&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of Pesticides and
Toxic Substances
Washington, DC 20460
September 1980
EPA 560/13-80-037
Toxic Substances
Perspectives
on State-EPA
Grant Activities
Toxics Integration
Information Series
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Other Publications in the Toxics Integration Policy Series:
State Administrative Models for Toxic Substances Management (July 1980)
EPA-560/13-80-018
Other Publications in the Toxics Integration Information Series:
EPA Chemical Activities Status Report - 1st Edition (June 1979)
EPA-560/13-79-003
Directory of Federal Coordinating groups for Toxic Substances-
1st Edition (June 1979), 2nd Edition (March 1980) - EPA-
560/13-80-008
Perspectives on The Top 50 Production Volume Chemicals (July 1980)
EPA-560/13-80-027
Federal Activities in Toxic Substances (May 1980)
EPA-560-13-80-015
For Further information, or to order copies, contact:
Industry Assistance Office (TS-799)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
401 M Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Toll-free Telephone: 800-424-9065
In Washington, D.C.: 554-1404
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EPA 560/13-80-037
Perspectives on State-EPA
Grant Activities
Helen Ketcham
Len Koch
Integration Staff
September 1980
with the assistance of:
Vickie Reed
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EPA requires that States and EPA prepare annual agreements
that describe major environmental efforts in conjunction
with the EPA grant programs. State/EPA Agreements (SEA's)
are intended to be management tools that top managers in
both EPA and the States can use to focus attention on priority
activities and problems.
All EPA programs are to be considered as candidates for
coverage in SEA's. The relatively few TSCA Section 28
cooperative agreements are still separate.
The Office of Toxics Integration (OTI) is charged with
coordinating the management of toxic substances across
program and agency lines. Through this role, we hope to
avoid duplication of efforts as well as identify gaps in the
control of chemicals. OTI wants to extend this integration
to include State activities. Thus, we decided to take a
comprehensive look at the current relationship between
States and EPA, as manifest in the SEA and TSCA Section 28
cooperative agreements.
This book contains synopses of the FY 1980 SEA's (available
as of 5/15/80), and Round I and II TSCA agreements by Region
and State. We have also highlighted some State concerns and
trends. More specific information on the SEA process can be
found in the Handbook for FY 1981 State/EPA Agreements, or
through the Regional SEA Coordinators. As a brief bit of
background on SEA's, Appendix 1 includes The Administrator's
Guidance on FY '81 SEA's from the EPA Operating Year Guidance.
TSCA Section 28 information is available through the Regional
Coordinators, or through this office. Appendix 2 reproduces
the Federal Register invitations for Section 28 cooperative
agreements (both Rounds I and II).
We think the compendium will provide useful information to
S.tates about each others' activities, encourage program
cooperation, and further inter-agency and intergovernmental
information exchange about toxic substances management.
Walter W. Kovalick, Jr.
Director
Integration Staff
U.S. EPA (TS-777)
Washington, B.C. 20460
(202) 755-2778
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Table of Contents
Highlights and Trends V
Region 1 ... 11
Connecticut 13
Maine 15
Massachusetts 16
New Hampshire 19
Rhode Island 21
Vermont 23
Region 2 ... 25
New Jersey 27
New York 28
Puerto Rico 30
Virgin Islands 33
Region 3 ... 35
Delaware 37
District of Columbia 39
Maryland 41
West Virginia 43
Region 4 ... 45
Florida 46
Georgia 49
Kentucky 53
Mississippi 53
North Carolina 54
South Carolina 57
Tennessee 59
Region 5 ... 61
Illinois 63
Indiana 65
Michigan 67
Minnesota 69
Ohio 71
Wisconsin 72
Region 6 ...75
Arkansas 77
Louisiana 79
New Mexico 81
Oklahoma 83
Texas 85
Region 7 ...87
Iowa 89
Kansas 9]
Missouri 93
Nebraska 95
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Table of Contents (cont'd.)
Region 8 ... 97
Colorado 99
Montana 101
North Dakota 103
South Dakota 104
Utah 107
Wyoming 109
Region 9 . . HI
Arizona 113
California 115
Guam 117
Hawaii 119
Nevada 121
Region 10 ..123
Alaska 125
Idaho 127
Oregon 129
Washington 131
Appendix 1: Partial EPA Operating Guidance 133
Appendix 2: Federal Register Announcement of 147
TSCA Section 28 Cooperative
Agreements
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Highlights and Trends
1. State activities show a trend towards ^Stmsolidatfon of functional
responsibilities across programs. Examples include:
one-stop permitting
emergency procedures
-- enforcement
public participation systems
testing procedures and quality assurance
2. Where a problem is affected by a variety of authorities, efforts
are being made to coordinate responses, and to delegate specific
responsibilities to each program. Examples include:
-- hazardous wastes response
drinking water and underground injection wells
sludge management
toxic substances problems
3. There is a move towards acknowledging the transboundary aspects of
many environmental problems. States work together on the following
issues:
Issue Forum
Ozone Northeast Regional Ozone Commission
Water Quality Lake Champlain States
Water Quality Integration of US-Canada Water
Quality Agreement with several State
plans for the Great Lakes
4. Selected State Activities
Most States have some activities that address problems unique to
their State. We selected the following as either unusual or unique
activities that could be of interest to other States:
Issue Area
Modify inspection system to check for Rhode Island, Kentucky
fuel switching
Establish an Environmental Policy Virgin Islands
Advisory Committee - forum to develop
interdepartmental agreements
Develop a regulatory and management Virgin Islands
system for wastes from pleasure craft
in harbors
Programs for acid mine drainage problems West Virginia
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Reconcile legislative, budgetary and
Federal grant schedules
Establish a means of handling
unsewered unincorporated housing area *
problems that are a major impediment to
operating a clean lakes program
Develop a list of large cities to act as
Regional laboratories for small satellite
communities
Study health problems related to
formaldehyde vapors emanating from
mobile home construction materials
Sponsor workshops for teachers, news
media, and students to explain technical
and legal jargon used in environmental
topics and to expose some ethical issues
- »^r
Develop an Inventory or Registry system
for Toxic Chemicals
Develop a strategy for significantly
increasing the percentage of NPDES
permit compliance among municipal POTWs
Develop a trend monitoring program for
mobile source pollutants
Propose a policy requiring all permittees
to include in preliminary engineering
studies analyses of residual wastes created
by each design option, options for disposal,
and impacts.
Numerous
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Maryland, Michigan
Virgin Islands,
North Carolina
Utah
Hawaii
Indiana
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U. S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
REGIONAL ORGANIZATION
January 1972
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REGION 1 CONTACTS
SEA
George Mollineaux
EPA - Region 1
Management Division
JFK Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
8-223-4633
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Paul Heffernan
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 1, Pesticide Branch
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
Boston, MA 02203
(617) 223-0585
FTS: 8-223-0585
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CONNECTICUT
State management assistance training program - assume authority from
EPA to administer certain functions associated with the Construction
Grants Program.
undertake closer cooperation with neighboring states to ensure
abatement of pollutants of common interest.
coordinate and consolidate laboratory services to increase attention
to the analysis of toxic materials.
develop and implement the state solid waste management plan
develop and adopt a comprehensive landfill siting policy
implement the Open Dump Inventory under Section 4005 of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
develop a coordinated state monitoring program for solid waste
disposal areas
approve the state hazardous waste regulatory program
prevent significant deterioration of air quality
emphasize a coordinated overview of the integration of transportation
and air quality planning
implement a motor vehicles emissions inspection and maintenance
program.
participate in the Northeast Corridor Regional Ozone Study
develop a process for the coordinated review of new sources of all
environmental permits
assess enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act under the existing
laws, regulations, guidelines, and agreements
establish a program for assessing the relative risks and setting
guidelines for acceptable levels of volatile organic substances that
have carcinogenic or mutagenic potential when present in drinking
water
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MAINE
Under CWA, sections 106, 205(g), 208, 314; CAA, section 105;
RCRA, sections 3011, 4008, Maine's Department of Environmental
Protection will:
- develop a consolidated, coordinated public
participation mechanism.
study the possibilities for an integrated incentive
grants program.
develop an acid rain monitoring and analysis program.
- study and document ozone violations.
develop an open dump inventory, identify mismanaged
hazardous waste sites and develop problem mitigation
strategy.
establish a coordinated groundwater management
program.
- define State pesticide use enforcement
responsibilities, and maintain State plan for
applicators certifications.
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MASSACHUSETTS
State Hazardous Waste Program
Improve the State's hazardous waste regulatory program
and develop a program for the reduction, recycling,
treatment, and proper disposal of hazardous waste.
State Management Assistance, Construction Grants Management
205(g) Delegation
Provide joint overview of the agreement for transferring
the muncipal wastewater treatment grant program to the
State.
Drinking Water Program Management
Initiate an intensive joint review of Massachusetts'
water supply program as it relates to the goals of the
Safe Drinking Water Act.
Evaluation of Specific Problems Associated with Drinking Water
Systems
Undertake a program to better manage public water supply
systems, protect the public health, and better advise
public water suppliers about existing or potential water
supply problems,
Sludge/Septage/Solid Waste Relationships
Develop a residuals management scheme for sludge,
septage, and solid waste that recognizes the
interrelationship of these residuals and the
institutional contraints that will be needed to resolve
in order to effectively manage these materials.
Strategy on Inactive Hazardous Waste Sites
Develop a program for the identification, evaluation, and
ranking of hazardous waste threats that have come about
through the improper storage, abandonment and disposal of
hazardous waste.
Transportation and Air Quality Planning
Coordinate air quality and transportation planning,
evaluate alternative control strategies, and implement
transportation control measures contained in the State
Implementation Plan.
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Municipal Compliance
Develop procedures for integrating and coordinating State
and Federal resources for solving the complex compliance
problems faced by some wastewater treatment plants.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE
develop an Interim Authorization Request Package to conduct
a Hazardous Waste Regulatory Program.
develop a strategy for mitigating problems associated with
hazardous waste sites.
coordinate the Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission
and the Bureau of Solid Waste for the hazardous waste
program.
propose an acceptable New Source Review Regulation and PSD
plan.
develop recommendations for improving timing of Federal
grant funding schedule to better coordinate it with State
legislative schedules.
define New Hampshire's pesticide use enforcement
responsibilities for experimental and local use permits.
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RHODE ISLAND
Water Program Management
- initiate an intensive joint review of Rhode Island's water
supply
- conduct water quality studies of the Upper Narragansett Bay.
- establish a coordinated permit issuance and review system,
with an eye towards developing a one-stop permit program.
- develop a coordinated groundwater maintenance program.
Hazardous Wastes
- develop interim authorization package to conduct a hazardous
wastes regulatory program.
- develop draft legislation to provide for a contingency fund,
or emergency access for program funds, for emergency
responses.
Air Quality
- coordinate air quality planning with transportation
planning.
- formulate a regional approach to ozone control planning.
- review the impact of relaxing sulfur-in-fuel oil regulations
on ambient air quality and on PSD increments.
- determine the extent of fuel switching and the need to
modify the inspection system to check for fuel switching.
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VERMONT
- continue program to solve major water quality problem in St.
Alban's Bay.
- continue development of wetlands protection program.
- revise NPDES system to provide for early identification of
new construction requiring permits. Coordination with
hazardous waste and solid waste program requirements will be
included.
- continue development of advanced waste treatment policy.
- establish a groundwater management program that coordinates
solid waste disposal, hazardous waste control, municipal
sludge disposal, underground injection control and safe
drinking water programs.
