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Internet Resources for Internet Resources for Environmental Environmental EnforcementEnforcement
Jami FergusonCalifornia Environmental Protection
Agency
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• www.regionalassociations.org• Apply for user name and password• Governmental environmental regulatory
and enforcement personnel only• Compendium of internet links is
updated regularly
Tips for Web SearchingTips for Web Searching
• Use quotation marks to search for phrases “environmental enforcement”
• Use + or – to increase relevance +cowboy -football -Dallas
• Search engines – use advanced search and limit searches to specific sites
• Use meta-search engine www.vivisimo.com for clustered results
People SearchesPeople Searches
• Reverse searches on phone #s (Google)• Occupational Databases -
www.landings.com• Political Donors - www.tray.com• Birth date search -
www.birthdatabase.com • Dead or alive?
-http://familytreelegends.com/ssdi
Business SearchesBusiness Searches
• www.dnb.com – Dun & Bradstreet U.S. company reports – basic company information is free
• www.business.com – Company and industry information
• www.hoovers.com – Profiles of public companies
• www.thomasregister.com – Listings for American & Canadian manufacturers
Determining Relationships Determining Relationships Among Companies Among Companies
• Need to determine relationship among: Smithfield Foods Gwaltney of Smithfiled North Side Foods Patrick Cudahy Inc. Stefano FoodsFarmland Quick to Fix Foods John Morrell
• Search www.google.com for Smithfield Foods
• Investor Information at Smithfield website indicates a public company (see SEC Filings)
SEC FilingsSEC Filings
• 10K – annual report• Contains information to determine
relationships between companies– Financial info– Officers and Directors– General business description in
Table of Contents
Company Search – Company Search – Federal ContractorsFederal Contractors
• Are they a federal contractor? www.ccr.gov -Central Contractor Registration
• Search Federal Procurement Data System Who did they sell to
How much was soldPossibility of debarment provides
leverage• Have they been excluded from Federal
Contracts? http://epls.arnet.gov
Company Search - ECHOCompany Search - ECHO
• Enforcement and Compliance History Online
• Available to the public• Use ECHO to determine whether:
– Compliance inspections have been conducted
– Violations were detected– Enforcement actions were taken and
penalties were assessed
ECHOECHO
• Search by facility name; geographic location; compliance information; inspection/ enforcement history
• Use for targeting, pre-inspection review
• Reports include 2 years of data
Contact InformationContact Information
Jami FergusonOffice of the Secretary
California Environmental Protection Agency
1001 I Street, 25th FloorSacramento, CA 95814