Environmental Protection Agency

Pages379-383

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001

Phone, 202-272-0167. Internet, www.epa.gov.

Administrator Stephen L. Johnson

Deputy Administrator Marcus Peacock

Associate Administrator for Lisa Lybbert

Public Affairs

Associate Administrator for Stephanie N. Daigle

Congressional and Intergovernmental Relations

Associate Administrator for Brian Mannix

Policy, Economics, and Innovation

Associate Administrator for Thomas P. Dunne

Homeland Security

Staff Offices:

Director, Office of Homeland Mary U. Kruger

Security

Chief Judge, Office of Susan L. Biro

Administrative Law Judges

Director, Executive Secretariat Brian Hope, Acting

Director, Office of Children's William Sanders, Health Protection and Acting

Environmental Education

Director, Office of Civil Rights Karen D. Higginbotham

Director, Office of Cooperative Rafael DeLeon

Environmental Management

Director, Office of Executive Diane N. Bazzle

Services

Director, Office of Small and Jeanette L. Brown

Disadvantaged Business Utilization

Director, Science Advisory Board Vanessa T. Vu

Lead Environmental Appeals Anna Wolgast

Judge, Environmental Appeals Board

Program Offices:

Assistant Administrator for Luis Luna

Administration and Resources Management

Assistant Administrator for Air Bill Wehrum

and Radiation

Assistant Administrator for Granta Y. Nakayama

Enforcement and Compliance Assurance

Assistant Administrator for Molly A. O'Neill

Environmental Information and Chief Information Officer

Assistant Administrator for Judith E. Ayres

International Affairs

Assistant Administrator for James B. Gulliford

Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances

Assistant Administrator for George Gray

Research and Development

Assistant Administrator for Susan Bodine

Solid Waste and Emergency Response

Assistant Administrator for Benjamin H. Grumbles

Water

Chief Financial Officer Lyons Gray

General Counsel Roger R. Martella, Jr.

Inspector General Bill Roderick, Acting

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The mission of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land--

upon which life depends.

The Environmental Protection Agency was established in the executive branch as an independent agency pursuant to Reorganization Plan No. 3 of

1970 (5 U.S.C. app.), effective December 2, 1970. It was created to permit coordinated and effective governmental action on behalf of the environment. The Agency is designed to serve as the public's advocate for a livable environment.

Core Functions

Air and Radiation The Office of Air and Radiation activities of the Agency include the following:

--developing national programs, policies, regulations, and standards for air quality, emission standards for stationary and mobile sources, and emission standards for hazardous air pollutants;

--conducting research and providing information on indoor air pollutants to...

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