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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Management
Accountability System
Fourth Quarter FY 1983 Report
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and Evaluation
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HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
fif INMFWTAI PROTECTION AGENCY
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Administrator's Management
Accountability System
Fourth Quarter FY 1983 Report
PREFACE
This is the fourth quarter FY 1983 report of EPA's Management
Accountability System. It reports performance during the previous
quarter and over the course of the year on specific program objectives
and individual management commitments in support of the Agency's major
goals. The report is published each quarter by the Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation (OMSE) using information provided by Headquarters
and Regional Offices.
We gratefully acknowledge the continuing assistance and cooperation of
the many people in Headquarters program offices and in the Regions who
have made timely production of this report possible. We invite
continuing examination of this report and the goals, objectives,
commitments and measures contained in the Management Accountability
System. We would appreciate any suggestions you have for improving the
system, and invite you to contact either Lewis Crampton or Jim Vickery
with your ideas.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICE PAGE
OFFICE OF AIR, NOISE AND
RADIATION 1
OFFICE OF WATER 19
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND
EMERGENCY RESPONSE 45
OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND
TOXIC SUBSTANCES 61
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION 83
OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING
AND EVALUATION 89
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 93
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL 97
OFFICE OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES ' 103
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
OANR SCHEDULE FOR NSPS PRIORITY CATEGORIES
STANDARD
SOCMI FUGITIVE
LEAKS
SIC ENGINES
BEVERAGE CANS
BULK GAS TERMINALS
TAPES AND LABELS
SOCMI AIR OXIDATION
ONSHORE GAS
PROD. (2)
NONMETALLIC
MINERALS
SOCMI DISTILLATION
INDUSTRIAL BOILERS
(2)
SOCMI VOL STORAGE
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
1/81
7/79
11/80
12/80
12/80
5/83
5/83
4/83
5/83
9/83
9/83
PROMULGATION
F.R. DATE
5/83
5/83
5/83
4/83
4/83
7/84
7/84
6/84
7/84
11/84
11/84
STATUS*
COMPLETED 9/24/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; HELD BY
ADMINISTRATOR.
COMPLETED 8/25/83.
COMPLETED 8/18/83.
COMPLETED; SIGNED
10/7/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; NPRM
SIGNED 10/7/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; TO OMB
9/2/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; NPRM
PUBLISHED 8/31/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; TO OMB
9/7/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; REVISED
PER ALM MTG 9/16/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; TO OMB
8/25/83.
* BASED ON INTERIM MILESTONES,
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
OANR SCHEDULE FOR FY 83 PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION
STANDARD
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
PROMULGATION
F.R. DATE
STATUS*
NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
CARBON MONOXIDE1
PARTICULATE MATTER2
NITROGEN DIOXIDE2
SULFUR DIOXIDE2
—
9/83
9/83
3/84
4/83
8/84
8/84
2/85
OFF SCHEDULE, -NEW SCHED-
ULE DUE 12/12/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; AGENCY
REVIEW DUE 10/30/83.
OFF SCHEDULE; OMB REVIEW
DUE 8/83
OFF SCHEDULE; OPTIONS
MEMO DUE 11/30/83.
NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
COKE OVEN2
(BENZENE)
ASBESTOS REVISION2
BENZENE2
(FOUR CATEGORIES)
ARSENIC
1/84
6/83
—
7/83
--
9/84
1/84
—
OFF SCHEDULE; DUE TO RB
10/30/83.
OFF SCHEDULE;
F.R. 7/13/83
OFF SCHEDULE; DUE TO RB
10/30/83.
REVISED SCHEDULE; DUE
12/12/83
*BASED ON INTERIM MILESTONES
SCHEDULE HAS NOT BEEN PROVIDED.
2REVISED SCHEDULES.
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
OANR SCHEDULE FOR FY 83 PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION (CONTINUED)
STANDARD
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
PROMULGATION
F.R. DATE
STATUS*
RADIATION REGULATIONS
INACTIVE URANIUM
MILL TAILINGS SITES
RADIONUCLIDES2
NESHAP
DISPOSAL OF HIGH
LEVEL RADIOACTIVE
WASTE2
ACTIVE URANIUM MILL
TAILINGS SITES2
—
3/83
12/82
4/83
11/82
9/83
12/83
9/83
COMPLETED
OFF SCHEDULE;
SCHEDULE REVISED TO
F.R. 12/30/83
OFF SCHEDULE; SCHEDULE
REVISED TO F.R.
1/14/84.
COMPLETED;
F.R. 9/30/83
MOBILE SOURCES REGULATIONS
HD-HC/CO
POSTPONEMENT
HD-HC/CO REVISION2
LD DIESEL AVERAGING
LD DIESEL
POSTPONEMENT2
LEAD PHASE DOWN
—
—
—
12/82
—
1/83
9/83
12/82
10/83
11/82
COMPLETED
COMPLETED; TO AX
10/5/83.
COMPLETED
OFF SCHEDULE; IN SC,
FINAL DUE 1/84.
COMPLETED
*BASED ON INTERIM MILESTONES
2REVISED SCHEDULE.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
PERCENT OF SIP REVISIONS PROCESSED ON TIME
o NATIONALLY, THE SIP ON-TIME PROCESSING RATE DECLINED FROM 91% AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO 83% AT THE END OF THE YEAR.
o MOST REGIONS ARE PROCESSING MORE THAN 90% OF THEIR SIP ACTIONS
WITHIN THE ALLOTTED FIVE MONTH TARGET. THE MAJOR PROBLEM APPEARS
TO LIE WITH HEADQUARTERS.
o DECLINING HEADQUARTERS PERFORMANCE WAS THE RESULT OF A GROWING
BACKLOG OF SIPS WITH UNRESOLVED POLICY ISSUES.
- NINETEEN OF THE 36 LATE SIPS AT HEADQUARTERS ARE BEING HELD
AWAITING MAJOR POLICY DECISIONS OR SETTLEMENT OF THE NRDC NEW
SOURCE REVIEW LAWSUIT.
- ELEVEN OF THE LATE SIPS NOW APPEAR TO BE MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS
THROUGH FINAL REVIEW.
- THE REMAINING SIX LATE SIPS NEED RESOLUTION OF TECHNICAL ISSUES BY
PROGRAM OFFICES.
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PERCENT OF SIP REVISIONS
PROCESSED ON TIME
As Of September 30, 1983
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
SPECIAL ACTION SIPs
PROGRESS ON 1982 OZONE/CO SIPs
o A REVISED SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING ACTION ON THE SIPs HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED BASED ON THE SANCTIONS POLICY.
o PUBLICATION OF THE SANCTIONS POLICY ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1983 HAS BEEN
DELAYED BY OMB.
o UNDER THE NEW SCHEDULE, FINAL NOTICES AND REPROPOSED ACTIONS (EXCLUDING
SANCTIONS ACTIONS) ARE DUE PUBLICATION BY MARCH 1, 1984.
PROGRESS ON LEAD SIPs
o OF EIGHT PLANS SUBMITTED BEFORE MARCH 1, 1983, ACTION IS ON SCHEDULE
FOR SEVEN:
- SIX FINAL APPROVAL (FOUR HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED).
- ONE PROPOSED DISAPPROVAL.
o LOUISIANA IS BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO NEED TO PREPARE ADDITIONAL ANALYSIS
EPA MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ACTION AS REQUIRED BY NOVEMBER 1, 1983
BUT IS WORKING ON AN EXTENSION.
