Springtime is
                                  Renewal  Time
It's time to renew your Performance Track membership. Renewal applications
must be submitted by close of business, April 1, 2009.
Top Reasons to Renew Your Performance Track
Membership

  •  Feel Good About What You Are Doing for Your Community and the
     Environment.
     Performance Track members set ambitious goals to reduce their impacts
     on the environment making this world a cleaner, safer place for future
     generations.

  •  Get the Recognition You Have Earned
     Performance Track facilities are showcased in front of millions of readers
     each year in national magazines, industry newsletters, and local
     newspapers. Circulation of public service announcements on  radio alone
     was over 25,000 in 2008!

  •  Operate More Efficiently
     EPA staff at headquarters and at regional offices can help you with
     questions and concerns you have in our joint quest for continuous
     improvement. EPA offers priority consideration for flexible air permits,
     expedited review of NPDES permits and extended on-site storage times of
     hazardous waste, and access to exclusive teleseminars on current topics
     and regulations, among other benefits.

  •  Special Opportunities
     Through partnerships with the Green  Suppliers Network and the
     Department of Energy "Save Energy Now" initiative, Performance Track
     members  can learn from experts how to improve environmental results and
     efficiency.

Renew now. It's worth it.

According to the 2006 Members Survey, members listed the opportunity to improve
their own environmental performance as the most important reason for renewing their
membership, followed by an improved reputation resulting from public awareness of
their Performance Track membership, and the opportunity for a more collaborative
relationship with EPA.

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What's  new this year?
  •   Changes to the goal selection process.
  •   New ideas and opportunities to develop Alternate Goals to address progressive
      environmental challenges.
  •   New Challenge Goals, which count as two regular goals and help EPA address
      priority issues.

For more information on renewing go to
www.epa.aov/performancetrack/members/renewal.htm or call the Information Center
at 888-339-PTRK.

Are we  reaching the right people?

If you are no longer coordinating your facility's Performance Track membership, please
send an e-mail to Hamilton.Luctrician@epa.gov and ask to be removed from the mailing
list. Please give us the correct individual's e-mail address as well when you send your
message.
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