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    <AgencyName>Environmental Protection Agency</AgencyName>
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        <Address>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460</Address>
        <Phone>202-272-0167</Phone>
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            <NameColumnValue>Regina McCarthy</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Robert Perciasepe</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Thomas Reynolds</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Laura Vaught</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Joel Beauvais</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Peter Jutro, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Susan L. Biro</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Eric Wachter</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jacqueline Mosby, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Velveta Golightly-Howell</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Cynthia Jones-Jackson, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Diane N. Bazzle</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jeanette L. Brown</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Christopher Zarba</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Lessye Fraser</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Craig E. Hooks</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant Administrator for Administration and Resources Management</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Janet McCabe, Acting</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant Administrator for Air and Radiation</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Cynthia Giles</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Renee Wynn, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Jane Nishida, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>James J. Jones</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Lek Kadeli, Acting</NameColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Mathy V. Stanislaus</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Nancy Stoner, Acting</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Assistant Administrator for Water</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Maryann Froelich, Acting</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>Chief Financial Officer</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Avi S. Garbow</NameColumnValue>
            <TitleColumnValue>General Counsel</TitleColumnValue>
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            <NameColumnValue>Arthur A. Elkins, Jr.</NameColumnValue>
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        <Paragraph MissionStatmentId="100" SortOrder="1">The Environmental Protection Agency protects human health and safeguards the environment.</Paragraph>
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              <Paragraph>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. The Agency facilitates coordinated and effective governmental action to protect the environment. It also serves as the public's advocate for a livable environment.</Paragraph>
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        <ProgramName>Core Functions</ProgramName>
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          <Heading>Air and Radiation</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-564-7400.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Air and Radiation develops air quality policies, programs, regulations, and standards, including emission standards for stationary sources, for mobile sources, and for hazardous air pollutants. It also conducts research and disseminates information on indoor air pollutants. This Office provides technical direction, support, and evaluation of regional air activities; offers training in the field of air pollution control; gives technical assistance to States and agencies operating radiation protection programs; and provides technical support and policy direction to international efforts to reduce global and transboundary air pollution and its effects.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Water</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-564-5700.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Water provides agencywide policy, guidance and direction for EPA’s water quality, drinking water, groundwater, wetlands protection, marine and estuarine protection, and other related programs. The Office’s responsibilities include: program policy development and evaluation; environmental and pollution source standards development; program policy guidance and overview, technical support, and evaluation of regional activities as they relate to drinking water and water programs; development and implementation of programs for education, technical assistance and technology transfer; development of selected demonstration programs; long-term strategic planning and special studies; economic and long-term environmental analysis; and development and implementation of pollution prevention strategies.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Solid Waste and Emergency Response</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-566-0200.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides agencywide policy, guidance, and direction for EPA’s solid waste and emergency response programs. The Office’s responsibilities include: development of guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes and for underground storage tanks; technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of solid waste management activities; analyses on the recovery of useful energy from solid waste; and development and implementation of a program to respond to hazardous waste sites and spills.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-564-2902.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention is responsible for EPA's strategies for implementation and integration of the pollution prevention, pesticides, and toxic substances programs and developing and operating Agency programs and policies for assessment and control of pesticides and toxic substances as well as recommending policies and developing operating programs for implementing the Pollution Prevention Act. The Office develops recommendations for EPA's priorities for research, monitoring regulatory and information gathering activities relating to implementing the Pollution Prevention Act, pesticides, and toxic substances; and monitoring and assessing pollution prevention, pesticides and toxic substances program operations in EPA headquarters and regional offices.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Research and Development</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-564-6620.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Research and Development conducts leading-edge research and fosters the sound use of science and technology to fulfill EPA’s mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. The Office of Research and Development is responsible for the research and development needs of EPA's operating programs and the conduct of an integrated research and development program for the Agency. The Assistant Administrator serves as the Agency’s principal science adviser and is responsible for the development, direction, and conduct of a national environmental research, development, and demonstration program in health risk assessment, health effects, engineering and technology, processes and effects, acid rain deposition, monitoring systems, and quality assurance. The Office participates in the development of EPA's policy, standards, and regulations; provides for dissemination of scientific and technical knowledge, including analytical methods, monitoring techniques, and modeling methodologies; and provides technical and scientific advice on agencywide technical program issues.</Paragraph>
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          <Heading>Enforcement and Compliance Assurance</Heading>
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                <Footer>For further information, call 202-564-2440.</Footer>
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              <Paragraph>The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance serves as the primary adviser to the Administrator in matters concerning enforcement, compliance assurance, and environmental-equity efforts. It also provides the direction and review of all administrative, civil and criminal enforcement, and compliance monitoring and assurance activities. The Office manages the national criminal enforcement program as well as regulatory, site remediation, and Federal facilities enforcement and compliance assurance programs. The Office manages both administrative and judicial activities in the enforcement and compliance programs and provides case preparation and investigative expertise for enforcement activities through the National Enforcement Investigations Center.</Paragraph>
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        <ProgramName>Regional Offices</ProgramName>
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                <WebAddress>http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa</WebAddress>
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              <Paragraph>EPA's 10 regional offices are committed to the development of strong local programs for pollution abatement. The regional administrators are responsible for accomplishing, within their regions, the Agency's national program objectives. They develop, propose, and implement an approved regional program for comprehensive and integrated environmental protection activities.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.epa.gov/</WebAddress>
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        <Paragraph>Requests for information on the following subjects should be directed to the appropriate organization listed below. EPA's postal address is 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.</Paragraph>
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          <Email/>
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          <WebAddress>http://www2.epa.gov/home/contracting-epa</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Contracts and Procurement</Header>
        <Paragraph>Office of Acquisition Management. Phone, 202-564-4310.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://cfpub.epa.gov/locator/index.cfm</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Directory Assistance</Header>
        <Paragraph>Phone, 202-272-0167. EPA's staff directory is available online.</Paragraph>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.epa.gov/careers/</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Employment</Header>
        <Paragraph>Office of Human Resources. Phone, 202-564-4606.</Paragraph>
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          <Email>hq.foia@epa.gov</Email>
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          <WebAddress>http://www.epa.gov/foia/</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Freedom of Information Act Requests</Header>
        <Paragraph>National Freedom of Information Officer. Phone, 202-566-1667.</Paragraph>
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          <Email/>
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          <WebAddress>http://www2.epa.gov/home/grants-and-other-funding-opportunities</WebAddress>
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        <Header>Grants and Fellowships</Header>
        <Paragraph>Office of Grants and Debarment. Phone, 202-564-5315.</Paragraph>
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        <Header>Telephone Directory</Header>
        <Paragraph>Directories may be purchased by calling the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office. Phone 202-512-0000.</Paragraph>
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      <Footer>For further information, contact the Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. Phone, 202-272-0167.</Footer>
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      <WebAddress>http://www.epa.gov</WebAddress>
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