D. in linguistics, and am a full-time
Program Analyst at the Air and Energy Engineering Research Laboratory in
Research Triangle Park.
Not giving up hope has helped me and, I hope, others.
A Thank You Note To
EPA Employees
Thanks to each of you throughout the
Agency who so generously supported
me through the Leave Bank and who
worked to ensure that I received the
benefits of the Leave Bank Program.
Also, thanks for providing me with a
temporary detail to the Houston
Laboratory. I have returned to work in
Region 6 and I look forward to being in
contact again with my friends in other
regions and Headquarters.
Maria Daniel, Region 6
Hazardous Waste
Management Division
EPA InSight MARCH 1993
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Calendar
Women's History Month 1993
7
8
9
10
11
OPP/Printers
Conference
(see p. 5)
12
13
Girl Scout Week
14
21
15
1st Presidential
press
conference,
1913
22
16
(see p. 4)
17
I Acid Ram Conference I
(703-339-2464) |
23
24
(see p. 2)
18
25
19
Deadline for
MESA
Program
projects (see
P 3)
rye Deadline for
^D GLO Program
nominations
(see p 3)
20 %*
v\
First day of
Spring!
27
National Poison Prevention Week (see p 4)
Watershed '93 Conference (see p. 4)
28
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for president,
1961
30
Alaska
purchased,
1867
31
Daylight
Savings Time
began, 1918
March 10 EPA Computer Security Awareness
Day (see p 2)
March 1 1 EPA InSight Editorial Board
Teleconference
Anril ? Conv deadline for Mav EPA InSinht
Taking The High Road
To Environmental Awareness
a April 12, four EPA employees will begin a 650-mile,
3re-Earth Day bike tour from EPA Headquarters to
Cookeville, Tennessee. Ted Coopwood, Greg
Marshall, and Brian Nester from the Office of Water, and Jim
Lazorchak, EMSL/Cincinnati, are gearing up for this first-time
event. Along the way, the foursome plans to stop in cities like
Charlottesville, Virginia, and Knoxville, Tennessee, to promote
environmental awareness. How? By talking with students
about their responsibilities for protecting the earth's resources.
At the end of the ride, on April 17, Ted, Greg, Brian, and Jim
will speak at an environmental fair. Expected to attend are high
school students, local county officials, environmental groups,
community leaders, corporate sponsors, and local citizens. The
fair is being sponsored by, among others, the Tennessee Tech-
nological University.
The four employees are also trying to raise money for the
Putnam County (TN) Clean Commission. This Commission is
dedicated to preserving and restoring environmental resources
through strong volunteer and environmental awareness pro-
grams.
Sponsors include Washington Gas, which is organizing a
"kick-off" event that Administrator Browner will attend, and
Performance Bicycles, which is providing the bikers with
equipment and riding apparel.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to volunteer some
time to these worthy causes, please contact Ted (202-260-8327),
Greg (202-260-7745); Brian (202-260-8317), or Jim (513-533-8114).
EPA InSight
Carol Browner
Adiitinistrntoi
Dick Morgenstern
Acting Deputy Adnnni^tintot
Loretta Ucelli
AA, CoinruiiniLfltioiis, Education,
and Public Ajfmrs
Charlie Osolin
Director, Edltot till Set vice* Division
Kym Burke
Editoi
Gloria Koch
/ idd Editor (Feb-Maich). RTP/AREAL
Shelley Levitt
Assisfimf Fdifor {Feb-Mtucli),
OSWER/CEPPO
EDITORIAL BOARD
Labs/Tield Offices
Rhoda Ritzenberg, RTP/OSORD
Randy Brady, RTP/OARM
Barbara Robinson, RTP/1IER1
Gloria Koch, RIP/AREAl.
Pat Sharpe, RTP/AEERL
Bob Ryans, Athens
Cairoll Wills, NFIC
Nancy Tcrhaar, Corvalhs
Mike Grucnfeld, Edison
Tom Osberg, Fnv Photo
Terry Grady, LV/EMSL
Pati etiokf,"Cmd/OSORD
Sandy Bowman, Cinci/OARM
Charlotte Cottnll, Cmci/ECAO
Linda Ransick, Cinci/HMSL
Debbie Ober, Cmci /RREI.
Trudy Ohv er, Stennis
loan Elliott, Ada
Bob Drummond, Duluth
Jan Pragci, Narragansett
Betty Jackson, Gull Breeze
William Whitson, Gulf of Mex
Charles Petko, Montgomery
Regions
Frank Mclntyre, Region 1
Paul Hedley, Region 2
Ruth Podam, Region 3
Norman Black, Region 4
John Rapsys, Region 5
Linda Thompson, Region 6
Rov\ena Michaels, Region 7
Linda Adams, Region 8
John Duff, Region 9
Cindy Colgate, Region 10
Headqiiarteis
Belt) Wonkovich, AO
Karen Smith, OAR
Craig Hooks, OARM
Anne Metcalf, OCLA
Sandie Fnedland, OCR
Bill Frank, OF
Wanda Ford,OEX
Ciaign Annear, OGC
Dale Medeans, OIA
lom Maloney, O1G
Pam Herman, OPPF
Tom Kean, OPPTS
FredBlosser.ORD
Brenda Greene, OROS/LR
Scott McMurray, OSWER
Sandy Gennann, OW
DESIGN SERVICES
Steve Delaney, OCEPA
Enigma Concepts Inc
EPA InSight MARCH 1993
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