[United States Government Manual] [June 01, 1999] [Pages 502-510] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460 Phone, 888-372-8255 (toll-free). Internet, http://www.epa.gov/. Administrator Carol M. Browner Deputy Administrator Peter D. Robertson Office of the Administrator: Associate Administrator for Communications, Stephanie Cutter, Education, and Media Relations Acting [[Page 503]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T185193.035 [[Page 504]] Associate Administrator for Congressional and Joseph R. Crapa Intergovernmental Relations Associate Administrator for Reinvention Jay Benforado, Acting Director, Executive Support Office Diane N. Bazzle Director, Executive Secretariat Sandra Hudnall Chief Judge, Office of Administrative Law Judges Susan L. Biro Director, Office of Civil Rights Anne E. Goode Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Jeanette L. Brown Business Utilization Director, Science Advisory Board Donald G. Barnes Director, Office of Children's Health Protection E. Ramona Trovato Lead Environmental Appeals Judge, Environmental Ronald L. McCallum Appeals Board Director, Regional Operations Staff Frances T. Greenberg, Acting Director, Cooperative Environmental Management Clarence Hardy Other Offices: Assistant Administrator for Administration and Romulo L. Diaz, Jr. Resources Management Deputy Assistant Administrator for (vacancy) Administration and Resources Management Director, Office of Human Resources David J. O'Connor and Organizational Services Director, Office of Administration John C. Chamberlin Director, Office of Grants and Elizabeth Craig Debarment Director, Office of Acquisition Betty L. Bailey Management Director, Office of Information Mark E. Day, Acting Resources Management Director, Office of Policy and John J. Sandy Resources Management Director, Office of Administration William G. Laxton and Resources Management-- Research Triangle Park, NC Director, Office of Administration William M. Henderson and Resources Management-- Cincinnati, OH Chief Financial Officer Sallyanne Harper Deputy Chief Financial Officer (vacancy) Director, Program Management Brigid Rapp Operations Staff Director, Office of the Comptroller Michael W.S. Ryan Director, Office of Planning, David Ziegele Analysis, and Accountability Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and Steven A. Herman Compliance Assurance Deputy Assistant Administrators for Sylvia K. Lowrance, Enforcement and Compliance Michael M. Assurance Stahl Director, Enforcement Capacity and Peter D. Rosenberg, Outreach Office Acting Director, Federal Facilities Craig E. Hooks Enforcement Office Director, Criminal Enforcement, Earl E. Devaney Forensics, and Training [[Page 505]] Director, Office of Environmental Barry Hill Justice Director, Office of Planning and Nancy Stoner Policy Analysis Director, Administration and Dennis G. DeVoe Resource Managements Support Staff Director, Office of Compliance Elaine G. Stanley Director, Office of Regulatory Eric V. Schaeffer Enforcement Director, Office of Site Remediation Barry N. Breen Enforcement Director, Office of Federal Richard E. Sanderson Activities General Counsel Jonathan Z. Cannon Principal Deputy General Counsel Gary Guzy, Acting Director, Resource Management Office Deborah S. Ingram Associate General Counsel, Air and Alan W. Eckert Radiation Law Office Associate General Counsel, Cross- James C. Nelson Cutting Issues Law Office Associate General Counsel, Finance Ray E. Spears and Operations Law Office Associate General Counsel, Inspector Marla E. Diamond General Law Office Director, International Daniel B. Magraw, Jr. Environmental Law Office Associate General Counsels, Kevin M. Lee, Acting, Pesticides and Toxic Patricia A. Substances Law Office Roberts, Acting Associate General Counsel, Solid Lisa K. Friedman Waste and Emergency Response Law Office Associate General Counsel, Water Law Susan G. Lepow Office Assistant Administrator for Policy David M. Gardiner Deputy Assistant Administrator for Robert M. Wolcott, Policy Acting Director, Office of Policy Maryann B. Froechlich Development Director, Office of Regulatory Thomas E. Kelley Management and Information Director, Office of Economy and Albert M. McGarland Environment Director, Office of Programmatic Pamela P. Stirling Support and Resources Management Director, Center for Environmental Wendy Cleland-Hamnett, Information Statistics Acting Director, Office of Sustainable (vacancy) Ecosystems and Communities Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley Assistant Inspector General, Office James O. Rauch of Audit Assistant Inspector General, Office Allen P. Fallin of Investigations Assistant Inspector General, Program John Mullis Support Staff Assistant Administrator for International William A. Nitze Activities Principal Deputy Assistant Alan D. Hecht Administrator for International Activities Director, Office of International Paul F. Cough Environmental Policy Director, Office of Management Joan Fidler Operations [[Page 506]] Director, Office of Technology Jamison Koehler Cooperation and Assistance Director, Office of Western Patricia Koshel Hemisphere and Bilateral Affairs Assistant Administrator for Water Robert Perciasepe Deputy Assistant Administrators for Dana D. Minerva, Diane Water C. Regas Director, Office of Ground Water and Cynthia C. Dougherty Drinking Water Director, Office of Wastewater Michael B. Cook Management Director, Office of Science and Tudor T. Davies Technology