Region

Regional Administrator

John A. S. McGlennon. Gerald M. Hansler.

Daniel J. Snyder III..

IX. X.

Jack E. Ravan.. George Alexander. John C. White.

Charles V. Wright. John A. Green.. Paul DeFalco, Jr. Donald DuBois..

pollution systematically, by proper integration of a variety of research, monitoring, standard setting, and enforcement activities. As a complement to its other activities, EPA coordinates and supports research and antipollution activities by State and local governments, private and public groups, individuals, and educational institutions. EPA also reinforces efforts among other Federal agencies with respect to the impact of their operations on the environment, and it is specifically charged with making public its written comments on environmental impact statements and with publishing its determinations when those hold that a proposal is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of public health or welfare or environmental quality. In all, EPA is designed to serve as the public's

advocate for a livable environment.

Activities

AIR AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMS

The air activities of the Agency include development of national programs, technical policies, and regulations for air pollution control; development of national standards for air quality, emission standards for new stationary sources, and emission standards for hazardous pollutants; technical direction, support, and evaluation of regional air activities; and provision of training in the field of air pollution control. Related activities include study, identification, and regulation of noise.

sources and control methods; technical assistance to States and agencies having radiation protection programs; a national surveillance and inspection program for measuring radiation levels in the environment; analyses, guidelines, and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes; technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of waste management activities; and analyses on the recovery of useful energy from solid

waste.

WATER AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAMS

EPA's water quality activities represent a coordinated effort to restore the Nation's waters. The functions of this program include development of national programs, technical policies, and regulations for water pollution control and water supply; water quality standards and effluent guidelines development; technical direction, support, and evaluation of regional water activities; development of programs for technical assistance and technology transfer; and provision of training in the field of water quality. The Agency's hazardous materials activities include regulation of pesticides and their use to assure human safety and protection of environmental quality; establishment of tolerance levels for pesticides which occur in or on food; monitoring of pesticide residue levels in food, humans, and nontarget fish and wildlife and their environments; and investigation of pesticide accidents.

ENFORCEMENT

The Office of the Assistant Adminis

trator for Enforcement provides policy

direction to enforcement activities in air, water, pesticides, solid waste management, radiation, and noise control programs; plans and coordinates enforcement conferences, public hearings, and other legal proceedings; and engages in other activities related to enforcement of standards to protect the Nation's environment.

TOXIC SUBSTANCES PROGRAMS The Office of Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances is responsible for development of national strategies for the control of toxic substances; criteria for assessing chemical substances, standards for test protocols for chemicals; rules and procedures for industry reporting and regulations for the control of substances deemed to be hazardous to man or the environment; and evaluating and assessing the impact of new chemicals and chemicals with new uses to determine the hazard and, if needed, develop appropriate restrictions. It also coordinates activities under the Toxic Substances Control Act with other agencies for the assessment and control of toxic substances.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT The Office of the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development is responsible for a national research program in pursuit of technological controls of all forms of pollution. It directly supervises the research activities of EPA's national laboratories and gives technical policy direction to those laboratories which support the program responsibilities of EPA's regional offices. Close coordination of the various research programs is designed to yield a synthesis of knowledge from the biological, physical, and social sciences which can be interpreted in terms of total human and environmental needs. General functions include management of selected demonstration programs, planning for Agency environ

mental quality monitoring programs, coordination of Agency monitoring agencies, the States, and other public efforts with those of other Federal bodies, and dissemination of Agency research, development, and demonstration results.

REGIONAL OFFICES

EPA's 10 regional offices represent the Agency's commitment to the development of strong local programs for pollution abatement. The Regional Administrators are the Agency's principal representatives in the regions in contacts and relationships with Federal, State, interstate, and local agencies, industry, academic institutions, and other public and private groups. They are responsible for accomplishing within their regions the national program objectives established by the Agency. They develop, propose, and implement an approved regional program for comprehensive and integrated environmental protection activities.

Sources of Information

Inquiries for information on the following subjects should be directed to the specified office, Environmental Protection Agency, Fourth and M Streets SW., Washington, D.C. 20460.

CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT

Contracts Management Division.

EMPLOYMENT

Personnel Management Division.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Freedom of Information Officer.

FILMS, PUBLICATIONS, SPEAKERS Office of Public Affairs.

READING ROOM

A reading room is located on the first floor of the Agency's headquarters, 401 M Street SW., Washington, D.C. 20460.

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY

Available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

(VACANCY).

ETHEL BENT WALSH.
RONNIE BLUMENTHAL.
RAYMOND L. TELLES.
MARIO CASTILLO.

(VACANCY).

DANIEL E. LEACH.

KAREN DANART.

MICHAEL BARTON.

(VACANCY).

ALVIN GOLUB.
EDUARDO PENA, JR.

