1. Executive Order 13148 Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management

2. E.O. Issued: April 21, 2000 Reasons: Demonstrate Federal Government environmental leadership Ensure that Federal agencies adopt lowest life-cycle cost environmental practices Ensure Federal facilities are responsible members of their communities

3. E.O 13148 Supersedes: E.O. 12843: Procurement Requirements & Policies for Federal Agencies for Ozone- Depleting Substances E.O. 12856: Federal Compliance With Right-to-Know Laws and Pollution Prevention Requirements E.O. 12969: Federal Acquisition and Community Right-To-Know E.O. 12088: Federal Compliance With Pollution Control Standards, section 1– 4 Executive Memorandum on Environmentally Beneficial Landscaping

4. What does the E.O. cover? General Requirements Compliance Auditing Environmental Management Systems Emergency Planning and Community Right- to-Know Pollution Prevention Toxic Chemical Release Reductions Toxic Chemical and Hazardous Substance Use Reductions Reductions in Ozone-Depleting Substances Beneficial Landscaping & Environmentally Benign Adhesives

5. General Requirements Incorporate the provisions into existing policies Provide training on the provisions to personnel Incorporate into position descriptions and performance standards Develop an awards program Each location will develop a plan Annual reporting to the EPA

6. Compliance Auditing Develop/implement an environmental compliance audit program Agency’s with an established audit program may elect to do program reviews instead Encouraged to conduct audits/reviews not less than every 3 years Place high priority on obtaining funding and resources needed to address recommendations of audits/reviews

7. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) defines EMS as “that part of the overall management system which includes organizational structure, planning, implementing, achieving, reviewing, and maintaining the environmental policy.” Pete says an EMS is “looking at your operations, procedures, and/or systems, with an eye towards continual improvement”

8. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Identify deficiencies and improvements and make them. Repeat the cycle for “continuous improvement” Deficiencies/improvements - two types to “identify”: Operational – compliance driven Procedural/systematic – program driven

9. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Requirements Conduct an agency-level EMS self assessment Implement EMS at all facilities by December 31, 2005

10. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Report under the EPCRA sections 302, 304, 311/312, and 313 Reduced reporting thresholds under section 313 (e.g., mercury reporting threshold reduced from 25,000 lbs to 10 lbs) EPA may conduct inspections to monitor compliance Non-compliance may result in a Federal Facilities Compliance Agreement

11. Pollution Prevention (P2) Use pollution prevention projects and activities to correct and prevent noncompliance with environmental regulatory requirements Develop a P2 program at locations that compares life cycle costs of treatment/ disposal of waste streams with alternatives that eliminate or reduce toxic chemicals at the source

12. Release Reduction: Toxic Chemicals Reduce total releases of toxic chemicals to the environment and off-site transfers of chemicals for treatment and disposal by at least 10 percent annually, or 40 percent overall by December 31, 2006 List of toxic chemicals in EPCRA section 313 as of December 1, 2000

13. Release Reduction: Toxic Chemicals Previous requirement under E.O. 12856 Baseline for reporting is calendar year 2001 (i.e., July 2002) There are provisions where a location is unable to pursue – won’t be an easy sale

14. Use Reduction: Toxic Chemicals, Hazardous Substances, and Other Pollutants Train procurement and acquisition personnel. Reduce the use of priority chemicals by 50 percent by December 31, 2006 EPA workgroup is establishing the list (not finalized yet) Will include at least 15 chemicals

15. Use Reduction: Toxic Chemicals, Hazardous Substances, and Other Pollutants Agencies can identify an alternate list if: Locations don’t have at least 5 chemicals on the list; or They so choose (i.e., with approval of the EPA workgroup) Baseline for measuring reductions is the first CY following development of the list

16. Reductions in Ozone- Depleting Substances (ODS) Regarding acquisition, follow the FAR section 23.8 and other applicable provisions Develop a plan to phase out the procurement of Class I ODS by December 31, 2010

17. Reductions in Ozone- Depleting Substances (ODS) Plan will require an inventory of: Equipment/systems that contain ODS (e.g., refrigeration, air conditioning, halon fire suppression systems) Types/quantities of ODS used and stored Types/quantities of ODS procured annually

18. Beneficial Landscaping & Environmentally Benign Adhesives Incorporate the “Guidance for Presidential Memorandum on Environmentally and Economically Beneficial Landscape Practices on Federal Landscaped Grounds,” (60 Fed. Reg. 40837) into landscaping programs, policies, and practices Once environmentally benign adhesives for paper products become available, revise specs and direct the purchase of said products

19. Questions?