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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) 1 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.