FedFacs

Winter 2002
&EPA
ISSUE #14
an environmental bulletin for federal facilities
EPA Launches Online Compliance
Tracking Reports for Federal Facilities
EPA's Federal Facilities Enforcement
Office has launched an initial version
of new online environmental compliance
status reports for federal facilities. The
online reports can be found at
www.epa.gov/idea/fedfac. The online
reports will supplement, and eventually
replace, hard copy compliance reports
currently distributed by EPA to more
than 28 different federal agencies,
bureaus and operating units each quarter
of the fiscal year.
The online reports are accessible to
everyone in the federal community and
let users obtain compliance and enforce-
ment information about federal facilities
contained in EPA program databases.
Reports are provided for the Resource
Conservation and Resource Recovery Act,
Clean Water Act and Clean Air Act.
Users can search online for facilities by
federal agency, EPA region, and state.
Search results include facility character-
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Issues Still Pending in
Fort Wainwright Case
The issue of whether the EPA Adminis-
trator has the authority to consider
Clean Air Act (CAA) Section 113(e)
penalty assessment criteria of "size of
business" and "economic benefit of non-
compliance" in determining an appropri-
ate penalty for a federal facility is await-
ing decision from the EPA Environmental
Appeals Board (EAB).
Inside
2 ECHO Online Information Pilot
3 Sustainability at Fort Lewis
3 Reducing Sulfur Emissions
4 EMS Implementation Workshops
5 Base Closure at Fort Wingate
5 Eielson AFB Agreement
6 Environmental Management
Reviews
6 Federal Facility Program Managers
7 In the News
7 Brooks AFB Ready for Reuse
8 Upcoming Events
The issue stems out of EPA's case
involving the U.S. Army Alaska Garri-
son, Ft. Wainwright, Alaska, in which it
is seeking $16 million in penalties. The
penalty total is based on over 10 years of
noncompliance at the facility. EPA
believes it has statutory authority to
assess penalties but the Army disputes
this authority.
The Chief Administrative Law
Judge (ALJ) issued her opinion on the
issue in April 2002, after oral argument
before the ALJ was held in October
2001. The ALJ held that CAA Section
113fe) penalty assessment criteria of
"economic benefit of noncompliance"
and "size of business" apply to the
Army and may be taken into account in
adjusting the penalties for the Army's
violations.
In June 2002, the Army sought, and
was granted, interlocutory review of the
Chief ALJ's decision to EAB. Oral argu-
ments before the EAB were held in
November 2002, and a decision is
expected in 2003.
DAVID KLING IS NEW
DIRECTOR OF FEDERAL
FACILITIES ENFORCE-
MENT OFFICE
David J. Kling is
the new director of
the U.S. EPA's Fed-
eral Facilities
Enforcement
Office (FFEO) in
Washington, D.C.
Kling began his
duties in late Octo-
ber 2002, and replaces former director Craig
Hooks, who left in May 2002 to become
Deputy Director of EPA's Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds.
Kling's past experience at EPA, working
collaboratively
with regulated
entities to achieve
poltution preven-
tion and reduction,
will likely shape his
approach to man-
aging the Federal
Facilities Enforce-
ment and Compli-
ance program.
"I plan to use
the next few
months to get better acquainted with EPA
federal facility staff and managers, and
those who manage the nation's federal facil-
ities," said Kling. "I wantto shape a program
that uses the best combination of compli-
ance assistance, monitoring, and when nec-
essary, enforcement, to improve environ-
mental stewardship in the federal
community."
Kling also believes FFEO has a vital and
valuable role in helping federal agencies
implement environmental management sys-
tems.
"I strongly believe good environmental
management systems and practices are
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I strongly believe
good environmental
management sys-
tems and practices
are useful tools in
managing facility
operations, as well
as preventing
pollution.
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EPA Seeks Comment on Pilot Online Tool to Access
Facilities’ Environmental Compliance
facilities.
EPA is seeking public
comment on Enforcement
and Compliance History
Online (ECHO), which when
final, will provide users
detailed facility reports,
including: federal and state
compliance inspections;
The 60-day comment period, which
began November 20, provides users and
other interested parties, particularly
those responsible for facilities
included within the database,
_____ an opportunity to review and
comment on ECHO’s content,
An innovative pilot information tool
which gives the public and industry
direct access to the current environmen-
tal compliance record of more than
800,000 regulated facilities nationwide,
including federal facilities.
participation on data quality.
