Strategic Developments in Compliance Assistance Compliance Incentives and

Strategic Developments in Compliance Assistance, Compliance Incentives and P 2 at EPA R 4 Presented by Patricia Jackson, P. E. U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 4, Atlanta 1

Three Things Today: § Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P 2 § Current R 4 Initiatives § Opportunities for you! 2

Current Strategic Developments for CA, CI & P 2 3

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… 4

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 § R 4 CA team § R 4 redistribution of tasks 5

Strategically speaking. . 6

EPA R 4’s Draft CACI Strategy § Process for choosing CA projects § Getting all players together § Networking § Management buy-in § CA’s place in R 4 activities 7

Revised Gold (Yellow) Book § Expected out by or around beginning of FY 03 § New statistical formulae for calculating valid extrapolations § Less field work - more cost savings § More useful, 8 empowering

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 9

Measurement Action Items § changes in compliance rates w/o site validation § better targeting § meaningful, understandable measures § regulatory experts § better baseline info. § other partners for data collection § compliance info. for small 10 businesses and others

Other National CA Program Development Items § Networking l l States Small businesses § Better defining the role of coordinators 11

Current R 4 Initiatives 12

Compliance Assistance Initiatives § § § Textiles Electronics Automotive and Vehicle Fleets Mobile, AL (geographical) SC Circuit Rider Interstate Carrier Conveyances 13

Textiles Sector Compliance Assistance § Workshops l l l 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 14 Philadelphia

Electronics Reuse/Recycling § Workshops to assist attendees in avoiding State/Federal violations when disposing of end-of -life electronic equipment § Denver - July 2002 § Atlanta - Sept. 2002 § Mobile - Nov. 2002 § Contact: Pamela Swingle, swingle. pamela@epa. gov 15

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 16

Mobile, Alabama - geographical initiative § § § Mobile Bay EJ issues Shipbuilding Automotive Sector Computers and used electronics § Schools 17

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 weatherrelated microbial violations & reduced no. of repeat violators 18

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 19

Opportunities for You! 20

Ch-Ching! Project Partnering & Funding Opportunities § EPA HQ competitions for project $$ l l August 2000 June 2001 § State partnerships with OECA § P 2 grants § More CA $$ coming? 21

EPA’s New FY 02/03 CA Activity Plan § Provides an inventory of EPA’s upcoming CA activities (often P 2 too) § Identifies duplicative efforts § Identifies gaps - areas where no CA being done § Identifies opportunities for partnerships § http: //www. epa. gov/compliance/resources/publicat ions/assistance/planning/activityplan 02. pdf 22

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New CA Centers for FY 03 § Construction § Auto Salvage § Currently, national conference calls for both sectors l Emily Chow 564 -7071 (202) 24

What is EPA’s Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse? § A searchable Web site which links EPA, State, local and other CA information § Enables CA providers to: l l Connect & avoid duplication Download tools/information Find experts Exchange ideas/information 25

http: //www. epa. gov/clearinghouse/ 26

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, P 2 opportunities, summary 27 of regulations

WRRC - Pollution Prevention Pays! § http: //wrrc. p 2 pays. org/ § saves $$ and pollution § searchable waste reduction index: l l l technical articles fact sheets case studies § 10 -15% of callers are international! 28

Questions? § Call Patricia Jackson (404) 562 -9682 jackson. patty@epa. gov 29