Document ID: EPA-HQ-OEI-2003-0028-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-05-06T04:00Z

Standard
Data
Elements
for
Per
information
(
Draft)
05/
06/
2003
The
Environmental
Data
Standards
Council
(
EDSC)
chartered
a
Permitting
Data
Standard
Action
Team
late
in
2000
to
identify
and
define
the
major
areas
of
permitting
information,
and
be
used
for
the
excha
cking
data
believed
to
be
of
the
original
Action
Team
to
create
a
permitting
standard
that
did
not
iled
program­
specific
information,
and
that
if
the
need
arose,
standardization
of
program­
specific
data
w
standards
or
through
the
deve
exchange
partners.
The
need
subsequently
arose
and
prior
to
developing
program­
specific
permitting
data
standards,
the
EDSC
charged
a
new
action
team
(
Permitting
II)
in
September
2002
with
the
task
of
broadening
the
existing
Permitting
Data
Standard
to
include
any
rmation
that
is
useful
to
multiple
programs
in
order
to
avoid
capturing
similar
information
in
more
than
one
standard.
omplished
via
the
development
of
program­
specific
nt
of
Data
Exchange
Templates
between
information
The
Permitting
I1
Action
Team
has
identified
additional
areas
of
permit
related
information
that
it
believes
to
be
of
common
interest
to
multiple
programs.
These
additional
areas
include
the
data
blocks
,
Facility/
Feature
Characteristics
,
Permit
Condition,
Reporting
Condition,
Monitoring
Condition,
and
Control
Methodology.
These
data
blocks
and
a
few
additional
data
elements
have
been
added
to
the
original
Permitting
Data
Standard
to
form
the
expanded
draft
data
standard
that
follows.

As
with
the
previous
Standard,
the
expanded
draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
has
a
number
of
associations
with
existing
data
standards.
Environmental
business
areas
are
typically
inter­
related
(
e.
g.
,
facilities
have
permits,
agencies
take
enforcement
actions
against
organizations
who
own
facilities
and
have
permits)
and
in
order
to
express
these
relationships,
data
elements
and
in
some
cases
data
blocks
from
other
standards
will
need
to
be
incorporated
to
complete
an
exchange
of
information
for
a
particular
area.
Rather
than
reinvent
or
duplicate
the
content
of
existing
standards,
the
Team
has
identified
cases
where
portions
of
other
data
standards
should
be
used
to
complete
associations
among
data
elements
within
data
blocks.

The
original
Permitting
Data
Standard
contained
a
definition
of
"
permit.
"
The
Permitting
I1
Action
Team
identified
some
aspects
of
the
original
definition
that
it
believes
are
distinct
and
should
not
be
included
within
a
single
definition.
A
revised
definition
follows.
A
"
permit"
is
an
authorization,
license,
or
control
document
used
to
implement
the
requirements
of
a
regulation.
A
permit
may
be
issued
to
an
individual
or
an
organization
and
typically
specifies
pollutant
limits
or
operating
procedures.
A
pernit
m
y
be
uniquely
identified
by
the
combination
of
three
data
elements:
1)
Permit
NumbedIdentifier,
2)
Name
of
Issuing
1
Organization,
and
3)
Permit
Type.

Other
Permit
NumbedIdentifier
data
blocks
and
data
elements
that
comprise
the
expanded
and
does
not
represent
a
mandatory
list
of
required
elements
and
its
partners.

Other
alphanumeric
identifiers
used
to
tion
information
about
the
permit
and
the
organization
responsible
for
issuing
or
A
permittee
may
be
associated
with
Facility
Site
Name,
Facility
Owner/
Operator
(
a
permissible
value
for
Affi iation
Type),
Facility
Registry
Identifier,
and
State
Facility
Identifier.
A
permit
name
may
be
associated
with
Environmental
Interest
Type.
A
facility
may
have
one
or
more
permits.
ss
one
or
more
regulated
substances
(
Chemical
Identification
and/
or
Biological
A
permit
may
be
related
to
another
permit
(
e.
g.,
an
individual
permitted
facility
may
be
related
to
an
A
permit
may
have
one
or
more
permitted
features.
A
permit
may
be
associated
with
one
or
more
data
elements
of
administrative
information
(
multiple
A
permit
may
be
associated
with
one
or
more
permitting
contacts.
A
number
of
contact
related
data
elements
exist
in
the
Contact
Data
Standard
and
should
be
used
as
overarching
General
Permit).

