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KNOW WHAT THE REGULATORS KNOW

Gain valuable information about EPA regulations for federal facilities. Discover the benefits of FACTS over ECHO and access detailed compliance data. Know what the regulators know.

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KNOW WHAT THE REGULATORS KNOW

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  1. KNOW WHAT THE REGULATORS KNOW NDIA’s 30th Environmental and Energy Symposium & Exhibition San Diego, CA April 2004 Will Garvey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

  2. FEDERAL FACILITIES • US Government owns substantial amount of real estate • 32,000+ facilities • 400,000+ buildings owned or leased • 675 million acres • 30% of USA by acreage • Environmental requirements apply to over 8,000 facilities

  3. EPA Data Access • Much of EPA’s compliance data is now online • ECHO: Enforcement & Compliance History Online • 2 years of data for 800,000 facilities, including federal facilities • Available to public, including your surrounding communities

  4. ECHO Web Site http://www.epa.gov/echo/index.html

  5. ECHO • Options for searches: • Facility Info: name, SIC code, Federal facility • Geographic Info--city, State, county, EPA Region, zip code, Indian land • Inspections and Enforcement Actions: none or up to last 2 years • Current Compliance Status: violations or none • EJ factors

  6. Federal Agency • Additional information available to EPA and State regulators and Federal employees • FACTS = Federal Agency Compliance Tracking System • FACTS is part of Online Tracking Information System (OTIS) • Free , however, users must register to use OTIS/FACTS • Go to http://www.epa.gov/idea/otis/register

  7. FACTS http://www.epa.gov/idea/fedfac

  8. FACTS • Advantages over ECHO • Agency-wide info • Up to 5 years of information • Verify information received from field (ground truthing) • Compare with other agencies • Know what EPA and States know about your facilities

  9. Detailed Information • Information available on: • Inspections: up to 5 years • EPA & State enforcement actions, including penalties: up to 5 years • Violations: up to 2 years • Use to track resolutions of violations or enforcement cases

  10. Detailed Facility Information • Detailed Facility Reports • List all ID numbers for facility (even if names on permits differ slightly) • Significant violations shown in Bold and Red; easy to see possible problem areas • Report Error button: use to electronically report errors to EPA and states • List of “Data Stewards” at EPA and States: a human to contact for more information

  11. Detailed Facility Information

  12. Contacts • FFEO POC for FACTS: • Rich Satterfield: satterfield.richard@epa.gov • Will Garvey: Garvey.will@epa.gov

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