EPA ICR No. 2450.01; OMB Control No. 2070-NEW

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Pollution Prevention Act Section 6604(b)(5)

42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(5)
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.