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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Strategic Planning
and Management System
Quarter FY 1986 Report
Office of Management Systems
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U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Strategic Planning and
Management System
First Quarter FY 1986 Report
PREFACE
This quarterly report reviews Agency progress in meeting its priority
program commitments. The report is a major component of the Agency
Strategic Planning and Management System (SPMS). SPMS provides a
process for the Agency to identify national goals and priorities,
issue timely guidance to the field, identify measures of success and
track progress against them. Each quarter the Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation publishes the report using information provided
by Headquarters, regional offices and state agencies. The Office of
Compliance Analysis and Program Operations is responsible for the
enforcement sections of this report.
We gratefully acknowledge the assistance and cooperation of the many
people throughout the environmental protection management network who
have made timely production of this report possible.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
OFFICE
OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION 1
OFFICE OF WATER 25
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE
AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE 71
OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND
TOXIC SUBSTANCES 99
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT
AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING 133
OFFICE OF RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 141
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 145
OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING
AND EVALUATION 157
OFFICE OF EXTERNAL
AFFAIRS 161
OFFICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL 173
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OFFICE'OF AIR AND RADIATION
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OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o THERE ARE FIRST QUARTER REPORTING PROBLEMS ON SOME OF THE NEW
FY 1986 MEASURES.
o REGIONS CONTINUE THEIR HIGH SIP PROCESSING RATES WHILE THE
BACKLOG GROWS IN HEADQUARTERS.
O SEVEN LISTING DECISIONS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS WERE PUBLISHED
IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
o THE REGIONS COLLECTIVELY EXCEEDED THEIR FIXED BASE SIGNIFICANT
VIOLATOR TARGET AND IDENTIFIED 113 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS.
O AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY WAS STRONG FOR BOTH ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDERS AND CIVIL REFERRALS.
o INSPECTION FREQUENCY DATA WILL NOT BE REPORTED ON THIS QUARTER
DUE TO A CHANGE IN. REPORTING INSPECTION FREQUENCY DATA.
COMPLIANCE RATES FOR CLASS Al SIP AND NESHAP SOURCES DECLINED.
THERE WAS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE COMPLIANCE RATES FOR
NSPS SOURCES.
o ASBESTOS DEMOLITION AND RENOVATION DATA WILL NOT BE REPORTED ON
THIS QUARTER DUE TO A CHANGE IN REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS AND
INACCURATE DATA.
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NUMBER OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS
o THE BAR CHARTS IDENTIFY THE NUMBER OF PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREAS
(BY POLLUTANT) FOR EACH REGION AND NATIONALLY. NATIONALLY, AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 1985, THERE WERE 695 PRIMARY NONATTAINMENT AREAS: 362
FOR OZONE, 134 FOR TSP, 141 FOR CO, 54 FOR S02 AND 4 NOX AREAS (IN
REGION IX). IN ADDITION, THERE WERE 203 SECONDARY STANDARD NONATTAINMENT
AREAS INCLUDING 191 TSP AND 12 SO2-
o IN ADDITION, THERE ARE A FEW AREAS WHICH ARE IN ATTAINMENT STATUS BUT
HAVE MONITORED VIOLATIONS.
o THIS QUARTER, OAR WAS SCHEDULED TO PROVIDE STATUS INFORMATION ON
ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO BRING EACH OF THESE AREAS INTO ATTAINMENT.
MOST OF THE REGIONS HAVE NOT SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DATA TO CHARACTERIZE
THE PROGRESS AND CURRENT STATUS FOR THESE AREAS. THIS IS DUE BOTH
TO THE NEWNESS OF THE MEASURE -AND THE RELATIVELY MONUMENTAL NATURE
OF THE TASK. IN THE SECOND QUARTER OAR WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON
THE STATUS OF ACTIONS BEING TAKEN. (REGIONS IV, VI AND VII DID
SUPPLY THE REQUESTED MATERIAL).
o SPMS WILL BE TRACKING CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS
BEGINNING THIS YEAR.
AREAS WITH DEFICIENT SIPS
o THE REGIONS ALSO REPORTED ON THE NUMBER OF AREAS WITH DEFICIENT SIPS.
THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED 237 AREAS WITH DEFICIENT SIPS INCLUDING 231
PRIMARY AREAS AND 6 TSP SECONDARY AREAS. FOR PRIMARY AREAS THERE
WERE 90 S02, 56 TSP, 48 OZONE, 4 NOX, 24 CO AND 9 LEAD SIPS WHICH
WERE IDENTIFIED AS DEFICIENT. THE REGIONS AND OAR WERE SCHEDULED TO
REPORT ON THE SCHEDULES AND ACTIONS BEING TAKEN TO ADDRESS THESE SIP
DEFICIENCIES. HALF OF THE REGIONS ARE STILL IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING
THE REQUESTED DATA SO OAR WILL BE SUPPLYING THE REQUESTED DATA
DURING THE SECOND QUARTER, (REGIONS I, IV, VI, VII, AND X DID REPORT
THEIR DATA).
O OAR REPORTED THAT 16 SIP CALL REVISIONS WERE RECEIVED IN THE FIRST
QUARTER COMPARED TO A SCHEDULE OF 12.
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STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS
o OAR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COMPLETION OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS IN
THE FIRST QUARTER:
A. THE ALLOCATION OF FY 1986 GRANT FUNDS TO EACH REGION FOR THE
ENHANCEMENT OF STATE/LOCAL AIR TOXIC PROGRAMS.
B. GUIDANCE FOR NEGOTIATING IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING STATE AIR
TOXICS PROGRAMS OR FOR CREATING NEW ONES.
C. GUIDANCE FOR SURVEYING THE STATUS OF STATE/LOCAL ACCIDENT
PREVENTION PROGRAMS.
o FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS OF EACH ITEM ABOVE:
A. THE NOVEMBER 21, 1985 MEMO (PROCESS FOR ALLOCATING GRANTS FOR
AIR TOXICS: B.J. STEIGERWALD TO REGIONS I-X, ET. AL.) IS STILL
IN EFFECT AWAITING COMPLETION BY THE OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER ON
THE IMPACT OF THE DEBT REDUCTION LEGISLATION. OAR STATES A
FINAL MEMO WILL BE ISSUED WHEN APPROPRIATE.
B. ON NOVEMBER 26, 1985 OAR ISSUED THE GUIDANCE ON NEGOTIATING
IMPROVEMENTS TO STATE AND LOCAL PROGRAMS.
C. OAR PREPARED A DRAFT GUIDANCE MEMO ON SURVEYING ACCIDENT
PROGRAMS ON JANUARY 14, 1986. THE DRAFT IS CURRENTLY BEING
REVIEWED BY HEADQUARTERS AND SEVERAL REGIONS. OAR EXPECTS TO
DISSEMINATE THE FINAL GUIDANCE BY THE END OF JANUARY.
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FUEL SWITCHING/ANTI-TAMPERING PROGRAMS (FS/AT)
o FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OAR WAS SCHEDULED TO REPORT ON THE ISSUANCE OF
FINAL AGENCY POLICY ON IMPLEMENTATION OF FS/AT PROGRAMS. OAR WAS
ALSO TO REPORT ON (BY REGION) THE NUMBER OF NONATTAINMENT AREAS
WHICH WILL REQUIRE FS/AT TO REACH ATTAINMENT AS WELL AS THE NUMBER
OF NEW PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED.
- OAR REPORTS THAT THE ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL AGENCY POLICY ON THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF FS/AT PROGRAMS WAS NOT COMPLETED AND HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED FOR JUNE 30, 1986. THEY FURTHER STATE THAT THIS
DELAY RESULTS IN NO ESTABLISHED CRITERIA UPON WHICH TO BASE THE
NUMBER OF AREAS WHICH WILL NEED PROGRAMS OR THE TYPE OF PROGRAMS
WHICH WILL BE NEEDED. THEREFORE THE SPMS REPORT IS UNABLE TO
GRAPHICALLY PORTRAY THE OVERALL STATUS OF PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AS
PLANNED.
- REGION II SUCCESSFULLY MET A FIRST QUARTER COMMITMENT FOR A NEW
PROGRAM IN NEW JERSY. REGION IV MET AN UPCOMING FOURTH QUARTER
COMMITMENT FOR A NEW PROGRAM IN ATLANTA.
INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
O IN FY 1986 SPMS WILL BE TRACKING REGIONAL COMMITMENTS TO CORRECT THE
CRITICAL OR SERIOUS OPERATING PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED IN EARLIER AUDITS
OF STATE PROGRAMS. IT WILL ALSO BE TRACKING THE COMPLETION OF
FY 1986 NEW AUDITS AND FOLLOW-UP AUDITS. DURING THE FY 1985 AUDITS
26 OPERATING PROBLEMS WERE IDENTIFIED. THE REGIONS HAVE COMMITTED
TO CORRECT 16 OF THESE PROBLEMS, BUT ARE GENERALLY WORKING ON ALL
THE PROBLEMS. FIRST QUARTER REPORTS FROM THE REGIONS AND AN ANALYSIS
OF THE SUBMITTALS BY OAR REVEALS THAT APPROPRIATE FOLLOW-UP ACTIVITY
IS BEING TAKEN BY THE REGIONS AND THE STATES. SPMS WILL BE TRACKING
RESOLUTION OF THESE ISSUES DURING THE YEAR.
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED (REGIONS)
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER 171 SIP ACTIONS WERE DUE TO BE PROCESSED
IN THE REGIONS. THIS TOTAL INCLUDES 20 MINOR ACTIONS AND 151
MAJOR ACTIONS. ALL THE MINOR ACTIONS WERE PROCESSED ON TIME. SEVEN
OF THE 151 MAJOR ACTIONS WERE NOT PROCESSED ON TIME FOR A RATE OF 95%.
o OVERALL THE REGIONS PROCESSED 96% OF THEIR ACTIONS ON TIME. THIS
COMPARES TO SIMILAR RATES LAST YEAR. SEVEN REGIONS PROCESSED ALL
THEIR SIPS ON TIME. REGIONS I, III, VI, IX HAVE PROCESSED ALL SIPs
ON TIME FOR AT LEAST THE LAST FIVE QUARTERS.
O FOUR OF SEVEN OVERDUE ACTIONS WERE IN REGION IV.
O REGION V CONTINUES TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MAJORITY OF SIP ACTIONS.
THEY WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR 71% OF THE MAJOR ACTIONS AND 64% OF ALL THE
ACTIONS WHILE PROCESSING 98% ON TIME.
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PERCENT OF SIP ACTIONS PROCESSED ON TIME (HQ)
o HQ WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR 119 SIP ACTIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER. THE
TOTAL INCLUDES 76 NEWLY DUE ACTIONS AND 43 DUE FROM THE PREVIOUS
QUARTER(S).
o PROCESSING RATES FOR NEWLY DUE ACTIONS (EXCLUDING ACTIONS "ON HOLD"
AND THOSE RETURNED TO THE REGIONS) WAS 85% AND FOR CARRYOVER ACTIONS
WAS 44%. THE COMBINED RATE WAS 79%.
O OF THE 119 ACTIONS IN THE SYSTEM DURING THE QUARTER 71 WERE NOT
PROCESSED. FOR ACTIONS NOT PROCESSED THE STATUS WAS: 9 WERE RETURNED
TO THE REGIONS, 13 ARE OVERDUE AND 49 ARE ON POLICY HOLD. FORTY
PERCENT OF THE ACTIONS IN HEADQUARTERS WERE PUBLISHED ON TIME.
o OVERALL, THE NUMBER OF UNPROCESSED SIPs INCREASED TO 71 FROM 40 A
YEAR AGO AND 48 IN THE FOURTH QUARTER.
o THE NUMBER OF SIPS "ON HOLD" HAS INCREASED TO 49 FROM 25 A YEAR AGO
AND 24 DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER. TWO NEW "ON HOLD" CATEGORIES
ACCOUNT FOR MOST OF THE INCREASE. ACTIONS ARE ON HOLD FOR EMISSIONS
TRADING (26, UP 10 FROM FOURTH QUARTER); NRDC SUIT (2, DOWN 2 FROM
FOURTH QUARTER) AND TWO NEW CATEGORIES - VOC COMPLIANCE SCHEDULE
(13) AND BLOCK VS RUNNING ISSUES (8).
o OF THE 119 SIP ACTIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER ALL BUT 17 WERE MAJOR
ACTIONS. ALL 17 MINOR ACTIONS WERE PROCESSED ON TIME.
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NATIONAL AIR AUDIT SYSTEM
O. THERE WERE THREE COMMITMENTS DUE FOR THE .FIRST QUARTER:
A. COMPLETION OF THE NATIONAL REPORT SUMMARIZING THE FY 1985 AUDIT
ORIGINALLY DUE DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER, FY 1985.