O OF 18 STATES WITH SERIOUS LEAD PROBLEMS THAT WERE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT
PLANS BY AUGUST 1, 1983, FIVE HAVE SUBMITTED FINAL PLANS AND EIGHT
HAVE SUBMITTED DRAFT PLANS.
o OF THE REMAINING FIVE STATES WITH LEAD PROBLEMS:
- THREE ARE EXPECTED TO SUBMIT PLANS IN TIME FOR EPA TO PROPOSE
BY JANUARY 3, 1984 AS REQUIRED.
- NEBRASKA AND IDAHO MAY NOT COMPLETE PLANS IN TIME AND EPA
WILL NEED TO GIVE NOTICE OF INTENT TO PROMULGATE FEDERAL
PLANS.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
AIR TOXICS STRATEGY
o FINAL STRATEGY DOCUMENT WAS NOT SUBMITTED TO ADMINISTRATOR AS PLANNED.
o COMPLETION OF THE STRATEGY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE ADMINISTRATOR'S
DECISIONS ON NESHAPS FOR ARSENIC AND BENZENE.
O DEVELOPMENT OF THE AIR TOXICS CLEARINGHOUSE IS ON SCHEDULE.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS INDICATORS
O A REPORT ON CHANGES IN STATUS AND TRENDLINES FOR NONATTAINMENT
AREAS WAS SUBMITTED ON SCHEDULE.
o EVALUATION OF THE CONTRACTOR'S FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR ADDITIONAL
INDICATORS IS AWAITING SUBMISSION OF THE FINAL REPORT, NOW EXPECTED
BY THE END OF OCTOBER.
o RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL INDICATORS ARE EXPECTED BY THE END
OF THE FIRST QUARTER, FY 84.
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AIR ENFORCEMENT
o AS EXPECTED, A SLIGHT DECLINE IN COMPLIANCE HAS OCCURRED DURING THE
FISCAL YEAR. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF MAJOR SOURCES ARE IN COMPLIANCE
AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR IN COMPARISON TO 93% AT THE BEGINNING.
AN ADDITIONAL TWO PERCENT ARE ON ACCEPTABLE COMPLIANCE SCHEDULES.
o SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS DECLINED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER BUT THE
NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS PENDING WITHOUT BEING PLACED ON AN
ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULE FOR LONGER THAN TWO QUARTERS IS STILL INCREASING,
- SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS DECREASED FROM 365 TO 342 DURING
THE FOURTH QUARTER.
- 65 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS WERE DETECTED.
- 59 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS WERE RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE
AND 29 WERE PLACED ON ACCEPTABLE COMPLIANCES SCHEDULES.
o THE STATE COMPLIANCE INSPECTION RATES HAVE IMPROVED FROM 48% AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO 76% FOR CLASS Al SIP SOURCES. SIMILARLY,
INSPECTION OF CLASS A2 SIP SOURCES INCREASED FROM 68% TO 84% BY THE
END OF THE YEAR.
- REGION IX ACHIEVED 100 PERCENT FOR BOTH CLASS Al AND A2
SIP SOURCES DUE INSPECTIONS.
- MOST REGIONS WITH LOW INSPECTION RATES SHOWED IMPROVEMENT
THIS QUARTER.
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PROGRESS IN RETURNING AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
As Of September 30, 1983
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
OUT OF COMPLIANCE
LONGER THAN 2 QUARTERS
100-
73-
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25-
1 2 3
QUARTER
MAJOR SOURCE COMPLIANCE RATE
COMPLIANCE
92.0X
8.0X
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PENDING
ACTION:
303 328 365 342
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DELEGATION TO STATES
NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
o THE REGIONS ACHIEVED 94% NSPS DELEGATION OVERALL, JUST SHORT OF
THE COMMITMENT OF 95% DELEGATION OVERALL.
o REGION V ACHIEVED 100 PERCENT DELEGATION, AS PROJECTED DURING
THE FOURTH QUARTER, AND NOW JOINS REGION I AND VI WITH 100 PERCENT
DELEGATION.
o OTHER REGIONS EXPECT TO COMPLETE DELEGATION COMMITMENTS EARLY
IN FY 84.
o REGION IX ACHIEVED 100% DELEGATION OF NSPS TO HAWAII, WELL AHEAD
OF THE ANTICIPATED DELEGATION DATE.
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DELEGATION STATUS OF NSPS
As Of September 30, 1983
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DELEGATION TO STATES
NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
o THE REGIONS ACHIEVED 95% NESHAPS DELEGATION OVERALL, SHORT OP THE
COMMITMENT OF 97% DELEGATION OVERALL.
o REGIONS V AND IX JOINED REGIONS IV, VI AND VIII WITH 100% NESHAPS
DELEGATION DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o REGIONS II AND VII MISSED FOURTH QUARTER DELEGATION TARGETS,
WHILE REGION IX ACHIEVED FULL DELEGATION BY ADDING HAWAII AHEAD
OF SCHEDULE.
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DELEGATION STATUS OF NESHAPS
As Of September 30, 1983
III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
REGIONS
^DELEGATED: 64 32 67 59 120 41 32 73 217 37
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DELEGATION TO STATES
PREVENTION OF SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION
o FOUR STATES WITH NO PSD RESPONSIBILITY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR
ACCEPTED FULL RESPONSIBLITY AND TEN STATES WENT FROM PARTIAL TO FULL
DELEGATION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
o FLORIDA, MONTANA AND WASHINGTON ACCEPTED FULL PSD RESPONSIBILITY ON
SCHEDULE DURING THE QUARTER.
o THREE STATES DID NOT COMPLETE ASSUMPTION OF PSD RESPONSIBILITY AS
PROJECTED, BUT WILL ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN EARLY FY 84.
O HAWAII, NEBRASKA, AND OKLAHOMA ACCEPTED FULL PSD RESPONSIBILITY
AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
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DELEGATION STATUS OF PSD
As Of September 30,1983
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REGIONS
VII VIII IX
S«l«oi«d local ag«ncUn with lndtp«nd«nt authority :
PA - All«ah«ny Co. Phllodtlphta
AZ - Marioopa Co, Plma Co
CA - Bay Ar*a Df«t, Ktrn Co, Sai
NV - dark Co, Wajho* Co
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Rtglon IX - QU. AS. TT
CA - Bay Area Df«t, Ktrn Co. San Dl*go Co, So Coatt Dttt, Vtntura Co
NV - dark Co, Wajho« Co
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•• TARGETED TOR FULL
DELEGATION IN FY-83
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PROGRAM DELEGATION
IN FY-83
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DELEGATION TO STATES
NATIONAL AIR AUDIT SYSTEM
o FINAL DRAFT GUIDANCE WAS SENT TO STATES FOR COMMENT DURING SEPTEMBER,
o ISSUANCE OF FINAL GUIDANCE WILL OCCUR DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF
FY 84, ACCORDING TO THE REVISED SCHEDULE CONTAINED IN THE FY 84
COMMITMENTS.
o AUDITS OF STATE PROGRAMS WILL OCCUR DURING FY 84 AS PLANNED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE NEW AUDIT CRITERIA.
TAMPERING AND FUEL SWITCHING PROGRAMS
o REGIONS ACHIEVED ALL FOURTH QUARTER COMMITMENTS FOR HAVING OPERATING
PROGRAMS OR ACTIVELY CONSIDERING PROGRAM OPTIONS.
o FOR THE YEAR, PROGRAM COMMITMENTS WERE MET FOR ALL 32 AREAS EXPECTED
TO HAVE PROGRAMS.
o REGION V GOT NINE PROGRAMS COMMITTED, AND EACH REGION ACHIEVED AT
LEAST ONE PROGRAM COMMITMENT.
