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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1 - OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
Organization
Functions
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Executive Support
Office of Administrative Law Judges
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Office of Civil Rights
Office of International Activities
Office of Regional Operations
Office of the Chief Judicial Officer
Science Advisory Board
Assistants to the Administrator
Organizational History
SECTION 2 - OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
Organization
Leadership
Functions
Legislative Authority
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
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Office of Administration
Office of Human Resources Management
Office of Information Resources Management
Office of the Comptroller
Office of Administration - Cincinnati
Office of Administration and Resources Management, RtP
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 3 - OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE
MONITORING
Organization
Functions
Legislative Authorities
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Civil Enforcement
Office of Criminal Enforcement
Office of Compliance Analysis and Program Operations
National Enforcement Investigations Center
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SECTION 4 - OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Organization
Functions
Leadership
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Associate General Counsels
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 5 • OFFICE OF POLICY, PLANNING AND EVALUATION
Organization
Functions
Leadership
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Pollution Prevention Office
Office of Management Systems and Evaluation
Office of Policy Analysis
Office of Standards and Regulations
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
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SECTION 6 • OFFICE OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Organization
Functions
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Federal Activities
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Legislative Analysis
Office of Congressional Liaison
Office of Community and Intergovernmental Relations
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 7 - OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Organization
Functions
Leadership
Legislative Authority
Issues
Delegations of Authority
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Investigations
Office of Management and Technical Assistance
Office of Audit
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SECTION 8 - OFFICE OF WATER
Organization
Leadership
Functions
Legislative Authorities
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Drinking Water
Office of Municipal Pollution Control
Office of Water Regulations and Standards
Office of Water Enforcement and Permits
Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection
Office of Ground-Water Protection
Office of Wetlands Protection
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 9 - OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Organization
Leadership
Functions
Legislative Authorities
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
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Section 9 - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Respones (continued)
Office of Waste Programs Enforcement
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response
Office of Solid Waste
Office of Underground Storage Tanks
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 1O - OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Organization
Leadership
Functions
Legislative Authorities
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
Office of Atmospheric and Indoor Air Programs
Office of Mobile Sources
Office of Radiation Programs
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 11 - OFFICE OF PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Organization
Functions
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Section 11 - Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances (continued)
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Pesticides Programs
Office of Toxic Substances
Office of Compliance Monitoring
Delegations of Authority
Organizational History
SECTION 12 - OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Organization
Leadership
Functions
Synopsis of Major Issues
Resources
Workforce Demographics
Office of Health Research
Office of Environmental Processes and Effects Research
Office of Environmental Engineering and Technology Demonstration
Office of Health and Environmental Assessment
Office of Modeling, Monitoring Systems and Quality Assurance
Delegations of Authority
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The Administrator is responsible to the President for the supervision and direction of the programs and
activities of the Agency.
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RESOURCES
FY 1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
In FY 1983. the large reduction In dollars and workyears are due to the creation of the
Office of External Affairs from the Administrator's Office.
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FY 1981 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S53
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| REGIONS
(WORKYEARS)
1989
TOTAL: S20
1981
TOTAL: 1,055
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 360
The shift In dollars and workyears from FY 1981 to FY 1989 is due to the creation of the
Office of External Affairs from the Office of the Administrator.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
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Administrator and the Office of External Affairs.
o The FY 1988 increase in dollars was primarily to support the establishment of the
Technology Transfer effort.
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The Increase in dollars is to support the expansion of international activities in global
climate, stratospheric ozone and maritime environmental areas.
The Increase in workyears supports Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests,
executive support, the Science Advisory Board and the Technology Transfer Staff.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS
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OFFICE OF EXECUTIVE SUPPORT
LEADERSHIP
ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
Office of Executive
Support
Diane N. Bazzle
Director
Diane Bazzle has served as Director for the past
six years. Before joining The Office of Executive
Support, she was a Supervisory Personnel Man-
agement Specialist with the Personnel Manage-
ment Division, Office of Administration and Re-
sources Management. Diane received her B.A.
from the University of Connecticut in 1969 and
has done graduate study at George Washington
University.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Executive Support (OES) serves as the program management arm of the Office of the.
Administrator on matters relating to budget, administration, management, Executive/ Congressional
Correspondence and the Agency's Freedom of Information Program.
Q Provides centralized budget planning Including development of budget documents, preparation
of briefing materials for OMB/Congressional budget hearings.oversight of operating plan
implementation and financial management to monitor current year resources.
Q Secures and provides centralized personnel and resource management and administrative
support.
Q Coordinates the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act (FMFIA) process for the Office of the
Administrator.
Q Conducts organizational analyses.
Q Manages Agencywide Freedom of Information (FOI) policy development and coordination,
program oversight and guidance, and provides administrative support and services for
processing all Headquarters FOI requests.
Develops policies and procedures and administers processes for management of Congressional
and Executive Correspondence for the Administrator/Deputy Administrator.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE
LAW JUDGES
OFFICE OF SMALL AND DISADVAN-
TAGED BUSINESS UTILIZATION
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LEADERSHIP
Gerald Harwood
Chief Judge
Judge Harwood was appointed as Chief Judge in
1986. He has served as an Administrative Law
Judge since 1976. Before joining EPA, he served
as Assistant General Counsel and Trial Attorney
at the Federal Trade Commission. He received his
B.A. from Yale University and was awarded his
J.D. from Harvard.
John Ropes
Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization
Formerly Director of the Office of Noise Abate-
ment and Control, John Ropes was appointed to
his current position in 1982. He has been with
EPA since 1970. John held several high level
State positions before Joining the Federal Govern-
ment. He received his B.A. in Social and Political
Science and his M.S. in Sociology and Secondary
Education from Drake University;
FUNCTIONS - OALJ
The Office of Administrative Law Judges presides over and conducts formal hearings which arise from
complaints filed by the various program offices in conjunction with violations of the environmental
statutes under which they are mandated.
FUNCTIONS - OSDBU
The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, an independent statutory Office, has
responsibility for developing policies and carrying out programs set forth under the Small Business
Act.
Q Establishes policy, guidance and assistance to small and disadvantaged, minority and women-
owned businesses and other socioeconomic groups.
Q Develops, in collaboration with the Procurements and Contracts Management Division, Office
of Administration and Resources Management, programs to stimulate and improve the
involvement of small business, minority business, etc. in the EPA procurement process.
Serves as the Agency's liaison with the small business community subject to EPA regulations.
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OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
Office of Civil Rights
LEADERSHIP
Nathaniel Scurry
Director
Nat Scurry has directed the Office of Civil Rights
since 1983. Prior to joining EPA. he served In key
management positions in the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget. He Is a graduate of Clark
College, Atlanta, and has done graduate study at
George Washington University.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Civil Rights serves as the principal adviser to the Administrator with respect to EPA's
internal and external equal opportunity and civil rights programs and policies, and the impact- of
Agency programs on minorities and women.
Q Manages the Agency's Discrimination Complaints Program.
Q Ensures compliance of Agency recipients with appropriate civil rights statutes and regulations
prohibiting discrimination in federally assisted programs.
Q Plans, develops and monitors Implementation of the Agency's Affirmative Action Plan.
Q Ensures the Implementation of the Agency's Special Emphasis Programs.
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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
LEADERSHIP
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Scott A. Hajost
Acting Associate Administrator
Scott Hajost. who also serves as Deputy Associate
Administrator, was appointed Acting Associate
Administrator in August 1988. He Is on detail to
EPA from the Department of State where he is an
attorney in the Legal Advisor's Office of Oceans,
International Environmental and Scientific Af-
fairs.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of International Activities is responsible for the management and coordination of the
Agency's international environmental programs.
Manages, directs and evaluates all bilateral activities undertaken by the Agency, including
Canada and Mexico.
Manages EPA activities and maintains liaison with a spectrum of international/multilateral
organizations with environmental mandates and programs.
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Manages the International Travel and Visitors Program.
SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Recent scientific evidence shows increasing concentrations of carbon dioxide and other radiatively
active gases which are contributing to a gradual warming of the earth's atmosphere. EPA is working
domestically and internationally to improve our understanding of the causes and effects of global
climate change and to develop policy options which will enable us to limit and/or adapt to the potential
warming.
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SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES CONT.
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE DEPLETION
Depletion of the earth's stratospheric ozone layer, which protects us from the harmful ultraviolet rays
of the sun, is a serious environmental issue. The United States is now working to implement the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, an international agreement which
seeks to freeze and eventually halve global production and use of ozone depleting substances by 1998.
TRANSBOUNDART MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
As a result of the Increased U.S. requirements for safe and environmentally sound disposal, Interest
in exporting hazardous waste has risen. These interests are manifested by increased activity in
Congress and in the international arena through the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) and the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP). Congressional action on
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act reauthorization appears likely in 1989. The schedule for
completion of the OECD and the UNEP Conventions is late 1988 and March 1989, respectively. These
activities will impact the export program.
US-CANADA NEGOTIATIONS ON AIR QUALITY ACCORD
The United States and Canada agree that acid deposition is a serious transboundary environmental
problem. Discussions regarding an accord to address this issue have taken place as part of
implementing the recommendations of the US-Canada Special Envoys Report on Acid Rain. These
discussions are expected to continue soon after the new Administration is established.
SAN DIEGO/TIJUANA SEWAGE PROBLEM
Problems with raw sewage flowing from Tijuana into U.S. waters have continued since the 1930's, but
are now reaching critical proportions due to the rapid expansion of Tijuana in the last decade. In 1989
the Agency will address decisions on inclusion of budget funds in FY1990 and FY1991 for EPA to begin
design of long-term solutions or whether to provide funds to the International Boundary and Water
Commission (IBWC) for design of solutions.
US-USSR ENVIRONMENTAL AGREEMENT
In May 1972, the US and USSR Heads of State signed an Agreement on Cooperation in Environmental
Protection. EPA, as Executive Agency to that Agreement, will host the 12th Joint Committee Meeting
in Washington. A schedule for the meeting must be decided in early 1989.
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OFFICE OF REGIONAL OPERATIONS
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DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
Associate Administrator for
Regional Operations
Agencywide Technology
Transfer Staff
LEADERSHIP
RobCahlU
Associate Administrator
Formerly Special Assistant to the Administrator,
Rob Cahlll was appointed as Associate Adminis-
trator in 1986. Before Joining EPA, he served ten
years with the Weyerhaeuser Company. He
received a B.S. in Civil Engineering in 1972 and
an M.B.A. in 1975, both from the University of
Washington.
Ralph Thomas Parker
Director, Agencywide Technology Transfer Staff
Formerly Special Assistant to the Assistant Ad-
ministrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response. Tom Parker was appointed Director in
January 1988. He received his B.S. degree from
Otterbeln College. Westerville, Ohio.
FUNCTIONS
' The Office of Regional Operations serves as the primary communications link between the Adminis-
trator, Deputy Administrator and the Regional Administrators.
Q Provides a headquarters focus for ensuring the involvement of the regions In all aspects of the
Agency's work.
Q Acts as ombudsman to resolve regional problems on behalf of the Administrator.
Q Provides oversight and management of the Agency's Environmental Services Divisions.
Q Manages the Regional Health and Risk Capability with responsibility for enhancing the risk
assessment network.
Q Supervises the Technology Transfer Staff function, which:
Q Promotes high level linkages with national/International business and industry,
education and training, and governmental leaders.
Manages the Administrator's National Advisory Council for Environmental Technology
Transfer (NACETT) and institutional technology transfer and training activities.
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OFFICEOFTHE CHIEF JUDICIAL OFFICER
LEADERSHIP
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
ADMINISTRATOR
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
Science Advisory Board
Chief Judicial
Officer
Ronald L. McCallum
Chief Judicial Officer
Ron McCallum has been serving as Chief Judicial
Officer since 1984, and was Judicial Officer since
1978. He joined EPAln 1974 as an Attorney with
the Office of General Counsel. He received his
B.A., M.B.A. and J.D. degrees from Indiana Uni-
versity.
Donald G. Barnes
Director, Science Advisory Board
Formerly Science Advisor to the Assistant Admin-
istrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Don
Barnes was appointed Director In March 1988.
Beforejoinlng EPAln 1979, Don was an Associate
Professor of Chemistry and Physics at St. Andrews
Presbyterian College, North Carolina. He was
awarded his Ph.D. In Physical Chemistry from
Florida State University.
FUNCTIONS - CJO
Serves as the Administrator's primary advisor in various administrative adjudications in which
appeals are filed with the Administrator.
FUNCTIONS - SAB
Q Advises on broad scientific, technical, and policy matters.
Q Assists in identifying emerging environmental problems.
Q Assesses the results of specific research efforts.
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ASSISTANTS TO THE ADMINISTRATOR/DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR
The following is a list of Assistants who report to the Administrator and Deputy Administrator and their
areas of responsibility as liaisons to the National Program Managers In the various offices.
Craig DeRemer
Executive Assistant to the Administrator
John Ulfelder
Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator
Brooks Bowen
Special Assistant
Office of International Activities and all signa-
ture packages for the Administrator
Office of Inspector General
Administrative Law Judges
Office of Civil Rights
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization
Office of Water
Office of General Counsel
Chief Judicial Officer
Mario Hegewald
Special Assistant
Tom Super
Communications Specialist
Joan LaRock
Special Assistant
Vacant
Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Speeches
Press
Office of Air
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Superfund
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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
1970
1971
1972
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
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Affairs Liaison
General
Counsel
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator.WilliamRuckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the designation of Assistant Administrators for
Planning and Management, Standards and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and
Monitoring. The five principal categorical programs -air, water, solid wastes, radiation and pesticides
were retained individually under the management of commissioners.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The organizational history of the Office of the Administrator has always reflected the personal
management style of the Administrator. In 1970, the Office of the Administrator Included Public
Affairs, Legislative Liaison, International Activities and Equal Opportunity. In 1971, Legislative Liaison
changed its name to Legislation emphasizing its role in developing and reviewing legislative proposals.
In 1971, there was the addition of a fifth staff office, the Office of Federal Activities. It was designed
to oversee environmental impact statements and the implementation of environmental policies in
Federal agencies.
In 1972, Equal Opportunity was reorganized functionally to the Office of Civil Rights and Urban Affairs
and involved itself in environmental initiatives in the Washington, D.C.community. The Office existed
for two years before it returned to the standard equal opportunity functions and was retitled Civil Rights
in 1974.
The Science Advisory Board was added in 1975 to provide expert and independent advice to the
Administrator on a broad spectrum of scientific, technical, and policy matters." The Office of General
Counsel Joined the Admlnstrator's Office from the Office of Enforcement and General Counsel in 1975
and remained until 1981.
In 1975, the Office of Regional and Intergovernmental Operations was formed, drawing some of its
Intergovernmental functions from Legislation. The Office of Administrative Law Judges was added, the
result of a government-wide management decision - the purpose of which was to ease the workload on
the courts from Federal agencies. The Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization was
created in 1977 from functions assigned to Planning and Management and Civil Rights.
In 1978, the Office of Public Affairs signified its new role in educating the public to environmental Issues
when it retitled itself Public Awareness. Separate from the Public Awareness existed Press Services
which provided the traditional press role for the Administrator. Press Services existed from 1979 to
1981.
In order to provide an increased independence for the two operations, the Office of Regional and
Intergovernmental Operations split Into Intergovernmental Relations and Regional Liaison in 1979. In
1980, the Office of Inspector General was added. The Inspector General Act of 1978, required over
twelve Departments and Agencies, Including EPA, to establish independent Inspector Generals (IG) to
investigate mismanagement. The IG left the Office of Administrator in 1983 to be on par organization-
ally with the Assistant Administrators.
In 1981. several name changes occurred: Public Awareness reverted to Public Affairs, recomblned with
Press Services and returned to the standard Public Affairs function; Legislation was retitled Congres-
sional Liaison; Intergovernmental Relations was retitled Intergovernmental Liaison; Regional Liaison
was abolished, with its duties transferred to a Special Assistant to the Administrator; and the Office
of General Counsel was transferred to Legal and Enforcement Counsel as a part of a major
reorganization of the Agency's enforcement function.
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A reorganization In 1983 brought about the first streamlining of the Administrator's Office. All external
functions: Public Affairs, Federal Activities, Congressional Liaison, and Intergovernmental Liaison
were combined under a new Assistant Administrator for External Affairs. The regional and
International functions were elevated to Associate Administrator status.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
The structure of the Office of the Administrator has been stable since 1983. It contains four staff offices:
Science Advisory Board, Administrative Law Judges. Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
and Civil Rights, and two Associate Administrators: Regional Operations and International Activities.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Program Operations
Support Staff
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Administration
Management and
Organization Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division
Grants Administration
Division
Procurement and
Contracts Manage-
ment Division
Environmental Health
and Safety Division
Assistant Administrator for Administration
and Resources Management
Office of the
Comptroller
Budget Division
Financial Management
Division
Resource Management
Division
Office of Administration
Cincinnati, Ohio
Office of Information
Resources Management
Program Systems
Division
Information Management
and Services Division
Administrative Systems
Division
Personnel Management
Division
Contracts Management
Division
Computer Services and
Systems Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division
Office of Administration and
Resources Management
RTP, N.C.
Contracts Management
Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division
Rnancial Management
Division
National Data
Processing Division
Human Resources
Management
Division
Office of Human Resources
Management
Human Resources
Development
Division
Executive Resources
& Special Programs
Division
Policy Research &
Development
Division
HQ Operations &
Client Services
Division
Reid Operations,
Evaluation & Support
Division
Employee Participation
& Communication
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LEADERSHIP
C. Morgan Kinghorn. Jr.
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Morgan Kinghorn has been In his current position since 1986 and has served as Acting Assistant Ad-
ministrator. Prior to this. Morgan served as the Agency Comptroller and Director of the Budget
Division. Morgan began his Federal career as a Special Assistant to the Minister-Director of the Agency
for International Development In India. He has served as a Budget Examiner In the National Security
Branch and Acting Branch Chief of the Environment Branch of the Office of Management and Budget.
Morgan has a B.A. in Government from University of Redlands, and a Masters of International Public
Administration from Syracuse University.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM) has primary responsibility Agen-
cywide for policy and procedures governing administrative and resource issues.
Q Designs and oversees the budget management process.
Q Develops fiscal policy and procedures and directs Agency financial systems.
Q Develops and conducts personnel policies, procedures, and operations..
Q Conducts management studies, and cost-effectiveness reviews.
Q Administers facility operations.
Q Coordinates Agency contracts management.
Q Develops policy for and assures Implementation of Agency grants and cooperative agreements.
•
Q Develops and conducts Agency environmental health and safety programs.
Q Develops information resource plans and budgets.
Q Provides for telecommunications and information security.
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY
The Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM) operates under the Executive Order
which created the Agency In 1970. Each of its offices operates under a host of laws, regulations, and
policies which govern administrative management across the Federal Government. OARM functions
In direct support to the offices which manage our environmental statutes.
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SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES
NEW HEADQUARTERS FACILITY/PROJECT 1992
An effort is underway In the Office of Administration to plan and acquire a new Headquarters facility
by 1992 when the current leases expire. This will also involve moving approximately 6000 employees.
The General Services Administration, the Office of Management and Budget, and House and Senate
Committees have supported the need for a consolidated facility. Disagreement remains on the method
of acquisition; whether the area considered for location should be the District of Columbia only or the
wider metropolitan area; and whether a federal site or open competition should be used. EPA is taking
a proactive stance to assure that its needs and requirements are well defined and will be met.
REGIONAL SUPERFUND CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT
The volume of Superfund contracting significantly increased with the passage of the Superfund
Amendments and Reauthorization Act. To manage this increase, the Agency has developed a strategy
to decentralize the Superfund contracting program. Decentralization will occur by breaking up large,
national, centrally-managed contracts into multiple, regionally-based contracts. Congress and the
General Accounting Office are aware of how important decentralization is to the Agency's Superfund
success and they are carefully watching the process. To meet the goal a comprehensive planning, re-
cruitment and development program will be required in each region to attract and retain experienced
procurement staff and business managers.
BUILDING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
Public interest in environmental quality continues to grow, as evidenced by many recent pieces of
environmental legislation. However, national concern over the budget deficit and growing demands on
state resources have constrained traditional sources of funding for environmental programs. The
Agency has an effort underway to increase private sector involvement in environmental projects
through identifying the impediments to successful "partnerships," and exploring alternative types of
financing arrangements for states and communities.'
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RESOURCES
FY1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
400
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
2000
1000
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
o Dollars have increased to support the steady rise in our infrastructure costs.
o However, the Operating Program and Superfund dollars are reduced slightly from
FY 1988 to FY 1989.
o Since FY 1985, the workyear increases have been primarily to support the expanding
Superfund program. Operating Program workyears have remained the same since
FY 1985.
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FY 1981 vs FY 1 989 OPERATING PLANS
(SIN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S147
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 1,541
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S344
1989
TOTAL: 1,815
o Regional dollars have tripled since the FY 1981 program.
o Headquarters dollars have more than doubled.
o The proportion of workyears supporting the Regions has increased. This mirrors the
shift in the Program Offices from Headquarters to the Regions.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
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500
400
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
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2200
2000
1800
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
In FY 1987-88, the Operating Plan had Increases In both dollars and workyears because
of the Superfund program.
OARM has experienced an overall Increase in the last four years due to the increased
costs associated with Agency administration and increased support to the Agency's
infrastructure.
However, workyears have remained relatively stable the last three years despite the
expansion of the Superfund administrative programs and the new initiatives in the
Agency's Operating Programs.
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FY 1989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1990 OMB REQUEST
I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN IH FY 90 OMB REQUEST
Z
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S364
S88
S108
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SUPERFUND/LUST
Dollar Increases are to support the FY 1990 Request In: buildings and facilities, repairs
and improvements, data management, human resources management and non-
discretionary expenses.
Workyears increase, in the FY 1990 Request, to support Superfund contract and grant
administration, human resource management, health and safety and data
management programs.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OARM
17.009?
23.239?
30.095
24.779?
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRADS
400 -|
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LAW, PUBLIC AFF HEALTH&HO PHYSICAL
SCIENCES SCIENCES
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
OTHER
DISCIPLINES
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION
LEADERSHIP
-
Office of
Administration
Management and
Organization Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division
Grants Administration
Division
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Procurement and
- Contracts Manage-
ment Division
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Environmental Health
and Safety Division
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John C. Chamberlin
Director
John Chamberlin has been the Director of Ad-
ministration for four years. For the past fourteen
years, he has worked in OARM line management
positions including four years as the Deputy
Comptroller. Other work experience includes
positions in ACTION, Office of Economic Opportu-
nity. IBM, and Stanford University. John served
with the Peace Corps in Peru and has been a
consultant to the World Bank in Ecuador and
Peru. He received a M.B A. from the University of
Pittsburgh.
William Flnister
Deputy Director
Bill Finlster, formerly the Director of the Facilities
Management Services Division, has recently been
appointed the Deputy Director of Administration.
Starting in 1983, he served as Special Assistant
and Budget Officer to OARM's Assistant Adminis-
trator. Bill's early government work experience
was at the Office of Management and Budget as a
senior management analyst. He received his
B.S. from Duquesne University, and did gradu-
ate work at the University of San Francisco.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Administration (OA) provides a host of administrative and management services to all
parts of the Agency.
Q Manages Agency facilities, space, and personal and property security.
Q Directs the selection, design and construction of a new Headquarters facility.
Q Directs the policies, procedures, and operations related to procurement through grants,
contracts, and interagency agreements.
Q Manages all organization and management systems, control, and services.
Q Directs a comprehensive health and safety program for EPA employees and ensures environ-
mental compliance of EPA facilities.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
David J. O'Connor, Director
Procurement and Contracts Management Division
Dave O'Connor has been with EPA for about 11 years holding positions of Increasing responsibility in
the procurement and contracts area. He is well known for his work as Chief of the Superfund Procure-
ment Branch. Dave served as Acting Director for six months before assuming the position of Director
in May 1987. Dave received his early training in procurement from the Air Force, and holds a B.A. in
Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Harvey G. Pippen, Director
Grants Administration Division
Harvey Pippen has been with the Agency since 1972. Working first as a Branch Chief, then Deputy
Director, Harvey became Director of the division in 1980. Prior to EPA, Pippen was a Senior Staff
Associate, President's Advisory Council on Executive Organization. He received his B.A. and J.D. from
the University of Texas.
Vlncette Goerl, Director
Facilities Management and Services Division
Vincette Goerl has been Director of Facilities Management and Services Division since July 1988.
Previously, Vlncette was Director of the Financial Management Division for nearly three years. For
eight years, she held several positions in the Budget Division, including Chief of the Budget
Formulation and Control Branch. Prior tojoinlrig EPA In 1977, Vincette held.various program analyst
positions with the Chief of Naval Operations. Vincette has a B.A. in History and Political Science from
McPherson College, and has done graduate work in Public Administration and Economics at George
Washington University.
Kathy PetmccelU, Director
Management and Organization Division
Since joining EPA In 1978, Kathy Petruccelli has held a variety of personnel policy and operations
positions, including Assistant Director for Policy and Programs. She moved to the Management and
Organization Division in 1987 to become its Director. Prior to joining EPA, Kathy worked in personnel
management at the Department of Navy and the United Nations. Her B.A. was awarded from the
University of Maryland.
David J. Weitzman, Director
Environmental Health and Safety Division
David Weitzman has worked in EPA's Environmental Health and Safety Division since 1978. He has
been the Director of that Division for the past two years. Prior to his work at EPA, Dave had worked
as an Industrial Hygienist at Environmental Research and Technology, Inc. He received a M.S. in En-
vironmental Health at Northeastern University in 1977.
Nelson Hallman, Manager
Project 1992
Nelson Hallman is the manager of the Project 1992 program. Nelson has been with the Agency since
1980. His previous assignments at EPA Include Deputy Director for Facilities Management and Services
Division and Chief of Space Planning and Management in the same Division. Management experience
prior to EPA includes over six years with the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and
two years with the Dictaphone Corporation. Nelson received his B A in Government and Politics at
the University of Maryland.
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OFFICE OF HUMAN
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
Office of Human Resources
Management
Human Resources
Development
Division
Executive Resources
& Special Programs
Division
Policy Research &
Development
Division
HQ Operations &
Client Services
Division
Field Operations,
Evaluation & Support
Division
Employee Participation
& Communication
Division
LEADERSHIP
Kenneth F. Dawsey
Director
Ken Dawsey was named Director in August 1988.
Ken was the Deputy Director and has served as
the Deputy Director of Administration. He previ-
ously headed the Office of Personnel and Organi-
zation. Ken began his Federal career as a Person-
nel Intern in the Navy Department, and held
several senior personnel and management posi-
tions at Justice, Agency for International Develop-
ment, and Transportation. Ken has a B.A. in In-
dustrial Relations from the University of Maryland
and attended American University Law School.
Clarence Hardy
Deputy Director
Clarence Hardy served as EPA's Director of Per-
sonnel for eight years beginning in October 1979.
He became Deputy Office Director in May 1988.
His twenty plus year personnel career has found
him In senior management and policy positions at
the National Bureau of Standards, Department of
Energy's Federal Regulatory Commission and the
Atomic Energy Commission. Clarence received a
M.P.A. from the Maxwell School at Syracuse Uni-
versity.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM) Is responsible for policies, procedures, program
development, and Implementation of EPA's human resources program.
Q Establishes Agency policy to Implement Federal personnel law and regulations in the areas of
recruitment, workforce planning, classification and pay. employee and labor relations, training
and development.
Q Provides full range of comprehensive personnel services to Agency managers and employees.
t>
."U Assesses effectiveness of Agency human resources programs.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
Michael A. Hamlin, Director
Policy, Research and Development Division
Mike Hamlin was named Director of the Policy, Research and Development Division In May 1988. He
joined the Federal Government In 1979 as a Personnel Management Specialist with the Federal Trade
Commission. He transferred to EPA as Agency Training Officer in September 1985. He was appointed
Personnel Policy Branch Chief In July 1987. Mike has a B.S. from Towson State University and an
M.A. in Management and Administration from Catholic University.
Donald W. Sadler, Director
Executive Resources and Special Programs Division
Don Sadler was named Director of Executive Resources and Special Programs Division In May 1988.
He began his career as a personnel management Intern with the Department of Navy in June 1969. He
transferred to EPA In September 1973 In the Personnel Management Division. He progressed in that
organization and became Assistant Director for Headquarters Personnel Operations in October 1977.
In September 1986 he accepted an assignment as Chief, Agency Management Analysis Branch In the
Management and Organization Division. He joined OHRM as Head of the Executive Resources Staff
in May 1987. Don has a B.A. from the University of Connecticut and has done work in Public
Administration at George Washington University.
Kerry M. Weiss, Director
Human Resources Development Division
Kerry Weiss became Director, Human Resources Development Division in May 1988. He began' his
career at the Bureau of Census In 1974 as a Survey Statistician. He Joined EPA in March 1978 as a.
Management Analyst In the Management and Organization Division. He progressed to Chief of the
Program Management Analysis Branch In that organization and served briefly as Acting Director in
March 1987. He moved to OHRM in March 1988. Kerry holds a B.S. from North Dakota State University.
Kathie Benin, Director
Field Operations, Evaluation and Support Services Division
Kathie Herrin has been Director, Field Operations, Evaluation and Support Services Division since
May 1988. She started her government career in EPA as an analyst in the Comptroller's Office in
January 1981. From June 1982 to December 1984, she worked for the Department of Army as a
Management Analyst. She returned to EPA in December 1984 and became Agency Program Manager
for the Performance Management System in August 1986. Kathie has a B.S. from St. Francis College
and an MA. in Psychology from the University of New York at Buffalo.
Thome W. Chambers, Director
Employee Participation and Communications Division
Thome Chambers was appointed Director, Employee Participation and Communications Division in
May 1988. He began his career as a Personnel Management Intern in 1971 with the Navy Department.
He became Director of Labor and Employee Relations for the Naval Surface Weapons System in 1977.
In 1978 he transferred to the Department of Energy where he serviced the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission. He joined EPA in April 1980 and became Assistant Director for Labor and Employee
Relations in February 1984. Thorne earned his B A. from the University of Maryland and an M.B A. from
William and Mary College.
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Richard L. Lemley, Director
Headquarters Operations and Client Services Division
Rich Lemley was named Director, Headquarters Operations and Client Services Division in May 1988.
He began his Federal career at EPA as a Voucher Examiner in June 1974. He moved to the Personnel
Management Division in April 1975 as a Personnel Specialist. He moved up through the organization
and became Deputy Headquarters Personnel Officer in 1986. He also served as Chief of the Facilities
Operations Branch from February 1987 until May 1988. Rich has a B.A. in Political Science from James
Madison University.
