U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

EPA’s Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 


for


Fiscal Year 2003:


Highlights of the Final EPA Plan and Inventory


May 2003

EPA’s Planned Compliance Assistance Activities for Fiscal Year 2003: 

Highlights of the Final EPA Plan and Inventory 

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is committed to helping business, industry and 

government comply with regulatory requirements and improve environmental performance through compliance 

assistance (CA).1 EPA provides a wide range of compliance assistance activities to help users implement new 

regulations; address problems with existing regulations; or address geographical, national, regional, local or facilityspecific environmental issues. Compliance assistance may include written or electronic materials and tools (e.g., 

overviews of laws and regulations or best management practices); outreach opportunities (e.g., training, workshops, 

seminars, mailings); new Internet Web pages; and on-site visits. 

EPA documents its planned compliance assistance activities in an annual plan and inventory. For Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2003, in lieu of publishing a hard copy plan and inventory, EPA has prepared summary highlights and 

supporting tables about CA activities planned. As of March 20, 2003, the FY 2003 plan includes 369 CA activities 

that EPA intends to undertake this fiscal year, 86 fewer that last fiscal year. This decrease is primarily due to a new 

system of projecting Regional CA activities for FY 2003. New instructions asked Regions to focus reporting on a 

subset of their planned CA activities. As a consequence, fewer Regional activities were captured in this year’s plan. 

Also, Headquarters offices reported fewer activities this fiscal year. This decrease probably reflects some degree of 

under-reporting and also delays in receiving the final FY03 operating budget, rather than an absolute decline in 

planned CA. 

Highlights of EPA’s Planned CA Activities for FY 2003 

This year’s highlights are very similar to the highlights from the FY 2002 plan with two exceptions. Among 

types of activities planned, “Tools Developed” has increased as a relative percentage of all activities reported. And 

more of the CA activities reported include an effort to measure the impact or outcome of the CA, such as change in 

awareness of environmental requirements or the environmental performance of the regulated entity – be it business, 

industry or government. For further details, see attached Appendix. 

•	 Types of Activities: These vary widely in scope and purpose. Two types, Tools Developed (50%) and 

Workshops/Trainings/Presentations (24%), account for nearly 75% of all planned CA activities. 

•	 New v. Ongoing: Many CA activities (e.g., Compliance Assistance Centers and telephone hotlines) 

continue from year to year. Hence a significant percentage (70%) of all planned CA activities are ongoing 

from the previous fiscal year. About 30% are new. 

•	 Organizational Mix: Depending on their mission, different EPA offices conduct different amounts of 

compliance assistance. EPA’s Regions will implement or conduct about 74% of the total activities planned 

for FY 2003, while Headquarters offices will conduct 26%. 

•	 EPA Financial Support for Other CA Providers: Through grants, contracts and other types of 

agreements, EPA funds a portion of the CA activities offered by a diverse group of states and other CA 

providers. Such activities represent 16% of the total CA activities reported by EPA for FY 2003. 

•	 Support for Agency Priorities: Slightly more than one half of the CA activities reported for FY 2003 

address national (38%) or regional priorities (20%) of EPA. 

•	 Chemicals and Pollutants Addressed: EPA plans CA activities to address more than 30 chemical and 

pollutant categories. Among the specific pollutants most frequently addressed are solvents, oil, and nonhazardous solid waste, together accounting for 18% of planned activities. 

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•	 Sectors Addressed: EPA plans CA activities to address 35 industry and government sectors. The most 

frequently addressed of all sectors are local government (49 activities), federal facilities (39 activities), and 

schools and utilities (33 activities each), together accounting for 25% of all sectors reported. 

•	 Small Business Focus: EPA is also addressing the needs of small business through general and sectorspecific assistance. A total of sixty-three (63) CA activities address one or more small business sectors 

(e.g., dry cleaning, auto salvage, automobile-repair/service, etc.) representing 17% of all planned activities. 

