OECA
Sector
Notebooks
February
24,
2003
The
Sector
Notebook
series
is
produced
by
the
Office
of
Enforcement
and
Compliance
Assurance
(
OECA).
It
is
a
set
of
industry
profiles
containing
detailed
sector­
specific
environmental
information.
Unlike
many
resource
materials,
which
are
organized
by
air,
water,
and
land
pollutants,
the
Notebooks
provide
a
holistic,
"
whole
facility,"
approach
by
integrating
manufacturing
process,
applicable
regulations,
and
other
relevant
environmental
information.

Purpose:
The
Sector
Notebooks
were
developed
to
provide
users
with
a
consolidated
source
of
compliance­
related
information
for
specific
industry
sectors.

Chemicals:
Sector
Notebooks
are
available
for
the
following
sectors
(
their
date
of
issuance
is
listed
in
parenthesis):


Agricultural
chemical,
pesticide
and
fertilizer
(
2000)


Agricultural
crop
production
(
2000)


Agricultural
livestock
production
(
2000)


Aerospace
(
1998)


Air
Transportation
(
1997)


Dry
cleaning
(
1995)


Electronics
and
computer
(
1995)


Fossil
fuel
electric
power
generation
(
1997)


Ground
transportation
(
1997)


Inorganic
chemical
(
1995)


Iron
and
steel
(
1995)


Lumber
and
wood
products
(
1995)


Metal
casting
(
1997)


Metal
fabrication
(
1995)


Metal
mining
(
1995)


Motor
vehicle
assembly
(
1995)


Nonferrous
metals
(
1995)


Non­
fuel,
non­
metal
mining
(
1995)


Oil
and
gas
extraction
(
1999)


Organic
chemical
(
1995
 
being
revised)


Petroleum
refining
(
1995)


Pharmaceutical
(
1997)


Plastic
resins
and
man­
made
fibers
(
1997)


Printing
(
1995)


Pulp
and
paper
(
1995
 
being
revised)


Rubber
and
plastic
(
1995)


Shipbuilding
and
repair
(
1997)


Stone,
clay,
glass,
and
concrete
(
1995)


Textiles
(
1997)


Transportation
equipment
cleaning
(
1995)


Water
transportation
(
1997)

Wood
furniture
and
fixtures
(
1995)


Local
government
operations
(
1999)


Federal
facilities
(
draft)

Sample
Locations:
This
is
a
compilation
of
existing
data
and
information.

Sample
Design:
This
is
a
compilation
of
existing
data
and
information.

Time
Period
Covered:
The
date
of
issuance
of
each
Sector
Notebook
is
listed
above
under
"
chemicals".

Evaluation
Method:
Each
Notebook
includes:


Overview
of
the
industry,
including
size,
geographic
distribution,
organizational
structure,
products,
economic
trends,
financial
status.


Description
of
manufacturing
processes,
including
inputs
of
raw
materials
and
pollution
outputs.


Summary
of
chemical
releases
to
the
environment.


Summary
of
applicable
federal
statutes
and
regulations.


Compliance
and
enforcement
history.


Review
of
major
legal
actions.


Pollution
prevention
opportunities.


Government
and
industry
initiatives
for
compliance
assurance.


Resource
materials
and
contacts.

Results:
Not
Applicable.

Contact:
Sector
Notebook
Project
Coordinator,
Office
of
Compliance;
(
202)
564­
2310.

Short­
term
Followup:
None.

Long­
term
Followup:
Information
may
be
useful
for
a
more
detailed
look
at
specific
industries
in
the
Tier
2
analysis.