- determine feasibility of watershed management to maintain
minimum flows for water quality standards and fisheries.
- consolidate piecemeal activities applied to Lake Champlain
problem.
- develop and implement an approvable PSD program by
delegation, or through the SIP process.
- develop procedure to coordinate construction grant program
with open space and recreation provisions, including
sensitive agricultural lands and wetlands.
- develop an Interim Authorization Request Package to conduct
Hazardous Waste Regulatory Program, pursuant to Sec. 3006
(c) of RCRA.
- identify, investigate hazardous waste sites, then develop a
strategy for mitigation of any associated problems.
- continue program to establish authority comparable to Sec.
504 of the CWA for prevention and clean-up of petrochenical
material spills.
- through MOU with USEPA, define the pesticide use enforcement
responsibility for three areas.
- determine steps necessary to assume primacy role in
administering the SDWA.
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REGION 2 CONTACTS
SEA
Michael Bonchonsky
EPA - Region 2
Water Division
26 Federal Plaza
Room, 1009
New York, N.Y. 10007
8-264-4296
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Ralph Larsen
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 2
26 Federal Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10007
(212) 264-1925
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NEW JERSEY
TSCA Section 28
(a) study the movement, distribution and uptake of in-place
mercury, (b) conduct an emissions monitoring program for
selected toxic substances, (c) assess the ecological effects
of contaminants in the waters of New Jersey, (d) establish and
operate a Toxic Substances Information Resource Center, and
(e) conduct a field application study of In Vitro mutagenesis
tests. These five programs and the two funded in the first
group of awards will fully supplement New Jersey's existing
toxic substances program. (For further information, contact
Ms. Jerry Fitzgerald English, Commissioner, New Jersey
Department of Environmental Protection at 609/292-2885.)
(a) develop a Toxic Substances Investigation and Integration
Unit, and (b) expand a current project to monitor volatile
organic compounds in air. The former project will create a
unit charged with identifying, investigating, and resolving
toxic substances problems, and with integrating problem-
solving activities across divisional and agency lines. The
latter program is to complement a present program for air
monitoring for toxic substances with analyses of air samples
for a broad spectrum of volatile organics. (For further
information, contact Ms. Jerry F. English, Commissioner,
Department of Environmental Protection, 609/292-2885.
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NEW YORK
- develop sampling protocol and provide lead-time samples.
- develop and validate a practical screening method based on
total organic halogen (TOH).
- develop and validate a practical screening method based on
mutagenic activity.
- identify potential toxic substances problem areas in Erie
County.
- identify potential toxic substances problem areas in
Schoharie County.
- determine areas in Erie and Schoharie County where TOS's and
mutagenic activity are and are not present.
- rank problem areas in Erie County.
- rank problem areas in Schoharie County.
- assess the extent, nature, and impact of the priority
problem areas in Erie County -
- assess the extent, nature, and impact of the priority
problem areas in Schoharie County-
- develop management plans for each priority problem area in
Erie County.
- develop management plans for each priority problem area in
Schoharie County.
- develop a State-wide program to identify, assess, and manage
toxic substances problems.
- provide management support and coordination of program.
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NEW YORK
TSCA Section 28
1. Develop a program to identify, characterize, and plan for the
management of toxic substances problems. The project will
determine optimum procedures for locating sources of toxic
substances contamination, defining the nature and extent of
the problem, and developing management techniques that will
integrate State and local governments' responsibilities in a
manner consistent with Federal programs. (For further
information, contact Dr. L. Hetling, Department of
Environmental Conservation, at 518-457-7472.)
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PUERTO RICO
- assess water quality of streams, coastal areas, groundwater
aquifers and reservoirs. Include Commonwealth's approach
for solving water quality management problems.
- prepare one-year implementation plan detailing water quality
management activities for FY 1980.
- prepare five-year strategies for:
Construction Grants
-- NPDES
Residuals
Water quality management planning
Water supply program
Water quality enforcement
Toxics in water
Water monitoring
Nonpoint sources (water)
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PUERTO RICO
TSCA Section 28 Grant
1. Develop and manage Puerto Rico's toxic substances management
strategy. The project will (a) develop a toxic substances
control strategy, (b) develop an inventory of chemical
substances in Puerto Rico, (c) establish mechanisms to
coordinate toxic substances control efforts mounted by several
State agencies, (d) develop priority lists of substances, and
(e) expand their existing public participation awareness program.
(For further information, contact Mr. Santos Rohena, Jr. of
the Environmental Quality Board at 809/725-2062.)
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VIRGIN ISLANDS
- establish a public participation program.
- establish an Environmental Policy Advisory Committee to
provide a forum for development of interdepartmental
agreements.
- develop a comprehensive water resources plan for the Virgin
Islands.
- undertake a health survey to identify possible correlations
between illness and potable water supply violations.
- investigate and implement short and long-term actions to
rectify the incinerator/landfill problems on St. John.
- develop legislation to implement user charge system for
wastewater and water supply facilities.
- evaluate the possibiltiy of one-stop permit consolidation
system.
- perform inventories of industries discharging toxics.
- improve laboratory capabilities by acquiring reliable boats,
and conducting organic analysis training for lab personnel.
- ensure that toxic monitoring capability is available.
- prepare maps, and develop a management and regulatory system
to control pollution of on-lot sewage systems.
- develop a management and regulatory system for wastes in
harbor waters from pleasure craft.
- develop and implement coordination review and control
actions with respect to new toxic substances sources and
growth-related environmental situations.
- coordinate health and environmental emergency response
systems.
- compare Virgin Islands groundwater quality data with EPA and
the National Academy of Sciences water supply criteria
recommendations.
- coordinate all air-related programs, primarily through an
island-wide project review and sign-off procedure.
- identify a commerce-oriented lead agency for new source
permit review, while ensuring information exchange with
agencies responsible for attracting new industries.
- revise air enforcement and compliance regulations.
- attempt to eliminate open burning in landfills.
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REGION 3 CONTACTS
SEA
George Pence
EPA - Region 3
Curtis Building
6th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106
8-597-3654
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Chuck Sapp
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 3, Pesticide Branch
Curtis Building
6th and Walnut Street
Philadelaphia, PA 19106
(215) 597-4058
FTS: 8-597-4058
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DELAWARE
detect and control toxic and hazardous substances, with
particular emphasis on protection of the public health;
abate the discharges of toxic substances from industrial and
municipal discharges throughout the State Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) permit program, with
particular emphasis on establishing pretreatment programs
for industrial discharges into municipal systems;
protect surface and ground waters used for water supply
purposes;
identify public water supplies with drinking water standard
violations; correct noted violations;
identify public water supplies with toxic or organic
problems;
construct municipal wastewater treatment facilities,
particularly through delegation to the State of EPA1s
construction grant responsibilities.
assess the water quality impact of non-point sources of
pollution; formulate programs to implement abatement
measures.
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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Water Quality
expedite on-going Blue Plains-related construction projects;
survey need for pretreatment of industrial wastes; develop and
implement both an infiltration and inflow rehabilitation
program and a combined sewer overflow control program.
coordinate with the Washington Council of Governments' (COG)
"208" planning group and the Interstate Commission on the
Potomac River Basin.
- undertake expeditious action to achieve quality assurance
standards at the laboratory in order to provide reliable
monitoring data.
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (MAAQS)
amend existing Inspection and Maintenance legislation to
provide full legal authority to implement MAAQS.
continue conducting study, through COG, to reassess the total
suspended particulate (TSP) problem.
establish an air quality monitoring network for measuring lead
concentrations.
Hazardous Waste
- proceed toward full authorization of a Hazardous Waste
Management program.
Solid Waste
conduct an open dump inventory and enforce closures or
compliance with erosion criteria.
Noise and Toxic Substances Control
- develop a noise control program
assess degree of toxic substances problem
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MARYLAND
TSCA Section 28
1. Develop a toxic substances registry. The project will expand
Maryland's existing inventory to a more comprehensive registry
of toxic substances by physical site and quantity, providing
information on manufacture, consumption, and disposal. (For
further information, contact Dr. Max Eisenberg, Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, at 301-383-2365.)
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WEST VIRGINIA
Major Environmental Issues
evaluate acid mine drainage problem through sampling and analysis;
develop programs to deal with it
ensure that small, individual water supply systems comply with the
Safe Drinking Water Act
develop a hazardous waste management plan and a strategy for dealing
with toxic chemicals
continue efforts in working toward full delegation of the Construction
Grants Management Assistance 205 (g) program for sewage treatment
facilities.
explore alternatives for efficient and effective residuals management
program to deal with the large number of sewage treatment plants
ameliorate persistent manpower shortages due to budgetary and
administrative constraints
promote understanding of the need and stimulate demand for improved
disposal systems and methods through effective public participation
Water Quality Management
develop a 5-year water quality monitoring plan
State Toxics Strategy
expand interagency coordination beyond emergency situations and begin
to unify approaches to toxic substance issues
Water Quality Management Planning
coordinate with appropriate State/Federal agencies to develop a
statewide assessment of problems in coal-bearing areas
expand states silviculture data base
Safe Drinking Water Act
continue implementation of State interim Primary Drinking Water
Regulations
Underground Injection Control Plan
define functional relationships in areas of overlapping expertise or
responsibility
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4 CONTACTS
SEA
Henry Hudson
EPA - Region 4
Program Integration & Operations
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
8-257-2136
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Ralph Jennings
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 4, Pesticide Branch
345 Courtland Street, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30308
(404) 881-3864
FTS: 8-257-3864
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FLORIDA
develop a schedule by January 1980 to complete full delegation
of PSD, NSPS, and HESHAPS programs.
obtain legislative authority for obtaining civil,
nonconpliance, and nonpayment penalties-
develop a regional network for monitoring the cumulative
effects of Florida's geographically concentrated injection
well disposal system.
integrate RCRA and SDWA programs that pertain to groundwater
and resolve permitting and regulatory conflicts between the
two.
- develop procedural rules for implementing the Florida
Industrial Siting Act, which consolidates the permitting
process.
develop a comprehensive ambient monitoring strategy for 208
districts, water districts and local pollution control
programs.
- develop a comprehensive quality assurance program which can
address testing, data handling, report, and management
requirements of all Florida's programs.
- establish a procedure for integrating the various proqrams
which are responsible for aspects of sludge management.
- complete monitoring activities, and laboratory certification,
and develop uniform guidelines for assuring compliance of
public drinking water systems with set standards.
supplement analysis of samples for radiochemical content by
contract with certified laboratories outside of Florida.
develop a management system to use the MSIS more effectively.
promote resource recovery through public media and provide
assistance to local governments in developing such programs.
draft rules and regulations for hazardous waste control and
disposal site criteria and conduct open dump inventory.
analyze all public participation activities to determine the
desirability of 1) centralizing these activities, 2)
developing uniform administrative procedures for ou'olic
participation, 3) developing new public education efforts, and
4) expanding information efforts.
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- participate in the National Radiation Program Directors task
force.
- develop model code for construction on phosphate lands.
reconcile legislative, internal budgeting and program grant
schedules and processes to enhance the ability to control,
adjust and direct funds where needed.
- develop a program evaluation system.
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GEORGIA
Water Programs
Improve construction grants management, including completion
of technical staffing.
Survey all streams for which strong Step 1 or Step 2
construction grant justifications do not exist; seek
delegation of advanced treatment level reviews.
Identify water quality effects of run off in at least one
watershed where a high pollution potential exists; review and
correct data collection and control programs, as needed.