Also, 14% of planned CA activities support previous EPA regulations or regulations being issued in FY 

2003, that either have an impact on small entities and/or have an economically significant impact on larger 

businesses. 

•	 Measuring the Impact of CA: Along with improved CA planning, EPA is measuring the impact of its CA 

activities on the regulated community. About 70% of records indicate that some type of measurement is 

planned. The most frequently reported type of measurement tool used is the Workshop Survey (25%), 

followed by On-site Visit (22%). About 20% of records indicate that measurement is planned but do not 

report the specific approach to be used. 

•	 Integrated Approaches or Strategies: EPA is promoting strategic consideration and use of compliance 

assurance and enforcement tools in environmental problem solving. Related to this, the FY 2003 inventory 

reports 130 project descriptions (35%) that indicate the planned CA activity is part of an integrated 

approach, meaning an approach or strategy that combines compliance assistance, compliance monitoring, 

enforcement and/or compliance incentives to address the environmental problem. 

Electronic Access to CA Planning Information 

Tables that Support These Highlights: These Highlights are based on a series of tables showing summary 

statistics about the FY 03 plan and inventory. Tables 1-9 are located in the Appendix to these Highlights; these 

tables are available only in electronic form on EPA’s Compliance Assistance Planning Web Page: 

http://www.epa.gov/compliance/assistance/planning/index.html. 

Project or Activity Specific Information: More detailed information (e.g., title, brief description, contact 

information) about specific activities planned is available in a database searchable by business, industry, government 

and the general public via the Internet at: National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse, 

http://www.epa.gov/clearinghouse. To search this information for FY 2003, go to the Clearinghouse; select the 

“Planned and Ongoing Activities” button in the left sidebar, select “US EPA Activities,” and select “FY03 CAPD 

Data.” Then search by organization and other criteria (e.g., sector, pollutant, geographic focus, etc.). For additional 

information about these materials and/or Web access to them, contact: Ms. Rebecca A. (Becky) Barclay, U. S. EPA, 

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Office of Compliance, 202-564-7063, barclay.rebecca@epa.gov. 

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 1 Compliance assistance, for purposes of this plan and inventory, includes activities, tools or technical assistance


that provides clear and consistent information for: (1) helping the regulated community understand and meet its


obligations under environmental regulations; or (2) helping compliance assistance providers to aid the regulated


community in complying with 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, environmental management practices, and innovative technologies, thus improving their


environmental performance. To be categorized as a compliance assistance project or activity, at least one objective


must be related to achieving or advancing regulatory compliance.


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APPENDIX


Analysis of EPA’s Planned Compliance Assistance Activities in FY 2003 

(FY 2003 data reported as of 3/20/03) 

The U.S. EPA Office of Compliance (OC) within the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance 

(OECA) documents EPA’s planned compliance assistance activities in an annual plan and inventory to enable EPA 

Headquarters and Regional Offices to plan and use their compliance assistance (CA) resources more effectively, and 

to assist regulators (e.g., state, local, tribes), and other compliance assistance providers (e.g., Small Business 

Assistance Programs) in deciding how to focus their CA resources, avoid duplication, and complement EPA’s 

efforts. The information contained in each annual plan also helps regulated entities (e.g., industry, federal facilities) 

learn about and take advantage of relevant CA opportunities. 

As of March 20, 2003, the FY 2003 plan includes 369 compliance assistance activities that EPA intends to 

undertake this fiscal year. EPA maintains the plan in the form of records of activities with project level information 

in a searchable electronic database. With contractor assistance, OC has analyzed key aspects of each of these 

records as shown in the tables listed below. Each table summarizes a different aspect of the FY 2003 plan, such as 

what proportion of activities are Regional or Headquarters in origin; whether the activities are new or ongoing; the 

proportion that address the National or Regional priorities, etc. 