B. COMPLETION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE FY 1986/87 AUDIT GUIDANCE AND
THE SUBMISSION OF AUDIT SCHEDULES ESTABLISHED WITH STATES.
C. LIST OF STATE-SPECIFIC PRIORITY DEFICIENCIES FOUND DURING THE
FY 1985 AUDITS AND THE NUMBER WHICH WILL BE CORRECTED DURING
FY 1986.
O FOLLOWING IS THE STATUS FOR EACH ITEM ABOVE:
A. THE FY 1985 NATIONAL AUDIT REPORT IS STILL NOT FINALIZED. THREE
OF THE FIVE CHAPTERS WERE COMPLETED DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER
AND AN ADDITIONAL CHAPTER WAS COMPLETED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER,
OAR NOW PROJECTS COMPLETION IN SECOND QUARTER. REASONS FOR
DELAY ARE CONTRACTOR PROBLEMS, FEWER RESOURCES TO PLACE ON
PROJECT THAN PLANNED AND OTHER HIGHER PRIORITIES.
B. THE GUIDANCE FOR THE FY 1986/87 AUDITS WAS NOT COMPLETED AND
DISTRIBUTED ON SCHEDULE. OAR PLANS TO FINISH THE GUIDANCE EARLY
IN SECOND QUARTER AND DISTRIBUTE SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
C. OAR REPORTS THAT A TOTAL OF 159 PRIORITY DEFICIENCIES WERE
IDENTIFIED IN THE FY 1985 AUDITS. REGIONS HAVE COMMITTED TO
CORRECT 77 OF THESE DEFICIENCIES IN FY 1986. SPMS WILL TRACK
THOSE COMMITMENTS STARTING IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
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STACK HEIGHTS SIPS
o THIS YEAR SPMS WILL BE TRACKING DEVELOPMENT OF SIP REVISIONS TO
IMPLEMENT THE STACK HEIGHT RULES. OAR AND THE REGIONS COMMITTED TO
THE PREPARATION AND SUBMITTAL OF ACTION PLANS FOR SIP REVISIONS FOR
55 STATES AND TERRITORIES (ALL STATES COMMITTED FOR EXCEPT CONN.).
SPMS WILL BE TRACKING STATE SCHEDULES WHICH RESULT FROM THE ACTION
PLANS.
o THE REGIONS SUBMITTED 40 OF THE 55 ACTION PLANS PLUS SEVERAL PARTIAL
PLANS. REGIONS I, IV AND VII MET THEIR FULL COMMITMENT. REGIONS IX
AND X MISSED THEIR COMMITMENT BY 4 AND 3 ACTION PLANS RESPECTIVELY.
THE ACTION PLANS WILL INDICATE WHICH STATES WILL NEED SIP REVISIONS
BASED ON AN INVENTORY OF SOURCES WITH STACKS WHICH ARE NOT IN
COMPLIANCE WITH THE NEW RULES.
NATIONAL ACID PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (NAPAP) DATA BASE
o OAR COMMITTED TO PROVIDE PROCEDURAL AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR REGIONS
AND STATES IN MEETING PROJECT REQUIREMENTS. OAR REPORTS THAT THE FINAL
GUIDANCE WAS ISSUED ON 12/31/85.
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TIMELY REPORTING OF NAMS DATA
o NATIONALLY, "TIMELY REPORTING" RATES DECREASED IN THE FIRST QUARTER
FOR ALL CATEGORIES COMPARED TO THE FOURTH QUARTER RATES.
o REGIONS I, III, AND VIII HAD RATES OVER 80% FOR ALL CATEGORIES.
O THE DROP IN PRECISION AND ACCURACY REPORTING RATES TO 74% COMPARES
TO RATES OF 95% OR ABOVE FOR ALL QUARTERS LAST YEAR. THIS QUARTER
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR P & A REPORTS WERE CHANGED AND MADE MORE
STRINGENT. THAT APPEARS TO ACCOUNT -SOMEWHAT FOR THE SIGNIFICANTLY
LOWER RATES. OAQPS PLANS TO ASSESS THE PROBLEM.
o NATIONALLY, RATES FOR THE FIRST QUARTER THIS YEAR (88%, 84%) COMPARE
FAVORABLY TO THE FIRST QUARTER LAST YEAR (81%, 76%) FOR CONTINUOUS
ANALYZER AND 24 HOUR INTEGRATED SAMPLERS BUT ARE BELOW THE FY 85
FOURTH QUARTER RATES OF 89% AND 87%.
o ALL TEN REGIONS (DUE TO THE LOW PRECISION AND ACCURACY RATES) SHOW
THEIR LOWEST OVERALL RATES FOR THE LAST THREE QUARTERS REPORTED.
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
(10/01/85 - 01/15/86)
o THE ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS) MONITORS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF
CRITICAL AGENCY REGULATIONS, GUIDANCES AND POLICY DOCUMENTS. THE
FOLLOWING SUMMARY REFLECTS PROGRESS IN MEETING ATS SCHEDULES,
INCLUDING THOSE ESTABLISHED DURING OPEN SEASON.
o IN THE FIRST QUARTER OAR HAD 35 PROJECTS IN ATS. EIGHT OF THESE
PROJECTS WERE COMPLETED, (SEVEN LISTING DECISIONS AND AN NSPS FOR
ONSHORE GAS). FOR THE EIGHT PROJECTS COMPLETED DURING THE QUARTER
THE AVERAGE DELAY WAS 38 DAYS WITH A RANGE OF 16 TO 98 DAYS LATE.
SOME OF THESE DELAYS WERE DUE TO THE HOLDING OF LISTING DECISIONS BY
THE TWELFTH FLOOR BEFORE PUBLISHING.
o OF THE REMAINING 27 PROJECTS, 2 ARE PENDING WITH INDETERMINATE
SCHEDULES. THESE TWO PROJECTS (GAS MARKETING AND SUBPART D NSPS
REVISION) HAVE BEEN PENDING FOR 54 AND 161 DAYS RESPECTIVELY.
o OF THE REMAINING 25 PROJECTS, 13 HAD MILESTONES DUE OR LATE FROM
10/01/85 TO 01/15/86. WHILE NONE OF THE 13 PROJECTS ARE CURRENTLY
ON SCHEDULE, 5 PROJECTS HAD MILESTONES COMPLETED DURING THE FIRST
QUARTER.
O MANY OF THE OAR PROJECTS ARE UNDERGOING LENGHTY SCHEDULE DELAYS.
THE PRIMARY CAUSES OF THE DELAYS ARE OMB RELEASE (THREE PROJECTS
BEING HELD FOR 5, 6, AND 11 MONTHS) AND THE LACK OF RESOLUTION OF
POLICY ISSUES (COST EFFECTIVENESS AND BUBBLE) HOLDING UP WORK ON
SEVERAL NSPS'S. (RUBBER TIRE, POLYMERS AND RESINS, E.G. HAVE BEEN
EFFECTIVELY "ON HOLD"' FOR OVER 8 MONTHS). THE REMAINING DELAYS ARE
DUE TO INTERNAL OAR DELAYS PLUS A NUMBER OF AGENCY REVIEW DELAYS.
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PROGRESS IN RETURNING SIGNIFICANT AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
THE UNIVERSE OF SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS CONTINUES TO GROW. THE AIR
PROGRAM IDENTIFIED 647 SOURCES AS BEING SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR (COMPARED TO 513 LAST YEAR). OF THE
647 SOURCES IDENTIFIED, 489 HAVE BEEN TARGETED BY THE REGIONS TO BE
ADDRESSED DURING THE COURSE OF FY 1986 (COMPARED TO 390 IN FY 1985).
AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THE REGIONS HAD COLLECTIVELY
EXCEEDED THEIR FIXED BASE SIGNIFICANT VIOLATOR TARGET OF 87 BY
ADDRESSING 120. OF THE 120 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS, 85 WERE RETURNED
TO COMPLIANCE, 19 WERE7PLACED ON ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULES AND 16 ARE
PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 113 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS DURING THE
QUARTER. NOT ONLY WAS THE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY HIGH OVERALL, BUT, THE
MIX OF ACTIVITY WAS WELL DISTRIBUTED AMONG ALL THE REGIONS.
OF THE 113 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS, 5 HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO
COMPLIANCE, 2 HAVE BEEN PLACED ON AN ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULE, LEAVING
106 STILL TO BE ADDRESSED.
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PROGRESS IN RETURNING SIGNIFICANT AIR VIOLATORS TO COMPLIANCE
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AIR ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
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EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY WAS STRONG DURING THE FIRST
QUARTER WITH 28 ORDERS REPORTED. THIS COMPARES FAVORABLY TO FIRST
QUARTER FY 1984 WHEN 5 WERE REPORTED AND FIRST QUARTER FY 1985 WHEN
9 WERE REPORTED.
EPA CIVIL REFERRAL ACTIVITY WAS ALSO HIGH DURING THE FIRST QUARTER
WITH 19 AIR CASES BEING REFERRED BY THE REGIONS. CIVIL REFERRAL
ACTIVITY HAS CONTINUED TO IMPROVE SINCE FY 1984 WHEN 11 CIVIL
REFERRALS WERE MADE, AND FY 1985 WHEN 17 CIVIL REFERRALS WERE MADE.
THE STATE RESULTS REPORTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER ACTUALLY REFLECT
ACTIVITY WHICH OCCURRED IN THE FOURTH QUARTER FY 1985. STATE ADMINIS-
TRATIVE ACTIONS REPORTED IN THE FIRST QUARTER INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY
FROM 156 TO 189. JUDICIAL REFERRALS ALSO INCREASED FROM 51 TO 57.
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AIR - FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE
THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR CLASS Al SIP FEDERAL FACILITIES IS 91%,
100% FOR OPERATING NSPS SOURCES, AND 69% FOR OPERATING NESHAP
SOURCES (9 OF 13 SOURCES). THIS IS A DECLINE FROM THE FIRST
QUARTER FY 1985 WHEN THE COMPLIANCE RATE FOR CLASS Al SIPS WAS
94%, 100% FOR NSPS SOURCES, AND 100% FOR NSPS SOURCES, AND 100%
FOR OPERATING NESHAP SOURCES.
THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 7 FEDERAL FACILITIES AS SIGNIFICANT VIOLATORS
AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. NONE OF THE REGIONS TARGETED ACTION
IN THE FIRST QUARTER, HOWEVER, REGION VII ADDRESSED ONE BY PLACING
IT ON AN ACCEPTABLE SCHEDULE.
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AIR - FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE
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OFFICE OF WATER
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES ARE ON SCHEDULE FOR APPROVING
PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS.
O BOTH EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES ARE ESSENTIALLY ON OR AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE IN IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL MUNICIPAL POLICY. HOWEVER,
FPA FELL SHORT OF ITS TARGET FOR PLACING MAJOR FACILITIES REQUIRING
CONSTRUCTION ON ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES.
o THE STATES ARE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE FOR REPERMITTING. EPA
IS BEHIND SCHEDULE IN REISSUING INDUSTRIAL PERMITS, BUT IS AHEAD OF
SCHEDULE FOR MUNICIPAL REPERMITTING.
o EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES ARE BEHIND SCHEDULE IN RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY
HEARING REQUESTS.
O WITH THE EXCEPTION OF PROJECTS OF INITIATING OPERATION, THE CONSTRUCTION
GRANTS PROGRAM IS ON SCHEDULE.
O THE 301(h), TMDLs AND UIC PROGRAMS ARE ON SCHEDULE.
O NPDES ENFORCEMENT WAS GOOD. COMPLIANCE RATES FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS HAVE
INCREASED STEADILY SINCE THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY 1985. ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER AND CIVIL REFERRAL ACTIVITIES ARE CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THIS TIME
LAST YEAR. THE REGIONS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF TAKING ACTION AGAINST NEWLY
FOUND SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS (ONLY 1% OF THE INDUSTRIALS AND 2% OF THE
MUNICIPALS APPEARED ON THE EXCEPTIONS REPORT THIS QUARTER).
O THE UIC PROGRAM MET ITS TARGETS FOR ADDRESSING FIXED BASE SIGNIFICANT
NONCOMPLIERS.
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TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS FOR TOXIC AND CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANTS
TOXICS
O AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 835 TOTAL MAXIMUM
DAILY LOADS (TMDLs) NEEDED TO CONTROL TOXIC POLLUTANT DISCHARGES IN
ORDER TO MEET WATER QUALITY STANDARDS. THE REGIONS COMMITTED TO
COMPLETING 155 TMDLs IN FY 1986.
