&EPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response DIRECTIVE NUMBER:*3is.o 3 TITLE: Implementation of the OSWER Directives System APPROVAL DATE: 11/12/85 EFFECTIVE DATE: ORIGINATING OFFICE: OSWER S FINAL D DRAFT STATUS: REFERENCE (other documents): 40/3./S-I OS WER OS WER OS WER 'E: DIRECTIVE DIRECTIVE Dl ------- xvEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency Washington. DC 20460 OSWER Directive Initiation Request Interim Directive Number 9013.15-2 Originator Information Name of Contact Person Bob Herman Mail Code WH 562A Telephone Number Telephone Nui 382-4482 .ead Office Q OERfl D OSW D OUST D OWPE 1*1 AA-OSWER Approved for Review Signature of Office Director (7 Date itle 17 Implementation of the OSWER Directives System Summary of Directive Memorandum to Regional Hazardous Waste Division Directors outlining Directive System Regional Coordinators' roles. Type of Directive (Manual. Policy Directive, Announcement, etc.! Organizational Memorandum Status Draft Final LXJ New LJ Revision Does this Directive Supersede Previous Directive(s)? I I Yes (^ | No Does It Supplement Previous Directive(s)? | ^ Yes | | No If "Yes" to Either Question. What Directive (number, title) 9013.15-2 Review Plan O AA-OSWER D OERR D OSW D OUST U OWPE LJ Regions D OECM D OGC D OPPE D Other (Specify) This Request Meets OSWER Directives System Format Signature of Lead Office Directives Officer Date Signature of OSVVeR Directives Officer Date , Form 13T?-17.( 10-85) ------- UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460 NOV I 2 ;:-35 SOi-iD WASTE a N ^ £ V E = ~j r '. C MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: M^ipleij^/i^^ion (jfa the OSWER Directives System FROM: / t Deputy Assistant Administrator TO: Addressees In a memorandum to the Regional Administrators, dated September 17, 1985, we announced the establishment of the OSWER Directives System. This sys- tem provides for the tracking and management of all OSWER program, policy, and guidance documents as well as notices, handbooks, manuals, and adminis- trative announcements (attachment A provides specific definitions). We asked the RAs to designate a Directives Coordinator with sufficient authority to work in partnership with Headquarters to make the system viable and effective. You have been selected as your Region's Directives Coordinator. The purpose of this memo is to explain the role of the Regional coordinators and provide you with the materials that we have generated to date. The system must be managed so that users can be confident that it includes all documents, currently in force, issued by OSWER regarding operating policies and guidances covering RCRA, CERCLA, and other OSWER programs. The Regional coordinators will play an integral part by ensuring that the system meets its objectives by carrying out the following roles: 0 Act as the principal contact in the Region for all matters pertaining to the OSWER Directives System. 0 Ensure that all directives, guidance documents, manuals, and other policy and management materials received in the Region have been properly placed in the Region's Directives System. 0 Develop and maintain an inventory and library of all documents currently in the Directives System. ------- -2- 0 Provide and distribute to Regional managers a periodic index of current entries in the system. Participate in periodic reviews of the progress and effectiveness of the system. During the past several weeks, a steering committee composed of OSWER staff and a representative from the Agency's Office of Administration and Resources Management have been meeting to develop and refine operating procedures for the system. It is now time to share these developments with you and to bring the Regional offices into full partnership. We anticipate that this relation- ship will be an effective one, leafling to better management of our programs and improved coordination between our offices. Attached are materials that will bring you up-to-date on the developments so far. If you have any questions or desire further information, please contact Bob Herman (FTS 382-4482), the OSWER manager for the system. Attachment Addressees: Hazardous Waste Division Directors, Regions I-X ATTN: Eileen Hahnen, Region I Joyce Acewedo, Region II Joanne McKernan, Region III George Harlow, Region IV David Segal, Region V Betty James, Region VI Betty Harris, Region VII Rose Evans, Region VIII Kirk Robinson, Region IX Julie McLean, Region X cc: Regional Administrators, Regions I-X OSWER Directives System Office Coordinators ------- |