Sample State waters for toxic substances; initiate control
actions through NPDES program.
Seek and implement "dredge and fill" delegation.
Plan and implement pilot project to effectively manage POTW's.
Revise MOU to reduce EPA reviews of NPDES permits.
Hazardous Waste
- Develop State hazardous waste rules and regulations.
Apply for authorization to operate State (in lieu of Federal)
program.
Continue notifying potential generations; provide EPA
generator information.
Safe Drinking Water
- Continue enforcement activities against SDWA violators.
Air Quality Management
- Implement volatile organic chemicals regulations.
Implement Transportation Improvement Element of SIP.
- Develop inspection and maintenance program in Atlanta for
mobile source enforcement.
Public Participation
- Seek further public involvement via advisory committee and a
full-time position.
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KENTUCKY
Public Participation
analyze Department public participation activities; assess
federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements.
Construction Grants Delegation Agreement
apply for State Management Assistance Grant to implement
construction grant program.
Emergency Response
- revise and expand the Spill Response Contingency Plan to
permit tinely on-scene decision-making ability to analyze and
abate environmental emergencies.
Hazardous Waste Management
seek, statutory framework necessary to enforce
disposal/treatment/storage and permitting activities.
HPDES Program
- continue to seek phased delegation of permitting and
enforcement responsibilities; consolidate dual permits
compliance schedules.
Non-Hazardous Residual Waste Management Program
undertake a three-phase plan
Phase I: data base guidelines and regulatory development
Phase II: regulatory program development and coordination
Phase III: implementation
Regional Facility Siting Program
- develop and implement a more rational process of power plant
siting under existing Environmental Compatibility Statement
requirements.
Auto Emission Inspection/Maintenance Program
prepare a draft bill to give legal authority for mandatory
inspection/maintenance program, retention of inspection fees
for operating expenses, and provisions for anti-tampering and
prevention of fuel-switching.
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MISSISSIPPI
Air Quality Management
complete PSD plan; prepare to accept delegation of NSPS and NESHAPS
programs.
- develop regulations to control volatile organic compounds; submit
revision of State Implementation Plan.
Noncompliance Penalty Program
Revise State authority and regulations to prepare to assume NPP.
Water
Establish commission to receive grants and design waste water
facilities.
Negotiate revised MOU with EPA to permit expeditious processing of
NPDES permits.
Prepare for and accept delegation of State management assistance for
Construction Grants Program.
Solid Waste
Draft State solid waste management plan.
Conduct open dump and old chemical dump inventories.
Public Water Supplies
Begin enforcing SDWA provisions for non-community water supplies.
Increase enforcement activities against suppliers who continue to
willfully and routinely violate the SDWA.
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NORTH CAROLINA
TSCA Section 28
Identify, assess and control toxic substances in North
Carolina. The project will (a) develop a profile of
substances produced, used, and accumulated as wastes in the
State, (b) assess the human health effects of selected
profiled substances, (c) identify sources, level, and
durations of human exposure to profiled substances, and (d)
develop and begin implementing a plan to control those
substances for which adverse effects are judged to exceed
benefits. (For further information contact Dr. Quentin W.
Lindsey, Science and Public Policy Advisor to the Governor, at
919/733-6501.)
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NORTH CAROLINA
Aut roph i c a t ion
prepare quarterly reports evaluating the trophic status of
the Chowtin River
Permit Program Management
evaluate the one-stop permit shop concept to determine its
effectiveness and to identify problem areas-
Emergency Response
develop and document Oil and Hazardous Materials
Contingency Plan,- develop interagency agreements required for
full implementation.
Statewide Monitoring
Air: complete development of revision of State
Implementation Plan to provide monitoring for air pollutants.
- Water: review the water monitoring program and prepare a
report by July 1.
Construction Grants Management
submit program grant for approval and initiate by December 1,
1979.
Motor Vehicle Exhaust
- design and initiate a public involvement program.
Groundwater Quality Management and Protection
evaluate existing statutory authority to implement the
underground injection control program.
Hazardous Waste
- evaluate existing regulations and legislation to determine
their consistency with RCRA.
Solid Waste
develop a draft State solid waste management plan and submit
to EPA in October 1980.
Public Water Supplies
implement a comprehensive enforcement program which inlcudes
inspections, hearings, orders and legal actions.
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SOUTH CAROLINA
the Department of Health and Environmental Control will
participate with EPA in a program-by-program review of
delegation agreements.
- revise the contingency plan to cover emergency response
activities.
- place all public participation requirements, other than
specific technical program input, under the Office of
Environmental Quality Control.
water quality protection on Hilton Head Island and expeditious
implementation of waste water treatment needs; complete
environmental impact statements and assist in the evaluation
of waste water treatment needs.
submit application for full/interim authorization from EPA to
conduct a hazardous waste management program 120 days after
final promulgation of RCRA section 3006 regulations.
evaluate existing legislation and regulations to determine
their adequacy for RCRA implementation.
- complete inventory and assessment of unregulated activities
and their potential for groundwater contamination as
identified in the 208 work plan.
combine existing laboratory functions and quality control
certification activities.
- revise and approve State Implementation Plan.
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TENNESSEE
Air Quality Management
submit annual "reasonable further progress" reports to EPA on
non-attainment areas by July 1, 1980.
attain ambient air quality standards in non-attainment areas within
specified time frames as established in the State Implementation Plan,
Delegation of Authority
develop and adopt regulations to collect non-compliance and
non-payment penalties within ninety days after EPA promulgation of
regulations
Non-hazardous Waste Management
evaluate existing regulations and legislation to determine their
adequacy for implementation of RCRA
Hazardous Waste Management
develop and adopt rules and regulations to control hazardous waste by
November 1, 1979.
Emergency Response
establish a committee to develop and coordinate procedures for the
Emergency Response Program by October 15, 1979.
Hardeman County Landfill
the Bureau of Environmental Health Administration will coordinate
State, Federal, and private efforts to address, formulate, and
implement a resolution to the County landfill problems.
State Management Assistance - Construction Grants
develop and implement plan for Section 205 (g) Construction Grants
Management.
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REGION 5 CONTACTS
SEA
Dave Stringham
Office of the Administrator
EPA - Region 5
230 South Dearborn Street (5RA)
Chicago, IL 60604
8-353-3009
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Karl Bremer
Toxic substances Coordinator
EPA Region 5, Pesticide Branch
230 South Dearborn Street
Room 1165
Chicago II. 60604
(312) 353-2291
FTS: 8-886-6002
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ILLINOIS
Hazardous Waste Management
- introduce legislation proposing a Hazardous Waste Management
Authority which can provide an institutional framework for
Illinois hazardous waste disposal program.
with Illinois' five multi-media regional coordinators,
implement a comprehensive public participation program.
- conduct an open dump inventory, and determine which groups
should participate in the manifest system.
enter into a cooperative agreement with Chicago's Metropolitan
Sanitary District to develop one enforcement system against
midnight dumpers.
- develop groundwater policy and evaluate the pollution threat
of open dumps to the ground water supply.
Air Pollution
meet SIP commitments for an inspection/maintenance system and
implementation.
pursue developing a contractor-operated inspection and
maintenance program.
aid the joint House-Senate Committee study of the feasibility
and impact of a mandatory emission inspection program.
Pretreatment Program and Water Quality
complete an industrial survey to,determine which POTW1s will
need to implement pretreatment programs.
Field Organization and Enforcement
through the Field Operations Work Group, assess the
feasibility of:
- expedition of the decision process on alleged violations.
- improvement of multi-media coordination, considering the
possibility of multi-media inspections of facilities.
- integration of district office technical expertise.
Emergency Response Program
- improve procedures for coordination with the Emergency
Services and Disaster Agency.
- pursue approval for a full-time emergency response position.
By Feb. 1980 develop an Agency policy that defines the
responsibilities of the emergency action group, and those of
the different media divisions under emergency conditions.
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INDIANA
- insure full implementation of SIP orocesses.
estimate impact of tugitive dust sources on SIP development in
secondary nonattainment areas.
- secure computer support for hazardous waste management
program.
draft regulations covering generator, transporter, and
hazardous waste management facilities.
develop an approvable pretreatment program by December 1979.
propose policy requiring all permitees to include in
preliminary engineering studies analyses of residual wastes
created by each design option, options for disposal, and its
impacts.
- integrate public participation sequence levels and methods in
all environmental programs.
coordinate idencification, monitoring, and remedial action
procedures under RCRA, SDWA, and CWA for hazardous waste
disposal issues.
establish mechanisms to carefully evaluate alternative
solutions to water pollution and solid waste problems that do
jiot adversely affect drinking water sources.
provide the means for establishing and monitoring quality
assurance for all environmental programs laboratories.
develop inter-program cooperation for using data collected on
toxic substances.
integrate the terms of the U.S. - Canada Water Quality
Agreement (1978) on the Great Lakes into state plans and
objectives.
- establish a means for dealing with unsewered unincorporated
housing areas that are a major impediment to effectively
operating the Clean Lakes Program.
complete waste load allocations in remaining water quality
segments and integrate with the outputs into water quality
management planning, NPDES permits, and construction grants.
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MICHIGAN
TSCA Section 28
Develop a Critical Materials Program. The project will
identify potential toxic substances problems through analysis
of data available in Michigan's Critical Materials Reports,
Air Priority Chemicals Reports, and other sources of
information. (For further information, contact Mr. Richard
Powers, Department of Natural Resources, at 517-374-9640.)
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MINNESOTA
Minnesota's Pollution Control Agency and the Department of Health
and USEPA selected six highlights and seven cross-cutting issues
to be included in this year's agreement. They include plans to:
- develop an integrated process for considering residuals
generated from pollution control works.
- develop a management plan for hazardous wastes, including
disposal site information and impacts on groundwater quality.
- resolve effluent limits for Metro Waste Control Commission
STP-
address ways to mitigate problems caused by Federal-State
differences in funding schedules.
coordinate quality-assured laboratory capabilities for
analysis to support all environmental programs.
identify programs which support water quality objectives of
the U.S. - Canada Water Quality Agreement.
- complete waste load allocations and water quality standards
revisions.
monitor for toxic substances.
- coordinate groundwater protection by both State departments as
it affects SDWA activities related to drinking water supplies.
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OHIO
develop an agreement with the Public Utilities Commission
regarding a manifest system and transportation regulations
coordinate the Offices of Emergency Response and of Land
Pollution Control as part of the hazardous waste program.
study the State's role in hazardous waste facility
development.
provide technical support, public information and testimony to
support the enactment of Inspection/Maintenance program
legislation.
conduct an Inspection/Maintenance public information and
participation program.
attempt to obtain State civil penalty authority.
incorporate pretreatment program items into construction
grants applications and amendments.
develop list of large cities to act as regional laboratories
for smaller satellite communities.
establish and maintain procedures for issuing warnings and
detecting violations of the public drinking water program.
refer violators of public water and underground injection
control programs to a litigation screening committee.
improve modelling and analysis techniques to be able to better
assess in-stream water quality impacts of urban storm-water
runoff.
prepare recommendations for interagency handling of
groundwater contamination problems from oil and gas well
development.
develop a "fast-track" list of construction grants priorities,
and develop organizational and managerial procedures for
effectively distributing grants resources.
complete water quality standards, management plans and
initiate a waste load allocation strategy.
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WISCONSIN
TSCA Section 28
1. Study health problems related to formaldehyde vapors emanating
from mobile construction materials. The project will identify
through epidemiological studies, health problems related to
formaldehyde vapors emanating from mobile home construction
materials. Wisconsin's effort will complement
Massachusetts' study of problems related to formaldehyde
vapors from insulation materials.