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OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
• Office of Information
: Resources Management
-
Program Systems
Division
Information Management
and Services Division
H
m
Administrative Systems
" Division
LEADERSHIP
Edward J. Hanley
Director
Ed Hanley has held the position of Director since
the office was established in 1984. Prior to that Ed
was Director of the Office of Management and
Agency Services. His private sector experience
includes partnership in a consulting firm and
running his own business. He also served as a
Presidential Management Intern upon graduation
from Colgate University.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Information.Resources Management (OIRM) develops, operates and oversees Agency
information systems and services.
O Sets policy, plans and resource estimates to meet EPA's need for information technology and
resources.
Q Develops, operates, and oversees EPA's major information systems.
Q Provides library, data base, and other information services to the Agency and public.
Q Plans and manages the introduction of new information technologies required by EPA
Q Oversees EPA's data sharing programs with states, other agencies, the public, and foreign
nations.
DIVISION DIRECTORS
Jerry Miller, Director
Program Systems Division
Jerry Miller has served in this position since 1986. Jerry joined EPA at its inception in 1970 and has
worked in the computer field as a programmer and a line manager in EPA's Research Triangle Park,
Chicago, San Francisco and Headquarters offices. Jerry was the first director of the Washington
Information Center. Before starting at EPA, Jerry served in the United States Marine Corps. He
graduated from the University of Illinois in 1966.
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Abby Pirnle, Director
Information Management and Services Division
Abby Pirnle has been the Director of the Information Management and Services Division for two years.
She joined EPA's Office of Planning and Evaluation in 1978 as an analyst and held several staff and line
positions in the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation and the Office of Water. Abby received a B.A.
and a MA in Education from Smith College. She also holds an M.B A. from the University of Santa
Clara.
Paul Wohlleben, Director
Administrative Systems Division
Paul Wohlleben has been the Director since July of this year. Starting his Federal career in 1976, Paul
held various positions at the Treasury Department culminating In a Job with the Office of the Secre-
tary before moving to the Office of the Comptroller at EPA in 1986. Paul moved to OIRM in April 1988
as the Deputy Director of the Administrative Systems Division. Paul received a B.S. from Virginia
Technical Institute, a M.B A. from George Washington University and attended the George Mason Law
School.
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OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER
Office of the
Comptroller
Budget Division
Rnancial Management
Division
Resource Management
Division
LEADERSHIP
David Ryan
Comptroller
Dave Ryan has been EPA's Comptroller for ap-
proximately two years. Prior to this, he was the
Budget Director for three years, after serving as
Chief of the Superfund Branch and earlier work as
a program analyst. Before joining EPA in 1978, he
worked for the New York State Budget Depart-
ment. Dave has a B A. in Political Science from St.
Johns University, and a Masters in Political Econ-
omy from the State University of New York.
Richard Bashar
Associate Comptroller
Rich Bashar became the Associate Comptroller in
January 1988 after Acting in that position since
February 1987. He came to EPA in 1985 as the
Chief of the Fiscal Policies and Procedures Branch
in the Financial Management Division. Prior to
Joining EPA. he worked for 15 years in various
management and staff positions at Treasury's
Financial Management Service. Rich has a B.S. in
Business Administration from West Virginia Uni-
versity.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of the Comptroller (OC) is responsible for Agencywlde resources, budgetary and financial
management functions.
Q Develops and administers EPA's resource and finance systems, including accounting systems,
fiscal controls and systems for payroll and disbursements.
Q Analyzes and presents EPA's program budgets.
Q Formulates, prepares and executes EPA's budget.
Q Calculates allotments and allocations.
Q Establishes policies and programs for implementing key Office of Management and Budget
circulars and General Accounting Office requirements.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
Alvin Pesachowitz, Director
Budget Division
Al Pesachowitz was appointed as Director In August 1987. He had been the Acting Budget Director since
September 1986. He has worked in the Budget Division since 1979 In various management positions.
Al joined EPA shortly after Its establishment in 1971 and worked as an analyst and Environmental
Protection Specialist In the air program. Al has a B.S. In Chemical Engineering and a B.A. in Liberal
Arts from Rutgers University. He also has a M.B.A. from George Washington University.
Gary M. Katz, Director
Financial Management Division
Gary Katz, formerly the Deputy Director of the Office of Administration, has recently been appointed
Director of the Financial Management Division. Gary's early experience In administration Is grounded
In serving as a Special Assistant to EPA's Assistant Administrator for Planning and Management and
later as a senior analyst at the Office of Management and Budget. His educational background Includes
a M .A. of Governmental Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
John J. Sandy, Director
Resources Management Division
John Sandy has been the Director since February 1987. He previously held management positions In
the Financial Management Division. Before coming to EPA, John was the Chief Accountant of the
Federal Communications Commission and held several management positions during his 17 years at
the Civil Aeronautics Board. Prior to Joining the Federal Government, John worked as a special
assistant to the president of an insurance brokerage firm.. John has a B.S. In Business from the
University of Richmond.
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OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION -
CINCINNATI
-
Office of Administration
Cincinnati, Ohio
Computer Services and
Systems Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division
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: -
Personnel Management
Division
Contracts Management
Division
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LEADERSHIP
BUI Benoit
Director
Bill Benoit has been the Director since 1971. Prior
to Joining EPA, Bill held key management posi-
tions in several other agencies in Washington,
D.C. including Agriculture, U.S. Post Office De-
partment, Project Head Start, Office of Economic
Opportunity and the Economic Development
Administration. Bill received his B.A. from the
University of North Dakota and a M.PJV from
George Washington University. He was appointed
Adjunct Professor of Business and Public Admini-
stration by the University of Cincinnati in 1978.
William M. Henderson
Deputy Director
Bill Henderson relocated to Cincinnati in August
1988 after serving as the Director, Office of Human
Resources Management since 1987. His prior EPA
experience includes serving as EPA's Associate
Comptroller for four years. Bill has over sixteen
years of Government service at the Office of
Management and Budget, Treasury, and Health
and Human Services. Bill has a B.S. in Account-
ing and Business Administration from Brescia
College in Owensboro, Kentucky.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Administration provides administrative support services to the Cincinnati Research
Center and In addition, provides certain functional services to other EPA Research Laboratories.
Q Manages facility operations and maintenance, construction, personal property, safety and
security.
Q Manages contracting and small purchasing services for the Cincinnati Research Center and
other research laboratories and Agencywide construction contracting services.
Provides personnel and human resources support.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
Bill Bailey, Director
Contracts Management Division
Bill Bailey Joined the Environmental Protection Agency in 1975 and served in several positions
over the next 12 years. Bill graduated from Thomas Moore College with a B A degree in 1974. He
is a recent graduate of the Federal Executive Institute. Bill was selected for the Director's position in
February 1987.
Director, Facilities Management and Services Division
Vacant
Bob Caster, Director
Computer Services and Systems Division
Bob Caster joined EPA in 1983. He is a former Assistant Vice President for Information Services at the
University of Connecticut and was the Assistant Vice President for Business Affairs and Director of the
Southwestern Regional computer center at the University of Cincinnati for twenty years. He served as
a committee member of the National Research Council and did consulting work for the White House
in 1978 and 1979. Bob has a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Cincinnati.
Sandy Bowman, Director
Personnel Management Division
Sandy Bowmanjoined EPA as a Personnel Management Specialist in 1975 and progressed to Director
of the Division in 1988. Prior to joining EPA, Sandy was employed by the U.S. Department of Navy as
a Position Classification Specialist. Sandy graduated cum laude from Kent State University in 1969
with majors in Psychology and Sociology.
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Office Profiles
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION AND
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT, RTF
-
Office of Administration and
Resources Management
RTP, N.C.
Contracts Management
Division
Facilities Management
and Services Division "
Financial Management
Division
-
National Data
Processing Division
Human Resources
Management
Division
* H !•
LEADERSHIP
Willis Greenstreet
Director
Willis Greenstreet has served as Director since
March 1984. He has held several management
positions with the Agency and also served as
Director of Administration for both the Merit
Systems Protection Board and the Office of the
Federal Inspector of the Alaska Natural Gas Trans-
portation System. Willis has a B.S. in Speech from
North Eastern Missouri State.
John A. Edwardson
Deputy Director
Jack Edwardson has been Deputy Director since
March 1988. Prior to moving to RTP. he held
several positions In the Office of the Comptroller,
Including Director of the Budget Division. After
serving in the Air Force, he spent 5 years with the
Department of the Army as a program/budget
analyst. Jack received his B.A. cum laude in
Political Science from Florida State and has done
graduate work in Public Administration at Florida
Atlantic University.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Administration and Resources Management, RTP, provides services to all of the programs
and activities at RTP and certain financial and automated data processing services Agencywlde.
Q Manages facility operations and maintenance, construction, personal property, safety and
security.
Q Provides personnel and human resources support.
Q Manages Agencywlde automated data processing and telecommunications services. Including
all major service and technology acquisitions.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
Donald Fulford, Director
National Data Processing Division
Don Fulford has directed this Division since 1983. Prior to this appointment, he managed various
computer functions for the Agency with an emphasis on hardware operation and operating systems
support. He served in Headquarters as Chief of the Planning, Analysis and Research Branch and as
Acting Chief of the Computer Systems Development and Evaluation Branch. Don has a M.S. in math
from East Carolina University.
Charles Foster, Director
Facilities Management and Services Division
Chuck Foster has directed the Facilities Management and Services Division since 1984. He began his
government career as an Army medic, and has worked in procurement for the Department of Defense
as well as EPA, He served as Chief of the Procurement Branch before becoming Director of the Facilities
Management and Services Division.
Robert Brooks, Director
Financial Management Division
Bob Brooks has been Director of Financial Management Division since late 1985. He came to RTF from
the Office of the Comptroller, where he worked with the Resource Systems Staff. Bob'scarcer has taken
him through' various audit-related activities including service as the Director of the Office of
Compliance for the Peace Corps.and ACTION. Bob has a B.S. in Financial Management from the
University of Denver. • '
Douglas Richmond, Director
Contracts Management Division
Doug Richmond has directed the Division for over 15 years. His experience In contracts has covered
the gamut of procurement activities. He began as a Contract Negotiatorwith the Air Force and has done
contract work for NASA and Bell Aerospace as well. Doug received a B.S. in Business from Bethany
College.
Hector Suarez, Director
Human Resources Management Division
Hector Suarez has directed the Human Resources Division for two and a half years. He was bom in
Mexico and became a U.S. citizen In 1969. He has been with the Federal Government since 1974 and
worked for several years In personnel management at EPA's Las Vegas laboratory. Hector's prior
government experience was with the Internal Revenue Service.
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DELEGATIONS HELD BY THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorization
1 - 17B International Travel Authorization
1 - 20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-48 Request for Information from Other Agencies
1 - 49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1 - 50 Grievance Deciding Official
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients
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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
1970
Office of Planning and Management
Audit
1977
1979
tin Staff Office
Administration
Management &
Agency Services
1981
Assistant Administrator
for Administration
1983
Assistant Administrator
for Administration &
Resources Management
Administration
Information
Resources
Human
Resources
Management
added in
1984
Comptroller
Resources
Management
Administration
Clnn. Ohio
Planning &
Evaluation
Associate Administrator
for Policy and
Resource.Management
,
Personnel and
Oraanlzatlon
Fiscal & Contracts
Management
Mgt Info &
Support Services
-
Administration
Cincinnati. OH
Administration
RTP, N.C.
Comptroller
Mgt Systems
& Evaluations
Legislation
" •
Policy Analy
Standards &
Regulations
to Staff Office
Assistant Administrator
for Policy, Planning
and Evaluation
Mgt Systems
& Evaluation
Administration
RTP, N.C.
Standards &
Regulations
Policy
Analysis
I Pollution
LI Prevention
proposed
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of Federal
environmental activities Into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the five principal categorical programs -air, water, solid
wastes, radiation and pesticides to be retained Individually under the management of commissioners.
The order also designated three Assistant Administrators for Planning and Management, Standards
and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and Monitoring.
The Office of Planning and Management Is the organizational root of today's Office of Administration
and Resources Management. With inherited staff from the Department of Health and Human Services'
Environmental Health Service and the Environmental Control Administration, the Office of Planning
and Management undertook the development and management of the Agency's goals in policy,'
resources and administration. This Initial management function contained four offices: Administra-
tion, Audit, Resources Management, and Planning and Evaluation.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The organizational evolution of the Office of Administration and Resources Management and the Office
of Policy, Planning and Evaluation are inseparable. In EPA's eighteen year history, these two functions
were combined from 1970 to 1981, split from 1981 to 1983, and transferred functions during a
reorganization in 1983. The evolution reflects the management preference of the Administrator at the
time. A brief overview of this history follows.
In 1971, a permanent organizational structure for EPA was announced. The five principal categorical
programs were realigned.under two Assistant Administrators and the Assistant Administrators for the
three functional areas were retained. At this time, the Office of Planning and Management was officially
established at the Assistant Administrator level. Specifically, the Office developed the Agency's first
planning and evaluation, budget, personnel and information systems. It managed archives, grant and
contracting policy, and adminstrative support services.
The Planning and Management function stayed virtually intact for ten years with organizational
changes limited to a minor name change for the Office of Administration to Office of Management and
Agency Services In 1977 and the transferring of Audit responsibilities to the Administrator's Office in
1979.
In 1981, EPA underwent an extensive reorganization which affected the functional areas of Planning
and Management as well as Enforcement and Compliance. This reorganization significantly altered
the structure of the Agency's administrative management functions. The Office of Planning and Man-
agement was split into two primary AAships. The new Office of Administration was composed of five
offices: Administration, Fiscal and Contracts Management, Management Information and Support
Services, and Administrative units In RTP and Cincinnati. The new Office of Policy and Resources
Management also consisted of five offices: Comptroller, Policy Analysis, Management Systems and
Evaluations, Standards and Regulations, and Legislation.
Two years later, in 1983, another reorganization took place. The AAship of Administration inherited
the Comptroller function from the AAship of Policy and Resources Management. The resultant AAship
is the present day Office of Administration and Resources Management which now provides a focal
point for Integrated financial management. The AAship of Policy and Resources Management was
streamlined and refocused with the loss of both its Comptroller and Legislative functions, and was
retitled the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation.
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PRESENT ORGANZATION
The 1983 reorganization created today's AAship for Administration and Resources Management. It
contained five components: Adminstration, Information Resources Management, Comptroller, Ad-
ministration Cincinnati, and Administration and Resources Management RTF.
In 1984, based on a National Academy of Public Administration recommendation, a sixth office was
added, the Office of Human Resources Management.
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ENFORCEMENT &
COMPLIANCE MONITORING
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OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE MONITORING
National Enforcement
Investigations Center
Denver, Colo.
Assistant Administrator for
Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring
Deputy Assistant
Administrator
Civil
Associate Enforcement
Counsel Pesticides/Toxic
Substances
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Air
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Water
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Waste
Office of Compliance
Analysis and Program
Operations
Deputy Assistant
Administrator
Criminal
Eastern Division
Western Division
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring (OECM) provides a focal point at Headquar-
ters for comprehensive oversight of EPA's total enforcement and compliance effort Including:
Q Develops policies and procedures for EPA and State enforcement operations.
Q Represents the Agency in explaining EPA compliance and enforcement activities to the
Congress, other executive agencies and the public.
Q Manages the agency's docket to ensure that the Regions and the Department of Justice
actively develop and resolve enforcement cases.
Q Selects, on a national basis, those cases for expeditous processing which would be most
advantageous to the Agency as legal precedents.
Q Reviews, for quality and sufficiency of legal and factual development, those cases which are
referred to headquarters from the Regions prior to referral to the Department of Justice.
Q Develops and implements training programs for regional attorneys on case development,
policy implementation, and negotiations.
Q Reviews for enforcement significance, and comments upon proposed regulations, policies,
procedures and other matters developed by program offices.
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LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring Is responsible for compliance monitoring
and enforcement activity relating to all environmental statutes, together with appropriate imple-
menting regulations, administered by the Agency. Enforcement activity may include administra-
tive, cMl or criminal action under all of the following statutes:
Clean Air Act
Clean Water Act
Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Toxic Substances Control Act
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Title III
National Environmental Policy Act
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1898
Noise Control Act of 1972
SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES
ENFORCEMENT PRESENCE AND DETERRENCE .
The management systems used to direct arid evaluate program performance on all levels. Federal, State
and local, must focus activities on the most significant violators. Innovative publicity and outreach
techniques regarding enforcement actions are essential to obtaining maximum deterrence.
THE STATE/EPA ENFORCEMENT RELATIONSHIP
While federal environmental statutes stipulate that States should be the primary implementers and
enforcers once their programs are federally approved, those same statutes also leave ultimate
enforcement responsibility with EPA. As a result, enforcement is one of the most sensitive aspects of
the State/EPA relationship. Attention to the nature of that relationship, and the techniques employed
to assure that it remains an effective one remain extremely important.
SUPERFUND: EXPEDITING PRIVATE PARTY CLEANUPS
The Agency's management of its Superfund program to achieve remedial actions at hazardous waste
sites has been criticized for a perceived lack of a strong enforcement program to compel Potentially
Responsible Party cleanups. The issue involves considerations affecting the use of Section 106
inj unctive authority, and recent efforts to achieve a better balance of Fund and enforcement authorities
in securing cleanups.
DEVELOPMENT AND STATUS OF EPA'S CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
The Criminal Enforcement Program is approaching maturity and entering into a second phase in its
development. The current phase of the program's development has emphasized the importance of
continuing good working relationships with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of
Justice and others. Key aspects of the next phase of the program's development need to be set out
for consideration.
ORGANIZATION OF EPA'S ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
The organizational structure of EPA's enforcement program has been the subject of much discussion.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring is reviewing the current structure and is
developing several organizational alternatives.
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RESOURCES
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Resources have Increased steadily reflecting the Agency's emphasis on using the new
enforcement authorities in hazardous waste, drinking water and water quality areas.
The increase in resources also reflects the high cost of litigating environmental
regulations and statutes.
The FY 1986 decrease reflects the delay in Superfund reauthorization.
The increase in workyears reflects the legal enforcement support to address new
statutory requirements in water, hazardous waste and Superfund.
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FY 1983 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(SIN MILLIONS)
1983
TOTAL: S19
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S48
(WORKYEARS)
1983
TOTAL: 405
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 772
Headquarters growth has been primarily in the Superfund program reflecting the legal
support for settlements and cost recovery actions.
Headquarters resources also include the National Enforcement Investigations Center
in Denver which supports the criminal enforcement program and Superfund.
Workyears have increased in the Regions reflecting the increased delegation of
authority to take enforcement actions.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
1985
1986
1987
1988
OPERATING
PLAN
1989
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1989
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Counsel.
o The FY 1987-88 NPM Requests do not include Superfund because of the delay in
reauthorization.
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FY 1989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1990 OMB REQUEST
•i FY 89 OPERATING PLAN Hi FY 90 OMB REQUEST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
Resources increase to provide for the Title III Community Right-to-Know program,
increased legal litigation support and criminal enforcement support.
Superfund resources increase to support Regional legal support for increased program
outputs.
Workyear increases provide for the Title III program, criminal investigations and
Regional litigation and technical support.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS
4.099?
1.75S
12.5795
17.84951
35.3392
28.3695
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OTHER
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OFFICE OF CIVIL ENFORCEMENT
Deputy Assistant
Administrator
Civil
Associate Enforcement
Counsel Pesticides/Toxic
Substances
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Air
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Water
Associate Enforcement
Counsel
Waste
LEADERSHIP
Edward E. Reich
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Ed Reich was appointed as Deputy Assistant
Administrator in October 1988, after serving
in that capacity for five months. Previous to
that assignment, Ed was, since October 1986,
the Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste.
Before that, Ed served since the inception of
.EPA in various enforcement-related positions
in the air pollution control program. Ed re-
ceived his B_A. from Queens College and a
J.D. from the Georgetown University Law
Center.
FUNCTIONS
Serves as the principal legal advisor to the Assistant Administrator and media enforcement offices
concerning the conduct of all civil enforcement activities.
Q Develops media-specific and multi-media legal enforcement policy and guidance .documents
and oversees their implementation.
: • "
Q Participates in regulation development and review on matters relating to'civil enforcement
' activities.
Q Reviews referrals and significant settlements for adherence to national policy and adequacy
of results.
Q Participates in the conduct of negotiations, preparation of litigation documents and
settlement agreements, and development and presentation of the government's case.
Q Represents the Agency as principal official on matters relating to civil enforcement.
ASSOCIATE ENFORCEMENT COUNSELS
Michael Alushin
Associate Enforcement Counsel for Air
Michael Alushin has served as Associate Enforcement Counsel for Air since May, 1982. He first joined
EPA as a Senior Environmental Fellow in October, 1980. Mike was an Assistant Attorney General with
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources where he litigated water, air and waste
cases from 1972 to 1978 and served as Bureau Director from 1978 to 1980. He received his BJV. in
economics from Oberlin College and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. The Office of Personnel
Management has awarded Mike a Senior Executive Fellowship, which is allowing him to gain
experience in international environmental issues by working with the State Department and two other
organizations during FY1989. He will return to his position as Associate Enforcement Counsel for Air
in October, 1989.
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Terrell E. Hunt
Acting Associate Enforcement Counsel for Air FT 1989
Terrell Hunt Is serving as the Associate Enforcement Counsel for Air through FY1989. For the past two
years he has served as the Director of the Office of Enforcement Policy. Prior to that he was Associate
Enforcement Counsel for Criminal Enforcement and Special Litigation. He worked in the Office of the
Administrator as Special Assistant to the Deputy Administrator from 1983 to 1984. He served in the
pesticides and toxics enforcement program over the prior 10 years. Terrell Joined EPA's Presidential
Management Intern Program in 1972. He holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from
Georgetown University.
Frederick F. Stiehl
Associate Enforcement Counsel for Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Fred Stiehl was appointed Associate Enforcement Counsel for Pesticides and Toxic Substances in
October 1986. Prior to that, Fred was the Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste and was Deputy
in that Office since 1982. Before coming to EPA in 1980 to Join the Hazardous Waste Enforcement Task
Force, Fred was an Assistant Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia for seven years. Fred
received his B.A. from Rutgers University and a J.D. from the Washington College of Law, American
University.
Glenn Unterberger
Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste
Glenn Unterberger was appointed as EPA's Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste iri September
1988. Previously he served as EPA's Associate Enforcement Counsel for Water since June 1984. From
1977 to 1984 he held staff and supervisory positions in EPA's mobile source enforcement program and
Office of Legal Enforcement Policy . Glenn received a B A. from the University of Pennsylvania and
a J.D. from Georgetown University.
Kathy Summerlee
Acting Associate Enforcement Counsel for Water
Kathy Summerlee has been acting as the Associate Enforcement Counsel for Water since September
1988, and she has been an Assistant Enforcement Counsel within that office since October 1986. From
1984 to 1986 she was the Deputy Associate Enforcement Counsel for Waste, and from 1981 to 1984
she was an Assistant Enforcement Counsel - Waste. Kathy Joined EPA in 1974 and has held a number
of staff and supervisory positions in EPA's mobile source enforcement program and noise and radiation
enforcement program. She received her A.B. from Duke University and her J.D. from Georgetown
University.
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OFFICE OF CRIMINAL ENFORCEMENT
Deputy Assistant
Administrator
Criminal
Eastern Division
Western Division
LEADERSHIP
Paul R. Thomson
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Paul Thomson was appointed Deputy Assistant
Administrator in August 1988 having previously
served as Senior Enforcement Counsel-Criminal.
Prior to joining EPA he was both an Assistant U.S.
Attorney and U.S. Attorney for the Western Dis-
trict of Virginia and General Counsel-Natural Re-
sources for the Pittston Company. Paul received
his BJV. from the Virginia Military Institute and
his J.D. from Washington and Lee University. He
has also been in private practice and served as a
captain in the United States Marine Corps' Judge
Advocate General's Corps from 1966 to 1969.
FUNCTIONS
Provides guidance to the Assistant Administrator on all legal and policy matters pertaining.to criminal
enforcement of regulations and statutes.
Q Directs the establishment of national criminal enforcement priorities.
Q Prepares policy guidance and uniform national standards and procedures for criminal
enforcement activity.
Q Participates in the development, review and approval of training programs for EPA's criminal
investigators and related personnel.
Q Reviews cases prepared in the Area Offices of the Office of Criminal Investigations.
Q Provides recommendations to the Assistant Administrator on referral of cases to the Depart
ment of Justice for litigation.
Q Provides legal support to the field investigators in conjunction with the Regional Counsels.
Q Participates in negotiation and settlement strategies and in providing needed expert witnesses.
Q Provides coordination with the Department of Justice.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS
AND PROGRAM OPERATIONS
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement and
Compliance Monitoring
Office of Compliance
Analysis and Program
Operations
LEADERSHIP
Gerald A. Bryan, Director
Jerry Bryan has been Director since the Office was
established in 1984. Rejoined EPA in 1971 from
what was then the United States Civil Service
Commission. He has a Masters Degree in Public
Administration. Jerry served in several progres-
sively more responsible positions within the Office
of Enforcement in its various organizational ar-
rangements prior to his present assignment.
FUNCTIONS
The Office of Compliance Analysis and Program Operations is a staff office to the Assistant Adminis-
trator for Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring (OECM).
Q Develops new and revised enforcement policies and procedures.
Q Manages the compliance and enforceme.nt portions of the Agency's Strategic Planning and
Management System (SPMS).
Q Manages the agency-wide strategic planning process for compliance and enforcement
programs.
Q Participates in major media enforcement strategy developments.
Q Provides oversight and guidance to the State/EPA Agreement Process.
Q Conducts in-depth enforcement program evaluations and cross-media analyses.
Q Manages the Agency's Listing Program.
Q Designs and conducts attorney training.
Q Manages the automated judicial docket.
Provides management support services to the Assistant Administrator including budgeting,
ADP services and workload analyses.
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NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT
INVESTIGATIONS CENTER
-
National Enforcement
Investigations Center
Denver, Colo.
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement and
Compliance Monitoring
LEADERSHIP
Thomas P. Gallagher, Director
Tom Gallagher has been Director since the Center
was founded under the Federal Water Quality
Administration In 1970. Prior to coming to the
National Enforcement Investigations Center, he
was with the Federal environmental laboratories
in Athens, Georgia and Cincinnati, Ohio. Since
1983 he has also been responsible for the Agency's
Criminal Investigation Program and has partici-
pated in several major international exchange
programs in South America and Europe. He holds
State Professional Engineering Certifications in
Ohio, Georgia and Colorado. Tom holds a B.S.
from Manhattan College, a M.S. in Civil Engineer-
ing from New York University and a M.S. in Public
Health from the University of Michigan.
FUNCTIONS
Serves as the principal source of expertise involving civil and criminal litigation support for complex
investigations and other support having national and/or significant Regional impact on EPA and State
regulatory programs for air, •water, toxics, pesticides,-radiation and solid waste pollution control.
Q Plans, develops and provides evidence and information interpretation for case preparations in
all program areas.
Q Manages the Agency's Criminal Investigations Program on a national scale by maintaining an
expert staff of criminal investigators and providing procedural technical training for criminal
investigative activities in all Regional Offices.
Q Provides expertise and guidance to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring for
the development of multi-media enforcement strategies and evidence management; applies
enforcement strategies on a national scale through case preparation activities.
Q Provides national expertise to Headquarters and Regional Offices and the Department of
Justice in evaluating a broad range of waste disposal and emission problems, monitoring
technology and remedial programs not normally available on Regional staffs.
Q Maintains an expert staflf and sophisticated equipment for conducting complex, special,
continuing and emergency response to civil and criminal investigations; provides expert
testimony on a wide variety of subjects in support of these enforcement actions.
Q Serves as a point of coordination with the staffs of other Assistant Administrators for the
preparation, assembly and analysis of scientific and technical data and with Regional
Administrators and their staffs in providing support and training for Federal, State and local
personnel.
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DELEGATIONS HELD BY THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCEL-
LANEOUS
1 - 3 Occupational Health and Safety
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17B International Travel Authorization
1-18 Agency Seal
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-21 Federal Register
1 - 23 Administration of Oaths
1-44 Changes In Organizational Structure
1-45 Intergovernmental Review Provisions of
Executive Orde'r 12372 and 40 CFR Part 29
1-48 Request for Information from Other
Federal Agencies
1-49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process
Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recog-
nize Award Recipients
CLEAN WATER ACT
2 - 14A Civil Judicial Enforcement and Admin-
istrative Penalty Collective Actions
2 - 14B Criminal Enforcement Actions
2 - 14C Settlement or Concurrence in Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
2 - 14D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
2 - 30 Planning and Removing Facilities from
the List of Violating Facilities
2 - 5 IB Class I Administrative Penalty: Con-
duct of Class I Penalty Hearings. Issuance,
Withdrawal and Amendment of Orders, Assess-
ing Class I Hearings
2 - 52B Class II Administrative Penalty:
Agency Representation In the Hearings, Initiat-
ing Internal Appeals of Adverse Determinations,
and Representing Agency in Appeals
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE AND
RODENTICDDE ACT
5 - 17A Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
5 - 17B Criminal Enforcement Actions
5 - 17C Settlement or Concurrence In Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
5 - 17D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
CLEAN AIR ACT
7 - 22A Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
7 - 22B Criminal Enforcement Actions
7 - 22C Settlement or Concurrence in Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
7 - 22D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
7 - 29 Placing and Removing Facilities from
the List of Violating Facilities
7-39 Economic Emergency Suspension of State
Implementation Plan Requirements: Disapproval
of Gubernatorial Orders
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
8 - 1OA Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
8 - 10B Criminal Enforcement Actions
8 - IOC Settlement or Concurrence in Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
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OFFICE OF THE GENERAL COUNSEL
Water Division
Inspector General
Division
General Counsel
Deputy General Counsels
Solid Waste and
Emergency
Response Division
1
Grants, Contracts
and General Law
Division
Air and Radiation
Division
r
Pesticides and
Toxic Sub-
stances Division
Regional Administrators
Regions I-X
Regional Counsels
Regions I-X
FUNCTIONS
Q Serves, as primary legal advisor to the Administrator.
Q Provides legal service to all of the organizational elements of the Agency.
Q Offers supervisory support to Regional Counsels.
Q Coordinates Agency's national ethics responsibilities.
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LEADERSHIP
Gerald H. Yamada
Deputy General Counsel
Gerald Yamada has been Deputy General Counsel since November 1982. He Joined OGC in August
1977 as a mid-level staff attorney and has held the positions of Assistant General Counsel and
Associate General Counsel. He was also Acting General Counsel for a six-month period and Acting
Enforcement Counsel for a brief period. Concurrent with his present duties, he has been the ethics
officer of EPA since January 1983. Heisa 1974 graduate of George Washington University Law School
and was with the U.S. Justice Department prior to joining EPA.
