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                                                      100R84107
          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                    Strategic Planning
                 and Management System

              Third Quarter FY 1984 Report
   CXI
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                                   Office of Management Systems
   —                                   and Evaluation
   ^                                    June 30.1984
                         HEADQUARTERS LIBRARY
                         ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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                  U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

                         Strategic Planning and
                           Management System

                      Third Quarter FY 1984 Report

                                PREFACE
This is the third quarter FY 1984 report of EPA's Strategic Planning
and Management System (SPMS).  SPMS integrates the Agency's planning
and management functions.  It provides a process for setting systemwide
goals and priorities, issuing timely guidance from the Headquarters
programs to the Regions and States, and conducting results-oriented
program evaluation and oversight.  Each quarter the Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation (OMSE) publishes the report using information
provided by Headquarters and Regional Offices.  It reports performance
during the previous quarter on program objectives and management
commitments in support of the Agency's major goals.  The Office of
Compliance Analysis and Program Operations (CAPO) is responsible for
the enforcement sections of this report, except for the section reporting
on performance within the Office of Compliance and Enforcment Monitoring.

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of the many
people in Headquarters and in the Regions who have made timely production
ot this report possible.

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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICE                                                   PAGE

OFFICE OF AIR AND  RADIATION  	    1

OFFICE OF WATER  	   31

OFFICE OF SOLID  WASTE
  AND EMERGENCY  RESPONSE  	   65

OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND
  TOXIC SUBSTANCES 	   83

OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
  AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING  	  121

OFFICE OF RESEARCH
  AND DEVELOPMENT  	  127

OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION  AND
  RESOURCES MANAGEMENT  	  131

OFFICE OF POLICY,  PLANNING
  AND EVALUATION 	  145

OFFICE OF GENERAL
  COUNCIL 	  149

OFFICE OF EXTERNAL
  AFFAIRS 	  153
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                       OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOAL                                                     PAGE
ENFORCEMENT
STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP  WITH STATES
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS  	  14






DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING  CRITICAL REGULATIONS 	  19






IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF  EPA SCIENCE 	  25






MANAGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS 	  29
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                           ENFORCEMENT

        PROGRESS IN RETURNING AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE


THE REGIONS ARE SLIGHTLY BELOW THEIR THIRD QUARTER  FIXED UNIVERSE
CUMULATIVE TARGET FOR ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS  HAVING ADDRESSED
208 VERSUS A TARGET OF 219.  OF THE 208 ADDRESSED,  87 HAVE BEEN
RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE, 34 HAVE BEEN PLACED ON ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULES,
AND 87 HAD FEDERAL OR STATE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS  TAKEN.

-  33 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ON THE FIXED  LIST WERE  ADDRESSED DURING
   THE QUARTER COMPARED TO A TARGET OF 44.  OF THE  33 ADDRESSED,  16
   WERE RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE, 11 WERE PLACED ON ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULES,
   AND 6 HAD FEDERAL OR STATE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS TAKEN.

THE BALANCE SHEET FOR SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS AT THE  END  OF THE THIRD
QUARTER SHOWS 328 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
FISCAL YEAR AND 249 NEWLY IDENTIFIED-VIOLATORS VERSUS 191 RESOLVED
(INCLUDING 130 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EMISSION LIMITS AND 71 ON ACCEPTABLE
SCHEDULES) AND 386 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS  STILL OUT  OF COMPLIANCE  AND
NOT ON ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULES.

THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 95 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER.  REGIONS III, V, VI, AND VII WERE THE MOST ACTIVE IN
IDENTIFYING NEW VIOLATORS.

-  REGIONS I, IV, AND IX HAVE IDENTIFIED  A TOTAL OF 9 NEW SIGNIFICANT
   VIOLATORS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

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              PROGRESS IN RETURNING AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
                                As Of June 30, 1984
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                           ENFORCEMENT
                    AIR COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS
COMPLIANCE INSPECTION RATES FOR CLASS Al SIP  (88%), NSPS  (81%), AND
NESHAP (79%) SOURCES CONTINUED TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT DURING THE THIRD
QUARTER (INSPECTION RATES REPORTED IN THE SECOND QUARTER  SPMS REPORT
WERE 84% FOR CLASS Al SIP, 68% FOR NSPS, AND  69% FOR NESHAP).

-  AN INDIVIDUAL REGIONAL COMPARISON-OF REPORTED COMPLIANCE  INSPECTION
   RATES DOES INDICATE SOME POTENTIAL TROUBLE SPORTS WHERE LOW RATES
   HAVE SHOWN NO IMPROVEMENT OR HAVE ACTUALLY DECLINED.   REGIONS
   THAT SHOULD BE FOCUSING ADDITIONAL ATTENTION TO THIS PRIORITY
   ACTIVITY ARE REGIONS I (NESHAP),  III (Al SIP AND NSPS), IV (NESHAP),
   VI (NSPS), VII (NSPS AND NESHAP), VIII (NESHAP), X  (Al SIP, NSPS,
   AND NESHAP).

THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR NSPS SHOWED  A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE DURING  THE
QUARTER (91% VERSUS 85% IN THE SECOND QUARTER).  THE IMPROVEMENT IN
THE NSPS COMPLIANCE RATE IS ALMOST ENTIRELY ATTRIBUTABLE  TO  THE
REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF SOURCES IN REGION  IV WITH UNKNOWN COMPLIANCE
STATUS.

-  THE COMPLIANCE RATES FOR CLASS Al SIP AND  NESHAP REMAINED STABLE
   AT 91% AND 94%, RESPECTIVELY.
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                     AIR COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS
                         As Of June 30,1984
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           91%
           91%
           94%

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                 STRENGTHENING  PARTNERSHIP WITH STATES

                 ANTITAMPERING/FUEL SWITCHING PROGRAM

o  ALL THIRD QUARTER MILESTONES WERE MET.

   -  REGION V IMPLEMENTED TWO  PROGRAMS AND INITIATED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT
      ACTIVITY FOR ONE PROGRAM.
   -  REGIONS III AND VI  INITIATED PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT FOR TWO AREAS.

o  NEGOTIATIONS FOR FY 1985  TAMPERING/FUEL SWITCHING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
   ARE PROCEEDING ON SCHEDULE.

   -  CALL LETTER TO REGIONS WAS SENT JUNE 5, 1984.
   -  REGIONAL COMMITMENTS ARE  DUE BY AUGUST 15, 1984.
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              ANTITAMPERING AND ANTI-FUEL SWITCHING PROGRAM

                             As Of June 30,1984
              NEW PROGRAMS
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                 STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP  WITH STATES
                  NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS AND
        NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS  FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS

o  A TOTAL OF 46 NSPS CATEGORIES WERE  DELEGATED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.
   THIS BRINGS THE NATIONAL TOTAL  TO 95%.
O  NSPS DELEGATION ACTIVITY WAS  FOCUSED  MAINLY IN REGIONS I, II, AND IX,

o  OVERALL NESHAPS DELEGATION  REMAINED UNCHANGED AT 95%.

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           DELEGATION STATUS OF NSPS AND NESHAPS
                      As Of June 30,1984
                                                   GOAL
                       IV
V   VI

REGIONS
VII   VIII   IX
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                 STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIP WITH STATES
                PREVENTION  OF  SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION

O  NO NEW PSD DELEGATION  OCCURRED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.   MOST  OF THE
   REMAINING PROJECTED  DELEGATIONS WILL NOT HAPPEN AS SCHEDULED  DURING
   F¥ 1984.

O  SOME OF THE PSD  DELEGATION  MILESTONES WERE MET FOR THE THIRD  QUARTER,
   BUT THESE WERE FOR THREE REGION IX AREAS WITHOUT PROJECTIONS  FOR
   FINAL DELEGATION DATES.

O  NEW LANGUAGE IS  BEING  DEVELOPED RELATIVE TO THE TALL STACKS POLICY.
   FINAL DELEGATION FOR COLORADO AND IDAHO IS NOW EXPECTED  DURING  THE
   FOURTH QUARTER.
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                    DELEGATION STATUS OF PSD
                         As Of June 30,1984
                                                                                      AZ   CA   NV
                                                                                       STATES
                                  v    vi
                                  REGIONS
                                  VII    VIII    IX
 Selected local agencies with Independent authority :

 PA - Allegheny Co. Philadelphia
 AZ - MarTcopa Co. Plma Co
 CA - Bay Area Dtst, Kern Co. San Diego Co, So Coast Dlst. Ventura Co
 NV - Clark Co. Washoe Co

 Exclusions : Region II - PR.VI;  Region VIII - SD;
	Region IX - GU. AS. TT	
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                                                                                DELEGATION IN FY-84

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                 STRENGTHENING  PARTNERSHIP WITH STATES

AIR TOXICS CLEARINGHOUSE

O  WORK ON THE AIR TOXICS CLEARINGHOUSE  IS ON SCHEDULE.

   -  PLAN AND SCHEDULE FOR  IMPLEMENTING CLEARINGHOUSE HAVE BEEN
      FINALIZED.
      FULL IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTED  BY SECOND QUARTER, FY 1985.

NATIONAL AIR AUDIT SYSTEM

o  SIXTY-EIGHT OF 69 REQUIRED AUDIT  REPORTS WERE RECEIVED FROM THE
   REGIONAL OFFICES ON SCHEDULE.

AEROMETRIC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL  SYSTEM  (AIRS)

O  DESIGN OF AIR QUALITY PROCESSING  SUBSYSTEM WAS COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE
   DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.

o  FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AIR QUALITY SUBSYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED
   FOR THE END OF FY 1986.
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                      MEETING  PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

           PERCENT OF SIP REVISIONS  PROCESSED ON TIME

o  OVERALL, 89% OF SIP ACTIONS WERE  PROCESSED ON TIME DURING THE
   THIRD QUARTER.

O  REGIONS IMPROVED THEIR SIP  PROCESSING RATE TO 97% ON TIME.  ONLY
   SIX OF 172 REGIONAL SIP ACTIONS EXCEEDED THE FIVE-MONTH TARGET.

O  HEADQUARTERS THIRD QUARTER  SIP PROCESSING RATE IS 77% ON TIME.
   -  THIRTY-EIGHT OF 113 SIP  ACTIONS WERE NOT PUBLISHED WITHIN
      THE TWO-MONTH TARGET.
   -  FIFTEEN OF THE 38  LATE SIP ACTIONS ARE ON HOLD PENDING
      RESOLUTION OF THE  NRDC SUIT AND THE STACK HEIGHT POLICY.
   -  ELEVEN SIP ACTIONS NEED  AA SIGNATURE, FOUR ARE AWAITING OMB
      CONCURRENCE, AND SIX NEED OTHER REVIEW OFFICE CONCURRENCES.
   -  DELAYS ARE BEING EXPERIENCED MAINLY DUE TO DIFFICULT SO2 ISSUES
      AND THE PENDING BUBBLE POLICY.
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                            PERCENT OF SIP REVISIONS
                                PROCESSED ON TIME
                                As Of June 30,1984
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                                               TARGET
                        2      3

                        QUARTERS
        IN PROCESS: 249
          301
270
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     HEADQUARTERS (TARGET - 2 MOS.)
     REGIONS (TARGET - 5 MOS.)
                                               ON TIME
                                               89.0%
                                                              NATIONAL
                                                                                 LATE
                                                                                 11.0%
                                                       # ACTIONS ON HOLD: 15

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                      MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS

                          SPECIAL  ACTION  SIPS

1982 OZONE/CO SIP ACTIONS

O  FINAL AND REPROPOSED ACTIONS  RECEIVED  FROM REGIONS ON TIME WERE PUBLISHED
   ON SCHEDULE BY HEADQUARTERS.

         47 ACTIONS DUE TO  BE SUBMITTED BY THE REGIONS BY 12/31/83
      -  34 ACTIONS RECEIVED  IN  HEADQUARTERS AS OF 12/31/83
      -  46 ACTIONS RECEIVED  IN  HEADQUARTERS AS OF 6/30/84
      -  40 ACTIONS PROCESSED BY HEADQUARTERS AS OF 6/30/84

O  FOUR PROPOSED SANCTIONS  ACTIONS WERE RECEIVED BY HEADQUARTERS.

   -  THREE PROPOSALS WERE  PUBLISHED
   -  ONE PROPOSAL WAS SENT TO OMB 6/29/84

O  REGIONS WERE TO SUBMIT TO OAR BY JUNE  1, 1984, SCHEDULES FOR COMPLETING
   STATE COMMITMENTS FOR REQUIRED SIP  ELEMENTS.  REPORTS ON THE STATUS
   OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS COMPARED TO SIP  COMPLETION SCHEDULES WERE ALSO
   DUE FROM THE REGIONS.  FORMAL REPORTS  WERE NOT RECEIVED FROM THE REGIONS,
   BUT OF SIX SUBMITTALS DUE ON  JUNE 1:

   -  ONE HAS BEEN RECEIVED (MA)
   -  FOUR ARE EXPECTED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER
   -  ONE (CT) IS OF UNKNOWN  STATUS

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                           SPECIAL ACTION SIPS

PART D NONEXTENSION AREA  SIPS;

o  SIX AREAS WERE  IDENTIFIED AS SUBJECT TO SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO
   SUBMIT A SIP.   EACH  AREA HAS SUBMITTED A SCHEDULE FOR COMPLETING  A
   PLAN WITHIN A YEAR.  OAR DOES NOT ANTICIPATE PROMULGATING SANCTIONS.

O  SERIOUS OUTSTANDING  SIP CONDITIONS IN NINE NONATTAINMENT AREAS  WERE
   REQUIRED TO BE  COMPLETED BY MAY 31, 1984 OR FACE FUNDING SANCTIONS.
   EPA HAS TAKEN NO ACTION TO PROPOSE SANCTIONS SINCE ALL NINE AREAS
   ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT GOOD FAITH EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THEIR CONDITIONS.

LEAD SIPS;

o  GOOD PROGRESS WAS  MADE ON LEAD SIPS.  ALL 15 THIRD QUARTER COMMITMENTS
   HAVE BEEN MET BY HEADQUARTERS.

O  ELEVEN OF 15 REGIONAL  COMMITMENTS WERE MET.