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WISCONSIN
Water Quality Standards and Waste Load Allocations
develop a systematic method for establishing water quality standards
for all waters, and allocating wastes for full fish and aquatic life
water quality limited segments, including the consideration of an
economic variance procedure.
Sludges
develop a management strategy for sludges from publicly owned
treatment works, including recycling and/or disposal. Monitoring of
toxic substances shall be included in the strategy-
Groundwater
develop program to protect groundwater, including evaluation of the
conditions of the resource, and develop action plans to deal with
identified problems.
State Implementation Plan
establish the rules, commitments and schedules required.
Hazardous Waste Siting Legislation
develop proposed State legislation which will provide the ability to
locate and obtain acceptable hazardous waste sites.
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RE^lUJN b CONTACTS
SEA
Ray Lozano
EPA - Region 6
Regional Administrator's Office
First International Building
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75270
8-729-2697
TSCA Section 28
Dr. Norman Dyer
Chief, Pesticides & Hazardous
Materials
EPA Region 6, Pesticide Branch
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75207
(214) 767-2734
FTS: 8-729-2734
Region 6
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ARKANSAS
more cost-effective or resource-conservative environmental
control strategies
additional protection from the effects of toxic chemicals
improve management of hazardous wastes
improve protection of areas having high environmental quality
improve strategies or increased control efforts in areas where
environmental quality has deteriorated below acceptable levels
increase opportunities for the public to develop an understanding
of environmental issues and to participate in related
decision-making processes
improve management of air and water resources
improve groundwater protection
protect public drinking water supplies
develop reasonably available solid waste disposal facilities and
resolve related problems of litter
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LOUISIANA
- State Agency staff development
Expansion of Public Water Supply Supervision Program
Initiation of EPA grant-assisted Underground Injection Program
- State/EPA Action Program for Investigation of Critical
Hazardous/Solid Wastes Disposal problem sites
Implementation of "Phase I" 208 Water Quality Management
Plan (s) and Initiation of "Phase II" WQM Planning
Multi-agency laboratory & sampling Quality Assurance for all
EPA-funded programs covered bv FY 1980 SEA
Strategy for safe storage, transportation, treatment and
disposal of hazardous wastes
Expansion of solid waste control program
- Increased public participation/education in State's
environmental programs
- Increased enforcement of existing environmental
laws/regulations
-Strengthen publicly-owned treatment works construction grants
administration program.
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NEW MEXICO
Hazardous Waste Management
Investigate hazardous materials incidents.
Inspect and conduct surveillance of permitted and non-permitted
sites.
Train staff in the use of EPA training resources.
Water Pollution Control
Participate in administering and implementing the conditions of
approximately 180 NPDES permits in New Mexico, as stipulated in
section 106 (P.L. 95-217) grant agreement.
assist EPA in resolving the legal challenge presented by uranium
interests regarding the validity of NPDES permits at those
facilities.
complete the three-year review of the state Water Quality
Standards and designate water quality limited segments as
required by the Federal Clean Water Act.
prepare a priority ranking list for about 60 communities applying
for funding for construction of wastewater treatment facilities.
Underground Injection Control
Inventory class II injection wells.
Inventory class I, III and IV wells.
Inventory sand backfill wells and study possible approach for
inventory of other Class V wells.
Review plans and approve permits for injection well applications.
Update data processing procedures for the UIC Program.
Identify underground sources of drinking water for further
designation in the UIC Program.
jPublic Participation
Develop and issue timely news releases through the public
information office on items of current interest.
Assist field personnel to develop news releases specific to
certain geographical areas.
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OKLAHOMA
develop criteria to respond to problems in the energy field.
coal development and utilization
petroleum development and utilization
energy conservation
develop a municipal sludge disposal program
develop a state policy for funding of advanced secondary or
advanced wastewater treatment facilities
provide for environmentally sound disposal of all controlled
industrial waste.
- define a monitoring network to be coordinated under the
programs of CWA, SDWA, and RCRA.
develop and implement a controlled industrial (hazardous)
waste management program.
develop an Urban Stormwater Management Program
evaluate nonpoint source management program
review and, if necessary, recommend establishing authority to
restrain persons causing pollution problems; update Oklahoma
contingency plans for responding to such emergencies.
prepare a delegation agreement to ensure a smooth transition
of authority from EPA to Oklahoma regarding 205 (g)
delegation.
develop and operate a coordinated system for access to data
from all water-related programs.
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TEXAS
develop coordinated State application for full authorization
to conduct the hazardous waste management program pursuant to
RCRA section 3006.
implement control over POTW sludge and solid waste
management.
the potential impact of surface mining of lignite on surface
and ground water will be assessed, and a data base for future
control strategy evaluation will be developed.
nonpoint source sampling programs will be implemented to
evaluate potential for water quality degradation.
develop and assess alternative septic tank control strategies
in several areas currently complying ^with stream standards
but with potential for continued water quality problems.
address problem of potentially toxic pollutants from specific
sites on surface waters through monitoring programs.
develop priority listing of reservoirs requiring restorative
action.
emphasize enforcement efforts aimed at mismanagement of solid
waste disposal.
continue to implement the Basic Water Monitoring Program
(BWMP), including sampling significant lakes to monitor
eutrophic trends.
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REGION 7 CONTACTS
SEA
Don Christenson, Director
External Affairs
EPA - Region 7
324 East 11 Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
8-758-3143
(Alt. Gene Ramsey, 8-758-3143)
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Wolfgang Brandner
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 7, Pesticide Branch
324 East llth Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 374-6538
FTS: 8-758-6538
Region 7
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IOWA
Priority 1; Emergency Response
coordinate agencies and resources responding to toxic and
hazardous materials spill incidents.
document spill incidents and develop a list of State, local
and private resources agencies and individuals that can be
useful in counteracting such incidents.
Priority 2; Hazardous Waste Management Program
consistent with EPA regulations promulgated under subtitle C
of RCRA, develop a program to document hazardous wastes,
investigate their sources, and approve sites and transportation
cooperate with the University of Iowa Institute of Public Affairs
for a public involvement program aimed at hazardous waste site
development and assurance.
Priority 3; Charles City Wastewater discharge and dumpsite
attempt to correct the threat to surface and groundwater resources
posed by the LaBounty land dump sites through incorporating
interim pretreatment requirements into the NPDES permit issued to
Charles City, and utilizing matching grants funds pursuant to
section 208 of CWA to study additional Salsbury Laboratories
disposal problems.
Priority 4; Des Moines 208 Areawide Plan
review and act on the Central Iowa Regional Association of local
governments application for section 208 funds, and provide
technical assistance for their planning activities.
Priority 5; SIP Revisions
adopt selected NSPS and recommend legislation to the National Air
Quality Commission to allow for equipment and design standards,
and for PSD.
conduct compliance evaluations of the stationary sources in
nonattainment areas which are listed as being of "unknown"
compliance status in our Data system.
Priority 6; Water Quality
complete at least four intensive surveys to provide additional
monitoring data and to measure the effectiveness of NPDES and
other corrective action programs.
conduct NPDES inspections of 103 major and 300 minor sources.
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KANSAS
Priority 1; Land Runoff (agricultural, urban, septic tanks)
modify water quality monitoring programs to obtain additional data
on runoff parameters
support a program to maintain municipal awareness of urban runoff
problems.
seek legislation which will require advance resolution of water
supply and sewerage system problems in new subdivisions.
Priority 2; Hazardous/ Solid and Residual Waste Management
develop siting policy, and abandoned and illicit site program.
develop resource energy recovery, and land disposal location
policies to be included in a Solid Waste Management Plan.
Coordinate with water quality planning.
conduct a land disposal Inventory.
reissue permits in the 21 primary industrial categories, taking
into account possible toxic pollutants.
Priority 3; Air Quality
correct for conditional SIP's by 4/1/80.
support the adoption of appropriate legislation to provide the
State authority needed to establish State standards for PSD.
Priority 4; Wastewater and Water Supply
reissue second round municipal and federal facility permits to
reflect new levels of treatment specified by 1977 CWA.
assist communities on the priority list develop an adequate supply
of potable water.
since water supply improvements are financed by the beneficiaries,
public awareness and education programs will be developed.
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MISSOURI
Priority 1; Emergency Response
develop emergency response capability to include communication and
laboratory networks, and an interim system by 10/31/79.
be able to place a fully equipped response team on-site within 6-
10 hours.
Priority 2; Hazardous and Solid Wastes
implement a hazardous waste management program by 1/1/80.
identify existing problem sites and practices.
educate public through technical assistance to communities, and at
least four public presentations with visual aids on the "Waste
Alert" program.
design a computer software package to integrate USEPA and Missouri
ADP.
upgrade land disposal regulations to Federal Standards.
develop a Land Disposal Inventory plan to be included in the State
Solid Waste Management plan.
Priority 3; Air Quality
based upon approved SIP schedule, design and implement a vehicle
emmision inspection pilot program.
initiate the development of PSD, NPDES, and UESHAPS programs in
preparation for the transfer of primary authority for these
programs from EPA to Missouri.
Priority 4; Water Quality
identify nonpoint pollution sources and develop control programs
with public participation.
identify BMP's for lead and zinc mining by 6/1/80.
develop ADP, or adopt MSIS system, to handle water supply data.
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NEBRASKA
Priority 1; Public Participation
coordinate public involvement in state environmental programs.
sponsor workshops for teachers, news media, and students to
explain technical and legal jargon and identify some of the
ethical issues in environmental topics.
cross-train state staffs with EPA field people.
produce, with EPA, a television program on environmental ethics
focused on the Long Pine Creek area's water quality.
Priority 2; Groundwater Quality
initiate project to reduce groundwater levels due to fertilizer
use.
Priority 3; Emergency Response
develop a quick response team for hazardous material problems.
establish post-emergency lab support and timely access to
toxicological and medical data.
develop hazardous waste site discovery and containment program.
Priority 4; Hazardous and Solid Wastes
develop policies and legislation for resource recovery, and land
disposal siting.
Priority 5; Air Quality
revise SIP to address Omaha and Lincoln non-attainment of NESHAP
Standards for particulates and/or carbon monoxide.
Priority 6; Water Quality
provide continuing operation of the public water system
surveillance program of the SWDA.
develop a state water pretreatment program that requires industry
to remove pollutants before discharge into municipal sewer system.
Nebraska also intends to develop sophisticated analytical and
monitoring laboratory capabilities to support all the State
environmental programs.
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REGION 8 CONTACTS
SEA
Joan Barnes, Chief
Resources Management Branch
EPA - Region 8
1860 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80203
8-327-3853
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Dean Gillam
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 8, Pesticide Branch
1860 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80295
(303) 837-3926
FTS: 8-327-3926
Region 8
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COLORADO
Solid Waste and Hazardous Materials Control
develop a state-managed, integrated hazardous and toxic wastes
control program
- ' complete the state solid and hazardous waste control plan
Air Quality
implement and enforce like provisions of the adopted air quality
State Implementation Plan (SIP); revise the SIP as necessary-
Emergency Response
Programs to respond to emergency incidents that present
environmental health hazards will be high priority.
Water Quality
assume shared responsibility with EPA for management of the
Wastewater Facilities Construction Grant Program
complete revisions of Water Quality Standards and stream
classifications; initiate inclusion of toxic substance standards
in water quality standards
improve National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
permitting and enforcement capabilities; improve compliance of
municipal dischargers with permit requirements
update Colorado River salinity control strategy and implement
that strategy through the NPDES and 208 programs
complete arid implement initial water quality management ("208")
plans
Public Participation
need to develop overall public information and participation
process for the State's environmental health programs
initial efforts will be made to improve and expand the States
environmental program public participation activities.
