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VOLUME 3
NUMBER 2
NOVEMBER 1985
Making That Extra Effort for CFC
The opportunity to give
easily is not easily gained.
Each year, federal workers
are offered a simple and
painless way to experience
the pleasurable feeling of
their own generosity. But this
chance only comes from a
tremendous amount of hard
work by many dedicated
people.
This year, EPA's
Key workers and Coordinators
of the Combined Federal
Campaign have again shown
a readiness to give their
efforts so that others may
benefit. The EPA Times
salutes all Agency volunteers,
and we encourage all
employees to take a moment
to personally thank their CFC
contacts for a job well done.
In addition to performing
the standard tasks of
distribution, public speaking,
and paper shuffling, EPA
volunteers have added a
creative twist to the 1985
Campaign: a large orange
gourd!
"Peppy Pumpkin" is the
centerpiece of a promotional
drawing designed to add a
little fun to the process of
encouraging higher
donations. By the Campaign's
end he will have visited the
Fairchild building, Crystal
City, and both main lobbies
at Waterside Mall.
Contributors to the CFC
may qualify for the drawing
by using special chance cards
to guess Peppy's weight. The
chance cards are being issued
by CFC Keyworkers in
accordance with the amount
and method of contributions.
Several prizes are offered,
including a $50 U.S. Savings
Bond.
Peppy "Rimpkin
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Mary Cusato holds a 2-year old child with visual impairment
problems at the Easter Seal Society.
Some offices are doing
their own thing to raise
funds. The Office of External
Affairs, for instance, is
planning an auction of
employee-donated goods and
services. Bidders will have
the chance to buy a wide
assortment of goodies,
ranging from a home-cooked
meal to a soak in a private
hot tub. The Office of
Administration and
Resources Management has
already held a bake sale in
which, rumor has it, a cake
baked by the Assistant
Administrator sold for $200.
And yes, they did raise a lot
of dough.
Several employees have
helped to highlight the
valuable work supported by
the CFC by taking time out to
visit facilities of participating
agencies. On October 28, Joy
Continued on back.

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People
Letters
Congratulations on 30 years of government service to:
Donald Thomas, Region 9.
Retiree: Charles Lewis, 38 years, Region 5.
On September 15, 1985, Mike Cook won the Masters
category at the Mason-Dixon Triathlon in York, Pennsylvania.
To win, he ran 20 miles, hiked 50 miles and swam 2 miles in
7 hours, 9 minutes and 28 seconds. Cook is the Deputy
Directory of the Office of Solid Waste and soon will become
Director of the Office of Drinking Water.
Marilyn Quinones, Region 2, has been selected by the Coro
Foundation as one of the twelve participants in the Public
Affairs Leadership Program for Hispanic Women. The Coro
Foundation is a non-profit institute that was founded in San
Francisco in 1942 to conduct education in the field of public
affairs. Quinones is the first federal employee to participate in
this program.
Sustained Superior Performance Awards to: Richard
Kratofil, Office of the Administrator . . . Pamela Lott,
Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring.
Special Act Awards presented to: Richard Duffy, Renalla
Rae, Linda Flick, Nancy Hunt, Richard Innes, Michael
Walker, and Michael Wood, Enforcement and Compliance
Monitoring . . . Deborah Allen, Katrina Womack, Pamela
Marshall, Denise Devoe, Timothy Knutson, and Timothy
Laybourne, Pesticides and Toxic Substances . . . Craig
Fitzner, Duane Ono, Frances Prosser, Julie Rose, William
Wruble, Melanie Blaha, Carolyn Frieber, Roberta Blank,
James Broadway, Brenda Buck, David Hanegraaf, David
Henderson, Kim Rietdorf, Mark Samolis, M.C. Toliver,
Josephine Apellanes, Susanna Aylworth, Paula Bisson, Paul
Blais, Stanley Brown, Maria Cruz, Sharon Jang, Richard
Martyn, Cynthia McCormick, Nicholas Morgan, Gareth
Paredes, Jo Ann Semones, Faye Thompson, Alexander Vitug,
Pearl Wong, Debra Caldon, Valerie Cooper, Uedico Scatliffe,
and Sanford Sloane, Region 9 (Fourth Annual Awards
Ceremony).