   -  TWO CALIFORNIA  PLANS DUE 6/1/84 WERE RECEIVED LATE IN HEADQUARTERS
      BUT WERE SIGNED BY  THE ADMINISTRATOR 6/29/84.
   -  TWO MINOR ACTIONS (SD,WY) WERE NOT RECEIVED BY HEADQUARTERS  AND ARE
      BEING HELD BY THE REGION FOR DIRECT FINAL ACTION.
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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

           IMPLEMENTATION OF I/M PROGRAMS  FOR  EXTENSION  AREAS


o  ALL THIRD QUARTER COMMITMENTS FOR I/M PROGRAM START-UP  WERE MET.

o  PROGRAM OPERATION BEGAN DURING THE QUARTER  IN PENNSYLVANIA, UTAH
   AND CALIFORNIA.

o  PROGRAMS WERE IMPLEMENTED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE IN  TEXAS  AND INDIANA.
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             DEVELOPING AND  REVIEWING  CRITICAL REGULATIONS
O  ALTHOUGH MOST STANDARDS ARE  ON  REVISED SCHEDULES OR ARE BEHIND ON
   ORIGINAL SCHEDULES, SOME ACCOMPLISHMENTS  WERE MADE DURING THE SECOND
   QUARTER.  THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS  WERE PUBLISHED:

   -  PROPOSED NSPS FOR  INDUSTRIAL BOILERS (PM,  NOX)
   -  FINAL NSPS FOR VINYL FILM AND PETROLEUM REFINERY EQUIPMENT
      LEAKS
   -  PROPOSED NESHAPS FOR BENZENE COKE  OVEN EMISSIONS AND PART 61
      REVISIONS
   -  PROPOSED REVISIONS FOR THREE BENZENE CATEGORIES
   -  FINAL NESHAPS FOR  BENZENE FUGITIVE EMISSIONS
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             DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS




         NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS (PRIORITY CATEGORIES)
STANDARD
VOL STORAGE
IND. BOILERS (PM, NOX )
SOCMI DISTILLATION
ONSHORE PROD. (VOC, SO2 )
POLYMERS & RESINS
FIBERGLASS
1C ENGINES
SOCMI-AIR OXIDATION
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
11/83
2/84
L_ (6/84)*
10/83
(12/83)*
10/83
(1/84)*
1/84
1/84
(2/84)*
7/79
10/83
FINAL
F.R. DATE
3/85
6/85
2/85
2/85
5/85
4/85
10/83
1/85
STATUS
ADM SIGNED PROPOSAL 7/10/84.
PROPOSAL PUBLISHED 6/19/84.
FINAL ON SCHEDULE; DUE
TO WORKGROUP 11/84.
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
COMMENT PERIOD ENDED
6/84.
PROPOSAL OFF SCHEDULE;
OPPE NONCONCURRED.
OMB WANTS BUBBLE.
PROPOSAL OFF SCHEDULE;
COMMENT PERIOD ENDED
4/84.
ON INDEFINITE HOLD.
SCHEDULE REVISED;
RESOURCES SHIFTED TO
ARSENIC STD. FINAL DUE 6/85
*ACTUAL DATE
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             DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING  CRITICAL REGULATIONS




         NEW SOURCE PERFORMANCE  STANDARDS  (PRIORITY CATEGORIES) (CONT'D)
STANDARD
METALLIC MINERALS
SYNTHETHIC FIBERS
PET. DRY CLEAN
VINYL FILM
RUBBER TIRES
PET. REFINERY EQUIP.
LEAKS
NON-METALLIC MINERALS
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
7/82
10/82
10/82
1/83
1/83
1/83
8/83
FINAL
F.R. DATE
12/83
(2/84)*
2/84
(4/84)*
3/84
4/84
(6/84)*
5/84
3/84
(5/84)*
11/84
STATUS
COMPLETED.
COMPLETED.
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
OMB DELAY
FINAL PUBLISHED 6/29/84.
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
OPPE NONCONCURRED.
FINAL PUBLISHED 5/30/84.
SCHEDULE REVISED;
RESOURCES SHIFTED TO
ARSENIC STD. FINAL
DUE 7/85.
* ACTUAL DATE
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             DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING  CRITICAL REGULATIONS




           OAR SCHEDULE FOR FY  1984  PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION
STANDARD
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
FINAL
F.R. DATE
STATUS
        NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS  FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
BENZENE-COKE OVEN,
PART 61 REV.
BENZENE RECISION (3)
BENZENE FUGITIVES
COKE OVEN (POM)
LOW ARSENIC
HIGH ARSENIC
ASBESTOS
1/84
(6/84)*
1/84

5/84
7/83
7/83
7/83
3/85
5/84
(6/84)*
1/84
(6/84)*
10/85
8/84
8/84
9/84
(4/84)*
PROPOSAL PUBLISHED
6/6/84.
FINAL PUBLISHED
6/6/84.
PROPOSAL OFF SCHEDULE
TO RED BORDER 7/12/84.
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
PENDING ADM DECISION.
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
WITHDRAWN FROM RB.
COMPLETED.
                 NATIONAL AMBIENT  AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
PART I CU LATE MATTER
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
SULFUR DIOXIDE
—
3/84*
10/83
(2/84)*
7/84
6/84
2/85
9/84
6/85
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
REOPENED.
OFF SCHEDULE; COMMENT
PERIOD EXTENDED.
OFF SCHEDULE; COMMENT
PERIOD ENDED 5/23/84.
PROPOSAL OFF SCHEDULE;
NOW DUE 3/85.
*  ACTUAL DATE
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OAR SCHEDULE FOR  FY  1984  PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION
STANDARD
PROPOSAL
F.R. DATE
FINAL
F.R. DATE
STATUS
               RADIATION  STANDARDS
RADIONUCLIDES NESHAP
LOW LEVEL WASTE DISPOSAL
HIGH LEVEL WASTE
DISPOSAL
4/83
8/84
12/82
12/83
6/85
12/83
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE;
SAB REVIEW EXTENDED TO
7/31/84.
PROPOSAL OFF SCHEDULE;
SCHEDULE REVISED
FINAL OFF SCHEDULE FOR
MULTIPLE DELAYS; NOW
DUE 9/84.
             MOBILE  SOURCE  STANDARDS
HD DIESEL
HD NOX
LD DIESEL POST.
5/84
5/84
12/82
5/85
5/85
1/84
PROPOSAL OFF
NOW DUE 9/84.
PROPOSAL OFF
NOW DUE 9/84.
SCHEDULE;
SCHEDULE;
COMPLETED.
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                       POLLUTANT ASSESSMENT
GOOD PROGRESS IS BEING  MADE  IN  THE POLLUTANT ASSESSMENT PROGRAM  FOR
SUSPECTED HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS.

-  TOLUENE NO-LIST DECISION  WAS PUBLISHED DURING THIRD QUARTER.
-  MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR  MAKING 20-25 LISTING DECISIONS BY END OF  1985
   WAS DEVELOPED AND  IS BEING IMPLEMENTED.
-  THERE IS STILL SOME  CONFUSION ON THE NATURE OF SCIENCE ADVISORY
   BOARD REVIEW OF HEALTH  ASSESSMENT DOCUMENTS, BOTH FOR SINGLE
   REVIEW OF LISTED CHEMICALS AND NO REVIEW OF NON-LISTED CHEMICALS.
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                   IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE

AIR QUALITY MODELS GUIDANCE

O  PUBLICATION OF  PROPOSED REVISED GUIDANCE WAS DELAYED BY OMB  REQUEST
   FOR EXTENSION.

O  PUBLIC HEARING  ON  REVISED GUIDELINE IS SET FOR SEPTEMBER  5-7,  1984
   DURING THE AIR  QUALITY  MODELING CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON,  DC.

AIR TOXIC EMISSION FACTORS

O  AIR EMISSION  FACTORS  FOR SIX POTENTIALLY TOXIC SUBSTANCES WERE
   PUBLISHED AND DISTRIBUTED ON SCHEDULE DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.

O  THE SIX CHEMICALS  ARE:   NICKEL, ETHYLENE DICHLORIDE, ACRYLONITRILE,
   CARBON TETRACHLORIDE, CHLOROFORM,  AND FORMALDEHYDE.
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                  IMPROVING THE QUALITY  OF  EPA SCIENCE
        TIMELY REPORTING OF NATIONAL AIR MONITORING SYSTEM (NAMS)  DATA
O  OVERALL IMPROVEMENT IN NAMS  DATA  REPORTING CONTINUED DURING THE
   THIRD QUARTER.

O  ALL REGIONS RECEIVED SOME  DATA  WITHIN  THE 90-DAY TARGET.

   -  REGIONS I, II, AND III  RECEIVED  OVER 80% OF THEIR DATA ON TIME.
   -  REGION IX RECEIVED CALIFORNIA  DATA  ON TIME BUT THE TAPE WAS
      UNUSABLE.  NEW DATA WERE  NOT RESUBMITTED IN TIME FOR THIS REPORT,
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                 PERCENT OF NAMS DATA REPORTED
                   90 DAYS FROM END OF QUARTER
                         As Of June 30, 1984
             100-]
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                                QUARTERS
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NAMS DATA FROM CONTINUOUS ANALYZERS

NAMS DATA FROM 24 HOUR INTEGRATED SAMPLERS

P * A REPORTING ORGANIZATIONS

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                   MANAGING  FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS

ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS  INDICATORS

o  OAR AND OPPE ARE  EVALUATING TWO CONTRACTOR RECOMMENDED INDICATORS  FOR
   DEVELOPMENT AND USE  IN  FY 1985.

     -  VISIBILITY INDICATOR TO TRACK RESULTS OF SEVERAL TRADITIONAL  AIR
        PROGRAMS  (E.G.,  PARTICULATE CONCENTRATIONS, SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS)
        AND EMERGING AIR QUALITY ISSUES (E.G., ACID DEPOSITION AND MATERIALS
        DAMAGE).

     -  OZONE EXPOSURE  INDICATOR IN RELATION TO POPULATION DISTRIBUTION.
ACID DEPOSITION DATA  BASE

O  A DEVELOPMENT PLAN WAS  PROVIDED ON SCHEDULE TO THE REGIONAL OFFICES
   TO ENABLE WORK WITH STATES TO UPGRADE AND FILL GAPS IN THE SOX/NOX
   INVENTORIES.
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ENFORCEMENT  	  32







MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS 	  42







DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS  	  54







DELEGATION TO STATES  	  58







MANAGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS 	  60
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                           ENFORCEMENT
             NPDES ENFORCEMENT COMPLIANCE  INSPECTIONS
NATIONALLY, 2,091 OR 60% OF THE 3,463 EPA AND  STATE  INSPECTIONS
TARGETED FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIALS IN FY 1984 WERE COMPLETED BY THE
CLOSE OF THE THIRD QUARTER.

-  REGIONS I AND VI CONSIDERABLY EXCEEDED THE  NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH
   107% AND 99% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.

-  REGIONS V, VII AND X WERE CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE  NATIONAL AVERAGE
   WITH 34%, 31% AND 32% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.

NATIONALLY, 3,496 OR 78% OF THE 4,475 EPA AND  STATE  INSPECTIONS
TARGETED FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS AND MINOR  P.L. 92-500  MUNICIPALS
IN FY 1984 WERE COMPLETED BY THE CLOSE OF THE  THIRD  QUARTER.

-  REGIONS I AND VI CONSIDERABLY EXCEEDED THE  NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH
   309% AND 115% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.  REGION  I
   REPORTS THAT THEIR STATES CONDUCTED 1,023 MUNICIPAL INSPECTIONS
   AGAINST AN END-OF-YEAR TARGET OF 228.

-  REGIONS II, III, IV, V, IX AND X WERE CONSIDERABLY BELOW THE
   NATIONAL AVERAGE WITH 54%, 41%, 50%,  38%, 56%, AND 39% OF THEIR
   RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
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                             MAJOR  INDUSTRIALS


0  94% OF THE 3,846 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL  PERMITTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE
   CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS IN THEIR
   EXISTING PERMITS AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS."

0  6% NEED CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THEIR FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS AND ARE
   "ON CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND/OR  INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS."

0  THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR  MAJOR INDUSTRIALS WAS 90%:

   -  9% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
   - <1% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES.
   - <1% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS
         ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNIFICANTLY VIOLATING ANY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES.

0  THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR  INDUSTRIALS ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WAS
   91% AGAINST A 93% TARGET.

   -  REGIONS I, III, AND VII MISSED  THEIR TARGETS FOR EITHER EPA
      OR DELEGATED STATES BY MORE THAN 2% WHICH AMOUNTS TO 64 SOURCES.


0  THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR  INDUSTRIALS ON CONSTRUCTION
   SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS  WAS 84%.
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                           NPDES COMPLIANCE STATUS

                               MAJOR INDUSTRIALS

                                AS OF JUNE 30, 1984
          ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
                                 ON CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE/INTERIM
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                       SNC WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS      9%

                       SNC WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE    1%

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                              ENFORCEMENT

                  REDUCING NUMBER OF MAJOR INDUSTRIALS

                      IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE


0  NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 257 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN SIGNIFICANT
   NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS AT THE START OF FY 1984

   -  FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REGION VI ADJUSTED ITS FIXED BASE BY
      REMOVING 3 FACILITIES.

   -  143 FACILITIES HAD RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE BY THE CLOSE OF THE
      THIRD QUARTER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST 36
      OTHERS.

   -  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 92% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER SNC REDUCTION
      TARGET.  REGIONS I, II, III, IV, VI, AND VII MISSED EITHER THEIR
      REGIONAL OR DELEGATED-STATES TARGETS.

0  NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 34 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES IN SIGNIFICANT
   NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT
   LIMITS AT THE START OF FY 1984.

   -  FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REGION IV ADJUSTED ITS FIXED BASE BY
      REMOVING 1 FACILITY.

   -  23 FACILITIES HAD RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE BY THE CLOSE OF THE
      THIRD QUARTER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST 3
      OTHERS.

   -  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 118% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER SNC REDUCTION
      TARGET.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF REGION II, ALL REGIONAL AND
      DELEGATED-STATE TARGETS WERE MET OR EXCEEDED.
                                   -36-

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                            MAJOR MUNICIPALS


0  63% OF THE 3,657 MAJOR MUNICIPAL PERMITTEES HAVE COMPLETED THE
   CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS  IN THEIR
   EXISTING PERMITS AND ARE CONSIDERED TO BE "ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS."

0  37% NEED CONSTRUCTION TO MEET THEIR FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS AND ARE
   "ON CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES AND/OR INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS."

0  THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS WAS 80%:

   -  9% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
   -  3% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES.
   -  8% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS
         ALTHOUGH NOT SIGNIFICANTLY VIOLATING ANY CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES.

0  THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS ON FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
   WAS 86% AGAINST A TARGET OF 87%.

   -  ONLY REGIONS VI AND X ACHIEVED THEIR EPA AND DELEGATED-STATE
      TARGETS.

0  THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS ON CONSTRUCTION  SCHEDULES/INTERIM
   EFFLUENT LIMITS WAS 70%.