C. Marshall Cain
Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Legislation and Regional Operations
Marshall Cain was appointed to this position in June 1988. Prior to his appointment, Marshall was
a trial lawyer and partner with Richardson, Plowden, Grier and Howser In South Carolina. Marshall
served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General In the Office of Legislative Affairs, U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ), from 1981 to 1984. Prior to joining DOJ, Marshall practiced law in Aiken, South
Carolina, for twenty-one years and was a partner in the firm of Lybrand, Rich, Cain, Simons & Maxwell.
He Is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law.
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RESOURCES
FY1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
Z
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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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150
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Resources have remained relatively stable except for the slight increase in Superfund
which levels off in FY 1988-89.
In FY 1986, the decrease in resources represents the delay in Superfund
reauthorization.
Workyears have remained relatively stable.
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FY 1983 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1983
TOTAL: S9
1983
TOTAL: 205
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
(WORKYEARS)
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S14
1989
TOTAL: 260
The shift in dollars has been relatively minor but represents the increased cost of legal
support in Headquarters.
The workyear increase in the Regions has been to support the increased program
delegation to the Regions and States.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
O
z
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
DC
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300
250
200
150
100
50
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
In FT 1988, the decrease In the National Program Manager's (NPM) Request represents
the delay in the Superfund reauthorization.
The Program's operating plans have been relatively stable in dollars and workyears.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
•I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN Hi FY 90 OMB REQUEST
z
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S12
S13
S2
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
230
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
The Operating Program increases are for legal support for Indian issues. Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) requests, and the reviews of Clean Air Act State
Implementation Plans.
Superfund increases are to effectively handle the increase in Superfund procurements
and contracts.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OGC
15.899?
8.6195
5.3095
64.90S?
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRABS
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ASSOCIATE GENERAL COUNSELS
Lisa K. Friedman
Associate General Counsel, Solid Waste & Emergency Response Division
Lisa Friedman was appointed to this position In 1983. Shejoined EPA In 1977 as a staff attorney and
became the Assistant General Counsel for the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act In 1980. She
is a graduate of Harvard Law School and was an Associate with Jones, Day, Reavis, and Pogue before
Joining EPA
Alan W. Eckert
Associate General Counsel, Air and Radiation Division
A graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.), and Duke University (A.B.), Alan Eckert
Joined the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration as a legislative attorney in March 1970, and
became a charter member of EPA later that year. In 1972. hejoined the Office of General Counsel, where
he practiced water pollution control law for eight years as a staff attorney. Assistant General Counsel,
and Deputy Associate General Counsel. In 1981, he was appointed Senior Litigator, a position he held
until he assumed his present position in April 1986.
Susan G. Lepow
Associate General Counsel, Water Division
Agraduate of Georgetown University Law Center (J.D.) and the University of Pennsylvania (B A.), Susan
Lepow joined EPA In 1974 as a legal assistant in the Office of Pesticide Programs. In 1976, she joined
the Office of General Counsel first working in the Pesticides and Toxic Substances Division for four
years and then transferring to the Water Division where she worked as a staff attorney and Assistant
General Counsel until assuming her present position in January 1987.
Mark A. Greenwood
Associate General Counsel, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Division
Mark Greenwood has been serving in his current position since February 1988. Hejoined EPA in
September 1978 and came Immediately to the Office of General Counsel, where he worked on a variety
of issues under the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. He became the
first Assistant General Counsel for Superfund where he served until his current appointment. Mark
is a graduate of the University of Michigan Law School. He also received a graduate degree in public
policy studies from the University of Michigan.
Craig B. Annear
Associate General Counsel, Grants, Contracts and General Law Division
Craig Annear was appointed Associate General Counsel In October 1988. Hejoined EPAin 1983, and
served as Associate General Counsel for the Inspector General Division. He has also worked at the
Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the
Federal Trade Commission. He gradu ated from the University of Michigan Law School in 1973 and from
Cornell University in 1969.
Maria E. Diamond
Associate General Counsel, Inspector General Division
Maria Diamond was appointed as Associate General Counsel. Inspector General Division, in October
1988. She has counselled the Office of Inspector General since starting with EPA in October 1981. Her
undergraduate degree in public accounting led her to the General Accounting Office where she worked
as an auditor until she graduated from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University. She spent
two years in GAO's Office of General Counsel before coming to EPA, Maria is also a Certified Public
Accountant.
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DELEGATIONS HELD BY THE GENERAL COUNSEL
1-18 Agency Seal
1-21 Federal Register
1-36 Appeals on Acceleration Depreciation Decisions
1-44 Changes in Organizational Structure
1-48 Request for Information from Other Federal Agencies
OGC has exclusive delegations of authority for the following matters:
Q to make Freedom of Information Act appeal determinations and related decisions under 40 CFR
Part 2, Subparts A and B,
Q to review all requests to close Federal Advisory Committee meetings under 41 CFR Part 101-
6 (GSA regulation).
Q to make determinations on appeals under the Privacy Act.
Q to investigate, compromise or settle claims against EPA and to collect debts owed to EPA,
Q to decide whether to comply with outside requests for the testimony .of EPA employees.
subpoenas for testimony and subpoenas for documents under 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart C,
Q to accept or reject discrimination complaints which implicate the Office of Civil Rights,
Q to carry out the duties of the Designated Agency Ethics Official for EPA.
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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
EPA
Water Quality
Office
Air Pollution
Pesticides
Office
Radiation
Office
Solid Waste
Office
1970
1972
1975
Standards &
Enforcement
JL
Enforcement &
General Counsel
to Administrator's
Staff
1977
General
Counsel
Office of Enforcement
Mobile Sources &
Noise Enforcement
General
Enforcement
to prograrpmatic
offices
Water
Enforcement
1981
from Staff Office
1983
Associate Administrator for
Legal & Enforcement Counsel
General
Counsel
Enforcement
Counsel
to Compliance
Analysis and
Program Opera-
tions, Criminal
Enforcement
Counsel, and
Senior Enforcement
Counsel - Civil
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement &
Compliance Monitoring
Criminal Enforcement
& Special Litigation
1986
Compliance Analysis
& Program Opertlons
NEIC
Air
Enforcement
Water
Enforcement
Hazardous Waste
Enforcement
to Senior
Enforce-
ment
Counsel -
Civil
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the designation of Assistant Administrators for
Planning and Management, Standards and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and
Monitoring. The five principal categorical programs -air, water, solid wastes, radiation and pesticides
were retained individually under the management of commissioners.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The organizational evolution of the General Counsel and Enforcement functions in EPA are insepa-
rable. In EPA's 18 year history, these two functions were combined from 1970 to 1975, split from 1975
to 1980,.combined from 1980 to 1983 and split again. The evolution reflects the management
preference of the Administrator at the time. A brief overview of this history follows.
In 1971, the first permanent organizational structure for EPA was announced. The five principal
categorical programs were realigned undertwo Assistant Administrators and Assistant Administrators
for the three functional areas were retained. At this time, the Office of Standards and Enforcement and
General Counsel delegated its standard setting responsibility to the program offices. The resultant
organization was the Office of Enforcement and General Counsel. This AAship contained three offices:
General Counsel, Water Enforcement and General Enforcement.
In 1975, the Office of General Counsel, including the Offices of Regional Counsel, were transferred from
the Office of Enforcement and General Counsel to the Office of the Administrator and therein
established a separate staff office. The enforcement function retained its AA status and was retitled
the Office of Enforcement.
In 1981, EPA underwent an extensive reorganization which affected the functional areas of Enforce-
ment and General Counsel as well as Planning and Management. The Office of Enforcement was
abolished with a majority of its responsibilities being delegated to the program offices. The Office of
Legal Enforcement Counsel (OLEC) was established absorbing the Office of General Counsel from the
Administrator's Office. OLEC's scope included all activities of the General Counsel and all Agencywide
enforcement activities. The Office of General Counsel retained its separate identity within OLEC.
Later that same year in an effort to further clarify the roles of the program offices versus that of OLEC,
the Administrator determined that all attorneys and their functions should be transferred from the
program offices to the Office of Enforcement counsel within OLEC. Under this organizational
configuration, the program offices would conduct inspections, issue permits, determine technical
violations up to the point of adjudication, at which time OLEC would take the technically completed
casework to the hearing or litigation phase.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
Two years later, in 1983, the Agency reversed its decision and separated General Counsel from
Enforcement Counsel, by eliminating the Associate Administrator's position for OLEC. For the first
time, the General Counsel became a Presidential appointee confirmed by the U.S. Senate as an
Assistant Administrator.
The decision cited the need to clarify and separate the very distinct types of legal activities General
Counsel and Enforcement perform. Under this organizational configuration, the Office of General
Counsel would provide senior Agency managers with legal advice on specific matters; be the source of
general legal policy regarding statutory interpretation, standards and regulations development; assist
in the drafting of legislation; and represent the Agency in defensive litigation. The new enforcement
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office, named the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring, would provide development of
Agencywide policies and operating procedures for civil and criminal enforcement of EPA's standards
and regulations; assurance of the quality and consistency of offensive litigation across all media; and
legal assistance to program offices with regard to case development, administrative actions, and
compliance activities.
Since 1983, the General Counsel and Enforcement Counsel have remained separate organizational
entities. Under the prior OLEC organizational structure as well as under the current structure, the
Office of General Counsel has had supervisory responsibilities over the Offices of Regional Counsel.
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8 - 10D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
8-16 Employment Shifts and Loss
8-26 Administrative Enforcement: Agency
Representation in Hearings and Signing of
Consent Agreements (Subtitle I)
8 - 29 Settlement or Concurrence in Civil
Judicial Enforcement Actions (Subtitle I)
8 - 32 Administrative Enforcement - Correc-
tive Action Authority: Issuance of Orders and
Signing of Consent Agreements
8 - 39 Issuing Subpoenas (Subtitle I)
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
9 - 16A Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
9 - 16B Criminal Enforcement Actions
4
9 - 16C .Settlement or Concurrence in Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
9 - 16D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
9 - 33B Administrative Penalty Under Part B:
Agency Representation in the Hearings, Negoti-
ating and Signing of Consent Agreements and
Appeals
9-35 Issuance of Administrative Orders
Under Section 1423 C
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SPONSE COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY
ACT (CERCLA)
14-12 Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
14 - ISA Criminal Enforcement Actions
14 - 13C Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
14-15 Guidelines for Use of Imminent Hazard
Enforcement and Emergency Response Au-
thorities
14-16 Demand Letters
14 - 29 Investigations and Evaluations of
Employment
TITLE m OF THE SUPERFUND AMEND-
MENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT (SARA)
22 - 1 Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
22-2 Criminal Judicial Enforcement Actions
NOISE CONTROL ACT
11 - 6A Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
11 - 6B Criminal Enforcement Actions
11 - 6C Settlement or Concurrence In Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
11 - 6D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders. _ *
11-7 Subpoenas and Oaths
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
12 - 3A Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
12 - 3B Criminal Enforcement Actions
12 - 3C Settlement or Concurrence in Settle-
ment of Civil Judicial Actions
12 - 3D Emergency Temporary Restraining
Orders
12 - 3F Imminent Hazard Actions
ORGANOTIN ANTIFOULING PAINT CONTROL
ACT OF 1988
25-4 Administrative Enforcement: Agency
Representation In Hearings and Signing of
Consent Agreements
25 - 6 Civil Judicial Enforcement Actions
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ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY
I EPA
Water Quality
Office
Air Pollution
Pesticides
Office
Radiation
Office
Solid Waste
Office
1970
1972
1975
Standards &
Enforcement
Enforcement &
General Counsel
to Administrator's
Staff
1977
General
Counsel
Office of Enforcement
Mobile Sources &
Noise Enforcement
General
Enforcement
to prograrpmatic
offices
Water
Enforcement
1981
from Staff Office
Associate Administrator for
Legal & Enforcement Counsel
1983
General
Counsel
Enforcement
Counsel
j
to Compliance
Analysis and
Program Opera-
tions, Criminal
Enforcement
Counsel, and
Senior Enforcement
Counsel - Civil
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement &
Compliance Monitoring
Criminal Enforcement
& Special Litigation
1986
Compliance Analysis
& Program Opertions
NEIC
Air
Enforcement
Water
Enforcement
Hazardous Waste
Enforcement
to Senior
Enforce-
ment
Counsel -
Civil
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activites into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the designation of Assistant Administrators for
Planning and Management, Standards and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and
Monitoring. The Office of Standards and Enforcement and General Counsel inherited compliance and
enforcement components from other federal agencies. The five principal categorical programs -air,
water, solid wastes, radiation and pesticides were retained individually under the management of
commissioners.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The organizational evolution of the Enforcement and General Counsel functions in EPA are insepa-
rable. In EPA's 18 year history, these two functions were combined from 1970 to 1975, split from 1975
to 1980, combined from 1980 to 1983 and split again. The evolution reflects the management
preference of the Administrator at the time. A brief overview of this history follows.
In 1971, the first permanent organizational structure for EPA was announced. The five principal
categorical programs were realigned under two Assistant Administrators and the Assistant Adminis-
trators for the three functional areas were retained. At this time, the Office of Standards and Enforce-
ment and General Counsel delegated its standard setting responsibility to the categorical programs.
The resultant organization was the Office of Enforcement and General Counsel. This AAship contained
three offices: General Enforcement, Water Enforcement and the General Counsel.
In 1975, the Office of General Counsel, including the Offices of Regional Counsel, were transferred from
the Office of Enforcement and General Counsel to the -Office of the Administrator and therein
established as a separate staff office. The enforcement function retained its Assistant Administrator
status and was retltled the Office of Enforcement. The new Enforcement AAship contained three offices:.
General Enforcement, Water Enforcement and Permits, and Mobile Source and Noise Enforcement.
In 1981. EPA underwent an extensive reorganization which affected the functional areas of Enforce-
ment and General Counsel as well as Planning and Management. The bottomline was the Office of
Enforcement was abolished (with a majority of Its responslblities being delegated to the program offices)
and a new Office of Legal and Enforcement Counsel (OLEC) was established to Include the activities
of the General Counsel and to oversee the direction of Agencywlde enforcement activities. The Office
of General Counsel retained its separate identity within OLEC.
Later that same year in an effort to further clarify the roles of the program offices versus that of OLEC,
the Administrator determined that all attorneys and their functions should be transferred from the
program offices to the Office of Enforcement Counsel within OLEC. Under this organizational
configuration, the program offices would conduct Inspections, Issue permits and determine technical
violations up to the point of adjudication, at which time OLEC would take the technically completed
casework to the hearing and/or litigation phase.
Two years later, in 1983, another reorganization separated General Counsel from Enforcement
Counsel. The decision cited the need to clarify and separate the very distinct types of legal activites
the General Counsel and Enforcement Counsel perform. The Office of General Counsel would provide
senior Agency managers with traditional general counsel services, concentrating on representing the
agency in defensive litigation. Enforcement, on the other hand, was charged with building strong
offensive litigation across all media. The Office of General Counsel attained the organizational level of
the Assistant Administrator as a result of this reconfiguration. The Enforcement Counsel evolved into
the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring.
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PRESENT ORGANIZATION
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring underwent an internal reorganization in 1984.
Three units were consolidated to establish the Office of Criminal Enforcement and Special Litigation
under an Associate Enforcement Counsel. The new office coexisted with Associate Enforcement
Counsels for Air, Water and Hazardous Waste.
In 1986. OECM underwent a further internal reorganization. The Associate Enforcement Counsels for
Air, Water and Hazardous Waste were consolidated under a single Senior Enforcement Counsel with
those media-related Counsels reestablished as divisions. A new division for Pesticides and Toxics was
established within this structure. The Office of Criminal Enforcement and Special Litigation was
abolished and its functions were divided among a new Office of Criminal Enforcement, the Senior
Enforcement Counsel - Civil, and the Office of Compliance Analysis and Program Operations.
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POLICY, PLANNING,
& EVALUATION
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Office of Policy
Analysis
•*•*
**#*
••
Environmental Resource
Economics Division
Regulatory Integration
Division
* -
Atmospheric and Economic
Analysis Division
Assistant Administrator for Policy
Planning and Evaluation
Pollution Prevention
Office
Office of Standards and
Regulations
Information and Regulatory
Systems Division
Chemicals and Statistical
• Policy Division
Regulatory Reform Staff
Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation
Management
Systems Division
Program Evaluation
Division
FUNCTIONS*
The Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation (OPPE) provides an Agency focal point for analyzing,
coordinating, and evaluating Agency policies and programs.
Q Plans and evaluates Agency standards and regulations.
Q Provides economic evaluations of Agency programs, policies, and standards.
Q Directs Agency systems for regulatory development and program planning and
management.
Provides policy leadership on such cross-media issues as pollution prevention and global
warming.
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LEADERSHIP
Robert H. Wayland, m
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Bob Wayland has been Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Office of Policy. Planning, and Evaluation
since February of 1988. From 1985 to 1987, he was a policy advisor to the EPA Administrator and
Deputy Administrator, where he was responsible at various times for activities of the Offices of Air and
Radiation, Water, and Solid Waste and Emergency Response. Since joining EPA in 1974, Bob has also
held positions in the Offices of Congressional Liaison, Enforcement, and Solid Waste and Emergency
Response, where he was Director of the External Affairs Staff. Previously he worked as a legislative
assistant on Capitol Hill and on the staff of the National Transportation Planning Board. Bob received
his B A. degree from George Washington University.
SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES
POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM
Significant environmental gains in the future can only come about through the prevention of pollution
and reduction of waste at its source. The Pollution Prevention Office, located within OPPE, has been
charged with developing a strategy, in cooperation with the media programs and regional offices, that
will promote and achieve pollution prevention across all media. Goals of the program are to establish
source reduction as a major theme, support the initiation and development of state and local programs,
create incentives for preventing pollution at the source, and develop reliable indicators of progress in
waste reduction.
GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
There is scientific consensus that increases in greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide,
methane, and others, will result in global warming. Substantial scientific uncertainties remain about
the timing and magnitude of any global warming, but there is agreement that higher temperatures
could have several significant economic, environmental, and societal consequences. In cooperation
with other agencies, international organizations, and other countries, EPA will be'engaged in scientific
assessment, the study of impacts of climate change, and analysis of policy and technological control
options for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Agricultural activity can affect environmental quality in several ways, such as erosion of soil,
contamination of surface and ground waters, damage to wetlands and other critical habitats, and
pesticide exposures. EPA and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) have several initiatives underway
to protect surface and ground waters from agricultural non-point source pollution. The Office of Water
is working with the Soil Conservation Service to implement section 319 of the Water Quality Act, which
requires states to develop a de tailed strategy to address non-point source problems. The Office of
Pesticides and Toxic Substanci s and the Office of Water have proposed a cross-program initiative to
protect ground water from pesticide contamination (Agricultural Chemicals in Ground Water Strategy).
OPPE is coordinating work on cooperative initiatives with USDA to promote environmental quality
objectives through the Conservation Reserve Program and on a budget initiative for research, technical
assistance, and education.
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RESOURCES
FY1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
400
300
UJ
> 200
DC
O
> 100
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Dollars are relatively stable from FY 1981 to FY 1988, but In FY 1989, the increase
supports Superfund, global climate change and pollution prevention.
Workyears are relatively constant except for the Budget Division shift to the Office of
Administration and Resources Management in the early 80's.
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FY 1981 vs FY 1 989 OPERATING PLANS
(SIN MILLIONS)
HEADQUARTER
REGIONS
1981
TOTAL: S20
1989
TOTAL: S42
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 358
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 328
The Regional resources remain relatively constant, while the Headquarters resources
increase greatly to support new and emerging centrally managed programs.
Headquarters workyears are reduced which reflects the shift of the Budget Division to
the Office of Administration and Resources Management. Regional workyears are
relatively constant.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
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o
-: 30
Z
20
10
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
1985
1986
1987
1988
OPERATING
PLAN
1989
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*
cc
o
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
From FY 1985-89, dollars have increased primarily to support Superfund, global
climate change and pollution prevention, while workyears have remained relatively
stable.
Most of these Increases have been from Congressional adds.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
•I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN •• FY 90 OMB REQUEST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
From FY 1989 to FY 1990, the dollars and workyears are relatively stable.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OPPE
1.80% 13.5195
13.0695
10.3695
17.5795
43.6995
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRADS
SI
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60/1
50 H
40 -
30 ^
20 -
10 -
BUSINESS, CCKM
LAW, PUBLIC fff
EN V SCI
PHYSICAL
SCIENCES
SOCIAL
SCIENCES
OTHER
DISCIPLINES
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POLLUTION PREVENTION OFFICE
Assistant Administrator for Policy
Planning and Evaluation
Pollution Prevention
Office
s
LEADERSHIP'
Gerald F. Kotas
Director
Gerald Kotas was appointed Director of the Pollu-
tion Prevention Office in August 1988. He for-
merly served as the Director of the National Pesti-
cides Survey which is a joint project of EPA's Office
of Drinking Water and Office of Pesticides Pro-
grams. His prior experience at EPA includes four
years in water pollution control and three years in
hazardous waste enforcement. Before coming to
EPA, Gerald worked on environmental problems
at the State level in Ohio and Texas. At the Great
Lakes Basin Commission, he served as liaison
with eight States and eleven Federal agencies.
Gerald received a B.S. from the University of Notre
Dame and an M.S. in environmental geology and
regional planning from the University of Texas at
Austin.
FUNCTIONS
The Pollution Prevention Office is the coordinating body of a new EPA initiative directed at developing
and implementing an environmental protection strategy emphasizing multi-media pollution preven-
tion or the reduction in the generation of pollution at the source. The proposed functional statement
and substructure for the Office are still under Agency review at this time. The Office will rely on
information dissemination, grant awards, hands-on technical assistance, and a variety of communi-
cations efforts to achieve its key functions.
Q Communicates the importance of achieving a "cultural change" — making all sectors of society aware
of the need for pollution prevention, and establishing source reduction as the major theme of EPA
programs.
O Supports the development of state and local pollution prevention programs.
Q Promotes the creation of incentives for pollution prevention and the elimination of barriers to
pollution prevention across all media.
Q Promotes the development of reliable indicators of progress in source reduction.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
AND EVALUATION
-
Office of Management
Systems and Evaluation
-
Management
Systems Division
Program Evaluation
Division
LEADERSHIP
Bruce Barkley
Director
Bruce Barkley was appointed In March 1986 as
Director, Office of Management Systems and
Evaluation, coming to EPA from a similar position
with the Secretary of Transportation. Bruce has
25 years of working experience in the manage-
ment of large organizations, both public and pri-
vate, is a charter member of the Senior Executive
Service, and teaches management at the Univer-
sity of Maryland evening school. He began his
career in 1962 as a Program Management Officer
with the Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineering Center
in Cincinnati, has worked for the Ohio State
legislature and Abt Associates, Inc., of Cambridge,
and has served as a budget examiner with the
Office of Management and Budget. He holds
Masters from the Universities of Southern Califor-
nia and Cincinnati.
FUNCTIONS
D Directs Agency planning and management systems.
Q • Manages Agency'performance review system.
Q Conducts client-oriented program evaluations and studies for Agency managers.
Q Promotes analytic and institutional approaches to assessing environmental problems,
developing strategic management plans, and monitoring environmental results.
DIVISION DIRECTORS
Cynthia C. Kelly, Director
Management Systems Division
A principal architect of EPA's management and planning systems, Cindy Kelly has been director of the
Management Systems Division since its inception in 1982. Previously she directed the Program
Analysis Division that was responsible for "zero based budgeting" and other analyses and the Control
Action Division in the Office of Toxic Substances. Cindy joined EPA in 1974 after two years as a leg-
islative assistant to now Senator Don Riegle of Michigan. She worked on the passage of the Toxic
Substances Control Act, wrote the first set of regulations, and became Director of the division
responsible for regulating PCBs, asbestos, and other commercial chemicals. Cindy graduated from
Wellesley College and has a Masters from Yale University.
David Ziegele, Director
Program Evaluation Division
David Ziegele was appointed Director of the Program Evaluation Division (PED) in April 1988. He has
been with PED since coming to EPA as a program analyst in 1981. His other work experience includes
a two-year stint with the Peace Corps in West Africa, staff assignments at Peace Corps headquarters,
and a rotational assignment wjth EPA's stationary source air program. David has an undergraduate
degree from the University of Iowa and a M.P.A. from the University of Southern California.
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OFFICE OF POLICY ANALYSIS
Office of Policy
Analysis
Environmental Resource
Economics Division
„ Regulatory Integration
Division
Atmospheric and Economic
Analysis Division
LEADERSHIP
Richard D. Morgenstern
Director
Richard Morgenstern directs the Office of Policy
Analysis. Formerly on the staff of The Urban
Institute, he coauthored a study entitled: "A Util-
ity-financed Weatherization Program in the Mid-
Atlantic Region: The Economics." Prior to that, he
served as Deputy Assistant Director for Energy,
Natural Resources, and the Environment at the
Congressional Budget Office and was an associate
professor of Economics at the City University of
New York. Dick holds an A.B. degree from Oberlin
College and a PhD In Economics from the Univer-
sity of Michigan.
Frederick W. Allen
Associate Director
Deny Allen is Associate Director of the Office of
Policy Analysis. He has been at EPA since 1978,
previously serving as Acting Director of the Energy
Policy Division, Chief of the Energy Development.
Branch and Staff Director of the Interagency
Resource Conservation Committee. He has also
worked on the staff of the Secretary of Labor,, and
at the Federal Energy Administration, the Cost of
Living Council, and VISTA. Deny earned his B A
with Honors at Yale University and his M.B A. at
the Harvard Business School.
FUNCTIONS
Q Provides policy and regulatory impact analyses on major issues.
Q Analyzes the economic and environmental effects of regulations, policies, programs and legislation.
Q Works to ensure that environmental hazards and risks are consistently managed across Agency
programs.
Q Develops and validates new methods for benefits and cost analyses.
Q Ensures that benefits analysis is incorporated into the Agency's decision-making processes.
Q Evaluates the combined impacts of EPA's regulations on different sectors of the economy.
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DIVISION DIRECTORS:
Robert M. Wolcott, Director
Environmental Resource Economics Division
Rob Wolcott is an economist with nearly twenty years experience in research, education and manage-
ment, primarily in the fields of environment, energy and public finance. Prior to his current position,
Rob served as special assistant for policy to the EPAAdministrator and Deputy Administrator, focusing
primarily on air and water quality management. In addition, Rob previously served as Director of the
Public Interest Economics Foundation, a nonprofit research and education foundation based In
Washington, D.C.; as a Regional Economist in EPA's San Francisco Office; and as Director of a major
urban development project In Cincinnati, Ohio.
Alex Cristofaro, Director
Atmospheric and Economic Analysis Division
A graduate of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and Dartmouth College, Alex Cristofaro has
been at EPA since 1979, having previously served as Chief of the Air Economics Branch.
Daniel Beardsley, Director
Regulatory Integration •Division
Dan Beardsley is responsible for staffing the White House Cabinet Council on Risk Assessment as
well as preparing an Agency guidebook and organizing national conferences on this issue. Before
joining EPA, he served as Assistant to the Director of ACTION where-he developed a $15 million
national crime prevention program. He.received a B A. from Kalamazoo College and a M.A. in divinity
from Yale University.
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OFFICE OF STANDARDS AND
REGULATIONS
Office of Standards and
Regulations
Information and
Regulatory Systems
Division
Chemicals and Statistical
Policy Division
Regulatory Innovation
Staff
LEADERSHIP
Thomas E. Kelly
Director
Tom Kelly has been the Office of Standards and
Regulations Director since May 1987. Priortothat
he served as Director of the Program Evaluation
Division for the last two years of his nine-year
association with that Division. His experience
also Includes eight years as a policy analyst and
program evaluator with Commerce and Health
and Human Services. Tom received his BA. from
Wesleyan University and holds an MA. in Sociol-
ogy from American University.
FUNCTIONS
Q Administers the regulatory'management system and the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Q Undertakes quality review and policy analysis of the Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances
programmatic actions.
Q Provides statistical analysis and consultation across the Agency.
Q Explores alternatives to conventional command-and-control regulation to design effective,
more efficient solutions to unconventional environmental problems.
DIVISION. DIRECTORS
Timothy R. Titus, Director
Chemicals and Statistical Policy Division
Tim Titus has served as director of the Chemicals and Statistical Policy Division since April 1987. He
came to the Office of Policy. Planning and Evaluation from the Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances
where he was the Deputy Director of the Existing Chemical Assessment Division in The Office of Toxic
Substances (OTS). Prior to that he was chief of staff in OTS and on the immediate staff of the Assistant
Administrator. Tim received his B A. from the University of Wyoming and his J.D. from the University
of Baltimore. Before joining EPA in 1978, Tim served as a program analyst at the Consumer Product
Safety Commission.
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Paul Lapsley, Director
Information and Regulatory Systems Division
Prior to this appointment, Paul Lapsley served as a Deputy Director In the Pesticides Program. In his
twelve years with the Agency, he has had staff or management positions in the Offices of Pesticides and
Toxic Substances and Air and Radiation. Before joining EPA, he held positions with Xerox and Sperry
Rand. Paul received his B.S. from the State University of New York and his M.S. in Public Administra-
tion from the University of Rochester.
Barry Korb, Acting Director
Regulatory Innovations Staff
Before joining the Regulatory Innovations Staff two years ago, Barry was Director for Program Man-
agement and Policy Analysis in the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response and a senior analyst
in the Program Evaluation Division. Barry also worked as a contractor for the Navy and the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration prior to joining EPA in 1971. He has a B.S. from the Univer-
sity of Maryland and an M.S. in Physics from Rutgers.
DELEGATIONS HELD BY^THEASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
1-3 Occupational Health and Safety
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorization
1 - 17B International Travel Authorization
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1 - 30 Freedom of Information
1-44 Changes in Organizational Structure
1-48 Request for Information from Other Federal Agencies
1-49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients
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ORGANIZATIONALHISTORYHili^
1970
Office of Planning and Management
I
Audit
1977
1979
Administration
Management &
Agency Services
on
t&
ces
Resources
Management
Piannii
Evalua
to Staff Office
1981
Assistant Administrator
for Administration
Personnel and
Organization
Fiscal & Contracts
Management
Mgt Info &
Support Services
Administration
Cincinnati. OH
Administration
RTP, N.C.
1983
Assistant Administrator
for Administration &
Resources Management
Administration
Information
Resources
Human
Resources
Management
added In
1984
Comptroller
Administration
Cinn. Ohio
Administration
RTP, N.C.