O THE REGIONS HAVE COMPLETED 15, OR 94%, OF THE TMDLs FOR TOXICS SCHEDULED
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
CONVENTIONALS
O AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1986, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 1286 TMDLs NEEDED
TO CONTROL CONVENTIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGES IN ORDER TO MEET WATER
QUALITY STANDARDS. THE REGIONS COMMITTED TO COMPLETING 300 -TMDLs FOR
CONVENTIONALS IN FY 1986.
o THE REGIONS HAVE COMPLETED 75, OR 183%, OF THE TMDLs FOR CONVENTIONALS
SCHEDULED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
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INDUSTRIAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY EPA
o OW HAS COMMITTED TO REISSUING 193 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL PERMITS BY THE
END OF FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS REISSUED 22 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 88% OF ITS
FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS I, IV AND VIII MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS II, VI, IX AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
INDUSTRIAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY THE DELEGATED STATES
o THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE COMMITTED TO REISSUING 500 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL
PERMITS BY THE END OF FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE REISSUED 64 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 66% OF
THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS IV, VII, AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I, IT, III, V, VIII AND X MISSED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
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o OW HAS COMMITTED TO RETSSUING 204 MAJOR MUNICIPAL PERMITS BY THE END
OF FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS REISSUED 25 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 114% OF ITS
FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS I, IV AND VIII MET OR EXCEEDRD THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS VI, IX AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
MUNICIPAL NPDES REPERMITTING BY THE DELEGATED STATES
o THE DELEGATED STATES HAVE COMMITTED TO REISSUING 529 MAJOR MUNICIPAL
PERMITS BY THE END OF FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE REISSUED 109 PERMITS, ACHIEVING 78% OF
THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS III, IV, VII AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR
REGIONAL TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS I, II, V, VIII AND X MISSED THEIR REGIONAL
TARGETS.
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301(h) OCEAN DISCHARGE PERMITS
o NINETY OF THE ORIGINAL 208 301(h) APPLICATIONS WERE PENDING AT THE
BEGINNING OF FY 1986.
o SIXTY-EIGHT APPLICATIONS REMAINED AT THE CLOSE OF THE FIRST QUARTER
AFTER:
- 10 APPLICATIONS WERE WITHDRAWN AND
12 FINAL DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE.
o NATIONALLY, EP*V ISSUED 21 FINAL PERMITS THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER
AGAINST A TARGET OF 9. ALL REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
O NATIONALLY, EPA ACHIEVED 114% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET OF 7 INITIAL
DECISIONS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OP REGION X, ALL REGIONS MET OR
EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
O THE ADMINISTRATOR SIGNED TENTATIVE DENIALS FOR BAYAMON, GUAYAMA AND
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. HEADQUARTERS HAS DELEGATED THE TENTATIVE
DECISIONS FOR BAYAMON, CAROLINA, GUAYAMA, AND ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO
AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA TO THE REGIONS. REVISED APPLICATIONS
HAVE SINCE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE REGIONS BY BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND
ARECIBO, PUERTO RICO. GUAYAMA, PUERTO RICO WITHDREW ITS APPLICATION.
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RESOLVING EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS
o AT THE START OF FY 1986, 170 EVIDENTIARY HEARING REQUESTS WERE
PENDING. BY THE END OF THE YEAR EPA PLANS TO RESOLVE 35 AND THE
DELEGATED STATES PLAN TO RESOLVE 45.
EPA
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS RESOLVED 3 HEARING REQUESTS, ACHIEVING 75% OF
ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET. OF THE REGIONS SCHEDULED TO ACT ON THESE
REQUESTS THIS QUARTER, ONLY REGION VI MET ITS TARGET. REGION II AND
X MISSED THEIR RESPECTIVE TARGETS.
DELEGATED STATES
o THE DELEGATED STATES DID NOT RESOLVE ANY OF THE 3 EVIDENTIARY HEARING
REQUESTS SCHEDULED FOR ACTION DURING THE FIRST QUARTER. (ONLY
REGIONS II AND IV HAD MADE COMMITMENTS FOR THEIR STATES THIS QUARTER.)
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MUNICIPAL PRETREATMENT
o AT THE START OF FY 1986, OW IDENTIFIED 143 MUNICIPALITIES NEEDING
APPROVED PRETREATMENT PROGRAMS. OW PLANS TO APPROVE OR REFER 142 OF
THESE PROGRAMS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. (REGIONS VII, IX AND X DO
NOT HAVE ANY FACILITIES REQUIRING APPROVED PROGRAMS THIS YEAR.)
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, EPA AND THE DELEGATED STATES APPROVED OR
REFERRED 102% OF THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
EPA
o NATIONALLY, EPA HAS APPROVED 30 PROGRAMS AND REFERRED 3, ACHIEVING
103% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
- REGIONS III, V AND VIII MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS I AND IV MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
DELEGATED STATES
o NATIONALLY, THE STATES HAVE APPROVED 10 PROGRAMS AND REFERRED 1,
ACHIEVING 100% OF THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET. - .
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TARGETS.
- THE STATES IN REGIONS III AND IV MISSED THEIR REGIONAL TARGETS.
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o THE INTERIM GOAL OF THE MUNICIPAL POLICY WAS TO PLACE ALL NONCOMPLYING
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES ON ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES BY THE END OF FY 1985.
NOT HAVING MET THAT GOAL, EPA'S GOAL FOR FY 1986 IS TO PLACE ALL
NONCOMPLYING MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND SOME OF THE MINORS ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES.
MAJOR FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION
o OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 441 OF THE 484 NONCOMPLYING
MAJOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION ON ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES WHICH REFLECT MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLANS .IN FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES INCORPORATED 90 PLANS INTO ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES AND REFERRED 23 NONCOMPLYING FACILITIES TO JUSTICE, ACHIEVING
95% OF THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET:
- REGIONS IV, VI AND IX MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS II, III, V, VII, VIII AND X MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
MAJOR FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION & MAINTENANCE FIXES
o OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING ALL 56 OF THE NONCOMPLYING MAJOR
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FIXES ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES WHICH REFLECT COMPOSITE CORRECTION PLANS IN FY 1986
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES INCORPORATED 28 PLANS INTO ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES, ACHIEVING 156% THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET. REGION II WAS
THE ONLY REGION WHICH DID NOT MEET ITS TARGET.
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MAJOR FACILITIES
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MINOR FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION
o OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 555 NONCOMPLYING MINOR MUNICIPAL
FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION ON ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES WHICH REFLECT
MUNICIPAL COMPLIANCE PLANS IN FY 1986. (OW HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE
UNIVERSE OF MINOR MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING CONSTRUCTION.)
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES INCORPORATED 191 PLANS INTO ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES AND REFERRED ONE NONCOMPLYING FACILITY TO JUSTICE, ACHIEVING
172% OF THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET:
- REGIONS I, II, III, IV, V AND X EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS VII AND VIII MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS VI AND IX DID NOT SET TARGETS FOR THIS QUARTER.
MINOR FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE FIXES
O OW AND THE STATES COMMITTED TO PLACING 76 OF THE NONCOMPLYING MINOR
MUNICIPAL FACILITIES REQUIRING OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FIXES ON
ENFORCEABLE SCHEDULES IN FY 1986.
o NATIONALLY, EPA AND THE STATES INCORPORATED 32 PLANS INTO ENFORCEABLE
SCHEDULES, ACHIEVING 320% OF THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET. ALL REGIONS
SCHEDULED TO INCORPORATE PLANS THIS QUARTER EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
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o NATIONALLY, OUTLAYS WERE 105% OF THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET, WITHIN
THE EXPECTED RANGE OF
- REGIONS II, III, IV, VI AND VII ACHIEVED THEIR TARGETS WITHIN THE
WINDOW.
- REGIONS I, V, VIII AND IX EXCEEDED THE ^5% WINDOW FOR THEIR
OUTLAY TARGETS.
- REGION X FELL SHORT OF THE + 5% WINDOW FOR THEIR OUTLAY TARGET.
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o NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 104% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET FOR BACK-
LOGGED ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLETIONS.
- REGIONS II, III, IV, VII, IX AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS,
- REGIONS I, V, VI AND VIII MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS PROJECTS INITIATING OPERATION
O NATIONALLY, OW ACHIEVED 84% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET FOR PROJECTS
INITIATING OPERATION.
- REGIONS II, VI, VII, VIII AND X MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
- REGIONS I, III, IV, V AND IX MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
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0 94% OF THE 3,770 MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES HAVE COMPLETED THE
CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WHILE 6% NEED
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIALS CONTINUED AT
95%. REGIONS II, IV, VI, IX AND X HAD OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATES
OF 95% OR BETTER. SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE REMAINED STEADY AT:
- 5% WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
- <1% WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS
0 67% OF THE 3,725 MAJOR MUNICIPALS FACILITIES HAVE COMPLETED THE
CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WHILE 33% NEED
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION. .
THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS IMPROVED TO 91% —
AN INCREASE OF 1% FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER. REGIONS II, III, IV,
VII, VIII AND X HAD OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATES OF 90% OR BETTER.
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WAS:
- 4% WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS
- 5% WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS
0 94% OF THE 1,212 MAJOR P.L. 92-500 FACILITIES ON FINAL EFFLUENT
LIMITS WERE IN COMPLIANCE.
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SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1985.
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RESPONDING TO SIGNIFICANT NQNCOMPLIANCE
. FOR THE DYNAMIC BASE/ THE REGIONS ARE DOING A GOOD JOB OF TAKING
ACTION AGAINST NEWLY FOUND SNC.
- FOR MAJOR INDUSTRIALS, THE BEGINNING OF YEAR SNC INVENTORY
CONSISTED OF 42 FACILITIES CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR. THE
REGIONS RETURNED 13 OF THEM TO COMPLIANCE AND HAVE TAKEN
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST 12 OTHERS. THE REMAINING 17 PLUS
THE 27 NEWLY FOUND SNCs CONSTITUTE THE PENDING BALANCE OF 44.
THERE ARE 3,770 MAJOR INDUSTRIALS.
- FOR MAJOR MUNICIPALS, THE BEGINNING OF YEAR SNC INVENTORY
CONSISTED OF 83 FACILITIES CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR. THE
REGIONS HAVE RETURNED 30 TO COMPLIANCE AND HAVE TAKEN
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST 21 OTHERS. THE REMAINING 32 PLUS
THE 56 NEWLY FOUND SNCs CONSTITUTE THE PENDING BALANCE OF 88.
THERE ARE 3,725 MAJOR MUNICIPALS.
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NATIONALLY, EPA ISSUED 282 AOs IN THE FIRST QUARTER COMPARED TO 182
AOs DURING THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. THE 282 INCLUDES 69 AOs
ISSUED FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS.
- REGIONS II AND VI ACCOUNTED FOR 24% AND 32%, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE
EPA AO's ISSUED WITH 67 AND 90.
NATIONALLY, THE REGIONS REFERRED 22 CASES TO HEADQUARTERS DURING THE
QUARTER INCLUDING 7 FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. DURING THE SAME
QUARTER OF LAST YEAR THE REGIONS REFERRED 14 CASES TO HEADQUARTERS.
- REGIONS II AND VIII EACH HAD 5 REFERRALS - INCLUDING 6 FOR
PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS. REGION X HAD 4 REFERRALS.
NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 739 AOs ISSUED BY THE STATES IN THE FIRST
QUARTER INCLUDING 28 AOs FOR PRETREATMENT VIOLATIONS.
NATIONALLY, THERE WERE 43 CIVIL REFERRALS TO THE STATE ATTORNEYS
GENERAL IN THE FIRST QUARTER. SEVENTEEN CIVIL REFERRALS WERE FILED
IN STATE COURTS AND 1 CRIMINAL CASE WAS FILED IN STATE COURT.
INCLUDED IN THE 43 REFERRALS WAS 1 PRETREATMENT REFERRAL.
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NATIONALLY, THERE ARE 103 ACTIVE CWA CONSENT DECREES. OF THIS NUMBER
73% (75) ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE, 21% (22) IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH
ACTION PLANNED, AND 6% (6) IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH NO ACTION PLANNED.
THERE ARE 224 EPA ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS TO BE CLOSED OUT THIS FISCAL
YEAR. THE REGIONS SURPASSED THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET OF 51 BY
SUCCESSFULLY CLOSING OUT 82.
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STATUS OF MAJOR NPDES FEDERAL FACILITIES
0 88% OF THE 153 MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES HAVE COMPLETED THE
CONSTRUCTION NEEDED TO ACHIEVE FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS WHILE 12% NEED
ADDITIONAL CONSTRUCTION.
0 THE OVERALL COMPLIANCE RATE FOR MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES WAS 92%,
A DECREASE OF 2% FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER.
5% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH FINAL EFFLUENT LIMITS.
