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About the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)

Related Information
  • Policy for Enhancing Regional State Planning and Communication
  • National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives
  • Enforcement activities
  • Compliance activities
  • Get involved to eliminate violations:
    • ECHO - Enforcement and Compliance History Online
    • Report a violation
    • Wanted: EPA criminal fugitives
    • Enforcement and Compliance Annual Results Reports
  • Organization chart
  • Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Careers

OECA News Releases
  • All compliance and enforcement news releases

What We Do

The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) goes after pollution problems that impact American communities through vigorous civil and criminal enforcement. Our enforcement activities target the most serious water, air and chemical hazards. 

OECA is building on our relationship with states and tribal partners to make sure we are delivering on our shared commitment to a clean and healthy environment.

Through improved transparency, advanced technologies and community participation, we are empowering the public to help us assure compliance nationwide, and to level the playing field for those entities that follow the law.

OECA works with EPA regional offices, and in partnership with state and tribal governments, and other federal agencies to enforce the nation’s environmental laws, including:

  • Clean Air Act (CAA)
  • Clean Water Act (CWA)
  • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund)
  • Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
  • Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act
  • Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
  • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

Programs and Projects Managed by OECA

Strategic Planning

  • EPA Enforcement Goals
  • EPA National  Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives

Programs

  • Compliance
  • Enforcement
  • Next Generation Compliance

Organization

  • Mail code: 2201A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
 
Vacant, Assistant Administrator
Vacant, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator 
Cecil Rodrigues, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Management performing the duties and functions of the Assistant Administrator
  • Biography
  • Phone: 202-564-2440
Rosemarie Kelley, Senior Advisor
  • Phone:  202-564-2440
 
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance includes:
  • Office of Administration and Policy
  • Office of Civil Enforcement
  • Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training
  • Office of Compliance
  • Federal Facilities Enforcement Office
  • Office of Site Remediation Enforcement

Office of Administration and Policy (OAP)

What We Do

OAP provides policy, administrative, and management coordination across OECA including human resources, labor relations, budget, finances, contracts, grants, records management, information technology, and manages the Agency’s enforcement website.

Programs and Projects Managed by the Office of Administration and Policy
  • Enforcement website

OAP Organization

  • Mail code: 2201A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
Marilyn Braxton, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-8192
  • Email: braxton.marilyn@epa.gov
Daniele Albergottie, Deputy Director
  • Phone: 202-566-1550
  • Email: albergottie.daniele@epa.gov

The Office of Administration and Policy includes:

Administrative Management Division
Ollie Thomas, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-8202
  • Email: thomas.ollie@epa.gov
Budget and Financial Management Division
John M. Warren, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2452
  • Email: warren.johnm@epa.gov
Information and Technology Division
Daniele Albergottie, Director
  • Phone: 202-566-1550
  • Email: albergottie.daniele@epa.gov
Policy and Legislative Coordination Division
Loan Nguyen, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-4041
  • Email: nguyen.loan@epa.gov

Office of Civil Enforcement (OCE)

What We Do

The Office of Civil Enforcement (OCE) develops and prosecutes administrative civil and judicial cases and provides legal support for cases and investigations initiated in EPA regions. OCE directly implements and enforces federal programs, i.e., those where there are no EPA-authorized state programs. OCE also has responsibility for planning and setting priorities for enforcement activities, developing national enforcement policy and guidance, participating in Agency rule-making to ensure that regulations contain clear and enforceable provisions, and implementing effective communication to alert regulated entities to potential compliance problems.

Programs and Projects Managed by the Office of Civil Enforcement
  • Air, Water, Waste and Chemical Enforcement
  • National Compliance Initiatives
  • Civil enforcement cases and settlements
  • Policy Guidance and Publications

OCE Organization

  • Mail code: 2201A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
Vacant, Director
Karin Koslow, Deputy Office Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2220
  • Email: koslow.karin@epa.gov
Vacant, Associate Director

The Office of Civil Enforcement includes:

Resource Management Staff
Michael Reese, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-3060
  • Email: reese.michael@epa.gov
Crosscutting Policy Staff
Laurie Ireland, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2932
  • Email: ireland.laurie@epa.gov
Air Enforcement Division
Mary E. Greene, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-0254
  • Email: greene.mary.e@epa.gov
Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division
Greg Sullivan, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-1298
  • Email: sullivan.greg@epa.gov
Water Enforcement Division
Joseph Theis, Acting Director
  • Phone: 202-564-4053
  • Email: theis.joseph@epa.gov

Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT)

What We Do

The Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT) investigates violations of environmental laws and provides a broad range of technical and forensic services for civil and criminal investigative support and council on legal and policy matters.

Programs and Projects Managed by the Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training
  • Criminal enforcement cases
  • Criminal enforcement program area and resident offices
  • Report an environmental violation
  • EPA fugitives
  • EPA’s Body Worn Camera Policy
  • National Enforcement Investigations Center

OCEFT Organization

  • Mail code: 2201A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
Henry Barnet, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2480
  • Email: barnet.henry@epa.gov
Erica Canzler, Deputy Director
  • Phone: 202-431-3146
  • Email: canzler.erica@epa.gov
Vacant, Associate Director
  • Phone: 
  • Email: 

The Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training includes:

Criminal Investigation Division
Jennifer Lynn, Director
  • Phone: 215-814-2790
  • Email: lynn.jennifer@epa.gov
National Enforcement Investigations Center
Rebecca Connell, Director
  • Phone: 303-463-9253
  • Email: connell.rebecca@epa.gov
Legal Counsel Division
Mike Fisher, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2485
  • Email: fisher.mike@epa.gov
Resource Management Staff
Ebony Williams, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-3396
  • Email: williams.ebony@epa.gov

Office of Compliance (OC)

What We Do

The Office of Compliance (OC) supports EPA’s compliance assurance program by assisting the regulated community and co-regulators; providing tools and trainings EPA, states, and Tribes to address noncompliance; advancing national priorities; and managing data and results.