Associate Administrator
for Policy and
Resource Management
Comptroller
- - Policy Analysis
Mgt Systems
& Evaluations
Legislation
Standards &
Regulations
to Staff Office
Assistant Administrator
for Policy, Planning
and Evaluation
Mgt Systems
& Evaluation
Standards &
Regulations
Policy
Analysis
I Pollution
LI Prevention
"1
J
proposed
in 1988
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activltes Into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the five principal categorical programs -air, water, solid
wastes, radiation and pesticides to be retained individually under the management of commissioners.
The order also designated three Assistant Administrators for Planning and Management, Standards
and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and Monitoring.
The Office of Planning and Management Is the organizational root of today's Office of Policy, Planning
and Evaluation. With inherited staff from the Department of Health and Human Services' Environ-
mental Health Service and the Environmental Control Administration, the Office of Planning and
Management undertook the development and management of the Agency's goals in policy, resources
management and administration. This initial management function consisted of four offices: Admini-
stration, Audit, Resources Management and Planning and Evaluation.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The organizational evolution of the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation and the Office of
Administration and Resources Management are inseparable. In EPA's eighteen year history, these two
functions were combined from 1970 to 1981, split from 1981 to 1983, and transferred functions during
a reorganization in 1983. The evolution reflects the management preference of the Administrator at
the time. A brief overview of this history follows.
In 1971, a permanent organizational structure for EPA was announced. The five principal categorical
programs were realigned under two Assistant Administrators and the Assistant Administrators for the
three functional areas were retained. At this time, the Office of Planning and Management was officially
established at the Assistant Administrator level. Specifically, the Office developed the Agency's first
planning and evaluation, budget.'personnel and information systems. It managed archives, grant and
contracting policy, and administrative support services.
In 1981, EPA underwent an extensive reorganization which affected the functional areas of Planning
and Management as well as Enforcement and Compliance. The Planning and Management function
was split, creating the Office of Administration and the Office of Policy and Resources Management.
That Office of Policy and Resources Management is the precursor to today's Office of Policy. Planning
and Evaluation. It was created from planning, evaluation and resource functions inherited from the
Office of Planning and Management. Legislative functions were Inherited from the Office of the
Adminstrator. This new Office of Policy and Resources Management was organized with five major
components: Comptroller, Policy Analysis, Management Systems and Evaluation, Standards and
Regulations, and Legislation.
Two years later, in 1983, another reorganization took place. The AAship for Policy, Planning and
Resources Management's legislative function was transferred to a new AAship, Office of External
Affairs. Its resources (or budget) function was transferred to the AAship for Administration (retitled at
this time the Office of Adminstration and Resources Management).
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
As a result of the 1983 reorganization, the Office of Policy, Planning and and Resources Mana Cement
was streamlined creating the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, consisting of three offices:
Management Systems and Evaluation, Policy Analysis, and Standards and Regulations. A new of
Pollution Prevention Office was proposed in 1988.
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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
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Section 3
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL STATUTES
ACT
Clean Air Act
Environmental Research, Devel-
opment, and Demononstratlon
Authorization Act
Federal Water Pollution Control
Act/Clean Water Act
Ocean Dumping/Marine Protec-
tion. Research, and Sanctuaries
Act (Title 1)
Toxic Substances Control Act
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act
Superfund/Comprehensive
Emergency Response, Compen-
sation and Liability Act/Super-
fund Amendment and Reau-
thorization Act
Solid Waste Disposal Act/Re-
source Conservation and Recov-
ery Act
Asbestos School Hazard Abate-
ment Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Noise Control Act
AUTHORIZATION
EXPIRATION
9/30/81
9/30/81
9/31/90
9/31/91
9/30/83
9/30/91
9/30/91
9/30/88
9/30/90
9/30/91
9/30/79
PROJECTED
CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION
Action expected in early 1989
Action unlikely in 1989
Action unlikely in 1989
Bill extending authorization to
this date passed in October, 1988
Action to amend/reauthorize is
possible
Bill extending authorization to
this date passed in October, 1988
Oversight/no legislative action
expected
Reauthorizatlon action expected
in 1989
Action unlikely in 1989
Action unlikely in 1989
Action unlikely in 1989
NOTE: These complex statutes contain various sections which expire on different dates. The Office
of Legislative Analysis develops a detailed list of expiring authorizations as part of the annual budget
process. This list will be available in mid-December, 1988. While technically many of these statutes
have expired, provisions included in annual appropriations bills establish the means by which these
statutes continue to be effective. Expired statutory authorization does not automatically indicate that
legislative action on reauthorlzatlon will be undertaken in the next session of Congress.
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SYNOPSIS OF MAJOR ISSUES
SECTION 309 OF THE CLEAN AIR ACT
The 1969 National Environmental Policy Act requires Federal agencies to prepare detailed statements
of the environmental effects of their major actions. Section 309 of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to
review and comment on the environmental impacts of all Federal department or agency legislation,
newly authorized Federal projects and Federal regulations. If any such action is deemed unsatisfactory
from the standpoint of public health or welfare or environmental quality, the Administrator may refer
the issue to the Council on Environmental Quality. EPA's comments are made public at the conclusion
of each review process.
EPA INDIAN PROGRAM
EPA is working to include the Indian Program in the operating guidance and budget of all Agency
programs and to amend the remainder of the Agency's authorizing legislation to establish the handling
of Indian reservations in a manner equivalent to States. Three authorizing laws have been amended.
However, gaps concerning Indian lands in other laws prevent effective environmental protection in the
areas of air pollution, solid and hazardous waste disposal and pesticide control.
FEDERAL/STATE RELATIONS
Increasingly, the Congress has assigned responsibilities to States for the management of national
programs, without lessening EPA's oversight responsibilities. In addition. States are frequently
becoming the primary financiers of environmental programs. As a result, responsible management of
environmental activities requires that EPA and the States develop more effective working relationships.
Over the last several years, the States and EPAhave developed a number of institutions and techniques
to promote cooperation and environmental partnership. These efforts are growing and their
maintenance is essential to EPA's ability to fulfill its mission.
THE EPA FEDERAL FACILITIES COMPLIANCE PROGRAM
EPA has established a Federal Facilities Compliance Program in the Office of Federal Activities to
ensure that facilities or lands owned or operated by the Federal government achieve and maintain
compliance with environmental laws in the most cost-effective and timely manner. The program
focuses its efforts in three primary areas: (1) compliance oversight; (2) technical assistance; and (3)
A-106 project review. The Office of Federal Activities is in the process of completing a new agencywide
Federal Facilities Compliance Strategy (the "Yellow Book") which integrates these three components
into one comprehensive program.
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RESOURCES
FY1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
O
25
20
15
10
5
0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
400
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
The FY 1986 reduction In resources and workyears reflects the shift of the wetlands
program to the Office of Water and a reduction in support of the Construction Grants
program.
Dollar increases in FY 1988-89 are primarily from the expansion of the Regional
Interdisciplinary Project Fund which in FY 1989 is $3.5M.
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FY 1983 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1983
TOTAL: $19
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S21
(WORKYEARS)
1983
TOTAL: 304
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 259
0
o
The Headquarters reduction In dollars results primarily from a shift of the wetlands
program to the Office of Water and a reduction in support for the Construction Grants
program.
The Regional dollars increase due to the Regional Interdisciplinary Project Fund.
Regional workyears decline primarily from the movement of the wetlands program to
the Office of Water. The Headquarters program is relatively stable.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
I
Z
30
25
20
h
15
-
10
5
0
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
500
400
LLJ
>
^V
oc
0
>-x
300
200
-
100
n
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Dollars are reduced through FY 1987 primarily because of changes In the Construction
Grants program and the wetlands program reorganization; the account Increases In
FY 1988-89 to support Regional specific projects.
Once the reorganization of the wetlands program is taken Into account, the Office's
Operating Plan remains stable.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
•i FY 89 OPERATING PLAN •• FY 90 OMB REQUEST
S23
OPERATING PROGRAMS
$0.2 SO.2
HHMH
SUPERFUND/LUST
DC
<
UJ
DC
o
256
265
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
The increase In dollars is primarily to expand the Regional Interdisciplinary Fund
which supports high priority Regional projects.
The slight increase in workyears from FY 1989-90 supports primarily the Agency's
Federal facility compliance program and information dissemination programs.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OEA
3.8593
5.7795
17.9595
27.5695
24.369?
20.5195
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRADS
40 -f
30 -
ENTERING BUSIttSSiCOAi AGRICULTURE, ENVSCI, SOCIAL
LAW, PUBLIC fff HEALTH&BIO PHYSICAL SCIENCES
SCSMttS SQENCES
OTHER
WSaPLINES
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OFFICE OF FEDERAL ACTIVITIES
Office of Federal
Activities
Special
Programs and
Analysis
Division
Federal Facilities
Compliance Staff
Federal Agency
Liaison Division
LEADERSHIP
Richard E. Sanderson
Director
Richard Sanderson is the Director of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency's Office of Federal Ac-
tivities. He.previously served as Associate Admin-
istrator, Acting Assistant Administrator, and
Deputy Assistant Administrator in EPA's Office of
External Affairs. He served at the Federal Emer-
gency Management Agency from 1979-81; at the
Department of Housing and Urban Development
from 1974-79; in the Executive Office of the Presi-
dent from 1973-74; in the Philadelphia Regional
Office of Emergency Preparedness from 1972-73;
in the Philadelphia Regional Office of Economic
Opportunity from 1970-72; and in the Headquar-
ters Ground Electronics Engineering Installation
Agency of the U.S. Air Force from 1959-70. He
holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard Univer-
sity.
FUNCTIONS
Q Reviews other agency Environmental Impact Statements.
D Reviews EPA compliance with National Environmental Policy Act and related laws and
directives.
Q Oversees compliance with Executive policy on American Indian affairs and the development of
programs for environmental protection on Indian lands.
Q Develops and oversees programs concerning compliance with environmental requirements by
Federal facilities.
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Office of Public
Affairs
Press Division
Audio-Visual
Division
Publications
Division
LEADERSHIP
Russ Dawson
Deputy Director
Russ Dawson has served in his present position
since May 1988. Prior to that, Russ served as
Special Assistant to the Administrator respon-
sible for communications, speechwriting, and
travel. Russ served as a public affairs specialist in
the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
from October 1983 to January 1985. Prior to his
goverment service, he worked 10 years as a jour-
nalist with independent trade publishers. Russ
served in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1968-69. His
B A was awarded from the University of Mary-
land.
FUNCTIONS
Q Manages the Agency's press relations.
Q Develops informational materials for internal EPA use and provides Agency policy and media
support for EPA speakers.
Q Oversees EPA's consumer services program.
Q Supervises the publications review process and the production of audio-visual materials.
DIVISION DIRECTORS
Dave Cohen, Director
Press Division
Dave Cohen has served in his present position since 1975. He has also served as a special assistant
to the Assistant Administrator for Water and Waste, a speechwriter for the Regional Administrator in
New York, and a special assistant to the Director for Public Affairs. He holds two Masters, one in
Journalism, and one in Public and Environmental Affairs, both from the University of Indiana.
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OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE ANALYSIS
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL LIAISON
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
1
1
Office of Legislative
Analysis
1
Office of
Congressiona
Liaison
*
1
LEADERSHIP
Hank Schilling
Director, Office of Legislative Ananlysis
A former Special Assistant for Legislative Devel-
opment to the Assistant Administrator, Office of
Policy, Planning, and Evaluation, Hank Schilling
has directed the Office of Legislative Analysis
since May 1987. He came to EPA in 1985 after 10
years of environmental and energy policy research
at the Battelle Science and Government Study
Center in Seattle. Prior to Battelle, he worked as
a transportation planner in Boston and as a
university administrator. He has a B A. in history
from Harvard, an M.P.A. from Princeton's Woodrow
Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
and a J.D. from Rutgers Law School.
FUNCTIONS-OLA
Q Drafts and reviews legislation for the Agency and reports to the Office of Management and
Budget and Congress on proposed legislation.
Q Coordinates preparation of testimony before congressional committees.
Q Houses Legislative Reference Library.
FUNCTIONS-OCL
Q Serves as principal point of congressional contact with the Agency.
Q Assures response to Congress on all inquiries relating to activities of the Agency.
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OFFICE OF COMMUNITY AND
INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
FUNCTIONS^
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
FOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Office of Community
and Intergovernmental
Relations
Q Serves as the principal point of contact
with public interest groups representing
state and local governments and
environmental and business concerns.
Q Works with Agency components to develop
and carry out a comprehensive external
relations program.
Q Serves as focal point for implementation of
the President's Environmental Youth
Awards Program.
STAFF DIRECTORS^
Inez Artico, Director
Intergovernmental Relations
Inez Artico Joined the Agency's Office of Public Affairs in 1971 and served in a number of capacities,
the last as Director. Community Relations. In October 1984, she began a two-year detail to the New
Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. Upon her return to EPA, Inezjoined her current Office
and was named to her current'position in May 1987. Inez has a Bachelor of Journalism from the
University of Missouri and has done post graduate work in public administration at the University of
Southern California. She is also a graduate of the Senior Executive Fellows Program at the John F.
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
Melba Meador, Director
Community Relations
Melba Meador has been in her current position since August 1986. Previously, she was Acting Director
and Intergovernmental Relations Specialist. Prior to coming to EPA, Melba worked in the Office of the
Secretary, Department of the Treasury, as a Management Studies Director; in the Office of Managment
and Budget as a Desk Officer and an analyst; and in the Federal Emergency Management Agency as
a program analyst. Melba entered government as a Presidential Management Intern working in the
Congress, the White House, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare. She has a M.P.A. from the University of Southern California plus two pre-
vious degrees from the University of Hawaii.
Paul Newman Guthrie, Jr., Director
State/EPA Relations
Paul comes to EPA on an Intergovernmental Personnel Act detail from the State of Wisconsin. For 12
years prior to this assignment, Paul Guthrie was Director of Intergovernmental Programs, Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources. Previous to that he worked for the states of North Carolina and
Wisconsin, a county government association, the City of Philadelphia, and a nonprofit planning and
coordination organization. Paul is a graduate of Swarthmore College and attended graduate school at
the University of Pennsylvania.
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DELEGATIONS HELD BY THE ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorizations
1 - 17B International Travel Authorizations
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-30 Freedom of Information Fee Waiver
1 - 49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients
FEDERAL ENERGY ADMINISTRATION ACT OF 1974
16-1 Review and Comment on DOE Actions
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ORGANIZATIONALHISTORY:
1970
1971
1972
1979
1981
Public
Affairs
Public
Awareness
.Presa
Services
Public
Affairs
1983
to AA Status
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
Legislative
Liaison
Federal
Activites
Legislation
Environmental
Review
Federal
Activites
Regional &
Intergov't
Intergov't
Relations
Regional
Liaison
Intergov't
Relations
Assistant Administrator for
External Affairs
Public Affairs
Federal
Activites
Associate
Administrator for
Regional
Operations
Congressional
Liaison
Legislative
Anaylsls
Community &
Intergov't Relations
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
The Environmental Protection Agency was established as an independent Agency by Executive
reorganization plan on December 2 , 1 970. The immediate Office of the Administrator housed four staff
offices, two of which. Public Affairs and Legislative Liaison were eventually placed within the Office of
External Affairs.
EVOLUTION
The evolution of the Office of External Affairs is largely explained by observing the organizational
development of the Office of the Administrator. From four staff offices in 1 970, the Adminstrator's Office
grew to eleven in 1981. The formation of the Office of External Affairs, in 1983, was due partly to a
streamlining of the Administrator's Office. A brief history follows.
In 1981, the roots of the Office of External Affairs underwent changes. The Office of Public Awareness,
an office whose mission included environmental education for the public, reverted to a more traditional
Public Affairs Office. The Office of Legislation was reorganized and separated into a legislative division
(which was transferred out of the Administrator's office to the policy office of EPA) and a Congressional
Liaison office which remained in the Office of the Administrator.
In 1983, a major reorganization took place in EPA affecting Management, Enforcement and General
Counsel and the Staff Offices to the Administrator. The Office of External Affairs was created combining
all the external relating functions reporting to the Administrator: Public Affairs, Federal Activites, Office
of Congressional Liason and Intergovernmental Liason.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
e^ Office of External Affairs has reorganized internally three times since 1983. In 1984, Legislative
Analysis was established as a fifth office. At about the same time, the Office of Intergovernmental
Liason was renamed the Office of Public and Private Liaison reflecting it's new role of coordinating with
the private sector. In 1986. The Office of Public and Private Sector Liaison was retitled the Office of
Community and Intergovernmental Relations. This change reflects increased emphasis on community
involvement.
The current structure of the Office of External Affairs contains five offices: Public Affairs, Federal
Activities, Legislative Analysis, Community and Intergovernmental Relations, and Congressonal Liai-
son.
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OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Office of Audit
Operations Staff
Planning and
Resources
Management Staff
Technical Assis-
tance Staff
Field Divisions
INSPECTOR
GENERAL
Office of
Investigations
Field Divisions
Office of Management and
Technical Assessment
Tech. Assessment &
Fraud Prevention
Division
Administrative and
Management Services
Division
FUNCTIONS
The EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG) was established In January 1980. The Office of the Inspector
General functions through three major offices, each headed by an Assistant Inspector General: Office
of Audit, Office of Investigations, and Office of Management and Technical Assessment.
Q Conducts and coordinates independent audits and investigations relating to EPA programs and
operations.
Q Recommends policies to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in the administration
of EPA programs and operations.
Q Prevents and detects fraud and abuse in EPA programs and operations.
Q Keeps Administrator and Congress informed of problems and deficiencies in the Agency and
recommends corrective action.
Q
a
a
Implements protective security for Administrator and directs personnel security program.
Reviews EPA financial transactions, program operations, and administrative activities.
Investigates allegations or evidence of possible criminal and civil violations.
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John C. Martin
Inspector General
Before joining EPA. John served as the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development and was a Special Agent and Special Agent Supervisor
with the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 1971 to 1981. He earned his B.S. from Kings College,
Wilkes Barre, PA and M.P.A. from the University of Maryland.
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITY!^
The Inspector General Act of 1978 provided for the statutory establishment of Offices of Inspector
General in 12 departments and agencies including EPA. The Act consolidated Investigative and audit
resources in independent organizations headed by Inspectors General. The law provides for the
independence of the Inspectors General in initiating and coordinating audits and investigations in their
respective agencies. It also requires them to report their findings to agency management and Congress.
Statutory Inspectors General, as In EPA, are nonpartisan professionals, appointed by the President
and can only be removed by the President after advance written notice to Congress.
The Inspector General has independent status within EPA, reporting directly to the Administrator, and
is free of any undue influence or constraints. The Inspector General by law is free to report matters
to Congress without restrictions or influence by Agency management, and has the authority to issue
subpoenas, obtain access to any Agency materials, report serious or flagrant problems to Congress,
select and appoint OIG employees Including SES officials, and enter into contracts for services and
support..
ISSUES^
The following are major issues which were the subject of completed audit reports recently issued by
the Office of the Inspector General. They will continue to be important areas of our focus in the future.
PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT
In the past two years, OIG audits identified significant problems with EPA's contracting policies and
procedures which have left EPA vulnerable. These problem areas transcend all program areas.
Specifically, deficiencies were identified in a number of areas:
o Contracting process is unresponsive to program needs
o Contracting process Is lengthy
o Lack of adequate competition
o Unreasonableness of costs
o Inadequate monitoring by EPA contracting and project officers
These issues are adversely affecting EPA's programs and are causing the Agency to spend more on
contractural services than may be necessary. In response to our audit reports, EPA has moved toward
improving its contracting practices. During FY1989, OIG will be performing followup reviews to assess
the Agency's progress in achieving Improvements in the contracting area.
SUPERFUND PROGRAM
Since the passage of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, the number and
size of the contracts and assistance agreements are increasing very rapidly. At the same time the
number of program components which could benefit from internal audits has also increased
substantially. Past audits of the Superfund program have repeatedly found that the Agency's
management of Superfund needed Improvement, particularly in the following areas:
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o An accurate and reliable management information system
o Effective managerial oversight to assure projects are proceeding in an efficient, effective and
timely manner
For FY 1989, OIG resources will be used to fulfill the statutory audit requirements and conduct audits
of the contracting function in the removal and remedial program areas.
EPA'S ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
Maintaining a high level of compliance with environmental laws and regulations is one of the Agency's
most Important goals. Over the past few years OIG has audited a number of EPA's enforcement
programs and found that EPA and delegated agencies (e.g., States, local governments) need to put
forth a more concerted effort to ensure compliance. Our audits have disclosed improvements are
needed in:
o Refinement of strategies to identify violators
o Timely and appropriate enforcement against violators
o Calculation and assessment of penalties
During FY 1989, OIG resources will be used to conduct an audit of the Agency's negotiation of fines
and penalties to determine if sufficient controls have been established by the EPA program offices and
whether the Agency is operating within these controls.
CONSTRUCTION GRANTS
EPA's wastewater treatment construction grant program is the largest single program the Agency
administers. Currently, there are more than 6,000 active construction grants representing more than
$29 billion of unaudited Federal funds at various State and local agencies across the country. EPA
provides grants to municipal agencies to assist in financing the construction of wastewater treatment
plants. During the last two years, OIG has issued more than 400 reports which questioned more than
$120 million of claims related to such areas as:.(l) unsupported costs; (2) claims for equipment not
needed or facilities never built; and (3) engineering problems preventing timely completion or proper
operation of the plant. During fiscal 1988 our office questioned almost $27 for every $1 we expended
for such audits. Agency officials sustained 84 percent of our costs questioned and indicated they would
be recovering or making better use of some $80 million of Federal funds.
Because audits are generally performed after the project is completed, problems are often not surfaced
until millions of dollars are spent. The OIG Early Warning System is a program which reviews projects
before construction begins to identify problems and stop ineffective expenditure of funds. Last year
our early warning reviews resulted in the Agency reallocating $12 million from three projects to other
projects that will better use the funds to meet Agency goals of improving water quality and protecting
public health.
ASBESTOS
All forms of airborne asbestos have been found to be of concern in human health, and cause Irreversible
diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Over the past two years we have
conducted a number of audits of EPA's asbestos program. OIG found:
o Delegated states and local agencies were not performing inspections of asbestos demolition/
renovation projects in accordance with EPA's enforcement strategy.
o Asbestos-in-School Rule needs additional requirements and strengthening to adequately
protect students and employees from asbestos hazards.
o Procedures need to be revised to ensure that schools with the most severe health hazards and
the most need receive loans and grants for asbestos abatement projects.
The Agency is in the process of taking action to correct these deficiencies. These audits were the first
of a series of audits. During FY 1989, we will continue our audit effort in this area.
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HAZARDOUS WASTE
Last year the OIG issued two reports in the area of exports of hazardous waste which received
international attention. In one nationwide audit we reported that hundreds of tons of hazardous waste
were exported to other countries without the required notification to the Agency. Exporters could
disregard EPA regulations with little chance of detection because the Agency had not established a
monitoring program to spot-check international shipments with the Customs Service. Another audit
showed that a plan to export up to 250,000 tons of Philadelphia's incineration ash to Panama where
it was to be used as a road bed through a wetlands would have created significant potential danger to
human health and the environment. These reports received widespread attention because they came
at a time when Congress, public interest groups and foreign governments were becoming concerned
about shipments of hazardous waste from industrialized nations to less developed countries that would
not properly dispose of the waste.
Some of the areas we plan to continue reviewing during FY 1989 are:
o Management of remedial cleanups
o Removals of hazardous waste
o Immediate response actions
o Alternative or innovative treatment technology
CONTRACTOR AND EMPLOYEE INTEGRITY
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has identified indicators of fraud by contractors in the form
of bid rigging, cost mischarging, falsification of tests, product substitution, and false labor charges.
OIG has recently identified schemes to bribe inspectors to stay away from or overlook violations of EPA-
regulated asbestos-removal projects. OIG has also investigated false charges and illegal practices in
contracts for the removal of hazardous wastes: Since 1983, the OIG has been working with the
Department of Justice's Antitrust Division investigating trends and patterns of indicators of bid rigging.
As of September 30, 1988, these investigations have resulted in 42 indictments and 38 convictions on
charges of bid rigging.
The Office of the Inspector General has actively investigated "gray market" auto dealers and emission
modification and testing facilities which illegally sell, modify, or test imported cars that have been
falsely certified to meet Federal standards.
Future investigative work will focus on:
o Charges for phantom employees and fraud in performance bonds on EPA-funded construction
projects.
o Laboratory time shifting in Superfund work.
o Reimbursement for banned pesticides.
o Embezzlement by EPA employees.
DELEGATIONS HELD BY THE INSPECTOR GENERAL*^*
1-18 Agency Seal
1-21 Federal Register
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RESOURCES
O
FY 1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
25
20
10
z
5
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
300
(/) 25°
DC
< 200
III
>• 150
O 10°
50
0
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Operating Program resources have remained stable. However, in FY 1986 Superfund
resources declined because of the delay in reauthorizatlon.
A large portion of current resources are used to decrease the backlog of Construction
Grants audits and to cover pre-award contract audits with the Defense Contract Audit
Agency.
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FY 1983 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(SIN MILLIONS)
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1983
TOTAL: S13
1989
TOTAL: S23
(WORKYEARS)
1983
TOTAL: 192
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 280
The Office of Inspector General is a Headquarter's centrally managed program.
Workyears are located in the Regions but are under the direction of the Inspector
General.
The increases are primarily the result of Superfund.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
I
z
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
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350
300
250
200
150
100
50
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
The National Program Manager (NPM) Request Is generally higher than the President's
Budget and operating plan. However, In FY 1988, the President's Budget and Operating
Plan exceeded the request because a Superfund budget was not submitted due to delay In
reauthorlzatlon.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
•i FY 89 OPERATING PLAN Hi FY 90 OMB REQUEST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
Increases are for audits of Construction Grants, audits of States' Revolving Fund Plans,
and additional audits of Superfund activities, including Superfund investigations.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OIG
18.6695
19.3795
54.589?
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OP COLLEGE GRADS
UJ
200 -f
150 -
100 -
50 -
ENGtEEFttfi
BUSWESS.COvM
LAW, PUBLIC fff
AGRICULTURE,
HEALTH &HC
SCIENCES
ENVSQ,
PHYSICAL
SQENCES
SOQAL
SOENCES
OTHER
DISCRIMES
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OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS
Office of
Investigations
Field Divisions
John E. Harden
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Jack Harden Joined EPA as Deputy Assistant
Inspector General for Investigations in May 1983.
He has been the Assistant Inspector General since
August 1984. Prior to joining EPA, Jack held key
management positions in the Department of Edu-
cation and Department of Health and Human
Services. He has a total of over 25 years Federal
law enforcement experience which includes such
agencies as the Naval Investigative Service, U.S.
Customs Service, and the U.S. Secret Service. He
also served as a Legal Instructor/Course Devel-
oper at the Federal Law Enforcement Training
Center. Jack received his B.S. from Virginia
Commonwealth University and a L.L.B. from the
University of Baltimore School of Law. He has
been admitted to the Bar in the State of Maryland.
Daniel S. Sweeney
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations
Dan Sweeney has been the Deputy since March 1985. Prior to joining EPA, Dan served in several
management positions with the Department of Transportation including the Director of Washington
Operations and Director, Office of Special Assignments. He has also held bther.Federal law enfo^e-
ment positions within the Department of Transportation since June 1973. Dan began his Federal
career In 1965 as a Special Agent with the Naval Investigative Service. He graduated from Boston
College and received an M_A. in Public Administration at American University.
Q Plans, develops, conducts and evaluates investigations of EPA programs, personnel, grantees
and contractors where allegations or indications of fraud, waste or abuse exist.
Q Maintains liaison with U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice and other Federal investigative
agencies. Maintains liaison with Agency operating components. State agencies and local law
enforcement agencies.
Q Responds to requests for investigative reports and information within the provisions of the
Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts.
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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
TECHNICAL ASSESSMENT
Office of Management and
Technical Assessment
Tech. Assessment &
Fraud Prevention
Division
Administrative and
Management Services
Division
Anna Hopkins VLrbick
Acting Deputy Inspector General and Assis-
tant Inspector General
Anna Hopkins Virbick, Acting Deputy Inspector
General and Assistant Inspector General for
Management and Technical Assessment joined
EPA as Director of the Audit Technical Services
Staff in October 1983. She began her Federal
service as an auditor with the General Accounting
Office in 1965, and moved to the Department of
Housing and Urban Development's Office of In-
spector General in 1976 where she held several
managerial positions. Anna has a B.S. from W.Va
Wesleyan College, a M.P A. from American Univer-
sity, and a M.Ed, from Marymount University.
.FUNCTIONSSlitt
Q Manages OIG budget, all Independent administrative functions.
Q Arranges for and monitors personnel security background reviews of EPA employees.
Q Operates 24 hour, toll-free. Hotline for the receipt of complaints concerning possible waste or
abuse of EPA resources.
G Coordinates suspension and debarment actions against persons and firms.
Q Promotes employee awareness to methods of detecting, preventing and reporting possible
abuses of EPA resources.
Q Performs OIG quality assessments.
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OFFICE OF AUDIT
Office of Audit
Operations Staff
Planning and
Resources
Management Staff
Technical Assis-
tance Staff
Field Divisions
LEADERSHIP^
Ernest E. Bradley III
Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Ernie Bradley has been with EPA since its creation
and has held his current position since 1980.
Before coming to EPA he was an audit manager
with Health, Education and Welfare. Ernie re-
ceived his B.A. degree from Georgia State Univer-
sity and has done graduate work at the University
of Georgia. He has been active in professional
audit organizations, and last year was Chair of the
Chapter Recognition Program of the Association of
Government Accountants.
Kenneth A. Konz
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit
Ken Konz has held this position since 1983, and
has worked in an audit capacity in EPA since the
Agency was formed. He was Director of EPA's
Eastern Audit Division, and was on special as-
signment as Special Assistant to the Commis-
sioner of the New Jersey Department of Environ-
mental Protection. Ken received a B.S. from the
University of Denver, and is active in professional
audit organizations.
FUNCTIONS-*
Q Plans, conducts, and coordinates audits of EPA programs and activities so that needed
corrective action can be taken and future problems can be prevented.
Q Performs reviews of selected EPA administrative and program operations to evaluate their
effectiveness, efficiency, and economy.
O Performs financial and compliance audits of organizations or individuals receiving financial
assistance or benefits from the Agency.