0  THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR AND MINOR P.L. 92-500 FACILITIES ON
   FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WAS 87% FOR EACH AGAINST AN 88% TARGET.
                                   -38-

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                           ENFORCEMENT

               REDUCING NUMBER OF MAJOR MUNICIPALS

                   IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE


NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 283 MAJOR MUNICIPAL  FACILITIES  IN  SIGNIFICANT
NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS AT THE  START OF FY
1984.

-  FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REGION X ADJUSTED  ITS FIXED BASE BY REMOVING
   1 FACILITY.

-  129 FACILITIES HAD RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE  BY  THE  END OF THE THIRD
   QUARTER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST 75 OTHERS.

-  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 126% OF ITS THIRD  QUARTER SNC  REDUCTION
   TARGET.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TARGETS FOR EPA  IN  REGIONS I, III,
   AND VIII AND THE TARGETS  FOR DELEGATED STATES IN  REGIONS IV AND IX,
   ALL REGIONAL AND DELEGATED-STATE TARGETS WERE MET OR EXCEEDED.

NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 422 MAJOR MUNICIPAL  FACILITIES  IN  SIGNIFICANT
NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT
LIMITS AT THE START OF THE FY 1984.

-  FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REGIONS I AND VI EACH ADJUSTED THEIR FIXED
   BASES BY REMOVING 2 FACILITIES.  REGION  VIII  ADJUSTED  ITS FIXED
   BASE BY REMOVING 7 FACILITIES.  REGION X ADJUSTED ITS  FIXED BASE
   BY ADDING  1 FACILITY.

-  130 FACILITIES HAD RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE  BY  THE  END OF THE THIRD
   QUARTER AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS HAD BEEN TAKEN AGAINST 119 OTHERS.

-  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 107% OF ITS THIRD  QUARTER SNC  REDUCTION
   TARGET.  WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE TARGETS FOR EPA  IN  REGIONS I AND
   VIII AND THE DELEGATED-STATE TARGETS  IN  REGIONS  III, V, AND IX, ALL
   REGIONAL AND DELEGATED-STATE TARGETS WERE  MET OR  EXCEEDED.
                                 -40-

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                    CONSTRUCTION GRANTS OBLIGATIONS

o  NATIONALLY, GROSS OBLIGATIONS WERE 79%  OF  THE THIRD QUARTER
   TARGET — BELOW THE EXPECTED RANGE OF + 15%.

   -  FOUR REGIONS MET THEIR GROSS OBLIGATION TARGETS WITHIN THE +_ 15%
      WINDOW.  REGIONS I,  IV, VII AND IX ACHIEVED  85%, 94%, 87% AND 103%
      OF THEIR RESPECTIVE  TARGETS.

   -  REGIONS II, III, V,  VI, VIII AND X ACHIEVED  71%, 72%, 68%, 81%, 77%
      AND 69% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OBLIGATION  TARGETS.

                      CONSTRUCTION GRANTS  OUTLAYS

o  NATIONALLY, OUTLAYS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER  WERE  99% OF THE
   PLANNED TARGET, WELL WITHIN THE EXPECTED RANGE  OF + 5%.

      FIVE REGIONS MET THEIR OUTLAY  TARGETS WITHIN THE + 5% WINDOW.
      REGIONS II, IV, V, VII AND VIII ACHIEVED 97%,  105%, 95%, 95% AND
      101% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TARGETS.

   -  REGIONS VI AND X EXCEEDED THE  +• 5% WINDOW BY 9% AND 32% RESPECTIVELY,

                                  -42-

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             CONSTRUCTION GRANTS  ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS

o  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 94% OF ITS  THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR
   ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS.

   -  REGIONS VI, VII, VIII AND X EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS, ACHIEVING
      143%, 105%, 108%, AND 161%  RESPECTIVELY.

   -  REGIONS I, II, III, IV, V AND  IX ACHIEVED 84%, 84%, 75%, 87%, 83%
      AND 81% OF THEIR RESPECTIVE TARGETS.

O  NATIONALLY, OW REDUCED ITS BACKLOG  OF  ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETION
   PROJECTS BY 33% — WELL BELOW  ANTICIPATED PERFORMANCE.

                 CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROJECT CLOSEOUTS

O  NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 119% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET FOR
   PROJECT CLOSEOUTS.

   -  REGIONS I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII AND  X EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS,
      ACHIEVING 104%, 103%, 185%, 104%, 159%, 172% AND 110%
      RESPECTIVELY.

   -  REGION IX ACHIEVED EXACTLY  100%  OF  ITS CLOSEOUT TARGET.

   -  REGIONS III AND VII ACHIEVED 94% AND 97%  OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
      CLOSEOUT TARGETS.

O  NATIONALLY, OW REDUCED ITS BACKLOG  OF  CLOSEOUT PROJECTS BY
   32% — WELL BELOW ANTICIPATED  PERFORMANCE.
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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                     INDUSTRIAL REPERMITTING  BY  EPA


O  OW PLANS TO REISSUE 384 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITS  FOR A TOTAL
   BACKLOG REDUCTION OF 63% BY THE END OF  FY  1984.

O  NATIONALLY, EPA REISSUED 198 PERMITS  BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD
   QUARTER - 52% OF THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET.   REGIONS I, II,  III,  AND X
   EXCEEDED THE NATIONAL AVERAGE, ACHIEVING 60%, 54%,  100% AND 83% OF
   THEIR RESPECTIVE END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.


                       MUNICIPAL REPERMITTING BY EPA

O  OW PLANS TO REISSUE 201 MAJOR MUNICIPAL PERMITS FOR A TOTAL BACKLOG
   REDUCTION OF 60% BY THE END OF FY 1984.

o  NATIONALLY, EPA REISSUED 152 PERMITS  BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD
   QUARTER - 76% OF THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET.   REGIONS I, VI AND X  WERE
   THE BEST PERFORMERS, ACHIEVING 76%, 123% AND  75%  OF THEIR RESPECTIVE
   END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.

                       NEW PERMITS ISSUED  BY  EPA

O  NATIONALLY, EPA HAD 216 NEW NPDES PERMIT APPLICATIONS ON  HAND  AT
   THE BEGINNING OF FY 1984.  EPA ISSUED 127  NEW PERMITS AND RECEIVED
   142 NEW APPLICATIONS THROUGH THE THIRD  QUARTER, LEAVING 231
   PERMIT APPLICATIONS ON HAND AT THE END  OF  THE THIRD QUARTER.

O  OF THE 216 APPLICATIONS ON HAND AT THE  BEGINNING  OF FY 1984, 9 IN
   REGION VI AND 160 IN REGION X HAD BEEN  PENDING MORE THAN  12 MONTHS.
   OF THE 231 ON HAND AT THE END OF THE  THIRD QUARTER, 2 IN  REGION IV,
   8 IN REGION VI AND 163 IN REGION X HAD  BEEN PENDING MORE  THAN  12 MONTHS,


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            INDUSTRIAL REPERMITTING  BY THE  DELEGATED STATES

O  AT THE START OF FY 1984,  THE  NPDES  REPERMITTING BACKLOG FOR DELEGATED
   STATES INCLUDED 1,574 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITS.  169 ADDITIONAL
   PERMITS WILL EXPIRE DURING FY 1984  FOR A TOTAL OF 1,743 PERMITS TO BE
   REISSUED.

O  THE STATES REISSUED 246  INDUSTRIAL  PERMITS BEFORE THE END OF THE
   THIRD QUARTER, OR 24% OF AN ASSUMED 60%  REDUCTION GOAL.  THE STATES
   IN REGIONS IV, VII, VIII AND  IX WERE THE BEST PERFORMING GROUPS OF
   DELEGATED STATES, ACHIEVING 54%,  57%,  63% AND 32% OF AN ASSUMED 60%
   REDUCTION GOAL.

             MUNICIPAL REPERMITTING  BY THE  DELEGATED STATES

O  AT THE START OF FY 1984,  THE  NPDES  REPERMITTING BACKLOG FOR DELEGATED
   STATES INCLUDED 717 MAJOR MUNICIPAL PERMITS.  422 ADDITIONAL PERMITS
   WILL EXPIRE DURING FY 1984 FOR A  TOTAL OF 1,139 PERMITS TO BE REISSUED,

O  THE STATES REISSUED 234  MUNICIPAL PERMITS BEFORE THE END OF THE THIRD
   QUARTER, OR 34% OF AN ASSUMED 60% REDUCTION GOAL.  THE STATES IN
   REGIONS IV, VII, VIII AND IX  WERE THE BEST PERFORMING GROUPS OF
   DELEGATED STATES, ACHIEVING 103%, 56%, 81% AND 36% OF AN ASSUMED 60%
   DEDUCTION GOAL.
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                         MUNICIPAL  PRETREATMENT

o  AT THE START OF FY 1984,  APPROXIMATELY 1,314 MUNICIPALITIES NEEDED
   APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS.   71%  OF THE MUNICIPALITIES NEEDING
   APPROVED PROGRAMS HAD SUBMITTED  AT  LEAST A PORTION OF THEIR PROGRAM
   TO EPA OR THE DELEGATED  STATES  FOR  APPROVAL.

o  THE OFFICE OF WATER HAS  TARGETED 55%  OF THE PROGRAMS FOR APPROVAL
   DURING FY 1984 - 397 BY  EPA  AND 327 BY THE DELEGATED STATES.

O  NATIONALLY, ONLY 58% OF  THE  PROGRAMS  TARGETED FOR APPROVAL BEFORE
   THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER WERE APPROVED.  OVERALL, EPA SLIGHTLY
   OUT-PERFORMED THE DELEGATED  STATES.

O  ONLY THREE REGIONS MET THEIR EPA TARGETS.  REGIONS VI, VII AND  IX
   ACHIEVED 115%, 100% AND  100% OF  THEIR RESPECTIVE EPA TARGETS.

o  ONLY ONE REGION MET ITS  TARGET  FOR  DELEGATED STATES.  REGION X
   ACHIEVED 150% OF ITS TARGET  FOR  DELEGATED STATES.  (THE DELEGATED
   STATES IN REGIONS I, VI,  VIII AND IX  WERE NOT SCHEDULED TO APPROVE
   ANY PROGRAMS.)

o  THREE-HUNDRED AND NINETY-SIX ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS CONTAINING SCHEDULES
   FOR SUBMITTING PRETREATMENT  PROGRAMS  WERE ISSUED THROUGH THE SECOND
   QUARTER - 278 BY EPA AND 118 BY  THE DELEGATED STATES.

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o  EPA HAS 200 APPLICATIONS  FOR 301(h) WAIVERS, AFTER WITHDRAWALS  —
   PHILADELPHIA WITHDREW  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.

O  EPA HAS MADE FINAL DETERMINATIONS ON 28 OF THOSE APPLICATIONS AND
   INITIAL DECISIONS  ON ANOTHER 66.

O  THIRTY-FOUR INITIAL DECISIONS ON ORIGINAL APPLICATIONS  HAVE  BEEN MADE
   THIS FISCAL YEAR.   THREE  MORE INITIAL DECISIONS HAVE BEEN  MADE  ON
   REVISED APPLICATIONS.

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      QUARTER INITIAL DECISION TARGET.

      NOTE:  AS OF THE CLOSE OF THE THIRD QUARTER, 44 OF THE  APPLICANTS
      WITH INITIAL DECISIONS HAD EITHER REVISED THEIR APPLICATION  OR
      NOTIFIED EPA THAT  THEY INTENDED TO REVISE AND RESUBMIT  THEIR
      APPLICATIONS.   ELEVEN  LETTERS OF INTENT TO REVISE HAVE  BEEN
      RECEIVED THIS YEAR.

O  TWELVE FINAL DETERMINATIONS (PERMITS OR DENIALS) WERE MADE DURING
   THE FIRST THREE QUARTERS  AGAINST A TARGET OF 9:

   -  REGION I ISSUED 1  FINAL PERMIT AGAINST A TARGET OF 3.
   -  REGION III  ISSUED  0 AGAINST A TARGET OF 1.
   -  REGION IV ISSUED 1  FINAL DENIAL AGAINST A TARGET OF  0.
   -  REGION IX ISSUED 4  FINAL DENIALS AGAINST A TARGET OF 3.
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                           EFFLUENT GUIDELINES

o  AT THE BEGINNING OF FY  1984,  ELEVEN OF THE ORIGINAL TWENTY-NINE
   EFFLUENT GUIDELINES COVERED BY THE COURT-ORDERED SCHEDULE STILL
   NEEDED TO BE PROMULGATED.

O  FOUR EFFLUENT GUIDELINES  WERE PROMULGATED DURING THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS,

O  THE FOUNDRIES AND  INORGANIC CHEMICALS (PHASE II) EFFLUENT GUIDELINES
   WERE NOT PROMULGATED AS SCHEDULED DURING THE THIRD QUARTER:

   -  FOUNDRIES - DUE TO DELAYS IN PUBLISHING NEW DATA IN THE FEDERAL
      REGISTER.  ON 7/15/84,  THE COURT APPROVED A 12/84 REVISED
      PROMULGATION DATE.
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      PROMULGATION IS EXPECTED SHORTLY.

O  THREE EFFLUENT GUIDELINES WERE PROPOSED:

   -  NONFERROUS METALS FORMING - ESSENTIALLY ON SCHEDULE.
   -  NONFERROUS METALS (PHASE II) - 3 MONTHS BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO
      INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL  DELAYS.
   -  PLASTICS MOLDING AND FORMING - SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

O  OF THE REMAINING TWO EFFLUENT GUIDELINES:

   -  PESTICIDES IS 7 WEEKS  BEHIND SCHEDULE DUE TO DELAYS IN PUBLISHING
      NEW DATA IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER.
   -  ORGANIC CHEMICALS AND  PLASTICS HAD NO MILESTONES DUE DURING THE
      FIRST THREE QUARTERS.

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                    EFFLUENT GUIDELINES SCHEDULE FOR PROPOSAL AND PROMULGATION*




                                       AS OF JUNE 30,  1984
Industry
Battery Manufacturing
Coil Coating (Can
Making Segment)
Electrical & Electronic
(Phase II)
Foundries
Inorganic Chemicals
(Phase II)
Nonferrous Metals
Forming
Nonferrous Metals
(Phase I)
Nonferrous Metals
(Phase II)
Organic Chem & Plastics
Pesticides
Plastics Molding and
Forming
PROPOSAL
RMP
10/82
1/83
2/83
10/82
9/83
2/84

1/83
5/84
2/83
11/82
2/84

FY '84
ONDJFMAMJJAS
PROMULGATED 2/84.
PROMULGATED 11/83.
PROMULGATED 11/83.
o
o
o

PROMULGATED 2/84.
o


0

FY '85
O N D




O

o
	 ik
V'
o


                                                                               0  Proposal



                                                                               o  Promulgation
"'Signature date.
                                      -55-

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   DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL GUIDANCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS




                         AS OF JUNE 30,  1984
POLICY OR GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
WATER QUALITY MONITORING
STRATEGY
GUIDANCE FOR MODELLING TOXIC
POLLUTANT IMPACT ON RIVERS AND
STREAMS
GUIDANCE FOR SELECTING 1, 7, &
30-DAY PERMIT AVERAGING PERIODS
GUIDANCE FOR SELECTING CRITICAL
DESIGN CONDITIONS FOR STREAM-
FLOW
FINAL
DUE DATE
5/84
9/30/84
9/30/84
1/85
STATUS*
COMPLETED ON SCHEDULE.

SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

AHEAD OF SCHEDULE.

ON SCHEDULE AT END OF 2ND
OUARTER. NO 3RD QUARTER
MILESTONES FOR TRACKING
PROGRESS.
*BASED ON INTERIM MILESTONES
                                 -56-

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                     DEVELOPING  AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
                                   AS OF JUNE 30, 1984
REGULATION
GENERAL PRETREATMENT
(REMOVAL CREDITS)
BEST CONVENTIONAL
TECHNOLOGY
NPDKS (LITIGATION
PKG.)
AMENDMENT TO
SECONDARY TREATMENT
DIC DIRECT

INORGANIC AND ORGANIC
COMPOUNDS k MICRO-
BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS
REVISION
F LOU K IDE REVISION

MCLs FOR VOLATILE
ORGANIC CHEMICALS
DEFINITION OF SIGNIFI-
CANT NONCOMPL1ANCE
PROPOSAL
DUE DATE
9/28/82*

12/29/82*

11/18/82*

11/16/83*

9/02/83*

9/30/B4
4/15/H4

6/12/84

2/20/Bv

PROMULGATION
DUE DATE
1/15/84

4/30/84

3/01/84

9/30/84

5/11/84*

9/30/85
1/15/U5

12/15/84

9/24/84

STATUS**
5-1/2 MONTHS OPF SCHEDULE DUE
TO AGENCY DECISION TO DROP
CONCEPT OF "NATIONAL REMOVAL
CREDITS AND MAJOR OMU DELAY.
EXPECT TO PROMULGATE IN EARLY
AUGUST.
PROMULGATION HAS BEEN POSTPONED
1 YEAR TO IMPROVE THE UNDERLYING
COST DATA USED TO DEVELOP THE
BCT METHODOLOGY .
4 MONTHS OFF SCHEDULE DUE TO
INTERNAL AGENCY DELAYS AND MAJOR
OMB DELAY. AWAITING OMB
CLEARANCE SINCE 4/6/84.
ESSENTIALLY ON SCHEDULE.

COMPLETED.
•
NO 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD QUARTER
MILESTONES FOR TRACKING
PROGRESS. SCHEDULED TO SUBMIT
NPRM TO STEERING COMMITTEE IN
JULY.
PROGRAM APPROVAL 4-1/2 MONTHS
OFF SCHEDULE PENDING ADMINISTRA-
TORS MEETING WITH SURGEON
GENERAL WHICH WAS POSTPONED
UNTIL JULY.
3 MONTHS OFF SCHEDULE DUE MAINLY
TO MAJOR OMB DELAY. EXPECT TO
PROMULGATE IN MARCH 1985.
4-1/2 MONTHS OFF SCHEDULE DUE
TO INTERNAL OW AND OMB DELAYS.
 * ACTUAL COMPLETION DATES.
** HASKD ON INTERIM MILESTONES,

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                          DELEGATION TO STATES


         STATE UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL  PROGRAMS APPROVED


o  AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR OW  PROJECTED  THAT,  BY THE END OF FY 1984:

   -  THIRTY-TWO STATES WOULD BE  FULLY DELEGATED.
   -  SIX STATES WOULD BE PARTIALLY DELEGATED.
   -  EPA WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR  DIRECT  IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FULL
      PROGRAM IN TWENTY STATES AND  PART OF THE  PROGRAM IN SIX STATES.

O  VERMONT, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA AND  NEBRASKA ASSUMED FULL
   PRIMACY DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.  TWENTY-FOUR  STATES NOW HAVE FULL
   PRIMACY.

o  OW HAS RECOMMENDED FULL PRIMACY  FOR SOUTH  CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA,
   OREGON AND WASHINGTON.

o  REGION II MISSED ITS SECOND QUARTER TARGET FOR  SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION
   FOR PUERTO RICO DUE TO PROBLEMS  WITH STATE REGULATIONS.  THE REGION
   CONTINUES TO WORK WITH PUERTO  RICO.

o  HEADQUARTERS HAS MISSED ITS REVIEW AND  APPROVAL TARGETS FOR FLORIDA,
   OHIO AND SjUUTH DAKOTA DUE TO DEFICIENCIES  IN THE APPLICATIONS
   SUBMITTED BY THE REGIONS.

o  STATE UIC PROGRAMS APPROVED PRIOR TO FY 1984 COVERED ABOUT 52% OF
   THE NATIONAL INVENTORY OF INJECTION WELLS.  STATE UIC PROGRAMS
   APPROVED THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER COVER 21% OF THE INVENTORY
   FOR A CURRENT TOTAL OF 73% OF  ALL INJECTION  WELLS.

o  STATE UIC PROGRAMS ARE SCHEDULED TO COVER  ABOUT 80% OF THE INJECTION
   WELLS BY THE END OF FY 1984.

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                    STATE UIC PROGRAMS APPROVED
                           As  Of June  30,1984
                                                                 EZ3 FEDERAL PROGRAM REQUIRED- 20
                                                                 £3 NO ASSUMED ACTIVITIES	7
                                                                 E3 CLASS I, III, IV, V WELLS	2
                                                                 EZ CLASS II WELLS	5
                                                                 •I FULL PRIMACY	24
                         III    IV
V    VI
REGIONS
VII   VIII
                                                                     *» TARGETED FOR FULL PRIMACY
                                                                        IN FY-84
                                                                     * TARGETED FOR PARTIAL
                                                                       PROGRAM APPROVAL IN FY-84

UJ
C/l

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                   MANAGING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL  RESULTS

                     WATERS MEETING  DESIGNATED USES

o  THESE FIGURES REPRESENT AN ESTIMATE  OF  NATIONAL WATER QUALITY
   CONDITIONS BASED ON AVAILABLE  DATA.

o  STATES HAVE USED DIFFERENT METHODOLOGIES  FOR ESTIMATING WATER
   AREAS AND EVALUATING USE SUPPORT.

O  THE OFFICE OF WATER WILL WORK  WITH THE  REGIONS AND STATES TO
   IMPROVE THE CONSISTENCY OF FUTURE REPORTING.
                                  -60-

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                            WATERS MEETING DESIGNATED USES

                                 As Of June 30, 1984

TOTAL WATER AREA
AREA ASSESSED
AREA ASSESSED
0 SUPPORTING USES
0 PARTIALLY SUPPORTING
USES
0 NOT SUPPORTING USES
0 UNKNOWN STATUS






STREAMS
MILES
1,841,740
772,998
772,998
488,308
182,262
35,832
66,596
PERCENT
100%
42%
100%
63%
23%
5%
9%






LAKES
ACRES
27,016,455
16,199,262
16,199,262
12,920,643
2,163,199
709,656
405,764
PERCENT
100%
60%
100%
80%
13%
4%
3%






ESTUARIES
SQUARE
MILES
11,029,202*
23,157
23,157
19,422
2,728
836
171
PERCENT
100%
2%
100%
84%
12%
4%
1%
* INCLUDES 11,000,000 SQUARE MILES IN ALASKA OF WHICH ONLY 32 SQUARE MILES WERE
 ASSESSED.
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                         ENVIRONMENTAL RESULTS

       POPULATION SERVED BY COMMUNITY  PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS
         WITH PERSISTENT VIOLATIONS  OF DRINKING WATER STANDARDS

o  THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED  BY  SYSTEMS IN PERSISTENT VIOLATION  (FOUR
   OR MORE MONTHS) OF THE  MICROBIOLOGICAL AND TURBIDITY STANDARDS
   DECREASED IN 1983 FROM  8.4 TO 7.8 MILLION.

   FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL STANDARDS,  THE  NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO:

   -  MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT  LEVEL VIOLATIONS INCREASED SLIGHTLY FROM  0.4
      TO 0.5 MILLION.

   -  MONITORING AND REPORTING  REQUIREMENT VIOLATIONS DECREASED  FROM  3.6
      TO 2.9 MILLION.

    FOR TURBIDITY STANDARDS, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE EXPOSED TO:

   -  MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT  LEVEL VIOLATIONS INCREASED FROM 3.7 TO 4.1
      MILLION.  A MAJOR PORTION OF THIS POPULATION (3 MILLION) IS  IN
      THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES,  WHICH IS COMPLETING A MAJOR NEW TREATMENT
      FACILITY.

   -  MONITORING AND REPORTING  REQUIREMENT VIOLATIONS DECREASED  FROM  0.7
      TO 0.3 MILLION.

O  THE NUMBER OF SYSTEMS IN PERSISTENT VIOLATION FOR MICROBIAL CONTAMINANTS
   IN FY 1983 IS ABOUT THE SAME AS IN  FY 1982.  THE NUMBER OF PERSISTENT
   VIOLATORS FOR TURBIDITY DECREASED 5%.

O  A TOTAL OF 19.6 MILLION PEOPLE  (OUT OF A POSSIBLE 217 MILLION)  WERE
   SERVED BY SYSTEMS WITH  ONE OR MORE  VIOLATIONS OF MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT
   LEVELS OR MONITORING AND REPORTING  REQUIREMENTS FOR TURBIDITY OR
   MICROBIAL STANDARDS.


                                   -62-

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                               POPULATION SERVED BY
                     WATER SYSTEMS IN PERSISTENT VIOLATION
                                 As Of June 30,1984
        VIOLATING MICROBIAL STANDARDS
 VIOLATING TURBIDITY STANDARDS
                      82      83
                  FISCAL YEAR
       81
    82
FISCAL YEAR
to
       SERVICE POPULATION: 227.5
       (SURFACE AND GROUND WATER
       SUPPLY SOURCE)
                                    LEGEND
TOTAL POPULATION: 155 MILLION
(SURFACE WATER SUPPLY SOURCE ONLY)
                                      MCL VIOLATIONS

                                         VIOLATIONS

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              OFFICE OF  SOLID  WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOAL                                                     PAGE
ENFORCEMENT 	 66
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS  	 74
DELEGATION TO STATES  	 80

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                              ENFORCEMENT

                      RCRA INSPECTIONS FOR FY 1984

o  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, EPA CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF  289  INSPECTIONS
   OF MAJOR HANDLERS.  THESE WERE 241 "OVERSIGHT" INSPECTIONS  AND 48
   "NOT OVERSIGHT" INSPECTIONS.  EPA INSPECTIONS EXCEEDED  THE  SECOND
   QUARTER TARGET OF 199 BY 90.  (NOTE:  THE FY 1984 INSPECTION TARGETS
   WERE REVISED DURING THIRD QUARTER TO MORE ACCURATELY  REFLECT THE
   UNIVERSE OF MAJOR HANDLERS BEING INSPECTED.)

O  AUTHORIZED STATES COMPLETED  1,019 INSPECTIONS OF MAJOR  HANDLERS IN
   MARCH, APRIL AND MAY.  THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET  (FOR  APRIL, MAY AND
   JUNE) WAS 756.

o  COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT STATES COMPLETED 75 INSPECTIONS.   THE TARGET
   FOR THE THIRD QUARTER IS 66.

O  THE RCRA PROGRAM IS NOW AHEAD OF TARGETS FOR INSPECTIONS.

O  EPA COMPLETED RECORD REVIEWS FOR 127 MAJOR HANDLERS IN  UNAUTHORIZED
   STATES IN THE THIRD QUARTER.  AUTHORIZED STATES  COMPLETED RECORD
   REVIEWS OF 903 MAJOR HANDLERS.  THE STATES' ACCOMPLISHMENT IS MORE
   THAN DOUBLE LAST QUARTER'S RESULTS.
                                  -66-

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                          RCRA INSPECTIONS FOR FY 1984
                               As Of June 30,1984*
              4000-1
I
o
a.
              3000-
            e
            m
            2
            ID
2000-
               1000-
     LEGEND
    •IMKl.
    •ACTUAL
                                          2           3
                                      QUARTERS
•TARGETS ARE FOR APRIL, MAY AND
 JUNE, WHILE STATE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 ARE REPORTED FOR MARCH. APRIL
 AND MAY.

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                              ENFORCEMENT

               PROGRESS IN RETURNING  MAJOR RCRA HANDLERS

                 WITH CLASS  I VIOLATIONS TO COMPLIANCE

o  AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1984 THERE  WERE  535 MAJOR HANDLERS WITH CLASS
   I VIOLATIONS (FIXED UNIVERSE).   THE  PROGRAM TARGETED 428 OR 80% FOR
   ACTION BY THE END OF THE  YEAR.

o  101 CLASS I VIOLATIONS BY MAJOR  HANDLERS WERE ADDRESSED IN THE THIRD
   QUARTER.

   -  64 MAJOR HANDLERS WERE RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE AND 37 ENFORCEMENT
      ACTIONS WERE INITIATED.

o  CUMULATIVE RESULTS SHOW THAT  192 MAJOR  HANDLERS REMAIN TO BE ADDRESSED
   BY ENFORCEMENT ACTION.  TARGETS  SHOW THAT 136 SHOULD BE PENDING ACTION
   AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER.  (NOTE THAT STATE DATA FOR JUNE IS
   NOT PROVIDED.)

o  A TOTAL OF 411 MAJOR HANDLERS WITH NEW  CLASS I VIOLATIONS (DYNAMIC
   UNIVERSE) WERE IDENTIFIED THIS QUARTER.  EPA IN UNAUTHORIZED STATES
   IDENTIFIED 12 MAJOR HANDLERS  AND AUTHORIZED STATES IDENTIFIED 399
   (LAST QUARTER A TOTAL OF  238  MAJOR HANDLERS WITH CLASS I VIOLATIONS
   WERE IDENTIFIED.)

   -  147 MAJOR HANDLERS IDENTIFIED IN  THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD
      QUARTERS WERE RETURNED TO  COMPLIANCE AND 362 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
      WERE INITIATED.
                                    -68-

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                 PROGRESS IN RETURNING MAJOR RCRA HANDLERS
                     WITH CUSS I VIOLATIONS TO COMPLIANCE
                                As Of June 30,1984*
         e
         CD
            600-1
           500-
           400-
           300-
           200-
            100-
                      BOY
                                     QUARTERS
to
o
Q.
5
LEGEND
|~~) UnUHNtO TO COMMAHCE
    SUUCCT TO CNrOMCEMENT ACTION

    KNDINO ACTION
        ARE FOR APRIL, MAY
   AND JUNE, WHILE MARCH,
    APRIL AND MAY STATE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS ARE REPORTED.