The easy-to-use Web tool is found at
www.epa.gov/echo. It integrates EPA
and state compliance information for
facilities regulated under the Clean Air
Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act. Data
reports are updated monthly and cover
a two-year period. The system retrieves
information from federal and state data
entered into EPA databases, and
includes links to additional state
enforcement and compliance informa-
tion.
More about ECHO and details
regarding the 60-day comment period
are published in the Federal Register at
www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/index.html. To
learn more, see the ECHO website.
Fedl.acs
is published by EPA’S Federal
Facilities Enforcement Office.
EPA #300-N-02-009
Marie Muller, FFEO, Editor
Robin Foster,
Legin Group, Layout
‘lb receive FsdF.cs
in the mail, contact:
Federal Facilities Enforcemeat Othce
U.S. EPA (2261A)
1200 Pennsylvania Aye, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202-564-2510
Fax : 202-501-0069
Internet www.epa.gov/compliance’
resources/newsletterWcivil/fedfacl
index.html
ONUNE COMPUANCE TRACKING REPORTS
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istics, permits, inspection and compliance
history (e.g., significant noncompliance
status, inspections conducted by EPA and
states, quarters in noncompliance), and
formal enforcement actions and penalties
issued by EPA or states.
Federal agencies can now access up to
five years of detailed information on a
facility. The online report feature also
allows users to electronically report data
discrepancies directly to EPk
The online reports are a component of
EPA’s Online Tracking Information Sys-
tem (OTIS), and like OTIS, is Windows
based. In order to use the federal agency
online report feature, users have to regis-
ter. Instructions are at: www.epa.gov/
idea/otis/register.
For further information on the new
online reports, contact Richard Satter-
field at satterfield.richard@epa.gov or
(202) 564-2456.
EPA has also launched a related tool
for the general public; see article on
Enforcement and Compliance History
Online (ECHO) above.
DAVID KLING
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useful tools in managing facility operations, as
well as preventing pollution in the first place,
Kling said.
Kling worked in several positions since joining
EPA in 1985. Most recently, he was acting Deputy
Director of EPA’s Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, which manages many chemical and
pollution prevention activities, including several
collaborative programs to increase awareness of
chemical hazards, and discover safer, more
effective chemical substitutes.
Kling also led the Asbestos Action Program,
and was director of EPA’s Pollution Prevention
Division. There he helped launch the Persistent
Bioaccumulative and Toxic Initiative and the
Environmentally Preferable Purchasing program,
which provides federal leadership in identifying
and buying “green products and services.
Prior to joining EPA, Kling worked as an
environmental consultant, university instructor,
Air Force economist and newspaper reporter.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from
Penn State, a master’s degree in management
from the University of Washington, and a Ph.D.
in political science from Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity.
2 FEOFACS
he U.S. EPA announced an innovative
I pilot information tool which gives the
public and industry direct access to the
current environmental com-
pliance record of more than E C I”I )))
800,000 regulated facilities E cITWI id
nationwide, including federal Co I* c. I 4 ory Onti i.
environmental violations; recent formal
enforcement actions taken; and a demo-
graphic profile of the surrounding area.
design and data accuracy. In addition,
ECHO provides an online error report-
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Profiles in Sustainability: Sustainability Installation
Program at Fort Lewis
U nited States
Army Colonel
Richard Conte, sta-
tioned at Fort
Lewis, Wash., is a
leader and advocate
of sustainability
principles. With the
support of his Garrison Commander,
Colonel Luke Green, Colonel Conte has
demonstrated that the Fort Lewis Instal-
lation Sustainability Program can make a
valuable impact by reducing energy
usage, and protecting the environment.
Colonel Conte is the Director of Public
Works for Fort Lewis. He is responsible
for ensuring environmental compliance
and natural resource stewardship at the
86,176 acre installation, and for planning,
maintaining and repairing the more than
22 million square feet of facilities at Fort
Lewis, and the 423,000 acre Yakima
Training Center. Colonel Conte oversees a
500 person workforce delivering services
such as fire protection, utilities, and roads
for the more than 25,000 soldiers and
civilian workers and 120,000 retirees and
29,000 family members living both on and
off post.
According to Major General James E.
Donald, U.S. Army Forces Command,
Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel and
Installation Management, “The focus of
the FORSCOM Installation Sustainabil-
ity Program is to answer this question:
‘How do we decrease the total regional
environmental footprint to ensure our
installations can continue to train and
deploy combat-ready troops...and that our
communities have a productive future?’”