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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS DELEGATION STATUS
PERCENT WORKLOAD DELEGATED TO STATES & CORPS
As Of Seplember 30, 1983
PERCENT - NATIONWIDE
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DELEGATION TO STATES
STATE ASSUMPTION OF NPDES AUTHORITY
O AT THE START OF FY 83, TEN STATES HAD ASSUMED FULL DELEGATION. BY
THE END OF FY 83, SEVENTEEN STATES WERE SCHEDULED FOR FULL DELEGATION,
O THE PROGRAM JUST MISSED ACHIEVING ITS FY 83 GOAL. THREE STATES WERE
DELEGATED DURING THE THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS MAKING A TOTAL OF
FIFTEEN FULLY DELEGATED STATES.
O REGIONS IV, V, VII AND IX WERE THE ONLY REGIONS SCHEDULED TO
DELEGATE NPDES PROGRAM ACTIVITIES IN FY 83.
O DURING THE LAST TWO QUARTERS, REGIONS IV AND V AGAIN MET THEIR
TARGETS:
- KENTUCKY ASSUMED FULL DELEGATION.
- MICHIGAN AND OHIO ASSUMED FULL DELEGATION AFTER ACCEPTING
PRETREATMENT.
- TENNESSEE ADDED PRETREATMENT TO ITS BASE NPDES ACTIVITIES.
O REGIONS VII AND IX WERE UNABLE TO MEET THEIR DELEGATION TARGETS
DUE TO STATE DELAYS AND PROBLEMS WITH STATE REGULATIONS.
O REGION IX SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED DELEGATION OF THE PROGRAM TO HAWAII
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT SCHEDULED FOR FY 83.
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STATE ASSUMPTION OF NPDES AUTHORITY
As Of September 30,1983
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E3 NPDES 4 ONE OTHER ACTIVITY 11
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III IV
V VI
REGIONS
VII VIII IX
Asiumabl* activities art NPDES, federal Foollttl**
and Pr*tr»atmcnt.
•• TARGETED FX)R FULL
ASSUMPTION IN FY-83
TARGCTED FOR ONE MORE
ACTIVITY IN FY-83
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DELEGATION TO STATES
STATE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS APPROVED
O AT THE START OF FY 83, FOUR STATES HAD ASSUMED FULL PRIMACY AND
THREE STATES HAD PARTIAL PROGRAM APPROVAL. TWENTY-SEVEN STATES
WERE SCHEDULED FOR FULL PRIMACY AND THREE FOR PARTIAL APPROVAL BY
THE END OF THE YEAR.
O THE PROGRAM MISSED ITS FY 83 GOAL. FIVE STATES ASSUMED FULL
PRIMACY DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER MAKING A TOTAL OF TWELVE STATES
WITH FULL PRIMACY AND THREE WITH PARTIAL PROGRAM APPROVAL.
O AT THE END OF FY 83, STATE UIC PROGRAMS COVERED ABOUT 56% OF THE JUNE
1983 NATIONAL INVENTORY OF INJECTION WELLS. THEY HAD BEEN TARGETED
TO COVER ABOUT 85%.
O DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, MAINE, NEW JERSEY, ALABAMA, NEW MEXICO
AND WYOMING ASSUMED FULL PRIMACY AND MISSISSIPPI, OHIO AND NORTH
DAKOTA RECEIVED PARTIAL PROGRAM APPROVAL. THE VIRGIN ISLANDS WERE
ADDED TO THE LIST OF STATES REQUIRING A FEDERAL PROGRAM.
O REGION III MET ITS TARGET FOR SUBMITTAL OF THE DELAWARE APPLICATION
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O REGIONS I, II, IV, IX AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS FOR SUBMISSION OF
NINE APPLICATIONS.
O HEADQUARTERS MISSED ITS REVIEW AND APPROVAL TARGET IN THE CASE OF
TEN APPLICATIONS.
- SIX WERE FORWARDED TO THE ADMINISTRATOR AND SHOULD BE APPROVED
BY NOVEMBER.
- FOUR WERE RETURNED TO THE REGIONS FOR FURTHER WORK WITH THE STATES
O UIC DIRECT IMPLEMENTATION REGULATIONS ARE NOW FOUR MONTHS BEHIND
SCHEDULE. THEY TOOK MORE TIME THAN ANTICIPATED TO CLEAR THE
ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.
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STATE UIC PROGRAMS APPROVED
As Of September 30,1983
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TARGETED FOR PARTIAL
PROGRAM APPROVAL IN FY-83
TARGETED FOR FULL PRIMACY
INFY-84
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
o AT THE START OF FY 83, THE OFFICE OF WATER TARGETED THREE MAJOR
REGULATIONS FOR PROMULGATION AND THREE FOR PROPOSAL BY THE END OF
FY 83.
o THREE MAJOR REGULATIONS WERE PROPOSED DURING THE YEAR; NONE WERE
PROMULGATED.
o THE OFFICE OF WATER REVISED ITS REGULATORY SCHEDULE DURING THE FOURTH
QUARTER TO REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND APPROACHES OF THE NEW LEADERSHIP
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
OW SCHEDULE FOR FY 83 PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION (REVISED 8/83)
REGULATIONS
CONSTRUCTION
GRANTS
404(b) (1)
GUIDELINES
NATIONAL INTERIM
PRIMARY DRINKING
WATER STANDARDS
BEST CONVENTIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
GENERAL PRETREAT-
MENT ( REMOVAL
CREDITS)
NPDES REGULATIONS
(LITIGATION PKG.)
WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
—
4/28/84
9/30/83
12/29/82*
9/28/82*
11/18/82*
10/29/82*
PROMULGATION
F.R. DATE
4/83
11/30/84
9/30/85
4/31/84
1/15/84
3/01/84
9/30/83
STATUS**
OFF SCHEDULE 6 MONTHS;
OMB DELAY.
ON SCHEDULE.
OFF SCHEDULE. SIGNING
IMMINENT, HOWEVER.
ON SCHEDULE.
ON SCHEDULE.
ON SCHEDULE.
OFF SCHEDULE; INFORMAL
NEGOTIATIONS WITH HILL
CONCLUDED. SIGNING
IMMINENT.
GUIDELINES
SLUDGE MANAGEMENT
DRAFT
DATE
8/01/83
FINAL
DATE
10/01/83
STATUS**
OFF SCHEDULE 5 MONTHS;
TASK FORCE ACTIVITIES
REALIGNED.
* ACTUAL COMPLETION DATES.
** BASED ON INTERIM MILESTONES.
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
EFFLUENT GUIDELINES
o TWENTY-NINE EFFLUENT GUIDELINES WERE COVERED BY THE AUGUST 25, 1982
COURT-ORDERED SCHEDULE.
- 4 EFFLUENT GUIDELINES WERE PROMULGATED ON SCHEDULE
BEFORE FY 83.
- 13 GUIDELINES WERE PROMULGATED ON SCHEDULE DURING
FY 83, MAKING A TOTAL OF 17.
1 EFFLUENT GUIDELINE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCHEDULE.
o OF THE REMAINING ELEVEN EFFLUENT GUIDELINES:
6 ARE ON SCHEDULE.
- 5 ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE.
— 4 EXPECTED TO MEET COURT DEADLINES.
— 1 COURT IS AWARE OF DELAY.
o THREE EFFLUENT GUIDELINES WERE PROPOSED ON OR CLOSE TO SCHEDULE
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER:
- ALUMINUM FORMING.
- COPPER FORMING.
- PHARMACEUTICALS.