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ORGANIZATIONAII HISTORVt*
Administrator
Deputy Administrator
1970
1971
1972
_L
Public
Affairs
1975
1979
1980
1981
Legislative
Liaison
Federal
Activities
Public
Awareness
1983
Environmental
Review
Public
Affairs
Federal
Activities
J_
Legislation
International
Affairs
International
Activities
Regional &
Intergov't
Operations
Administrative
Law Judges
Small & DIsadv
Business Utilization
Intergov't
Relations
ttfAA Status
Regional
Liaison
Assistant Administrator for
External Affairs
Equal
Opportunity
Civil Rights
&
Urban Affairs
Civil Rights
Science
Advisory
Board
Assoc Admin
Regional
Operations
Assoc Admin
International
Activities
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. The Agency designated an Assistant Administrator for
Planning and Management in 1970 and all audit activities were conducted from that vantage'point.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
The Inspector General Act of 1978 provided for the establishment of Offices of the Inspector General
which would consolidate existing investigative and audit resources in independent organizations
headed by an Inspector General.
EPA established its Office of Inspector General in 1980. EPA's Inspector General functions through
three major offices: Office of Audit; Office of Investigations and Office of Management and Technical
Assessment. Nationally, there are six Divisional Inspectors General for Audit and five Divisional
Inspectors General for Investigations who report to the Headquarters Office. The Inspector General
receives exclusive legal advice by a Memorandum of Understanding from the Inspector General
Division of the EPA Office of General Counsel.
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WATER
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OFFICE OF WATER
Resources Management and
Administration Office
Assistant Administrator For
Water
Office of Drinking
Water
-
Office Of Program
Development And
Evaluation
Criteria and Standards
Division
State Programs
Division
Technical Support
Office of Water Regulations
and Standards
Division (Cin.)
Monitoring and Data
Support Division
Industrial Technology
Division
Criteria and Standards
Division
Analysis and Evaluation
Division
Office of Municipal Pollution
Control
-
Municipal Construction
Division
Municipal Facilities
Division
Planning and
Water Policy Office
J.
Office of Marine &
Estuarine Protection
Policy and Management
Support Staff
J_
Office of Ground-
Water Protection
Marine Operations
Division
Technical Support
Division
Guidelines
Implementation
Staff
Policy and Manage-
ment Staff
Research & Data
Management Staff
Office of Water Enforce-
ment and Permits
Enforcement Division
Permits Division
Office of Wetlands
Protection
-
Regulatory Activities
Division
Wetlands Strategies
C. Cf'sto D^Anr^mo
Division
Analysis Division
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LEADERSHIP
Rebecca Hanmer
Acting Assistant Administrator
Rebecca Hanmer has served as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the second time since 1986, and
has been the Acting Assistant Administrator since March 1988. Rebecca has served in a number of
key EPA management positions since 1976 including Director, Office of Water Enforcement and
Permits, Regional Administrator in Atlanta, Deputy Regional Administrator in Boston and Director,
Office of Federal Activities. Rebecca received a B.A. from the College of William and Mary and a M.A.
in Political Science from American University.
Bill Whittington
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
Bill Whittington has been Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator since April 1988, and also directs the
policy, budget, and management functions for the Office of Water. Bill's EPA career began in 1972 in
the construction grants program after 15 years at the Department of Defense. He held several
management positions in that program and became its Director in May 1984. In 1986, Bill became
Director, Office of Water Regulations and Standards. Bill has a B.S. from University of Southern
California, and a M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. He is a registered
professional engineer.
FUNCTIONS
Provides Agencywlde policy, guidance and direction for the Agency's drinking water, water
quality, ground-water and wetlands protection programs.
LEGISLATIVE AUTHORITIES
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA establishes national standards for public drinking water sys-
tems from both surface and ground-water sources. These standards provide maximum contaminant
levels (MCLs) for pollutants in drinking water. The law also includes minimum monitoring. States are
primarily responsible for enforcing the standards, with financial assistance from EPA.
The Act also authorizes EPA to protect underground sources of drinking water from endangerment of
contamination from the disposal of wastes by injection into deep wells.
The Administrator has emergency powers to issue orders and commence civil actions if a contaminant,
likely to enter public drinking water supply systems, poses a substantial threat to public health, or state
or local officials have not taken adequate action. EPA is also authorized to make grants (75%) to states
to carry out public water supply supervision programs.
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The 1986 Amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act created two new ground-water provisions. The
Wellhead Protection Program is designed to protect wells that supply public water systems. The Sole
Source Aquifer Demonstration Program promotes the adoption of special protective measures for
critical areas within an aquifer that has been designated as a sole source for a community's or region's
water supply.
MARINE PROTECTION RESEARCH AND SANCTUARIES ACT (OCEAN DUMPING)
The purpose of the MPRSAis to regulate intentional ocean dumping, to authorize related research, and
to establish marine sanctuaries. Four federal agencies have responsibilities under the Ocean Dumping
Act: EPA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the
Coast Guard. EPA has primary authority for regulating ocean disposal of all substances except
dredged spoils, which are regulated under the authority of the Corps of Engineers. EPA is authorized
to carry out research and demonstration activities related to phasing out sewage sludge and industrial
waste dumping.
A priority of the Act is to regulate the transportation for ocean dumping, and to prevent the dumping
of any material in ocean waters, which would unreasonably degrade or endanger human health,
welfare, or amenities, or the marine environment, ecological systems, or economic potentialities. Title
I establishes a permit system and assigns its administration to the EPA and the Corps of Engineers.
Legislation enacted in the 100th Congress would penalize all ocean dumping after Dec. 31, 1991.
The Act is also the domestic legislation for implementing the provisions of the Convention on the
Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, a global agreement for
regulating ocean dumping.
Transportation from the United States of any radiological, chemical, or biological warfare agent or high-
level radioactive wastes for the purpose of dumping in ocean waters, the territorial seas, or. the
contiguous zone is prohibited.- Transportation of other materials (except dredged materials) for the
purpose of dumping is prohibited except when authorized under a permit issued by the EPA
Administrator.
FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT (CLEAN WATER ACT)
The Clean Water Act is the principal law governing pollution in the Nation's water-ways. The objective
of the Act is to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the Nation's
waters. Two goals are established: zero discharge of pollutants and, as an interim goal and where
possible, water quality that is both "fishable" and "swimmable."
The Act authorizes Federal financial assistance for municipal sewage treatment plant construction.
Under Title II, $59 billion has been authorized for the Federal Construction Grants Program since 1972;
funding will cease with the authorization for FY 1990. Title VI, provided in the 1987 Amendments,
authorizes $8 billion in grants to capitalize State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds. Monies
used for wastewater treatment facilities will be repaid to a state, to be recycled for future wastewater
treatment projects.
The Act is a technology-forcing statute that places rigorous demands on industries and municipalities
to achieve ever higher levels of pollution abatement. States are required to establish water quality
standards^ Nationwide standards are established by EPA for certain categories of industries, with
requirements tailored to the availability and economic feasibility of control technology.
All point source discharges into the Nation's waters are deemed unlawful unless specifically authorized
by a permit. The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits specify the types
and amounts of pollutants that may be discharged.
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SYNOPSIS OFMAJOR ISSUEStt
GROUNDWATER
The two key Issues concern (1) the advisability of EPA taking a more proactive position in terms of
proposing comprehensive groundwater legislation and; (2) whether the Agency should stay with our
current policy direction in the groundwater program which suggests that groundwater protection
decisions should be tailored according to the use, value, and vulnerability of the actual source. This
policy of differential protection has been opposed on one hand by various environmental groups who
see it as too lenient and by OMB on the other hand which supports the policy but would like to see less
groundwater protected by Federal programs.
STATE FUNDING SHORTFALLS
States are facing a major funding shortfall in terms of Federal grant resources to implement new
requirements under the recent amendments to both the Clean Water and Safe Drinking Water Acts.
In addition. States will be losing, after 1990, their ability to set aside construction grants funds for
management of projects. We need to ensure that States have adequate resources to meet these major
new requirements.
SURFACE WATER CONTROLS
The recent amendments to the Clean Water Act Imposed major new requirements, many with stringent
deadlines, in such areas as toxic controls, sludge, nonpolnt source management, and water quality
standards. Significant decisions in many of these areas will need to be made during 1989 if we are to
maintain our momentum in controlling surface water pollution.
WETLANDS. PROTECTION
The Wetlands Policy Forum, commissioned by the Administrator and comprised of environmental,
industry, and government groups will issue its final report in mid-November. The report will lay out,
a series of broad national recommendations on wetlands protection that could be the catalyst for
reexamlnlng how EPA and other Federal agencies Implement wetlands programs.
DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS
Major regulatory decisions on lead, coliform, and radon In drinking water will be required in 1989 as
EPA implements the requirements of the 1986 amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act. These
regulations are expected to Impose significant additional costs on the regulated community, especially
small communities.
COASTAL PROTECTION
The events of last summer In our coastal areas (medical waste, sludge dumping, beach closures, etc.)
highlighted the need to address coastal pollution issues. In order to avoid a repeat of last summer,
a number of significant actions need to be considered over the next 4-6 months.
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RESOURCES
FY 1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
400
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
cc
<
LU
CC
o
3500
3000
2500
2000
1500
1000
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
o
o
Resources have steadily Increased since FY 1983. FY 1987-89 increases reflect the
resources to address the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act (excluding
Construction Grants).
The FY 1982 decline in dollars reflects the elimination of funding for the State non-
point source program, substantial completion of point source standards and reduction
in workyears.
Workyears have slightly increased since FY 1983.
Workyear reductions In FY 1981-82 are from increased program delegation to the States
(especially in Construction Grants) reducing the Agency's workyear need.
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FY 1981 vsFY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S3 17
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S360
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 2,894
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 2,614
o Resources have been relatively constant between Headquarters and the Regions.
o Total workyears have declined with Headquarters losing a greater share indicating the
maturing of the water quality and drinking water programs and decentralization of
program implementation.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
CO
o
500
400
300
200
100
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
UJ
O
2200
2000
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
The difference In the FY 1985-86 National Program Manager (NPM) Requests and the
President's Budgets reflected the NPM's anticipated changes in legislation. The resource
requests were not supported by OMB.
The FY 1987-88 NPM Requests in dollars and workyears reflected the uncertainty of
requirements in the pending Safe Drinking Water and Clean Water legislation.
Operating Plan increases from the President's Budget indicate the Congressional add in
new requirements of the Safe Drinking Water and Clean Water Acts.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN VS. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
•I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN Hi FY 90 OMB REQUEST
V)
DC
<
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DC
o
OPERATING
PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/
LUST
2,590
2,700
CONSTRUCTION
GRANTS
24
24
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
Operating Program Increases are primarily for State grants for water quality, public
water supplies, underground Injection control, and ground water programs. Critical
Habitat programs reflect Increases also.
Construction Grants remain relatively stable but are directed more to the State
Revolving Funds.
Workyears increase to provide greater technical assistance for State/local
implementation.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS - OW
7.0395
231%
13.2895
15.9495
34.6995
26.0995
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRABS
200 -
150 -
100 -
50 -
ENONEERWG BUSINESS. COM AGRICULTURE, ENVSCI, SOCIAL OTHER
LAW, PUBLIC AFF HEALTH 4BIO PHYSICAL SCIENCES DISCIPLES
SCIENCES SCIENCES
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OFFICE OF DRINKING WATER
Office of Drinking
Water
State Programs
Division
Technical Support
Division (Cin.)
Office Of Program
Development And
Evaluation
Criteria and Standards
Division
Michael B. Cook
Director
Mike Cook assumed the Director position in 1985.
Prior to joining the Office of Water, Mike served as
Deputy Director, Office of Solid Waste. Mike
played a key role in the multi-billion dollar grant
program for construction of wast ewater treatment
facilities and directed early implementation of the
Superfund program and the 1984 amendments to
the hazardous waste regulatory program (RCRA).
Mike was educated at Swarthmore, Princeton and
Oxford (on a Rhodes Scholarship).
Peter Cook
Deputy Director
Peter Cook became Deputy Director in 1988 after
having served as Deputy Director of the Office of
Waste Programs Enforcement. Before this, he was
the Deputy Federal Inspector for the Office of
Federal Inspector, which supervised the construc-
tion of the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
System. Peter has also served in a number of
capacities in the Office of Federal Activities at EPA,
the last one as Assistant Director. Peter received
a BS in electrical engineering from Clarkson Col-
lege of Technology and a MBA from American Uni-
versity.
Q Serves as national program manager for the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Q Develops a national program of public information; develops plans and policy for response to
water supply emergencies.
Q Reviews technical data for the designation of sole source aquifers with Regional Offices.
Q Coordinates water supply activities with other Federal agencies as necessary.
Q Develops and defends a national program budget reflecting program needs and priorities.
Q Ensures the implementation of Agency policy and priorities in the Regions and Headquarters.
Q Manages the development and implementation of delegation oversight procedures and evalu-
ates Regional water supply programs.
Q Conducts a variety of analytic studies on policy issues relating to program priorities and
objectives, resources and legislation. :
Q Conducts economic analyses of proposed regulations and treatment techniques.
Q Reviews quantitative assessments of carcinogenic risks.
Q Performs broad strategic planning for the Drinking Water program which considers the public
health and welfare costs.
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DIVISION DIRECTOR
Dr. Arnold Kuzmack, Director
Program Development and Evaluation Division
Arnie Kuzmack has been Director since 1976. Rejoined EPA's Office of Policy and Evaluation in 1973
as an Operations Research Analyst. Previously, he served with the Brookings Institution and the Office
of the Secretary of Defense. He holds a A.B. degree from Harvard and a Ph.D. in Mathematics from MIT.
Dr. Joseph A. Cotruvo, Director
Criteria and Standards Division
Joe Cotruvo has been Director since 1976. He has held several technical and policy oriented positions
while at EPA, He has served on several advisory groups on drinking water quality issues for the World
Health Organization, North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Organization for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development, and on the Council of Public Health Consultants for the National Sanitation
Foundation. Joe's doctorate is in physical-organic chemistry from the Ohio State University. He also
has post doctorate studies in Heterocyclic Chemistry and in law.
Bob Blanco, Director
State Programs Division
Bob Blanco has been Director since October 1988. Previously he served as Director of the Municipal
Facilities Division in the Office Of Municipal Pollution Control and spent 14 years in the surface water
quality and drinking water programs in EPA's Philadelphia office. Prior to his EPA experience, Bob
worked at the local government level and in private consulting. He earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees
in Engineering at New York University. , ' •
Lowell A. Van Den Berg, Director,
Technical Support Division
Lowell Van Den Berg has been Director since December 1976. Prior to joining EPA, Lowell held
positions in the Department of Interior and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Lowell
received his B.S. from South Dakota State University and his M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from the
University of Michigan.
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OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL
POLLUTION CONTROL
Office Of Municipal Pollution
Control
Municipal Construction
Division
Municipal Facilities
Division
Planning and
Analysis Division
LEADERSHI
Mike Quigley
Director
Mike Quigley has been the Director since 1986,
having formerly served in Deputy Office Director,
Division Director, and Branch Chief positions
since joining the Office in 1973. Prior to joining
the program Mike served as a program analyst in
both EPA's Office of the Comptroller and the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Mike has a B A. from Trinity College, aJ.D. from
Georgetown University , and a M.P.A. from Har-
vard University. He is an Associate Certified
Financial Planner and a member of the Virginia
Bar Association.
Jack Lehman
Deputy Director
Jack Lehman has been Deputy Director since Feb-
ruary 1987, having formerly been Director, Haz-
ardous Waste Management Division in the Office
of Solid Waste from 1974 to 1987. Jack also
directed EPA's Resource Recovery Demonstration
Program and was a program manager in the Office
of Research and Development's program manage^
ment office. Prior to EPA, Jack was Vice President
of a San Francisco-based engineering firm. Jack
has a B.S. in Engineering Physics and a M.S. in
Nuclear Engineering from the University of Cali-
fornia, Berkeley.
FUNCTION.
Q Develops national strategies, program and policy recommendations, regulations and guide-
lines for municipal water pollution control.
Q Develops and defends a national program budget reflecting program needs and priorities.
Q Ensures the implementation of Agency policy and priorities in the Regions and Headquar-
ters.
Q Provides technical direction and support to Regional Offices and other organizations.
Q Manages the development and implementation of delegation oversight procedures.
Q Evaluates Regional municipal point source abatement and control programs including
related water quality and cost effectiveness issues.
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Jim Hanlon, Director
Municipal Construction Division
Jim Hanlon has been Director since 1984. Prior to joining the EPA Headquarters team in 1984, Jim
spent 12 years in the Water Division In EPA's Chicago region where he began as a staff engineer before
moving Into management. He earned his B.S. Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois,
a MBA from the University of Chicago, and is a registered professional engineer.
Paul Baltay, Director
Municipal Facilities Division
Paul Baltay has been Director since October 1988 and is the Office's newest Division Director. Previous
assignments In EPA were as Division Director of the State Programs Division in the Office of Drinking
Water and the Deputy Division Director of the Program Evaluation Division In the Office of Policy.
Planning, and Evaluation. Prior to joining EPA, Paul worked at OMB in a variety of assignments
including Staff Assistant to the Director. He holds a B.A. from Union College in Schenectady and
completed three years of graduate work In Government at Syracuse University's Maxwell School.
Stephen P. Allbee, Director
Planning and Analysis Division
Steve Allbee has been Director since 1984. Prior to 1984, he served in a number of staff positions in
the Office of Administration and Resources Management.. Steve joined the Agency 'in 1979, after
extensive experience in local Government. Steve has a B.A. from Wfnona State University, a M_A. from
Mankato State University, and a M.P.A from Harvard University.
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OFFICE OF WATER REGULATIONS
AND STANDARDS
Office Of Water Regulations
and Standards
Monitoring and Data
Support Division
Criteria and Standards
Division
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Industrial Technology
Division
Analysis and Evaluation
Division
Martha Prothro
Director
Martha Prothro has been Director since April
1988. Previously, she served as the Director of the
Permits Division, Office of Water Enforcement and
Permits. Martha joined EPA in 1975 as Staff
Attorney in the Stationary Source Enforcement
Division. She has served in a variety of enforce-
ment related positions including that of Director,
Noise and Radiation Enforcement Division, Office
of Enforcement. Martha has a B.A. from the Uni-
versity of North Carolina, and a J.D. from George
Washington University National Law Center.
James M. Conlon
Deputy Director
Mike Conlon has been Deputy Director since
1984. Prior to Joining the Office of Water, he
served as Deputy Director of the Office of Pesti-
cides Programs. He has served as a Director of the
Air and Hazardous Materials Division in Chicago,
and has had experience' in two State agencies.
Mike has a B.S. in chemistry and a M.S. in Engi-
neering from Illinois College, and Oklahoma Uni-
versity respectively.
FUNCTION
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Q Develops an overall program strategy for the achievement of water pollution abatement.
Q Monitors national progress toward the achievement of water quality goals, including prepa-
ration of reports to Congress under §305(b) of the Clean Water Act.
Q Develops effluent guidelines and water quality regulatory and nonpoint source control
programs.
Q Develops, implements and coordinates regulations and guidance for water quality manage-
ment planning.
Q Develops and defends a national program budget reflecting program needs and priorities.
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DIVISIONiDIRECTORS
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Geoffrey H. Grubbs, Director
Monitoring And Data Support Division
Geoff Grubbs has been Director since 1987, after holding a variety of management and technical
positions in the Agency's water, air, and enforcement programs since joining EPA in 1972. His
experience also includes three years as a management consultant for international and domestic
clients. Geoff received a B.S.E. from Princeton University in 1972.
Thomas O'Farrell, Acting Director
Industrial Technology Division
Thomas O'Farrell has been Acting Director since January 1988. He Joined EPA in 1975 as a Sanitary
Engineer in the Construction Grants Program and served in a variety of related positions through 1988,
including that of Special Assistant to the Office Director, Chief of the Consumer Commodities Branch
and Deputy Director of the Industrial Technology Division. He holds both a B.S. and M.S. degree from
the University of Missouri at Rolla.
Edmund Notzon, Director
Criteria and Standards Division
Edmund Notzon has been Director since 1986. Prior to this he served in a variety of positions, including
Director of the Monitoring and'Data Support Division, Acting Director of the Office of Analysis and
Evaluation, and Acting Director of the Water Planning Division. Prior to joining EPA, he worked for the
Office of Systems Analysis in the Office of the Secretary of Defense for thre'e years. He holds a B.S. from
MIT, and a M.S. in Statistics from Stanford University.
Scott Bush, Director
Analysis and Evaluation Division
Scott Bush has been Director since 1985. Prior to joining EPA, Scott served for 10 years in the Energy
area, as Deputy Chief of Policy in the Federal Energy Administration and Chief of Regulatory Policy,
Crude Oil and Petroleum Product Pricing in the Economic Regulatory Administration in the Depart-
ment of Energy. Scott has a degree from Dartmouth College and a J.D. from Northwestern University.
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OFFICE OF WATER ENFORCEMENT
AND PERMITS
Office Of Water Enforce-
ment and Permits
-
Enforcement Division
Permits Division
ILEADERSHI
James R. Elder
Director
Jim Elder has been Director since 1986, after
serving as Deputy Director for three years. Jim
has been with EPA since 1971, having served as
Director, Management Division in Philadelphia,
Deputy Director, Office of International Activities,
and Acting Deputy Regional Administrator in
Seattle. He worked at the Office of Management
and Budget before working at EPA. Jim received
his B A. from Johns Hopkins University and com-
pleted graduate work in International Affairs at
George Washington University.
FUNCTION
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Q Manages the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit, compliance
and administrative enforcement program under the Clean Water Act.
Q. Develops program policy, guidance, and regulations for permitting and compliance activities.
Q Develops and defends a national program budget reflecting program needs and priorities.
Q Ensures the implementation of Agency policy and priorities in the Regions and Headquarters.
Q Provides technical direction and support to Regional Offices.
Q Develops and implements delegation oversight procedures.
Q Evaluates Regional permitting and compliance programs.
J
J. William Jordan, Director
Enforcement Division
Bill Jordan has been Director since 1984. Bill has been with EPA since 1970 as a manager and
chemical engineer. Prior to the Division Director position, he served as a Water Permits Branch Chief.
Bill has a B.S. degree from Mississippi State University, a M.S. from Louisiana State University, and
a M.B.A. from George Mason University.
Cynthia Dougherty, Director
Permits Division
Cynthia Dougherty became Director in July 1988. Prior to her appointment, she served as Deputy
Director of the Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection. From 1978 - 1987, she served as Director,
Resources Management and Administration Office, Office of Water. Cynthia joined EPA in 1974 and
worked in areas concerning EPA's budget, operating guidance and accountability systems for Office
of Enforcement and Office of Planning and Management before joining the Office of Water.
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OFFICE OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE
PROTECTION
Office Of Marine &
Estuarine Protection
Policy and Management
Support Staff
Marine Operations
Division
Technical Support
Division
Tudor Davies, Director
Tudor Davies has been Director since 1984. Prior
experience includes Policy Chief and Acting Dep-
uty Assistant Administrator for the Office of Wa-
ter. He has also served as Director of the EPA
Large Lakes Research Program; Deputy Director
of the Gulf Breeze Environmental Research Labo-
ratory; Director of the Chesapeake Bay Program;
and Director of the Narragansett Environmental
Research Laboratory. Tudor received his PhD in
Geology from the University of Wales in Great Brit-
ain.
Louise Wise, Deputy Director
Louise Wise became Deputy Director in October
1988. At EPA, she has served as an attorney in the
Office of General Counsel, a program analyst to
the Assistant Administrator, OSWER, Director of
the Standards and Policy Division of the Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, and Special Assis-
tant to the Administrator. Before joining EPA in
1984; Louise clerked for a federal district court
judge and worked in a private law firm. Louise
graduated from Georgetown University Law Cen-
ter.
FUNCTIONS
Q Develops the policies and strategies for implementation of a program to protect the marine/
estuarine environment utilizing relevant authorities contained in the Clean Water Act (CWA),
the Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), and other environmental
statutes.
Q Develops policy, regulations, and procedures for evaluation of §301(h) waivers, ocean
dumping permits, §403(c) discharge criteria and other activities which impact the marine
environment.
Q Prepares environmental assessments, environmental impact statements and general field
studies in support of the permit decision process.
Q Coordinates the development of laboratory and field protocols for environmental assessments
in the marine/estuarine environment and develops monitoring programs for identification and
collection of necessary data.
Q Integrates the outputs of the Agency's marine water quality/sediment criteria development
process and wasteload allocation process into marine and estuarine policy and operating
guidance.
Q Provides National direction for the Chesapeake Bay and other estuarine programs.
Q Provides policy oversight of the Great Lakes Program for the Office of Water.
Q Works closely with other Federal agencies which have marine protection and regulatory
responsibilities to develop and implement cooperative marine monitoring strategies.
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DIVISION DIRECTOR
Darla Letourneau, Staff Director
Policy and Management Support Staff
Darla Letourneau hasbeen StaffDirector since March 1987. Prior to that, Darla was a Program Analyst
in EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring. She has also served as the Special
Assistant to the Administrator of Employment Security and as Legislative Officer in the Department
of Labor. Darla also has budget, policy, and legislative experience from positions with the Senate
Budget Committee and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. She has an M.PJV. from
George Washington University and an M.B.A. from Marymount University.
Craig Vogt, Acting Director
Marine Operations Division
Craig Vogt has been Acting Director since August 1988. Since coming to the Agency in 1971, Craig
has served as a sanitary engineer in Seattle, an environmental engineer in the Office of Water
Regulations and Standards and, for the past eight years, Deputy Division Director in the Office of
Drinking Water. HebeganhiscareerwiththeU.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon. Craig
holds a M.S. in sanitary engineering from Oregon State.
Tom DeMoss, Director
Technical Support Division
Tom DeMoss has been Director since 1984. He also managed the Chesapeake Bay Program from 1984
to 1987. He served as'Head of Planning and Management in the Office of Research and Development,
and as a Program Analyst in EPA's Office of Planning and Management. Tom has a bachelor's degree
and a M.B.A from the University of Maryland.
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OFFICE OF GROUND-WATER
PROTECTION
Office of Ground-
Water Protection
Guidelines
Implementation
Staff
Management Policy
Staff
Research & Data
Management Staff
EADERSHI
Marian Mlay, Director
Marian Mlay has been Director since the Office
was established in 1984. Having worked in EPA
since 1978, she most recently served as the Dep-
uty Director, Office of Drinking Water. Prior to
Joining EPA, Marian held a variety of key manage-
ment positions in the Department of Health and
Human Services. She holds a B.A. from the
University of Pittsburgh, a J.D. from American
University, and was a Fellow in Public Affairs at
the Woodrow Wilson School of Public Affairs at
Princeton University.
Q Oversees implementation of the Agency's Ground-Water Protection Strategy.
Q Establishes and implements a framework for decisionmaking at EPA on ground-water
protection issues, and serves as the focus of internal EPA policy coordination for ground-water.
Q Coordinates and provides staff support to a Ground-Water Oversight Committee.
Q Manages a "Ground-Water Steering Committee."
Q Provides program coordination and policy direction to Regional ground-water programs,
including guidance for use of grant funds to support State program development and
development of information for providing technical assistance to the States.
Q Coordinates development and maintenance of a ground-water data access system, in
cooperation with other Federal agencies.
Q Assesses and evaluates EPA ground-water program effectiveness.
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STCFfDIRECTOR
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Robert Barles, Director
Ground-Water Policy and Management Staff
Bob Barles became Director in 1988 and is the Office's newest Staff Director. He came to EPA in 1978
and has served in the Office of Research and Development, Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation,
and the Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances. Bob holds a B.A. in chemistry from the University
of California at Riverside, and a M.S. in pharmacology and environmental toxicology from the
University of California at Davis.
Ron Hoffer, Director
Guidelines and Implementation Staff
Ron Hoffer has been Director since 1984. Ron came to the Office in late 1984 with 10 years of experience
in the field of environmental geology and hydrology, largely in consulting. He holds Masters in Biology
from the University of Massachusetts, and in Water Resources Management from the University of
Wisconsin.
Norbert Dee, Director
Data Management and Research Staff
Norbert Dee has been Director since 1984. Prior to joining EPA, he held senior management and
technical positions with two international consulting firms. Norbert received his M.S. in water
resources, and his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from the John Hopkins University.
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OFFICE OF WETLANDS PROTECTION
Division
Office Of Wetlands
Protection
Activities
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& State Programs
Division
David G. Davis, Director.
Dave Davis took over the directorship of the new
Office of Wetlands Protection in early 1987, shortly
after it was established. Prior to that, he was the
Deputy Director of the Office of Federal Activities
and held a variety of positions in the water pro-
gram and planning and evaluation office since
joining EPA in 1974. Dave received his B.S. and
M.S. in microbiology from the University of Illinois
and a M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
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Q Carries out duties relating to administration of the §404 Program including development of .
policies, procedures, regulations and strategies.
Q Oversees Agency activities involving dredge and fill permit review and State program
development, restriction or denial of discharge sites under §404(c), and coordinates the
State program approvai'process.
Q Assists the Offices of Water Enforcement and Permits and Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring in enforcement actions.
Q Provides an Agency focal point for other §404 and wetlands protection activities.
Q Acts as the focal point for EPA contacts with Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service.
Q Prepares EPA comments on Federal agency proposed actions, environmental
impact statements, regulations, programs, and policies.
Suzanne Schwartz, Director
Regulatory Activities Division
Suzanne Schwartz has been Division Director since 1987. She joined EPA in 1980, and has worked
primarily with the wetlands program. Before Joining EPA, she was the founding editor of the
Environmental Law Institute's National Wetlands Newsletter, and a research/teaching fellow at the
National Resources Law Institute, Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. Suzanne has a
J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. from Queens College of the City University of
New York.
John Meagher, Director
Wetland Strategy and State Programs Division
John Meagher has been the Director of the Division since it was formed with the creation of the Office
of Wetlands Protection in 1986. Prior to that he was Director of the Division that implemented EPA's
Section 404 Clean Water Act Program. John holds a M.S. in environmental engineering from
Manhattan College in New York. He has been with EPA since 1973 in Headquarters and the New York
region.
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DELEGATION!
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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLA-
NEOUS
1 - 9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorizations
1 - 17B International Travel Authorizations
1 - 20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
CLEAN WATER ACT
2 - 15B Administrative Determinations Regard-
ing the Obtaining of Penalties for Spills
2-22 Administrative Compliance Orders and
Actions
2-35 Exclusion of Certain Pollutants and Point
Sources from Regulation • .