Colonel Conte and the leadership at
Fort Lewis are creating irreversible
momentum for sustainability at Fort
Lewis. As Deputy Chairperson of the
Installation Sustainability Board and host
to visiting dignitaries, Conte plays a key
role in keeping the military and civilian
leadership informed of sustainability
issues and progress. His steady support of
business process changes within Public
Works, which facilitate sustainability
integration and implementation across
Fort Lewis, is noteworthy.
In addition to his military mission and
activities at Fort Lewis, Colonel Conte is
also active with stakeholders and commu-
nity partners, as evi-
denced by a Super
Energy Savings Per-
formance Contract
with U.S. Department
of Energy. The first
delivery order will
reduce annual energy
usage by 39,000
MBTUs, save the
installation $425,000
per year, and significantly reduce green
house gas emissions.
Colonel Conte, as well as Garrison
Commander Green, is also a supporter of
the Federal Network for Sustainability
(FNS), (www.federalsustainability.org).
Fort Lewis Installation
Sustainability Program
can make a valuable
impact by reducing
energy usage, and pro-
tecting the environment.
The FNS is a voluntary organization of
federal agencies which demonstrate lead-
ership in sustainability principles
through focused projects related to envi-
ronmental products and services, water
resource efficiency, reduced air emissions,
environmental management system
planning, sustainable designs for new
construction, renew-
able energy, and green
power purchases.
Finally, in
recognition of Colonel
Conte’s efforts and
expertise, Washington
Governor Gary Locke
appointed him to serve
on the Governor’s Sus-
tainability Advisory Panel. Colonel
Conte’s leadership and involvement with
the Fort Lewis Installation Sustainability
Program, FNS, and community groups
make him well suited to provide valuable
input.
NAVY, WASHINGTON STATE, EPA TEAM UP TO
REDUCE SULFUR IN PUGET SOUND AREA
The U.S. EPA Region 10, the U.S. Navy, and state of Washington, Department of Ecology(WSDOE)
are partnering to evaluate the use of biodiesel fuel ass ctean burning alternative fuel in the Puget
Sound region. The initiative ’s purpose is to meet state and federal sustainebility goals, while
decreasing the amount of toxic chemical emissions into the air.
Increased use of biodiesel may result in dramatic reductions of regulated and non-regulated
emissions. Emission reductions include chemical carcinogens, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAH), total unburned hydrocarbons, sulfur oxides, sdl ates, ozone, carbon monoxide, particulate
matter, and nitrated PAHs. Increased use of biodiesel can result in cleaner air, and therefore sig-
nificant health benefits.
The Navy is currently testing and using 20 percent biodiesel (B20), a low sulfur diesel mixture,
in shore based generators and heavy equipment at three different locations. The U.S. National
Park Service (Mount Rainier) and the City of Tacoma Solid Waste Management Department have
successfully evaluated B20 biodiesel fuel mixture and are reporting this information to the Navy,
EPA and WSDOE.
Additional initiatives and increased use of biodiesel in miscellaneous government applications
are expected to double within the next 12 months as technical, storage, availability and pricing
issues are resolved through roundtable communications, applications and *her efforts.
For more information on this initiative, please contact Greg Lavcun, Naval Station Bremerton,
360-315-1056; Michele Wright, EPA Region 10,206-553-1741; Wayne Elson, EPA Region 10,206-553-
1463; or Rob Reuter Washington State Department of Ecology, 425-649-7066.
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Joint Effort Between Federal Agencies, NC. and Tribes
Leads to EMS Workshop
U niteci States EPA Region 4 and the
state of North Carolina are working
to increase compliance and awareness of
environmental requirements at Depart-
ment of the Interior (DO!) and tribal
facilities in the Southeast states. What
began as an enforcement initiative, has
evolved into a multi-agency effort to
attain and maintain compliance through
the implementation of Environmental
Management Systems (EMS).
To facilitate the implementation of
EMS at Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)
and tribal facilities, EPA Region 4 and
the North Carolina Department of Envi-
ronment and
(NCDENR) are
workshop in the
workshop is the culmination of activities
begun in 1997 when EPA conducted
enforcement inspections and found sev-
eral BIA facilities out of compliance. DO!
agreed to meet with EPA and identify
ways to correct these compliance prob-
lems. EPA and DO! worked jointly to
enhance compliance assistance across
DO! bureaus and facilities to raise regu-
latory awareness and ensure compliance.