CHRIS ROGGERSON.
DONALD MUSE.
ABNER W. SIBAL.
ISSIE JENKINS.
JOSEPH EDDINS.
CONSTANCE Dupree.
WILLIAM ROBINSON.
EDGAR G. E. MORGAN.
ALFRED L. SWEENEY.
ROBERT AMORUSO.

HELEN T. STELLMAN, Acting.
MAXINE B. Cade.
PETER ROBERTSON.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was created by title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 241; 42 U.S.C. 2000a), and became operational July 2, 1965. Title VII was amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 (86 Stat. 103).

ACTIVITIES

exclusive of the Federal Government, labor organizations, joint labor-management apprenticeship programs, and public and private employment agencies. Members of the Commission also may initiate charges alleging that a violation of title VII has occurred. Charges of title VII violation must be filed with the Commission within 180 days of the alleged violation, and the Commission is responsible for notifying persons so charged within 10 days of the receipt of a new charge. Before investigation, a charge must be deferred for 60 days to a local fair employment practices agency in States and municipalities where an enforceable fair employment practices law is in effect. (The deferral period is 120 days for an agency which has been operating less than one year.) After an investigation, if there is reasonable cause to believe the charge is true, the district office attempts to remedy the alleged unlawful practices through the informal methods of conciliation, conference, and persuasion.

Unless an acceptable conciliation agreement has been secured, the Commission may, after 30 days from the date the charge was filed, bring suit in an appropriate Federal district court. (The Attorney General brings suit when a State government, governmental agency, or a political subdivision is involved.) If the Commission or the Attorney General does not proceed in this manner, at the conclusion of the administrative procedures, or earlier at the request of the charging party, a Notice of Right to Sue is issued which allows the charging party to proceed within 90 days in a Federal district court. In appropriate cases the Commission may intervene in such civil action if the case is of general public interest. The investigation and conciliation of charges having an industrywide or national impact are coordinated or conducted by the Office of Compliance Programs.

Under the provisions of section 706 (f) (2), as amended by section 5 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, if it is concluded after a preliminary investigation that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purposes of the act, the Commission or the Attorney General, in a case involving a State government, governmental agency or political subdivision, may bring an action for appropriate temporary or preliminary relief pending final disposition of a charge.

The Commission participates in the development of the law of employment discrimination through issuance of guidelines, publication of significant Commission decisions, and involvement in litigation brought under title VII and related statutes.

The Commission encourages and assists in voluntary action by employers, unions, and employment agencies through affirmative action programs, providing the Commission's services in developing multiplant and industry

wide programs, and in identifying discriminatory systems and devising ways to change them. Such programs are designed to help those organizations achieve the goals of equal employment opportunity through nondiscriminatory recruiting, fair employee selection procedures, expanded training programs, and job upgrading. The Voluntary Compliance Division and the regional voluntary programs officers provide information, educational materials, consultation, and other assistance in the development of affirmative and other voluntary action programs; and attempt to negotiate voluntary agreements with employers to implement the programs.

The Commission has direct liaison with State and local governments, employer and union organizations, trade associations, civil rights organizations and other agencies and organizations concerned with employment of minority group members and women. The Commission engages in and contributes to the cost of research and other mutual interest projects with State and local agencies charged with the administration of fair employment practices laws. The Commission's regional offices administer the funding of mutual interest projects.

The Commission is also a major publisher of data on the employment status of minorities and women. Through six employment surveys (EEO-1 through EEO-6), covering private employers, apprenticeship programs, labor unions, State and local governments, elementary and secondary schools, and colleges and universities, the Commission tabulates and stores data on the ethnic, racial, and sex characteristics of employees at all job levels within the reported groups.

Research information thus collected is shared with selected Federal agencies, such as the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the Department of Labor, and others. It is also made available, in appropriate form, for public use.

Sources of Information

READING ROOM

Room 3024, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20506.

EMPLOYMENT

The Commission selects its employees from various examinations and registers, including the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE), Mid-Level, and Senior Level registers; various secretarial, typing, and stenographic registers; and the Equal Opportunity Specialist register. Employment inquiries or applications for positions in the headquarters office should be directed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Personnel Office, Room 3214, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20506. Phone, 202-634-7002, or to the appropriate regional office for regional or district office positions. Applicants for attorney positions may apply directly to EEOC, Office of the General Counsel, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20506.

PUBLICATIONS

The following publications are among those available from the Commission: Equal Employment Opportunity Is the Law (English-Spanish poster); Title VII-Civil Rights Act of 1964 as Amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972; Affirmative Action and Equal Employment: A Guidebook for Employers; La Ley Exige Igualidad de Oportunidad Para Todos en el Empleo; Laws and Rules You Should Know; EEOC at a Glance. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Annual Report is available from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

For further information, contact the Director, Office of Public Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2401 E Street NW., Washington, D.C. 20506. Phone, 202-6346930.