2 - 38 Water Pollution Control - General Training
2-48 Estuarine Management Grants and
Cooperative Agreements
2 - 51A Class I Administrative Penalty: Initiation
of Class I Actions; PublicNotice; Consultation with
States; Negotiating and Signing Consent Agree-
ments; and Assessing Penalties
2-51B Class I Administrative Penalty: Conduct
of Class I Penalty Hearings; Issuance, Withdrawal,
and Amendment of Orders Assessing Class I Pen-
alties
2-52A Class II AdministrativePenalty: Initiation of
Actions; Public Notice; Consultation with State;
Negotiation and Signing Consent Agreements; and
Assessing Penalties
2 - 52B Class II Administrative Penalty: Agency
Representation in the Hearings; Initiating Internal
Appeals of Adverse Determinations; and Repre-
senting Agency in Appeals
MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANC-
TUARIES ACT
3-3 Designation of Ocean Dumping Sites and
Critical Are'as
3-4 Research and Emergency Dumping Sites
and Critical Areas
3 - 6 Research and Special Incineration-at-Sea
Permits
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
8-8 Inspections and Information Gathering
8 - 20 Monitoring, Testing. Analysis and Report-
ing
SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
9-10 Making Available Information and Agency
Facilities and Providing Training Assistance
9-12 Inspection's and Information Gathering
9-15 Safe Drinking Water Occupational
Training Assistance
9-20 Underground Water Source Protection
Grant Authority for Allotment and Reallotment
9-31 Authority to Allot and Reallot Grant Funds
for the Public Water System Supervision Program
9 - 32 Administrative Penalty Under Part B:
Proposed and Final Orders and Agency Represen-
tation in Hearings
9 - 33A Administrative Penalty Under Part B:
Penalty Assessments, Issuing Complaints, and
Negotiating and Signing Consent Agreements
9-34 Administrative Enforcement Authority
Under Part C
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
14 - 38 EPA Role in Department of Defense
Environmental Restoration Program
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ORGANIZATIONAtfHISTO
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Pre- EPA
Dept. of Health
Education &
Welfare
Dept.
of
interior
Dept.
of
Agriculture
Food & Drug
Administration
Atomic Energy
Commission
1970
EPA
Water Quality
Office
Air Polh
Control
Water
Pesticides
Office
Radiation
Office
Solid Waste
Office
1972
1974
1976
1979
1981
Toxics
Air & Water
Programs
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
enviromental activities into a single agency. The organizational roots for the Office of Water were the
Department of Interior (water pollution contol program) and Department of Health Education and
Welfare (drinking water program).
In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus, published an organizational order in which
the five principal programs: water, air, radiation, pesticides and solid waste were retained under the
management of commissioners. This was done to assure continuity of program operations and to allow
time to consider the eventual organizational structure. EPA, at this time, also established a presence
in the newly organized federal regional structure which divided the country into ten regions.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
The first few years of the Agency were marked by a plethora of environmental laws and regulations
which catalyzed a realignment of the agency's structure in 1972 and again in 1974. EPA set up its first
permanent organizational structure in 1971, designating three functional Assistant Administrators for
Research and Monitoring. Planning and Management, and Standards and Enforcement and General
Counsel and dividing the five principal programs between two Assistant Administrators; one for
Catergorical programs ; the other for Media Programs. In 1972, Media programs which contained all
the air and water functions were reorganized under an Assistant Administrator for Air and Water
Programs.
In 1974, the Water program, redirected by the Clean Water Act, was split from the air program and
combined with pesticides and toxics, functions. The Water program resided within the Water and
Hazardous Materials AAship until 1979. With "the passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 the water function split from the Water and Hazardous Materials AA ship and combined
with the solid waste program to form the Office of Water and Waste Management.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
The Office of Water became an AAship unto itself in 1981 due more to the passage of CERCLA
(Superfund) than any increased water responsiblity. The Superfund legislation required the clean up
program to be headed up by an Assistant Administrator, and it functionally made sense to combine
the RCRA solid waste program with the CERCLA clean up program. The 1981 Office of Water AAship
contained four principal offices which are still here today: Office of Drinking Water, Office of Water
Regulations and Standards, Office of Enforcement and Permits, and Office of Water Program
Operations (renamed Municipal Pollution Control). In 1984, two new offices were added to the AAship:
the Office of Marine and Estuarine Protection and the Office of Groundwater Protection. A new
Wetlands Protection Office was added in 1986 bringing the total to seven separate offices within the
Water AAship.
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SOLID WASTE &
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
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Section-
OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Federal Facilities
Hazardous
Waste Compli-
ance Office
Assistant Administrator for Solid
Waste and Emergency Response
Office of Waste
Programs Enforcement
CERCLA
Enforcement
Division
RCRA
Enforcement
Division
Office of Program
Management and Technology
Office of Underground
Storage Tanks
-
Implementation
Division
Policy and
Standards
Division
Office of Solid Waste
Waste Management
Division
Permits and State
Programs Division
Characterization and
-
Office of Program
Management and
Support
Office of Policy,
Planning and
Information
Waste
Minimization Staff
Municipal Solid
Waste Management
Program
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
Emergency Response
Division
Hazardous Site
Control Division
Hazardous Site
Office of Program
Management
Evaluation Division
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11EADERSHI
Jonathan Z. Cannon
Deputy Assistant Administrator
Jon Cannonjoined EPA in 1986 and held positions as Deputy in the Office of General Counsel and the
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring before assuming his current position in August
1988. Prior to joining EPA, Jon was a partner in the law firm of Beveridge and Diamond. He received
a B.A. from Williams College and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Jim Makris, Director
Preparedness Staff
Jim Makris is also Chairman, National Response Team. He held various positions in emergency man-
agement at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Federal Disaster Assistance Ad-
ministration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency before joining EPA in 1984. He served
in the Superfund emergency response program before assuming his current position. Jim has
extensive experience managing national emergency incidents from headquarters, field, and private
sector positions and was responsible for managing the U.S. response to the catastrophic release of
methylisocyanate in Bhopal, India in 1984. Jim received degrees in business from the University of
New Hampshire and law from George Washington University.
Thomas W. Devine, Director
Office of Program Management and Technology
Tom Devine joined EPA's predecessor agency, the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, in:
1968 and has served in a variety of positions in EPA's Boston office arid as "a Division Director in the
Atlanta office before joining Headquarters in his current position in 1986. He earned B.S. and M.S.'
degrees in Civil Engineering from Northeastern University with work at Tufts University and Harvard
University.
f FUNCTION
J
Q Provides leadership to the development of State certification plans for long term capacity for the
disposal of hazardous waste.
Q Coordinates the Technology Demonstration Program and provides technology assistance and
policy development.
Q Develops and manages an Agency-wide hazardous substances emergency preparedness
program.
Q Develops and implements community right-to-know, preparedness, and prevention provisions
of Superfund.
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fAUTHORITIE
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
In 1965 Congress passed the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the first Federal law to require safeguards and
encourage environmentally sound methods for disposal of household, municipal, commercial, and
industrial refuse. Congress amended this law in 1970 by enacting the Resource Recovery Act and again
in 1976 by enacting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The primary goals of RCRA
are to: protect human health and the environment from the potential hazards of waste disposal;
conserve energy and natural resources; reduce the amount of waste generated, including hazardous
waste; and ensure that wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner.
The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) significantly expand the scope of RCRA.
HSWA was created in large part in response to strongly voiced citizen concerns that existing methods
of hazardous waste disposal, particularly land disposal, were not safe.
RCRA is divided into several subtitles. These subtitles set forth a framework for EPA's comprehensive
waste management programs; establish a system for controlling hazardous waste from generation until
ultimate disposal; establish a system for controlling solid (primarily nonhazardous) waste; and,
regulate toxic substances and petroleum products stored in underground tanks.
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
Congress enacted the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA). commonly known as Superfund, in 1980. This law provided broad Federal authority and
resources to respond directly to releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances that could
endanger human health or the environment. CERCLA established a $ 1.6 billion Hazardous Substance
Trust Fund to pay for remediation of abandoned or uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. The law also
authorized enforcement action and cost recovery from parties responsible for a release.
In 1986 Congress passed the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). This law
reauthorized the Superfund program for five years, and more than quintupled the size of the Trust Fund
to $8.5 billion. SARA strengthened and expanded the remedial program and focused on the need for
emergency preparedness and community right-to-know. SARA also established a $500 million Trust
Fund, supported by a gasoline tax, to address leaks from underground storage tanks.
Provisions in Title III of SARA address the Preparedness and Community Right-to-Know program.
There are four major elements of this program: (1) designating State emergency response commissions
(SERCs) and local emergency planning committees (LEPCs) that are responsible for developing local
contingency plans; (2) requiring chemical handlers to notify SERCs and LEPCs immediately when there
has been a release of a hazardous chemical; (3) requiring handlers to provide information to the LEPC
and public on the chemicals they produce, use, or store; and, (4) requiring chemical handlers to report
any emissions of hazardous chemicals to EPA annually.
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J
STATE CAPACITY ASSURANCE PROJECT
CERCLA Section 104(c) (9) states that EPA may not provide funding for cleanups under Superfund after
October 17,1989 to any state that has not submitted an "assurance" to EPA that the state has sufficient
hazardous waste treatment and disposal capacity to take care of all wastes reasonably expected to
be generated within its borders for the next 20 years. EPA is developing a guidance document to assist
the states in preparing their plans for assuring capacity by the October deadline.
NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN (NCP)
The NCP establishes procedures and standards for responding to releases of hazardous substances,
pollutants, and contaminants. Section 105 of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
of 1986 (SARA) requires EPA to revise the NCP to incorporate changes relating to the selection of remedy
process as mandated by SARA. For example, cleanups must be cost-effective and utilize permanent
solutions and alternative treatment technologies to the maximum extent practicable. In addition,
SARA requires that EPA provide for substantial and meaningful State involvement in all aspects of the
remedy selection process. The revised NCP also reflects changes resulting from the program's expe-
rience since the last revision to the NCP in 1985.
SUPERFUND REMEDIAL ACTION CONSTRUCTION IN FY 1989
The budgetary appropriation for Superfund was significantly reduced for FY 1989. This reduction in
funding has been applied to the hazardous site cleanup budget. During FY 1989, critical decisions will
have to be made to determine which projects will be funded and which will be delayed.
SUPERFUND ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM EVALUATION
Senate and House Appropriations Committees have requested that EPA evaluate the Superfund
enforcement program and provide a report by January 1,1989. This study will examine Superfund
enforcement across the Regions to assess the proper role of the enforcement program in achieving the
greatest number of cleanups. In addition, the report will recommend any program, policy, and
management changes that will encourage enforcement settlements.
RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Congress revised the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), first in 1980 and again in 1984.
The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) significantly expanded the scope of RCRA.
During the next Congressional session, the Agency expects RCRA reauthorization to gain considerable
momentum. Since HSWA was passed, a number of developments have led to increased scrutiny of
solid waste management practices which are likely to be the focus of the reauthorization. Some
revisions to the hazardous waste statutory provisions are also expected.
FEDERAL FACILITIES
Federal facilities have significant hazardous waste and hazardous substance compliance and reme-
diation responsibilities that are addressed primarily through RCRA and CERCLA. Determining which
statutory authority and respective process is to be used to address problems at Federal facilities is a
central issue. Related to this issue is determining what the respective roles of the states and EPA should
be in enforcing RCRA and CERCLA requirements.
CHEMICAL ACCIDENT PREVENTION
Congress passed the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (Title III of SARA)
to assist local communities in identifying toxic chemicals present in the community and preparing for
accidental releases of such chemicals. As a result of several emergency incidents world-wide. Congress
still has concerns regarding the prevention of chemical accidents by industry and the need for a
regulatory program.
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RESOURCES
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The resources have steadily increased to support Superfund and the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank (LUST) programs.
The FY 1986 decrease in dollars was because of the delay in Superfund reauthorization
and FY 1989 resources are down reflecting the Congressional reduction in the
Superfund program.
The tremendous increase in workyears has been for the Superfund program. The LUST
program has been stable with 90 workyears in FY 1989.
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FY 1981 vsFY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S181
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 51,491
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 1,077
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 3,163
The resource Increase In Headquarters Is because Headquarters holds the Superfund
resources and distributes the dollars to the Regions for site activities.
Workyear growth is in the Superfund program. Regions have been delegated much of the
program authority.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
5
z
2500
2000
1500
1000
500
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
4000
CO
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i
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
The FY 1986 National Program Manager (NPM) Request was for a large Increase in
Superfund resources and workyears. However, the FY 1986 Operating Plan reflects the
Superfund contingency plan due to delay in reauthorization.
In FY 1986, the NPM also requested increases in resources and workyears to address the
new requirements of the reauthorized hazardous waste statute. The FY 1988 President's
Budget and Operating Plan represents the tight resource environment.
The FY 1987-88 NPM Requests reflect the delay In Superfund reauthorization. The
FY 1989 NPM Request is for $2B in Superfund to move aggressively in site remedial
actions.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN •• FY 90 OMB REQUEST
Z
o
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
SUPERFUND/LUST
Operating Program increases are for hazardous waste enforcement. State Grants and
Subtitle D assistance to States.
Superfund increases are to meet the statutory schedules for site work, enforcement and
increased emphasis on Federal facilities cleanup.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OSWER
4.589!
2.29%
12.5395 , PhD?
.ess
Than
HS
12.6795
35.859?.
52
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRADS
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ENTERING BUSIteSSiCCM4 AGRICULTURE, ENVSCI, SOCIAL OTHER
LAW, PUBLIC AFF HEALTH&B10 PH'iSICAL SCIENCES HSCJPLIttS
SQENCES
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fHH*Y^
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r -- •••' ;: '' ' • '• •••••'•••'•'•!
OFFICE OF WASTE PROGRAMS
ENFORCEMENT
Program Man-
agement and
Support Office
Federal Facilities
Hazardous
Waste Compli-
ance Office
Office of Waste
Programs Enforcement
-
CERCLA
Enforcement
Division
RCRA
Enforcement
Division
Bruce M. Diamond
Director
Director since August 1988, Bruce Diamond joined
EPA in 1974 and until 1983 held a variety of
positions in the Headquarters Office of General
Counsel. Immediately prior to his current posi-
tion, he served for 3 1 /2 years as Regional Counsel
in EPA Region III (Philadelphia). Bruce was an As-
sociate Professor of Law at Rutgers University Law
School in 1983-1984. He received a BA. in Biol-
ogy from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D.
from the University of Michigan Law School.
Elaine G. Stanley
Deputy Director
Deputy Director since July 1988, Elaine Stanley
has served in a variety of management and staff
positions in the Office of Solid Waste and Emer-
gency Response. She has served as the Director of
the RCRA Enforcement Division and as a special
assistant to the Director of the Office of Emergency
and Remedial Response and to the Assistant
Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency
Response. Prior to joining EPA, Elaine worked for
the State of Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro-
politan Council. She received her B.A. from
Goucher College and her M.A. in Regional Plan-
ning from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
^FUNCTION
Q Develops guidance, policy, and direction for a national program of technical compliance and
enforcement under CERCLA and RCRA by Regional and State offices.
Q Serves as the national technical expert for all matters relating to RCRA and CERCLA
compliance and enforcement.
Q Assists the Regions in resolving disputes with Federal Facilities over compliance and response
matters.
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Lloyd S. Guerci, Director
CERCLA Enforcement Division
Lloyd Guerci assumed his current position in 1987 after serving as Director of the RCRA Enforcement
Division from 1985-1987. His prior government experience includes 6 years at the Department of
Justice. Lloyd graduated with a B.S. from Lehigh University and received a J.D. from Rutgers
University.
Susan E. Bromm, Acting Director
RCRA Enforcement Division
Susan Bromm joined EPA in 1980 where she held various positions in the Office of Solid Waste. She
was detailed to Acting Director of the RCRA Enforcement Division from her permanent position as
Deputy Director of the Permits and State Programs Division in the Office of Solid Waste. Susan has
a B.S. from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law
Center.
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OFFICE OF EMERGENCY AND
REMEDIAL RESPONSE
Office of Emergency and
Remedial Response
Office of Program
Management
Emergency Response
Division
Hazardous Site
Control Division
Hazardous Site
Evaluation Divisio.n
UEADERSHI
rr
Henry Longest
Director
Henry Longest joined the program in 1985 after
having served as Acting Assistant Administrator
in EPA's Office of Water. Having joined EPA in
1970, Henry's experience includes administration
of EPA's major water programs dealing with was-
tewater treatment plant construction grants, water
quality standards, permits, drinking water and
oceans. Prior to his Headquarters assignment, he
served as Acting Regional Administrator in At-
lanta. Following graduation from the University of
Maryland, Henry served a tour of duty in the U.S.
Air Force. He has also worked for the E. I. Du Pont
Company as a construction engineer and with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as an hydraulic
engineer in the field of water resources.
Walt Kovalick
Deputy Director
Walt Kovalick has been with EPA since 1970. He
has worked in headquarters and two Regional
offices in" the air pollution control, hazardous
waste, and toxic substances programs. Walt.
received his B.S. from Northwestern University,
an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, and his
Ph.D. in Public Administration from Virginia Poly-
technic Institute.
FUNCTIONS*!**
Q Develops national policies for the control of abandoned hazardous waste sites.
G Develops national policies for response to and prevention of oil and hazardous substance spills.
Q Provides direction, guidance, and support to emergency and remedial response to spills and
hazardous waste sites.
Q Provides direction, guidance, and support to the Environmental Response Team and oversees
their activities.
Q Monitors and evaluates the performance, progress, and fiscal status of the Regions in
implementing program plans.
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iDIVISIONrDIRECTOR
sL.
Tim Fields, Director
Emergency Response Division
Tim Fields joined the Superfund program in 1983. Since 1971,heh'as worked in various EPAprograms
including mobile source enforcement and several areas of solid and hazardous waste management.
Tim received a B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, a M.S. in Operations Research from George
Washington University and has conducted additional graduate work in Industrial Engineering at Ohio
State University and George Washington University.
Russ Wyer, Director
Hazardous Site Control Division
Russ Wyer has broad technical and management experience within EPA and has worked at the
Regional and Headquarters levels in the water pollution and hazardous waste areas. He also worked
in the private sector during this past year under the President's Executive Exchange Program. Mr. Wyer
has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and is a registered
professional engineer in California.
Steve Lingle, Director
Hazardous Site Evaluation Division
Steve Lingle joined the Superfund program in late 1984. Steve joined the Agency in 1971 and has
worked in the Office of Solid Waste. He also spent one year .in the Office of Water. Prior to joining EPA,
Steve worked for a.year with Monsanto and two years in the Public Health Service. He holds a B.S. in
Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an M.B.A. from Indiana University.
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OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE
Office of Solid Waste
Waste Management
Division
Permits and State
Programs Division
Characterization and
• Assessment Division
-
Office of Program
Management and
Support
Office of Policy,
Planning and
Information
Waste
Minimization Staff
Municipal Solid
Waste Management
. Program
Sylvia K. Lowrance
Director
Sylvia Lowrance has been the Director since April
1988. Immediately prior to that date, she served
as Director of the Characterization and Assess-
ment Division. During the last ten years, she has
managed policy and technical guidance develop-
ment for the national RCRA Enforcement pro-
gram; served as a senior advisor on the RCRA and
CERCLA enforcement program, and managed
policy development for the Superfund program.
Prior to her hazardous waste experience, Sylvia
worked in EPA's Office of Water. Prior to joining
the Agency she worked in government relations for
a number of associations. Sylvia holds an A.B.
from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from
the Catholic University of America.
Jeffery D. Denit
Deputy Director
Jeff Denit has been Deputy Director since Novem-
ber 1985. Since coming to EPA in 1970, Jeff has
served in the Office of Research and Development
as well as the Office of Water, where he was
Director of the Industrial Technology Division. He
received both a B.S. andaM.S. from Clemson Uni-
versity in Agricultural Economics, and a second
M.S. in Sanitary Engineering from the University
of North Carolina.
IEUNCTIONS
Q
Q
a
a
a
Develops and implements a national program for "cradle-to-grave" management of hazardous
and solid wastes.
Establishes and evaluates Agency-wide hazardous and solid waste program policy and
research requirements.
Develops policy, regulations, and guidance for the permitting of hazardous waste storage,
treatment, and disposal facilities.
Develops and implements a RCRA State authorization program.
Develops regulations which define hazardous wastes, list waste streams, and characterize
hazardous wastes.
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David Bussard, Director
Waste Management Division
David Bussard has held this position since September 1988, after serving as Deputy Director. He
previously served as a Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Solid Waste, and held positions
in the Office of Toxic Substances and the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation. David received a
B.S. in Biochemistry from Harvard, where he also graduated from the Kennedy School of Government.
Prior to coming to EPA David worked at Harvard and MIT for two years on policy research projects in
education, labor, economics, and regulatory policy.
Joseph S. Carra, Director
Permits and State Programs Division
Joe Carra has held this position since September 1988. Prior to that date, he served as Director of the
Waste Management Division. Prior to joining OSWER, Joe served in the Office of Toxic Substances.
He worked on occupational health problems in the U.S. Department of Labor immediately prior to
coming to EPA, and was an engineer in private industry before entering the Federal service. Joe holds
a B.S. from Stevens Institute ofTechnology, and a M.S. in Statistics from New York University. He also
did Doctoral work in Biostatistics at the University of Pittsburgh.
Devereaux Barnes, Director
Characterization and Assessment Division
Dev Barnes joined the Office of Solid Waste in April 1988. Formerly the- Director of the Industrial
Technology Division in the Office of Water, Dev has been with EPA since 1974. Before joining EPA, he
worked in the chemical industry. Dev has a B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering and is a registered
professional engineer in the State of Maryland. '
Bruce Weddle, Director
Municipal Solid Waste Management Program
Bruce Weddle has held this position since the program was formed In September 1988 to bring together
all of the Office of Solid Waste's activities related to municipal waste. Bruce Joined the Office in 1970,
serving as Director of Permits and State Programs Division and in other management positions. He
has a B.S. from Clarkson College ofTechnology. and a M.B.A. from Xavier University. Before coming
to EPA, Bruce was an engineer with the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company.
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OF
STORAGE
TANKS
Office of Underground
Storage Tanks
Implementation
Division
Policy and
Standards
Division
Ronald Brand
Director
Ron Brand became the Director after having
served in a number of positions at EPA since 1978.
Prior to joining EPA he headed his own consulting
firm dealing with delivery of health care services,
and served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for
Management at the Department of Health, Educa-
tion and Welfare. He has a B.A. in Public Admini-
stration from New York University.
Barbara Elkus
Deputy Director
Barbara Elkus assumed this position in January
1988. Prior to joining the Office, Barbara was
Deputy Director of the Hazardous Waste Ground-
Water Task Force. She also served in various
positions in the Office of Waste Programs Enforce-
ment, the Office of Water, and the Office of Toxic
Substances. Barbara has a B.A. from Princeton
University, and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the
University of California, San Diego.
^FUNCTION
J
Q Regulates leaking underground storage tanks that contain petroleum and hazardous sub-
stances.
Q Plans, implements, and oversees the use of the LUST Trust Fund established by SARA.
feDIVISIONiDIRECTOR
Joe Retzer, Director
Implementation Division
Joe Retzer joined the office in the fall of 1986 to initiate implementation of the Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund. Prior to assuming this position, he was Chief of the Program Planning
Branch in EPA's Program Evaluation Division. He also worked two years in the Office of Water on a
major redirection of the Construction Grants program. Before joining EPA in 1979, Joe was a college
professor specializing in public policy and analytical methodologies. He has a B.A. from Vanderbilt
University and a M.A. and Ph.D. from Yale University.
Jim McCormick, Director
Policy and Standards Division
Jim McCormick has worked in the Office since its inception in January 1986, having served as Chief
of the Implementation Division and Deputy Director of the Office. Before joining EPA's Program Evalu-
ation Division in 1980, he worked in management and budget for the Navy at China Lake, CA. He holds
an M.B.A. from Cornell University.
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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLA- 8 . 19 Actions on De-Listing Petitions to Exclude
NEOUS a waste Produced at a Particular Facility
1-3 Occupational Health and Safety
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA)
Program
1-11 Interagency Agreements
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorizations
1 - 17B International Travel Authorizations
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-21 Federal Register
8 - 20 Monitoring, Testing, Analysis and Report-
ing
8-24 Inspections and Information Gathering
8-25 Administrative Enforcement: Issuance of
Complaints and Signing of Consent Agreements
8-31 Determination That There Is Or Has Been
a Release
8-32 Administrative Enforcement: Corrective
Action Authority: Issuance of Orders and Signing
of Consent Agreements
8-33 Selection and Performance of Federal
Corrective Actions at Leaking Storage Tanks
1 - 45 Intergovernmental Review Provisions of
Executive Order 12372 and 40 CFR Part 29 8-34 Reimbursement - Studies of Underground
1 - 49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process
Privilege
Storage Tanks
8 - 36 Codification of Approved State Programs •
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Q . 37 Requiring Corrective Actions for Releases
Award Recipients of Petroleum From Underground Storage Tanks
8 - 40 Actions on Case-by-Case Extension
Petitions
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
SPONSE, COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
CLEAN WATER ACT
2 - 15A Determinations of Imminent and Sub-
stantial Endangerment
2 - 28 Product Placement on NCP Schedule
14 - 2A Removal Actions Initially Expected to Cost
2 - 29 Spill Prevention Control and Countermea- Over $2M and Continued Removal Actions After
sure Plan Obligations of $2M (Pursuant to Emergency Waiver)
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT 14 - 2B Removal Actions Initially Expected to Cost
Over $2M and Continued Removal Actions After
8 - 4 Petitions for Equivalent Testing Methods Obligations of $2M {Pursuant to the Consistency
Waiver)
8- 15 Distribution of Federal Financial Assis-
tance Within S'-ates 14-5 Selection of Remedial Actions
8 - 16 Employment Shifts and Loss 14 - 17A National Priorities List: Federal Register
Submission of Proposed and Final Additions and
8-17 Solid Waste Management Technical Deletions
Training Assistance
14-17B National Priorities List: Restoring Sites,
8 - 18B Solid Waste Management Training Petitions to Assess, Evaluations of SeriousThreats
Assistance . and Redetermining Priority
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14-29 Investigations and Evaluations of Em-
ployment Shifts and Loss
14-34 Waiver of Permit Requirements in the
State of Illinois
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS REAUTHORIZA-
TION ACT -- TITLE III
22 - 4 Notification by States of Facilities Subject
to Planning Requirements
22 - 7 Trade Secrets
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ORGANIZATIONAfcHISTOR
Pre-EPA
Dept. of Health
Education &
Welfare
Dept.
of
interior
Dept.
of
Agriculture
Food & Drug
Administration
Atomic Energy
Commission
1970
Water Quality
Office
Air Pollution
Control Office
Pesticides
Office
Radiation
Office
Solid Waste
1972
1973
1974
1976
RCRA
1979
1981
CERCLA
Superfund
Categorical
Programs
Hazardous .
Materials Control
Noise, Radiation & Solid Waste
Air & Waste
Management
Water
Air, Noise, Radiation
Water & Waste
Management
Water
Solid Waste &
Emergency Response
_ Sueerfund_
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. EPA inherited its solid waste program from the
Department of Health, Education and Welfare's Bureau of Solid Waste Management.
In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus, published an organizational order in which
the five principal programs: solid waste, pesticides, water, air and radiation were retained under the
management of commissioners. This was done to assure continuity of program operations and to allow
time to consider the eventual organizational structure. Also at this time, EPA established a presence
in the newly organized federal structure which divided the country into 10 regions.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
In 1971, EPA set up its permanent organizational structure replacing its five commissioners with two
Assistant Administrators: one for Air and Water Programs, the other for Categorical Programs. The solid
waste program was combined with the radiation and pesticides programs under an Assistant
Administrator for Categorical Programs.
In the early years, the solid waste program continued to be aligned with the Categorical AAship. In
1973, this AAship made an effort to clarify its function with a more descriptive name and retitled itself
the Office of Hazardous Materials Control. The 70's for EPA were characterized by heavy legislative and
regulatory activity. In order to balance the workload, a major realignment of functions took place
between the two AAships in 1974. EPA retained the two program AAship Structure but this time,
programs for solid waste and air were combined under an Air and Waste Management AAship. .
The 1976 passage of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act directed EPA to carry but its first large
scale waste program. EPA responded with an organizational change that transferred the solid waste
program from the Air and Waste Management AAship to the other AAship, Water and Hazardous
Materials. In 1979, the Office of Water and Hazardous Materials emphasized RCRA's impact on the
organization by relitling itself the Office of Water and Waste Management.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
In 1980, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERLA or
"Superfund"), mandated the establishment of an Assistant Administrator to operate the program. In
1981, EPA combined the Superfund and RCRA programs into a new AAship, the Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response. OSWER consisted of three offices: the Office of Solid Waste in charge of
RCRA activities; the Office of Remedial Response in charge of Superfund activities; and the Office of
Waste Program Enforcement responsible for enforcement activities related to both programs.
The RCRA reauthorization lead to the establishment of a new office in 1985,the Office of Underground
Storage Tanks. OSWER's most recent organizational addition is the Preparedness Staff established in
1986, to carry out Emergency Preparedness and Community Right-to-Know functions.
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OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Office of Program
Management
Operations
Office of Radiation
Programs
Criteria and
Standards Division
'Analysis and
Support Division.
Office of Radiation
Programs
(Las Vegas)
Eastern Environ-
mental Radiation
Facility
(Montgomery,
Ala.)
Radon Division
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
FOR AIR AND RADIATION
Office of Policy Analysis
and Review
Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Stationary Source
Compliance Division
Air Quality Management
• Division
Emissions Standards
and Engineering
Division
Technical Support
Division
Office of Mobile
Sources
Certification
Division
Emission Control
Technology
Division
Engineering Operations
Division
Manufacturers
Operations Division
Field Operations and
Support Division
1
Office of Atmospheric
and Indoor Air Programs
Global Change
Division
Indoor Air
Division
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Don R. Clay
Acting Assistant Administrator
Don Clay has been the Acting Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation since May 1988. Before
assuming this position, he was the Deputy Assistant Administrator, a post he assumed in June 1986.
Don served as Director of the Office of Toxic Substances (OTS) from 1981 until 1986. Under his lead-
ership in the Office of Toxic Substances, the new chemical review system was fully implemented. Prior
to coming to EPA, Don held a series of senior level management, planning and engineering posts at
the Consumer Product Safety Commission spanning a seven-year period. Prior to this, he served as
Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Planning and Evaluation at the Food and Drug Administration.
He is a registered professional engineer, and holds two degrees in Chemical Engineering from Ohio
State University.
Eileen Claussen
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
Eileen Claussen has been the Acting .Deputy Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation since May
of 1988. Prior to this, she was the Director of the Office of Program Development, responsible for
directing programs in stratospheric ozone, acid rain, and indoor air pollution. For 15 years, she held
various positions in the Office of Solid Waste, where she became the Director of the Characterization
and Assessment Division in 1984. Prior to j oining EPA, Eileen was Director of the Boise Cascade Center
for Community Development. Prior to this she was a consultant with Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Inc.,
and a Systems Analyst with the U.S. Navy. Eileen received her B.A. from George Washington Univer-
sity and an M.A. from the University of Virginia.