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MONTANA
Air
Carry out State Implementation Plan
Compliance and Enforcement-
10 inspections of major sources, assistance on compliance
activities, assistance on enforcement actions as needed (EPA)
Emergency Episodes-
assist in revising plan and putting in telemetry system (EPA)
Construction Grant Program
implement 205 (g)
formalize Montana/EPA office role in administration of program
(EPA)
Wastewater Discharge Permit Program
issue, reissue or modify major permits so that water quality
standards, toxic criteria limitations and pretreatments are met;
toxic criteria limitations and pretreatment requirements are
imposed; residual wastes are handled appropriately; and
appropriate effluent limitations and self-monitoring are
provided.
Water Quality Management Program
obtain EPA approval of the Statewide 208 plan (WQB)
continue needs assessment to provide an adequate inventory of the
quality of the waters of the State and to define problem areas
continue to implement the aricultural nonpoint sources program
through the use of Conservation District 208 agreements,
coordination, contracts and agreements with agricultural
organizations and agencies, and public education
Safe Drinking Water Program Implementation
provide additional personnel assistance
Solid Waste and Hazardous Material
develop and implement hazardous waste program
open dump inventory
develop and implement regulatory program
develop state solid waste plans
Toxic Substances
participate in identifying and developing integrated strategies
for specific toxic chemical programs (EPA)
identify and take corrective action to solve asbestos problems
(EPA)
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NORTH DAKOTA
Multi-Media
develop an environmental emergency response and enforcement program
related to oil spills, air, hazardous substances, radiation, and
toxic substances.
develop a comprehensive public information/participation program
which meets the requirements of all programs covered under the SEA.
Solid Waste/Toxics
develop programs and strategies sufficient for Federal requirements
to control hazardous waste and toxic substances.
Water
assume delegation of Clean Water Act 205 (g) program.
develop Clean Water Act 208 program, including strengthening and
expanding the implementation of the statewide 208 plan.
review and revise the North Dakota Water Quality Standards.
Air
implement and enforce the adopted State Implementation Plan,
including the New Source Review Program.
- develop and implement an Air Quality Monitoring Plan that meets
Federal requirements, including revising the State Implementation
Plan to provide for an Air Quality Surveillance System.
identify Western North Dakota environmental problems associated
with energy development.
Noise
develop a program to establish local community noise control
programs in the cities in accordance with the Quiet Communities Act
of 1978.
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SOUTH DAKOTA
Office of Water Quality
continue to manage Federal Construction Grants Program to plan,
design, and construct municipal wastewater treatment facilities.
continue Operation and Maintenance inspections and provide
technical assistance to wastewater facilities evaluations.
conduct compliance monitoring inspections of wastewater facilities,
draft or help draft all minor NPDES permits; provide technical
assistance to EPA for drafting major State NPDES permits.
assume administration of the NPDES Permit Program and Pretreatrnent
Program in the State.
step up identification of agricultural pollution sources,
particularly feedlots, and work: with SCS and ASCS to reduce this
pollution.
- develop non-point source pollution control programs: Rural Clean
Water Program, Agricultural Conservation Program special projects,
and other conservation projects.
Solid Waste Management Activities
Hazardous Wastes - develop State application for interim EPA
authorization, including full authorization plan, during FY 80.
identify serious hazardous waste problems in the State.
non-Hazardous Wastes - conduct inventory of municipal, industrial,
agricultural and mining waste disposal sites.
- develop State solid waste management plan.
Air Quality Activities
implement the State Implementation Plan (SIP) for air quality; non-
attainment areas.
obtain necessary resources and begin implementation of Prevention
of Significant Deterioration Program.
prepare SIP revisions for lead emissions.
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Office of Water Hygiene
- assume administration of underground injection control program.
assume primacy enforcement of the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act.
Pesticides/Toxics Activities
- develop integrated toxic substances strategies for a comprehensive
and coordinated approach by all agencies with jurisdiction over
environmental or health problems caused by toxic substances.
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UTAH
- complete and implement the State Implementation Plan (SIP) and
revisions.
complete non-attainment area SIP revision (including inspection and
maintenance) and implement plan upon adoption.
develop SIP for prevention of significant deterioration of air
quality- Obtain interim delegation of authority to administer the
New Source Review Program under EPA's rules until the Utah SIP is
submitted and approved.
develop and implement SIP for lead.
«
develop SIP for monitoring programs and for assessing and
collecting non-compliance penalties by January 1, 1980 or
subsequent date approved by EPA.
develop and implement Hazardous Waste Management Program.
- interim authorization for administering subtitle C of RCRA.
prepare solid waste management plan, including a continuation of
the land disposal inventory.
achieve primacy enforcement responsibility under the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act; increase compliance of water supply systems.
- achieve delegation of management of the Construction Grants program
to Utah and complete drafting of functional subagreements.
- update initial nondesignated 208 plan and implement 208 plan
reccommendations, especially with regard to nonpoint source
control.
achieve delegation of the NPDES discharge permit program to Utah.
update and implement Colorado River salinity strategy.
increase assistance to local communities in upgrading operation and
maintenance of municipal sewerage facilities.
achieve primacy delegation of the underground injection control
program.
develop and implement a comprehensive environmental public
information/participation program.
assess the extent and reasons (on a plant-by-plant basis) for
municipal POTW's not complying with interim and final NPDES
effluent limits. Develop and implement, in cooperation with the
Regional Office, a strategy that will significantly increase the
percent of permit compliance (present and future) among municipal
POTW's.
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WYOMING
implement Delegation Agreement for the Construction Grant
Program.
develop and implement section 208 Water Quality Management
adopt and implement Colorado River salinity strategy.
develop an integrated State hazardous waste control program that
will meet Federal requirements.
conduct solid waste facilities and pits, ponds and lagoons
inventory.
implement a. comprehensive public information/participation
program for activities covered under the SEA.
implement revised State Implementation Plan for air.
develop and submit to EPA a State Air Monitoring Plan.
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REGION 9 CONTACTS
SEA
Frank Covington, Director
Water Division
EPA - Region 9
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
8-556-0893
(Alt. Catherine Kuhlman,
Walter Division)
8-556-7554
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Kirby Narcisse
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 9, Pesticide Branch
215 Fremont Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 556-4606
FTS: 8-556-4606
Region 9
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ARIZONA
Air Quality
continue program management and coordination regarding the
implementation of the 1979 State Implementation Plan revisions
submit state regulations for copper smelters to provide for
Ultimate Emission Limits to attain National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS)
provide for the implementation of the PSD program in cooperation
with local governments for TSP and SO2
provide for the implementation and consultation to local agencies
in the establishment of new NAMS and SLAMS for ambient
monitoring.
Pesticides
define necessary actions to enable Arizona to obtain primacy
enforcement authority for Federal Insecticides, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act.
Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
select and develop a hazardous waste disposal site and establish
procedures and criteria for future sites.
survey and assess imminent hazards which may be created as a
result of improper waste disposal practices.
perform an open dump inventory (municipal disposal sites are high
priority).
prepare waste management studies, identify responsibilities for
solid waste management, and develop regulatory mechanisms
required to implement a solid waste disposal program.
develop and implement an emergency response plan for hazardous
waste spills and disposal incidents consistent with the overall
plan developed pursuant to section 504 of the CWA.
Water Quality
maintain 1979 level of activity in basic program areas such as
plan review, inspections enforcement, water quality data
collection and analysis, operator certification and data
management.
implement significant sections of the Water Quality Management
Plan.
continue to administer interim NPDES.
implement applicable portions of an industrial pretreatment
program.
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CALIFORNIA
EPA and the State will direct resources to programs which will
impact management of toxic substances.
The State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) will reconsider
acceptance of the underground injection control program study and
evaluation.
The Department of Health Services (DOHS) shall seek authorization
to regulate the source, movement, and fate of hazardous wastes
under the RCRA.
- The SWRCB, DOHS, and the Solid Waste Management Board (SWMB) wilJ
complete their Memorandum of Understanding which establishes a
cooperative inter-agency solid and hazardous waste control
program. The Air Resources Board (ARB) will review the MOU and
consider entering into the Agreement.
EPA will finalize procedures for its consolidated permitting
regulations, and work with the State to assure EPA involvement in
early stages of permit application review.
The SWMB/DOHS/SWRCB/ARB/EPA will evaluate the recommendations of
existing sludge management studies in terms of exploring new
alternatives for solids management and disposal, i.e., Los
Angeles/Orange County Metropolitan Area Project, the San Francisco
Bay Region Wastewater Solids Study, and the Sacramento Sewage
Sludge Management Program.
DOHS will continue to develop and implement a public information
program to disseminate information about hazardous waste management.
SWRCB/DOHS/SWMB/Regional Water Quality Control Boards, in conjunction
with Regional Planning Agencies, will work together for future site
development. DOHS (with regard to hazardous wastes) and SWMB (with
regard to used oil) will expand their recovery and recycling programs
and investigate options to conserve landfill capacity.
The RWQCBs/DOHS/SWRCB/ARB will work with the Office of Emergency
Services to ensure that the State has authority and contingency plans
comparable to that required by Federal regulations, and will
coordinate emergency response activities.
EPA will maintain its emergency response team and coordinate
activities and data with the State.
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GUAM
implement primacy enforcement responsibility as defined in SDWA.
a "lens dynamic study" will be initiated to better define the
Northern Groundwater system.
- assume a management role over the construction of appropriate
sewage facilities.
- prepare comprehensive territorial plan, classify and assess
hazardous waste disposal problems, and coordinate an open dump
inventory with the Surface Impoundment Assessment.
- improve the operation and maintenance of sewage and drinking water
facilities.
- public participation and education programs will be developed to
outline Guam's environmental quality management programs.
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HAWAII
continue implementing integrated environmental management program.
update and revise the State Continuing Planning Process as
necessary when the State adopts revised water quality standards.
implement the construction grants program (including operator
training provisions) to assure that each county effectively manages
its wastewater facilities program.
- pursue substantial delegation of the construction grants program as
defined in Section 205 (g) of the Clean water Act.
- give special consideration to reducing wastewater flow and to
recycling and beneficially using wastewater effluents and sludges.
- increase emphasis on monitoring and control of toxic and/or
hazardous materials.
continue program to protect underground water resources and public
health through controls on those factors affecting groundwater
quality.
continue program to implement the provisions of the Clean Water
Act.
develop a trend monitoring program for mobile source pollutants.
revise the State Implementation Plan for sulfur dioxide.
enforce regulatory requirements associated with environmental
protection programs (air, land, water)
continue to implement primacy enforcement responsibility for the
Safe Drinking Water Program.
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NEVADA
Environmental Management
delegate high priority EPA programs to the State
increase integrated planning and program coordination
develop population projections for use in planning programs
develop detailed emergency response plan.
Water Quality
undertake intensive survey and analysis of the Las Vegas Wash/Las
Vegas Bay, Carson River, and Truchee River areas
develop a detailed proposal for delegation of Construction Grants
Management (205g)
implement non-point source pollution control measures
- develop appropriate enforcement action to address sources of salt
loading into the Colorado River.
Water Supply
continue effort to assess the potential for groundwater
degradation.
identify potential impacts of wastewater treatment on water
supplies.