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EFFLUENT GUIDELINES SCHEDULE FOR FY 83 PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1983
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Industry
Aluminum Forming
Battery Manufacturing
Coil Coating (Can
Making Segment)
Copper Forming
Electrical & Electronic
(Phase II)
Foundries
Inorganic Chemicals
(Phase II)
Nonferrous Metals
Forming
Nonferrous Metals
(Phase I)
Nonferrous Metals
(Phase II)
Organic & Plastics Chera
Pesticides
Pharmaceuticals
Plastics Molding and
Forming
PROPOSAL
RMP
(F.R. Date)
11/82
11/82
1/83
11/82
2/83
11/82
9/83
1/83
2/83
11/82
11/82
FY '83
ONDJ FMAMJJAS
PROMULGATED 9/83.
PROMULGATED 8/83.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS OBLIGATIONS
o THE OFFICE OF WATER REVISED ITS COMMITMENT FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH
QUARTERS TO REFLECT GROSS OBLIGATIONS INSTEAD OF NET OBLIGATIONS IN
ORDER TO ELIMINATE THE CONFLICT CREATED BY NET OBLIGATION AND
DEOBLIGATION GOALS.
o NATIONALLY, ACTUAL OBLIGATIONS WERE 112% OF THE NEW END-OF-YEAR GROSS
OBLIGATION TARGET.
o REGIONS I, II, V, VII AND IX MET THEIR NEW GROSS OBLIGATION TARGETS
WITHIN A +15% TO -10% WINDOW.
o THE REMAINING REGIONS EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS BY MORE THAN 15% WITH
HEADQUARTERS ENCOURAGEMENT.
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS OUTLAYS
O NATIONALLY, ACTUAL OUTLAYS WERE 93% OF THE PLANNED END-OF-YEAR TARGET,
o ALL BUT FOUR REGIONS MET THEIR OUTLAY TARGETS WITHIN A +_5% WINDOW.
REGIONS IV, V, VIII AND X ACHIEVED 81%, 91%, 83% AND 87% OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE TARGETS.
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CONSTRUCTION GRANTS COMPLETIONS AND CLOSEOUTS
o NATIONALLY, THE OFFICE OF WATER ACHIEVED 99% OF ITS END-OF-YEAR TARGET
FOR PHYSICAL COMPLETIONS. REGIONS I, III, V, VI, VII AND IX MET OR
EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS. REGIONS II, IV, VIII AND X ACHIEVED 84%, 95%,
93% AND 85% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TARGETS.
O THE OFFICE OF WATER REDUCED ITS THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER COMMITMENTS
FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS TO REFLECT THE IG'S NEW AUDIT CERTIFI-
CATION PROCEDURES. NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 96% OF ITS NEW END-OF-YEAR
TARGET. REGIONS III, IV, VI, VII, VIII AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
TARGETS. REGIONS I, II, V AND IX ACHIEVED 67%, 84%, 85% and 85% OF
THEIR RESPECTIVE TARGETS.
o THE OFFICE OF WATER REDUCED ITS THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER COMMITMENTS
FOR PROJECT CLOSEOUTS TO REFLECT THE IG'S NEW AUDIT SCREENING AND
CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES. NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 117% OF ITS NEW
END-OF-YEAR TARGET. ALL REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR END-OF-YEAR
TARGETS.
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o AT THE START OF FY 83, EPA'S NPDES REPERMITTING BACKLOG INCLUDED
APPROXIMATELY 1,175 MAJOR PERMITS AND 9,000 MINOR PERMITS. OF
THE 1,175 BACKLOGGED MAJOR PERMITS, 20 WERE FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES,
260 WERE FOR MUNICIPALITIES AND 895 WERE FOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES.
THE OFFICE OF WATER IS CURRENTLY GIVING PRIORITY TO REDUCING THE
BACKLOG OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITS.
o WHILE NPDES REPERMITTING PROGRESS WAS VERY SLOW DURING THE FIRST
THREE QUARTERS OF FY 83, THE REGIONS EXCEEDED THE NATIONAL END-OF-YEAR
TARGET BY 10%.
O AT THE START OF FY 83, THE OFFICE OF WATER TARGETED 276 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
PERMITS FOR REISSUANCE DURING FY 83.
o THE REGIONS ISSUED 303 PERMITS DURING FY 83; 197 OR 60% OF THEM
WERE ISSUED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
NEW PERMITS
o THE REGIONS ISSUED 55 NEW PERMITS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
NATIONALLY, THE AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME WAS TEN MONTHS FROM RECEIPT
OF A COMPLETE APPLICATION TO PERMIT ISSUANCE, AGAINST A SIX-MONTH
TARGET.
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o REGIONS I, IV, VI, IX AND X EXCEEDED THEIR FOURTH QUARTER TARGETS.
o REGIONS IV AND VI EXCELLED, ACHIEVING 182% AND 124% OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
o REGIONS VIII AND X MET THEIR END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
o REGIONS I, II, III AND IX ACHIEVED 94%, 29%, 0%, AND 79% OF THEIR
RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
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o PROGRESS IN ISSUING 301(h) OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMITS REMAINS QUITE
SLOW.
O FOR THE TWENTY-FOUR WAIVER DECISIONS AND SIX DRAFT PERMITS ISSUED
BEFORE FY 83, THE REGIONS WERE TARGETED TO ISSUE:
- NINE DRAFT PERMITS.
- ELEVEN FINAL PERMITS.
o REGION X WAS THE ONLY REGION TO ISSUE ANY 301(h) OCEAN DISCHARGE
PERMITS DURING FY 83:
- THREE FINAL PERMITS DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR A TOTAL
OF FOUR FINAL PERMITS.
- ONE DRAFT PERMIT DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR A TOTAL OF
FOUR DRAFT PERMITS.
o HEADQUARTERS ISSUED A TENTATIVE WAIVER DECISION DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER DENYING BOSTON'S WAIVER REQUEST, BUT FAILED TO ISSUE A
DECISION FOR SAN FRANCISCO DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
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GENERAL
o THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL POLICY IS CURRENTLY IN DRAFT FORM. IT HAS
BEEN APPROVED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR AND IS BEING SUBMITTED TO OMB
FOR REVIEW.
o THE FINAL NPDES REGULATION WILL REQUIRE USE OF THE NEW NATIONAL
DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT NON-COMPLIANCE IN REPORTING COMPLIANCE
RATES. PROPOSAL IS EXPECTED IN MAY, 1984, AND FINAL PROMULGATION
IN MAY, 1985. OW IS CONSIDERING SEPARATING THE DEFINITION FROM THE
REGULATION AND PROMULGATING IT ON A FASTER SCHEDULE.
o ALL REGIONS ARE VOLUNTARILY USING THE NEW DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT
NON-COMPLIANCE IN REPORTING COMPLIANCE.
MUNICIPALS
O THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY:
- 3,500 MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES.
- 2,400 MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
- 800 MAJOR 92-500 MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
O NATIONALLY, THE FOURTH QUARTER COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR 92-500
MUNICIPALS ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WAS 89% AGAINST A 90% TARGET.
REGIONS I, II AND X WERE SHORT OF THEIR TARGETS BY 1%, 5% AND 9%
RESPECTIVELY. ALL OTHER REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
o DURING FY 83, EPA AND THE STATES MADE 3,247 COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS
OF MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES TO CONFIRM COMPLIANCE REPORTING.
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NON-MUNICIPALS
o THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY:
- 4,000 MAJOR NON-MUNICIPAL FACILITIES.
- 3,500 MAJOR NON-MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
o NATIONALLY, THE FOURTH QUARTER COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR NON-MUNICIPALS
ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WAS 91% AGAINST A 94% TARGET. REGIONS I AND
III THROUGH VI MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS. REGIONS II, VII, VIII,
IX AND X WERE SHORT OF THEIR TARGETS BY 3% TO 5%.