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                              ENFORCEMENT

               SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR FY 1984

o  CUMULATIVE FY 1984 RESULTS SHOW A TOTAL OF 139 RESPONSIBLE PARTY
   SEARCHES ACCOMPLISHED, EXCEEDING THE TARGET OF 101 BY 38.

o  THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER, 27 ENFORCEMENT MANAGED RI/FS WERE
   INITIATED, EXCEEDING THE CUMULATIVE FY 1984 TARGET BY 1.

o  25 COST RECOVERY CASES WERE REFERRED TO HEADQUARTERS THROUGH  THE
   THIRD QUARTER, EXCEEDING THE CUMULATIVE FY 1984 TARGET BY 6.   FOUR
   OF THESE CASES HAVE RESULTED IN 1.63 MILLION DOLLARS RECOVERED.
                                   -70-

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                SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY FOR FY 1984
                             As Of June 30,1984
   RESPONSIBLE PARTY SEARCHES  ENFORCEMENT MANAGED     COST RECOVERY CASES
                                 RI/FS INITIATED           REFERRED TO HQ
 Cf.
 Ul
 m
    150-n
    100-
    50-
           1    2   3
            QUARTERS
                            30-
                            20-
                            101
1    2    3
 QUARTERS
1234
 QUARTERS
u>
I
   LEGEND
  * TARGET
   ••••••••••
  A ACTUAL

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                              ENFORCEMENT

                     SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY

O  EPA IS CLASSIFYING NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST  (NPL) SITES  AS  ENFORCEMENT
   LEAD OR SUPERFUND LEAD.  TO DATE 439 SITES HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED:   50
   WILL BE FUND FINANCED; 146 WILL BE ENFORCEMENT LEAD; 129 WILL  BE
   FUND FINANCED IF NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL: AND, 114 WILL  BE
   STATE ENFORCEMENT LEAD (WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT  FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT
   OR FUND INVOLVEMENT).  24 SITES REMAIN TO BE CLASSIFIED.

o  CURRENTLY, NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNDERWAY WITH THE RESPONSIBLE PARTIES
   AT 92 SITES.  NEGOTIATIONS WERE CONCLUDED AT 25 SITES  DURING THE
   THIRD QUARTER.

o  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, EPA OBTAINED RESPONSIBLE PARTY CLEANUPS
   TOTALING $14,760,000 AT 19 SITES.  THE CLEANUPS COVERED  REMEDIAL
   ACTIONS AT 12 SITES  ($11,920,000) AND REMOVAL ACTIONS  AT 7  SITES
   ($2,840,000).  THE TOTAL OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY CLEANUPS THROUGH
   THE THIRD QUARTER IS 26.

O  23 UNILATERAL ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS WERE ISSUED TO RESPONSIBLE
   PARTIES THIS QUARTER:  4 FOR REMEDIAL ACTIONS AND 19 FOR REMOVALS.
   THE TOTAL THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER IS 66 UNILATERAL AOs.
                                   -72-

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                          SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
                                  As Of June 30,1984
        100 -i
I
O
a.
         75-
     e
     OD
         50-
         25-
                        92
                       SITES
                     SUBJECT TO
                    NEGOTIATIONS
                    IN PROGRESS
                                    26
                                                 25
                                                              66
RESPONSIBLE
  PARTY
 CLEANUPS
  COST
RECOVERY
REFERRALS
UNILATERAL
AOs ISSUED

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                            RCRA  PERMITTING

o  FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER DATA  FOR RCRA  PERMITTING ACTIVITIES HAVE
   BEEN UPDATED DUE TO INACCURACIES IN  INITIAL STATE AND REGIONAL
   REPORTS.  ONE HUNDRED NINETY-NINE FINAL DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE BY
   THE END OF THE SECOND QUARTER,  RATHER THAN  THE  150 ORIGINALLY REPORTED.

o  DURING THIRD QUARTER, EPA AND  THE STATES MADE A TOTAL OF 105 FINAL
   DETERMINATIONS BRINGING THE  FY 1984  TOTAL TO 304:

               REVISED          REVISED
             1ST QUARTER     2ND  QUARTER     3RD QUARTER   FY 1984 TOTAL

   ISSUED       44                50              18            112
   DENIED        5                 6              11             22
   WITHDRAWN    56                38              76            170
               105                94             105            304

O  MOST OF THE ACTIVITY  FOCUSED  ON STORAGE AND TREATMENT FACILITIES -
   15 PERMITS WERE ISSUED, 9  DENIED,  AND  47 WITHDRAWN.

O  ONE INCINERATOR PERMIT WAS ISSUED,  ONE DENIED AND THREE WITHDRAWN.

O  TWO LAND DISPOSAL PERMITS  WERE ISSUED, ONE DENIED AND 26 WITHDRAWN.

O  SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE RCRA PROGRAM IN FY 1982,  193 PERMITS HAVE
   BEEN ISSUED.  OF THAT NUMBER,  112  OR 58% WERE ISSUED IN FY 1984.
                                   -74-

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                     RCRA PERMITS - FINAL DETERMINATIONS
                              As Of June 30,1984
                             IV
V    VI
REGIONS
VII   VIII   IX
Ul
tfl
o
        LEGEND
        H ACTUAL
          END OF TEAM TARGET
                                        -75-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                       SUPERFUND REMOVAL PROGRAM

O  THIRTY-THREE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIONS TO STABILIZE  CONDITIONS AT
   UNCONTROLLED SITES WERE INITIATED DURING THIRD QUARTER,  BRINGING
   THE FY 1984 TOTAL TO 118.  (NOTE:  SECOND QUARTER  RESULTS  HAVE
   BEEN UPDATED, INDICATING THAT 61 RATHER THAN 69  REMOVALS WERE
   INITIATED.)

   -  THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER TARGETS FOR INITIATION OF  REMOVAL ACTIVITIES
      AT NPL SITES WERE ESTABLISHED DURING THIRD QUARTER.   THEY ARE 30 AND
      10 RESPECTIVELY.

   -  FIVE OF THE REMOVALS WERE INITIATED AT NATIONAL PRIORITIES LIST (NPL)
      SITES, MISSING THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET  OF 30 BY  25.


o  FIFTY-NINE IMMEDIATE REMOVAL ACTIONS WERE COMPLETED  DURING THIRD
   QUARTER, BRINGING THE FY 1984 TOTAL TO 134.  A TOTAL OF  298 REMOVAL
   ACTIONS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED SINCE THE BEGINNING  OF THE PROGRAM.
   (NOTE:  SECOND QUARTER RESULTS HAVE BEEN UPDATED INDICATING THAT 54
   RATHER THAN 41 REMOVALS WERE COMPLETED.)

   -  THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTER TARGETS FOR COMPLETION OF  REMOVAL ACTIVITIES
      AT NPL SITES WERE ESTABLISHED DURING THIRD QUARTER.   THEY ARE 37 AND
      20 RESPECTIVELY.

   -  SEVENTEEN OF THE REMOVALS WERE COMPLETED AT NATIONAL  PRIORITIES
      LIST (NPL) SITES, MISSING THE THIRD QUARTER TARGET  OF 37 BY 20.


O  $24.3 MILLION WAS OBLIGATED FOR REMOVAL ACTIONS  DURING THIRD QUARTER,
   BRINGING THE FY 1984 TOTAL TO $54.1 MILLION.

o  OTHER ON-SCENE RESPONSE ACTIVITY:

   -  12 CWA-FUNDED OIL SPILLS WERE CLEANED UP BY EPA.
   -  118 HAZARDOUS RELEASE CLEANUPS WERE PERFORMED UNDER EPA OVERSIGHT.
   -  107 OIL SPILLS WERE CLEANED UP UNDER EPA OVERSIGHT.


                                  -76-

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                         SUPERFUND REMOVAL ACTIVITIES

                               As Of June 30,1984
   200-i
 a:
 UJ
 en
oo
UJ
to
                  INITIATED
                  QUARTERS
        200 -i
                                          150-
     a:
     ui
     m
                                          100-
                                           50-
 LEGEND

• REMOVALS
                      COMPLETED
                       QUARTERS
                                                                            i

                                                                            4

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                     SUPERFUND REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES


o  ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE SITE INSPECTIONS  WERE COMPLETED DURING THIRD
   QUARTER, BRINGING THE FY 1984 TOTAL TO  504.  THIS  IS ONLY 39% OF THE
   1300 SITES TARGETED FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.

o  DURING THIRD QUARTER, A TOTAL OF $39.5  MILLION WAS APPROVED FOR
   REMEDIAL OBLIGATION BY THE PROCUREMENT  AND CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT
   DIVISION (PCMD).

O  THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE INITIATED AT NEW  SITES, ACCORDING TO
   PCMD DATA:

   -  FIFTEEN REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION FEASIBILITY STUDIES (RI/FS),
      EXCEEDING THE THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TARGET OF 63 BY FIVE.

   -  SIX ENGINEERING DESIGNS, BRINGING THE  THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE
      TOTAL TO 11.  THE TARGET WAS 20.

   -  THREE INITIAL REMEDIAL MEASURES  (IRM'S),  BRINGING THE THIRD QUARTER
      CUMULATIVE TOTAL TO SIX.  THE TARGET WAS  SEVEN.

   -  THREE REMEDIAL ACTIONS, BRINGING THE THIRD QUARTER CUMULATIVE TOTAL
      TO NINE.  THE TARGET WAS 11.  (NOTE:   DATA ON REMEDIAL ACTIONS HAS
      BEEN UPDATED, INDICATING THAT SIX RATHER  THAN FIVE ACTIONS WERE
      INITIATED BY THE END OF SECOND QUARTER.)

O  THERE WERE 195 SITES WITH ACTIVE PROJECTS AT THE END OF THIRD
   QUARTER, INCLUDING 188 RI/FS, 16 ENGINEERING DESIGNS, 24 IRM'S AND
   16 REMEDIAL ACTIONS.
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                                FY 1984 SUPERFUND
                         SITE REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES INITIATED
                                As Of June 30,1984
      Remedial Investigations/
         Feasibility Studies
       Engineering
         Designs
        Remedial
         Actions
    lOO-i
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40-1
20-
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            QUARTERS
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O
          LEGEND

         ^ACTUAL*

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                          DELEGATION TO STATES

                    RCRA-C FINAL STATE AUTHORIZATION

o  MISSISSIPPI RECEIVED FINAL RCRA AUTHORIZATION ON JUNE  13,  1984.
   THERE ARE NOW TWO STATES WITH FINAL AUTHORIZATION.   SEVEN  ADDITIONAL
   STATES ARE PROJECTED TO OBTAIN FINAL AUTHORIZATION  BY  THE  END OF
   FY 1984.

o  THE STATUTORY DEADLINE FOR FINAL AUTHORIZATION  OF STATE  PROGRAMS
   IS JANUARY 26, 1985.  IF A STATE DOES NOT OBTAIN FINAL AUTHORIZATION
   BY THAT TIME, ITS INTERIM AUTHORIZATION REVERTS BACK TO  EPA.

o  THIRTY-THREE STATES HAVE SUBMITTED DRAFT APPLICATIONS.   PUERTO RICO,
   NEW YORK, INDIANA, OHIO, AND WISCONSIN MISSED THEIR DEADLINES FOR
   SUBMITTING DRAFT APPLICATIONS BECAUSE THEIR  APPLICATIONS WERE DEFICIENT.
   MISSOURI MISSED ITS DEADLINE BECAUSE THE STATE  LEGISLATION FAILED.

o  THREE STATES DO NOT INTEND TO ADOPT THE RCRA PROGRAM:  VIRGIN ISLANDS,
   WYOMING AND HAWAII.
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       DELEGATION STATUS OF RCRA - FINAL AUTHORIZATION
                         As Of June 30,1984
     In
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                                                             • AUTHORIZED	2
                       III    IV    V   VI   VII  VIII   IX   X
                                 REGIONS
TOTAL
                                                                          54
                                                                *• TARGETED FOR FULL
                                                                  AUTHORIZATION IN FY 1984
                                                                 * TARGETED FOR DRAFT
                                                                  STAGE IN FY 1984
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                OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC  SUBSTANCES
                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOAL                                                      PAGE
ENFORCEMENT  	   84
MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS 	  96
DEVELOPING AND  REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS  	 115
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                              ENFORCEMENT

             REGIONAL TSCA COMPLIANCE  MONITORING INSPECTIONS

O  BY THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER,  THE  REGIONS COMPLETED 99% OF THE 2695
   TSCA INSPECTIONS TARGETED.  AT  THE  END  OF THE FIRST QUARTER, ONLY 16%
   OF THE END-OF-YEAR TARGET  HAD BEEN  COMPLETED, AND AT MIDYEAR, 56% OF
   THE YEAR-END TARGET WAS COMPLETED.

O  OF THE 2691 TSCA INSPECTIONS CONDUCTED  TO DATE, 51% ARE ASBESTOS-IN-
   SCHOOLS INSPECTIONS, 28% ARE PCB, AND 21% ARE OTHER TSCA INSPECTIONS.

O  ALL REGIONS ARE WELL WITHIN REACH OF  THEIR END-OF-YEAR TARGET.
   REGIONS I, VI, VIII AND X  HAVE  EXCEEDED THEIR END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
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             REGIONAL TSCA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS
                             As Of June 30,1984
      600-i
                  II
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IV
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                              ENFORCEMENT

            REGIONAL TSCA COMPLIANCE MONITORING  INSPECTIONS

                        ASBESTOS-IN-SCHOOLS  RULE

o  THE REGIONS HAVE COMPLETED 1385  (129%) OF THE 1074  TARGETED
   INSPECTIONS.  IN THE FIRST QUARTER  203 INSPECTIONS
   WERE COMPLETED, 529 IN THE SECOND AND 653 IN  THE THIRD.

o  SEVEN REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED THEIR END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.   THE
   REMAINING THREE REGIONS ARE WELL WITHIN REACH OF THEIR
   END-OF-YEAR TARGETS.
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             REGIONAL TSCA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS
                         ASBESTOS IN SCHOOLS RULE
                             As Of June 30, 1984
      300 -i
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                                ENFORCEMENT

                        ASBESTOS IN SCHOOLS  RULE

                      VIOLATORS RETURNED TO  COMPLIANCE

o  A TOTAL OF 1385 LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES  (LEAs)  HAVE  BEEN INSPECTED
   THIS FISCAL YEAR.
   -  858 FOUND IN VIOLATION  (62%)
   -  697 NOTICES OF NONCOMPLIANCE (NONs)  ISSUED
         485 LEAs RESPONDED TO NON BY CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE
         134 LEAS STILL HAVE  TIME WITHIN THE ALLOWED 30  DAYS TO
         RESPOND
         18 LEAS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO  NON WITHIN  30 DAYS ALLOWED
   -  22 CIVIL COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED
                                   -88-

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                        ASBESTOS IN SCHOOLS
                  VIOLATORS RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE
                         As Of June 30,1984
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                              ENFORCEMENT

             REDUCING NUMBER OF TSCA SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS

O  OPTS THIS QUARTER APPROVED THE REGIONAL TARGETS FOR REDUCING THE
   NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT TSCA VIOLATORS.  THE REGIONS HAD A
   BEGINNING-OF-YEAR INVENTORY OF 234 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.

