§13107 Epa Report

Summary

The Administrator must send Congress a report within 18 months after November 5, 1990, and then every two years. The report must describe what was done and the results of efforts to carry out the source-reduction strategy from section 13103(b). It must also assess how well the clearinghouse and grant program are working and check for data gaps and duplicated data in information collected under Federal environmental laws. After the first report, each later report must include an industry-by-industry analysis of data (covering at least five SIC codes each time, starting with the industries that make the most toxic chemical waste and adding five new SIC codes in each report until all are covered). Reports must also review whether the data are useful and valid for tracking source reduction; identify regulatory and nonregulatory barriers and opportunities; point out industries and pollutants needing priority help; recommend incentives and research priorities; evaluate cost and technical feasibility by industry and process and note any industries with major barriers; and suggest ways to coordinate and improve public access to environmental data. In the report after the first biennial report, items 3 through 9 above may be included at the Administrator’s discretion.