E.O. Issued: April 21, 2000
Reasons: Demonstrate Federal Government
environmental leadership Ensure that Federal agencies
adopt lowest life-cycle cost environmental practices
Ensure Federal facilities are responsible members of their communities
E.O 13148 Supersedes: E.O. 12843: Procurement Requirements &
Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone-Depleting Substances
E.O. 12856: Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements
E.O. 12969: Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know
E.O. 12088: Federal Compliance With Pollution Control Standards, section 1–4
Executive Memorandum on Environmentally Beneficial Landscaping
What does the E.O. cover? General
Requirements Compliance Auditing Environmental
Management Systems
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Pollution Prevention
Toxic Chemical Release Reductions
Toxic Chemical and Hazardous Substance Use Reductions
Reductions in Ozone-Depleting Substances
Beneficial Landscaping & Environmentally Benign Adhesives
General Requirements Incorporate the provisions into
existing policies Provide training on the provisions
to personnel Incorporate into position
descriptions and performance standards
Develop an awards program Each location will develop a plan Annual reporting to the EPA
Compliance Auditing Develop/implement an environmental
compliance audit program Agency’s with an established audit
program may elect to do program reviews instead
Encouraged to conduct audits/reviews not less than every 3 years
Place high priority on obtaining funding and resources needed to address recommendations of audits/reviews
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) The International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) defines EMS as “that part of the overall management system which includes organizational structure, planning, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining the environmental policy.”
Pete says an EMS is “looking at your operations, procedures, and/or systems, with an eye towards continual improvement”
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Identify deficiencies and
improvements and make them. Repeat the cycle for “continuous
improvement” Deficiencies/improvements - two
types to “identify”: Operational – compliance driven Procedural/systematic – program
driven
Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Requirements
Conduct an agency-level EMS self assessment
Implement EMS at all facilities by December 31, 2005
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
Report under the EPCRA sections 302, 304, 311/312, and 313
Reduced reporting thresholds under section 313 (e.g., mercury reporting threshold reduced from 25,000 lbs to 10 lbs)
EPA may conduct inspections to monitor compliance
Non-compliance may result in a Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement
Pollution Prevention (P2) Use pollution prevention projects and
activities to correct and prevent noncompliance with environmental regulatory requirements
Develop a P2 program at locations that compares life cycle costs of treatment/ disposal of waste streams with alternatives that eliminate or reduce toxic chemicals at the source
Release Reduction: Toxic Chemicals Reduce total releases of toxic
chemicals to the environment and off-site transfers of chemicals for treatment and disposal by at least 10 percent annually, or 40 percent overall by December 31, 2006
List of toxic chemicals in EPCRA section 313 as of December 1, 2000
Release Reduction: Toxic Chemicals Previous requirement under
E.O. 12856 Baseline for reporting is
calendar year 2001 (i.e., July 2002)
There are provisions where a location is unable to pursue – won’t be an easy sale
Use Reduction: Toxic Chemicals, Hazardous Substances, and Other Pollutants
Train procurement and acquisition personnel.
Reduce the use of priority chemicals by 50 percent by December 31, 2006
EPA workgroup is establishing the list (not finalized yet)
Will include at least 15 chemicals
Use Reduction: Toxic Chemicals, Hazardous Substances, and Other Pollutants
Agencies can identify an alternate list if: Locations don’t have at least 5
chemicals on the list; or They so choose (i.e., with
approval of the EPA workgroup) Baseline for measuring
reductions is the first CY following development of the list
Reductions in Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS)
Regarding acquisition, follow the FAR section 23.8 and other applicable provisions
Develop a plan to phase out the procurement of Class I ODS by December 31, 2010
Reductions in Ozone-Depleting Substances (ODS)
Plan will require an inventory of:Equipment/systems that contain ODS (e.g., refrigeration, air conditioning, halon fire suppression systems)Types/quantities of ODS used and storedTypes/quantities of ODS procured annually
Beneficial Landscaping & Environmentally Benign Adhesives
Incorporate the “Guidance for Presidential Memorandum on Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscape Practices on Federal Landscaped Grounds,” (60 Fed. Reg. 40837) into landscaping programs, policies, and practices
Once environmentally benign adhesives for paper products become available, revise specs and direct the purchase of said products