dates
may
create
history).

needed
to
identify
entities
and
their
affiliation
such
as;
Permittee
Name
of
Issuing
Organization
Organization
Type
Permitted
Entity
Contact
Full
Name
0
­
1
­
2
­
3
­
'
ermitted
Entity
Cont
Permit
Name
Permit
NurnbedIdentifier
:
t
information
(
e.
g.,
mailir
The
name
assigned
to
the
permit
by
a
permit
issuing/
granting
organization
to
identify
a
permit
or
permit
application.

The
alphanumeric
identifier
assigned
to
the
permit
by
a
permit
issuing/
granting
organization
to
identify
a
permit
or
permit
amlication.
address,
phone
number,
etc.
(
e.
g.,
Dupont
Chamberworks
RCRA
Treatment
Permit).
This
data
element
may
be
associated
to
Environmental
Interest
Type
in
the
USEPA
Facility
Registry
System.
(
e.
g.,
51432)

2
Alphanumeric
(
120)

Alphanumeric
(
30)

Alphanumeric
(
30)
Draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
I
Data
Element
Name
Other
Permit
NumberAdentifier
Context
Program
Name
Permit
Type
Data
Element
Defiitioi
identify
a
permit
or
The
type
of
permit
issued
or
granted
to
a
regulated
entity.
Notes
(
e.
g.,
authorization
ID=
by
PA
DEP
for
tracking)

The
following
are
representative
samples
of
permissible
values:

Air
Quality
Water
QualityINPDES
Hazardous
Was
te/
RCRA
Underground
Injection
Solid
Waste
Mining
The
following
is
a
representative
sample
of
permissible
values
for
Federal
and
State
environmental
permit
programs.
Permissible
values
are
specific
to
program
name.
Control
(
UIC)

NPDES­
Major
nonmunicipal
­
individual
NPDES­
Minor
nonmunicipal
­
individual
NPDES­
Major
municipal
­

NPDES­
Minor
municipal
­

WDES­
General
permit
VPDES­
General
permit
coverage
­
individual
facility,
major
VPDES­
General
permit
coverage
­
individual
facility,
minor
'
JPDES­
No
exposure
Certification
WRA­
Part
A
KRA­
Part
B
UR­
General
iIR­
Title
IV
(
acid
rain)
UR­
Title
V
individual
individual
3
I
Format
Alphanumeric
(
40)

Alphanumeric
(
120)
,
1
Draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
Data
Element
Name
Data
Element
Definition
Notes
Format
AIR­
Synthetic
Minor
AIR­
Minor
UIC­
Construction
Land
Fill
Land
Fill
Station
Application
MINING­
Coal
Mining
Surface
Mining
Permit
MINING­
Coal
Mining
Operators
License
MINING­
Industrial
Minerals
Mining
SOLID
WASTE­
Industrial
SOLID
WASTE­
Transfer
SOLID
WASTE­
Land
1
Permitted
Feature
Definition:
Information
about
the
permitted
feature
of
a
permit.
A
permitted
feature
is
a
unit,
physical
structure,
feature,
or
process
described
in
a
permit.
Relationships:
A
permitted
feature
may
be
associated
with
one
or
more
data
elements
of
administrative
information.
A
permitted
feature
identifier
may
be
associated
with
one
of
more
permitted
feature
types.
A
permitted
feature
may
address
one
or
more
regulated
substances
(
Chemical
Identification
and/
or
Biological
Taxonomy
Data
Standards.)
7
Permitted
Feature
The
alphanumeric
(
e.
g
.
,
Smith
Furnace
AV)
.
Alphanumeric
Identifier
identifier
or
name
This
data
element
may
be
(
40)
assigned
by
a
permit
issuing
organization
to
identify
a
permitted
unit,
feature,
or
process.
used
multiple
times
to
describe
multiple
features.
Each
feature
identified
name
should
be
associated
to
at
least
one
feature
type
(
See
item
#
12).
­­­­­
8
Permitted
Feature
The
type
of
permitted
Permissible
values
may
Alphanumeric
Type
unit,
feature,
or
process
include:
(
40)
represented
by
an
identifier.
External
outfall
Internal
outfall
Lagoon
Land
application
site
Incinerator
Stack
Pumping
station
Monitoring
well
4
I
Draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
10
Operating
Status
Permitted
Feature
Start
Date
­
11
,