O  THIS INVENTORY WAS REDUCED BY 77 IN THE FIRST QUARTER, 39 IN THE
   SECOND QUARTER, AND 39 IN THE THIRD QUARTER, FOR A TOTAL OF 155
   (66%) SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ADDRESSED TO DATE.

O  THE REGIONS EXPECT TO ADDRESS 37 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS IN THE 4TH
   QUARTER, LEAVING 42 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS (18%) PENDING AT THE END
   OF THE YEAR.
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                          REDUCING NUMBER OF T5CA
                            SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
                             As Of June 30,1984
              2501
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                              ENFORCEMENT
             REDUCING NUMBER OF FIFRA SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
O  OPTS THIS QUARTER HAS APPROVED THE REGIONAL  TARGETS  FOR REDUCING THE
   NUMBER OF FIFRA SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.  THE  APPROVED REGIONAL TARGETS
   SHOW A BEGINNING-OF-YEAR INVENTORY OF  257  SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.

O  THIS INVENTORY WAS REDUCED BY 40 IN THE FIRST  QUARTER, 28 IN THE
   SECOND QUARTER, AND 23 IN THE THIRD QUARTER  FOR A TOTAL OF 91 (35%)
   SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS ADDRESSED TO DATE.

o  THE REGIONS EXPECT TO ADDRESS 38 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS IN THE
   FOURTH QUARTER, LEAVING 128 (50%) CASES PENDING AT THE END OF THE
   YEAR.

O  EFFORTS HAVE BEEN INITIATED TO PROVIDE LEGAL SUPPORT TO PROCESS
   CASES IN THOSE REGIONS WITH THE BIGGEST BACKLOG.
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              300-.
                          REDUCING NUMBER OF FIFRA

                            SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS

                              As Of June 30,1984
                       BOY
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    QUARTERS
                                  4
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   RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE


   PENDING
                                      -93-

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                              ENFORCEMENT

             STATE FIFRA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS

O  ALL BUT THREE STATES — OHIO, WYOMING AND COLORADO — CONDUCT ALL
   INSPECTIONS TO MONITOR COMPLIANCE WITH FIFRA.  THE STATES HAVE
   CONDUCTED 40,790 INSPECTIONS, ISSUED 4,666 ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS AND
   REFERRED 91 CRIMINAL CASES.

O  THOSE REGIONS WITH NON-GRANT STATES -- REGIONS V, VII, AND VIII ~  HAVE
   CONDUCTED A TOTAL OF 656 INSPECTIONS.  THIS REPRESENTS 49% OF THE
   END-OF-YEAR TARGET OF 1337 INSPECTIONS.  REGION V HAS COMPLETED 80%
   OF ITS TARGET, REGION VII HAS COMPLETED 77% AND REGION VIII  HAS
   COMPLETED ONLY 28% OF ITS END-OF-YEAR TARGET.

O  AS A RESULT OF EPA CONDUCTED FIFRA INSPECTIONS AND REFERRALS FROM
   THE STATES, EPA HAS ISSUED A TOTAL OF 210 ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS
   AND 1,013 WARNING LETTERS.
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                       As Of June 30, 1984
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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                    PESTICIDE REGISTRATION  STANDARDS

O  OPTS ESTABLISHED SEVEN REGISTRATION  STANDARDS IN THE THIRD QUARTER,
   MISSING ITS CUMULATIVE TARGET OF  20  BY TWO.

O  THE STANDARDS ISSUED IN THE THIRD QUARTER COVERED 212 PESTICIDE
   PRODUCTS.

O  AT THE CLOSE OF THE THIRD QUARTER, REGISTRATION STANDARDS HAD
   BEEN ISSUED ON 83 PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS  SINCE THE PROGRAM
   BEGAN ESTABLISHING STANDARDS IN FY 1980.   (NOTE:  OPTS IDENTIFIED
   578 PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS  AS  OF MARCH 30, 1984.)
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             PESTICIDE REGISTRATION STANDARDS
      CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF STANDARDS ESTABLISHED
                    As Of June 30,1984
                         2      3
                          QUARTERS
10
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                             IACTUAL
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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

               PESTICIDE REGISTRATION STANDARDS FOLLOW-UP

O  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, OPTS COMPLETED  ITS SECOND  SEMIANNUAL
   EVALUATION OF REGISTRATION STANDARDS THROUGH MARCH 30,  1984.
   ITS FINDINGS ARE SUMMARIZED ON THE OPPOSITE PAGE.

O  THE REGISTRATION STANDARDS COVER 75 OF 578 ACTIVE INGREDIENTS, WHICH
   ACCOUNT FOR MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ALL U.S. PESTICIDE USAGE.   YET
   FOUR-FIFTHS OF THE PRODUCTS THAT CONTAIN  ANY OF THESE 75  CHEMICALS
   STILL AWAITS REREGISTRATION.

O  THE REPORT SAID ISSUANCE OF DATA CALL-IN  LETTERS AND REGISTRATION
   STANDARDS GUIDANCE PACKAGES ARE HELPING TO GET DATA  GENERATION
   COMMITMENTS FROM REGISTRANTS.
                                  -98-

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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                STATUS OF PESTICIDE  REGISTRATION STANDARDS

                           FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITIES

                           AS OF MARCH 30,  1984


 ACTIVITY	PERCENT COMPLETED*

 o  REGISTERED ACTIVE INGREDIENTS  COVERED  BY CURRENT
    REGISTRATION STANDARDS 	 13%**

 o  TOTAL U.S. PESTICIDE USAGE COVERED BY  CURRENT
  •  REGISTRATION STANDARDS 	 38.3%

 o  PRODUCTS REREGISTERED UNDER REGISTRATION STANDARDS
    ISSUED 	  3%

 o  PRODUCTS PENDING REREGISTRATION  UNDER  REGISTRATION
    STANDARDS ISSUED 	 80%

 o  PRODUCTS CANCELLED OR SUSPENDED  UNDER  REGISTRATION
    STANDARDS ISSUED 	 17%

 o  ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH HEALTH  AND SAFETY
    RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IMPOSED 	 56%

 o  ACTIVE INGREDIENTS FOR WHICH DATA WERE INADEQUATE
    FOR RISK ASSESSMENT 	 71%

 o  ACTIVE INGREDIENTS REQUIRING TOLERANCES AND  HAVING
    INADEQUATE DATA BASES 	 87%

 o  ACTIVE INGREDIENTS REQUIRING CHRONIC STUDIES 	 80%


 *  COVERS THE 75 ACTIVE INGREDIENTS WITH  REGISTRATION STANDARDS.
**  A TOTAL OF 75 OUT OF 578 ACTIVE  INGREDIENTS.

                                   -99-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                     PESTICIDE  DATA  CALL-IN LETTERS

o  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, DATA CALL-IN  LETTERS  WERE ISSUED FOR NINE
   PESTICIDES WITH INCOMPLETE CHRONIC DATA BASES.   OPTS IS AHEAD OF ITS
   FY 1984 CUMULATIVE TARGET OF  53 BY THREE.

o  THE FOCUS OF DATA CALL-IN ACTIVITY SHIFTED TO ISSUING 24 GROUNDWATER
   DATA CALL-IN LETTERS DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.   ONLY TWO OF THESE
   LETTERS COUNTED TOWARD FY 1984 TARGETS.

O  AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER,  DATA CALL-IN LETTERS HAD BEEN ISSUED
   FOR 218 PESTICIDES SINCE THE  PROGRAM BEGAN ISSUING LETTERS IN
   JANUARY 1981.  (NOTE: OPTS IDENTIFIED 500  ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THAT REQUIRE
   CALL-IN LETTERS AS OF MARCH  30, 1984.)
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                PESTICIDE DATA CALL-IN LETTERS
        CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF FY 1984 LETTERS ISSUED
                      As Of June 30, 1984
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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                       PESTICIDE  SPECIAL  REVIEWS

O  OPTS COMPLETED FOUR SPECIAL REVIEWS  IN THE  THIRD QUARTER.  THE
   TARGET WAS SIX.

O  THE FOUR SPECIAL REVIEWS, ALL  POSITION DOCUMENTS, WERE ISSUED ON:

   -  ALAR (PD-1:  CHEMICAL DETERMINED  TO EXCEED RISK CRITERIA, WILL BE
      ANALYZED FOR RISKS/BENEFITS)
   -  ALDICARB (PD-1:  CHEMICAL DETERMINED TO  EXCEED RISK CRITERIA, WILL
      BE ANALYZED FOR RISKS/BENEFITS)
   -  CYPERMETHRIN (PD-1/2/3:  RETURN TO  REGISTRATION)
   -  LARVADEX (PD-1/2/3:  PROPOSAL  TO  DENY REGISTRATION UNLESS ADDITIONAL
      DATA SUPPLIED)
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              PESTICIDE SPECIAL REVIEW DECISIONS
   CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PROPOSALS/DECISIONS COMPLETED
                     As Of June 30,1984
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                            QUARTERS

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                  PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS

CURRENT APPLICATIONS

O  OPTS EXCEEDED THE THIRD QUARTER TARGETS  FOR ALL  CATEGORIES OF
   REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS.

BACKLOG

O  THE BACKLOG OF UNPROCESSED PETITIONS DECLINED  12%  IN  THE THIRD
   QUARTER, DROPPING FROM 374 TO 330, MOSTLY  IN THE AREAS OF AMENDED
   REGISTRATION AND NEW USE REVIEWS.

O  THE BACKLOG FOR OLD CHEMICAL REVIEWS INCREASED FROM 39 TO 81.
                                 -104-

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                      PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
         NUMBER OF  THIRD QUARTER FY 1984 APPLICATIONS PROCESSED
                              As Of June 30,1984
                                                         SIZE OF BACKLOG
3
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                                               100-
                                                83   1    2   3   4

                                                     QUARTERS

                                                    NO. OF PENDING
                                                APPLICATIONS WHOSE TIME
                                                 LIMIT HAS BEEN EXCEEDED
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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                  PESTICIDE  FFDCA TOLERANCE PETITIONS

CURRENT PETITIONS

o  AT THE START OF THE THIRD QUARTER, OPTS HAD 283 PETITIONS  PENDING.
   DURING THE OUARTER, OPTS  RECEIVED 130 MORE PETITIONS.   THE PROGRAM
   HAS 240 DAYS FROM THE  DATE OF RECEIPT TO REVIEW EACH PETITION.

o  OPTS ACHIEVED 86% OF ITS  THIRD OUARTER TARGET OF  150 BY COMPLETING
   ACTION ON 129 PETITIONS.   IT HAS ACHIEVED 81% OF  ITS CUMULATIVE FY 1984
   TARGET (366 OUT OF  450).   A CONTINUING SHORTAGE OF TRAINED SCIENTIFIC
   REVIEWERS IS PREVENTING OPTS FROM MEETING ITS TARGET.

BACKLOG

O  THE BACKLOG INCREASED  BY  ONLY FOUR THIS OUARTER,  CLIMBING  FROM 53 TO
   57.
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         PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PETITIONS
        NUMBER OF PETITIONS PROCESSED
              As Of June 30,1984
600-
     BACKLOG:  38
57
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                      MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS
                  EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS  FOR PESTICIDES
CURRENT APPLICATIONS

O  WHEN THE THIRD QUARTER BEGAN, OPTS  HAD  91  EMERGENCY EXEMPTION
   APPLICATIONS PENDING.  DURING THE QUARTER,  IT RECEIVED 191 MORE
   APPLICATIONS.  OPTS HAS 50  DAYS  TO  REVIEW  AN EMERGENCY EXEMPTION
   APPLICATION.

o  OPTS ACHIEVED ONLY 63% OF ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF 300 BY
   COMPLETING ACTION ON  189 REQUESTS.   SO  FAR, IT HAS ACHIEVED ONLY
   67% OF ITS CUMULATIVE FY 1984 TARGET (351  OUT OF 525).  THE REASON
   OPTS DID NOT REACH ITS TARGET IS THAT IT RECEIVED FEWER APPLICATIONS
   THAN WERE EXPECTED.

BACKLOG

O  THE BACKLOG WAS REDUCED BY  ONE-FOURTH,  DROPPING FROM 16 TO 12.
                                  -108-

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               APPLICATIONS COMPLETED
                 As Of June 30,1984
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                           16
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                      MEETING  PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
                       TSCA  NEW CHEMICAL REVIEWS
O  OPTS REVIEWED  411  NEW  CHEMICAL NOTICES DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.
   THEY INCLUDED:

   -  392 PREMANUFACTURE  NOTICES:  63% REQUIRED NO FURTHER ACTION,
      16% WERE REFERRED FOR FOLLOW-UP AND 21% RESULTED IN THE  CHEMICAL
      BEING SUSPENDED, WITHDRAWN OR SUBJECT TO AN EPA ORDER.

      19 TEST MARKET  EXEMPTIONS WHICH WERE APPROVED.
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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
                       IMPORTANT REGULATORY ACTIONS
FORMALDEHYDE

O  AFTER REVIEWING  PUBLIC  COMMENTS AND HEALTH AND EXPOSURE  DATA,  OPTS
   DETERMINED THAT  TSCA  SECTION 4(F)  APPLIES TO TWO FORMALDEHYDE
   EXPOSURE CATEGORIES:  APPAREL MANUFACTURE FROM FABRICS TREATED WITH
   FORMALDEHYDE-BASED  RESIN  AND HOME  CONSTRUCTION FROM MATERIALS
   CONTAINING CERTAIN  FORMALDEHYDE RESINS.


O  AN ADVANCE NOTICE OF  PROPOSED RULEMAKING TO REGULATE THESE  USES OF THE
   CHEMICAL WAS  ISSUED DURING THIRD QUARTER.