Air
revise and further develop "non-attainment area" plans (NAPs)
develop regulations for new source review in non-attainment areas
and attainment areas
establish an improved statewide monitoring network.
Solid/Hazardous Waste
develop state hazardous waste management program
identify and assess problem sites for potential imminent hazards
identify and develop a strategy to set priorities for site
classifications
establish a task force to coordinate efforts for management of
waste with special features.
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REGION 10 CONTACTS
SEA
Nora McGee
Resources Management Branch
EPA - Region 10
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98101
8-399-1250
TSCA Section 28
Mr. Jim Everts
Toxic Substances Coordinator
EPA Region 10, Pesticides Branch
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 442-1090
FTS: 8-399-5562
Region 10
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ALASKA
Safe Drinking Water Program
complete monitoring, research, and analysis activities
complete surface impoundment assessment
revise State Drinking Mater Regulations
administer and process new grants for water system construction
projects.
Water Pollution Control Program
complete monitoring, research, and analysis
update priority listing water quality data needs
complete, adopt and have certified by the Governor the initial
Phase Water Quality Management Plan for non-point pollution
sources
review and begin revising the Alaska Water Quality Standards
develop NPDES general permit system.
Clean Air Program
continue to develop appropriate transportation control efforts
submit a finalized program and regulations to carry out the
Prevention of Significant Deterioration and New Source Performance
Standards requirements of new stationary sources
summarize all ambient air monitoring data in an annual air quality
report .
Resource Conservation and Recovery
inventory and evaluate all solid waste disposal sites
establish and conduct a monitoring and surveillance program.
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IDAHO
Urban Areas
Priority 1 develop intenrated strategy for Ada County (Boise
area) with emphasis on
Carbon monoxide standard violations
-- Septic tank effluent degrading ground waters
-- Solid waste (need new site witnin 3 years)
-- Storm water runoff (water quality, erosion)
Priority 2 develop integrated strategy for Kootenai County
(Spokane area) with emphasis on
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Septic tank pollution of aquifer
Inadequate sludge disposal
Carbon monoxide standard violations
Inadequate toxic waste disposal
Toxic chemical storage
Inadequate waste treatment
Coordination of groundwater monitoring
Control of urban runoff
Statewide
Priority 1 sludge disposal
surface and qroundwater pollution from pits,
ponds, lagoons
develop program re disposal, storage, use of
toxics containers -^"
-- develop 20-year population projections
Priority 2 integrate State/EPA environmental monitoring
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OREGON
SEA management and performance evaluation
Responding to environmental emergencies
Integration of toxic wastes programs
Air programs
Complete SIP revisions in Portland, Salem, Medford, Springfield
State provisions for New Source reviews
Source compliance in Portland, etc.
Statewide air monitoring network
Resolve SIP provisions for field burning
Solid Waste/Hazardous Materials
Interim RCRA State program authorization
Assessment of abandoned disposal sites, corrective activities
Statewide inventory of "open dumps"; programs for upgrade or
closure
Water Quality
Implement WQ Management program (assessment and problem solving
process)
Manage local groundwater, urban runoff projects
Agricultural nonpoint source strategy, control
Delegations for construction grants programs
Compliance of major dischargers with waste discharge permits
Drinking Water
Compliance with safe drinking water microbiological criteria
Reestablish State DW protection programs
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WASHINGTON
Water Quality Management Program
implement completed Section 208 plans. These plans will be refined
as necessary.
nonpoint sources
DOE will monitor implementation activities and will hold a
meeting in the spring to review the implementation process in
each area.
point sources
most construction grant functions will be delegated.
State Solid and Hazardous Waste Management Program
priority areas: hazardous waste management, open dump inventory,
development of the state Solid Waste Management Plan
State Drinking Water Protection Program
the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) will continue
funding water system improvements
Program Coordination
Water supply
The Department of Environment (DOE) and DSHS will coordinate
closely on any new water supply projects as they may relate to
future municipal and industrial water supply
on-site waste disposal
DSHS work with DOE and local health departments to delineate the
division of review responsibilities for larger subsurface
disposal systems.
ground water quality management
ensure the non-duplication of DOE and DSHS efforts and the
coordination of agency objectives and activities.
municipal and industrial wastewater management
DOE and DSHS will continue to jointly review engineering reports
and plans for wastewater facilities plants for public health-
related concerns
solid waste management
DOE will work with DSHS to complete statewide sludge management,
utilization and disposal guidelines, using EPA criteria, when
established, as a basis.
hazardous waste management
DOE's water quality and solid waste programs will work together
to avoid duplication during the development of the inventories,
and to ensure information integration.
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Appendix 1
Partial EPA Operating Guidance:
The Administrator's Guidance on FY 1981
State-EPA Agreements
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ADFllNTSTRATDR'S GUIDANCE TO FT 1931 STATE/EPA AGREEMENTS'
INTRODUCTION
State/EPA Agreements (SEAs) are intended to be key management tools
which top managers in both EPA and the States can use to focus attention
on priority activities and problems. Each Assistant Administrator has,
in the appropriate section of this Guidance package, identified both
program priorities and SEA priorities for Fiscal Year 1981. These SEA
priorities should be used to guide the negotiation of the FY. 1981 SEAs
with a goal of maximizing the use of available resources to solve environ-
mental problems.
This section of the Operating Year Guidance for FY 1981 provides
direction for development of FY 1981 SEAs. It includes a concise state-
ment of the roles and responsibilities of Headquarters, the Regions and
the States in the SEA process. It defines the activities which occur in
the development of SEAs, sets forth a suggested schedule for SEA develop-
ment, and defines the essential elements of the SEA. The Guidance also
discusses the role of tracking and public involvement in the SEA process.
It covers both required and- suggested activities for SE,A development and
is based on the actual experience of States and Regions with FY 79 and
80 Agreements"* and the recommendations of the Administrator's Committee
on State/EPA Agreements.***
More detailed information, including examples of innovative or
successful approaches to SEA development, will be included in the FY
1981 SEA Handbook which will be available by March 1980.
^Reprinted from EPA Operating Year Guidance for Fiscal Year 1981.
**See October 1979 Annual Report: State/EPA Agreements.
***Convened by the Administrator in November 1979, to discuss SEA develop-
ment and recommend future direction.
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SEA AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL
Based on past experience, the consensus is that SEAs should be
strengthened as a management tool by:
9 Including all EPA programs as candidates for coverage
in SEAs
e Focusing SEAs on priority issues, with particular emphasis
on addressing problems across program lines
% Making the negotiation and implementation of SEAs a top
level, personal priority of Regional Administrators
« Using SEA priorities to "drive" program grant activities
t Tracking specific State and EPA commitments.
ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In delineating Federal and State roles in the Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Clean Water
Act (CWA), Clean Air Act, and other environmental legislation, Congress
clearly expected a Federal/State partnership. The State/EPA Agreement
process should make that .partnership real by encouraging States and
Regional Offices to negotiate their priorities in order to maximize, the
use of available resources.
EPA Headquarters' role in SEA development includes the following:
Setting national priorities
» Developing regulations and guidelines to implement environ-
mental legislation
Providing grant funds
s Developing program guidance
« Developing methods to consolidate and streamline overall
paperwork
9 Providing a forum for information exchange
Reviewing SEAs and assessing operation of SEA process.
EPA Regional Offices and the States are the most active participants
in the negotiation and implementation of State/ EPA Agreements. EPA
Regional Offices have responsibilities for the following:
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Identifying and assessing Regiona.1 environmental problems
Identifying opportunities to integrate resources and
activities to solve environmental problems
Providing States with program guidance consistent with the
Agency Operating Year Guidance
Consulting with appropriate Assistant Administrators .before
negotiating SEAs which conflict with major national program
priorities as stated in the Agency Operating Year Guidance
Negotiating SEA priorities and work plans with States
Streamlining the SEA process and consolidating paperwork
where possible
t Assisting States with public participation
Identifying and implementing EPA commitments in SEAs
Evaluating SEA progress and tracking commitments to assure
that they are met.
The State, as recipient of Federal grant funds, is responsible for
complying with applicable Federal laws and regulations. THe SEA offers
States the opportunity to negotiate, with EPA, the priorities within
their annual grant work plans, as well as the cross-cutting issues that
call for the application of time and resources across program lines
(e.g., hazardous waste sites). State responsibilities include:
Identifying and negotiating SEA priorities with the Regional
Office
Identifying opportunities to integrate resources and activities
to solve environmental problems
Developing grant work plans based on SEA negotiations and
integrating them where possible
Conducting public involvement activities (notices, public
hearings, workshops)
Implementing SEA commitments and grant work plans
Evaluating SEA progress and tracking commitments to ensure
that they are met.
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Although the States and EPA have primary responsibility for negotiat-
ing the Agreements, participation of the public and other governmental
agencies is important to the negotiation and execution of the Agreements.
EPA and the States should, therefore, work closely with the public and
with appropriate interstate agencies and regional and local agencies in
developing the Agreements.
SEA REGIONAL AND STATE ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS
Because FY 1-985 S£As included three or more environmental programs,
many Regions and States found it advantageous to assign SEA coordinating
responsibility to specific organizational units.* Regardless of the
organizational model used by the Region it is clear that support of the
Regional Administrator and other top managers, along with active, con-
tinuous involvement by the program offices enhance the quality and
utility of the Agreement. Program offices should be involved in negotiat-
ing the Agreements to ensure that the SEA priorities are effectively
implemented through the grant work plans.
State arrangements for SEA development vary, but in general they
can be grouped into two types. In one, negotiations are conducted by a
single environmental agency that has responsibility for all of the
programs included in the SEA. In the other, two or more State agencies
individually conduct negotiations for the program grant area(s) for
which they are responsible and become co-signers of the SEA. This is
frequently accompanied by. an "umbrella" Agreement with the Governor.
Methods of organizing and negotiating Agreements are less important
than the character of the negotiations themselves. The State/EPA Agreement
must be a truly bilateral agreement. Both EPA and the States must be
willing to commit themselves to specific activities (in addition to the
award of grant funds).
SEA DEVELOPMENT
Process
The State and EPA should begin development of the Agreement as
early as possible each year (see Schedule, next page). Generally, the
SEA process should include the following broadly defined activities:
Assessment of environmental problems and existing strategies
Identification of priority problems
o Identification of available resources
a Negotiation of SEA priorities
'EDITOR S riOTE: For more information about SEA regional and State organi-
zational models, see Annual Report,. October 1979.
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Assessment and selection of alternative problem-solving
approaches
Assignment of tasks, schedules, funding and responsible
parties
Implementation of signed Agreement, including the award
of grants
Periodic evaluations of SEA outputs and annual revision.
In planning for the FY 81 SEAs, both Headquarters and the Regions
should make a concerted effort to streamline the SEA process by consolidating
planning activities and related paperwork where possible.
FY 81 SEA Schedule
The following is a suggested schedule for FY 1981 SEA development.
It is similar to several Regional schedules and provides a general
calendar for SEA activities.*
MONTH
1979
October
November
December
ACTIVITY
Award FY 80 grants
Assess FY 80 SEA process and
identify needed improvements
National HQ/Regional/SEA
Coordinators Meeting
Initiate review of FY 80 SEAs to
determine strengths and weak-
nesses
Prepare FY 81 SEA schedules and
"scope of work"
Review environmental problem
assessments
RESPONSIBLE PARTY*
Regions
HQ/Regions
HQs
HQs/Regions/States
Regions/States
Regions/States
*It is recognized that this schedule will vary slightly from Region-to-
Region.