O DURING FY 83, EPA AND THE STATES MADE 2,587 COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS OF
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o ALL BUT SIX STATES HAVE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PRIORITY SYSTEMS BASED
ON MANDATORY WATER-QUALITY PRIORITY CRITERIA:
- IN REGION III, THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
- IN REGION V, MINNESOTA AND OHIO.
- IN REGION VI, ARKANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
- IN REGION VII, KANSAS.
O WHILE SOME REGIONS HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH STATES TO IDENTIFY
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RCRA-C PHASE II STATE AUTHORIZATIONS
O ELEVEN STATES OBTAINED PHASE II AUTHORIZATION DURING FY 1983, BRINGING
THE TOTAL TO 16. THE REVISED FY 1983 TARGET WAS 18.
O TWENTY-THREE STATES WERE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TO OBTAIN PHASE II BY
THE END OF FY 1983. IN MOST CASES, SLIPPAGE OCCURRED DUE TO STATUTORY
OR REGULATORY CHANGES NEEDED AT THE STATE LEVEL. IN ADDITION, SEVERAL
STATES ELECTED TO GO DIRECTLY TO FINAL AUTHORIZATION.
O TWENTY-FOUR STATES NOW PLAN TO GO DIRECTLY FROM PHASE I TO FINAL
AUTHORIZATION, INCLUDING ALL STATES IN REGIONS V, VII AND VIII
(EXCEPT WY), NY, PR, DE, AL, TN, AR, AK, OR AND ID. (AT OF THE END
OF THIRD QUARTER, 15 STATES HAD PLANNED TO GO DIRECTLY TO FINAL
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RCRA PERMITTING
O THE NUMBER OF RCRA PART B PERMITS ISSUED HAS QUADRUPLED SINCE THE
END OF THE THIRD QUARTER. DURING THE LAST QUARTER, SIXTY-TWO PERMITS
WERE ISSUED, BRINGING THE FY 83 TOTAL TO 77. THE MAJORITY OF PERMITS
ISSUED WERE IN REGION IX WITH 21 AND REGION V WITH 18. EIGHTY-ONE
PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE PROGRAM IN FY 82.
O THE FIRST TWO DENIALS OF RCRA PART B PERMITS OCCURRED DURING FOURTH
QUARTER. REGION IV TURNED DOWN AN APPLICATION BY CITY INDUSTRIES
OF FLORIDA AND THE STATE OF VIRGINIA DENIED AN APPLICATION BY PRILLMAN
CORPORATION.
O EXISTING FACILITIES (ACTIVITY SINCE INCEPTION OF PROGRAM IN FY 1983)
- EPA HAS NOW CALLED IN 673 STORAGE AND TREATMENT APPLICATIONS.
MOREOVER, THE STATES HAVE CALLED IN 1056 APPLICATIONS FOR A
TOTAL OF 1729. (FY 1983 TARGET WAS 675.) OF THE PERMITS CALLED
IN, THE STATES AND EPA HAVE RECEIVED 670 PERMIT APPLICATIONS.
FIFTY-TWO PERMITS FOR EXISTING STORAGE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES
WERE ISSUED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 59
(25 BY EPA AND 34 BY STATES).
- EPA HAS CALLED IN 108 INCINERATOR FACILITY APPLICATIONS. THE
STATES HAVE CALLED IN AN ADDITIONAL 48 APPLICATIONS FOR A TOTAL
OF 156. (FY 1983 TARGET WAS 136.) OF THE PERMITS CALLED IN,
THE STATES AND EPA HAVE RECEIVED 81 APPLICATIONS. NO PERMITS
FOR EXISTING INCINERATOR FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED YET.
- EPA HAS CALLED IN 275 LAND DISPOSAL APPLICATIONS. THE STATES
HAVE CALLED IN ANOTHER 24 FOR A TOTAL OF 299. (FY 1983 TARGET
WAS 247.) OF THE PERMITS CALLED IN, THE STATES AND EPA HAVE
RECEIVED 126 APPLICATIONS. NO PERMITS FOR EXISTING LAND DISPOSAL
FACILITIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED YET.
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RCRA PERMITTING
o NEW FACILITIES OR EXPANSIONS (ACTIVITY SINCE INCEPTION Of PROGRAM IN
FY 1982):
- EPA RECEIVED 14 STORAGE AND TREATMENT APPLICATIONS DURING FOURTH
QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 96. SIX PERMITS WERE ISSUED DURING
THE QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 14.
- EPA RECEIVED 4 INCINERATION APPLICATIONS DURING FOURTH QUARTER,
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 19. THREE PERMITS WERE ISSUED DURING THE
QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 6.
- EPA RECEIVED 5 LAND DISPOSAL APPLICATIONS DURING FOURTH QUARTER,
BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 20. ONE PERMIT WAS ISSUED DURING THE
QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 2.
o BASED ON EXPERIENCE TO DATE, AVERAGE PERMIT PROCESSING TIMES ARE:
- 1.6 CALENDAR YEARS* FOR EXISTING STORAGE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES.
- 1.3 CALENDAR YEARS FOR NEW OR EXPANDED STORAGE AND TREATMENT
FACILITIES.
- 1.9 CALENDAR YEARS FOR NEW OR EXPANDED INCINERATOR FACILITIES.
- 1.7 CALENDAR YEARS FOR NEW OR EXPANDED LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
*BASED ON 220 WORK DAYS PER YEAR.
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SUPERFUND REMOVAL ACTIVITIES
o BUILDING ON ITS RECORD-BREAKING THIRD QUARTER EFFORTS, OERR CONTINUED
TO EXPAND ITS REMOVAL PROGRAM EFFORTS DURING FOURTH QUARTER.
THIRTY-FIVE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIONS TO STABILIZE CONDITIONS AT
UNCONTROLLED SITES WERE INITIATED, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO
111. (DURING FY 1982, ONLY 47 IMMEDIATE REMOVALS WERE INITIATED.)
THIRTY-FIVE IMMEDIATE REMOVALS WERE ALSO COMPLETED DURING FOURTH
QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL FY 1983 COMPLETIONS TO 92.
o REGIONAL OBLIGATIONS FOR REMOVAL ACTIVITIES MORE THAN DOUBLED DURING
THE FOURTH QUARTER. $17.5 MILLION WAS OBLIGATED FOR REMOVAL ACTIONS,
BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO $24.7 MILLION.
O A TOTAL OF 8 PLANNED REMOVALS WERE INITIATED AND 6 COMPLETED DURING
FY 1983. THE FY 1983 TARGETS WERE 7 AND 5 RESPECTIVELY.
O EPA ALSO PARTICIPATED IN 123 OTHER ON-SCENE RESPONSE ACTIVITIES.
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SUPERFUND REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES
o DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, $41.8 MILLION WAS OBLIGATED FOR REMEDIAL
ACTIVITIES. THIS BRINGS THE TOTAL FY 1983 REMEDIAL FUNDS OBLIGATED
TO $86.7 MILLION. EPA'S FY 1983 OBLIGATION TARGET WAS $80 MILLION.
o THE FOURTH QUARTER FUNDS WERE OBLIGATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
REVISED FY 1983 REMEDIAL TARGETS:
- $22.6 MILLION FOR REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION/FEASIBILITY STUDIES.
61 NEW SITES WERE STARTED, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO 87
SITES. THIS EXCEEDS THE FY 1983 TARGET OF 75 SITES BY 12.