Quality Step Increase awarded to: Margherita Pryor,
External Affairs. ~
... a means for Agency employees to communicate to other employees
whatever messages of criticism, praise, opinion, or explanation they so
desire. Brevity and constructive suggestions are encouraged; obscenity 4
rudeness are disallowed. Letters will be published as space allows andlnri
be edited for clarity and conciseness. No attempt is made by the editor to
confirm any data presented by correspondents and the opinions expressed
should not be taken to represent Agency positions, unless signed by the
head of the appropriate office. All letters must be signed and accompanied
by submitter's office location and telephone number.
Dear Editor:
I have been an EPA employee for almost 9 years in the San
Francisco Regional Office. Before that I was a Peace Corps
Volunteer in Ecuador (1972-1976). I am not alone in this
regard, Region 9 has over ten returned Peace Corps Volunteers
(RPCVs).
An idea that has surfaced within this RPCV group centers
around Peace Corps projects that have environmental impacts.
It seems that a group/agency such as the Peace Corps should
incorporate into its projects environmental planning, along
the lines of other federal agency EIS (Environmental Impact
Statement) documents.
EPA has long recognized that pollution does not stop at
borders, that it becomes an international concern. Examples
like acid rain, DDT, and others come to mind.
My idea is to try and solicit a response from EPA, so that
EPA and the Peace Corps can start the process of policy and
program development.
The results of this interagency partnership may be very
profound. The third world could gain greatly in the
environmental area by having expertise from a group like EPA
reviewing the long-term effects of proposed and ongoing
Peace Corps managed/directed projects.
It would be interesting to know if other RPCV's in EPA feel
that such a mission would be a good one for our Agency, and
how it should be accomplished.
If any of this strikes a note with you, please feel free to call
me at 415-974-7514.
Richard Martyn
Region 9
1985 W-2 Forms
If you want to be sure to receive your W-2 forms on
time this year, take a moment now to confirm that the
Headquarters Accounting Branch has your proper
address.
Please verify the address on your bi-weekly payroll
statement. If your address is incomplete or incorrect,
submit a new W-4 Form by December 9, 1985. Your new
W-4 Form should be mailed to: Environmental
Protection Agency Headquarters Accounting Operations
Branch (PM-226), Washington, DC 20460. Blank W-4
Forms are available from your Servicing Personnel
Office, or if you are in Headquarters, you may get your
W-4 Form from the Customer Assistance Section in
Room 3407 Mall.
The law requires EPA to provide each employee with
a W-2 Form by January 31 of each year. The goal is to
have the 1985 Forms in the mail by January 15, 1986.
Your cooperation will help to achieve that goal.
If you have any questions, please contact the
Customer Assistance Section on 382-5116.

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Around EPA
Thanks to the sustained efforts of the Facilities and Support
Se^ices Division, EPA headquarters has obtained some
l^®-sought and much-needed new conference spaces. The
new EPA Conference Center, consisting of six new rooms, is
located adjacent to the Washington Information Center in the
mall. Designed to support a variety of conference and group
meetings, it will reduce the need to rent outside sites for EPA
meetings.
Do you receive EPA's Management Memo? Management
Memo is a newsletter about matters of interest to the
supervisors, managers and executives of EPA. If you belong
on our mailing list but aren't, send your name and office
mail address to Chris Dean, Distribution, PM-215.
Employees are reminded that the 1985 Leave Year ends
January 4, 1986 and that non-SES personnel are permitted to
carry over a maximum of 240 hours of annual leave from one
leave year to the next. Any unused annual leave in excess of
this carry-over is forfeited. Agency supervisors should review
their employees' leave plans for the remainder of this year to
assure that annual leave forfeiture is avoided.