Permitted
Feature
End
Date
I
Permit
Administration
zition:
Administrative
Permit/
Permitted
Feature
Administrative
or
Legal
Status
Data
Element
Definition
The
name
of
the
category
describing
the
operating
status
of
a
permitted
unit.

'
he
calendar
date
that
the
iperating
status
of
a
iermitted
feature
takes
ffect.
'
he
calendar
date
that
the
iperating
status
of
a
iermitted
feature.
is
no
anger
in
effect.

nformation
about
the
pern
The
administrative
or
legal
status
of
a
permit
or
permitted
feature.

5
Notes
Perc
pond
Landfill
Surface
impoundment
Waste
pile
Tank
Container
Boiler
and
industrial
furnace
Permissible
values
may
include
:

Proposed
Under
construction
Constructed,
but
not
yet
Active/
Operating
Inactive
Clean/
Closed
Closed
in
place
Not
constructed
Operating
Operating,
but
not
discharging
Not
operating
Seasonal
shut
down
Temporary
shut
down
'
active
Format
Alphanumeric
(
40)

Dt8)
YYYYMMDD
Source:
Date
DS
D(
8)
YYYYMMDD
Source:
Date
DS
I
Pending
Appealed
Denied
Active
Inactive
Expired
Extended
Withdrawn
19
facility/
feature
is
designed
to
or
actually
accommodates,
or
produces.
Facility/
Feature
The
descriptive
name
of
Example
values
may
include:
Alphanumeric
Sewage
Pollutant
Chemical
BiologicaI
Product
Nylon
Characteristic
Name
I
]
Heat
InDut
the
item
that
the
(
40)

I
;
acility/
Feature
lharacteristic
Text
The
description
of
the
(
e.
g.,
removal
of
pollutants
capability
or
function
that
from
municipal
wastewater)
the
facility/
feature
is
designed
to
or
actually
accommodates,
or
Droduces
.
I*
I
;
acility/
Feature
lThe
name
that
describes
le.
g.,
of
permissible
values
Uphanumeric
120)

Uphanumeric
,

6
I
Draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
25
Name
characteristic
represents.
Potential
Flow
Production
Amount
measure
value
was
Methodology
Type
The
type
of
process
and/
or
e.
g.,
of
permissible
values
tool
designed
or
used
to
include:
Numeric
(
8)
Source:
PCS:
Measurement/
Violation
Quanti0
manage
storage,
disposal,
treatment,
and
other
handling
protocols.
Maximum
Alphanumeric
Incineration
Disposal
(
10)
Source:
RWQRCMA
DS:
Result
Value
Unit
of
Measure
26
Alphanumeric
(
30)

Methodology
Description
process
and/
or
tools
that
provide
extensive
detail
to
The
text
that
describes
the
This
field
allows
the
user
to
I
derived.
1
Average
Control
Methodology
Definition:
A
process
and/
or
tools
to
manage
storage,
disposal,
treatment,
and
other
handling
protocol!
lesigned
for
and/
or
used.
Relationships:

manage
storage,
disposal,
treatment,
and
other
handling
protocols
designed
for
and/
or
used.
describe
the
methodology
used
beyond
that
provided
by
Methodology
Type
(
e.
g.,
equipment
manufacturer,
make,
model,
location
Alphanumeric
(
30)

Alphanumeric
ldescription,
.
etc.
,)
Permit
Condition
3e$
nition:
The
requirement
applied
to
the
facility,
entity,
or
feature.
Conditions
could
be
imit/
numeric,
scheduleldate,
or
descriptive
requirements.
Pelationships:
A
permit
condition
is
associated
with
a
Permit
NumberAdentifier.