- $1.9 MILLION FOR ENGINEERING DESIGNS. 6 NEW SITES WERE STARTED,
BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO 9. THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET CALLED
FOR ENGINEERING DESIGNS AT 12 NEW SITES.
- $13.2 MILLION FOR REMEDIAL IMPLEMENTATION ACTIONS. 5 NEW SITES
WERE STARTED. THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET CALLED FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS
AT 6 NEW SITES.
- $4.1 MILLION WAS ALSO OBLIGATED FOR INITIAL REMEDIAL MEASURES.
11 NEW SITES WERE STARTED, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO 18. THE
END-OF-YEAR TARGET CALLED FOR 16 IRM'S AT NEW SITES.
o A TOTAL OF 29 STATE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WERE AWARDED DURING FY 1983
AND 21 EXISTING ONES WERE AMENDED. THIS GIVES THE STATES THE PROJECT
LEAD FOR 39.5% OF THE SUPERFUND REMEDIAL DOLLARS OBLIGATED DURING
FY 1983.
o SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE SUPERFUND PROGRAM, 16,307 UNCONTROLLED
SITES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED, 6,850 SITE INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED,
1,929 PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AND 5 SITES ON
THE NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST HAVE BEEN CLEANED UP (2 UNDER THE
REMOVAL PROGRAM, 1 UNDER THE REMEDIAL PROGRAM, 1 WITH SECTION 311
FUNDS, AND 1 AS A RESULT OF PRIVATE PARTY CLEANUP). IN ADDITION,
REMEDIAL WORK IS UNDERWAY AT 142 SITES.
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SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
o AS IN THE THIRD QUARTER, SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAVE CONTINUED
TO INCREASE DURING FOURTH QUARTER.
- 30 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS WERE ISSUED, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL
TO 161. 13 OF THE ORDERS WERE ISSUED ON CONSENT AND 17 WERE
ISSUED UNILATERALLY.
- 996 NOTICE LETTERS WERE ISSUED FOR 37 SITES, BRINGING THE FY 1983
TOTAL TO 2181 NOTICE LETTERS FOR 82 SITES.
O NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH RESPONSIBLE PARTIES AT 92 SITES.
o EPA OBTAINED PRIVATE PARTY CLEANUPS WORTH $19.6 MILLION AT 12 SITES
DURING FOURTH QUARTER. THIS BRINGS THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO $87.6
MILLION AT 23 SITES. A HIGHLIGHT DURING THE LAST QUARTER WAS THE
$10 MILLION SETTLEMENT AT THE FMC FACILITY IN FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA —
EPA'S TOP RATED NPL SITE.
O ONE COST RECOVERY ACTIOJN WORTH $67,000 WAS NEGOTIATED DURING THE
FOURTH QUARTER. THIS BRINGS THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO $14.4 MILLION AT
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O THE REGIONS COMPLETED 1058 RCRA FACILITY INSPECTIONS DURING FOURTH
QUARTER, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL TO 3471. THE TARGET FOR THE
YEAR WAS 3954. REGIONS III AND VI EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR.
O ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN HANDLERS WERE FOUND TO HAVE CLASS I VIOLATIONS
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O THE REGIONS ISSUED COMPLIANCE ORDERS TO 58 HANDLERS WITH CLASS I
VIOLATIONS.
O TWENTY-EIGHT HANDLERS WITH CLASS I VIOLATIONS WERE RETURNED TO
COMPLIANCE THROUGH FINAL ORDERS. REGION VII WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 9.
STATE DATA
O THIRD QUARTER DATA RECEIVED FROM MOST STATES INDICATE THAT:
- 3849 INSPECTIONS WERE CONDUCTED, BRINGING THE FY 1983 TOTAL (AS
OF THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER) TO 11,373. 1070 OF THE THIRD
QUARTER INSPECTIONS WERE IN REGION III AND 797 WERE IN REGION IV.
- 1118 HANDLERS WERE DETECTED WITH RCRA VIOLATIONS. 308 OF THOSE
WERE IN REGION IV AND 306 WERE IN REGION VI.
- 136 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS DIRECTING FACILITY COMPLIANCE
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS 62
DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL -REGULATIONS 75
ENFORCEMENT 76
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE 82
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PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
CURRENT APPLICATIONS
o TIMELY PERFORMANCE IN FY 83 DECLINED FROM NEAR PERFECT IN THE FIRST
TWO QUARTERS TO ONLY 70% OF ALL APPLICATIONS REVIEWED WITHIN
ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEDULES IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o THE DECREASE IN FOURTH QUARTER PERFORMANCE WAS DUE TO TWO FACTORS
WHICH RESULTED IN ONLY 57% OF OLD CHEMICAL REVIEWS BEING REVIEWED
WITHIN THE SCHEDULE:
- THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PENDING ACTION DOUBLED IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER; AND
- RESOURCES WERE DIVERTED TO THE CLOSING OUT OF 579 ACTIONS
BACKLOGGED IN THE THIRD QUARTER BECAUSE OF THE CITE-
ALL COURT CASE.
BACKLOG
O OPP FELL FAR SHORT OF THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET. THE BACKLOG OF UNPROCESSED
APPLICATIONS INCREASED FROM 69 TO 140 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o OPP ELIMINATED MUCH OF THE ACTUAL THIRD QUARTER BACKLOG OF 645
APPLICATIONS WHICH WERE THE RESULT OF THE CITE-ALL COURT CASE.
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o PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE TARGET DECLINED IN THE SECOND HALF OF FY 83
AFTER A STRONG SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE.
o OPP REVIEWED 76% OF THE PETITIONS WITHIN THE STATUTORY DEADLINE
IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. WHILE THIS REPRESENTS A DECLINE IN TIMELY
PERFORMANCE, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS PROCESSED.
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O THE BACKLOG OF UNPROCESSED PETITIONS CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN THE
FOURTH QUARTER AND HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE FY82 LEVEL. OPP COMPLETED
FY 83 WITH 62 BACKLOGGED PETITIONS AGAINST A TARGET OF 14. THE
INCREASE IN THE BACKLOG IS DUE IN PART TO UNRESOLVED SCIENCE POLICY
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PETITIONS WHOSE TIME
LIMIT HAS BEEN EXCEEDED
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PESTICIDE EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS
CURRENT APPLICATIONS
o OPP PROCESSED 82% OF THE APPLICATIONS WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE SCHEDULE,
THIS REPRESENTS A NOTICABLE DECLINE IN PERFORMANCE SINCE THE THIRD
QUARTER, PARTICULARLY WHEN RECOGNIZING THE MARKED DROP IN THE NUMBER OF
APPLICATIONS PROCESSED.
BACKLOG
o THE BACKLOG INCREASED TO 37 APPLICATIONS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O THE BACKLOG HAS NOW EXCEEDED THE BEGINNING-OF-YEAR FY 82 LEVEL.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
PESTICIDE REGISTRATION STANDARDS
o OPP WAS SUCCESSFUL IN MEETING ITS FY 83 COMMITMENT IN THE REGISTRATION
STANDARDS PROGRAM. TWENTY-THREE REGISTRATION STANDARDS WERE ESTABLISHED
IN FY 83, ONE MORE THAN THE TARGET FOR THE YEAR.
o OPP MET THE TARGET OF SEVEN REGISTRATION STANDARDS TO BE ESTABLISHED
IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O OPP HAS RESPONDED TO THE OMSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF REGISTRATION
STANDARDS FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES AND IS TAKING ACTION TO ADDRESS THE
ISSUES RAISED IN THE REPORT.
