NEWS FOR AND ABOUT EPA EMPLOYEES
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VOLUME 4 NUMBER 1 OCTOBER 1986
In LEXINGTON, MA
75 on Westview Street
XINGTON
BOSTON
iARRAGANSETT
In DURHAM, NC
393 on Chapel Hill Street
61 on Pickett Road
28 at Envir. Monitoring Lab
8 at Northrop Lab
In CHAPEL HILL, NC
35 at University of NC
11 at Univ. Square Plaza
In RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
610 at Envir. Res. Center
158 in Administration Bldg.
216 in ERC Annex
In ATHENS, GA
162 at S.E. Res. Lab
4 on North Thomas Street
In ATLANTA, GA
807 on Courtland Street
34 on Peachtree Street
In MONTGOMERY, AL
44 at E. Envir. Radiation Fac.
In BOSTON, MA
459 at JFK Bldg.
115 at Analex Bldg.
5 on State Street
In NARRAGANSETT, RI
65 at Envir. Res. Lab
In NEW YORK, NY
675 at Federal Plaza
31 on Church Street
In EDISON, NJ
159 on Woodbridge Ave.
In LEONARDO, NJ
22 at Naval Depot
In TRENTON, NJ
7 at NJ Dept. Environmental
Protection
In PHILADELPHIA, PA
707 on Chestnut Street
In MIDDLETOWN, PA
15 at Downtown Mall
In WHEELING, WV
42 on Chapline Street
In ANNAPOLIS, MD
52 on Bestgate Road
28 on Severn Avenue
In WARRENTON, VA
7 at Vint Hill
In WASHINGTON & Vicinity
5840 at Waterside Mall
586 in Arlington
481 at Fairchild Bldg.
20 at Beltsville Labs
Map Update
1986
In past October issues of
this paper, we printed a
map illustrating the many
locations where EPA em-
ployees work throughout
the United States. The 1986
version includes seven new
EPA installations.
This year's map shows
the number of employees
(in bold type) and street ad-
dress at each EPA installa-
tion. The total of 17,923 in-
cludes contractors and
other-than-permanent em-
ployees at some locations.
This accounts, in part, for
the difference between the
1986 version and last year's
map. According to Compu-
ter Specialist Frank Siktar
of the office of Information
Resources Management, a
computer check showed
12,828 permanent em-
ployees.
Our thanks to Realty Spe-
cialist Al Clark and his co-
workers of the Real Estate
and Space Management
Branch at headquarters,
who were instrumental in
updating this map.
As usual, your comments,
criticisms, additions, and
deletions are more than
welcome. ~
SAN JUAN

In SAN JUAN, PR
14 on Fernandez Juncos Ave.
6 on Carlos E. Chardon Street

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People
Letters
Died: Paul Elliot, 65, Region 2, on September 3.
Laurence Bernson, Region 2, has been named
Outstanding Federal Employee by the Federal Executive
Board of Metropolitan Northern New Jersey, (a forum of
officials of 65 area federal agencies).
Laurence
Bernson
Special Act Awards presented to: Rebecca Neer, Office
of the Administrator . . . Robert Brenner and Valle Nazar,
Air and Radiation . . . Rachel Hopp and David Batson,
Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring . . . Sylvia
Anderson, Policy, Planning, and Evaluation . . . Mary
Ellen Radzikowski, Pesticides and Toxic Substances . . .
John Sweeney, Administration and Resources
Management.
Sustained Superior Performance Awards to: Mary
Ratiff, Dorothy Clark, Brenda Johnson, Joanne Foellmer,
Carolyn Osborne, Gladys Stroman, and Brenda Browne,
Office of the Administator . . . Betty Durcial and Debra
Hicks, Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring . . .
Steven Blankenship. Research and Development. ~
Around EPA
The Combined Federal Campaign at headquarters runs
from October 14 to November 7; the goal for EPA this year
is $303,512 (10 percent more than in 1985).