Federal leave regulations only allow restoration of forfeited
annual leave if it was lost due to an administrative error,
illness, or an exigency of the public business. The regulations
further stipulate that restoration can only be considered if the
leave was formally scheduled and approved in writing before
the start of the third biweekly pay period prior to the end of
the leave year. Therefore, the last date for approval of
potentially restorable leave for this year would be Saturday,
November 23, 1985. More detailed information about leave
policies may be found in the EPA Leave Manual. Questions
should be referred to your servicing Personnel Office.
^¦Dpen Season for Federal Employee Health Benefits
Wograms will be held November 4 through December 6, 1985.
During Open Season, eligible employees may enroll in a plan
or change plans or options. Employees who do not wish to
change their current enrollment are not required to take any
action. Brochures will be distributed to each Administrative
Officer. Those employees wishing to enroll or change their
enrollment must complete a Health Benefits Registration
Form (SF-2809). These forms are available in Room 3013,
Waterside Mall. This form must be completed and submitted
to the headquarters personnel office by 5 p.m. on December 6,
1985. New enrollments and changes in current enrollments
elected during the Open Season will become effective January
5, 1986. For further information, contact Juelee Street on
382-3276. ~
Region 2 receives a Patriotic Service Award from the
Treasury Department for increasing participation in the U.S.
Savings Bond drive by 63 percent this year. (Nationwide, EPA
increased its participation by 26 percent.) Jane Thomas,
Region 2 Bond Drive Coordinator, and Regional
Administrator Christopher Daggett hold certificates presented
by Richard Steiger, Treasury's Area Manager for Savings Bonds.
Agency Activities
A final rule has been issued by EPA to control the
discharge of wastewater pollutants from the pesticide
chemical industry. The rule covers effluent limitations for
three subcategories of pesticide-industry plants: organic
pesticide chemical manufacturers, metallo-organic pesticide
manufacturers, and pesticide chemical formulators and
packagers. EPA developed the final limits and standards from
data collected by the Agency and supplied by the pesticide
industry.
EPA announced its intention to list both ethylene oxide and
chloroform as hazardous air pollutants under the Clean Air
Act. Actions have also been taken involving the chemical
1,3-butadiene under both the Clean Air Act and the Toxic
Substances Control Act. The agency intends to list the
chemical as a hazardous air pollutant under the Clean Air
Act.
EPA proposed that 38 hazardous waste sites be added to
the Agency's priority cleanup list under the Superfund site
cleanup program. The proposed sites are located in 18 states,
Hth five each in Iowa and Pennsylvania, four each in
Minnesota and Indiana, three each in Wisconsin and
Michigan, two each in Delaware and Florida, and one each in
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, New Jersey,
New York, Ohio, Utah, and the State of Washington.
A settlement agreement on regulatory measures covering
the distribution, sale, and use of pesticides for preserving
wood has been reached by EPA and major parties
representing the wood preserving industry. Specifically, the
settlement agreement includes provisions for restricting most
uses of wood preservatives to certified applicators; label
changes governing the use of the preservatives; and measures
to reduce worker exposure, including the wearing of
protective clothing.
The Agency is fining 12 companies a total of $90,000 for
failing to comply with its chemical import certification
requirements. Three other companies also were fined a total
of $75,000 for violating chemical testing requirements. These
are the first enforcement actions to be taken by EPA for
import violations under Section 13 of the Toxic Substances
Control Act and testing violations under Section 4. ~
The EPA Times is published monthly to provide news and information
for and about EPA employees. Readers are encouraged to submit news of
themselves and of fellow employees, letters of opinion, questions,
comments, and suggestions to: Marilyn Rogers, Editor, The EPA Times,
Office of Public Affairs (A-107). Telephone 382-4355. Information
selected for publication will be edited as necessary in keeping with
space available.

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EPA Promotes
Minority Business
Two Confirmed as
Assistant Administrators
Hattie Bickmore, Margie Wiison, and ferry Dodson (HTP)
give information on EPA to representatives of firms attending
the Minority Enterprise Development exhibition.