MBOCA

O  OPTS PLANS TO INITIATE  A  SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE  (SNUR)  THAT  WILL
   REQUIRE ANY RESUMPTION  OF DOMESTIC MANUFACTURE TO  BE REPORTED.   MBOCA
   IS NOT NOW MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S.  THE SNUR WILL BEGIN STEERING
   COMMITTEE REVIEW IN OCTOBER 1984.

O  OPTS PLANS TO DEVELOP A CHEMICAL ADVISORY ON MBOCA CONTAINING
   INFORMATION ON SAFE HANDLING PROCEDURES.  THIS ADVISORY  WILL BEGIN
   AGENCY REVIEW IN MARCH  1985.

4-4'-MDA

O  OPTS PLANS TO TAKE  ACTION UNDER TSCA SECTION 9 ON  4-4'-MDA
   SO THAT OCCUPATIONAL  SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AUTHORITY CAN
   BE USED IN AN EFFORT  TO REDUCE WORKPLACE RISKS.

O  SECTION 9 OF  TSCA IS  USED IF A CHEMICAL PRESENTS AN UNREASONABLE
   RISK AND THE  ADMINISTRATOR DETERMINES THAT THE RISK MAY  BE
   ADDRESSED UNDER  A FEDERAL LAW NOT ADMINISTERED BY  EPA.   SECTION 9
   GIVES THE PROPER FEDERAL  AGENCY A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE PROBLEM AND
   TAKE ACTION BEFORE  EPA  DOES SO.

                                  -Ill-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS
                        TSCA TEST STUDY  RESULTS
o  OPTS DID NOT MEET THE THIRD QUARTER  TARGET OF 50 RECEIPTS OF TEST
   STUDY RESULTS.  IT RECEIVED ONLY  29  TEST  STUDY RESULTS ON FIVE
   CHEMICALS.

o  THE PROGRAM ACHIEVED ONLY  60% OF  ITS CUMULATIVE THIRD QUARTER GOAL,
                                  -112-

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                   TSCA TEST STUDY RESULTS
                  NUMBER OF RESULTS RECEIVED
                       As Of June 30,1984
            200-i
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                             QUARTERS
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                  DEVELOPING AND  REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS

INTERAGENCY TESTING COMMITTEE  (ITC)  DESIGNATIONS — 12TH LIST (ISSUED JUNE  1983)

     O  OPTS ACHIEVED ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET.

     o  FIVE FINAL ACTIONS WERE TAKEN:

        -  FOUR DECISIONS NOT  TO  TEST
        -  ONE ADVANCE NOTICE  OF  PROPOSED RULEMAKING

          ITC DESIGNATIONS —  13TH  LIST (ISSUED DECEMBER 1983)

     O  OPTS MADE PRELIMINARY  DECISIONS ON ALL FOUR 13TH LIST ITC CHEMICALS:

        -  TWO TEST RULES WERE INITIATED
        -  TWO DECISIONS NOT TO TEST WERE MADE.
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             DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
                     TSCA EXISTING CHEMICAL REVIEWS
REVIEWS INITIATED

o  OPTS INITIATED NINE EXISTING CHEMICAL REVIEWS  IN THE  THIRD QUARTER;
   THE PROGRAM IS AHEAD OF  ITS CUMULATIVE  FY  1984  TARGET OF 36 BY ONE.

REVIEWS COMPLETED

o  OPTS COMPLETED TWO REVIEWS BY ISSUING FEDERAL  REGISTER NOTICES FOR 1,3
   BUTADIENE AND FORMALDEHYDE.  THESE TWO  ANPRs MET THE  THIRD QUARTER TARGET.
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                             As Of June 30, 1984
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             DEVELOPING AND REVIEWING CRITICAL REGULATIONS
                      FINALIZE  ITC  RECOMMENDATIONS
o  OPTS EXCEEDED ITS THIRD QUARTER TARGET OF TWO NEGOTIATED AGREEMENTS
   AND ACTED ON FIVE ITC  RECOMMENDATIONS.
   CHEMICAL
NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT
   BIS (2-ETHYLHEXYL)
      TEREPHTHALATE  (DOTP)
   TRIS (2-ETHYLHEXYL)
      TRIMELLITATE  (TOTM)
   NITROBENZENE
   FLUOROALKENES
   DICHLOROMETHANE
FINAL NEGOTIATED TESTING  AGREEMENT

FINAL NEGOTIATED TESTING  AGREEMENT

FINAL DECISION NOT TO  TEST
PROPOSED NEGOTIATED  TESTING AGREEMENT
FINAL DECISION NOT TO  TEST
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                            TEST GUIDELINES

PUBLISHING NEW TEST GUIDELINES

o  DEVELOPMENT OF FOUR NEW TEST GUIDELINES  IS ON SCHEDULE.  THE TARGET
   FOR FY 1984 IS SIX.

O  OPTS DROPPED ONE GUIDELINE BECAUSE OF  A  SHIFT IN PRIORITIES AND
   CHANGED ANOTHER TO A REVISED GUIDELINE.

REVIEWING TEST GUIDELINES

O  FOUR OF SIX GUIDELINES RECEIVED PEER REVIEW  ON SCHEDULE IN MAY.
   OPTS HAD PLANNED TO REVIEW AND UPDATE  AN  ESTIMATED 15 GUIDELINES
   DURING FY 1984.

O  OPTS PLANS TO PUBLISH THESE SIX GUIDELINES IN SEPTEMBER.

o  OPTS HAS NOT RECEIVED AS MUCH INFORMATION FROM INDUSTRY THIS YEAR
   AS IT ANTICIPATED, SO, AS A RESULT, ITS  PERFORMANCE IS BELOW TARGET.
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
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                               ENFORCEMENT

                    PROCESSING OF  LITIGATION ACTIONS

o  THE NUMBER OF NEW CIVIL ACTIONS REFERRED TO EPA HEADQUARTERS
   DECREASED SLIGHTLY  FROM THE SECOND QUARTER, FROM 64 TO 48, WHILE
   NEW CIVIL ACTIONS REFERRED  TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INCREASED
   SIGNIFICANTLY FROM  37  TO  75.

o  THE REGIONS REFERRED 48 NEW CIVIL ACTIONS TO HEADQUARTERS, 17 NEW
   CIVIL ACTIONS DIRECTLY TO DOJ,  AND 13 NEW CRIMINAL ACTIONS TO
   HEADQUARTERS DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.

o  THROUGH THE THIRD QUARTER 161 CIVIL ACTIONS WERE REFERRED TO DOJ.
   DOJ HAS DECLINED ONE TO DATE, IN THE THIRD QUARTER.

   -  THIRTY-SIX OF THESE CIVIL ACTIONS HAVE BEEN DIRECT REFERRALS
      FROM THE REGIONS TO DOJ.

O  TWENTY CRIMINAL CASES  HAVE  BEEN REFERRED TO DOJ THROUGH THE THIRD
   QUARTER.
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                                                                        Q CRIMINAL ACTIONS

                                                                        (3 CIVIL ACTIONS
       •17 OF THE CIVIL ACTIONS ARE DIRECT
       REFERRALS TO DOJ FROM REGIONS.

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                               ENFORCEMENT

                        STATUS  OF CIVIL REFERRALS


o  AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER:

   - 129 NEW CIVIL  ACTIONS HAD BEEN REFERRED TO HQ
   - 161 NEW CIVIL  ACTIONS HAD BEEN REFERRED TO DOJ  (36 OF  THESE WERE
     DIRECT REFERRAL TO DOJ FROM THE REGIONS)

o  EIGHTY-EIGHT CIVIL  ACTIONS  HAVE BEEN CLOSED THROUGH THE  THIRD QUARTER OF
   FY 1984.

   -  52 BY SETTLEMENT
       9 BY COURT JUDGMENT
       6 BY COURT DISMISSAL
       6 BY REGIONAL WITHDRAWAL
      14 BY EPA HEADQUARTERS/DOJ/U.S. ATTORNEY DISMISSAL  OR WITHDRAWAL.
       1 BY COMBINING  IT WITH  ANOTHER CASE

o  AT THE END OF THE THIRD QUARTER, 394 CIVIL ACTIONS WERE  PENDING:

      12 PERCENT WERE  UNDER REVIEW AT EPA HEADQUARTERS.
   -  31 PERCENT WERE  UNFILED  AT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE/U.S. ATTORNEYS.
   -  52 PERCENT WERE  FILED IN DISTRICT COURTS.
       b PERCENT WERE  RETURNED TO THE REGIONS.

O  THE NUMBER OF CIVIL ACTIONS PENDING AT DOJ/U.S. ATTORNEY HAS
   INCREASED FROM 76 TO 124 DUE TO THE INCREASE IN REFERRALS TO DOJ
   DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.

o  THE AVERAGE TIME FOR OECM TO PROCESS CIVIL REFERRALS AND FORWARD
   THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DURING THE SECOND QUARTER WAS 36
   DAYS, JUST OVER  THE TARGET  OF 35 DAYS.
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                               ENFORCEMENT
                  OECM POLICY  AND GUIDANCE ACTIVITIES
       ITEM
CIVIL PENALTY POLICY
CONTRACTOR LISTING POLICY
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE GUIDANCE
MANUALS AND COMPENDIA
                STATUS

STATUTE-SPECIFIC POLICIES  FOR CWA, SDWA
AND CAA ARE STILL  UNDER  DEVELOPMENT, BUT
ARE EKPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END
OF FY 84.  RCRA, FIFRA & TSCA ARE IN PLACE.
CERCLA DOES NOT CONTAIN  PENALTY PROVISIONS.

REGULATIONS APPROVED BY  ADMINISTRATOR
7/17/84.  PUBLICATION IN FEDERAL REGISTER
EXPECTED DURING FOURTH QUARTER.  GUIDANCE
IS EXPECTED 7/20/84.

ALL THIRD QUARTER  MILESTONES WERE COMPLETED
ON TIME.  CAA MANUAL IS  SCHEDULED TO BE
ISSUED ON 7/30/84  AND THE  RCRA MANUAL IS
SCHEDULED TO BE ISSUED 9/30/84.
FEDERAL/STATE ENFORCEMENT
GEOGRAPHIC STRATEGY  INITIATIVES
NATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAM  FOR
ENFORCEMENT ATTORNEYS.
FINAL UNIVERSAL GUIDANCE  SIGNED BY
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR  ON  6/24/84.

CONCEPT PAPER ON TARGETING GEOGRAPHIC
AREA FOR COORDINATED  ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS
WAS CIRCULATED TO AA'S  &  RA's ON 6/18/84.
COMMENTS DUE 7/6/84.  HQ  AND REGION III
ARE DEVELOPING AN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE
TO APPLY CONCEPT TO CHESAPEAKE BAY
PROJECT.

THIRD QUARTER MILESTONES  WERE COMPLETED
ON TIME.  TRAINING PROGRAM WAS FINALIZED
ON 5/18/84.  ADDITIONAL  MILESTONES FOR
IDENTIFYING COURSES AND  CONDUCTING TRAINING
PROGRAM HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.

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                   OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND  DEVELOPMENT
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE  	  128
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                   IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE
  CLIENT PROGRAM
ALL PROGRAM OFFICES
           ITEM
QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM,
       STATUS

DUALITY ASSURANCE
IMPLEMENTATION  STRATEGY
WAS COMPLETED SIX  MONTHS
BEHIND SCHEDULE ON 5/17/84
(ORIGINALLY  DUE ON 11/15/83;
                                                    POLICY  MEMO ON DATA QUALITY
                                                    OBJECTIVES WAS SUBMITTED TO
                                                    THE  DA  ON  TIME.
ALL PROGRAM OFFICES
DISTINGUISHED VISITING
SCIENTISTS PROGRAM.
THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF
SCIENCES SELECTED A GROUP
OF SCIENTISTS TO  PARTICIPATE
IN THE PROGRAM ON 6/15/84
(ORIGINALLY DUE ON 4/15/84).

THE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE
SECOND ROUND OF VISITING
SCIENTISTS WAS DEVELOPED ON
TIME.
ALL PROGRAM OFFICES
COMPETITIVE RESEARCH
GRANTS.
DRAFT ANNUAL  REPORT ON
GRANTS AND CENTERS  PROGRAM
WAS DISTRIBUTED ON  TIME.
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                  IMPROVING  THE QUALITY OF EPA SCIENCE
CLIENT PROGRAM
    OSWER
    OAR
    OAR
    OAR
    OPTS
           ITEM

FINAL DRAFT OF THE
TECHNICAL RESOURCE
DOCUMENT ENTITLED
"METHODS FOR THE
PREDICTION OF
LEACHATE PLUME
MIGRATION AND MIXING."

ISSUE PAPER ON POM
(POLYCYCLIC ORGANIC
MATERIALS) FOR USE IN  SUIT
FILED AGAINST THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.

EXTERNAL REVIEW DRAFT  OF
THE AIR QUALITY CRITERIA
DOCUMENT ON OZONE.

REPORT ON THE STATUS OF
COMPLEX TERRAIN DISPERSION
MODELS.

