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Strategic Developments in Compliance Assistance,

Compliance Incentives and P2 at EPA R4

Presented by Patricia Jackson, P.E.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Region 4, Atlanta

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Three Things Today:

Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P2

Current R4 Initiatives

Opportunities for you!

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Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P2

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Compliance Assistance definition:

Activities, tools or technical assistance which provide clear and consistent information for helping the regulated community meet its obligations under environmental regulations

Compliance assistance may also help the regulated community find cost-effective ways to comply with regulations and/or go “beyond compliance” through the use of pollution prevention…

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How has CA become more important lately?

June 15, 2001 “Inside EPA” article quoting EPA Admin. Christie Todd Whitman

Integration of CA activities into the memorandum of agreement (MOA) process

R4 CA team R4 redistribution of tasks

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Strategically speaking..

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EPA R4’s Draft CACI Strategy

Process for choosing CA projects

Getting all players together

NetworkingManagement buy-inCA’s place in R4

activities

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Revised Gold (Yellow) BookExpected out by or

around beginning of FY03

New statistical formulae for calculating valid extrapolations

Less field work - more cost savings

More useful, empowering

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Monthly CA Measurement Calls

EPA, State and other CA providers

Hot measurement issues and challenges addressed

To participate, contact Rochele Kadish, (202) 564-3106 or kadish.rochele@epa.gov

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Measurement Action Items changes in compliance rates w/o

site validationbetter targetingmeaningful, understandable

measures regulatory expertsbetter baseline info.other partners for data

collection compliance info. for small

businesses and others

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Other National CA Program Development Items

Networking States Small businesses

Better defining the role of coordinators

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Current R4 Initiatives

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Compliance Assistance Initiatives

TextilesElectronicsAutomotive and Vehicle FleetsMobile, AL (geographical)SC Circuit RiderInterstate Carrier Conveyances

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Textiles Sector Compliance AssistanceWorkshops

Charlotte - May 2001 Dalton - Oct. 2001 Atlanta - June 2002

Manual, CD, www pages, video

Before and After Tests - CA Outcomes

Resource leveraging - NC, Boston, NYC and Philadelphia

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Electronics Reuse/Recycling

Workshops to assist attendees in avoiding State/Federal violations when disposing of end-of-life electronic equipment

Denver - July 2002Atlanta - Sept. 2002Mobile - Nov. 2002Contact: Pamela Swingle,

swingle.pamela@epa.gov

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CA for Automotive Repair Shops and Vehicle Fleets

Continual assitance in various parts of the region

Workshops, informational manuals, laminated quick reference cards and videos

Tests to determine knowledge gained

…Auto Salvage with FDEP in Orlando area

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Mobile, Alabama - geographical initiative

Mobile BayEJ issuesShipbuildingAutomotive SectorComputers and used

electronics Schools

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SC Circuit Rider Program

“circuit riders” provide confidential, on-site assistance to municipalities with the goal of increasing their environmental compliance

modelled on IN program

Outcome measures: decreased wet weather-related microbial violations & reduced no. of repeat violators

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Interstate Carrier Conveyances CA

Inventory all cruise ships, naval ships and other mobile potable water providers

Create and distribute CA informational brochures

Assess CA outputs

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Opportunities for You!

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Ch-Ching! Project Partnering & Ch-Ching! Project Partnering & Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities

EPA HQ competitions for project $$

August 2000 June 2001

State partnerships with OECA

P2 grantsMore CA $$ coming?

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EPA’s New FY02/03 CA Activity Plan

Provides an inventory of EPA’s upcoming CA activities (often P2 too)

Identifies duplicative efforts Identifies gaps - areas where no CA being done Identifies opportunities for partnerships

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/planning/activityplan02.pdf

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www.epa.gov/oeca/ag

www.ccar.greenlink.org

www.chemalliance.org

www.nmfrc.org

www.paintcenter.org

www.pneac.org

www.pwbrc.org

www.transource.org

www.epa.gov/oeca/fedfac/cfa

www.lgean.org

Visit all Centers at <www.assistancecenters.net>

Compliance Assistance Centers:Compliance Assistance Centers:

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New CA Centers for FY 03

ConstructionAuto SalvageCurrently, national

conference calls for both sectors

Emily Chow (202) 564-7071

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What is EPA’s Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse? A searchable Web site

which links EPA, State, local and other CA information

Enables CA providers to:

Connect & avoid duplication

Download tools/information

Find experts Exchange

ideas/information

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http://www.epa.gov/clearinghouse/

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EPA’s Sector Notebooks

Available in hard copy AND on www - http://es.epa.gov/oeca/ - then search on “sector notebook”

Individual Notebook for each of 27 Sectors

Each notebook provides: process details, CA Activities, P2 opportunities, summary of regulations

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WRRC - Pollution Prevention Pays!http://wrrc.p2pays.org/ saves $$ and pollution searchable waste

reduction index: technical articles fact sheets case studies

10 -15% of callers are international!

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Questions?

Call Patricia Jackson (404) 562-9682 jackson.patty@epa.gov