[United States Government Manual]
[June 15, 2003]
[Pages 377-381]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001

Phone, 202-260-2090. Internet, www.epa.gov.
Administrator                                     Christine Todd Whitman
    Deputy Administrator                          Linda J. Fisher
        Associate Administrator for               Joseph J. Martyak
                Public Affairs
        Associate Administrator for               Edward D. Krenik
                Congressional and 
                Intergovernmental 
                Relations
        Associate Administrator for               Jessica L. Furey
                Policy, Economics, and 
                Innovation

        Staff Offices:                              

        Director, Office of Homeland              Mary U. Kruger
                Security
        Chief Judge, Office of                    Susan L. Biro
                Administrative Law 
                Judges
        Director, Executive Secretariat           William H. Meagher
        Director, Office of Children's            Elizabeth Blackburn, 
                Health Protection                         Acting, Joanne 
                                                          Rodman, Acting
        Director, Office of Civil Rights          Karen D. Higginbotham
        Director, Office of Cooperative           Daiva A. Balkus
                Environmental Management
        Director, Office of Executive             Diane N. Bazzle
                Support
        Director, Office of Small and             Jeanette L. Brown
                Disadvantaged Business 
                Utilization
        Director, Science Advisory Board          Vanessa T. Vu
        Lead Environmental Appeals                Edward E. Reich
                Judge, Environmental 
                Appeals Board

        Program Offices:                            

        Assistant Administrator for               Morris X. Winn
                Administration and 
                Resources Management
        Assistant Administrator for Air           Jeffrey R. Holmstead
                and Radiation
        Assistant Administrator for               John Peter (J.P.) 
                Enforcement and                           Suarez
                Compliance Assurance
        Assistant Administrator for               Kimberly T. Nelson
                Environmental 
                Information and Chief 
                Information Officer
        Assistant Administrator for               Judith E. Ayres
                International Affairs
        Assistant Administrator for               Stephen L. Johnson
              Prevention, Pesticides, 
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        Assistant Administrator for               Paul J. Gilman
                Research and Development
        Assistant Administrator for               Marianne L. Horinko
                Solid Waste and 
                Emergency Response
        Assistant Administrator for               G. Tracy Mehan III
                Water
        Chief Financial Officer                   Linda M. Combs
        General Counsel                           Robert E. Fabricant
        Inspector General                         Nikki L. Tinsley

[For the Environmental Protection Agency statement of organization, see 
        the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Part 1]

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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.

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

Office of Homeland Security  EPA's homeland security responsibilities 
include Federal leadership for some activities and significant 
involvement for others. EPA serves as the lead Federal agency charged 
with protection of the Nation's water infrastructure from terrorist 
attack, cleanup of any biological or chemical attacks, and reduction of 
national chemical industry and hazardous materials sector critical 
infrastructure vulnerabilities. EPA also has significant 
responsibilities in certain radiological attacks.
    Additional information about EPA's homeland security efforts as well 
as its goals--critical infrastructure protection; preparedness, 
response, and recovery; communication and information; and protection of 
EPA personnel and infrastructure--is available on EPA's Web site.

For further information, call 202-564-6978.

Air and Radiation  The Office of Air and Radiation activities of the 
Agency include the following:
    --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;
    --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; and
    --providing technical support and policy direction to international 
efforts to reduce global and transboundary air pollution and its 
effects.

For further information, call 202-564-7400.

Water  The Agency's water quality activities represent a coordinated 
effort to keep the Nation's waters clean and safe for fishing, swimming, 
and drinking, including the following:
    --development of national programs, technical policies, and 
regulations for water pollution control and water supply;
    --ground water and drinking water source protection;
    --marine and estuarine protection;
    --control of polluted runoff;

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    --water quality standards and effluent guidelines development;
    --support 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 202-564-5700.

SolidWaste andEmergency 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 
these tasks:
    --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 the brownfields program;
    --management of environmental justice/public participation programs 
related to all waste programs;
    --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 202-566-0200.

