    [United States Government Manual]
    [June 01, 2005]
    [Pages 379-383]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

    Phone, 202-272-0167. Internet, www.epa.gov.
    Administrator                                     Stephen L. Johnson
        Deputy Administrator                          (vacancy)
            Associate Administrator for               (vacancy)
                    Public Affairs
            Associate Administrator for               Charles Ingebretson
                    Congressional and
                    Intergovernmental
                    Relations
            Associate Administrator for               Stephanie N. Daigle,
                    Policy, Economics, and                    Acting
                    Innovation

            Staff Offices:

            Director, Office of Homeland              Mary U. Kruger
                    Security
            Chief Judge, Office of                    Susan L. Biro
                    Administrative Law
                    Judges
            Director, Executive Secretariat           Brian Hope
            Director, Office of Children's            William Sanders,
                    Health Protection                         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
                    Services
            Director, Office of Small and             Jeanette L. Brown
                    Disadvantaged Business
                    Utilization
            Director, Science Advisory Board          Vanessa T. Vu
            Lead Environmental Appeals                Scott Fulton
                    Judge, Environmental
                    Appeals Board

            Program Offices:

            Assistant Administrator for               Luis Luna
                    Administration and
                    Resources Management
            Assistant Administrator for Air           Jeffrey R. Holmstead
                    and Radiation
            Assistant Administrator for               Thomas V. Skinner,
                    Enforcement and                           Acting
                    Compliance Assurance
            Assistant Administrator for               Kimberly T. Nelson
                  Environmental
                  Information and Chief
                  Information Officer

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            Assistant Administrator for               Judith E. Ayres
                    International Affairs
            Assistant Administrator for               Susan B. Hazen, Acting
                    Prevention, Pesticides,
                    and Toxic Substances
            Assistant Administrator for               (vacancy)
                    Research and Development
            Assistant Administrator for               Thomas P. Dunne,
                    Solid Waste and                           Acting
                    Emergency Response
            Assistant Administrator for               Benjamin H. Grumbles
                    Water
            Chief Financial Officer                   Charles E. Johnson
            General Counsel                           Ann R. Klee
            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 (EPA) 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.

    Core Functions

    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;
        --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:

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        --development of policies, standards, and regulations for hazardous
    waste treatment, storage, and disposal;
        --national management of the Superfund toxic waste cleanup program;
        --development, coordination, implementation, and management of
    Agencywide chemical and oil spill accident prevention, emergency
    preparedness and response, and right-to-know programs;
        --implementation of Title II of the Small Business Liability and
    Brownfields Revitalization Act;
        --advocate for the reuse and revitalization of formerly contaminated
    land to achieve agency land reuse goals;
        --management of environmental justice/public participation programs
    related to all waste programs;
        --development and implementation of programs to prevent and detect
    leakage from underground storage tanks and to clean up contamination
    from leaks which have occurred;
        --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 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.

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    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.

    For further information, call 202-564-2440.

    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    Kathleen Callahan, Acting
     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,  Bharat Mathur, Acting
     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     Ronald A. Kreizenbeck, Acting
     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
    Pennsylvania 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. Phone, 202-564-3300.
    Freedom of Information Act Requests  Freedom of Information Officer.
    Phone, 202-566-1667. E-mail, hq.foia@epa.epa.gov.
    Information Resources  Phone, 202-564-6665.
    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.

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