- 3% WERE IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE WITH CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULES/
INTERIM EFFLUENT LIMITS.
0 FOR MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES, THE BEGINNING OF YEAR SNC INVENTORY
CONSISTED OF 4 CARRIED OVER FROM LAST YEAR. THE REGIONS HAVE TAKEN
ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST 2 OF THEM. THE REMAINING 2 PLUS ONE
NEWLY FOUND SNC CONSTITUTE'THE PENDING BALANCE OF 3 FACILITIES.
THERE ARE 153 MAJOR FEDERAL FACILITIES.
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o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO REVIEW 20,237 EXISTING
CLASS II, OIL AND GAS WELL, PERMIT FILES IN A 5-YEAR PERIOD.
o AT THE END OF FY 1985, OW REVIEWED 3302 FILES, LEAVING 16,935
FOR REVIEW IN THE REMAINING 4 YEARS.
o OW TARGETED 2,926 FILES FOR REVIEW IN FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA REVIEWED 1,377 FILES, ACHIEVING 196% OF ITS FIRST
QUARTER TARGET.
o SIX REGIONS WERE SCHEDULED TO REVIEW FILES DURING THIS QUARTER.
ALL 6 MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
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O AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO OVERSEE THE MECHANICAL
INTEGRITY TESTING OF 20,237 EXISTING CLASS II, OIL AND GAS, UNDERGROUND
INJECTION WELLS OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.
O OW HAD OVERSEEN 3068 TESTS IN FY 1985, LEAVING 17,168 FOR REVIEW
IN THE REMAINING 4 YEARS.
O OW TARGETED 2,467 WELLS FOR TESTS IN FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA HAS OVERSEEN THE MECHANICAL INTEGRITY TESTING OF
972 WELLS, ACHIEVING 186% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
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CLASS I - DEEP WELLS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO MAKE PERMIT DETERMINATIONS
FOR 69 EXISTING CLASS I UNDERGROUND INJECTION WELLS OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.
o OW MADE DETERMINATIONS FOR 34 EXISTING WELLS IN FY 1985, LEAVING 35
FOR PERMIT DETERMINATIONS IN THE REMAINING 4 YEARS.
o OW TARGETED 51 NEW AND EXISTING WELLS FOR DETERMINATIONS IN FY 1986.
O NATIONALLY, EPA MADE THE 2 DETERMINATIONS SCHEDULED, ACHIEVING 100%
OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET. ONLY REGION V WAS SCHEDULED TO MAKE
DETERMINATIONS THIS QUARTER.
CLASS II, III AND V WELLS
o AT THE BEGINNING OF FY 1985, OW PLANNED TO MAKE PERMIT DETERMINATIONS
FOR 1,241 EXISTING CLASS II OIL-AND-GAS-RELATED SALT WATER DISPOSAL
(SWD) WELLS AND CLASS III EXTRACTON WELLS OVER A 5-YEAR PERIOD.
o OW MADE DETERMINATIONS FOR 64 CLASS II AND 8 CLASS III EXISTING WELLS
IN FY 1985, LEAVING 1169 FOR PERMIT DETERMINATIONS IN THE REMAINING
4 YEARS .
o 609 NEW AND EXISTING CLASS II, III AND V WELLS WERE TARGETED FOR FY 1986
o NATIONALLY, EPA MADE 152 DETERMINATIONS AGAINST A TARGET OF 111,
ACHIEVING 137% OF ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
REGION II, ALL REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS.
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0 AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1985, ONLY 2% OF THE 547 MAJOR WELLS WERE IN
VIOLATION OF PERMIT OR RULE REQUIREMENTS.
0 TWENTY-THREE MAJOR WELLS WERE IN VIOLATION OF PERMIT OR RULE REQUIRE-
MENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER,
5 WELLS HAD BEEN RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE MEETING THE FIRST QUARTER
TARGET.
0 BEGINNING THE SECOND QUARTER, THERE WILL BE A DYNAMIC BASE THAT
WILL IDENTIFY MAJOR WELLS WITH NEW VIOLATIONS AND TRACK WHETHER THEY
RETURN TO COMPLIANCE OR ARE ADDRESSED BY A FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
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PROGRESS IN REDUCING SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
As Of December 31,1985
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COMMUNITY SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE STATUS
NATIONALLY, FOR THE 12 MONTHS ENDING JUNE 30, 1985, THE PROGRAM
EXCEEDED END-OF-YEAR COMPLIANCE TARGETS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL AND
TURBIDITY MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS (MCLs) AND MONITORING AND
REPORTING (M/R) REQUIREMENTS.
ONE PERCENT OF 61,135 COMMUNITY SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS
OF MICROBIOLOGICAL MCL's; AND 5% OF THE 61,135 SYSTEMS WERE PERSIS-
TENT VIOLATORS OF MICROBIOLOGICAL M/R REQUIREMENTS. THE NATIONAL
GOALS FOR MICROBIOLOGICAL MCLs AND M/R REQUIREMENTS ARE LESS THAN
1.5% AND 6.3%, RESPECTIVELY, IN PERSISTENT VIOLATION.
ONLY 1% OF 11,571 COMMUNITY SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF
TURBIDITY MCLs; AND 3% OF THE 11,571 SYSTEMS WERE PERSISTENT
VIOLATORS OF TURBIDITY M/R REQUIREMENTS. THE NATIONAL GOALS FOR
THESE TWO ARE LESS THAN 4.8% and 9.9% RESPECTIVELY.
FOR TOTAL TRIHALOMETHANE REQUIREMENTS, ONLY 1% OF 3,174 SYSTEMS
WERE PERSISTENT VIOLATORS OF MCLs OR M/R REQUIREMENTS.
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COMMUNITY SYSTEMS COMPLIANCE STATUS
As Of June 30,1985
MICROBIOLOGICAL
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
(10/01/85-01/15/86)
O THE ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS) MONITORS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF
CRITICAL AGENCY REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS. THE
FOLLOWING SUMMARY REFLECTS PROGRESS IN MEETING ATS SCHEDULES ESTA-
BLISHED DURING OPEN SEASON.
o OW HAS 30 PROJECTS IN ATS. TWENTY-TWO OF THESE PROJECTS HAD MILE-
STONES DUE OR LATE FROM 10/01/85 TO 01/15/86. SEVEN OR 32% OF THESE
PROJECTS REMAIN ON SCHEDULE COMPARED TO ORIGINAL SCHEDULES. (THESE
ORIGINAL SCHEDULES REFLECT OPEN SEASON CHANGES.) THE REMAINING 15
PROJECTS ARE 2 TO 91 DAYS LATE, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 25 DAYS BEHIND
THEIR ORIGINAL SCHEDULES.
o ONE PROJECT IS PENDING WITH AN INDETERMINATE SCHEDULE.
o OW COMPLETED 3 ATS PROJECTS FROM 10/01/85 TO 01/15/86. ONE OF THESE,
OR 33%, WAS COMPLETED ON TIME COMPARED TO ORIGINAL SCHEDULES. THE
AVERAGE DELAY FOR PROJECTS COMPLETED WAS ONLY 10 DAYS, WITH A RANGE
FROM 5 TO 15 DAYS.
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OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o THE RCRA PROGRAM WAS DELEGATED TO FOUR STATES DURING THE FIRST
QUARTER. SEVENTEEN APPLICATIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY EPA.
o 1456 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES WILL REQUIRE INITIAL SCREENS BY
JANUARY 31, 1986 TO IDENTIFY THOSE'THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT,
THE REGIONS DID NOT MEET THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET.
o NEW FY 1986 MEASURES FOCUS EFFORTS ON CORRECTIVE ACTION AND GROUND
WATER MONITORING ACTION AT LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES. BOTH ACTIVITIES
ARE NECESSARY PREPARATORY ELEMENTS TO ISSUING PERMITS. THE REGIONS
EXCEEDED THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGETS FOR BOTH ACTIVITIES.
o THE MAJORITY OF PUBLIC NOTICIES (68%) AND FINAL DETERMINATIONS (81%)
IN THE RCRA PERMITTING PROCESS WERE RELATED TO CLOSURE PLANS.
o OVERALL, GOOD PROGRESS WAS MADE AGAINST FIRST QUARTER COMMITMENTS
FOR RCRA ENFORCEMENT. THE REGIONS AND THE STATES ARE SLIGHTLY AHEAD
OF TARGET IN ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS. FOR INSPECTIONS,
EPA MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR COMMITMENTS AND STATES WERE SLIGHTLY BELOW
EXPECTATIONS.
o THE REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET FOR SUPERFUND
PRELIMINARY ASSESSEMNTS AND SITE INSPECTIONS.
o THE REGIONS DID NOT MEET THEIR COMMITMENTS FOR §107 COST RECOVERY
ACTIONS.
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ASSESSMENTS AND INSPECTIONS
O THE REGIONS COMPLETED 119% OP THE PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS TARGETED
FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. 1060 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AGAINST A TARGET
OF 891. SEVEN REGIONS MET OR EXCEEDED THEIR TARGETS. REGION II HAS
SUBSTANTIALLY MISSED THE TARGET FOR THE FIFTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER.
IN ADDITION, REGIONS I AND V MISSED THEIR TARGETS.
O THE REGIONS HAVE EXCEEDED THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET FOR SITE
INSPECTIONS BY 26%. 312 HAVE BEEN COMPLETED AGAINST A TARGET OF
247. REGIONS VI AND VII EXCEEDED BOTH TARGETS BY MORE THAN 200%.
REGIONS II, IV AND V MISSED THEIR TARGET.
REMOVAL ACTIONS
O IN FY 1986, THE REMOVAL ACTIVITIES WILL COMBINE REPORTING OF BOTH
PRP REMOVAL ACTIONS AND FUND-FINANCED ACTIVITIES AT NPL SITES TO
REFLECT A MORE INTEGRATED PICTURE OF THE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
- DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, 11 FIRST TIME REMOVAL ACTIONS WERE
STARTED (7 OF THESE WERE FUND-FINANCED AND 4 WERE INITIATED BY
PRP's). IN ADDITION, 3 FUND-FINANCED RESTART (SUBSEQUENT) ACTIONS
WERE INITIATED.
- DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, 11 FUND-FINANCED REMOVAL ACTIONS AT
NPL SITES WERE COMPLETED (6 OF THESE WERE FIRST TIME ACTIONS AT
NPL SITES AND 5 WERE COMPLETION OF RESTART (SUBSEQUENT) ACTIONS).
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SUPERFUND REMEDIAL PROGRAM
o DUE TO LACK OF ACTIVITY RESULTING FROM DELAYS IN REAUTHORIZATION,
REMEDIAL ACTIVITIES ARE NOT REPORTED. TARGETS WILL BE ESTABLISHED
ONCE REAUTHORIZATION ISSUES BECOME CLEARER.
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SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY - THE REGIONS FAILED TO MEET THEIR TARGET
FOR REFERRING SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY ACTIONS. SEVEN REFERRALS
WERE TARGETED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER AND 3 (43%) WERE ACTUALLY
REFERRED.
SECTION 106 CIVIL REFERRALS DIRECTING PRIVATE PARTY CLEAN UP - THERE
ARE NO REGIONAL TARGETS REQUIRED FOR SECTION 106 REFERRALS. THERE
WERE NO REFERRALS MADE UNDER THIS SECTION DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
THIS COMPARES TO 1 REFERRAL UNDER THIS SECTION DURING THE FIRST
QUARTER OF FY 1985.
FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS - OF 14 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE
ACTIONS ISSUED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, 4 WERE FOR NPL1 SITES (1 REMEDIAL/
3 REMOVAL) AND 10 WERE FOR NON-NPL SITES (0 REMEDIAL/10 REMOVAL). THIS
COMPARES TO 30 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS (12 NPL/18 NON-NPL) ISSUED DURING
THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 1.985.
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As Of December 31, 1985
SECTION 107 COST RECOVERY
CIVIL REFERRALS
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RCRA STATE AUTHORIZATION
o ALL SEVEN STATES WHICH WERE TARGETED TO SUBMIT FINAL PRE-HSWA
AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO 11/6/85, SUCCEEDED IN DOING SO.
THEY ARE: NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, PENNSYLVANIA, MICHIGAN, WEST
VIRGINIA, ALABAMA AND PUERTO RICO. SEVENTEEN STATE APPLICATIONS,
INCLUDING THESE SEVEN, ARE CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY EPA.
O FOUR STATES (SOUTH CAROLINA, MISSOURI, ARIZONA AND NEVADA) RECEIVED
FINAL AUTHORIZATION DURING THE FIRST QUARTER. SEVEN ADDITIONAL
STATES ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE FINAL AUTHORIZATION BY THE STATUTORY
DEADLINE OF 1/31/86.