EPA and BIA entered into a compliance
assistance Memorandum of Understand-
ing (MOU) in 1998. As part of the MOU,
EPA Region 4 conducted compliance assis-
tance site visits at BIA-operated, and
tribal-run BIA facilities. During these site
visits in 1999 and 2000, EPA discovered
that neither BIA nor tribal staff and man-
agement had a clear understanding of who
had responsibility for implementing and
maintaining environmental requirements
and managing facilities in an environmen-
tally sound way.
In early 2001, EPA Region 4 and BIA
Eastern Regional Office representatives
discussed tools to address these compli-
ance issues, and agreed that helping
tribal management design and imple-
ment a tribal EMS would be the most
effective. In late 2001, Region 4 met with
the Natural Resources Committee at the
United South and Eastern Tribes Confer-
ence in Miami, Fla. to report their find-
ings and coordinate an EMS workshop
for the tribes. This past summer, Region 4
coordinated a meeting with representa-
tives from tribal, BIA and NCDENR man-
agement to design the EMS workshop.
The EMS workshop will be targeted
toward tribal, BIA, Indian Health Ser-
vices, and other facilities located on tribal
lands and interested in EMS. Partici-
pants from other parts of the country are
also invited. Workshop goals include
improving communication and network-
ing among tribal facilities, and improving
organizational activities that control,
monitor and evaluate adverse impacts on
the environment and public health.
Feedback from this workshop will
also help EPA and the state of North
Carolina better assist tribal manage-
ment in the future, including helping to
design and implement a tribal land-
wide EMS at the Cherokee Reservation
in North Carolina.
Please contact EPA Region 4’s
Anthony Shelton at (404) 562-9636 for
more information about this effort, and
for the agenda, dates and times of the
workshop.
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Natural Resources
sponsoring an EMS
spring of 2003. This
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
WORKSHOPS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
EPA New England (Region 1) and EPA Regions 2 and 3, with the support of EPA headquarters,
have developed a course specifically to help federal employees implement environmental
management systems at federal facilities. The course — Designing Your EMS: A Federal
Facility WOrkshop”— was first presented in June 2002 at the U.S. Naval Support Station,
Newport, Ri. The course is a two-day, nuts and bolts” workshop. The Newport course was
taught by a team of EMS experts from the federal government and consulting firms. It cov-
ered the key components of an EMS including getting management commitment to the EMS
and identifying the impacts a facility has on the environment The course also covered EMS
requirements in Executive Order 13148 (Greening the Government Through Leadership in
Environmental Management) which directs EMSs to be establtshed at all appropriate federal
facilities by December 2005.
Approximately 150 persons attended the Newport workshop. Their feedback on the course
was very positive.
• “The workshop gave a very complete overview of EMS — we will use the comments of this
workshop as a framework and checklist for doing our EMS.”
• ithought this was a realty effective and relevant workshop. I feel like I really know ths sub-
ject now — great jobi”
The course will be presented in other locations in the coming months. EPA Regions 4 and 6 are
jointly presenting the course in New Orleans in February 2003 and EPA Regions 5 and 7 are plan-
ning on presenting the course in Kansas City in 2003. EPA Regions 8,9 and 10 are working with
the Federal Network for Sustainabilityto present the course in a variety of locations in the West
Region 8 is also planning a brief course for federal executives. Exact dates and further informa-
tion on these courses will be announced in FedEnviroNews, the electronic listserve operated by
EPA and sent to federal environmental staff and management
To subscribe to FedEnviroNews, please visit www.epa.gov/compliance/resour es/list
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Base Closure and UXO at Fort Wingate
In June 2002, the U.S. EPA’s Federal
Facility Enforcement Office (FFEO) par-
ticipated in a successful exercise in build-
ing closer cooperation among EPA, the
Department of the Interior (DOl), and the
Department of Defense (DoD) on environ-
mental enforcement issues related to
unexploded ordnance (UXO) cleanup at
federal facilities. DOl and EPA are partic-
ularly interested in closing bases slated
for transfer from DoD to DOl.
At the invitation of the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM), FFEO visited Fort
Wingate military base near Gallup, N.M.,
and attended the Base Realignment and
Closure (BRAC) Cleanup Team and in-
progress review meetings. These meet-
ings included representatives from the
state, EPA Region 6, Army, DO!, Navajo
Nation, and Pueblo of Zurn to discuss envi-
ronmental restoration of the installation.