•	 Table 1: Distribution of Planned Compliance Assistance Activities by Organization (EPA Headquarters 

Program Offices or Regional Offices) for FY 2003 

• Table 2: New vs. Ongoing Compliance Assistance Activities for FY 2003 

• Table 3: Types of Compliance Assistance Activities Planned for FY 2003 

•	 Table 4: Chemical/Pollutant Categories Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance 

Activities 

• Table 5: Specific Sectors Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

• Table 6: Types of Regulations Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

•	 Table 6a: List of FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities Addressing Economically 

Significant or SBREFA Regulations 

• Table 6b: Final Rules Which May Employ Small Entity Compliance Guides 

•	 Table 7: National and Regional Priorities Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance 

Activities 

• Table 8: Activity Measures Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

• Table 9: Recipients of EPA Financed Compliance Assistance Activities for FY 2003 

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Table 1: Distribution of Planned Compliance Assistance Activities by Organization 

EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices plan 369 compliance assistance activities for FY 2003. Regional offices 

represent 74% of the activities planned, with Region 6 and 2 representing the largest number of activities (68 and 55 

activities, respectively). Headquarters program offices represent 26% of the planned activities, with OECA having the 

largest number of activities (38) for FY 2003. 

Lead Headquarters 

Program Office 

Total 

Responses 

Percentage of 

Responses (%) 

Lead Regional 

Office 

Total 

Responses 

Percentage of 

Responses (%) 

OAR 4 4 Region 41 15 

OECA 38 40 Region 55 20 

OEI 10 11 Region 25 9 

OPEI 10 11 Region 12 4 

OPPTS 8 9 Region 16 6 

OSWER 15 16 Region 68 25 

OW 10 11 Region 24 9 

Total 95 100 Region 17 6 

OAR 

OECA - Office of Compliance and Enforcement 

OEI 

OPEI , Economics, and Innovation 

OPPTS Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

OSWER fice of Solid Waste and Emergency Response 

OW er 

Region 11 4 

Region 5 2 

Total 274 100 

- Office of Air and Radiation 

- Office of Environmental Information 

- Office of Policy

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- Office of Wat

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Number of Responses: 369 (Response Rate: 100%)


Total Number of Responses (lead Headquarters): 95 (Response Rate: 26%)


Total Number of Responses (lead Regions): 274 (Response Rate: 74%)


Table 2: New vs. Ongoing Compliance Assistance Activities for FY 2003 

EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices plan compliance assistance activities for FY 2003 that are either new or 

ongoing from the past year(s). Of the reported activities, 70% were ongoing, while 30% were new activities reported 

for FY 2003. 

Activity Type Total Responses Percentage of Responses (%) 

New 106 30 

Ongoing 248 70 

Total 354 100 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Number of Responses: 354 (Response Rate: 96%)


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Table 3: Types of Compliance Assistance Activities Planned for FY 2003 

EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices plan a variety of compliance assistance activities for FY 2003. Tools 

developed are the most frequently reported activity type accounting for 50% of all activities, followed by 

workshop(s)/trainings and presentations at meetings at 24% and telephone hotlines and websites at 14%. 

General Category Total 

Responses 

Percentage of 

Responses (%) 

Tools Developed 243 50 

CD -ROM (s) 11 2 

Case Studies 17 3 

Checklists 32 7 

Fact Sheets 54 11 

Guidanc e M aterials 94 19 

Newsletters 15 3 

Policy Do cuments 16 3 

Vide o(s) 4 1 

Workshops/Trainings and Presentations at Meetings 118 24 

W orksh op( s)/Training M aterials 118 24 

Telephone Hotlines and Websites 68 14 

W eb Sites 61 12 

Ho tline(s) 7 1 

On-Site Assistance 61 12 

Environmental Management Systems/Review 20 4 

On-site visits 41 8 

Total 490 100 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Individual Compliance Assistance Activity Types selected: 490


Total Number of Responses: 266 (Response Rate: 72%)


Total Number of Responses including “Other1

”: 299 (Response Rate: 81%)


Total Number of Multiple Responses2

: 127


1 “Other” refers to a compliance assistance activity not listed in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance Planning Database that was 

entered by the user. 