OC is divided into four divisions:

  • The Enforcement Targeting and Data Division (ETDD) provides information management services to improve compliance with environmental laws.
  • The Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division (MAMPD) assists the regulated community and co-regulators and supports inspectors nationwide to improve compliance with environmental laws.
  • The National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI) collaborates with experts to supply comprehensive training to environmental professionals and manages internship programs for students to advance the EPA’s mission.
  • The Planning Measures and Oversight Division (PMOD) works with co-regulators, develops evidence-based research, and advances and evaluates national priorities to assure compliance with environmental laws.
Programs and Projects Managed by the Office of Compliance
  • How We Monitor Compliance
  • Compliance Monitoring Programs for Air, Water, Waste and Chemicals under Environmental Statutes
  • Compliance Advisors for Sustainable Water Systems
  • Compliance Assistance Centers for the Regulated Community
  • National Enforcement Training Institute
  • Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO)
  • Report-A-Violation
  • NPDES eReporting
  • Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance Study Program
  • State Review Framework
  • Compliance Learning Agenda
  • EPA Certified Wood Heater Database
  • National List of Active EPA-Registered Foreign and Domestic Pesticide and/or Device-Producing Establishments
  • EPA National Enforcement and Compliance Initiatives 
  • Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Annual Results

OC Organization

  • Mail code: 2201A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
Jacqueline Werner, Director 
  • Phone: 202-564-1036
  • Email: werner.jacqueline@epa.gov
Kellie Ortega, Deputy Director 
  • Phone: 202-564-5529
  • Email:  ortega.kellie@epa.gov
Vacant, Associate Director

The Office of Compliance includes:

Enforcement Targeting and Data Division
Jane Wallace, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-4257
  • Email: wallace.jane@epa.gov
Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division
Loren Denton, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-1148
  • Email: denton.loren@epa.gov
National Enforcement Training Institute
Cassandra Rice, Director 
  • Phone: 202-564-2280
  • Email: rice.cassandra@epa.gov
Planning, Measuring, and Oversight Division
Michele McKeever, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2280
  • Email: mckeever.michele@epa.gov
Resource Management Staff
Melinda DeLoatch-Speight, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-8001
  • Email: deloatch.melinda@epa.gov

Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO)

What We Do

The Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO) is responsible for ensuring that federal facilities take all necessary actions to prevent, control and abate environmental pollution. FFEO facilitates compliance through inspections and enforcement under all environmental statutes and cleanup at federal facilities.

Programs and Projects Managed by the Federal Facilities Enforcement Office
  • Compliance and enforcement at federal facilities
  • FedCenter.gov -- the federal government's home for comprehensive environmental stewardship and compliance assistance information

FFEO Organization

  • Mail code: 2261A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
Kathryn Caballero, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-1849
  • Email: caballero.kathryn@epa.gov
Douglas Wink, Deputy Director  
  • Phone: 202-564-2533
  • Email: wink.douglas@epa.gov

The Federal Facilities Enforcement Office includes:

Site Remediation and Enforcement Program
Dominique Freyre (Nikki), Director
  • Phone: 202-564-0433
  • Email: dominique.freyre@epa.gov
Planning, Prevention, and Compliance Program
Chelsea Dixon, Director 
  • Phone: 202-564-2592
  • Email: dixon.chelsea@epa.gov

Office of Site Remediation Enforcement (OSRE)

What We Do

EPA's cleanup enforcement program protects human health and the environment by getting those responsible for a hazardous waste site to either clean up or reimburse EPA for its cleanup. EPA uses a number of cleanup authorities independently and in combination to address specific cleanup situations. The Office of Site Remediation Enforcement manages the enforcement of EPA's national hazardous waste cleanup programs:
  • Superfund (officially known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act),
  • corrective action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
  • the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), and
  • underground storage tanks (UST).
Programs and Projects Managed by the Office of Site Remediation Enforcement
  • Superfund enforcement
  • RCRA cleanup
  • Cleanup enforcement

OSRE Organization

  • Mail code: 2251A | EPA mailing addresses
  • Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
I-Jung Chiang, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-8104
  • Email: chiang.i-jung@epa.gov
Anne Berube, Acting Deputy Director
  • Phone: 202-564-5134
  • Email: berube.anne@epa.gov

The Office of Site Remediation Enforcement includes:

Policy and Program Evaluation Division
Cami Grandinetti, Acting Director
  • Phone: 202-564-0960
  • Email: grandinetti.cami@epa.gov
Regional Support Division
Kyle Aarons, Acting Director
  • Phone: 202-564-7351
  • Email: aarons.kyle@epa.gov
Program Support Office
Wanda Alston, Director
  • Phone: 202-564-2326
  • Email: alston.wanda@epa.gov

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