Site Characterization and
Firefighting Safety
At the June meeting, participants failed to
complete a federal firefighting plan for
Fort Wingate. Local firefighters of the
Fort Wingate Fire Department
expressed concern over possible buried
or UXO and said they would no longer
enter Fort Wingate to fight wildfires at
the facility.
The refusal of the fire department to
return to the site leaves aerial fire retar-
dents as the only immediate response to
fires, which meeting participants were
told would not have extinguished a fire
at the Fort which firefighters responded
to in June.
Firefighters said they were concerned
that UXO posed a significant threat
because they could detonate and start
secondary fires, thereby preventing fire-
fighters from determining escape routes
and safety zone away from flames.
This suggests that concern over UXO
may affect how wildfires are fought on
millions of acres of public land formerly
used for training by the U.S. military.
Risk to adjacent communities may also
be increased.
Site Investigation
FFEO also accompanied the BLM con-
tractor team conducting a site investiga-
tion for a portion of the installation.
According to the November 1995 BRAC
Cleanup Plan, waste materials generated
at the facility include solvents, pesticides,
PCBs. fuels, paints, explosives, metals,
acids, propellants, and UXO.
Th date, jurisdiction of 5,429 acres has
been accepted by DO! through the publi-
cation of public land orders. These orders
indicate BLA has management responsi-
bility for these lands.
EPA Region 6 and the New Mexico
Environmental Department (NMED) are
working through the post-closure permit
process to help DoD identify, investigate,
and prevent the further spread of releases
of hazardous wastes andlor hazardous
constituents to the environment at Fort
Wingate. It will ensure that corrective
action activities pursuant to EPA and
NMED regulations and guidance are
designed and implemented to protect
human health and the environment.
Eielson Air Force Base and the EPA Agree to Clean the Air
A cooperative effort by EPA Region 10
and the U.S. Air Force is addressing a
complex environmental problem at Eiel-
son Air Force Base (Eielsoffl in Alaska.
The effort will result in the reduction of
hundreds of tons of air pollutants.
In September 2000 Eielson received
notice from EPA Region 10 of several
environmental problems involving partic-
ulate emissions. The base had particu-
late emissions from its coal-fired power
plant, and from street sweepers servicing
its airfield and roads. The Eielson power
plant burns approximately 180,000 tons
of coal a year, and produces a significant
portion of the resulting particulate emis-
sions. Cleaning the runway, associated
taxiways, parking ramps, and many
miles of paved roads with street sweepers
also results in large amounts of fugitive
emissions.
Given the essential nature of both the
power plant and the base’s pavement
infrastructure, the Air Force required
solutions to balance the needs of national
defense with the need to reduce particu-
late emissions to the air. Taking the lead
from the EPA, local leaders from the Eiel-
son’s Civil Engineering Squadron, Staff
Judge Advocate Office, and Group and
Wing commanders developed a plan to
finance new baghouses and other emis-
sion controls at the power plant, and
replace or update street sweepers.
The base’s environmental experts and
legal staff coordinated extensively with
headquarters in order to lobby for the
needed funding. After explaining the
environmental concerns, the base con-
vinced Pentagon leaders to place Eiel-
son’s fledgling baghouse project as the
number one Air Force environmental
funding priority. The new project is slated
for funding in fiscal year 2003. The instal-
lation also purchased the parts to retrofit
four of five sweepers with new parts and
upgrades. The fifth sweeper was too old
for an investment of additional money, so
Eielson negotiated with headquarters to
obtain a new sweeper.
Securing funding for the $22 million
plus baghouse construction project was
challenging. Working with the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers, Eielson began a year-
long effort to develop a design-build pro-
ject whereby the military would complete
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EPA Evaluates Facility Environmental Program and
Management Systems
A n Environmental Management
Review (EMR) is a collaborative effort
between EPA and a federal facility to eval-
uate the facility’s environmental program
and management systems. An EMR is
conducted to determine how well the facil-
ity has developed and implemented spe-
cific environmental management systems
to ensure good environmental perfor-
mance. EMRs are voluntary and are initi-
ated by an agency or facility. They are not
compliance-driven assessments, audits or
inspections.
The federal facility that requested the
EMR determines the scope of the review.