O SIX STATES HAVE NO APPLICATION PENDING:
- IOWA'S PHASE I AUTHORIZATION REVERTED.
- IDAHO AND ALASKA INTEND TO ADOPT THE RCRA PROGRAM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
YEARS.
- VIRGIN ISLANDS, WYOMING AND HAWAII DO NOT INTEND TO ADOPT THE RCRA
PROGRAM.
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RCRA FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS OF 1984 REQUIRE EPA AND THE
STATES TO PERMIT ALL ACTIVE LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES BY NOVEMBER 1988.
IN ADDITION, EPA AND THE STATES MUST REVIEW CLOSURE PLANS AND CLEAN
CLOSURE*CERTIFICATIONS FOR ALL LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES. THIS MEASURE
TRACKS INITIAL SCREENS WHICH TO IDENTIFY ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT
LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES, WHETHER ACTIVE OR CLOSED. ONCE IDENTIFIED AS
ENVIRONMENTALLY SIGNIFICANT, A FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLAN IS PREPARED TO
ENSURE COORDINATION AND JOINT PLANNING BETWEEN STATE AND REGIONAL
PERMITTING, ENFORCEMENT, SUPERFUND AND OTHER APPROPRIATE PERSONNEL.
o THERE ARE 1456 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES WHICH REQUIRE INITIAL SCREENS
TO DETERMINE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE BY JANUARY 31, 1986.
THE REGIONS AND STATES HAVE COMPLETED 860 INITIAL SCREENS SINCE THE
PROGRAM'S INCEPTION. THIS IS 82% OF THE CUMULATIVE TARGET OF 1050.
302 INITIAL SCREENS WERE COMPLETED DURING OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER. 596
FACILITIES REMAIN TO HAVE INITIAL SCREENS COMPLETED.
o 701 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY
SIGNIFICANT AND WILL REQUIRE FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS BY JULY 31, 1986,
FIVE FACILITY MANAGEMENT PLANS HAD BEEN APPROVED BY NOVEMBER 30, 1985.
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GROUND WATER MONITORING ACTIONS
THIS MEASURE TRACKS PROGRESS TO ESTABLISH GROUND WATER MONITORING
SYSTEMS AT LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND TO SHOW INTERIM PROGRESS
AT THE 522 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES EXPECTED TO REQUIRE A PERMIT
BY NOVEMBER 1988.
o THE REGIONS AND STATES ACCOMPLISHED 19 GROUND WATER MONITORING
ACTIONS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER EXCEEDING THE TARGET OF 12.
- 13 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH GROUND WATER MONITORING REQUIREMENTS.
- DETECTION MONITORING PROGRAMS WERE DEVELOPED FOR 6 LAND
DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
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RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITIES
THE HAZARDOUS AND SOLID WASTE AMENDMENTS REQUIRE THAT EVERY HAZARDOUS
WASTE FACILITY INVESTIGATE AND, IF NECESSARY, TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION
AT ALL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT UNITS (SWMU'S) AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING
A PERMIT. THIS MEASURE TRACKS PROGRESS IN COMPLETING CORRECTIVE ACTION
ACTIVITIES (COMPLETING PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT/SITE INSPECTION, APPROVING
REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION PLAN, COMPLETING REMEDIAL INVESTIGATION, AND
APPROVING CORRECTIVE MEASURES) AND FOCUSES REGIONAL AND STATE EFFORTS
ON CORRECTIVE ACTION AT LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES REQUIRING A PERMIT BY
NOVEMBER, 1988 AND LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES REQUIRING A CLOSURE PERMIT.
o THE REGIONS AND STATES COMPLETED PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS/SITE INSPEC-
INSPECTIONS 39 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES, EXCEEDING THE FIRST QUARTER
TARGET OF 37.
o NO CORRECTIVE ACTION ACTIVITY AT OTHER RCRA FACILITIES WAS REPORTED.
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RCRA PERMITTING*
THIS MEASURE REPORTS RCRA PERMITTING ACTIVITIES AT ALL REGULATED FACILI-
TIES. CRITICAL TO FY 1986 PROGRAM GOALS IS PROGRESS TOWARD ISSUING
PERMITS FOR THE 522 LDF'S EXPECTED TO REQUIRE A PERMIT BY THE NOVEMBER
1988 STATUTORY DEADLINE.
PUBLIC NOTICES
o 38 PUBLIC NOTICES WERE ISSUED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER. 26 OF THESE,
OR 68%, WERE NOTICES OF CLOSURE PLAN AVAILABILITY.
- 14 PUBLIC NOTICES WERE ISSUED FOR LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES (OF
THESE, 1 DRAFT PERMIT WAS ISSUED, 3 NOTICES OF INTENT TO DENY
WERE ISSUED, AND 10 NOTICES OF CLOSURE PLAN AVAILABILITY WERE
ISSUED).
- 8 DRAFT PERMITS WERE ISSUED FOR OTHER TSD FACILITIES (1 OF THESE
WAS FOR AN INCINERATOR AND 7 WERE FOR TREATMENT OR STORAGE FACILITIES)
FINAL DETERMINATIONS
O 31 FINAL DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER. 25 OF
THESE, OR 81%, WERE APPROVALS OF CLOSURE PLANS.
- 12 CLOSURE PLANS WERE APPROVED FOR LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES.
- 19 FINAL DETERMINATIONS WERE MADE FOR OTHER TSD FACILITIES (OF
THESE 1 CLOSURE PLAN WAS APPROVED AND 1 PERMIT ISSUED FOR INCIN-
ERATORS AND 12 CLOSURE PLANS WERE APPROVED AND 5 PERMITS ISSUED
FOR TREATMENT OR STORAGE FACILITIES).
*ACCOMPLISHMENTS MAY ONLY REFLECT STATE ACTIONS AND NOT JOINT PERMITTING
ACTIVITIES. THE SPMS SECOND QUARTER REPORT WILL REFLECT BOTH.
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RCRA ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY
FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS
0 THE EPA REGIONS ISSUED 27 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS (INCLUDING
13 IN REGION IV) TO TSDF'S DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
0 THE STATES ISSUED 39 FORMAL ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS (INCLUDING 12 BY
REGION I STATES, 9 BY REGION II STATES AND 9 BY REGION IV STATES)
TO TSDF'S DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
CIVIL REFERRALS
0 THE EPA REGIONS REFERRED 14 CIVIL ACTIONS UNDER RCRA DURING THE
FIRST QUARTER. DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF FY 1985, THE EPA REGIONS
REFERRED 1 CIVIL ACTION UNDER RCRA.
0 THE STATES FILED 4 CIVIL ACTIONS IN STATE COURTS DURING THE FIRST
QUARTER. SIX CIVIL ACTIONS WERE FILED DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF
FY 1985.
CRIMINAL REFERRALS
0 REGION VIII REFERRED ALL 3 CRIMINAL ACTIONS UNDER RCRA DURING THE
QUARTER.
0 THE STATES DID NOT FILE ANY CRIMINAL ACTIONS IN STATE COURTS DURING
THE QUARTER.
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As Of November 30.1985
ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS
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RCRA INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
0 FOR EPA, THE RCRA ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM EXCEEDED ITS FIRST QUARTER
TARGET FOR INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES BY CONDUCTING
53 INSPECTIONS VERSUS A TARGET OF 25.
0 STATES CONDUCTED 162 INSPECTIONS OF LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES DURING
THE FIRST QUARTER VERSUS A TARGET OF 170.
RCRA INSPECTIONS OF TREATMENT, STORAGE AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
(OTHER THAN LAND DISPOSAL)
FOR EPA, THE REGIONS EXCEEDED THEIR FIRST QUARTER TARGET FOR
INSPECTIONS OF TSDF'S BY CONDUCTING 39 VERSUS A TARGET OF 37.
THE STATES CONDUCTED 251 INSPECTIONS UNDER THIS CATEGORY VERSUS A
TARGET OF 272. THE STATES IN FOUR REGIONS EXCEEDED THEIR COMMIT-
MENTS, AND THE STATES IN FIVE REGIONS CONDUCTED LESS THAN 60% OF
THE INSPECTIONS TARGETED.
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As Of November 30,1985
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RCRA - PROGRESS ON ADDRESSING LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
0 THE REGIONS AND STATES HAVE IDENTIFIED 798 LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
AS BEING IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL
YEAR (FIXED BASE). THE FOLLOWING FACTS ABOUT THE FIXED BASE ARE
WORTH NOTING:
- 419 (52% OF THE FIXED BASE) HAVE HAD AT LEAST AN INITIAL FORMAL
ENFORCEMENT ACTION INITIATED AGAINST THEM AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
YEAR (150 (36%) OF THESE ARE EPA LEAD AND 269 (64%) ARE STATE
LEAD)
- OF THE REMAINING 379 LAND DISPOSAL SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS, 375
ARE TARGETED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE END OF THE YEAR (50 (13%) ARE
DESIGNATED AS EPA LEAD AND 325 (86%) ARE STATE LEAD).
0 AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THE PROGRAM IS AHEAD OF TARGET FOR
ADDRESSING SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS. THE REGIONS AND STATES HAD
TARGETED TO ADDRESS 43 SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS WITH AT LEAST AN
INITIAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION BY THE END OF THE QUARTER. THEY
ADDRESSED 47 BY THE END OF THE QUARTER.
0 THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE 798 SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIERS IN THE FIXED
BASE AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER IS AS FOLLOWS:
- 52 (6% OF THE FIXED BASE) HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO PHYSICAL
COMPLIANCE.
- 200 (25% OF THE FIXED BASE) ARE UNDER A FINAL, EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE
ORDER, COURT JUDGMENT OR CONSENT DECREE.
- 214 (27% OF THE FIXED BASE) HAVE RECEIVED AN INITIAL ADMINISTRATIVE
OR JUDICIAL COMPLAINT.
- 332 (42% OF THE FIXED BASE) ARE PENDING.
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LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
As Of November 30,1985
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THIRTY-EIGHT FEDERALLY OWNED OR OPERATED LAND DISPOSAL FACILITIES
(CONTRACTOR-OPERATED FEDERAL FACILITIES) WERE REPORTED AS BEING IN
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER (9 ARE FEDERAL
LEAD AND 29 ARE STATE LEAD). OF THESE, 13 (1 FEDERAL LEAD AND 12
STATE LEAD) WERE THE SUBJECT OF ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS THAT ADDRESSED
ALL SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE AT THESE FACILITIES.
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FIRST QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
o OVERALL OPTS PERFORMED WELL, MEETING OR EXCEEDING TARGETS FOR THE
MAJORITY OF ITS SPMS COMMITMENTS. IN PARTICULAR THE ASBESTOS ACTION
PROGRAM, REPORTING AGAINST NEW, ENVIRONMENTALLY ORIENTED SPMS MEASURES,
WAS OUTSTANDING.
o IN THE PESTICIDES PROGRAM OPTS EXCEEDED TARGETS FOR A REVISED MEASURE
ON REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS. THESE MEASURES FOCUS MORE ON HOW A
PESTICIDE WILL ACTUALLY EFFECT THE ENVIRONMENT.
o IN THE TOXICS PROGRAM OPTS COMPLETED FOUR RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS,
MEETING ITS SPMS TARGET.
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o OPTS MET ITS TARGET FOR NUMBER OF REGISTRATION STANDARDS (THE PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED FOUR), HOWEVER THESE STANDARDS COVER ONLY 0.3 PERCENT OF
THE TOTAL PESTICIDE USAGE AGAINST A FIRST QUARTER TARGET OF 1.5 PERCENT,
o SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1980, OPTS HAS ISSUED STANDARDS
COVERING:
- 5,880 PESTICIDE PRODUCTS OUT OF A UNIVERSE OF APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
- 34.9% OF THE PESTICIDE USAGE (BY VOLUME) IN THE UNITED STATES.
- 121 PESTICIDE ACTIVE INGREDIENTS OUT OF A TOTAL OF 578.
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COVERED BY REGISTRATION STANDARDS
o THIS MEASURE TRACKS WHETHER THE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (HSR)
OF A REGISTRATION STANDARD ISSUED ONE YEAR EARLIER HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED. IN PARTICULAR IT FOCUSES ON WHETHER THE REGISTRANTS OF
PESTICIDE PRODUCTS CONTAINING A REGISTERED ACTIVE INGREDIENT HAVE:
- AGREED TO SUBMIT ALL HEALTH AND SAFETY STUDIES REQUIRED BY EPA AND
- SUBMITTED AN EPA APPROVED DRAFT LABEL
o OPTS's OBJECTIVE IS TO INSURE THAT 80 PERCENT OF THE PRODUCTS COVERED
BY A REGISTRATION STANDARD HAVE HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE YEAR.
o OPTS IMPLEMENTED FOUR HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS DURING THE
FIRST QUARTER AGAINST A TARGET OF 12.
o THE EIGHT CHEMICALS FOR WHICH OPTS DID NOT MEET HEALTH AND SAFETY
REQUIREMENTS ARE CHEMICALS WHICH HAVE HAD REGISTRATION STANDARDS
ESTABLISHED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO. OPTS IS JUST BEGINNING TO UTILIZE
ITS SYSTEM FOR ADDRESSING THESE OLDER CHEMICALS.
