Environmental Protection Agency Research and Development Posture Hearing: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Natural Resources, Agricultural Research, and Environment of the Committee on Science and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, First Session, October 22, 1981 |
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Page 51 - Administrator that there may be a reasonable basis to conclude that a chemical substance or mixture presents or will present a significant risk of serious or widespread harm to human beings from cancer, gene mutations, or birth defects...
Page 77 - Act (CERCLA) and active air and water releases covered under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Page 194 - Agency's required peer and policy review and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred.
Page 77 - Act. the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Page 76 - EPA's role 1s to conduct research and development programs, ensure that adequate standards and regulations are established to meet environmental goals set by the Act, support State and local control activities, and ensure that the standards and regulations are effectively enforced.
Page 76 - ... continuing to operate the ongoing program to Identify, Investigate, evaluate and, as necessary, respond to uncontrolled hazardous waste sites in anticipation of full administration of new Super-fund authorities. Hazardous/Solid Waste Regulatory Program The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, establishes the first national program to protect public health and the environment from damages caused by Improper waste management operations. To handle prospective hazardous waste...
Page 23 - Program and with programs of toxicological testing established under the Toxic Substances Control Act and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.
Page 29 - Such Board shall be composed of at least nine members, one of whom shall be designated Chairman, and shall meet at such times and places as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board in consultation with the Administrator. Each member of the Board shall be qualified by education, training, and experience to evaluate scientific and technical information on matters referred to the Board under this section.
Page 76 - Resource Conservation And Recovery Act The Resource Conservation And Recovery Act (RCRA...
Page 11 - Administrator to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources upon the request of either such committee.