ATTACHMENT A

Pollution Prevention Act Section 6604

42 U.S.C. 13103

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.