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PESTICIDE SPECIAL REVIEWS
o OPTS COMPLETED THREE SPECIAL REVIEWS AGAINST A FIRST QUARTER TARGET OF
FOUR .
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER THE PROGRAM ISSUED A FINAL DECISI ON . (PD-4)
ON THE NON-WOOD USES OF CREOSOTE, AND 2, 4, 5 TCP.
O THE PROGRAM ALSO ISSUED A REVIEW PHASE DOCUMENT (PD-1) ON TRIBUTYLTINS.
o THE FOURTH SPECIAL REVIEW DECISION TARGETED FOR THE FIRST QUARTER (A
PD 1/2/3 ON DIAZINON) WAS COMPLETED EARLY IN THE SECOND QUARTER.
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CHEMICALS CONSIDERED FOR SPECIAL REVIEW ACTIONS IN FY 1986
CHLORODIMEFORM (PD 1/2/3)
ALAR (PD 2/3)
1,3-DICHLOROPROPENE (TELONE II) (PD-1)
TPTH (PD 2/3)
ALDICARB (PD /3)
ORGANOTINS (PD 1)
ALACHLOR (PD 2/3)
FOLPET (PD 1)
AMITROLE (PD 2)
CAPTAFOL (PD 2/3)
CYANAZINE (PD 2/3)
DIAZINON (PD 2/3)
2,4,5-TCP (PD 2/3/4)
CADMIUM (PD 2/3)
DINOCAP (PD 2/3)
CARBOFURAN (PD 2/3)
PARATHION (PD 1)
PENTACHLOROPHENOL,
DICOFOL (PD 4)
UNIDENTIFIED PD-l's
THERE MAY BE AT LEAST FOUR PD-l's RESULTING FROM REGISTRATION STANDARD
REVIEWS.
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REVIEW OF STUDIES
o IN THE FIRST QUARTER OPTS COMPLETED 169 REVIEWS OF STUDIES FROM
CALL-IN DATA, REGISTRATION STANDARDS OR A NOTICE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS,
ACHIEVING MORE THAN DOUBLE THEIR TARGET OF 80.
O THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT OVER THIS SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR,
WHEN OPTS COMPLETED 51 REVIEWS OF STUDIES.
o IN FY 1985 THE PROGRAM DEVELOPED A MORE STREAMLINED PROCEDURE
WHICH IS ENABLING OPTS TO REALIZE GREATER EFFICIENCY IN REVIEWING
STUDIES.
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REVIEWS OF STUDIES
As Of December 31, 1985
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PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
THESE MEASURES HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REVISED FROM LAST YEAR TO
FOCUS MANAGEMENT ATTENTION ON FINAL DECISIONS ON REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS,
RATHER THAN ON INTERMEDIATE STEPS. THESE REVISED MEASURES ARE A STEP AWAY
FROM ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS, AND TOWARDS HOW AND WHAT PESTICIDES
ACTUALLY WILL BE USED IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
OPTS WAS AHEAD OF TARGET IN EVERY AREA OF FINAL DECISIONS ON
REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS. NOTABLY THE PROGRAM MADE FOUR FINAL DECISIONS
ON NEW ACTIVE INGREDIENTS (NONE WERE TARGETED) AND EXCEEDED ITS TARGET
FOR OLD CHEMICALS BY MORE THAN 150 PERCENT.
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PESTICIDE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS
NUMBER OF FINAL DECISIONS
DURING FIRST QUARTER
As Of December 31,1985
OVERDUE ACTIONS
1500-i
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500-
250-
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400-
200-
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EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDES
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OPTS FAR EXCEEDED-ITS TARGET OF MAKING 28
FINAL DECISIONS ON EMERGENCY EXEMPTIONS, COMPLETING 62. 36 OF THESE
COMPLETIONS WERE REQUESTS FROM USDA FOR CHEMICAL/SITE COMBINATIONS.
o OF THE APPLICATIONS PROCESSED, 58 WERE ISSUED AND 4 DENIED.
o ONLY ONE ACTION LEADING TO A FINAL DECISION WAS OVERDUE AT THE END
OF THE QUARTER.
o THIS MEASURE, LIKE REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS, HAS BEEN REVISED TO
EMPHASIZE FINAL RATHER THAN INTERMEDIATE DECISIONS.
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PESTICIDE TOLERANCE PETITIONS
O OPTS MADE 29 FINAL DECISIONS ON TOLERANCE PETITIONS, SIGNIFICANTLY
EXCEEDING THE FIRST QUARTER TARGET OF 15.
O THE BACKLOG OF ACTIONS LEADING TO FINAL DECISIONS ROSE FROM 42 AT
THE END OF FY 1985 TO-52.
O AS IS THE CASE WITH REGISTRATION APPLICATIONS. THIS MEASURE HAS
BEEN REVISED TO PLACE EMPHASIS ON FINAL, RATHER THAN INTERMEDIATE
DECISIONS.
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TSCA EXISTING CHEMICAL REVIEWS
o OPTS MET ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET, COMPLETING FOUR RISK MANAGEMENT
ACTIONS.
o THE FOUR RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS INCLUDED AN ADVANCED NOTICE OF PROPOSED
RULEMAKING FOR METHYLENE CHLORIDE, A REFERRAL TO OSHA OF 1,3 BUTADIENE,
A SIGNIFICANT NEW USE RULE ON HEX-BCH, AND A CHEMICAL ADVISORY ON
BURNING USED OIL.
o OF THE 61,500 EXISTING CHEMICALS, OPTS CONSIDERS APPROXIMATELY 15,000
OF CONCERN. MORE THAN 300 CHEMICALS HAVE UNDERGONE AN INITIAL
REVIEW, AND 74 ARE CURRENTLY IN THE EXISTING CHEMICALS PIPELINE.
TO DATE THE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN 5 FINAL ACTIONS* ON 13 CHEMICALS (13 OF
THESE ACTIONS WERE ON PCB's).
O OF THE 61,500 EXISTING CHEMICALS, OPTS CONSIDERS APPROXIMATELY 15,000
OF CONCERN. MORE THAN 300 CHEMICALS HAVE UNDERGONE AN INITIAL REVIEW,
AND 74 ARE CURRENTLY IN THE EXISTING CHEMICALS PIPELINE. TO DATE
THE PROGRAM HAS TAKEN 25 FINAL ACTIONS* ON CHEMICALS (13 OF THESE
ACTIONS WERE ON PCB's).
*A final action is an FRM, Section 9 referral or a chemical advisory.
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DISPOSITION OF CHEMICALS IN THE
EXISTING CHEMICALS PIPELINE
RISK IDENTIFICATION PHASE
NUMBER OF CHEMICALS
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
REFFERED TO NEXT PHASE
REQUIRING NO FURTHER ANALYSIS
REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
33
10
0
0
43
RISK EVALUATION PHASE
NUMBER OF CHEMICALS
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
REFFERED TO NEXT PHASE
REQUIRING NO FURTHER ANALYSIS
REQUIRING FURTHER ANALYSIS
15
RISK MANAGEMENT PHASE
15
IN THIS PHASE AT BEGINNING OF QUARTER
ENTERED DURING THE QUARTER
CUMULATIVE TARGET
CUMULATIVE RISK MANAGEMENT ACTIONS
16
0
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Risk Identification Phase
Entry Review, Problem
Characterization
Risk Evaluation Phase
Info. Gathering and Risk
Analysis
Risk Management Phase
Risk Reduction Analysis
Risk Management Actions
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TSCA NEW CHEMICAL REVIEWS
o OPTS MANAGED TO KEEP PACE WITH DEMAND IN NEW CHEMICAL NOTICES,
RECEIVING 464 IN THE FIRST QUARTER, AND PROCESSING 474.
o THE MAJORITY OF THESE WERE PRE-MANUFACTURE NOTICES, OF WHICH:
- 86 RESULTED IN THE CHEMICAL BEING SUSPENDED, WITHDRAWN, OR
SUBJECT TO AN EPA ORDER;
- 25 WERE REFERRED FOR FOLLOW-UP;
- 285 REQUIRED NO FURTHER ACTION.
o NO NEW CHEMICAL FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS WERE TAKEN DURING THE FIRST QUARTER,
ACTIONS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION WERE DELAYED OR ARE ON HOLD DUE TO
LEGAL ISSUES.
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INTERAGENCY TESTING COMMITTEE (ITC) DESIGNATIONS
o OPTS ACHIEVED ITS FIRST QUARTER TARGET BY TAKING ACTION ON SEVEN
CHEMICALS ON THE 15TH AND 16TH ITC LIST.
- NOTICES OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING WERE ISSUED FOR FIVE CHEMICALS.
- THE PROGRAM PUBLISHED DECISIONS NOT TO TEST TWO CHEMICALS.
o THE PROGRAM ALSO MET ITS TARGET OF 7 FINAL TESTING DECISIONS, ISSUING
THREE FINAL TEST RULES, TWO PROPOSED TEST RULES, AND TWO DECISIONS
NOT TO TEST.
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ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM
ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT ACT
o THE ASBESTOS ACTION PROGRAM EXCEEDED ITS TARGETS FOR BOTH AREAS WITH
FIRST QUARTER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: THE REGIONS VISITED 24 SITES TO
CONFIRM ASBESTOS HAZARD ABATEMENT (AGAINST A TARGET OF 12) AND WERE
ABLE TO REDUCE THE HAZARD AT 68 SITES. WHICH EPA WAS UNABLE TO FUND
THROUGH ASHAA. ONLY 39 OF THESE HAZARD REDUCTIONS WERE COMMITTED TO
IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
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o REGION VI (24 REDUCTIONS), REGION VII (14 REDUCTIONS) AND REGION IX
(23 REDUCTIONS) DID PARTICULARLY WELL IN THIS NEW INITIATIVE. OTHER
REGIONS ARE LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR ASSISTING SCHOOLS IN REDUCING
ASBESTOS HAZARD, AND ARE EXPECTED TO MEET THEIR SECOND QUARTER TARGETS,
O ALTHOUGH THE GRAPH DEPICTS A LARGE NUMBER OF IDENTIFIED PROJECTS NOT
YET ADDRESSED BY AAP, THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED REPRESENT A
MAJOR PORTION OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITY PROJECTS (I.E., THOSE WITH THE
MOST EXPOSURE HOURS).
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Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act
As Of December 31,1985
IV
VII VIII IX
V VI
REGIONS
HH PRE-AWARD SITE INSPECTIONS
P99S3 FUNDED ASHAA PROJECTS
KXX1 HAZARD REDUCED W/0 ASHAA FUNDING
TOTAL UNIVERSE
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4000-
3000-
2000-
1000-
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ASKSTOS HAZARD PWOJECTS IDEKTintD
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HAZARD REOUCCO W/0 ASHAA FUNDING
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
(10/01/85-01/15/86)
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o THE ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS) MONITORS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF
CRITICAL AGENCY REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS. THE
FOLLOWING SUMMARY REFLECTS PROGRESS IN MEETING ATS SCHEDULES
ESTABLISHED DURING OPEN SEASON.
o OPTS HAD 32 MILESTONES DUE ON 16 PROJECTS FROM 10/01/85 TO 01/15/86.
OF THESE 26 WERE COMPLETED ON TIME AND SIX WERE LATE.
o OPTS COMPLETED A SECTION 9 REFERRAL OF 1,3-BUTADIENE WITHIN A MONTH
OF THE ORIGINAL ATS COMMITMENT DATE.
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REGIONAL AND HEADQUARTERS TSCA INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
THE REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS EXCEEDED (114%) THEIR COMBINED FIRST
QUARTER TARGET FOR TSCA COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS, CONDUCTING 1,103
INSPECTIONS VERSUS A TARGET OF 970. HEADQUARTERS CONDUCTED 61
INSPECTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PREMANUFACTURE NOTIFICATION AND
TESTING AND REPORTING PROVISIONS OF TSCA.