JOURNAL ARTICLE ON DIRECT
TOXICOLOGICAL PROPERTIES
OF CHLORINE DIOXIDE AND
CHLORAMINE.
       STATUS

DOCUMENT SUBMITTED  TO
OSW ON TIME.
PAPER PROVIDED TO
OAQPS ON TIME.
DRAFT SUBMITTED  TO
HQ ON TIME.
REPORT SUBMITTED ON
TIME.
ARTICLE SUBMITTED ON
TIME.
                                  -129-

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           OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES  MANAGEMENT
                           TABLE OF CONTENTS
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MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS  	   132
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            OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
ITEM
        STATUS
   IMPLEMENTATION OF CENTRAL DATA
   BASE MANAGEMENT - EPA ADMIN.
   INFO. SYSTEMS.
THIRD QUARTER MILESTONES CALLED  FOR
DECISION ON FIRST MAJOR SYSTEM TO
BE RE-DESIGNED.  BUDGET SYSTEM HAS
BEEN RECOMMENDED AS A CANDIDATE.
FINAL DECISION WILL BE MADE  IN JULY.
   IMPLEMENTATION OF NAPA BUDGET
   PROCESS/PERSONNEL POLICIES
   STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS
OARM SUBMITTED MILESTONES  DURING
THIRD QUARTER THAT ARE CURRENTLY  BEING
TRACKED IN ATS.
   LABORATORY MASTER SPACE PLAN
THIRD QUARTER MILESTONE CALLED  FOR
COMPLETING SCOPE OF WORK AND AWARDING
CONTRACT.  OARM COMPLETED THE SCOPE  OF
WORK BUT HAS NOT AWARDED THE CONTRACT
DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH  FUND AVAILABILTIY,
                                 -132-

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            OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND  RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
                      MEETING  PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS
o  HEADQUARTERS MASTER SPACE PLAN
EPA'S PROSPECTUS FOR ACQUISITION  OF
ADDITIONAL SPACE WAS APPROVED  BY
CONGRESS ON 6/14/84.  OARM  PLANS
TO COMPLETE THE DESIGN AND  CONSTRUC-
TION OF NEW SPACE AND MOVE  BY  THE
END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o  REGIONAL MASTER SPACE PLAN
OARM COMPLETED ITS THIRD QUARTER  MILE-
STONES, WHICH INCLUDED  ESTABLISHING
AN ANNUAL REPORTING SYSTEM TO  DOCUMENT
CHANGES IN SPACE REQUIREMENTS.
PROJECT IS ON SCHEDULE  FOR COMPLETION
BY THE END OF FY 1984.
                                 -133-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                          ADP  SERVICE STANDARDS

o  DURING THE THIRD  QUARTER,  OARM IMPROVED THE SERVICE TIME  FOR
   BATCH PROCESSING  FROM  35%  TO 45% WHILE THE RESPONSE TIME  FOR
   INTERACTIVE PROCESSING JOBS DECREASED SLIGHTLY FROM 88% TO  83%.

o  OARM REDUCED THE  NUMBER OF SYSTEM FAILURES FROM THE SECOND  QUARTER
   AND CAME  IN 36% BELOW  ITS  ALLOWABLE NUMBER OF FAILURES.
                                  -134-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS

                     PROCUREMENT  SERVICE  STANDARDS

o  BEGINNING THIRD QUARTER, OARM'S  PROCUREMENT SERVICE STANDARDS WERE
   REVISED TO REFLECT CHANGES IN  THE  FEDERAL PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS.
   THE STANDARDS FOR NEW COMPETITIVE  CONTRACTS HAVE INCREASED BY AN
   AVERAGE OF 40 DAYS AND THE STANDARDS  FOR SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS HAVE
   INCREASED BY AN AVERAGE OF 60  DAYS.  THEREFORE, DATA FROM THE FIRST
   AND SECOND QUARTERS DOES NOT REFLECT  CURRENT PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

0  79% OF EPA'S MAJOR NEGOTIATED  CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN OARM'S
   PROCESSING TIME TARGET DURING  THE  THIRD QUARTER:

   -  58% OF THE NEW COMPETITIVE  CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN THE
      SERVICE STANDARD.
   -  THE MAJORITY OF DELAYS IN AWARDING  THE MAJOR NEGOTIATED CONTRACTS
      WERE ATTRIBUTED TO PCMD.

o  OARM AWARDED 89% OF SMALL PURCHASE REQUISITIONS WITHIN ITS PROCESSING
   TIME TARGET, DOWN FROM 96% IN  THE  SECOND QUARTER.
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                        PROCUREMENT SERVICE STANDARDS
                      CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING QUARTER
                                As Of June 30,1984
               NEW COMPETITIVE
                                                   NEW SOLE SOURCE
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      CHANGED BEGINNING
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                         COMPLETED BEYOND STANDARD/NEGOTIATED SCHEDULE

                         COMPLETED WITHIN NEGOTIATED SCHEDULE

                         COMPLETED WITHIN STANDARD
                                             -137-

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                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                      PERSONNEL SERVICE  STANDARDS

o  THE REPORTING FORMAT FOR THE PERSONNEL  SERVICE  STANDARDS WAS REVISED
   FOR THE THIRD QUARTER REPORT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE MEANINGFUL DATA.
   PREVIOUS QUARTERLY REPORTS DO NOT CONTAIN DATA  THAT CAN BE RE-CONFIGURED
   FOR THIS REPORTING FORMAT.

O  PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS COVER THE TOTAL PROCESSING TIME,
   INCLUDING THE TIME THE ACTIONS ARE BEING PROCESSED IN THE CLIENT
   PROGRAM OFFICE AND OUTSIDE THE AGENCY.

O  FORTY-FOUR % OF EPA'S INTERNAL RECRUITMENT ACTIONS WERE AWARDED WITHIN THE
   TIME ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.  OARM ATTRIBUTES  97% OF THE DELAYS IN
   PROCESSING TO THE PROGRAM OFFICES.

o  FORTY-THREE % OF EPA'S EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT ACTIONS WERE AWARDED WITHIN
   THE TIME ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD.  OARM ATTRIBUTES 92% OF THE DELAYS
   IN PROCESSING TO OPM.

o  OARM ACHIEVED VERY HIGH PERCENTAGE FOR  PROCESSING NON-COMPETITIVE
   ACTIONS, MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS AND AWARDS WITHIN THE TIME ALLOWED BY
   THE STANDARD DURING THE THIRD QUARTER.
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                        PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS
               NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED DURING QUARTER
                              As Of June 30,1984
       RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
          INTERNAL EPA
   RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
      EXTERNAL 0PM
   NON-COMPETITIVE
       ACTIONS
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       COMPUTCD WITHIN STANDARD

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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

                        GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS

O  THE REPORTING  FORMAT FOR THE GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS WAS  REVISED FOR
   THE THIRD QUARTER  REPORT IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE MEANINGFUL DATA.
   PREVIOUS QUARTERLY REPORTS DO NOT CONTAIN DATA THAT CAN  BE RE-CONFIGURED
   FOR THIS REPORTING FORMAT.

O  82% OF THE GRANTS  OR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WERE AWARDED ON AN AVERAGE OF
   11 DAYS AGAINST  AN 18 DAY TARGET.

O  70% OF THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS WERE AWARDED ON AN AVERAGE OF 17  DAYS
   AGAINST AN 18  DAY  TARGET.

O  67% OF THE DETERMINATIONS FOR REQUESTS FOR DEVIATION FROM  REGULATORY
   REQUIREMENTS WERE  PREPARED ON AN AVERAGE OF 12 DAYS AGAINST A 15 DAY TARGET.

O  60% OF THE DETERMINATIONS IN SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT CASES  WERE ISSUED
   ON AN AVERAGE  OF 19 DAYS AGAINST A 35 DAY TARGET.
                                  -140-

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GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS
NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED DURING QUARTER
As Of June
AWARD GRANTS OR
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
                AUDIT  RESOLUTION WORKLOAD AND CLOSE-OUTS
O  OARM AND THE REGIONS  WERE SUCCESSFUL IN DECREASING THE  SIZE OF THE
   BACKLOG (OVERDUE  AUDIT RESOLUTIONS) FROM 153 TO 87.

O  REGIONS II, VI, AND X COMPLETED WITHIN TARGET, 100%  OF  THEIR AUDIT
   RESOLUTIONS DUE IN  THE THIRD QUARTER.

O  ONLY REGIONS VIII AND IX HAD AN INCREASE IN BACKLOG  OF  OVERDUE
   AUDIT RESOLUTIONS DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, WHILE REGION  V COMPLETELY
   ELIMINATED  ITS BACKLOG.  REGION II WAS SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING ITS
   BACKLOG FROM 45 TO  5.
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                   AUDIT RESOLUTION WORKLOAD AND CLOSE-OUTS

                                   As Of June 30,1984
              e
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Audlti Received During Quarter

Pending Audit Resolution*

Outstanding Audit Resolutions (OVER 180 DAYS)

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                OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND EVALUATION
                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOAL                                                      PAGE
MEETING PROGRAM  COMMITMENTS 	  146
PROMOTING FLEXIBLE REGULATORY APPROACHES  	  147
                                  -145-

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                       MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
       ITEM
              STATUS
   RED BORDER REVIEW
   DEADLINES
OPPE COMPLETED
-  88% OF ITS REVIEWS WITHIN THREE WEEKS
   (TARGET 75%).
   100% OF ITS  REVIEWS WITHIN FOUR WEEKS
   (TARGET 100%) .
O  AGENCY-WIDE  MONITORING
   POLICY
FINAL POLICY  STATEMENT SUBMITTED TO DA
ON TIME.
                                  -146-

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                PROMOTING  FLEXIBLE REGULATORY APPROACHES
             ITEM
          STATUS
O  TECHNICAL GUIDANCE  PACKAGE
   ON BENEFITS
OPPE PLANS TO DISSEMINATE  THE FIRST
GUIDANCE PACKAGE, VALUING  REDUCTION
IN NON-FATAL ILLNESSES,  BY
SEPTEMBER 30, 1984.
O  BENEFIT ANALYSES
DRAFT ANALYSIS ON  DIESEL  PARTICULATES
WAS SUBMITTED TO OAR ON TIME.
                                   OPPE PLANS TO SUBMIT THE DRAFT ANALYSIS
                                   ON ORGANIC CHEMICAL EFFLUENT GUIDELINES
                                   TO OW BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1984.  SCHEDULE
                                   ADJUSTED TO ACCOMODATE THE COURT  EXTENSION.
O  INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL
   MANAGEMENT PROJECT
OPPE SUBMITTED THE  METHODS  REPORT ON
THE PULP AND PAPER  INDUSTRY TO THE DA
ON TIME.
                                   OPPE PLANS TO MAKE THE SUMMARY REPORT  ON
                                   THE FOUNDRIES INDUSTRY AVAILABLE  BY
                                   AUGUST 31, 1984.  THE REPORT  IS THREE
                                   MONTHS OFF SCHEDULE DUE TO EXTERNAL  DELAYS,
                                   DRAFT REPORT ON THE PHILADELPHIA
                                   DEMONSTRATION PROJECT HAS BEEN DELAYED
                                   BECAUSE OF DIVERTED STAFF AND RESOURCES.
                                   THE REPORT WAS ORIGINALLY DUE
                                   APRIL 15, 1984.

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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS
GOAL                                                      PAGE
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS 	  151
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                       OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL
                      MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS
       ITEM
         STATUS
o  RED BORDER REVIEW DEADLINES.
OGC COMPLETED:
                                     -  89% OF  ITS  REVIEWS WITHIN
                                        THREE WEEKS (TARGET 75%)
                                     -  100% OF ITS REVIEWS WITHIN
                                        FOUR WEEKS  (TARGET 100%)
O  REVIEW DEADLINE FOR STATE
   DELEGATION AGREEMENTS.
OGC COMPLETED:

- 97% OF ITS REVIEWS WITHIN
  15 DAYS.
                                 -151-

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                           TABLE OF  CONTENTS
GOAL                                                     PAGE
ENFORCEMENT 	  154
MEETING PROGRAM COMMITMENTS  	  156
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                               ENFORCEMENT
            REDUCING THE NUMBER  OF  MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES
           IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE  THROUGH JUNE 30, 1984
o  THE OFFICE OF WATER HAS RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE 12 OUT OF 27 MAJOR
   FEDERAL FACILITIES IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) WITH FINAL
   EFFLUENT LIMITS AND TAKEN  ACTION AGAINST TWO,  MISSING ITS TARGET
   BY 2.  FOUR MAJOR FEDERAL  FACILITIES ARE IN SNC WITH CONSTRUCTION
   SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN ADDRESSED.
   OW MISSED ITS TARGET OF 1  FOR  THE THIRD QUARTER.
o  THE OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION  HAS  TAKEN ACTION AGAINST 3 OF 6
   FEDERAL FACILITIES SURPASSING  ITS  TARGET OF 2.
o  THE OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE HAS RETURNED TO
   COMPLIANCE 14 OUT OF  29  RCRA  FEDERAL FACILITIES, EXCEEDING ITS
   TARGET OF 8.
o  THE OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND  TOXIC SUBSTANCES RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE
   5 OUT OF 13 FEDERAL  FACILITIES WITH SIGNIFICANT TSCA VIOLATIONS,
   MISSING ITS TARGET BY  2.
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               REDUCING NUMBER OF FEDERAL FACILITIES
                    IN SIGNIRCANT NONCOMPLJANCE
                          As Of June 30,1984
                WATER
                RCRA
          BOY  1   23
               QUARTERS
                           TARGET
          BOY  1    234
              QUARTERS
                             LEGEND
                               RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE
                               ADDRtSSCD
                               KMDIMO
                           TARGET
BOY  1   234
     QUARTERS
       TSCA
BOY  1   234
     QUARTERS
                                                               TARGET

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SECTION 309 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW

O  EPA IDENTIFIED 601  FEDERAL AGENCY ACTIONS FOR SECTION  309  REVIEW DURING
   THIRD QUARTER, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FY 1984  ACTIONS DUE FOR
   REVIEW TO 861.  THE REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS COMPLETED 551 REVIEWS
   DURING THIRD QUARTER,  BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF FY  1984 REVIEWS TO
   1724.  310 ACTIONS  ARE PENDING COMPARED TO 260 AT THE  END  OF SECOND
   QUARTER.

o  NATIONALLY, THE REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS OFFICE OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
   COMPLETED 98 PERCENT OF THE SECTION 309 REVIEWS ON TIME, EXCEEDING
   THE TARGET OF 90  PERCENT.   REGIONS, I, II, IV, AND VII COMPLETED
   100 PERCENT OF THEIR SECTION 309 REVIEWS ON TIME.
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                              SECTION 309 REVIEWS
                               As Of June 30,1984
       800-1
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                      MEETING  PROGRAM COMMITMENTS

SECTION 4U4 DREDGED OR  FILL  REVIEW

o  DURING THE THIRD QUARTER, THE REGIONAL OFFICES REVIEWED  1,795
   DREDGED OR FILL PERMIT  APPLICATIONS AND COMMENTED ON 25  PERCENT
   OF THEM.  REGIONS  III,  V, VI  AND X PERFORMED 65 PERCENT  OF THE
   REVIEWS.

O  THE REGIONAL OFFICES RAISED SIGNIFICANT ISSUES OR RECOMMENDED
   DENIALS IN 660 OF  THEIR REVIEWS — THE MAJORITY OCCURRING IN
   REGIONS IV, V AND  X.

O  BY THE END OF THIRD  QUARTER,  THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS HAD  ACTED
   ON 386 OF EPA'S REVIEW  COMMENTS COMPARED TO 566 THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
   THE CORPS' ACTIONS WERE AS  FOLLOWS:

   -  ACCEPTED 272 RECOMMENDATIONS — DENYING 73 PERMITS AND
      MODIFYING 199.
   -  OVERRULED 63 EPA  RECOMMENDATIONS AND ISSUED PERMITS.
   -  ACCEPTED THE REMAINING 51  COMMENTS, BUT HAVE NOT MADE
      FINAL PERMIT DECISIONS (I.E., ISSUANCE, DENIAL OR WITHDRAWALS).
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                                 As Of June 30,1984
               REVIEWS WITH EPA COMMENTS
RESOLUTIONS
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         DURING THE
       QUARTER: 1,795
                                               400-1
                                               300-
                                               200-
                                               100-
                                               -159-

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