Director, American Indian Kathy Gorospe Environmental Office Director, Office of Wetlands, Robert H. Wayland III Oceans, and Watersheds Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Timothy Fields, Jr., Emergency Response Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Michael Shapiro, Solid Waste and Emergency Acting Response Director, Office of Program Devereaux Barnes Management Director, Federal Facilities James E. Woolford Restoration and Reuse Office Director, Outreach and Special Linda Garczynski Projects Staff Director, Chemical Emergency James L. Makris Preparedness and Prevention Office Director, Technology Innovation Walter W. Kovalick, Office Jr. Director, Office of Solid Waste Elizabeth Cotsworth, Acting Director, Office of Emergency and Stephen D. Luftig Remedial Response (Superfund/Oil Programs) Director, Office of Underground Anna Hopkins Virbick Storage Tanks Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation Robert Perciasepe Deputy Assistant Administrator for Robert D. Brenner, Air and Radiation Acting Director, Office of Air Quality John S. Seitz Planning and Standards Director, Office of Program Jerry A. Kurtzweg Management Operations Director, Office of Policy Analysis Robert D. Brenner and Review Director, Office of Atmospheric Paul M. Stolpman Programs Director, Office of Radiation and Steven D. Page Indoor Air Director, Office of Mobile Sources Margo T. Oge Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Lynn R. Goldman Pesticides, and Toxic Substances Deputy Assistant Administrator for Susan H. Wayland, Pesticides and Toxic Acting Substances Director, Office of Program Marylouise M. Uhlig Management Operations Director, Office of Pesticide Marcia E. Mulkey Programs Director, Office of Pollution William H. Sanders III Prevention and Toxics Assistant Administrator for Research and Norine E. Noonan Development [[Page 507]] Deputy Assistant Administrator for Henry Longest II Management Deputy Assistant Administrator for (vacancy) Science Director, Office of Resources Lek G. Kadeli, Acting Management and Administration Director, Office of Science Policy Dorothy E. Patton Director, National Exposure Research Gary J. Foley Laboratory Director, National Risk Management E. Timothy Oppelt Research Laboratory Director, National Health and Lawrence W. Reiter Environmental Effects Research Laboratory Director, National Center for William H. Farland Environmental Assessment Director, National Center for Peter W. Preuss Environmental Research and Quality Assurance [For the Environmental Protection Agency statement of organization, see the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 1] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land-- upon which life depends to the fullest extent possible under the laws enacted by Congress. The Environmental Protection Agency was established in the executive branch as an independent agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1970 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective December 2, 1970. It was created to permit coordinated and effective governmental action on behalf of the environment. The Agency is designed to serve as the public's advocate for a livable environment. Activities Air and Radiation The air activities of the Agency include: --developing national programs, policies, regulations, and standards for air quality, emission standards for stationary and mobile sources, and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants; --conducting research and providing information on indoor air pollutants to the public; --providing technical direction, support, and evaluation of regional air activities; --providing training in the field of air pollution control; and --providing technical assistance to States and agencies having radiation protection programs, including radon mitigation programs and a national surveillance and inspection program for measuring radiation levels in the environment. For further information, call 202-260-7400. Water The Agency's water quality activities represent a coordinated effort to restore the Nation's waters, including: --development of national programs, technical policies, and regulations for water pollution control and water supply; --ground water protection; --marine and estuarine protection; --enforcement of standards; --water quality standards and effluent guidelines development; --technical direction, support, and evaluation of regional water activities; --development of programs for technical assistance and technology transfer; and --training in the field of water quality. For further information, call 202-260-5700. Solid Waste and Emergency Response The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's hazardous waste and emergency response programs, including: [[Page 508]] [GRAPHIC] [TIFF OMITTED] T185193.036 [[Page 509]] --development of policies, standards, and regulations for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal; --national management of the Superfund toxic waste cleanup program; --development of guidelines for the emergency preparedness and ``Community Right To Know'' programs; --implementation of special initiatives such as the brownfields national partnership; --management of environmental justice/public participation programs related to waste siting issues; --development of guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes and for underground storage tanks; --analysis of technologies and methods for the recovery of useful energy from solid waste; --economic impact assessment of RCRA and CERCLA regulations; --coordination with the Department of Defense on base closure environmental issues; and --technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of waste management activities, including technical assistance to Federal facilities. For further information, call 202-260-4610. Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances The Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances is responsible for: --promoting pollution prevention and the public's right to know about chemical risk; --developing and implementing strategies to promote pollution prevention through source reduction; --evaluating and regulating pesticides and chemicals to safeguard all Americans; --establishing safe levels for pesticide residues on food; --developing national strategies for control of toxic substances; --developing criteria for assessing chemical substances, standards for test protocols for chemicals, rules and procedures for industry reporting, and regulations for the control of substances that may be hazardous to people or the environment; and --evaluating and assessing the impact of existing chemicals, new chemicals, and chemicals with new uses to determine the hazard and develop appropriate restrictions. The Office also coordinates activities under its statutory responsibilities with other agencies for the assessment and control of toxic substances and pesticides. For further information, call 202-260-2902. Research and Development The Office of Research and Development (ORD) provides the scientific foundation for the Agency's environmental protection mission. ORD's chief role is to conduct and support high quality research targeted to understanding and resolving the Nation's most serious environmental threats. In addition, ORD develops methods and technologies to reduce exposures to pollution and prevent its creation. The Office is also a major player in sharing information on technological innovations to protect people and the environment. ORD prepares health and ecological risk assessments and makes recommendations for sound risk management strategies in order to assure that highest risk pollution problems receive optimum remediation. The Office manages a vital extramural grants program entitled Science To Achieve Results (STAR), which awards research grants to scientists in universities and students in environmental science. All ORD extramural and intramural research is carefully aligned to support Agency environmental goals and strategic priorities. For further information, call 202-564-6620. Regional Offices The Agency's 10 regional offices represent its commitment to the development of strong local programs for pollution abatement. The Regional Administrators are responsible for accomplishing, within their regions, the national program objectives established by the Agency. They develop, propose, and implement an approved regional program for comprehensive and [[Page 510]] integrated environmental protection activities. Regional Offices--Environmental Protection Agency ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region/Address/Areas Served Administrator ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Region I (John F. Kennedy Federal John P. DeVillars Bldg., Boston, MA 02114) (CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT). Region II (290 Broadway, New York, NY Jeanne M. Fox 10007) (NJ, NY, PR, VI). Region III (1650 Arch St., W. Michael McCabe Philadelphia, PA 19103) (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV). Region IV (61 Forsyth St. SW, Atlanta John H. Hankinson, Jr. GA 30303) (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN). Region V (77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, David A. Ullrich, Acting IL 60604) (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI). Region VI (1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX Gregg A. Cooke 75202) (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX). Region VII (726 Minnesota Ave., Kansas Dennis D. Grams City, KS 66101) (IA, KS, MO, NE). Region VIII (999 18th St., Denver, CO William P. Yellowtail, Jr. 80202) (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY). Region IX (75 Hawthorne St., San Felicia A. Marcus Francisco, CA 94105) (AS, AZ, CA, GU, HI, NV). Region X (1200 6th Ave., Seattle, WA Charles C. Clarke 98101) (AK, ID, OR, WA). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sources of Information Inquiries for information on the following subjects should be directed to the specified office of the Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460. Contracts and Procurement Office of Acquisition Management. Phone, 202- 260-4310. Employment Office of Human Resources and Organizational Services. Phone, 202-260-4467. Freedom of Information Act Requests Freedom of Information Officer. Phone, 202-260-4048. E-mail, hq.foi@epamail.epa.gov. Reading Room EPA Headquarters Information Resources Center, Room 2904 Mall. Phone, 202-260-5922. Telephone Directory Available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. For further information, contact the Office of Communications, Education, and Media Relations, Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460 (phone, 202-260-9828); or write to the Public Information Office of the nearest regional office. Internet, http://www.epa.gov/. ------------------------------------------------------------------------