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Region 5's Air Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Program

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Region 5's Air Enforcement and Compliance Assistance Program

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

CHAPTERS

  1. INTRODUCTION

      2. Purpose
      Background
      Scope and Methodology
      Prior Audit Coverage

  2. COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES NEEDED PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE

      3. Background
      ARD Compliance Assistance Activities
      Region 5's Program Needed Further Development
      Conclusion
      Recommendations and Agency Actions
      OIG Evaluation

  3. DETERRING VIOLATORS: SOME STATES NEEDED TO ASSESS THE ECONOMIC BENEFIT COMPONENT

      4. Deterring Violators by Assessing the Economic Benefit
      ARD and Michigan Assessed the Economic Benefit, While Some States Did Not
      Conclusion
      Recommendations and Agency Actions
      OIG Evaluation

  4. DETERRING VIOLATORS: MORE PUBLICITY NEEDED

      5. Deterring Violators Through Publicity
      Press Releases Seldom Issued for Enforcement Actions
      Conclusion
      Recommendations and Agency Actions
      OIG Evaluation

  5. ARD NEEDED TO WORK WITH STATES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS

      6. More Communication on Federal Cases Needed
      Enforcement Processes Were Time Consuming
      Limited Use of Injunctive Relief and Stipulated Penalties
      States May Need to Give More Oversight to Local Agencies
      Conclusion
      Recommendations and Agency Actions
      OIG Evaluation

  6. ARD ENFORCEMENT DATA WERE NOT COMPLETE OR CONSISTENT

      7. Background
      Data Were Not Complete
      Data Definitions Varied
      Potential Existed for Duplicate Records
      Reasons ARD and States Did Not Use AFS
      Conclusion
      Recommendations and Agency Actions
      OIG Evaluation

EXHIBITS

  1. SAMPLE SELECTION METHODOLOGY

      2. Audit
      Survey

  2. SUMMARY OF PENALTIES FOR SAMPLE UNIVERSES

  3. OIG AND GAO REPORTS

  4. STATE COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE ACTIVITIES

      5. Indiana Five Star Recognition Program
      Illinois Clean Break Amnesty Program

  5. REGION 5 PRESS RELEASES

      6. Example 1
      Example 2

  6. TOP BARRIERS TO EFFECTIVE AIR ENFORCEMENT

      7. ARD Barriers
      Indiana Barriers
      Michigan Barriers

APPENDICES

  1. REGION 5 RESPONSE TO DRAFT REPORT

  2. ABBREVIATIONS

  3. DISTRIBUTION

Created February 9, 1997

 

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