Q Develops environmental and pollution sources standards.
Q Enforces environmental and pollution sources standards.
Q Manages mobile source air pollution control program.
Q Provides air quality planning and standards setting.
Q Oversees radiation protection criteria and standards.
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CLEAN AIR ACT
The major objectives of the Clean Air Act are to protect and enhance air quality to promote public health
and welfare, and to establish a national research development program for the prevention and control
of air pollution. The Act provides emission standards for industry and for hazardous pollutants as well
as National Ambient Air Quality Standards. It establishes a mobile source air pollution control program
and provides for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality in areas which have clean air.
ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954 establishes standards for land disposal of high-level radioactive waste
and low-level natural and accelerator-produced radioactive waste. In addition, it directs the Agency
to issue guidance on exposure to radiation, including radiation protection for occupational exposure
of workers to ionizing radiation.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA)
SARA directs the Agency to reduce the level of indoor radon exposure, assess the significance of the
radon problem, and analyze the health risks associated with radon. SARA also directs the Agency to
develop measurement and mitigation techniques, identify high-risk lands, and ensure that quality
services are provided to the public for measurements and radon reductions.
NOISE CONTROL ACT
The Noise Control Act of 1972 provides for research to determine the effects of noise and ways to
promote noise control and establishes noise emission standards for products distributed in commerce
and transportation vehicles. It requires labeling regulations for products which emit noise capable
of affecting public health..
CLEAN AIR ACT LEGISLATION (CAA)
The December 31, 1987 deadline for attainment passed with many areas failing to attain the clean air
standards. Continuing concerns about acid rain and the slow pace of EPA action on toxic air pollutants,
have contributed to the increasing concern in Congress about amending the Clean Air Act. Repeated
Congressional attempts to amend the Act since 1980 have been unsuccessful.
ACID DEPOSITION (ACID RAIN)
In 1989, the Agency must deal with: 1) what general policy it wants to adopt (e.g., support particular
legislation or use existing Clean Air Act authorities); 2) the role of National Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program (NAPAP) research in our decision-making process; 3) decisions on petitions filed
under Section 115 of the Clean Air Act; and 4) Canada.
OZONE AND CARBON MONOXIDE POST-1987 NON-ATTAINMENT
Most major urban areas in the United States have failed to meet the standards set under the Clean Air
Act for ozone and carbon monoxide air pollution. The Act required all areas to attain these standards
by the end of 1987. The Clean Air Act did not explicitly envision failure to attain after 1987. EPAhas
proposed a policy to deal with this situation, and has taken other steps such as disapproval of certain
State plans. In the absence of Act amendments, EPA will be under considerable pressure in 1989,
including numerous lawsuits to take additional actions.
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NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARD FOR SULFUR DIOXIDE
In April, 1988 after a long review, EPA proposed to reaffirm the existing national ambient air quality
standard (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide. This review, which is required under the Clean Air Act, was
controversial, especially with groups who feel that EPA should be taking a more stringent stand against
sulfur dioxide air pollution.
AIR TOXICS
EPA has had difficulty in setting national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act, and the Agency has been severely criticized for its lack of
progress. Litigation in the NESHAP area is ongoing and amendments to the Clean Air Act on air toxics
are being considered.
STRATOSPHERIC OZONE PROTECTION
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are widely used industrial chemicals that have been linked to ozone
depletion. The Clean Air Act authorizes EPA and other agencies to conduct research related to ozone
depletion and to pursue international efforts to resolve the problem. EPA has also regulated the use
of CFCs in most aerosol propellants.
ONBOARD REFUELING AND FUEL VOLATILITY FINAL RULES
On August 19, 1987 EPA published proposed rules for onboard refueling emissions control and fuel
volatility control as a major part of the ozone control program. In combination these two rules are
estimated to reduce hydrocarbon emissions nationwide by about 32%. However, they involve
controversial issues, especially the onboard refueling rule which has been debated in and out of the
Agency for over a decade. Because of the large emission reduction potential, there is pressure on the
Agency to publish final rules as soon as possible. The auto industry remains strongly opposed to the
onboard rule.
RADIONUCLIDE STANDARD
Pursuant to a court-ordered schedule, the Agency must repropose NESHAPs or make a' decision not
to regulate radionuclides for twelve source categories by the end of February 1989 and promulgate a
final rule by the end of August 1989.
RADON LEGISLATION
EPA estimates that as many as 20,000 lung cancer deaths each year are attributable to indoor radon.
In response to this health risk. Congress passed the Indoor Radon Abatement Act of 1988 which
authorizes a $45 million program over three years. Key provisions of the legislation include a State
grant program, technical assistance to the States, public information materials, diagnostic and
remedial efforts in schools, measurement and mitigation proficiency programs, regional training
centers, development of new building construction standards and Federal building studies.
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OFFICE OF AIR QUALITY
PLANNING AND STANDARDS
Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards
Stationary Source
Compliance Division
Air Quality Management
Division
•*••
•M
Emissions Standard
Engineering Divis
Technical Suppo
Division
sand |
ion %
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Gerald Emison
Director
Before becoming Director of the Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards in May of 1984,
Jerry Emison was Director of the Program Evalu-
ation Division, in the Office of Policy, Planning and
Evaluation. Jerry has worked in the Water
Planning Division and in various capacities in the
Program Evaluation Division. He has also done
policy planning activities for the County Council of
Montgomery County, Maryland and management
consulting for Roy F. Weston, Inc. Jerry served in
the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps from 1968 to
1972. HeholdsaB.S. from Vanderbilt University,
a M.S. in Regional Planning from the University of
North Carolina, and a M.S. in Engineering from
Catholic University. He is a registered profes-
sional engineer in Maryland and the District of Co-
lumbia.
•FUNCTION
Q Develops national standards for air quality, emission standards for new stationary sources, and
emission standards for hazardous pollutants.
Q Develops national programs, technical policies, regulations, guidelines, criteria for air pollution
control and enforcement.
Q Assesses the national air pollution control program and the success in achieving air quality
goals.
Q Evaluates regional programs with respect to State implementation plans and strategies,
technical assistance, enforcement, and resource requirements and allocations for air related
programs.
Q Develops and maintains a national air programs data system, including air quality emissions
and other technical data.
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John Calcagni, Director
Air Quality Management Division
John Calcagni was named Director of the Air Quality Management Division in November 1987. His
fifteen year EPA career includes serving as Chief, Economic Analysis Branch and Chief, Plans Analysis
Section. John has also had Regional Office experience in Boston and Chicago where he assisted States
in the development of ozone control strategies. Prior to coming to EPA, John worked with private
consulting firms involved in the development of air pollution control programs. John earned an M.B.A.
from Duke University. He has a B.S. in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Jack Farmer, Director
Emission Standards Division
Jack Farmer is a Public Health Service Commissioned Officer and has served as Director, Emission
Standards Division since 1983. In previous positions in the Office and its predecessor organization,
Jack served in management positions responsible for development of regulations and review and
approval of State implementation plans. Prior tojoining the air pollution control program, Jack worked
with the National Institutes of Health and the Virginia State Health Department! He holds a B.S. from
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and a M.E. in Environmental Engineering from
the University of Florida.
Bill Lax ton. Director
Technical Support Division
Bill Laxton has served as Director, Technical Support Division since November 1987. Prior to this
position, he served as Deputy Director, Office of Administration and Resources Management, RTP for
three years. Bill's sixteen years of government experience include working as Director of Personnel for
the National Endowment for the Arts, for the Office of the Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas
Transportation System, as well as in management positions in the Interstate Commerce Commission
and EPA. Bill holds a B.A. and a M.A. in Philosophy from Catholic University.
John Seitz, Director
Stationary Source Compliance Division
Before becoming the Director of the Stationary Source Compliance Division in April 1987, John Seitz
was Deputy Director of the Office of Compliance Monitoring in the Office of Pesticides and Toxic
Substances. His eighteen years with EPA include experience in enforcement programs under the Toxic
Substances Control Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act and the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide and Rodenticide Act. He has both Regional Office and Headquarters experience. John
received his B.S. in Ecology from the University of Delaware.
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OFFICE OF ATMOSPHERIC AND INDOOR
AIR PROGRAMS
Office of Atmospheric
and Indoor Air Programs
Global Change
Division
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David L. Dull
Acting Director
David previously served in the capacity of Acting
Deputy Director. He has also served as Deputy
Director of the Chemical Control Division in the
Office of Toxics Substances (OTS) as well as the
Acting Director. Prior to these positions he was re-
sponsible for two OTS branches for the regulation
of new chemical substances. Other experience in-
cludes staff-attorney in EPA Chicago, Chief Attor-
ney-Advisor for OTS, and Assistant Professor at
Wayne State University, University of Michigan
and Haverford College in Pennsylvania. David has
a B.S. from Penn State, a Ph.D. in Chemistry from
Stanford, and a J.D. from Wayne State.
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Q , Manages emerging programs of a cross-cutting nature.
Q Provides policy analyses and regulatory development regarding the impact that chlorofluoro-
carbons have on stratospheric ozone depletion.
Q Develops policy on EPA's international stratospheric ozone activities.
Q Provides policy analysis and risk management studies relative to indoor air pollutants.
Q Provides extensive indoor air pollution information to the public and private sectors on risk and
mitigation of problems.
Q Develops policy and coordinates the acid rain program.
Q Provides policy guidance to the Agency for the Bilateral Advisory and Consultative Group which
is responsible for improving U.S. Canadian relations on acid rain issues.
Q Plays critical advisory role in the Clean Coal Technology Program run by the Department of
Energy.
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John S. Hoffman, Director
Global Change Division
John Hoffman was Project Manager for EPA's Emissions Reduction, Credit, Banking and Trading
Project, and Director, Strategic Studies Staff. He initiated the Global Warming Program. Prior to his
government service, he managed a private company as a consultant on planning, cost-benefit analysis,
modeling, and management information systems. John has a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania
and a Master's from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert B. Axelrad, Director
Indoor Air Division
Currently manager of EPA's emerging Indoor Air Pollution Program, Bob Axelrad was a Section Chief
in the Agency's soild waste program for many years and Project Director at the Izaak Walton League.
Bob has a B.A. in Political Science from Pennsylvania State University.
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OFFICE OF MOBILE SOURCES
Office of Mobile
Sources
Engineering Operations
Division
Manufacturers
Operations Division
Field Operations and
Support Division
Certification
Division
Emission Control
Technology
Division
Richard D. Wilson
Director
Formerly the Director of the Office of Air, Noise,
and Radiation Enforcement and the Director,
Stationary Source Enforcement Division, Dick
has been Director since 1982. Prior to joining the
EPA in 1970, he was employed by the National Air
Pollution Control Administration. He received a
B.S. from Lafayette College and a M.B.A. from the
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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The Office of Mobile Sources (OMS) is responsible for the control of air pollution resulting from motor
vehicles and fuels and determining motor vehicle fuel economy.
Q Measures and characterizes emissions from mobile sources and related fuels.
D Develops programs for the control of emissions from mobile sources.
Q Designs and implements enforcement programs involving inspection, surveillance, and testing
of new and in-use vehicles.
Q Fosters the development and audits performance of State motor vehicle emissions inspection
and maintenance programs.
Q Reviews and recommends action on applications for fuel additive waiver requests; registers
fuels and fuel additives.
Q Determines fuel economy of cars and light duty trucks as part of the new vehicle certification
process and approves fuel economy data for use in fuel economy labels and the annual fuel
economy guide.
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Richard G. Kozlowski, Director
Field Operations and Support Division
Richard Kozlowski began his career with EPA in 1972 with the Mobile Source Enforcement Division
and was appointed Director of the Field Operations and Support Divsion in 1979. He took a leave of
absence in 1975 as a fellow in the Presidential Executive Exchange Program. Rich received his B.E.S.
degree from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. from Catholic University. He is a member of the
Maryland Bar.
Richard D. Lawrence, Director
Engineering Operations Division
Since joining the Motor Vehicle Emission Laboratory in Ann Arbor, Mich, in 1973, Richard Lawrence
has been a project engineer on regulations, a project manager for special projects, and a manager of
evaluation and development testing. He served as Chief of the Testing Programs Branch before
becoming division director in 1983. Prior to Joining EPA, Dick worked at Airsearch Manufacturing Co.
as a test technician and at the Bureau of Mines as tester of engines and vehicles emissions. Dick
received his B.S. from California State Polytechnic College and his M.S. from Pennsylvania State'
University.
Robert E. Maxwell, Director
Certification Division
Formerly a project manager within the Emissions Control Technology Division, and later the .Chief of
the Standards Development and Support Branch, Bob Maxwell became Certification Division Director
in 1980. Prior .to Joining EPA in 1972, -he served in the U.S. Air Force Space arid Missile Systems
Organization, where he was a rocket propulsion engineer. He earned his B.S. at University of
Pittsburgh and his M.S. at the University of Michigan.
Charles N. Freed, Director
Manufacturers Operations Division
Chuck Freed joined EPA in 1972 in the Manufacturers Operation Division and became the Division
Director in 1979. Before coming to the EPA, he was employed by Israel Steel Mills, Bethlehem Steel
Co., and the Naval Research Laboratory. He received a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University, a M.S.
from Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and a J.D. from George Washington University.
Charles L. Gray, Jr., Director
Emission Control Technology Division
Charles Gray began his career at EPA in 1970 as a program manager for alternative transportation
fuels and later a Branch Chief. In 1978 he became the Director of the Emission Control Technology
Division. He is co-author of a book on alternative fuels. Prior to coming to EPA, Charles was employed
with ESSO Exploration and Production Research Company and Gulf General Atomic. He received his
B.S. from the University of Mississippi and his M.S. from the University of Michigan.
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OFFICE OF RADIATION PROGRAMS
Office of Radiation
Programs
Criteria and
Standards Division
Analysis and
Support Division
Radon Division
Office of Radiation
Programs
(Las Vegas)
Eastern Environ-
mental Radiation
Facility
(Montgomery,
Ala.)
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Director
Rich Guimond, who has worked for EPA since
1970, became Director in January 1988. Recog-
nized as an international expert in radon assess-
ment and control, he pioneered many of the ap-
proaches currently in use throughout the world
while serving as Director of the Radon Division.
Prior to that time, he held senior managerial
positions for four years in the Office of Radiation
Programs and in the Office of Toxic Substances.
Rich has been a Commissioned Officer in the U.S.
Public Health Service since 1970. He received a
B.S. from the University of Notre Dame, a M.S. in
Nuclear Engineering from Rensselear Polytechnic
Institute, and an M.S. in Environmental Health
from Harvard University.
Raymond A. Brandwein
Assistant Director
Ray Brandwein is currently Assistant Director for
Program Integration. He has 28 years of Govern-
ment service, 15 of which haye been in the Office
of Radiation Programs. He served 11 years as the
Director of the Program Management Office di-
recting and coordinating all planning and man-
agement functions in ORP. Ray received his B.A.
and M.A. in Economics from the University of
Maryland.
Q Develops radiation protection criteria, standards, and policies.
Q Measures and controls radiation exposure.
Q Evaluates radiation impacts on the general public and the environment.
Q Directs a national surveillance program for measuring radiation levels in the environment.
Q Conducts radiation research programs.
Q Provides technical assistance to States through EPA's Regional offices and other Federal
agencies.
Serves as the liaison with other organizations involved in radiation activities.
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J. William Gunter, Director
Criteria and Standards Division
Bill Gunter has been the Director since 1987. Since joining EPA in 1974, he has held several positions
and worked on permits, and regulation of air emissions of radionuelides under the Clean Air Act. From
1984-87, he was the Chief of the Environmental Studies and Statistics Branch where he provided
support on Superfund radiation problems and played a major role in the Federal response to the Ch-
ernobyl nuclear accident. Bill received a B.S. from Auburn University and an M.S. from the University
of Alabama.
Charles R. Porter, Director
Eastern Environmental Radiation Facility
Charlie Porter has served as the Director since 1970. He has directed the design and implementation
of a system for nationwide monitoring of environmental radiation, helped establish an environmental
radiation facility and train personnel in Santiago, Chile, and consulted with the Pan American and
World Health Organizations. Charlie served in other management positions since 1959, prior to which
he worked as a licenced sanitarian for the State of West Virginia. A Captain in the U.S. Public Health
Service since 1971, he has served in that organization since 1959. He received a B.S. andanM.S. both
from Marshall University.
Wayne A. Bliss, Director
Las Vegas Facility
As Director of the Las Vegas Facility, Wayne Bliss directs the development of radon measurement
protocols and devices, radionuclide exposure studies, and comprehensive radiation emergency, re-
sponse capability. Wayne played a major role in responding to" the Three Mile Island incident. He also
received a Public Health Service Outstanding Service Medal for his role in the cleanup of the Enawetak
atomic proving grounds. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Northwestern Oklahoma State
University and a Masters of Sanitary Science and Public Health from the University of Oklahoma.
Margo T. Oge, Director
Radon Division
Margo Oge became Director of the Radon Division in August 1988 and is responsible for leading EPA's
program of technical assistance to States and the public. She has served at EPA for eight years, most
recently as Deputy Director of the Economics and Technology Division for the Office of Toxic
Substances. Margo has extensive experience in policy and regulatory development. She worked for
Sen. Chafee of Rhode Island under the Legislative Fellows Program where she advised the Senator on
programs and bills relating to, among other things, the disposal of radioactive waste. Margo received
a B.S. from Lowell Technological Institute and an M.S. from Lowell University.
David E. Janes, Director
Analysis and Support Division
Dave James has been Director since 1982 and has served at EPA since 1970. Commissioned in the
U.S. Public Health Service in 1957, he has held various positions in health physics, radiation
biophysics, and the management of radiation research programs. Dave has authored or coauthored
over 20 articles on the biological effects of environmental levels of electromagnetic radiation and is a
recognized expert in this field. Dave graduated William Jewell College, A.B. in Physics. He then
completed one year of graduate work in radiological physics at the University of Washington and four
years predoctoral work at the Medical College of Virginia in biophysics.
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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorization
1 - 17B International Travel Authorization
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1 - 49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients
CLEAN AIR ACT
7-13 Exemption from Tampering Restrictions
7 - 26 Registration of Fuels and Fuel Additives
7-32 Enforcement of Fuels and Fuel Additives Regulations
7-46 Noncompliance Penalty: Review of Actual Expenditure and Adjustment of Penalties
7 - 50 Emissions Recall Determinations
7-51 Selective Enforcement Audit Failures
7-52 Waiver of Federal Pre-emption
7 - 53 Importation of Motor Vehicles and Motor Vehicles Engines
7 - 56 Primary Nonferrous Smelter Orders
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ORGANIZATIONAIEHISTOR'
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. Our air pollution program draws its organizational roots
from the National Air Pollution Control Administration, transferred from the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare (HEW). The radiation program inherited the Bureau of Radiological Health from
HEW and the Division of Radiation Protection Standards from the Atomic Energy Commision. In
addition, EPA absorbed the Federal Radiation Council.
In 1970, EPA's first Administrator published an organizational order in which the five principal
programs - air, radiation, solid waste, water and pesticides - were retained under the management of
commissioners. This was done to assure the continuity of program operations and to allow time to
consider the eventual organizational structure. Also at this time EPA established a presence in the
newly organized Federal structure which divided the nation into 10 regions.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
In 1971, EPA set up its permanent organizational structure replacing its five commisioners with two
Assistant Administrators: one for Air and Water Programs, the other for Categorical Programs. The
responsibilities laid out in the Clean Air Act of 1970 were assigned to the Assistant Administrator for
Air and Water. Radiation responsibilities were assigned to the Assistant Administrator for Categorical
Programs.
The radiation and air functions were combined in a 1974 realignment which resulted in an Office of
Air and Waste Management. This AAship contained air, radiation, and solid waste functions along with
'a new noise program mandated by Congress in 1.972.
Solid Waste management was split from the AAship in 1977 with the passage "of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. The Office of Air and Waste Management was renamed in 1979 to the
Office of Air, Noise and Radiation reflecting its functions.
In 1982, the Office of Air, Noise and Radiation abolished its enforcement office and transferred that
function to EPA's central enforcement office ( Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring). At
the same time the noise program was abolished because Congress ceased funding for it.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
In 1983, the Office of Air, Noise and Radiation was renamed the Office of Air and Radiation, a title it
retains today. With the phase out of the noise program, the program contained three offices: the Office
of Air Quality and Standards, the Office of Mobile Sources and the Office of Radiation Programs.
A final organizational evolution took place in 1988 when a fourth office was added. The Office of
Atmospheric and Indoor Air Programs was created to handle the emerging issues of indoor air pollution,
acid rain, and ozone depletion.
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RESOURCES
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The resource increases represent support for new program needs in air toxics, radon,
global change and ozone non-attainment.
The workyear decrease in the early eighties represents reductions to the mobile source
program, an enforcement reorganization and the elimination of the noise program.
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FY 1981 vsFY 1 989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S201
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S230
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 1,966
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 1,571
While dollars have Increased to support new and emerging programs such as radon,
ozone, air toxics and global changes, at the same time from FY 1981 to FY 1989, there
were declines in mobile sources and noise programs.
The decrease In workyears, from FY 1981 to FY 1989. is primarily due to reductions in
the mobile sources program, the reorganization of enforcement and the elimination of
the noise program.
A slight shift in workyears from Headquarters to the Regions shows a shift from
regulatory development towards program implementation.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
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toxics, radon, chlorofluorocarbons, asbestos and ozone non-attainment programs.
The growth In workyears corresponds generally to the program increases mentioned
above.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1990 OMB REQUEST
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The increase In dollars Is to support ozone attainment, radon, asbestos, Indoor air and
global changes and the Superfund program.
The Increase in workyears corresponds to the programmatic additions mentioned
above.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATIONAL LEVELS - OAR
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OFFICE OF PESTSCSDES AND TOXBC SUBSTANCES
TSCA Assistance
Office
Economics and
Technology Division
Chemical Control
Division
Information
Management Division
Assistant Administrator for
Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Office of Toxic
Substances
Existing Chemical
Assessment Division
Health and Envi-
ronmental Review
Division
Exposure
Evaluation Division
Office Of Program
Management Operations
Office of Pesticide
Programs
Environmental Fate &
Effects Division
Special Review &
Reregistration
Division
Biological & Economic
Analysis Division
Program Management
and Support Division
Field Operations
Division
Health Effects
Division
Registration
Division
Office of Compliance
Monitoring
Policy and Grants
Division
Compliance
Division
Laboratory Data
Integrity Assurance
Division
Q Promotes coordination among Agency programs engaged in pesticides and toxic substances
activities.
Q Establishes Agency priorities and strategies for program implementation related to pesticides
and toxic substances.
Q Provides guidance on risk assessment and control activities related to the impact of toxics on
human health and the environment.
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Victor J. Klmm
Acting Assistant Administrator
Vic Kimm joined EPA in 1972. An engineer by training, he has chaired the EPA Steering Committee
which reviews standards and regulations; headed up the Drinking Water program for 10 years; and
served as Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances for three
years prior to his current assignment. Prior to joining EPA, he worked for the Economic Development
Administration. Vic has an M.S. in sanitary engineering from New York University and studied at
Princeton as a National Institute of Public Affairs Fellow.
Susan F. Vogt
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
Susan Vogt joined EPA in 1976 as a policy analyst in the Office of Water. Since then she has worked
as a special assistant within OPTS, a senior policy analyst in the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency
Response and special assistant to the Deputy Administrator, and she directed the Pesticide Certifica-
tion and Training Program and the Asbestos Action Program. Before assuming her current duties,
Susan served as Deputy Director of the Office of Toxic Substances since 1986. Susan has a degree in
economics from Colby College.
THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT (TSCA)
The Toxic Substances Control Act (1976) authorizes EPA to obtain information from industry on the
production, use, health effects, and other matters concerning chemical substances and mixtures. If
warranted aft.er considering..the costs, risks, and benefits of a substance, EPA may regulate its
manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal. Pesticides, tobacco, nuclear.
material, firearms and ammunition, food, food additives, drugs, and cosmetics are exempted from the
Act; these products are currently handled under other laws.
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)
FIFRA encompasses the regulation of pesticides used in the United States and mandates a risk/benefit
balancing approach to regulation. When enacted in 1947, FIFRA was administered by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture and was intended to protect consumers against fraudulent pesticide
products. In 1970, EPA assumed responsibility for FIFRA which was amended in 1972 to shift its
emphasis to health and environmental protection. FIFRA authorizes EPA to register pesticides and to
specify the terms and conditions of their use, and remove unreasonably hazardous pesticides from the
marketplace. The most recent amendments to FIFRA were passed in October 1988.
EPAis also authorized to evaluate several types of special registration submissions such as Experimen-
tal Use Permits and Special Local Needs Permits. In addition, FIFRA permits EPA to issue temporary
exemptions to State or Federal Agencies combatting emergency conditions.
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1986 (SARA)
TITLE HI: EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMMUNITY RIGHT-TO-KNOW
SECTION 313: TOXIC CHEMICAL RELEASE REPORTING
SARA requires EPA to establish an inventory of toxic chemical emissions from certain facilities.
Facilities subject to this reporting requirement are required to complete a toxic chemical release form
for specified chemicals, annually on July 1, reflecting releases during the preceding calendar year. The
purpose of this reporting requirement is to inform the public and government officials about releases
of toxic chemicals in the environment.
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ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT (AHERA)
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act was signed into law on October 22, 1986. The law
required EPA to develop regulations'which provide a comprehensive framework for addressing asbes-
tos problems in public and private elementary and secondary schools. Congress amended AHERA in
1988 to allow a reasonable timeframe for responding to the many requirements.
ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT ACT (ASHAA)
The Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984 established a program within EPA to provide
financial assistance for abatement of asbestos hazards in the Nation's schools. Financial assistance
is awarded on a school-by-school basis to local educational agencies to carry out projects to reduce the
risk to school children or employees of inhaling asbestos fibers. The goal of the Act's loan and grant
program is to provide financial assistance to localities where asbestos problems present the greatest
risk and which have a demonstrated financial need.
FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT (FFDCA)
Under this Act, EPA sets tolerances, or maximum legal limits, for pesticide residues on food
commodities marketed in the U.S. Tolerances apply to imported commodities as well as domestically
produced food and animal feed. The purpose of the tolerance program is to ensure that the U.S.
consumers are not exposed to unsafe food-pesticide residue levels.
Before a pesticide can be registered under the separate Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act for use on a food or feed crop, EPA must either establish a tolerance, or, if appropriate, grant an
exemption from the tolerance requirement.
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE AND RODENTICIDE ACT (FIFRA)
AMENDMENTS OF 1988
This Act requires a substantial acceleration of the pesticide reregistration activity, imposes statutory
time limits for processing certain types of pesticide registration activities, and changes EPA responsi-
bilities and funding requirements for the indemnification, storage and disposal of suspended/
cancelled pesticides. It has provisions for fees to support some of these changes. Tight deadlines and
the fundamental restructuring of the program required by the new legislation make this a critical issue.
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Powerful new techniques have been developed to manipulate genetic material. This has sparked
significant public and scientific debate regarding potential risk, while commercial interests are
concerned that Federal regulation may impact severely on this emerging industry. EPA will publish
proposed biotechnology rules under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in November, 1988 and
under FIFRA in December, 1988.
FINAL RULE FARMWORKER SAFETY
EPA anticipates publication of FIFRA Farmworker Safety final rules in 1989. Successful implemen-
tation of worker protection standards and related product label changes will necessitate extensive
communications and training to inform workers and employers about protective requirements.
ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION PROGRAM
EPA must assure that pesticide use does not jeopardize endangered plant and wildlife species. At the
same time, EPA wants to avoid placing unnecessary limitations on the use of many important
pesticides. Balancing these responsibilities has led to the development of the Endangered Species
Protection Program.
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PESTICIDES IN GROUNDWATER
Pesticides in groundwater is one of the most complex issues facing the Agency. Groundwater provides
about 45% of the total water use in the U.S., as well as drinking water for nearly half of the total U.S.
population. This valuable natural resource can be vulnerable to contamination by pesticides from
normal agricultural use, as well as from leaks, spills or disposal of pesticides. EPA will issue a final
pesticides in groundwater strategy in early 1989.
DISSEMINATION AND USE OF DATA COLLECTED UNDER SECTION 313 OF THE SUPERFUND
AMENDMENTS AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Under Section 313 of SARA, certain manufacturers must report releases of specific toxic chemicals to
air, water and land. Congress specified over 300 toxic chemicals for which chemical-specific reports
are to be submitted. EPA is responsible for compiling the reports in a National Toxic Release Inventory
(TRI) and making the data available to the public. This will occur for the first time in the spring of 1989.
PESTICIDE INDEMNIFICATION AND DISPOSAL
EPA is responsible for carrying out the legislative mandates to indemnify and dispose of pesticides
which were suspended and cancelled under the 1978 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA). Currently, EPA is managing indemnification, consolidation, storage and disposal of three
pesticide products: 2,4,5-T/silvex, ethylene dibromide (EDB) and dinoseb. This issue is important
because of the huge Federal costs (up to $150 million) to complete these activities.
ASBESTOS IN PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
In the 100th Congress three bills were introduced which would have required EPA to regulate owners
of p'ublic and commercial buildings.; Congressional hearings are likely as the nation's building owners,
managers and workers, as well as institutional lenders and property investors, seek EPA direction
regarding the uncertainties associated with exposure to asbestos materials in their buildings. A
$4 million research plan concerning asbestos in public and commercial buildings is due to Congress
in spring 1989.
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RESOURCES
250
FY 1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
DC
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1700
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1 100
1000
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
FY 1984 and FY 1986 increases have been primarily for new activities under new
statutes: Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. the Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act of 1986 and Title III toxic release provisions.
FY 1989 increases reflect the funds for pesticides storage and disposal - the largest
single Item in the Pesticides budget.
FY 1981-83 workyear decreases reflect reductions in the area of testing standards,
registration activities, tolerance-setting standards and enforcement.
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FY 1981 vsFY 1 989 OPERATING PLANS
(S IN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S130
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: S229
(WORKYEARS)
1981
TOTAL: 1,538
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 1,444
The resource Increase In Headquarters reflects the central management of the pesticide
storage and disposal funds.
Workyears remain relatively constant.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
5
Z
GO
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
OPERATING
PLAN
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
2000
1800
1600
1400
IU
DC
o-' 1200
1000
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
o Operating Plan increases reflect Congressional adds primarily in asbestos and Title III.
o The FY 1989 National Program Manager (NPM) Request reflects a large request for
pesticide storage and disposal.
o Workyears have remained relatively constant In the operating plan. However, In
FY 1989 the NPM requested an increase to support biotechnology. Regional activities,
PCB disposal and the agriculture chemicals In ground water strategy.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN Hi FY 90 OMB REQUEST
OPERATING PROGRAMS
OPERATING PROGRAMS
o OPTS has no Superfund resources In FY 1989-90.
o Resources Increase to support Regional and State capabilities In ground water
protection, endangered species, farm worker safety, and certification and training.
o Resources Increase for pesticide storage and disposal and for Title III support.
o The Asbestos program requests resources to address the problem of asbestos in public
and commercial buildings.
o Workyears increase primarily in the Regions to implement toxics regulations, manage
PCBs and address asbestos in schools and public buildings.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - OPTS
1.729?