2 There are a total of 369 records in the Database. A number of records (127) report more than one compliance assistance activity type, 

resulting in some double-counting. 

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Table 4: Chemical/Pollutant Categories Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices plan compliance assistance activities that address more than 30 chemical and 

pollutant categories. Activities to address “general” categories of hazardous waste (97 activities), water pollutants (96 

activities), and air pollutants (77 activities) are the most frequently reported, and together account for 23% of all chemicals 

/ pollutants reported. Among specific pollutants most frequently addressed are solvents, oil and non-hazardous solid waste, 

together accounting for 18%. 

Chemical/Pollutant Total 

Responses Chemical/Pollutant Total 

Responses 

Air Pollutants: 

- CFCs and other ozone-dep letors 

- criteria air p ollutants (VO Cs, N Ox, PM , SO2, 

CO, lead) 

- general 

- greenhouse gases 

- HAPs 

Hazardous W aste: 

- characteristic 

- general 

- listed 

- pathogens 

W ater Pollutants: 

- conventional pollutants (BOD, pH, TSS, oil & 

grease) 

- general 

- nutrients 

- other toxics 

- pathogens 

- priority p ollutants 

Toxic Substances: 

13 - asbestos 21 

38 - dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 6 

77 - general 60 

22 - heavy m etals 33 

38 - lead and lead compounds 38 

- mercury 36 

34 - PB Ts a s a gro up (p ersistent, b ioacc umula tive, 

& toxic) 16

97 - PCB s (polychlorinated biphenyls) 10 

34 - TR I-listed chemicals 34 

10 Oth er Spe cific Che mical/Po llutants: 

Laborato ry Chemicals 49 

45 Oil 72 

96 Pesticides 52 

17 Rad ioactive M aterials/W aste 25 

16 Solid W aste (non-haza rdous) 71 

27 Solvents 76 

28 Total 1,191 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Individual Chemicals/Pollutants selected: 1,1911


Total Number of Responses: 2992 (Response Rate: 81%)


Total Number of Responses including “Other3

”: 318 (Response Rate: 86%)


Total Number of Multiple Responses4

: 173


Key:


BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand CFCs - Chlorofluorocarbons CO - Carbon Monoxide


HAPs - Hazardous Air Pollutants NOx - Nitrogen Oxides PBTs - Persistent, Bioaccumulative Toxics


PCBs - Polychlorinated Biphenyls PM - Particulate Matter SO2 - Sulfur Dioxide


TSS - Total Suspended Solids TRI - Toxic Release Inventory VOCs - Volatile Organic Compounds


1 Ten (10) records indicated “Not Applicable” in the chemical/pollutant field; “N/As” have neither been included in the total number of individual


chemicals/pollutants selected, nor have they been listed in the above table.


2 The total number of responses and the total number of multiple responses include those chemicals/pollutants that addressed “N/As” (10 responses).


3 “Other” refers to a chemical/pollutant not listed in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance Planning Database that was entered by the user.


4 There are a total of 369 records in the Database. A number of records (173) addressed more than one chemical/pollutant, resulting in some doublecounting. 

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Table 5: Specific Sectors Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

Compliance assistance activities planned by EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices address more than 34 

distinct sectors. A hundred and seventy-one (171) records address more than one sector. The most frequently 

addressed sectors are local government (49 activities), federal facilities (39 activities), and schools and utilities 

(33 activities each), together accounting for 25% of all sectors reported. Additionally, among industry sectors, 

small business, construction, and automotive repair/service are the most frequently addressed and collectively 

account for approximately 12% of all sectors reported. 