There are several areas of inquiry for an
EMR. They include:
• Organizational Structure
• Environmental Commitment
• Staff resources, training, and
development
• Internal and external communications
• Program evaluation, reporting and cor-
rective action
• Environmental planning and risk
management
• Formality of environmental programs
Feedback from facilities receiving an
EMR has been positive. After receiving
EPA’s recent draft report, staff at a
National Guard facility noted, “We are
beginning our official EMS process this
fiscal year and have appreciated the
feedback that was on the draft report
which we utilized in our planning
process.”
An EMR is generally coordinated out
of one of EPA’s ten regional offices, and
may be conducted at any type of federal
facility. For instance, EPA Region 6 con-
ducted EMRs with: U.S. Air Force, Tin-
ker Air Force Base, Okla.; U.S. Army,
Texas Army National Guard, Texas; and
the U.S. Forest Service, Carson
National Forest, N.M. Reviews for fiscal
year 2003 will include the NASA
Michoud Assembly Plant in New
Orleans, La., and Texas facilities of the
U.S. Department of Justice, Federal
Bureau of Prisons.
To learn more about EMRs, and how
your facility may schedule one, please
contact EPA’s Federal Facility Program
Manager in your region (see list below).
FEDERAL FACILITIES PROGRAM MANAGERS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Phone: 202-5644271
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Fax: 617-918-1810
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US EPA Region 2
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290 &oadw 21st Fl.
NewYork. NY 10001-1866
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Phone: 212 60740I3
Fax:212 . 637-4086
REGION 3
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Fax: 215.814-2783
REGION 4
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US EPA Region 4
Erwironmental Accountability
DMSlon. Fede Facilioes
61 Forsyth St. S W
Ma* GA 30303-8960
Phone 404-562-9636
Fax: 404-562-9598
REGION 5
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US EPA Region 5
OfllceotEnfurcomMt & Compliance
Assurance
77 West Jadoon Blvd
Qiicago. H. 60604-3667
Phone 312-353-6418
Fac 312-353-5374
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US EPA Region 6
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Phone 214.665-6430
Fac 214.665-7446
REGION?
14 KS, MO, NE
US EPA Region 7
Enforcement Coordination ONce
901 North 5th Street
Kansas City. KS 66101
nedianaCepa.gov
Phone: 913-5517144
F c 913-651-9744
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999 18th Street
Deiw. CO 80202-2466
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Phone: 303-312-6389 (DI)
Fax: 308-312.6044
Phone: 303-312.8217 (CM)
Fax:303-312.8409
REGIONS
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Phone 415-972-3856 (IX)
Fax:415-972-3562
REGION 10
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US EPA Region 10
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(OEC-184)
1200 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 86101
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Phone: 206-553-1747
Fax:206-553-1176
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In the News
Enforcement Update
Region 8 Issues Emergency
Administrative Order Against F E.
Warren Air Force Base
On October 4, 2002, EPA Region 8 issued
an Emergency Administrative Order
(EAO) against the U.S. Air ForcelF.E.
Warren Air Force Base pursuant to Sec-
tion 1431 of the Safe Drinking Water Act
(SDWA). The EAO is based on imminent
and substantial endangerment to the
health of persons posed by water samples
that exceeded the SD WA lead action level.
The EAO required Warren AFB to: (1)
provide an interim alternative water sup-
ply; (2) submit and implement a plan to
provide a permanent water supply; (3)
increase monitoring; and (4 provide a
revised public notice within 24 hours.
New testing results in early October
2002 showed lead levels acceptable in
some base areas. After reviewing the test
results, EPA relieved Warren AFB of the
requirement to provide an alternative
water supply to those areas. Approxi-
mately 5,100 people are served by the
Warren AFB water system. Warren AFB
purchases water from the City of
Cheyenne, Wyoming, which has had no
evidence of lead contamination problems.
Regulatory Update:
Farm Bill
The Farm Security and Rural Investment
Act of 2002, also known as the “Farm
Bill,” requires federal agencies to give
preference to biobased products identified
by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
USDA plans to develop guidelines for
designating biobased products, publish a
list of biobased products for federal pur-
chase, issue criteria for being placed on
the Designated Biobased Products List,
and establish a voluntary labeling pro-
gram.
Once the applicable guidelines have
been developed, federal agencies will
have a year to make changes to their pro-
curement programs. These changes must:
• Give preference to products on the list;
• Incorporate preference in existing
guidelines;
• Establish agency preferential pro-
curement programs; and
• Require the use of biobased products
to the maximum extent (based on
price, performance and availability).
