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Environmental Compliance Assistance
Workshop forColleges and Universities
September 13-14, 2005Chapel Hill, NC
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What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You
By David AbbottMultimedia Technical Authority
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4
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Is your Facility ready for a Compliance Inspection?
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History Colleges & Universities are subject
to the same environmental laws and regulations, penalties and bad press if found in non-compliance
High rate of non-compliance identified
Significant releases identified Past low inspection priority
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University Initiative Several EPA Regions have
participated to one degree or another starting around 1999
Fines issued have ranged from $30K to over $1M
Compliance assistance, incentives, audit policy, enforcement
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EnvironmentalAspects/Impacts
Hazardous Waste? Asbestos, lead paint? Wastewater treatment plant? Drinking water plant? Incinerators, boilers or power plants? Under or above-ground oil storage
tanks? (Fleet & maintenance operations) Refrigerant issues?
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EnvironmentalAspects/Impacts
Pesticide use/storage in Ag programs? Toxic chemical storage – TRI? Wetlands on campus? Construction? Emergency Generators/transformers? Paint Booths? Universal wastes? Bulbs, CRT’s? Solid waste? Radioactive waste?
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Where Do Compliance Problems Occur?
Laboratories Art Departments Boiler Rooms & Power Plants Maintenance Facilities? Ag? New Construction – Wetlands? Universal Wastes? Bulbs, CRT’s Automotive Fleets
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So …… Is your Facility ready for a Compliance Inspection?
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EPA Audit Policy
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Purpose
To encourage regulated entities to voluntarily discover, disclose correct and prevent violations of federal environmental requirements.
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General Information
Incentives for Self Policing: Discovery, Disclosure, Correction and Prevention of Violations
65 FR 19,617 (April 11, 2000) – Promulgated
Effective May 11, 2000 www.epa.gov/compliance/incentives/
auditing/auditpolicy.html
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Incentives under Policy
Penalty mitigation No recommendation for criminal
prosecution No routine requests for audit reports
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Conditions of the Audit Policy
Entities that satisfy all the following conditions are eligible for 100% penalty mitigation.
Entities that satisfy all but the first condition -- systematic discovery -- are eligible for 75% penalty mitigation
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Conditions of Policy cont.
1. Systematic discovery of the violation through an environmental audit or a compliance management system
2. Voluntary discovery, that is, not through a legally required monitoring, sampling or auditing procedure.
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Conditions of Policy cont. 3. Prompt disclosure in writing to
EPA within 21 days of discovery or any shorter time required by law. Discovery occurs when any officer, director, employee or agent of the facility has an objectively reasonable basis for believing that a violation has or may have occurred.
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Conditions of Policy cont. 4. Independent discovery and
disclosure, before EPA likely would have identified the violation through its own investigation or based on information from a third party.
5. Correction and remediation within 60 days, in most cases, from date of discovery.
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Conditions of Policy cont. 6. Prevent recurrence of violation. 7. Repeat violations are not
eligible, that is violations that occurred within the past 3 years at the same facility or as part of a pattern of violations within the past 5 years at facilities owned or operated by the same company.
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Conditions of Policy cont. 8. Certain violations are not eligible
-- those that result in serious actual harm, that may have presented an imminent and substantial endangerment, or that violate specific terms of an administrative or judicial order or consent agreement.
9. Cooperation by the disclosing entity is required.
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Corporate Audit Agreements
Allows an entity such as a college or university to plan a facility-wide audit with advance understanding with EPA regarding schedules and disclosures
Key benefit is extended schedule for disclosures beyond 21-day requirement for routine disclosures
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Audit Protocols Developed by EPA to assist entities
in developing compliance audits Provide detailed regulatory
checklists in easy to understand question format
Protocols cover: CERCLA, CWA, EPCRA, FIFRA, RCRA, TSCA, SDWA
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To make a disclosure under Policy
Contact EPA Region where entity or facility is located
Where multiple Regions are involved, contact EPA HQ
For criminal violations, contact Regional Criminal Investigation Division, EPA HQ, or US Department of Justice
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For more information contact
Becky Allenbach, Region 4 404.562.9687
Leslie Jones, EPA HQ 202.564.5123
James “J.T.” Morgan, EPA HQ, Criminal Investigations Division 202.564.7684
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Region 4 Process for Audit Disclosures
Letter acknowledging receipt of disclosure within 30 days of submitting disclosure.
EPA review: Determine if disclosure meets nine criteria
of Policy. Request additional information, if needed. Determine whether penalty mitigation is
appropriate.
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Region 4 Contact for Audit Policy Disclosures
Becky B. Allenbach, ChiefEnforcement & Compliance Planning & Analysis Branch
Office of Environmental Accountability(404) 562-9687
(404) 562-9598 (fax)
US EPA Region 461 Forsyth Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303