OF THE 1,103 INSPECTIONS:
- 28% WERE IN COMPLIANCE
- 19% WERE IN VIOLATION (10% WITH ENFORCEMENT ACTION TAKEN;
9% WITH ENFORCEMENT ACTION PENDING)
- 53% WERE PENDING A COMPLIANCE DETERMINATION
BECAUSE OVER HALF OF THE INSPECTIONS WERE PENDING A COMPLIANCE
DETERMINATION AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, COMPLIANCE LEVELS ARE
UNCLEAR; HOWEVER, OF THE 520 .INSPECTIONS FOR WHICH A COMPLIANCE
DETERMINATION WAS MADE BY THE END OF THE QUARTER, 60% WERE IN
COMPLIANCE. THIS RATE WAS 57% AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
LAST YEAR.
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TSCA INSPECTION AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
As Of December 31,1985
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
0 THE REGIONS HAVE A BEGINNING-OF-YEAR INVENTORY OF 782 TSCA
SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIER CASES, A 72% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S
INVENTORY (454). OF THE INVENTORY 294 CASES WERE PENDING ENFORCE-
MENT ACTION. THE REGIONS WERE ABLE TO ISSUE COMPLAINTS FOR ONLY
40% (117) OF THESE IN THE FIRST QUARTER. REGION VI WAS THE ONLY
REGION SUCCESSFUL IN OPENING ALL OF ITS PENDING CASES. AT THE
BEGINNING OF YEAR, 28% (220) OF THE CASES HAD BEEN OPEN SIX MONTHS
OR MORE. BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THIS PROPORTION DECREASED
SLIGHTLY; 26% (205) OF THE CASES WERE OPEN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
THE REGIONS CLOSED A TOTAL OF 147 CASES IN THE FIRST QUARTER,
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF CLOSINGS IN ONE QUARTER OVER THE PAST TWO
FISCAL YEARS.
0 THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 158 NEW SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS IN THE FIRST
QUARTER. OF THESE, 136 WERE PENDING AN ENFORCEMENT ACTION, 22 HAD
ACTION TAKEN WITH ISSUANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS, AND
NONE OF THESE CASES WERE CLOSED AT THE END OF THE QUARTER.
0 REGION V AND REGION VIII EACH REFERRED A TSCA CIVIL CASE TO
HEADQUARTERS IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPUANCE
As Of December 31,1985
PROGRESS AGAINST FIXED BASE
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE IN FEDERAL FACILITIES
0 AT THE BEGINNING OF YEAR, THE REGIONS HAD IDENTIFIED 19 TSCA
SIGNIFICANT VIOLATIONS IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. NINE OF THESE WERE
PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND TEN WERE OPEN MORE THAN SIX MONTHS.
AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER:
- 1 CASE REMAINED PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION
- 18 CASES WERE OPEN
— 16 FOR LESS THAN 6 MONTHS
— 2 FOR MORE THAN 6 MONTHS
0 DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, THE REGIONS IDENTIFIED 7 NEW SIGNIFICANT
VIOLATIONS IN FEDERAL FACILITIES. AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, 6
CASES WERE PENDING ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND ONE HAD BEEN OPENED WITH
ISSUANCE OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINT.
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RESPONSE TO TSCA SIGNIRCANT NONCXMPUANCE
IN FEDERAL FAaUTlES
As Of December 31,1985
PROGRESS AfiAMST RXED BASE
PROGRESS AGAINST
NEW VIOLATORS
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FIFRA COMPLIANCE MONITORING INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
(STATE ACTIVITY)
0 DURING THE FOUR QUARTERS OF FY 1985*, THE STATES COMPLETED 52,409
(179%) VERSUS THE 29,333 FIFRA COMPLIANCE INSPECTIONS TARGETED IN
STATE GRANTS. ALL REGIONAL TARGETS WERE EXCEEDED.
0 THE STATES REPORTED 8,899 ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS IN FY 1985*,
REPRESENTING A VIOLATION LEVEL OF 17% OF INSPECTIONS COMPLETED.
THIS RATE REMAINED STEADY, RANGING FROM 15%-17% OVER THE FISCAL
YEAR. THE REMAINING 83% OF INSPECTIONS ARE EITHER PENDING FURTHER
ACTION OR RESULTED IN NO ACTION; THEREFORE, ACTUAL COMPLIANCE LEVELS
ARE UNCLEAR.
*STATE DATA IS LAGGED ONE QUARTER.
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F1FRA COMPLIANCE MOMTORING INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE LEVELS
FOR STATE ACnVfTES
As Of September 30.1985
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ADDRESSING FIFRA SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE
IN THE FIRST QUARTER, 20 SIGNIFICANT USE VIOLATIONS WERE REFERRED
BY FIVE REGIONS (III, IV, VI, VII AND X) TO STATES FOR INVESTIGATION
AND ENFORCEMENT ACTION WITHIN REQUIRED TIMEFRAMES. OF THESE 20
CASES:
- 1(5%) WAS NOT ADDRESSED AND EXCEEDED THE TIMEFRAME
- 6 (30%) WERE ADDRESSED BEYOND THE TIMEFRAME
- 6 (30%) WERE PENDING (NOT ADDRESSED) WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME
- 7 (35%) WERE ADDRESSED WITHIN THE TIMEFRAME
WITH RELATIVELY LOW NUMBERS OF REFERRALS IN THE FIRST QUARTER, DUE
IN PART TO.SEASONAL FACTORS, OVERALL PERFORMANCE IS UNCLEAR AT THIS
TIME.
IN ADDITION, 7 SIGNIFICANT VIOLATION CASES WERE REFERRED BY STATES
TO EPA REGIONS. THE ONE CASE REFERRED TO REGION IV WAS ADDRESSED
WITHIN TIMEFRAMES. SIX CASES REFERRED TO REGION VII WERE PENDING
ENFORCEMENT ACTION WHILE WITHIN TIME LIMITS.
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SECTION 27 REFERRALS TO STATES
As Of December 311985
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CIVIL ACTION PROCESSING TIME
o OECM REVIEWED AND FORWARDED 85 CIVIL REFERRALS TO THE DEPARTMENT
OF JUSTICE DURING THE FIRST QUARTER COMPARED WITH 55 CASES IN THE
PREVIOUS QUARTER.
) THE AVERAGE TARGETED REVIEW TIME OF 35 DAYS WAS MET.
REGIONAL REFERRAL ACTIVITY
O REGIONS MADE 45 NEW CIVIL REFERRALS TO HEADQUARTERS AND 19 DIRECT
REFERRALS TO DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DURING FIRST QUARTER.
o REGIONS REFERRED A TOTAL OF NINE NEW CRIMINAL CASES TO HEADQUARTERS
DURING FIRST QUARTER.
ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM
o ISSUANCE OF THE CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY HAS BEEN DELAYED IN
ORDER THAT THE STRATEGY UNDERGO STATE REVIEW, AS REQUESTED BY THE
ADMINISTRATOR. ISSUANCE OF THE FINAL STRATEGY IS PLANNED FOR
APRIL OR MAY.
o FINAL GUIDANCE ON THE CLEAN AIR ACT LIMITED LIFE POLICY WAS ISSUED
AS PLANNED ON NOVEMBER 29, 1985.
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CONCLUSION OF CIVIL CASES
o 440 CIVIL CASES WERE PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OR
FILED IN COURT AS OF 10/1/85. (118 OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN
ON-GOING MORE THAN TWO YEARS SINCE BEING FILED.) TO DATE THIS
FISCAL YEAR:
- 3 OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN/DECLINED BY EPA OR
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
- 351 OF THESE CASES ARE NOW FILED IN U.S. COURT.
- 25 OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED AFTER FILING.
- 61 OF THESE CASES ARE STILL PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE,
o 104 NEW CIVIL CASES HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
JUSTICE DURING FISCAL YEAR 1986. TO DATE:
- 2 OF THESE CASES HAVE BEEN FILED IN U.S. COURT.
- 102 OF THESE CASES ARE PENDING AT THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.
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PROGRESS IN CONCLUDING CIVIL CASES
As Of December 31, 1985
CONCLUSION OF CIVIL CASES
PENDING AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1985
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CONSENT DECREE TRACKING
STATUS AS OF 12/31/85
o THE NUMBER OF REPORTED ACTIVE CONSENT DECREES HAS STEADILY INCREASED
FROM 211 IN FIRST QUARTER OF FY 1985 TO 306 IN FIRST QUARTER OF
FY 1986. AT THE SAME TIME COMPLIANCE HAS INCREASED FROM 61% TO 76%.
o OF THE 306 ACTIVE DECREES, 233 (76%) WERE REPORTED IN COMPLIANCE AND
73 (24%) WERE REPORTED IN VIOLATION.
- 52 (72%) OF THE 73 DECREES REPORTED IN VIOLATION HAVE HAD A
CONTEMPT ACTION REFERRED, A DECREE MODIFICATION REFERRED, OR A
STIPULATED PENALTY COLLECTED.
- 14 (19%) OF THE 73 DECREES REPORTED IN VIOLATION HAVE HAD FORMAL
ENFORCEMENT ACTION PLANNED BUT NOT COMMENCED.
- 7 (9%) OF THE 73 DECREES IN VIOLATION HAVE NO FORMAL ENFORCEMENT
ACTION PLANNED AT THIS TIME.
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As Of December 31,1985
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
(10/01/85 - 01/15/86)
o THE ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS) MONITORS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OF CRITICAL AGENCY
RESEARCH EFFORTS SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE AND POLICY
DOCUMENTS. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY REFLECTS PROGRESS IN MEETING ATS SCHEDULES
ESTABLISHED DURING OPEN SEASON.
o ORD HAS 83 PROJECTS IN ATS. FIVE ARE CARRYOVER ITEMS FROM FY 1985.
o NINE PROJECTS HAD MILESTONES DUE OR LATE FROM 10/01/85 TO 01/15/86. ALL MILESTONES FOR
THESE PROJECTS WERE FOR FINAL COMPLETION. ORD COMPLETED ALL 9 OF THESE PROJECTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR ORIGINAL SCHEDULES. (THESE ORIGINAL SCHEDULES REFLECT OPEN
SEASON CHANGES.)
O ORD HAS NOT SUBMITTED ANY SCHEDULE CHANGES DURING THE FIRST QUARTER.
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PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS
o OARM'S PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION CONTINUES TO COMPLETE NEARLY
ALL PERSONNEL ACTIONS WITHIN THE TIME SET BY OARM's STANDARD.
WORKLOAD IS COMPARABLE TO THAT DURING FIRST QUARTER OF LAST YEAR.
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, OARM PROCESSED 1,717 PERSONNEL ACTIONS AND
MET THE TOTAL PROCESSING TIME STANDARD ON NINETY-SIX PERCENT.
o FOR 95% OF THE INTERNAL RECRUITMENT ACTIONS, OARM COMPLETED ITS WORK
WITHIN THE STANDARD. EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF THE QUARTER'S ACTIONS
MET THE TOTAL PROCESSING TIME STANDARD OF TEN TO 12 WEEKS.
O OARM COMPLETED ITS WORK WITHIN THE STANDARD FOR ALL OF THE EXTERNAL
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER. NINETY-TWO PERCENT OF THE
QUARTER'S ACTIONS MET THE TOTAL TIME STANDARD OF OVER 13 WEEKS.
O FOR 97% OF THE NON-COMPETITIVE ACTIONS, OARM COMPLETED ITS WORK
ON TIME. NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF THE QUARTER'S ACTIONS MET THE TOTAL
PROCESSING TIME STANDARD OF THREE TO FIVE WEEKS.
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PERSONNEL SERVICE STANDARDS
NUMBER OF ACTIONS COMPLETED DURING QUARTER
As Of December 31, 1985
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
INTERNAL EPA
RECRUITMENT ACTIONS
EXTERNAL 0PM
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PROCUREMENT SERVICE STANDARDS
O DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, OARM AWARDED 72% OF EPA'S MAJOR NEGOTIATED
CONTRACTS WITHIN THE PROCESSING TIME TARGET. AS USUAL, WORKLOAD WAS
LOW IN THE FIRST QUARTER.
- SIXTEEN OF THE 25 NEW COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED WITHIN
THE STANDARD SCHEDULE OF 225 TO 240 DAYS OR WITHIN A NEGOTIATED
SCHEDULE. TWO OF THE LATE CONTRACTS WERE DELAYED WITHIN OARM.
- TWELVE OF THE 14 NEW SOLE SOURCE CONTRACTS WERE AWARDED 'WITHIN
THE LIMIT OF 171 DAYS. NONE OF THE CONTRACTS WERE HELD UP IN
OARM. TWO FELL BEHIND IN OFFICES EXTERNAL TO OARM.
o NINETY-FIVE PERCENT OF ALL SMALL PURCHASES WERE AWARDED WITHIN
THE STANDARD. PERFORMANCE WAS UP 8% FROM LAST QUARTER OF 1985.