Prevention,Pesticides, and ToxicSubstances  The Office of Prevention, 
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances is responsible for the following tasks:
    --promoting the public's right to know about industrial chemicals;
    --promoting pollution prevention through innovative strategies;
    --evaluating and regulating pesticides and industrial chemicals to 
safeguard all Americans;
    --reviewing and regulating emerging technology, including 
biotechnology-derived products;
    --developing, evaluating, and implementing science policies both 
domestically and internationally;
    --establishing safe levels for pesticide residues on food;
    --developing national strategies for control of persistent, 
bioaccumulative, and toxic substances;
    --developing scientific criteria for assessing chemical substances, 
standards for test protocols for chemicals, rules and procedures for 
industry reporting, and scientific information for the regulation of 
pesticides and toxic chemicals to ensure protection of 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 its activities with States and other 
agencies during the assessment and control of toxic substances and 
pesticides.

For further information, call 202-564-2902.

Researchand 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

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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.

Enforcement and ComplianceAssurance  The Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance (OECA) is the lead agency office for matters 
pertaining to the Agency's enforcement and compliance assurance 
programs. OECA manages a national criminal enforcement, forensics, and 
training program. OECA also manages the Agency's regulatory, site 
remediation, and Federal facilities enforcement and compliance assurance 
programs, as well as the Agency's environmental justice program, and 
Federal activities program responsibilities under the National 
Environmental Policy Act.

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 integrated environmental protection activities.

            Regional Offices--Environmental Protection Agency
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      Region/Address/Areas Served             Regional Administrator
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Region I (Suite 1100, 1 Congress St.,    Robert W. Varney
 Boston, MA 02114-2023) (CT, MA, ME,
 NH, RI, VT).
Region II (290 Broadway, New York, NY    Jane M. Kenny
 10007-1866) (NJ, NY, PR, VI).
Region III (1650 Arch St.,               Donald S. Welsh
 Philadelphia, PA 19103-2029) (DC, DE,
 MD, PA, VA, WV).
Region IV (61 Forsyth St. SW, Atlanta    James I. Palmer, Jr.
 GA 30303-3104) (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS,
 NC, SC, TN).
Region V (77 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago,  Thomas V. Skinner
 IL 60604-3507) (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH,
 WI).
Region VI (Suite 1200, 1445 Ross Ave.,   Richard E. Greene
 Dallas, TX 75202-2733) (AR, LA, NM,
 OK, TX).
Region VII (901 N. 5th St., Kansas       James B. Gulliford
 City, KS 66101) (IA, KS, MO, NE).
Region VIII (Suite 500, 999 18th St.,    Robert E. Roberts
 Denver, CO 80202-2466) (CO, MT, ND,
 SD, UT, WY).
Region IX (75 Hawthorne St., San         Wayne H. Nastri
 Francisco, CA 94105) (AZ, CA, HI, NV,
 and U.S. affiliated Pacific Islands).
Region X (1200 6th Ave., Seattle, WA     L. John Iani
 98101) (AK, ID, OR, WA).
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Sources of Information

Information inquiries for the following subjects should be directed to 
the respective organization listed below by telephone, mail (1200 
Pennsylvannia Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460), or through the Internet 
(www.epa.gov).
Contracts and Procurement  Office of Acquisition Management. Phone, 202-
564-4310.
Employment  Office of Human Resources and Organizational Services. 
Phone, 202-564-3300.
Freedom of Information Act Requests  Freedom of Information Officer. 
Phone, 202-566-1667. E-mail, [email protected].
Information Resources  EPA Headquarters Information Resources Center. 
Phone, 202-260-5922.
Telephone Directory  Available for sale by the Superintendent of 
Documents, Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37194, Pittsburgh, PA 
15250-7954.

For further information, contact the Office of Public Affairs, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460-0001. Phone, 202-564-4355. Internet, www.epa.gov.