&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
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              STATUS:

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                                 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
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                            Approved for Review
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   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
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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)

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            UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
                          WASHINGTON, D.C.  20460
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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.

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     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

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