EPA ICR No. 2487.01; OMB Control No. 2070-NEW

ATTACHMENT A

Pollution Prevention Act Section 6604(b)(5)

42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(5)
[Electronic copy available as part of the electronic copy of the ICR’s Supporting Statement.]

SEC.	6604.	EPA	ACTIVITIES.

(a)	AUTHORITIES.—The	Administrator	shall	establish	in	the	Agency	an	office	to	carry	out	the	functions	of	the	

Administrator	under	this	subtitle.	The	office	shall	be	independent	of	the	Agency’s	single-medium	program	

offices	but	shall	have	the	authority	to	review	and	advise	such	offices	on	their	activities	to	promote	a	

multimedia	approach	to	source	reduction.	The	office	shall	be	under	the	direction	of	such	officer	of	the	Agency	

as	the	Administrator	shall	designate.

(b)	FUNCTIONS.—The	Administrator	shall	develop	and	implement	a	strategy	to	promote	source	reduction.	As	

part	of	the	strategy,	the	Administrator	shall—

(1)	establish	standard	methods	of	measurement	of	source	reduction;

(2)	ensure	that	the	Agency	considers	the	effect	of	its	existing	and	proposed	programs	on	source	

reduction	efforts	and	shall	review	regulations	of	the	Agency	prior	and	subsequent	to	their	proposal	

to	determine	their	effect	on	source	reduction;

(3)	coordinate source	reduction	activities	in	each	Agency	Office	and	coordinate	with	appropriate	

offices	to	promote	source	reduction	practices	in	other	Federal	agencies,	and	generic	research	and	

development	on	techniques	and	processes	which	have	broad	applicability;	

(4)	develop	improved	methods	of	coordinating,	streamlining	and	assuring	public	access	to	data	

collected	under	Federal	environmental	statutes;

(5)	facilitate	the	adoption	of	source	reduction	techniques	by	businesses.	This	strategy	shall	include	

the	use	of	the Source	Reduction	Clearinghouse	and	State	matching	grants	provided	in	this	subtitle	to	

foster	the	exchange	of	information	regarding	source	reduction	techniques,	the	dissemination	of	such	

information	to	businesses,	and	the	provision	of	technical	assistance	to	businesses.	The	strategy	shall	

also	consider	the	capabilities	of	various	businesses	to	make	use	of	source	reduction	techniques;

(6)	identify,	where	appropriate,	measurable	goals	which	reflect	the	policy	of	this	subtitle,	the	tasks	

necessary	to	achieve	the	goals,	dates	at	which	the	principal	tasks	are	to	be	accomplished,	required	

resources,	organizational	responsibilities,	and	the	means	by	which	progress	in	meeting	the	goals	will	

be	measured;

(8)	establish	an	advisory	panel	of	technical	experts	comprised	of	representatives	from	industry,	the	

States,	and	public	interest	groups,	to	advise	the	Administrator	on	ways	to	improve	collection	and	

dissemination	of	data;

(9)	establish	a	training	program	on	source	reduction	opportunities,	including	workshops	and	

guidance	documents,	for	State	and	Federal	permit	issuance,	enforcement,	and	inspection	officials	

working	within	all	agency	program

(10)	identify	and	make	recommendations	to	Congress	to	eliminate	barriers	to	source	reduction	

including	the	use	of	incentives	and	disincentives;

(11)	identify	opportunities	to	use	Federal	procurement	to	encourage	source	reduction;

(12)	develop,	test	and	disseminate	model	source	reduction	auditing	procedures	designed	to	highlight	

source	reduction	opportunities;	and

(13)	establish	an	annual	award	program	to	recognize	a	company	or	companies	which	operate	outstanding	or	

innovative	source	reduction	programs.