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CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF STANDARDS ESTABLISHED
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
PESTICIDE SPECIAL REVIEW DECISIONS
O EIGHT SPECIAL REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED IN FY 83, MEETING THE COMMITMENT
WHICH WAS CHANGED FROM THE PREVIOUS TARGET OF THIRTEEN.
O OPTS MET ITS REVISED TARGET OF FOUR SPECIAL REVIEWS IN THE FOURTH
QUARTER:
- AN EMERGENCY SUSPENSION AND A CANCELLATION NOTICE WERE
ISSUED FOR ETHYLENE DIBROMIDE (EDB);
- A VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION RESULTED FROM THE REVIEW OF
NITROFEN (TOK);
- A CANCELLATION WAS ISSUED FOR MOST USES OF STRYCHNINE; AND
- LINDANE WAS RETURNED TO THE REGISTRATION PROCESS WITH
CERTAIN USE RESTRICTIONS AND LABEL CHANGES.
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CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF DECISIONS COMPLETED
As Of September 30, 1983
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
INTERAGENCY TESTING COMMITTEE (ITC) DESIGNATIONS—NEW LISTS
o OTS ACHIEVED ALL TARGETS FOR THE-REVIEW OF ITC DESIGNATIONS IN FY 83,
o OTS ACHIEVED THE FOURTH QUARTER TARGET FOR TAKING ACTION ON THE 11TH
ITC LIST.
o ELEVEN PRELIMINARY DECISIONS WERE MADE:
- FOUR NEGOTIATED TESTING AGREEMENTS WERE INITIATED; AND
- SEVEN CHEMICALS WILL NOT REQUIRE TESTING.
o FINAL DECISIONS FOR THIS LIST WILL BE ISSUED IN FY 84.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
SUMMARY OF OTS ACTIONS ON EXISTING CHEMICALS
ITEM
DATE DUE
STATUS
PCB REMAND
UNCONTROLLED
SYSTEMS
COURT-ORDERED
QUARTERLY STATUS
REPORT: 9/83
ON SCHEDULE; SUBMITTED TO U.S.
COURT OF APPEALS 9/29/83.
RULEMAKING IS ON SCHEDULE.
FORMALDEHYDE
INTERAGENCY
AGREEMENT
QUARTERLY STATUS
REPORT TO OMSE:
9/83
ON SCHEDULE; CONSENSUS WORKSHOP
SCHEDULED MET ON 10/3-10/6 TO
DISCUSS EXISTING DATA AND
FUTURE RESEARCH NEEDS.
FORMALDEHYDE
CANCER CASE-
CONTROL STUDY
STUDY
QUESTIONNAIRE:
2/83
BEHIND SCHEDULE; APPROVED BY
OMB ON 9/2/83 AFTER SIX MONTH
DELAY.
TSCA SECTION 4(F)
RULE FOR METHYLENE
DIANILINE (MDA)
PUBLISH ANPR IN
FEDERAL REGISTER;
9/83
ON SCHEDULE; ANPR PUBLISHED
ON 9/20/83.
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DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
SUMMARY OF FOURTH QUARTER OPTS ACTIVITIES
ITEM
DATE DUE
STATUS
PROMULGATION OF FIFRA
SECTION 3 REGULATIONS
FOR PESTICIDE
REGISTRATION
STEERING COMMITTEE
REVIEW: 9/30/83.
BEHIND SCHEDULE TWO MONTHS:
IN REVIEW AT OD LEVEL.
REVIEW OF OPP POLICY
STATEMENT ON
POLYNUCLEAR AROMATICS
FORWARD RECOMMENDA-
TIONS TO AA/OPTS:
7/83.
ON SCHEDULE; APPROVED BY
ACTING AA/OPTS ON 8/23/83.
TSCA GENERIC EXEMPTION
RULE FOR SITE
LIMITED/LOW VOLUME
INTERMEDIATES
OBTAIN ADMINISTRA-
TOR'S SIGNATURE:
7/20/83.
BEHIND SCHEDULE; CURRENTLY
IN OMB REVIEW AND EXPECTED
TO BE COMPLETED BY 10/31/83
TSCA GENERIC EXEMPTION
RULE FOR POLYMERS
COMPLETE OMB
REVIEW: 9/29/83.
BEHIND SCHEDULE; CURRENTLY IN
OMB REVIEW AND EXPECTED TO
BE COMPLETED BY 10/31/83.
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ENFORCEMENT
FIFRA COMPLIANCE MONITORING — FEDERAL INSPECTIONS
O THE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS WERE FAR EXCEEDED IN ALL CATEGORIES BECAUSE
THE DEMAND IN THE REGIONS FOR ALL TYPES OF INSPECTIONS EXCEEDED
HEADQUARTERS-ASSIGNED TARGETS.
O OPTS HAS INDICATED THAT IN FY 84 THE MAS TARGETS WILL MORE
REALISTICALLY REFLECT REGIONAL ACTIVITY.
o IN FY 83 299 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS RESULTED IN THE ISSUANCE OF
ADMINISTRATIVE CIVIL COMPLAINTS OR CRIMINAL REFERRALS. TWO HUNDRED
THREE FY 83 ADMINISTRATIVE CASES AND TWO CRIMINAL CASES REMAIN
OPEN. ONLY 2 OF 117 OPEN ADMINISTRATIVE CASES IN THE FY 80-82
BACKLOG WERE CLOSED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
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ENFORCEMENT
TSCA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS
o THE REGIONS COLLECTIVELY EXCEEDED.THE AGENCY'S END-OF-YEAR TARGET
FOR TSCA INSPECTIONS.
o THE TARGET OF 75 ASBESTOS INSPECTIONS WAS SUPER EXCEEDED: ASBESTOS
INSPECTION RECORDS WERE REVIEWED IN 207 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES.
o ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS WERE INITIATED TO ADDRESS 103 SIGNIFICANT
VIOLATIONS IN THE FOURTH QUARTER FOR A TOTAL OF 294 ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS AND 8 REFERRALS TO DOJ IN FY 83. NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT OF
THE VIOLATIONS OCCURRED IN THE PCB INSPECTION PROGRAM. ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-TWO ADMINISTRATIVE CASES WERE CLOSED DURING FY 83. TWENTY-
THREE CASES REMAIN IN THE FY 80-82 BACKLOG.
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AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
COMPLETED BY REGIONS
As Of September 30, 1983
2400-
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TARGET
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ENFORCEMENT
REGIONAL TSCA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS
O MOST REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TSCA INSPECTION TARGETS IN FY 83
- REGIONS I AND X FINISHED THE YEAR AT ALMOST 50% ABOVE THEIR
TARGETS; AND
- REGION V INITIATED CASES AGAINST 122 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.
THIS PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTS FOR 41% OF THE NATIONAL TOTAL.
O PERFORMANCE SHORTFALLS OCCURRED IN REGIONS II AND IV:
- REGION II COMPLETED ONLY 53% OF ITS FY 83 ANNUAL INSPECTION
TARGET, BUT PERFORMANCE IMPROVED GREATLY IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
WHEN 100 OF THE TOTAL OF 161 INSPECTIONS WERE COMPLETED; AND
- REGION IV COMPLETED 200 OF ITS TARGET OF 250 FY 83 INSPECTIONS.
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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE
QUALITY ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES
OPP
o THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FY 83 QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEMS AUDITS WAS
COMPLETED AND TRANSMITTED TO ORD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
OTS
o TWO OTS QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED ON OR AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE:
- A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP) WAS COMPLETED
FOR PCB DISPOSAL SUPPORT ACTIVITIES; AND
- THE ANNUAL REPORT ON FY 83 QA AUDITS WAS COMPLETED AND
TRANSMITTED TO ORD ONE MONTH AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.
o A QUALITY ASSURANCE PROJECT PLAN (QAPP) FOR A PCB EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
WAS NOT COMPLETED. OTS CHOSE NOT TO PERFORM THIS EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT.