**HQ - EPA Headquarters
Region - EPA Regional Offices
States - Appropriate State Offices
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MONTH
ACTIVITY
RESPONSIBLE PARTY**
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
Begin FY 81 SEA priorities plan- Regions/States
ning
Review draft National SEA Guidance Regions/States/locals
Issue final Agency Operating Gui- HQs
dance which includes guidance
for SEA development
Prioritize problems based on prob- Regions/States
lem assessments and available
multi-year strategies
Prepare program priorities for
SEA negotiation based on Agency
Operating Guidance
Begin SEA priority negotiations
Issue public notice re: SEA
development
Public meetings/workshops/ques-
tionnaires for SEA priorities
Mid-year review of FY 80 SEA
Complete SEA negotiations for
draft FY 81 SEA
Regions
Regions/States
Regions and/or States
States/Regions/locals
Regions/States
Regions/States
Distribute FY 81 SEA draft for Regions/States
review
Prepare summaries for public
Solicit public comments on SEA
draft
Regions or States
Regions and/or States
Final SEA negotiations
Complete FY 81 SEA, reflecting
public comments
Prepare public responsiveness
summaries and distribute as
appropriate
September Sign FY 81 SEAs
Regions/States
Regions/States
Regions/States
Regions/States
The SEA negotiators should coordinate their schedules with those of
existing EPA program grants. State planning and budget cycles should be
considered to the extent possible. Generally, this means that the draft
SEA should be completed by June 1 of each year. Following final negotiations,
review, and public input, the final agreement should be submitted to the
Regional Administrator and State signator(s) in September of each year.
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Format and Content of the State/EPA Agreement
The key to SEA success is flexibility and accommodation of individual
State environmental problems and resource capabilities. Keeping this in
mind, the Regions and the States have flexibility regarding SEA formats.
The term "format" refers to how an SEA is packaged; that is, how priorities,
work plans, grants, summaries, signature pages, and the like are included
or appended. Regardless of what format is used, the Agreement should
deal with a manageable number of priorities and should be streamlined so
that it is useful to top EPA and State managers,
The Agreements should, however, have some uniformity of content to
enhance their use as management tools. With this in mind, FY 81 Agreements
should include the following:
An executive summary (if the SEA is longer than 25 pages)
t A clear identification of priority problems based on
problem assessments and multi-year strategies, where
feasible (an example of a multi-year strategy format
is shown in Figure 1)
Annual grant work plans, which may be appended
A documentation of tasks and resources needed to meet
SEA priority commitments (an example of a format for
documentation of resources is shown in Figure 2)
A description of public involvement
A procedure for management tracking.
SEA Tracking
A general criticism of the FY 80 SEAs by both States and EPA is
that many-commitments in the Agreement are so loosely worded that tracking
progress (verification of specific, measured steps toward the stated
objectives) is difficult. To help improve SEA tracking, several Regions
have suggested the following ideas: (1) tying major SEA commitments to
managers' performance agreements;(2) giving each program office a check
list of SEA tasks and output dates for which it is responsible (this
should assist in tracking commitments at all management levels); (3)
using the SEAs as the basis for State/EPA mid-year reviews where commit-
ments by EPA and the State are evaluated; and (4) assigning State and
Regional project officers to each priority.
Clearly, as in all aspects of the SEA process, top management must
support SEA implementation and evaluation. Where commitments are not
met, the Regions and States must take needed corrective actions.
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FIGURE 1 -- SAMPLE MULTI-YEAR STRATEGY FORMAT
MULTI-YEAR AIR QUALITY STRATEGY
(Stationary Source Control)*
SCHEDULE
.PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Reduce pollution levels caused by
stationary sources.
'Prevent violations of air quality
standards
TASKS
Task No.
Task No.
Task No.
Task Mo.
Task No.
1
2
3
4
5
RESPONSIBLE
AGENCY
State
EPA
State
EPA
State
RESOURCES
Y
X
T
U
V
i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i I i
1 1980 1 1981 1 1§82 1 19U3 1 1984
1 i
3/80 3/01
6/80 9/02
| |
9/80 2/82
i |
4/80 3/04
1
19»5
1
9/80
6/0!)
*Actual air strategy format used by State of Alaska for FY 80 SEA.
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FIGURE 2 -- DOCUMENTATION OF RESOURCES USED TO MEET SEA PRIORITY COMMITMENTS
PRIORITY ISSUE: Develop Emergency Response Program*
REGION XII
STATE: Xanadu
ACTIVITY
MILESTONES
FY 80 RESOURCES
WORK YEARS _ijLjOOO___
PROGRAM/AMT
STATE FEDERAL
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY(s)
'Prepare predictive analysis study
to forecast spills in the follow-
ing areas: oil, hazardous wastes
and toxics substances.
'Develop emergency response plan.
'Respond to spills in accordance
with plan (estimate 10 major spills
in FY 1981).
'Provide information and technical
assistance to States on spill
protection program.
10/80-2/81
10/80-5/81
on-going
10/80-9/81
CWA-106/30
CWA-106/30
CWA-106/70
RCRA-3011/40
SDWA-1443a/40
TOTALS
State: Dept of Environmental
Quality
EPA: Surveillance and Analysis
Division
State: Dept of Environmental Qualit
State: Dept of Environmental Qualit
Dept of Health
EPA: Surveillance and Analysis Div
ision
Enforcement Division
*Exarnple adapted from approach used in Region VIII FY 1980 SEAs.
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PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE STATE/EPA AGREEMENT PROCESS
The States and EPA have principal responsibility for negotiating
the Agreements; however, the involvement of the public and other interested
parties is important to the development and implementation of the SEA.
Federal regulations require EPA and the States to (1) notify the public
about the goals and scope of the Agreement; (2) provide information to
help people participate in the Agreement process; and (3) schedule ample
opportunities for participation. Specific procedural requirements for
-public involvement, including those for public meetings or hearings, are
contained in the public participation regulations (40 CFR 25). In
addition to the general public, EPA and the States should work closely
with regional planning and implementing agencies, as well as interstate
agencies and local governments to agree on cooperative strategies,
priorities, and responsibilities.
The FY 1981 SEA Handbook* will contain detailed suggestions on how
to improve public involvement, including the use of target groups,
regional and interstate agencies, and consolidation of public participation
RELATIONSHIP OF SEAS TO OTHER PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES*
The following information briefly outlines how the State/EPA Agree-
ment process can complement other planning and management activities. It
has been added to the preceding Administrator's Guidance in response to
comments received from States and Regions asking how SEAs fit into the
planning process.
Regional, State and EPA Headquarters' managers are learning that the
SEA process can neither be viewed as separate from nor exclusive of other
management oriented activities, including: environmental assessments,
program strategies, program evaluations, employee performance agreements,
accountability reports and the budget. The SEA is inextricably tied to
all these activities.
The SEA is a product of a process which requires the assessment and
identification of priority problems, identification of available resources,
negotiation of priorities and assignment of tasks and responsibilities.
*See pages 18-20.
^EDITOR'S NOTE: This section is an addendum to the official SEA Guidance.
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o Problem Assessment and Multi-Year Strategies
Currently, several problem assessment activities are being
undertaken by the Regions and States. These include open dump
inventories, surface impoundment assessments, 305(b) water quality
reports, water quality management needs assessments, and environ-
mental quality profiles. Some Regions are attempting to consolidate
existing problem assessment and reporting requirements. For example,
Region X is currently developing a plan, with assistance from the
States, to consolidate the assessment requirements of the 305(b)
report and the Region's own State-fay-State environmental assessments
known as Environmental Profiles. This information will be used as
the basis for establishing priorities in the Agreements.
Several programs require or encourage development of multi-year
strategies which indicate policy direction over a 3- to 5-year period.
Such strategies can provide needed funding information and thus
eliminate activities like the water quality management needs assessment.
Some Regions have required multi-year strategies for all their
programs.
The SEA negotiated priorities should be based on problem assess-
ments, such as those mentioned above, and on evaluation of the previous
year's SEA outputs. Where there are existing strategies which
articulate specific goals and objectives, they should also be used
to provide input to the SEA negotiation process. If there are no
strategies, the SEA should drive their development.
Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB)
Through the ZBB process, national priorities and resources have
already been assigned for FY 1981. We recognize that this does place
bounds on the negotiation of current priorities. Over time, however,
the SEA will provide the opportunity to have a meaningful impact
on the ZBB process. Through the use of environmental assessments
and multi-year strategies in the SEA process, the Regions and
States can assist in pinpointing priority environmental problems
and identifying future resource needs.
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ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMITTEE ON
STATE/EPA AGREEMENTS'
CHAIR:
Saul Rosoff, Associate Assistant Administrator
for Management Reform
Office of Planning and Management
MEMBERS:
Gerald A. Bryan, Director
Program and Management Operations
Office of Enforcement
Toby Clark, Acting Associate Assistant Administrator
for Pesticides and Toxics Substances
L. Edwin Coate, Deputy Regional Administrator
Region X
Roy Gamse, Deputy Assistant Administrator
for Planning and Evaluation
Office of Planning and Management
Mary Doyle, Associate General Counsel
for Grants and Contracts
General Administration Division
Rebecca Hanmer, Deputy Regional Administrator
Region I
Merna Hurd, Director
Water Planning Division
Office of Water and Waste Management
Fran Phillips, Assistant Regional Administrator
Region VI
James N. Smith, Associate Assistant Administrator
for Water and Waste Management
Edward F. Tuerk, Director
Program Management Operations
Office of Air, Noise and- Radiation
'Convened in November 1979, this committee made recommendations to the Administrator
regarding SEA development which are reflected in this Guidance.
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Appendix 2
Federal Register Announcement of
TSCA Section 28 Cooperative Agreements
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Monday
February 11, 1980
Part V
Environmental
Protection Agency
Pesticides and Toxic Substances;
Availability of Funds for Cooperative
Agreements With States
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9248
Federal Register / Vol. 45, No. 29 / Monday, February 11, 1980 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPTS-280003; FRL 1410-5]
Pesticides and Toxic Substances;
Availability of Funds for Cooperative
Agreements With States
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of availability of funds
for cooperative agreements with States.
SUMMARY: EPA announces the
availability of funds for a limited
number of toxic substances control
cooperative agreements during fiscal
year 1980. Such funds will be awarded
to States for the establishment and
operation of projects leading to the
prevention or elimination within the
States of unreasonable risks to health or
the environment which are associated
with a chemical substance or mixture
and with respect to which the
Administrator is unable or is not likely
to take action for their prevention or
elimination under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA).
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 11, 1980.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
John B. Ritch, Jr., Director, Industry
Assistance Office (TS-799), Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Substances, EPA,
401 M Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
20460. In Washington, D.C., phone: (202)
554-1404. The toll-free telephone number
is 800-424-9065.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Applicants will be eligible for funding
only if a priority need is demonstrated,
as determined under Office of Pesticides
and Toxic Substances guidelines (see
below). Eligibility for funding will, in
part, be based upon: the seriousness of
the human health effects in a State
which are associated with chemical
substances or mixtures, including
cancer, birth defects, and gene
mutations; the extent of the exposure in
a State of human beings and the
environment to chemical substances and
mixtures; and the extent to which
chemical substances and mixtures are
manufactured, processed, distributed,
used, and disposed of in a State. Other
factors, such as long-term impact,
tranferability to other States, likelihood
of project success, and potential benefit
compared to cost will also be
considered.
These cooperative agreements will be
subject to the provisions of EPA's
general grant regulations (40 CFR Part
30) and to special conditions to be set
forth in each agreement signed by the
Governor of a State or his duly
authorized representative and EPA.
