EPA Appoints Regional Superfund Ombudsman.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 1996--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and today announced the appointment of Ron Wilson
Ronald Lawrence Wilson as Regional Superfund Ombudsman. The regional ombudsman will serve as a direct point of contact for the public on Superfund concerns. Regional Administrator John H. Hankinson, Jr. said, "This appointment underscores the importance of the Agency's commitment to make the Superfund program Noun 1. Superfund program - the federal government's program to locate and investigate and clean up the worst uncontrolled and abandoned toxic waste sites nationwide; administered by the Environmental Protection Agency; "some have intimated that the Superfund's money more responsive to communities surrounding hazardous waste Hazardous waste Any solid, liquid, or gaseous waste materials that, if improperly managed or disposed of, may pose substantial hazards to human health and the environment. Every industrial country in the world has had problems with managing hazardous wastes. sites." The Regional Ombudsman will facilitate resolution of concerns that have not been resolved between regional personnel and stakeholders -- people interested or involved in processes relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc Superfund. One important component of the new position is direct access to top-level regional management to help resolve issues communicated to the regional office about the cleanup of Superfund sites. The Ombudsman also will serve as a repository for information related to recurring Superfund concerns. To develop this repository function, the Ombudsman will participate in a Regional Ombudsman workgroup and hold national meetings and training sessions. Creating the Superfund Regional Ombudsman is one of twenty Superfund Administrative Reforms announced by the Agency on October 2, 1995, in an effort to both streamline the Superfund process and to make the process fairer and more efficient. Persons with concerns or inquiries regarding Superfund sites in their communities are encouraged to contact Ron Wilson at U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Region IV, 345 Courtland Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30365, 404/347-3555, ext. 2009. CONTACT: EPA Press Office, Atlanta Carl Terry, 404/347-3555, ext. 6755 |
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