Sector Total 

Responses Sector Total 

Responses 

Agriculture - animal feeding operations 11 Iron & Steel 5 

Agriculture - general 18 Laboratories 9 

Auto Salvage 8 Leather Tanning and Finishing 4 

Automobile - manufacturing 6 Local Governm ent 49 

Automobile - repair/service 24 Metal Services/Finishers 17 

Chemical - distributors 4 Metals - Other than Al or Cu 1 

Chemical - general 19 Metals - Secondary Al 2 

Chemical - inorganics 10 Metals - Secondary Copper 0 

Chemical - organics 17 Mineral/Mining/Processing 6 

Computers & Electronics 13 Petroleum 22 

Construction 26 Pha rmac euticals 8 

Dry Cleaning 7 Printing 11 

Federal Facilities 39 Pulp/Paper/Forestry 7 

Food P rocessing 10 Scho ols 33 

Ga rmen t and T extile 3 Small B usiness 28 

General Public/Citizens 13 State Government 27 

Hazardo us Waste M anagement 12 Transportation 19 

Health Care 21 Tribal 29 

All Sectors 54 Utilities 33 

Total 625 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Individual Sectors selected: 6251

 (including “All Sectors”)


Total Number of Responses: 3202 (Response Rate: 87%)


Total Number of Responses including “Other3

”: 346 (Response Rate: 94%)


Total Number of Multiple Responses4

: 171


1 Fourteen (14) records indicated “N/A - Not Industry Specific” in the sector field; “N/As” have neither been included in the total number 

of individual sectors selected, nor have they been listed in the above table. 

2 The total number of responses and the total number of multiple responses include those sectors that addressed “N/As” (14 responses). 

3 “Other” refers to a sector not listed in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance Planning Database that was entered by the user. 

4 There are a total of 369 records in the Database. A number of records (171) address more than one sector, resulting in some doublecounting. 

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Table 6: Types of Regulations Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

A total of 53 (14%) of compliance assistance activities planned by EPA Regions in the FY 2003 Compliance 

Assistance Planning Database support previous or upcoming regulations that impact small entities and/or have an 

economically significant impact on the regulated community. 

Regulations Total Responses Percentage of Responses (%) 

Economically Significant 21 40 

SBREFA 32 60 

Total 53 100 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Individual Regulations selected: 53


Total Number of Responses: 35 (Response Rate: 9%)


Total Number of Responses including “Other1

”: 69 (Response Rate: 19%)


Total Number of Multiple Responses2

: 20


Key: 

SBREFA - Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act 

1 Other” refers to a regulation not listed in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance Planning Database that was entered by the user. 

2 There are a total of 369 records in the Database. Twenty (20) of the records addressed more than one type of regulation, resulting in 

some double-counting. 

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Table 6a: List of FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

addressing Economically Significant or SBREFA Regulations 

Project 

ID 

Contact 

Office / 

Region 

Title Economically 

Significant SBREFA 

03-0351 OAR Reinforced Plastics MACT - �

03-0354 OAR Surface Coatings MACTs -

03-0341 OECA Comp liance Assistance Center. Local Government Environmental Assistance Network 

(LGEAN) �

03-0358 OECA Construction Industry Comp liance Assistance Center - www.CICAcenter.org �

03-0340 OECA Environmental Managem ent System Pilot Program for Local Governments - Third 

Flight �

03-0339 OECA Public Entity EMS Reso urce Center (PEER Center) �

03-0342 OECA Small Local Governments Compliance Assistance Policy �

03-0258 Region 01 Marinas - Facilitate Regional Wo rkgroup -

03-0241 Region 01 Sma ll Drink ing W ater Systems - D istribute N ew Comp liance A ssistance To ols �

03-0243 Region 01 Small Drinking Water Systems - Treatment Tech-logy Exchange �

03-0242 Region 01 Small Drinking Water Systems -Sector-specific Drinking Water Outreach Cam paigns �

03-0216 Region 02 Creating, Maintaining, and Participating in Small Business Comprehensive Assistance 

Networks -

03-0033 Region 02 EPA Region 2 on-line GIS Cumulative Impacts Assessment Tool �

03-0003 Region 03 Compliance assistance for auto service/bod y shop s in EJ neighb orho od o f D.C. �

03-0146 Region 04 Pretreatm ent Training C ourse -

03-0080 Region 04 Second ary Aluminum MACT o n-Site visits �

03-0048 Region 04 Secondary Aluminum M ACT W orkshop/Training �

03-0204 Region 05 Pretreatment Presentations at Wo rkshops & Seminars �

03-0170 Region 05 Public Education & O utreach to Tribes on the §§1018 Real Estate-tification and 

Disclosure rule & §§406(b) Re-vation & Remodeling Information rule. -

03-0212 Region 05 Regional/Local Implementation of Metal Finishing Strategic Goals Program -

03-0111 Region 06 Assistance on Clean Air Act (CAA) Regulations �

03-0151 Region 06 Coordinate Clean Air Act outreach activities and participate in training with ADEQ �

03-0152 Region 06 Coordinate Clean Air Act outreach activities and participate in training with LDEQ �

03-0153 Region 06 Coordinate Clean Air Act outreach activities and participate in training with NMED �

03-0154 Region 06 Coordinate Clean Air Act outreach activities and participate in training with ODEQ �

03-0119 Region 06 Coordinate Clean Air Act outreach activities and participate in training with TCEQ �

03-0139 Region 06 Tyler Area Builders Association -

03-0090 Region 07 Compliance Assistance Visits for Air, RCRA, CWA, and EPCRA �

03-0084 Region 07 M icrobial Rules -

03-0181 Region 08 Pollution Prevention - Regional P2RX center �

03-0190 Region 08 The B lack Hills/SDO T U IC Initiative -

03-0191 Region 08 The Co lorado UIC Class V W ell Inventory -

03-0306 Region 10 Compliance Assistance Visits, Compliance Assistance Outreach -

03-0223 Region 10 Concentrated Animal Feeding Op erations (CAFO): ules & Regulations -

03-0221 Region 10 Education & O utreach on NPD ES Storm W ater Permit Regulations -

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Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Number of Responses: 35 (Response Rate: 9%)


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Table 6b: Final Rules Which May Employ Small Entity Compliance Guides 

The table below includes information on federal regulations for which EPA plans to develop compliance guides or self-audit 

checklists in fiscal year 2003, according to information entered into the Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD). 

Compliance guides are being developed because the regulations have a significant economic impact on a substantial number 

of small entities as defined under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). 

The rules listed in this table are either expected to be final in 2003 or are already final rules and will have compliance guides 

completed in 2003. This table does not, therefore, list the potential universe of SBREFA regulations for which future 

compliance guides may be developed. 

The regulations on this table are current as of March 18, 2003. The list of regulations is not final and is continually 

changing based on alterations to the regulation’s projected publication date and further economic analysis. 

Office Title 

Projected 

Date of 

Rule 

Projected 

Date of 

Guide 

CAPD ID 

(HQ Only) 

OAR SAN-4355: 	 Heavy-Duty Engine Emission Standards & Diesel Fuel 

Sulfur Control Requirements 

SAN-4211: Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck Emission 

Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards 

SAN-4154: Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and 

Standards for Recreational Spark-Ignition Engines 

SAN-3326: NESHAP : Reinforced Plastic Composites Production 

OPPTS SAN -324 4: d-B ased Paint Activities R ules; T raining, A ccred itation, 

and C ertification Rule a nd M ode l State P lan Ru le 

Lea 

OW SAN-4153:	 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit 

Regulation and Effluent Guidelines and Standards for 

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) 