The law also requires USDA to contin-
ually update their product list. For a more
thorough discussion of the biobased pur-
chasing requirements, visit:
www.usda-biobasedproducts.netipublic,
wwwbioproducts-bioenergy.gov, and
www.ofee.gov.
a 35 percent design and contract out the
remaining design and the entire construc-
tion effort. Obstacles unique to building
these improvements in an Arctic environ-
ment were also addressed. Construction
is expected in June 2005, and Eielson
expects particulate emissions to drop by
200-300 tons per year.
The bid package is currently on-the-
street and award of the project is expected
in December 2002. The project’s funds are
expected once the final federal budget bill
is approved by the Congress.
Contacts at Eielson are: Stephen D.
Stringham, PE (Air Quality Program
Manager) and Frances Isgrigg, PE (Com-
pliance Chiefl
Antonio, Texas. The
certificate is the first of its kind to be
issued in Texas, and the first for a federal
facility nationally.
The state of Texas and EPA agree that
the Air Force successfully completed
cleanup of the base. The “ready for reuse”
certificate verifies that environmental
conditions on this property are protective
of its current use and anticipated future
use as a technology and business park.
Brooks Air Force Base
was officially transferred to the Brooks
Development Authority as part of the
Brooks City-Base Project and formally
renamed. Prior to the transfer, the Air
Force completed a comprehensive envi-
ronmental assessment of the property
and performed restoration work. More
information about the Brooks Ready for
Reuse Determination is available at:
www.epa.gov/earth 1r6/ready4reuse
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TO CLEAN ThE AIR
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First Federal Facility “Ready for
Reuse” Certificate Announced
I n October, 2002, the U.S. EPA(EPA) and The certificate provides specific inlor-
the Texas Commission on Environmen- mation about contamination, work per-
tal Quality (TCEQ) issued a “ready for formed at the site and the status of each
reuse” certificate to real estate parcel
the U.S. Air Force for The state of Texas and EPA agree cleaned up to meet
Brooks City-Base (for- state and federal
that the Air Force successfully
merly Brooks Air requirements.
Force Base in San completed cleanup of the base. In July, 2002,

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Brownfields Grant Proposals Due to EPA in December
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking proposals from local and tribal governmern entziies and non-
profits for Brownflelds assessment cleanup and job training grants. These grant funds cannot be used to address
Brownfields on current federal facilities but may be used fcw adjacent properties and some properties formerly
owned by the federal government Assessment, revolving loan fund, and cleanup grant proposals are due Decem-
ber 16, 2002. Job training grant proposals are due in late December 2002. For details visit
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White House 2003 Closing the Circle Awards
The Office of the Federal Environmental Executive (OFEE) is seeking nominations for the 2003 White House Clos-
ing the Circle (CTC) Awards. This program recognizes Federal employees and their facilities for efforts which
resulted in si9nlflcant contributions to the environment The awards focus on waste prevention, recycling, and
affirmative procurement activities under E.0. 13101 and environmental management under E.0. 13148, and
biobased products and sustainable design/green buildings. Nomination packages must be postmarked by Janu-
ary 31, 2003. For more information please visit www.ofee.gov for more details, or call OFEE at 202-564-1291.
Fifth Annual Alaska Forum on the Environment
The Fifth Annual Alaska Forum on the Environment will be held February 10-14, 2003, at the Egan Convention Cen-
ter, in Anchorage, Alaska. The Forum includes presentations and panels on such topics as: contaminants, haz-
ardous waste cleanup, hazardous materials management. and pollution prevention at federal facilities. Attendees
do not have to be from Alaska to attend this event The conference cost is $100, or $50 for any single day/event.
Additional information about the Forum can be found at httpilwww.akforum.com. Comments and suggestions can
be sent to: info@akforum.com, or call tollfree at 1-888-301-0185.
2003 Department of the Interior Conference on the Environment
The annual U.S. Department of Interior (001) Conference on the Environment will be held May 13-15, 2003, at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel in Phoenix, Arizona. Hosted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the theme of the conference
is, ‘Partnering for Environmental Stewardship - Resource Conservation for the Future. The conference will pro-
vide a forum for attendees to meet and exchange information on a wide variety of environmental topics and issues.
For more information, or to register online, please visit httpi/wvvw. doi.gov/conference/environment
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