OMSE WAS NOT NOTIFIED QF THIS CHANGE IN COMMITMENT.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
ITEM
STATUS
CATALOGUE OF MODEL PERFORMANCE
STANDARDS.
COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE,
FINAL REPORT: ELECTRONIC MAIL
FEASIBILITY STUDY.
COMPLETED ONE MONTH BEHIND
SCHEDULE. STUDY CONCLUDED
THAT SUBSTANTIAL COST SAVINGS
($680,000 THE FIRST YEAR) WERE
POSSIBLE OVER OTHER CONVENTINAL
COMMUNICATION METHODS.
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
O OA EXCEEDED ITS TARGET OF 15 PERCENT FOR REDUCING THE NUMBER OF
DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE.
- BEGINNING BALANCE OF 585 ITEMS WAS REDUCED TO 452 ITEMS
FOR A 23 PERCENT REDUCTION.
- NUMBER OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DUE GRANTS
REFUNDS UNDER APPEAL INCREASED TO 122 BY THE END OF THE
FOURTH QUARTER.
O TOTAL DOLLARS IN DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE DECREASED DURING
THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O AT YEAR END, THE MAJORITY OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE INVOLVE
GRANT REFUNDS UNDER APPEAL OR AWAITING COLLECTION IN THE CLAIMS
OFFICE. THIS ITEM WILL NOT BE TRACKED IN FY 84.
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REDUCTION OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
( OVER 90 DAYS )
As Of September 30, 1983
DOLLAR AMOUNT
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OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING & EVALUATION
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
ITEM
STATUS
FINAL REPORT - REGULATORY
REFORM STRATEGY FOR WATER.
1-1/2 MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE
DUE TO CONTRACTOR DELAYS AND
REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL ANALYSES,
1981 COST OF CLEAN AIR
AND CLEAN WATER REPORT
TO CONGRESS.
EIGHT MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE
DUE TO REVISIONS REQUESTED BY
PROGRAMS.
SCOPING STUDY FOR 1983 ECONOMICS
OF CLEAN WATER AND CLEAN AIR
REPORT TO CONGRESS.
COMPLETED FOUR MONTHS BEHIND
ORIGINAL SCHEDULE.
DISCHARGE MONITORING REPORT
EVALUATION
DELAYED FOUR MONTHS BY OMB
DEFINITIONAL CHANGES.
NATIONAL EMISSIONS DATA SYSTEM
EVALUATION
COMPLETED ACCORDING TO REVISED
SCHEDULE.
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
CLIENT PROGRAM
ITEM
STATUS
OANR
ACID DISPOSITION
CRITERIA ASSESSMENT
DOCUMENT.
THE FINAL CRITERIA
DOCUMENT IS SEVEN
MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE,
THIS COMMITMENT HAS
BEEN CARRIED OVER INTO
THE FY 84 MAS.
OANR
OANR
OANR
PLAN FOR TRANSFERRING
INHALABLE PARTICLE
MONITORING NETWORK
TO STATE AND LOCAL
AGENCIES.
STRATEGY FOR
EXTRAPOLATIONS MODELING
OF HEALTH EFFECT FROM
ANIMALS TO HUMANS.
REPORT ON APPLICATION OF
ADVANCED HEAVY OIL LOW
NOX BURNER TO OIL FIELD
STEAM GENERATORS.
THE PLAN WAS ISSUED ON
SCHEDULE AND OAQPS HAS
SIGNED THE CONCURRENCE
MEMO.
STRATEGY WAS ISSUED
ON SCHEDULE.
REPORT WAS SUBMITTED
TO PEER REVIEW PANEL
ONE MONTH AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE.
OW
OW
REVISED BIOLOGICAL
METHODS MANUAL.
MAPPING AREAS WITH
SENSITIVE SURFACE
WATERS.
THE MANUAL IS BEHIND
SCHEDULE. THE COMPLETED
MANUAL IS EXPECTED TO BE
PUBLISHED ON 11/15/83.
A COMPREHENSIVE PACKAGE
OF MAPS WAS PRODUCED
THREE MONTHS AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE.
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ENFORCEMENT
STATUS OF CIVIL REFERRALS
o EPA HEADQUARTERS IS PROCESSING CIVIL ACTIONS IN A TIMELY MATTER.
THE CIVIL ACTIONS PENDING AT END OF QUARTER IS LARGER THAN PREVIOUS
QUARTERS DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF NEW REFERRALS DURING THE FOURTH
QUARTER.
o THE NUMBER OF CIVIL ACTIONS PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT Of JUSTICE WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER.
O DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, THE AVERAGE PROCESSING TIME BY EPA
HEADQUARTERS FOR CIVIL REFERRALS TO DOJ WAS 88.5 DAYS MEETING
ENFORCEMENT COUNSEL'S TARGET OF 90 DAYS. HOWEVER, THIS REFERRAL
PROCESSING TIME IS SIGNIFICANTLY LONGER THAN THAT OF THE PREVIOUS
THREE QUARTERS.
o 337 CIVIL ACTIONS WERE PENDING IN THE SYSTEM AT THE END OF THE
FISCAL YEAR.
- 59 PERCENT HAVE BEEN FILED IN DISTRICT COURTS.
- 22 PERCENT HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO DOJ/U.S. ATTORNEYS.
- 19 PERCENT ARE PENDING REVIEW AT EPA HEADQUARTERS.
O 153 CIVIL CASES WERE CLOSED DURING FY 83. APPROXIMATELY 40 PERCENT
OF THESE CASES WERE CLOSED BY DISMISSAL OR WITHDRAWAL:
- 91 BY SETTLEMENT.
- 5 BY COURT JUDGMENT.
- 6 BY COURT DISMISSAL.
- 10 WITHDRAWN BY REGION.
- 41 DECLINED BY EPA HEADQUARTERS, DOJ OR U.S. ATTORNEY.
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OEC POLICY AND GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES
ITEM
PROPOSAL FOR CONSENT DECREE
TRACKING SYSTEM.
ENFORCING CONSENT DECREES
REQUIREMENTS.
ENFORCEMENT INDICATORS
CIVIL PENALTY SETTLEMENT
POLICY
SETTLEMENT PROCEDURES
MODEL CONSENT DECREE TERMS
COORDINATING FEDERAL AND
STATE ENFORCEMENT
INSPECTION BY CONTRACTORS
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE
GUIDANCE MANUALS (INCLUDING
COMPENDIUM OF OPERABLE POLICIES)
STATUS
PROPOSAL WAS COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE,
GUIDANCE ON TRACKING SYSTEM WILL BE
ISSUED BY 10/83.
DRAFT POLICY STATEMENT WAS COMPLETED
ON SCHEDULE, FINAL DUE 1/84.
THE PROJECT IS BEHIND SCHEDULE,
COMPLETION BY 10/83.
DRAFT POLICY STATEMENT WAS COMPLETED
ON SCHEDULE, ISSUANCE OF POLICY
DOCUMENT DUE 11/83.
POLICY DOCUMENT WAS COMPLETED ON
SCHEDULE.
POLICY DOCUMENT WAS COMPLETED ON
SCHEDULE.
PROJECT REDEFINED BY TASK GROUPS.
NEW WORK PLAN SCHEDULED FOR 12/83.
PROJECT TERMINATED.
SCHEDULES FOR MANUAL WERE REVISED
DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, ON
SCHEDULE WITH NEW TIMETABLES.
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