EPA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization (OSBDU) has been chosen as the National
Association of Minority Contractors' OSBDU of 1986.
Nominations are being accepted for the 1987 National
Public Service Awards sponsored by the American Society
for Public Administration (ASPA) and the National
Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). These awards
will pay tribute to public servants whose careers exhibit
the highest standard of excellence, dedication, and
accomplishment. Deadline for receipt of nominations is
November 14. For more information, contact the National
Public Service Awards, 1120 G Street, NW., Suite 500,
Washington, DC 20005. Telephone: 202-393-7878. ~
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... a means for Agency employees to communicate to other employees
whatever mesages of criticism, praise, opinion, or explanation they so de-
sire. Brevity and constructive suggestions are encouraged; obscenityj
rudeness are disallowed. Letters will be published as space allows ,
may be edited for clarity and conciseness. No attempt is made by tfl
tor to confirm any data presented by correspondents and the opinio^
pressed should not be taken to represent Agency positions, unless signed
by the head of the appropriate office. All letters must be signed and ac-
companied by submitter's office location and telephone number.
Dear Editor:
On behalf of all of us in EPA Headquarters, I
would like to thank all of those who have agreed to
participate in the Headquarters Evacuation Program as
Evacuation Monitors. This is a critical safety function, and
their willingness to serve is an excellent example of how
we as employees can contribute to the quality of our work
environment.
Our goal is to protect the well-being of employees in the
event of an emergency by:
—Vacating buildings as safely and quickly as possible, and
—Assisting those who need assistance.
The monitors' assistance in the recent evacuation drills
was the principal factor in making them so successful.
We are counting on the monitors and the Agency's
supervisors for continued support.
John C. Chamberlin
Director
Office of Administration
Administrator Lee Thomas led two U.S. Senators through the
Agency's new mobile asbestos training van which operates out of
the National Asbestos Training Center at the University of
Kansas. Pictured (left to right) are Thomas; Wolfgang Brandner,
EPA Region 7 Asbestos Coordinator; Sen. fames Abdnor (fi-SD);
and Sen. Robert Stafford ffl-VT).
The EPA Times is published monthly to provide news and informa-
tion for and about EPA employees. Readers are encouraged to submit
news of themselves and of fellow employees, letters of opinion, ques-
tions, comments, and suggestions to the Editor, The EPA Times, Office
of Public Affairs (A-107). Telephone: 382-4359. Information selected
for publication will be edited as necessary in keeping with space
available.
Features Editor: Don Bronkema
Departments Editor: Marilyn Rogers
Correction: The information provided to The EPA
Times and printed in the September story titled
"Nominees for OPM Award" was partially incorrecL
Elmer Hayes developed a method for analyzing I
pesticide formulations not residues, and he assists i
coaching wrestling at the D.C. Model Secondary
School for the Deaf.

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One of Us
Our (hanks to Hagan Thompson of Region 4 for submitting the
material for this story.
Profile: Ernesto Perez—Region 4
•|to Perez is a guy to be reckoned with on or off the
In EPA's Region 4 Office in Atlanta, he's a
never-say-die advocate for the Southeastern environment,
specializing in facilities planning for the Water
Management Division. A tough negotiator, he says he is
"willing to go that extra mile to get agreement."
Perez keeps his cool. "You've got to be a diplomat," he
asserts.
He was detained once himself, for three months as a 16-
year-old refugee sent to America by his parents, so he
knows what it's like.
Perez's colleagues say he has always been
community-oriented. He is a past president of the station
and now serves on its board. He advises young Hispanics
about career matters. He thinks of his programs as not
merely entertaining, but also educational.
He is a fierce defender of free speech. "The worst thing
about Cuba under Castro," he declares, was that "I
couldn't open my mouth without getting into trouble. I
asked too many inconvenient questions."
Perez graduated from the University of New Mexico in
1968 with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Oil-rig
duty paid for a master's in environmental engineering, also
taken at UNM.