CFC Efforts CovRr-story-
Lawrence J. Jensen is the
new Assistant Administrator
for the Office of Water, and
Jennifer Joy Manson is the
new Assistant Administrator
for the Office of External
Affairs.
Jensen's responsibilities in-
clude drinking water stand-
ards, effluent guidelines,
construction grants, and
ground-water and estuarine
protection.
Jensen comes to EPA from
the Department of Interior,
where he was Associate Soli-
citor for Energy and Re-
sources. He has also served
as the department's Associate
Solicitor for Indian Affairs
and as a trial lawyer in the
Civil Division of the Depart-
ment of Justice.
He earned his law degree
from Brigham Young Univer-
sity in 1976.
Manson assumes responsi-
bility for managing the Agen-
cy's public affairs; Con-
gressional relations; and
liaison with other federal
agencies, state and local gov-
ernments, and environmental
and other private organiza-
tions. She is now the nation-
al program manager for
dredge-and-fill oversight
under Section 404 of the
Clean Water Act, and is re-
sponsible for coordination of
federal-facilities compliance
and Indian policy efforts.
EPA's Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business
Utilization participated in the
MED (Minority Enterprise
DevelopmentJ exhibition
October 6-12 at the Lowe's
L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. The De-
partment of Commerce and
the Small Business Adminis-
tration also participated in
the event. Federal agencies
and private corporations dis-
played their brochures and
made their personnel avail-
able at the exhibits.
The EPA exhibit was de-
veloped by John M. Ropes'
Office of Small and Dis-
advantaged Business Utiliza-
tion. That office is charged
with the responsibility for
furthering EPA's social and
minority business utilization
program. Margie Wilson
worked with the other agen-
cies and firms in coordinat-
ing this event. William Kas-
chak of EPA's Superfund pro-
gram took part in a panel dis-
cussion at the conference.
Over 700 minority business
persons partcipated in the
week-long conference. There
was also a White House
reception honoring the
minority business enter-
prises. Hattie Bickmore, the
National Coordinator of the
MED event, said, "Each year
this conference grows larger
and better. We are here to
celebrate those successful en-
trepreneurs on the private
side, and provide a place
where networking can take
place between private minor-
ity businesssmen, govern-
ment officials, and corporate
representatives."
For more information on
the MED event itself, contact
Margie Wilson at 557-7305. ~
Lawrence J. fensen
Jennifer Joy Manson
Since 1975, Manson has'
held policy and management
positions with the White
House, the Virginia gov-
ernor's office, the U.S. Sen-
ate, and several political
campaigns. Most recently,
she managed the successful
re-election campaign of Sena-
tor John Warner (R-Va.).
Manson received a B.A. in
Speech from the University
of North Carolina in 1974. ~
Manson, EPA's new Assistant
Administrator for External
Affairs, visited the American
Cancer Society and, the next
day, Mary Cusato, President
of AFGE Local 3331, visited
the Easter Seal Society.
There has been one change
in the administrative
procedures from last year,
and last year's major change
has been carried over to the
1985 Campaign.
While official CFC
materials no longer describe
the work of various agencies,
potential CFC contributors
could have access to more
information than ever before
about specific private
voluntary agencies. Under
new rules, charities have
been distributing brochures
to federal workers in public
areas at or near the entrance
to office buildings.
In years past, employees
interested in designating a
specific charity could choose
only from the private and
voluntary agencies that fall
under the CFC umbrella. But,
as of last year, contributors
interested in helping an
unlisted charity are at liberty
to write in that agency's
name and address. CFC then
forwards to that organization
the dollar amount specified,
minus a nominal handling
charge (which applies to
listed designees as well).
The only specific
qualification a "write-in"
designee must meet is: it
must be a human health and
welfare charity recognized as
tax-exempt by the Internal
Revenue Service. Should a
"write-in" charity fail to meet
IRS standards, CFC will
notify the EPA donor and
give him or her another
chance to designate a specif
charity.
EPA hopes to raise
$250,000 this year. It is an
ambitious goal, but
unarguably worth
pursuing. ~

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