Federal assistance will be awarded only
once under the present TSCA
authorization to each approved
applicant. A total of approximately $1.25
million is expected to be available in
fiscal year 1980 to fund these
cooperative agreements. The State's
matching contribution must be at least
25 percent of the total cost of the
program.
Information regarding application
submission, evaluation criteria, and
other pertinent requirements are
contained in the document "Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Guidelines for State Agencies To Use in
Submitting Applications for Financial
Assistance for State Toxic Substances
Control Projects," set forth below.
Applications must be submitted to the
Environmental Protection Agency,
Grants Administration Division (PM-
216), Washington, D.C. 20460, by May
12,1980 in order to be considered
eligible for award. A copy of the
application should be sent to the
appropriate EPA Regional Office.
Dated: January 30, 1980.
Steven D. Jellinek,
Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
Guidelines for State Agencies To Use in
Submitting Applications for Financial
Assistance for State Toxic Substances
Control Projects
/. Purpose
The Office of Pesticides and Toxic
Substances (OPTS), under authority of
TSCA, will implement a program of
financial assistance to states during
fiscal year 1980 (FY 80) in the form of
cooperative agreements to enable
selected States to develop and
implement projects to prevent or
eliminate unreasonable environmental
and health hazards posed by toxic
substances. These unreasonable
hazards must be of a kind which EPA is
unable or not likely to control under
TSCA.
//. Eligibility
To be eligible for award of funds
under the toxic substances control
cooperative agreement program, a State
must meet the following criteria (listed
in order of importance).
A. Need. An applicant must establish
a priority "need" based upon evidence
of the occurrence or likely occurrence of
serious human health effects, including
cancer, birth defects, or gene mutation,
which are known to be or suspected of
being associated with human exposure
to chemical substances or mixtures
arising from the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use and
disposal of such substances or mixtures
in the State.
Because of the imprecise nature of the
data, it is not possible to rank States
numerically. Instead, group categories
will be established on the basis of
apparent need. States demonstrating the
greatest need will be given highest
priority; those whose demonstrated
need is somewhat less will be given a
lower priority.
B. Legislative authority. A State must
have enacted enabling legislation that
empowers it to conduct specific
activities proposed for the cooperative
agreement. In some cases, such
legislation may specifically address
itself to control of toxic substances. In
other cases, legislation may be phrased
in more general terms, dealing, for
example, with the preservation of public
health. The application should, in any
event, cite the relevant provisions in
State law and regulation.
C. Program in place. State
organizations or legislation needed to
achieve the intended results should exist
and be functioning. The application
must identify the agency or agencies of
the State which will establish or
operate, or both, the project(s) for which
the application is submitted.
D. Actions proposed and priorities.
The application must describe in detail
the actions proposed to be taken under
such project(s), in accordance with these
guidelines, and must state the priority
for each action. The likelihood of
success in implementing the project
along proposed lines and the project's
potential benefit compared to cost must
be demonstrated.
E. Long-term impact. The application
must establish the potential for long-
term beneficial impact on human health
and the environment of developing and
implementing a toxic substances control
program. If a State can demonstrate a
potential for transferability of its
techniques and approaches to other
States, this will be given additional
favorable consideration.
"Transferability" here denotes the
possibility that other States could utilize
for their own benefit innovative and/or
effective techniques and approaches for
better controlling potential hazards to
human health and the environment
developed as a result of a cooperative
agreement between a State and EPA.
F. Project coordination. The
application must contain satisfactory
assurances that such projects will be
coordinated with other projects of the
State government for environmental for
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environmental and public health
protection.
G. Public Participation. Applicants
are encouraged to involve the public in
proposal development, EPA-funded
activities, and strategic and regulatory
decision-making.
H. OMB Circular A-95. Applicants
must comply with all applicable
requirements of Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-95
under 40 CFR 30.305.
I. Reports. The application must
provide for preparing a comprehensive
annual progress report which evaluates
the progress of the project.
///. Program Activities Included in a
Toxic Substances Control Cooperative
Agreement
The applicant must demonstrate his
plans for solving or alleviating human
health and environmental problems
associated with toxic substances and
mixtures and with respect to which the
Administrator is unable or unlikely to
take action under TSCA. For example, if
exposure to a chemical substance is
limited to a particular geographic area,
or if action at the State level is more
appropriate than Federal action, EPA
would-be less likely to act. If a question
arises with an applicant as to whether
"EPA is likely to take action against such
problems, the applicant should contact
OPTS as indicated below for advice.
Cooperative agreement funds shall
not be used for pay for clean-up costs or
for compensation in payment of
damages suffered as a result of a toxic
substances problem. Rather, applicants
should stress the development of
innovative and/or effective techniques
for control of toxic substances, as well
as new sources of information on
problems caused by toxic substances
and steps which might be taken to solve
or alleviate them. In reviewing
applications for cooperative agreements,
EPA will, as indicated above, be
examining the potential transferability
to other States of the techniques and
approaches to be developed as a result
of the agreements.
Applications must include a
statement, signed by the Governor or his
duly authorized representative,
concerning State plans for continuation
of the program activities beyond the
period of Federal funding. No additional
funding in support of this program
beyond fiscal year 1980 will be made
available to States without new
congressional authorization.
Cooperative agreement program funds
may be used to pay salaries and other
benefits for persons gathering data,
making rules, monitoring, performing
analyses, or managing functions related
to cooperative agreement activities, and
to reimburse personnel travel and per
diem expenses that are directly
atttributable to the performance of such
activities. Program funds may also be
used for such costs as purchasing
supplies and equipment, including
laboratory equipment for monitoring
and testing purposes, when these
supplies and equipment are an integral
part of the funded project. The
application should specify the amounts
and purposes of the above costs to be
charged to the project. In order to
provide additional guidance, listed
below are brief summaries of awards
made to date.
1. Maryland: $230,935 to develop a
toxic substances registry. The project
will expand Maryland's existing
inventory to a more comprehensive
registry of toxic substances by physical
site and quantity, providing information
on manufacture, consumption, and
disposal.
2. Michigan: $504,500 to develop a
Critical Materials Program. The project
will identify potential toxic substances
problems through analysis of data
available in Michigan's Critical
Materials Reports, Air Priority
Chemicals Reports, and other sources of
information.
3. New Jersey: $453,947 to (a) develop
a Toxic Substances Investigation and
Integration Unit, and (b) expand a
current project to monitor volatile
organic compounds in air. The former
project will create a unit charged with
identifying, investigating, and resolving
toxic substances problems,-and with
integrating problem-solving activities
across divisional and agency lines. The
latter program is to complement a
present program for air monitoring for
toxic substances with analyses of air
samples for a broad spectrum of volatile
organics.
4. New York: $348,000 to develop a
program to identify, characterize, and
plan for the management of toxic
substances problems. The project will
determine optimum procedures for
locating sources of toxic substances
contamination, defining the nature and
extent of the problem, and developing
management techniques that will
integrate State and local governments'
responsibilities in a manner consistent
with Federal programs.
5. Wisconsin: $202,847 to study health
problems related to formaldehyde
vapors emanating from mobile home
construction materials. The project will
identify, through epidemiological
studies, health problems related to
formaldehyde vapors emanating from
mobile home construction materials.
Wisconsin's effort will complement a
Massachusetts study of problems
related to formaldehyde vapors from
insulation materials.
For further guidance and for
assistance in proposal development,
States are encouraged to contact their
EPA Regional Toxic Substances
Coordinator, (listed below)
Mr. Robert Dangel, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region I, Pesticide
Branch, John F. Kennedy Federal Building.
Boston, Massachusetts 02203 (61?) 223-
0585.
Mr. Wolfgang Brandner. Toxic Substances
Coordinator. EPA Region VII, Pesticide
Branch, 324 East llth Street, Kansas City.
Missouri 04106 (816) 374-3036.
Mr. Mike Bonchonsky, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region II, 26 Federal
Plaza. New York. New York 10007 (212)
264-4296.
Mr. Chuck Sapp. Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region III, Pesticide
Branch, Curtis Building, 6th & Walnut
Street, Philadelphia. Pennsylvania 19106
(215) 597-4058.
Mr. Ralph Jennings, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region IV, Pesticide
Branch, 345 Courtland Street, NE, Atlanta,
Georgia 30308 (404) 881-3864.
Mr. Karl Bremer, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region V, Pesticide
Branch, 230 South Dearborn Street, Room
1165, Chicago. Illinois 60604 (312) 353-2291.
Mr. Dean Gillarn, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region VIII, Pesticide
Branch, 1860 Lincoln Street, Denver,
Colorado 80295 (303) 837-3926.
Mr. Kirby Narcisse, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region IX, Pesticide
Branch, 215 Fremont Street, San Francisco.
California 94105 (415) 556-4606.
Mr. Jim Everts, Toxic Substances
Coordinator, EPA Region X, Pesticide
Branch, 1200 6th Avenue, Seattle,
Washington 96101 (206) 442-1090.
Dr. Norman Dyer, Chief, Pesticides and
Hazardous Materials. EPA Region VI,
Pesticide Branch, First International
Building, 1201 Elm Street. Dallas. Texas
75207 (214) 767-2734.
IV. Program Period
In planning their project(s), applicants
should bear in mind that cooperative
agreement funds do not have to be
disbursed in their entirety within fiscal
year 1980. However, EPA expects that
all such funds will be disbursed within a
three-year period following award of the
cooperative agreement, with the
understanding that the awards will not
be repeated under the present TSCA
authorization.
V. Cost Sharing
The States shall provide at least 25
percent of the approved project costs.
The State's share may be reflected in
allowable direct or indirect costs.
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VI. Submissions of Applications
Applications for Federal assistance
may be submitted by State agency(ies)
responsible for State activities in the
toxic substances control area. States
interested in receiving toxic substances
control cooperative agreements should
submit EPA Form 5700-33, Application
for Federal Assistance, to the
Environmental Protection Agency,
Grants Administration Division (PM-
216), 401 M Street SW., Washington,
D.C. 20460, by May 12,1980 in order to
be considered eligible for award. The
application should be entitled "Toxic
Substances Cooperative Agreement". A
copy of the application should be sent to
the appropriate EPA Regional Office.
States submitting applications after this
date may jeopardize their chances of
receiving toxic substances control
cooperative agreement funds.
VII. EPA Actions on Applications
A review panel will be constituted at
EPA Headquarters with Regional Office
representation. This panel will initially
review all applications submitted by
May 12,1980, and will make a final
recommendation as to which States will
receive awards within 120 days
following the submission deadline; the
final decision by the Assistant
Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic
Substances will be made within 30 days
following receipt of the panel's
recommendations. It is anticipated that
the number of cooperative agreements
to be funded under this program will be
between 3 and 5. Except in unusual
circumstances, the amount of each
cooperative agreement is expected to be
between $50,000 and $500,000. Funding
will be based strictly on merit as
determined in accordance with the
eligibility criteria as set forth above.
Awards will be transmitted to States
within 45 days following final
determination.
The awards will be made by EPA
Headquarters. However, the Regional
Administrator or his designee will serve
as Project Officer for the administration
of the cooperative agreement and will
be responsible for overseeing State
performance. Further information
concerning toxic substances control
cooperative agreements may be
obtained by contracting the appropriate
EPA Regional Office or the Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Substances (PTS-
793), EPA, 401 M Street, SW.,
Washington, D.C. 20460. The OPTS
contact is Bob Janney, telephone 202-
426-1800.
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