A devoted family man, Perez sometimes leaves wife and
kids behind for a few hours on Sundays, to drop in on the
Marielitos with a Latin band. "It's the least I can do," he
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But at quitting time, the 40-year-old engineer tears off
his necktie and, rushing into the minimalist studios of
Atlanta's Radio Free Georgia (89.3 FM) becomes a disc
jockey, humorist, and popularizer of Latin culture. Perez
hosts a two-hour salsa and call-in show, Con Sabor
•kno (With a Cuban Flavor) on Tuesday nights, and
Pemcees an entertainment program on Saturdays. He
s for an audience of Hispanics, but gets a surprising
number of Anglos, too. "I like relating to people and radio
is very personal," Perez says.
His special focus is on 1,800 Marielitos who fled Cuba
in 1980 and have been detained ever since in the federal
slammer across town. These tough hombres and their
peers in Krome Prison in Miami comprise only a little
over one percent of all who came in the boat-lift; the rest
found a better life in the U.S.
Atlanta's Marielitos have been imprisoned six years for
crimes committed either here or in Cuba. Most have
already completed their sentences, but a federal judge has
ruled that they have no constitutional rights and can be
jailed indefinitely pending resolution of certain differences
between this country and the Cuban government.
Perez is sad about their fate. "I feel an obligation to help
them," he says. He reads the news and gossip, weaves in a
little history and social comment, and plays their favorite
records. He listens patiently as they voice their frustrations
on the air.
The inmates are an angry lot; they fear for their lives.
They live eight to a cell, and tensions build up. The noise
is deafening, the stench unbearable. There have been riots,
hunger strikes, six homicides, seven suicides, 400 suicide
attempts, and 2,000 self-mutilations, according to the
Atlanta Constitution.
•ives and girlfriends call the station and ask that a song
|ayed for their loved ones. Perez works in a phrase or
of comfort before putting on Feliciano or Iglesias or
Nelson Ned (the Brazilian crooner). Some of the prisoners
call collect—at 90 cents a shot—and try to get him to take
sides in various political or institutional arguments, but
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In SEATTLE, WA & Vicinity
383 on 6th Ave.
23 in Manchester
9 on Third Avenue
In ANCHORAGE, AK
14 on C Street
In JUNEAU, AK
6 on Hospital Drive
In HELENA, MT
21 on Park Avenue
In BOISE, ID
14 Washington Street
In Portland, OR
16 on Southwest Fifth Street
In Newport, OR
27 at Marine Science Ctr.
In CORVALLIS, OR
73 at Envir. Res. Lab
15 at Fish Toxics Lab
In SACRAMENTO, CA
6 on I Street
In DULUTH, MN
86 at Envir. Res. Lab
In MONTICELLO, MN
7 at Field Station
In DENVER, CO & Vicinity
418 at Eighteenth St.
66 in Lakewood
152 at DFC #53
In CHICAGO, IL
825 on Dearborn Street
194 on Clark Street
47 on Jackson Blvd.
273 at West Jackson Street
In CINCINNATI, OH & Vicinity
551 at Envir. Res. Center
10 at Test & Eval. Get
31 on Center Hill Rof
9 at Newtown Fish
Station
m
In ANN ARBOR, MI
238 at VI.V. Emissions Lab
In GROSSE ILE, MI
20 at Large Lakes Res. Station
In WESTLAKE, OH
24 on Center Ridge Road
In Lincoln, NE
5 at Centennial Mall
In SAN FRANCISCO, CA
684 on Fremont Street
59 on Main Street
50 on Market Street
In LAS VEGAS, NV
250 at Envir. Monitoring Lab
In KANSAS CITY, KS & MO
364 at Minnesota Ave.
73	on Funston Road
5 on Walnut Street
In ADA, OK
74	at Envir. Res. Lab
In DALLAS, TX
650 on Elm Street
38 on Commerce Street
In HOUSTON, TX
37 on Hornwood Dr.
In GULF BREEZE, FL
78 at Envir. Res.
In BAY ST. LOUIS,
16 at Pesticide Lab

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