SAN-2806: Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Metal 

Products and Machinery Category, Phases 1 and 2 

SAN-2807: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source 

Contaminants M onitoring Rule 

01/18/2001 12/00/2003 -

02/10/2000 04/00/2003 -

11/08/2002 03/00/2003 -

05/00/2003 08/00/2003 03-0351 

08/29/1996 05/00/2003 -

01/02/2003 05/00/2003 -

04/00/2003 07/00/2003 -

01/22/2001 02/05/2003 -

Source Data: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

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Table 7: National and Regional Priorities Addressed by 

FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

Approximately thirty-eight percent (38%) of the total 369 records in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance 

Planning Database address national priorities, while 20% of the total address regional priorities. Sixty-three 

(63) records addressed National OECA MOA Core, accounting for 45% of the total national priorities (140) 

and 17% of the total responses to this question. 

National and Regional Priority Total 

Responses 

Percentages of 

Responses (%) 

Nationa l Priority 140 100 

National OECA MOA Priority 40 28.5 

National OEC A M OA C ore 63 45 

Othe r Pro gram (OA R, O W , OP PT S, O SW ER ) M OA Prio rity 25 18 

Othe r Cro ss-Pro gram matic P riority (e.g., children’s health, EJ, etc.) 12 8.5 

Regiona l Priority 74 100 

Regional M OA Priority 74 100 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Number of Responses: 214 (Response Rate: 58%)


Key: 

EJ - Environmental Justice OAR - Office of Air and Radiation


OECA - Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance OPPTS - Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances


OSWER - Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response OW - Office of Water


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Table 8: Activity Measures Addressed by FY 2003 Planned Compliance Assistance Activities 

The most frequently reported measurement tool is workshop survey (65) accounting for approximately 25% of 

all activity measures selected. Workshop survey, on-site visit (59) and planned (but not specified) 

measurements (56), cumulatively account for 180 (68%) of the all activity measures selected. 

Measurement Type Total 

Responses 

Percentage of 

Responses (%) 

E-mail Survey 14 5 

Mail Survey 16 6 

On-site Revisits 11 4 

On-site Visit 59 22 

Phone Survey 32 12 

Planned (Specifics Unknown) 56 21 

Pre/po st Test 12 5 

W orkshop Survey 65 25 

Total 265 100 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Individual Activity Measures selected: 2651


Total Number of Responses: 2802 (Response Rate: 76%)


Total Number of Multiple Responses3

: 62


1 Ninety-nine (99) records indicated “None Planned” in the measurement type field; these responses have neither been included


in the total number of individual activity measures selected, nor have they been listed in the above table.


2 The total number of responses and the total number of multiple responses include those measurement types that addressed 

“None Planned” (99 responses). 

3 There are a total of 369 records in the Database. A number of records (62) addressed more than one measurement type, resulting 

in some double-counting. 

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Table 9: Recipients of EPA Financed Compliance Assistance Activities for FY 2003 

EPA Regions and Headquarters Offices plan to finance a variety of compliance assistance activities for FY 

2003. The most frequently addressed recipients are state/state programs accounting for 40% of all 

recipients, followed by nonprofit organizations at 26% and academic/universities at 10%. 

Recipients of EPA Financed Activities Total Responses Percentage of Responses 

(%) 

Academic/University 

1 2 

2 3 

2 3 

4 6 

1 2 

16 26 

25 40 

Tribal Association or Organization 5 8 

Total 62 100 

Environmental justice or community groups 

Federal department or agency 

Federally-recognized Indian Tribe 

Industry Trade Association 

Local Governm ent 

Nonprofit Organization 

State/State Program 

6 10 

Source: The Compliance Assistance Planning Database (CAPD) as of March 20, 2003 

Total Records: 369


Total Number of Responses: 62 (Response Rate: 17%)


Total Number of Responses including “Other1

”: 66 (Response Rate: 18%)


1 “Other” refers to a recipient not listed in the FY 2003 Compliance Assistance Planning Database that was entered by the user. 

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