7
34
35
36
activates
a
requirement.
Numeric
Condition
The
numeric
value
that
Numeric
(
8)
Quantity
represents
the
limitation
Source:
PCS:
being
placed
on
a
Measurement/
parameter
for
a
feature.
Violation
Quantity
Maximum
Numeric
Condition
Unit
The
name
of
the
e.
g.,
of
permissible
values
Alphanumeric
of
Measure
Name
determinate
quantity
for
a
include:
(
10)
standard
of
measurement
Source:
used
for
measuring
dimension,
capacity,
or
amount
of
the
numeric
condition.
units
per
milliliter
The
name
of
the
statistical
e.
g.,
of
permissible
values
­
pg/
L
­
Micrograms
per
liter
RWQRCMA
DS:
­
pCi/
L
­
Pico­
Curies
per
Iiter
&
sult
value
Unit
­
CFU/
ml
­
Colony
forming
Of
Measure
Numeric
Condition
Alphanumeric
include:

A
reporting
condition
may
be
associated
with
one
or
more
38
Report
Recipient
Name
The
name
of
the
entity
or
entities
directed
by
the
permit
or
regulations
to
receive
the
report.

39
Reporting
Frequency
The
frequency
with
which
the
report
is
required
to
be
submitted
to
the
report
recipient.

40
Report
Due
Date
The
date
that
the
report
is
due
to
the
report
recipient.
The
actual
date
the
report
was
received
by
the
report
recipient.
The
unique
tracking
number
or
name
assigned
by
a
system
or
program
that
identifies
the
report.
41
Report
Received
Date
42
Report
Identifier
Monitoring
Condition
I
­
­
Reporting
Condition
Definition:
Administrative
information
associated
with
submission
or
reporting
requirements.
Relationshim:
permit
conditions.

e.
g.,
of
permissible
values
include:

Annually
Quarterly
Monthly
Daily
e.
g.,
of
permissible
values
include:

4"
Quarterly
Report
20030714A
Alphanumeric
Source:
Facility
DS
&
Contact
DS:
Organization
Formal
Name
Alphanumeric
D(
8)
YYYYMMDD
Source:
Date
DS
D(
8)
YYYYMMDD
Source:
Date
DS
Alphanumeric
(
30)

Definition:
Administrative
information
that
describes
the
monitoring
requirements.
Relationships:
A
monitoring
condition
may
be
associated
with
one
or
more
permit
conditions.
Note:
This
data
block
is
intended
to
capture
monitoring
activities
required
by
a
permit
such
as
a
description
of
the
monitoring
site,
its
location,
monitoring
frequency,
the
method
used
to
collect
a
sample,
or
the
reference
number
of
the
analytical
method
used.
Where
they
exist,
data
elements
from
other
final
data
standards
are
referenced
for
use
as
needed.

9
I
Draft
Permitting
Data
Standard
­
1
The
standard
data
element
Analytical
Method
Number
from
the
Reporting
Water
Quality
Results
for
to
be
conducted
at
the
site
Semi­
annually
Yearly
Bi­
annual
Tri­
annual
No
reporting
requirements
Sources
used
for
data
element
data
types
and
lengths:

0
0
0
0
AIRWAQS:
Aerometric
Information
Retrieval
System
(
AIRS)/
Air
Quality
Subsystem
(
AQS)
Contact
DS:
Environmental
Data
Standards
Council
(
EDSC)
Contact
Information
Data
Standard
E/
C
DS:
EDSC
Enforcement/
Compliance
Data
Standard
Facility
DS:
EDSC
Facility
Identification
Data
Standard
RWQRCMA
DS:
EDSC
Reporting
Water
Quality
Results
for
Chemical
and
Microbiological
Date
DS:
EDSC
Date
Data
Standard
PCS:
Permit
Compliance
System
0
0
Analytes
Data
Standard