17.9495
13.6595
11.2495
26.7895
28.6795
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OP COLLEGE GRADS
500 -
400 -
300 -
200 -
1 00 -
ENQUEUING BUSINESS. CO»M AGRICULTURE, ENYSCI, SOCIAL OTHER
LAW.PUBLICAFF HEALTH &BIO PHYSICAL SCIENCES DISdPLIteS
SOENCES SCIENCES
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OFFICE OF PESTICIDE PROGRAMS
Office of Pesticide
Programs
Environmental Fate &
Effects Division
Special Review &
Reregistration
Division
Biological & Economicj
Analysis Division
Program Management
and Support Division
Field Operations
Division
Health Effects
Division
Registration
Division
Douglas D. Campt
Director
Doug Campt has been the Office Director since
June 1986. Before he accepted this position, he
was the Director of the Registration Division for
over ten years. Prior to corning to EPA, Doug
worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in
the New York State area office. He received a B.S.
from North Carolina College (now North Carolina
Central University). He did graduate study at
Howard University.
Susan H. Way land
Deputy Director
Susan Wayland became the Deputy Director in
June 1984. Before accepting this position, she
was Chief of the Policy and Special Projects Staff.
Susan is also the Acting Director of the Field
Operations Division. She began her Federal serv-
ice in 1968 with the Department of Agriculture
and Joined EPA in 1972. - Susan received a B.A.
from the College of William and Mary.
Q * Develops strategic plans for the control of national contamination or disposal problems.
Q Registers and re-registers pesticide products.
Q Establishes tolerance levels for pesticide residues in or on raw agricultural commodities and
food.
Q Monitors and evaluates levels of pesticide residues in or on raw agricultural commodities,
food and feed, humans, fish and wildlife.
Q Conducts special reviews of pesticides suspected of posing unreasonable risks to human
health or the environment.
Q
Conducts quality assurance programs for pesticide data development.
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Anne Barton, Acting Director
Environmental Fate and Effects Division
Anne Barton currently serves as the Deputy Director of this division. Before the August 1988 reorgani-
zation of the program, she was the Deputy Director of the Hazard Evaluation Division. Anne has been
in the Office of Pesticide Programs for over eight years and was the first Chief of the Science Integration
Staff. Before coming to OPP, Anne worked in other EPA programs, the Food and Drug Administration,
and the Department of Health and Human Services. She received a B.S. from the College of William
and Mary, and a M.S. from the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina.
Theodore M. Farber, Director
Health Effects Division
Ted Farber became the Director of this division under the August 1988 OPP reorganization. Prior to
the reorganization, he was Chief of the Toxicology Branch in the Hazard Evaluation Division for several
years. Before coming to EPA, Ted held several positions at the Food and Drug Administration. He
received a B.S. from the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy-Long Island University, and received a Ph.D.
from the Medical School of Virginia.
Allen L. Jennings, Director
Biological and Economic Analysis Division
Allen Jennings has been the Director of this division since February 1987. He came to EPA in 1971
and has worked in the Office of Water Programs, in the Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation, as '
the Director of the Chemicals, and Statistical Policy Division, and as Deputy Director of the Office of
Standards and Regulations. He received a B.S. 'from Western Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in
Biochemistry from the University of Arkansas.
Edwin F. (Rick) Tinsworth, Director
Special Review/Regregistration Division
Rick Tinsworth became the director of this division under the August 1988 OPP reorganization, and
is also the Acting Director of the Registration Division. Prior to this position, he was the director of
the Registration Division. He came to EPA in 1984, as the Deputy Director, Office of Toxic Substances.
Rick began his federal career in 1968, as an Inspector with the Food and Drug Administration. He also
held several positions at the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and is a charter member of the
Senior Executive Service. Rick received a B.S. from Providence College.
Allan Abramson, Director
Program Management and Support Division
Allan Abramson came to OPP in 1986 as Special Assistant to the Office Director, and was appointed
Division Director in October 1988. He began his career at EPA in 1971, in San Francisco, where he
held several positions. In 1979, he moved to Kansas City, where he was Director of the Water Division,
Special Assistant to the Regional Administrator, and Director, Division of Environment, Kansas De-
partment of Health and Environment. Allan received a Masters from Golden Gate University, and
received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
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OFFICE OF TOXSC SUBSTANCES
TSCA Assistance
Office
Economics and
Technology Division
Chemical Control
Division
Information
Management Division
Office of Program
Management and
Evaluation
Existing Chemical
Assessment Division
Health and Envi-
ronmental Review
Division
Exposure
Evaluation Division
VJD
Charles Elkins
Director
Chuck Elkins has held numerous management
and policy positions at EPA since its creation in
1970. Prior to joining the Agency, he served as a
budget examiner at the Office of Management and
Budget, and played a principal role in the creation
of EPA. He served as the Acting Assistant Admin-
istrator for Air and Radiation from February 1985-
86. Chuck is a graduate of Yale Law School and
a member of the District of Columbia Bar.
Q Provides operational guidance, coordinates, reviews and evaluates Toxic Substances Control
Act, asbestos, and chemical release Inventory activities at EPA Headquarters and regional
offices.
Q Coordinates communication with industry, environmental groups, and other interested
parties on matters related to the implementation of the Office of Toxic Substances regulatory
activities.
Q Identifies research and monitoring requirements for toxic substances.
John Melone, Director
Chemical Control Division
John Melone has been the Director since July 1987. He has held several positions within EPA as an
operations research and senior statistician in the Office of Planning and Management, as Chief of the
Statistical Policy Staff, and as Director of the Hazard Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
Before joining EPA, John worked at the Defense Department for seven years. He holds a M.A. in
operations research from the George Washington University, and a graduate degree in management
and policy from the U.S. Naval War College.
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Joseph Merenda, Director
Exisiting Chemical Assessment Division
Joe Merenda has been the Director since June 1978. He has served in a variety of positions with EPA
since the Agency's establishment in 1970. Joe received his M.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford
University and B.S. from The Cooper Union.
Martin Halper, Director
Exposure Evaluation Division
Marty Halper has been the Director since 1978. He held several management positions since 1971
within the Office of Water. Before joining the government, Marty worked with the ENJAY Chemical
Company. His degree is in Chemical Engineering.
Penelope A, Fenner-Crisp, Director
Health and Environmental Review Division
Prior to joining the Office ofToxic Substances in January 1987, Penny Fenner-Crisp served as a Senior
Toxicologist in the Office of Drinking Water. Before coming to EPA in 1978, she was an Adjunct
Instructor in Neurobiology and a Research Associate in the Pharmacology Department at Georgetown
University. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Pharmacology were received from the University of Texas.
Michael Shapiro, Director
Economics and Technology Divison
Prior to joining the Agency, Mike Shapiro was on 'the faculty of the John F. Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University from 1976 to 1980, where he taught and did research in environr
mental policy. He has also consulted on environmental and energy policy issues and worked/or Exxon
Research and Engineering Company. Mike received his Ph.D. in environmental engineering from
Harvard University and his B.S. from Lehigh University. He is the author of two books and several
articles on environmental policy issues.
Linda Travers, Director
Information Management Division
Linda Travers has been the Director since March 1986. Linda has been with the Office ofToxic
Substances since 1976, serving as the Chief, Management Operations Branch and working with the
Assistant Administrator for Pesticides and Toxic Substances. From 1965 to 1976 she held various
management positions in the Department of Health and Human Services and EPA. She worked in the
Office of Solid Waste, the Office of Air Pollution, and the Office of Public Affairs. Linda received her M.A.
degree in Public Adminstration from American University.
Michael Stahl, Director
TSCA Assistance Office
Michael Stahl previously directed the Agency's Asbestos-in-Buildings Program where he was respon-
sible for implementation of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 and the Asbestos
School Hazard Abatement Act of 1984. Prior to joining EPA Michael served as a Special Assistant to
the Executive Director of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and as an Assistant to the
Majority Leader of the Missouri Senate. Mike earned a M.P.A. from the University of Missouri.
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OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE MONITORING
Office of Compliance
Monitoring
Policy and Grants
Division
Compliance
Division
Laboratory Data
Integrity Assurance
Division
Augustine E. Conroy
Director
Gus Conroyjoined EPA in 1970 as Director of the
Pesticides Enforcement Division. Before joining
the Agency, he was the Departement of Agricul-
ture's Regional Supervisor of Pesticides in Chi-
cago. Prior to that he was an inspector in the
Boston office of the Food and Drug Administration.
Mr. Conroy has served on Agency implementation
Task Forces for the 1972 Federal Pesticides Con-
trol Act, 1977 Toxic Substances Control Act and
1977 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Mr. Conroy graduated from St. Anselm's College
with a B.A. in Biology.
Connie Musgrove
Deputy Director
Connie Musgrovejoined EPA in 1979 as a Special Assistant to the Director, Office of Toxic Substances.
Beginning in 1979, Connie served on a special agriculture assignment to the House Appropriations
Committee Survey and Investigations Staff, and as Study Director for the National Academy of Sciences
Board on Agriculture. In 1986, she rejoined EPA as the Director of the Pesticide Applicator Certifica-
tion and Training Program. Connie also spent eight years with the Congressional Research Service
specializing in pesticides, toxic substances and other environmental legislation. She is a graduate of
the University of California.
Q Plans, directs, and coordinates EPA's pesticides and toxic substances compliance programs.
Q Provides guidance and direction to EPA regional offices and the states regarding national
pesticides and toxic substances program policy.
Q Conducts laboratory inspections and audits of test data.
Q Issues civil administrative complaints and other administrative orders in cases of national sig-
nificance or those impacting multiple regions.
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Gerald B. Stubbs, Acting Director
Compliance Division
Jerry Stubbs came to EPA in 1976 as a wildlife biologist of the Scientific Support Branch of the
Pesticides Enforcement Division. Jerry has participated in numerous pesticides and toxics workgroups,
and was selected as Branch Chief for the Case Support Branch in 1987. Jerry received his M.S. in
Zoological Sciences at Northern Illinois University.
Phyllis E. Flaherty, Acting Director
Policy and Grants Division
Phyllis Flaherty has served as the Acting Director since July 1988. Phyllis joined EPA in 1976 as a
chemist in the Scientific Support Branch, Pesticides Enforcement Division, Office of Enforcement. She
has also served as a chemist in the Case Development Branch and the Policy and Strategy Branch, as
Section Head for the Policy and Strategy Section of the Compliance Monitoring Staff , and as Chief of
the Policy and Analysis Branch. Phyllis has a B.S. in Chemistry from Mary Washington College.
John J. Neylan in, Acting Director
Laboratory Data Integrity Assurance Division
John Neylan has served EPA and its predecessors since 1966. He has served in various supervisory
and management positions in pesticides and toxic substances enforcement. Mr. Neylan has a B.S. in
Entomology/Applied Ecology from the University of Delaware.
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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MISCELLANEOUS
1 - 3 Occupational Health and Safety
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorizations
1 - 17B International Travel Authorizations
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-21 Federal Register
1 - 30 Freedom of Information
1 - 32A Freedom of Information (FIFRA)
1 - 32B Freedom of Information [FIFRA Section 10(g)(l)]
1 - 44 Changes in Organizational Structure • '
1 - 45 Intergovernmental Review of Provisions of Executive Order 12372 and 40 CFR Part 29
1 - 48 Request for Information from Other Federal Agencies
1-49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT
5 - 6 State Programs for Experimental Use Permits
5-27 State Cooperative Agreements (Personnel & Facilities)
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
8 - 24 Inspections and Information Gathering (Subtitle I)
8-34 Reimbursement — Studies of Underground Storage Tanks
TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT
12 - 3E Imminent Hazard Determinations
12-4 Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rules
12 - 9. . State Cooperative Agreements (Toxic Substances Control Projects)
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12 - 10 Regulations Pending the Development of Information
12-11 Section 8(a) Information Gathering Rules
12-12 Section 5(a) Significant New Use Rules
12-15 Granting of Exemptions from Test Rules
12-17 Petitions for Exemption from the CFC Ban Rule
12-18 Reporting of Allegation Records
12-19 Test Rule Decisions
12-20 State Asbestos Pilot Projects
COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE COMPENSATION AND LIABILITY ACT
14 - 35 List of Hazardous Substances and Toxlcological Profiles
ASBESTOS SCHOOL HAZARD ABATEMENT ACT
19-1 Asbestos Hazards Abatement School Assistance Program . '
SUPERFUND AMENDMENTS AND REAUfHORIZATlON ACT--TITLE IH
22-3 Administrative Enforcement Actions
.22 - 5 Receipt of Petitions to List/Delist Chemicals and Responses to Petitions
22 - 6 Receipt of Toxic Chemical Release Forms and National Toxic Chemical Inventory
22 - 7 Trade Secrets
ASBESTOS HAZARD EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACT
23-1 Asbestos Inspection and Management Plan Assistance Program
23 - 2 EPA Interim Asbestos Bulk Sample Analysis Quality Assurance Program
ORGANOTIN ANTI-FOULING PAINT CONTROL ACT OF 1988
25 - 1 Certification of Paints
25 - 2 Sale and Use of Existing Stocks
25-3 Administrative Enforcement: Issuance of Complaints and Signing of Consent Agreements
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Pre-EPA
Dept. of Health
Education &
Welfare
Dept.
ot
Interior
Dept.
of
Agriculture
Food & Drug
Administration
Atomic Energy
Commission
1970
EPA
Water Quality
Office
Air Pollution
Control Office
Pesticides
Office
Radiation
Office
Solid Waste
Office
1972
Categorical
Programs
1973
Hazardous
Materials Control
Water f\
~~ V
Pesticides & Toxics
\7
1974
1976
TSCA
Water &
Hazardous
Materials
Toxics
VI
Toxic
Substances
Pesticides
1980
Pesticides
- and
Toxic Substances
J
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of federal
environmental activities into a single agency. EPA inherited portions of pesticides programs from the
Departments of Health, Education and Welfare (now Health and Human Services), Interior, Agriculture
and the Food and Drug Administration.
In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus, published an organizational order in which
the five principal programs: pesticides, water, air, radiation, and solid waste were retained under the
management of commissioners. This was done to assure continuity of program operations and to allow
time to consider the eventual organizational structure. Also at this time, EPA established a presence
in the newly organized federal regional structure which divided the country into 10 regions.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
In 1971, EPA set up its permanent organizational structure replacing the commissioners with two
Assistant Administrators; one for Air and Water programs, the other for Catergorical programs. The
pesticides program was combined with the radiation and solid waste programs and reported directly
to the Assistant Administrator for Categorical Programs.
A number of factors affected EPA organizational structure in the early to mid 1970s. The times were
characterized by heavy activity on the legislative front as well as promulagation of over 1500 rules and
regulations. Influencing factors on organizational development included amendments to the Clean Air
Act (1972); Environmental Impact Statements required by the National Environmental Policy Act; the
Resource Recovery Act (1970); The Federal Environmental Pesticides Control environment; guidelines
for limited control of radiation (1972); Safety Standards for Farmworkers (1974); regulation of land use
(1972); and revised water pollution legislation (1972).
In early years, the pesticide and toxics program continued to be aligned with the Categorical AAship.
In 1973, this AAship made an effort to clarify its functions with a more descriptive name and retitled
itself the Office of Hazardous Materials Control. In 1974, the Agency underwent another realignment
and the pesticides and toxics program was combined with the water program under the Assistant
Administrator for Water and Hazardous Materials. In 1976 theToxic Substances Control Act was
passed. As a result, the Office to Toxic Substances, a staff office reporting to the AA for Water and
Hazardous Materials, was elevated to Assistant Administrator status. The AAship included four
Offices: Chemical Control, Program Integration, Testing and Evaluation, and Pesticide Programs.
PRESENT ORGANIZATION
In 1980, the Toxics AAship reorganized internally with one result being the renaming of the AAship to
the Office of Pesticides and Toxics (OPTS). The reorganization served several purposes.The first was
to eliminate adminstrative problems experienced under the matrix organization. Other reasons were
to empahsize toxic integration by consolidating the TSCA functions under a single Office, the new Office
of Toxic Substances, and finally to develop a coherent long term TSCA regulatory Strategy. To
accomplish these purposes, two new staff offices were established, one for toxics integration (implem-
entation) the other foi regulatory strategy. In addition to the two staff offices reporting directly to the
AA, the resultant orj mization contained two program offices ( Toxic Subtances and Pesticides).
In 1984, OPTS added a new Office of Compliance to enhance enforcement capability.
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RESOURCES
V)
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FY 1981 - FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
Resources have remained relatively stable In the Operating Program. Increases reflect
expanded research for Superfund.
Workyears have remained stable in recent years. Reduction In earlier years were due to
a refocuslng on program (short-term) research.
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FY 1981 vs FY 1989 OPERATING PLANS
(SIN MILLIONS)
1981
TOTAL: S358
|HEADQUARTERS
| REGIONS
(WORKYEARS)
1989
TOTAL: S383
1981
TOTAL: 2,305
HEADQUARTERS
REGIONS
1989
TOTAL: 1,857
Resources are based at Headquarters even though 12 laboratories are located
throughout the country.
20% of the workyears are in Headquarters and 80% are in the laboratories.
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BUDGET EVOLUTION
500
NPM
REQUEST
PRESIDENT'S
BUDGET
1985
1986
1987
1988
OPERATING
PLAN
1989
2600
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
Over the last 5 years (FY 1985-89), the National Program Manager's (NPM) Request for
dollars has become more consistent with levels considered acceptable by OMB.
Requested workyear increases have not been acceptable to OMB.
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FY 1 989 OPERATING PLAN vs. FY 1 990 OMB REQUEST
I FY 89 OPERATING PLAN •• FY 90 OMB REQUEST
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$497
OPERATING PROGRAMS
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DC
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1,752
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SUPERFUND/LUST
Major Increases proposed in FY 1990 are designed to strengthen EPA's scientific and
technical capabilities. This also involves increases for infrastructure needs (e.g.
equipment).
Minor increases in FY 1990 have been requested for Superfund and the Leaking
Underground Storage Tank program in order to provide technical support of cleanups.
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WORKFORCE DEMOGRAPHICS
EDUCATION LEVELS - ORD
1 .5695
14.86%
22.979?
18.57'S
22.929?
ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES OF COLLEGE GRABS
I
600
500 -
400 -
300 -
200 -
100 -
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OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OFFICE OF RESEARCH PROGRAM
MANAGEMENT
ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
OFFICE OF SR.ORD OFFICIAL
Research Triangle Park, NC
OFFICE OF SR.ORD OFFICIAL
Ciidnnaf.OH
OFFICE OF EXPLORATORY
RESEARCH
OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY
TRANSFER & REGULATORY
SUPPORT
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESSES J EFFECTS
RESEARCH
OFFICE OF HEALTH RESEARCH
OFFICE OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTALASSESSUENT
HEALTH EFFECTS
RESEARCH LAB
Rosoarch Triangle Park, NC
CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
RESEARCH INFORMATION
Cincinnai, OH
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Erich Bretthauer
Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator
Erich Bretthauer, a career officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, has served as the Acting Deputy
Assistant Administrator for Research and Development since September 1987. Since 1985, he has
been the Director of the Environmental Monitoring Systems Laboratory in Las Vegas, Nevada. From
1982 to 1985, Erich served in Washington as the Director of the Office of Processes and Effects
Research. He received a B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Clarence E. Mahan, Director
Office of Research Program Management
Clarence Mahan has been the Director since April 1986. From 1983 to 1986, he was Associate
Comptroller for EPA. Before that, he spent a year as the Director, Office of Fiscal and Contracts
Management. He held several positions with the Army, the Air Force, and the Department of Energy.
Clarence received an MBA degree from Syracuse University, a M.A. from American University, and a
Bachelor's from the University of Maryland.
Roger S. Cortesi, Director
Office of Exploratory Research
Roger Cortesi has been the Director since 1984. From 1972 to 1984, he held supervisory positions
in several Agency programs, including the Office of Health Research Effects, the Washington
Environmental Research Center, and the Office of Planning and Evaluation. Roger began his career
as an advisory engineer with Westinghouse. He has received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University
of "Virginia and a B.S. from Harvard University. -. ••'.••
Peter W. Preuss, Director
Office of Technology Transfer and Regulatory Support
Peter Preuss has been the Director since the creation of theOffice in 1988. From 1985 to 1988,hewas
the Director of the Office of Health and Environmental Assessment. Peter began his career with the
Boyce-Thompson Institute for Plant Research. He received a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Plant Physiology and
Biochemistry from Columbia University and a B.S. from Brooklyn College.
The Office of Research and Development was established by combining the research components of 15
separate agencies and 42 separate field installations into a single organisational unit. Today ORD
consists of eight offices and fifteen field laboratories. ORD works to fulfill the research aspects of the
Agency's mission.
G Serves as the principal science and technology office of the Agency.
Q Provides the scientific basis for determining human health and environmental protection
criteria.
G Establishes the technological basis for developing environmental control standards.
Q Provides cost-effective pollution control technology alternatives.
G Develops measurement methods and agency-wide quality assurance programs to provide
accurate and reliable environmental data.
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RESEARCH STRATEGIES REPORT
The Science Advisory Board completed a report on future directions for environmental research at EPA.
Major recommendations were made on scientific approaches and organizational changes. Among the
Board's recommendations were that EPA should shift the focus of its research to pollution prevention,
establish an Environmental Research Institute, increase the numbers and sharpen the skills of its
scientists, and double its R&D budget over the next five years. The Adminisrator has issued a
memorandum outlining the immediate steps that the Agency will take to address some of the issues
raised by the Board's report.
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OFFICE OF HEALTH RESEARCH
OFFICE OF HEALTH RESEARCH
HEALTH EFFECTS
RESEARCH LAB
Rosear* Triangle Paik. NC
Ken Ssston
Director
Ken Sexton has served as the Director of the Office
of Health Research since joining the Agency in
1987. From 1983 to 1985, he was Director of the
Indoor Air Quality Program for the State of Califor-
nia, and from 1985 to 1987, he was Director of
Scientific Review at the Health Effects Institute in
Boston, MA. Ken received a B.S. from the U.S. Air
Force Academy and a M.S. in both Environmental
Engineering and Sociology from Washington State
University and Texas Tech University, respec-
tively. His Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sci-
ences is from Harvard University. He has pub-
lished extensively in scientific literature on human
exposures to air pollution.
Q Conducts research using oral, dermal, and inhalation routes of exposure; in vitro, animal
.toxicology; human clinical, and epide'miological approaches; and lexicological disciplines,
dosimetry and microbiology.
Develops health research policy, priorities and program plans.
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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESSES AND EFFECTS RESEARCH
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROCESSES* EFFECTS
'RESEARCH
Courtney Riordan
Director
Courtney Riordan has served as the Director of
the Office of Environmental Processes and Effects
Research since early 1988. His prior experience
with EPA includes Director, Office of Acid Deposi-
tion, Environmental Monitoring and Quality As-
surance; Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Research and Development; and Associate Direc-
tor, Office of Air, Land, and Water Use. Courtney
received a B.S. from Northeastern University in
Boston, a Ph.D. in Regional Planning and Systems
Analysis from Cornell University, and a J.D. from
George Washington University.
Q Conducts research and assessment on the effects of pollutants and other human stresses on
inland ecological systems.
Q Develops the scientific basis for EPA to create environmental policies concerning the use of
freshwater resources.
Q Develops and analyzes scientific data on the impact of hazardous materials released in marine
and estuarine environments.
Q Provides the scientific basis for environmental criteria, waste disposal practices, environmental
analysis/impacts, assessments, and marine and estuarine risk assessments.
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OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION
OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING « TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION
AIR S ENERGY
ENGINEERING RESEARCH
LAB
RosearcJiTtiangloPaik, NC
RISK REDUCTION
ENGINEERING RESEARCH
LAB
Cincinnai.OH
John H. Skinner
Director
John Skinner serves as the Director for Environ-
mental Engineering and Technology Demonstra-
tion. In addition, he has held leadership positions
in several Agency programs, including the Office of
Solid Waste State Programs Division, the Re-
source Recovery Division and the Land Disposal
Division. Before joining the Agency in 1972, John
managed the Energy and Environmental Pro-
grams for the General Electric Research and
Development Center. He has a Ph.D. and M.S. in
Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer
Polytechic Institute.
Q Develops control techniques for impacts associated with extracting, processing, converting,
and transporting energy, minerals and other resources, and with industrial processing and
manufacturing facilities.
Q Develops and demonstrates methods for controlling impacts of public sector activities includ-
ing publicly-owned wastewater and solid waste facilities.
Q Develops control and management technology regarding hazardous waste generation, storage,
treatment and disposal.
Q Provides innovative technologies for response actions under Superfund and technologies for
control of emergency spills of oils and hazardous waste.
Q Characterizes, reduces and mitigates indoor air pollutants including radon, and acid rain
precursors.
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OFFICE OF HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
EXPOSURE
ASSESSMENT
GROUP
Washington, DC
HUMAN HEALTH
ASSESSMENT GROUP
Washington, DC
William H. Far land
Director
Bill Farland has served as the Director of the Office
of Health and Environmental Assessment since
early 1988. Since joining the Agency in 1979, he
has also served as the Director of the Carcinogen
Assessment Group. He received a Ph.D. and
Master's from the University of California, Los An-
geles, and aB.S. in Biology from Loyola University.
Q Prepares human health risk assessments.
Q Promotes Agency-wide coordination and consistency of risk assessments through the prepa-
ration of guidelines.
Q
Documents adverse effects to man from environmental exposure to pollutants.
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OFFICE OF MODELING,
MOES35TORSNG SYSTEMS
AND QUALITY ASSURANCE
OFFICE OF MODELING,
MONITORING SYSTEMS AND
DUALITY ASSURANCE
Rick A. Linthurst
Acting Director
Rick Linthurst joined the Agency in 1985 as Direc-
tor of the Agency's Acid Deposition Aquatic Effects
Research Program. Before joining the Agency, he
was the Director of Ecological Services for Kilkelly
Environmental Associates and managed an acid
deposition research program at North Carolina
State University. Rick received his Ph.D. in Bot-
any, and a M.S. in Ecology at North Carolina State
University.
Q Characterizes the sources and pathways of pollutants.
Q Determines the status and trends in pollutant concentrations and ecosystem conditions.
Q Quantifies the exposure of humans and ecosystems to pollutants and provides exposure
assessments.
Q Develops and validates models to estimate the atmospheric sources, transport, fate and
concentrations of pollutants.
Q Develops measurement techniques, analytical tools and quality assurance protocols to
characterize, monitor, and assess pollutant exposure and ecosystem condition.
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GENERAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS
1-9 Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Program
1-15 Cash Awards
1 - 17A Domestic Travel Authorization
1 - 17B International Travel Authorization
1-20 Annual Leave Forfeiture
1-21 Federal Register
1-45 Intergovernmental Review Provisions of Executive Order 12372 and CFR 40 Part 29
1-49 Assertion of the Deliberative Process Privilege
1-51 Receptions and Refreshments to Recognize Award Recipients'
FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT
5 - 23 Research
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INITIAL ORGANIZATION
EPA was created through an Executive reorganization plan designed to consolidate a number of Federal
environmental activities into a single agency. In 1970, EPA's first Administrator, William Ruckelshaus,
published an organizational order providing for the designation of three Assistant Administrators for
Planning and Management, Standards and Enforcement and General Counsel, and Research and
Monitoring. The five principal categorical programs -air, water, solid wastes, radiation and pesticides
were retained individually under the management of commissioners.
The original structure of the Office of Research and Monitoring, precursor to today's ORD, was based
in part on a research design prepared by the White House Office of Science and Technology. The initial
organization was established by combining the research components of 15 separate agencies and 42
separate field installations. The resultant AAship consisted of three offices: Program Operations,
Monitoring and Research. Four National Environmental Research Centers (NERCs) were created to
carry out actual inhouse research and reported directly to the Assistant Administrator.
FURTHER REORGANIZATION
In 1971, EPA's first permanent organizational structure was announced, and the Office of Research
and Monitoring was officially established.
A 1973 internal ORD reorganization resulted in retitling the office as the Office to Research and
Development and expanded its offices from three to five. The reorganization was based on the theory
that research should be aligned with disciplines. The research function was split into Environmental
Sciences which explored the discipline of cause and effects of pollution and Environmental Engineering
which researched control technologies. Like its name, the Program Integration Office was created to.
integrate the program's research needs with "ongoing research disciplines.
Further media accountability was structured by late 1975', when fifteen labs replaced ttie NERCs. The
labs reported through their respective offices instead of directly to the AA as the NERCs had done.
ORD's organizational structure continued to reflect this trend when in 1975, the AAship reorganized
to meet the increasing need for media related research to set standards mandated by legislation.
Environmental Engineering split into two parts: Energy, Minerals and Industry researched industrial
pollution and Air, Water and Land Use researched non-industrial pollution. Environmental Sciences
underwent a name change to Health and Ecological Effects reflecting EPA's growing emphasis on public
health.
In 1976, the Carcinogen Assessment Group was created to communicate ORD's research on
carcinogens to the outside research and academic communities. In 1979, ORD reorganized again, this
time turning from the media approach back to the discipline approach. The emphasis on health related
research continued to grow with an Office dedicated purely to that area.
The next years, 1979 and 1980, saw the addition of an Exploratory Research Office created by
Congressional mandate that a percentage of the agency's research would be carried out in universities.
The Monitoring Office, whose purpose had always been to develop new monitoring technologies.
assumed the function of quality assurance for ORD research.
The 1980's have seen two changes in the major organizational framework. The Office of Regulatory
Support, created in 198 5 to more closely align research with program regulatory needs, evolved in 1988
to the Office of Technology Transfer and Regulatory Support. The Technology Transfer Initiative is an
Agencyvvide initiative aimed at sharing EPA research and knowledge with the Federal, state, local and
private communities . Finally, the monitoring and quality assurance function was combined with a
modeling function into an Office of Modeling, Monitoring Systems and Quality Assurance.
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PRESENT ORGANIZATION
The Office of Research and Development today consists of eight offices: Research Program Manage-
ment; Exploratory Research; Health Research; Technology Transfer and Regulatory Support; Environ-
mental Processes and Effects Research; Environmental Engineering and Technology; Health and
Environmental Assessment; and Modeling, Monitoring and Quality Assurance.
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