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GRANTS SERVICE STANDARDS
o NINETY-THREE PERCENT OF THE GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS IN
FIRST QUARTER WERE AWARDED WITHIN THE TARGET OF 18 DAYS PER ACTION.
THESE ACTIONS TOOK TEN DAYS ON AVERAGE.
o NINETY-SIX PERCENT OF THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER
MET THE DEADLINE OF 18 DAYS PER ACTION. AVERAGE TURNAROUND WAS
7 DAYS.
o EIGHTY-ONE PERCENT OF FIRST QUARTER'S 16 DETERMINATIONS FOR REQUESTS
WENT THROUGH WITHIN THE 15-DAY LIMIT. THE AVERAGE ACTION TOOK 5 DAYS.
O ALL OF THE QUARTER'S 14 DETERMINATIONS IN SUSPENSION/DEBARMENT CASES
WERE WITHIN THE TARGET. THESE DETERMINATIONS WENT THROUGH IN SIX DAYS
ON AVERAGE, WELL BELOW THE TARGET LIMIT OF 35 DAYS PER ACTION.
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AVERAGE DAYS TAKEN TO COMPLETE ACTIONS
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ADP SERVICE STANDARDS
o IN FIRST QUARTER 1986 OARM EXCEEDED ITS TARGET FOR INTERACTIVE
PROCESSING SERVICE TIME BY 7%.
O THE PERCENTAGE OF BATCH PROCESSING JOBS COMPLETED ON TIME ROSE
FROM 82% LAST QUARTER OF 1985 TO 91% THIS QUARTER.
o THERE WERE ONLY THREE SYSTEM FAILURES DURING THE FIRST QUARTER,
WELL WITHIN THE NUMBER ALLOWED BY THE STANDARD. THE STANDARD FOR
1986 HAS BEEN HALVED TO 24 FAILURES PER QUARTER.
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As Of December 31,1985
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS, OARM HAS ADDED SEVERAL ATS PROJECTS WITH
CAREFULLY THOUGHT OUT SCHEDULES. OARM COMPLETED TWO SCHEDULES IN
FIRST QUARTER, AND HAS SIX SCHEDULES CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. IN GENERAL
MILESTONES HAVE BEEN COMPLETED ON TIME.
PROJECT
STATUS
UTILIZATION REPORT TO CONGRESS
ON COMPLIANCE GRANTS
COMPLETED ON TIME THIS QUARTER.
INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAM
DETERMINING OSWER's FUTURE
WORKFORCE NEEDS
JOB ANALYSIS STUDY FOR CHEMISTS
AND PHYSICAL SCIENTISTS
ASBESTOS IN EPA FACILITIES
COMPLETED ON TIME THIS QUARTER; THIS
PROJECT INCLUDED 2 DRAFT POLICIES
AND A SYSTEMS INVENTORY FOR THE AGENCY.
OARM COMPLETED A DOCUMENT REVIEW AND
PLAN FOR A SURVEY; A SKILLS INVENTORY
AND FINAL REPORT ARE EXPECTED BY
END OF THE FY.
DRAFT REPORT ON COMPUTER JOB MATCHING
SYSTEM COMPLETED THIS QUARTER;
DRAFT REPORT ON TWO JOB SERIES SURVEYS
EXPECTED JAN. 1986.
THIS PROJECT CONTINUES, WITH A SCHEDULE
DUE IN JUNE FOR THE ENGINEERING
WORK TO CONTROL OUR BUILDINGS' ASBESTOS.
AGENCY FACILITIES PLAN
HQ SPACE PLAN
EPA TRAINING INSTITIUTE
MASTER SPACE PLAN FOR ALL
FACILITIES WAS COMPLETED ON TIME IN
FIRST QUARTER, AND A REGIONAL OFFICE
SPACE STUDY IS EXPECTED IN MARCH.
PROCEEDS ON SCHEDULE WITH OFFICES
NOW MOVING INTO THE NE WATERSIDE MALL.
A STEERING COMMITTEE WILL BE APPOINTED
AFTER A DELAY IN SELECTING A DIRECTOR.
OTHER WORK PROCEEDS ON SCHEDULE.
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OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND EVALUATION
RED BORDER REVIEW DEADLINES
O 39 RED BORDER DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW BY OPPE DURING
FIRST QUARTER.
38 RED BORDER REVIEWS (98%) WERE COMPLETED BY OPPE WITHIN THREE
WEEKS AGAINST THEIR TARGET OF 80%.
- THE REMAINING REVIEW WAS COMPLETED WITHIN THE FOUR WEEK DEADLINE,
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ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM SUMMARY
(10/01/85-01/15/86)
o THE ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM (ATS) MONITORS THE TIMELY COMPLETION OP
CRITICAL AGENCY REGULATIONS, GUIDANCE AND POLICY DOCUMENTS. THE
FOLLOWING SUMMARY REFLECTS PROGRESS IN MEETING ATS SCHEDULES ESTAB-
LISHED DURING OPEN SEASON.
o OPPE HAD NINE PROJECTS BEING TRACKED IN ATS DURING THIS PERIOD.
THREE WERE COMPLETED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, FIVE ARE ON SCHEDULE, AND ONE
IS SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
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SECTION 404 PERMIT REVIEW
o DURING FIRST QUARTER, EPA RAISED SIGNIFICANT ISSUES FOR 26% OF THE
2,005 SECTION 404 PERMIT APPLICATIONS REVIEWED. FOR THE PAST TWO
YEARS, EPA HAS CONSISTENTLY VOICED CONCERN ABOUT 25% TO 30% OF THE
PERMIT APPLICATIONS IT REVIEWS.
o OF THE 430 PENDING APPLICATIONS WHICH THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTED ON
IN FIRST QUARTER 1986, THE CORPS ACCEPTED 390 (91%) OF EPA'S RECOMMENDATIONS
— DENYING 47 PERMITS AND MODIFYING 343. IN 40 (9%) OF THE CASES,
THE CORPS ISSUED PERMITS OVER EPA RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL OR
WITHOUT EPA RECOMMENDED MODIFICATIONS. SINCE 1984 THE CORPS HAS
CONSISTENTLY ACCEPTED BETWEEN 80% AND 95% OF EPA COMMENTS IN THE
APPLICATION PROCESS.
o THE REGIONS INITIATED FIVE ADVANCE IDENTIFICATION ACTIONS, EXCEEDING
THEIR TARGET OF ZERO FOR THE FIRST QUARTER. OEA CREDITS THIS ACCELERATION
TO THE PERSISTENCE OF THE REGIONS IN WORKING WITH OTHER AGENCIES,
ESPECIALLY THE CORPS, AND TO THE AVAILABILITY OF SOME EXTRAMURAL
FUNDS. THE YEAR-END TARGET FOR 1986 IS TO INITIATE TEN ACTIONS.
ACTION TRACKING SYSTEM
o OEA EXPECTS TO ISSUE GUIDANCE ON EPA'S 404 AUTHORITY IN BOTTOMLAND
HARDWOOD WETLANDS. THIS POLICY, EPA'S ONLY ATS SCHEDULE, IS ON TIME.
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SECTION 404 COMPLIANCE
0 EPA PROVIDES TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS (COE)
ON PERMIT ENFORCEMENT. BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER, THE COE
RECEIVED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AT 15 SITES, AND TWO VIOLATORS HAVE BEEN
RETURNED TO COMPLIANCE.
0 EPA HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE DIRECT ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AGAINST
UNPERMITTED ACTIVITIES. ENFORCEMENT ACTION AGAINST UNPERMITTED
DISCHARGES WAS INITIATED FOR 71 SITES (28 EPA LEAD AND 43 COE
LEAD). TWENTY-ONE ACTIONS WERE RESOLVED IN THE FIRST QUARTER
AGAINST A TARGET OF 12. REGIONS II, III, AND X ARE NOTABLY AHEAD
OF TARGET.
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As Of December 31, 1985
JPA TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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SECTION 309 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REVIEW
PROJECT ACTIVITY;
o IN FIRST QUARTER 1986, EPA REVIEWED 73 DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENTS AND 258 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, REGULATIONS AND LICENSE
APPLICATIONS. OF THOSE 331 PROJECTS, EPA IDENTIFIED SUBSTANTIVE
PROBLEMS WITH 37%, OR 123 PROJECTS.
o DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, THE REGIONS AND HEADQUARTERS PARTICIPATED
IN 125 SUBSTANTIVE EARLY COORDINATION ACTIONS WITH OTHER FEDERAL
AGENCIES IN AN EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
PRIOR TO TAKING NEPA-RELATED ACTIONS. SUBSTANTIVE FOLLOW-UP EFFORTS
WERE INITIATED TO DISCUSS EPA CONCERNS WITH 85 PROJECTS.
PROJECT RESOLUTION;
o THIS QUARTER, EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS WERE RESOLVED IN 42 OF 64
(OR 67%) OF FINAL PROJECTS — EISs, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS,
REGULATIONS AND LICENSE APPLICATIONS — THAT HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED AS
PROBLEM CASES IN THE DRAFT STAGE.
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150-
100-
50-
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QUARTERS
PROJECTS RECEIVING EARLY COORDINATION ACTIONS
DRAFT PROJECTS REVIEWED - NO CONCERNS
DRAFT PROJECTS REVIEWED - CONCERNS IDENTIFIED
PROJECTS RECEIVING FOLLOW-UP ACTION
NEPA PROJECTS INCLUDE EISs. ENVIRONMENTAL
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NEPA COMPLIANCE
EPA NEPA ACTIONS:
o DURING FIRST QUARTER, ONE OF A TOTAL OF 24 NEPA ACTIONS ENDED IN A
CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION. EIGHTEEN RESULTED IN FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT AFTER ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS BY DELEGATED STATES OR REGIONS.
EPA REGIONS ISSUED FOUR FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS (EIS) AND
ONE DRAFT EIS. MOST EPA NEPA ACTIONS INVOLVE CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.
NEPA RELATED SUPPORT;
o REGIONS VIII AND II CONDUCTED NINE STATE OVERSIGHT REVIEWS IN FIRST
QUARTER TO ENSURE THAT STATES DELEGATED CONSTRUCTION GRANTS AUTHORITY
CARRY OUT THEIR NEPA PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES EFFECTIVELY. THIS
PERFORMANCE EXCEEDS THE AGENCY TARGET TO COMPLETE ONE REVIEW IN FIRST
QUARTER.
o IN FIRST QUARTER OEA RESPONDED TO 24 OF 33 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE TO
HELP PROGRAMS WORKING TO FULFILL VOLUNTARY EIS AND NEPA FUNCTIONAL
EQUIVALENCY RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RESPONDED TO ZERO OF SIX REQUESTS
FOR COOPERATING AGENCY ACTIONS TO ASSIST OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
WRITING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS.
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NEPA COMPLIANCE
As Of December 31,1985
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FEDERAL FACILITY COMPLIANCE
OFFICE OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES INVOLVEMENT IN DISPUTES
AIR IDENTIFIED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR (BOY) 7 FEDERAL
FACILITIES IN SIGNIFICANT NONCOMPLIANCE (SNC) AND ADDRESSED ONE.
THE REGIONS DISCOVERED 3 NEW VIOLATORS IN THE FIRST QUARTER AND
ADDRESSED ONE.
0 TSCA IDENTIFIED 19 FEDERAL FACILITIES IN SNC AT THE BOY AND
ADDRESSED 18 BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER. THE REGIONS IDENTI-
FIED 7 NEW FEDERAL FACILITIES IN SNC AND ADDRESSED ONE.
0 WATER IDENTIFIED 4 FEDERAL FACILITIES IN SNC FOR TWO QUARTERS OR
MORE AND ADDRESSED TWO BY THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER.
0 RCRA's COMPLIANCE SNAPSHOT IN THE FIRST QUARTER SHOWS 38 FEDERAL
FACILITIES IN SNC AND 13 WERE ADDRESSED.
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RED BORDER REVIEW DEADLINES
o 65 RED BORDER DOCUMENTS WERE RECEIVED FOR REVIEW BY OGC DURING FIRST
QUARTER.
- 62 RED BORDER REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED BY OGC WITHIN THREE WEEKS. OGC
COMPLETED 95% OF THEIR REVIEWS WITHIN THREE WEEKS, AGAINST A TARGET
OF 80%.
- 3 REVIEWS WERE COMPLETED WITHIN FOUR WEEKS.
REVIEW DEADLINES FOR STATE DELEGATION AGREEMENTS
o 17 AUTHORIZATION APPLICATIONS WERE RECEIVED, FOR OGC EVALUATION DURING THE
FIRST QUARTER.
- ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED CONCURRENCE BY OGC WITHIN 15 DAYS, MEETING
THE 15 DAY TARGET.
- NO DEFICIENCIES WERE NOTED AND NO EXTENSIONS WERE NEGOTIATED.
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