Organization of EPA's Region 1 Office in Boston
Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and 10 Tribal Nations
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Organization Chart
Air and Radiation Division
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Environmental Justice, Children's Health and Environmental Review Division
Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division
Mission Support Division
Office of Regional Counsel
Superfund and Emergency Management Division
Water Division
Leadership and Organizational Responsibilities
Office of the Regional Administrator
- (617) 918-1111
Regional Administrator: Mark Sanborn
Deputy Regional Administrator: Karen McGuire
How we're organized:
- Immediate Office:
- provides the overall supervision of the Region, with all Division Directors reporting to the RA;
- implements planning, programming, implementation, control, and direction of technical and administrative aspects of Region 1 programs and activities;
- develops plans, establishes internal operating policies and procedures, and resolves operational problems;
- manages Regional resources, and continually evaluates Regional programs and activities; and
- selects, assigns, provides direction and guidance to EPA staff as necessary to achieve program objectives.
- Public Affairs Branch
Programs we administer:
- Public affairs
- Superfund community involvement
- Tribal affairs
- International affairs
- Congressional and intergovernmental relations
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Special Emphasis Programs
Air and Radiation Division
Director: Lynne Hamjian
How we're organized:
- Air Quality Branch
- Energy and Resilience Branch
- Air Permits, Toxics and Indoor Programs Branch
- Grants and Program Support Branch
Programs we administer:
- State and Federal Implementation Plans (SIPs/FIPs)
- National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) designations
- Air permits
- Air toxics
- New Source Performance Standards (NSPS)
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
- Maximum Attainable Control Technology (MACT)
- Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)
- Air grants
- Radon
- Indoor air
- Voluntary programs consultation, technical assistance and outreach (Energy Star, radon, asthma, etc.)
- Programmatic grant support, including state, tribal, air, and water grants
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division
Director: James Chow
How we're organized:
- Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Branch
- Water Compliance Section
- Air Compliance Section
- Waste and Chemical Compliance Section
- Toxics, Pesticides and Drinking Water Compliance Section
- Multi-Media Assistance and Support Section
Programs we administer:
- Enforcement of broad range of environmental statutes, including air, water, wetlands, drinking water, waste, toxics and pesticides
- Inspections, compliance assurance and assistance
- Risk Management and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA)
- Tips and complaints
Environmental Justice, Children's Health and Environmental Review Division
Director: Carol Tucker
How we're organized:
- Immediate Office:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Community Programs and Engagement Branch:
- Community Programs (Beta Section)
- Community Programs (Gamma Section)
Programs we administer:
- National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
- Children's health
- Environmental education
Laboratory Services and Applied Science Division
Director: Elizabeth Deabay
How we're organized:
- Quality Assurance Branch
- Field Services Branch
- Lab Services Branch
Programs we administer:
- Quality management
- Scientific integrity
- Field sampling
- Lab services
Land, Chemicals, and Redevelopment Division
Director: Stephanie Carr
How we're organized:
- Land, Chemicals and Redevelopment Branch
- Brownfields and Sustainable Materials Management Section
- RCRA Waste Management, UST and Pesticides Section
- RCRA Corrective Action and TSCA Section
Programs we administer:
- Hazardous waste management
- RCRA facility corrective action
- Underground storage tanks
- Brownfields
- Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- Asbestos demolition/renovation
- Pesticides
- PCB guidance, technical assistance and remediation plan review oversight
- Pollution prevention
Mission Support Division
Director: Arthur Johnson
How we're organized:
- Information Services Branch
- Information Resources Section
- Information Technology Section
- Customer Service and Facilities Branch
- Comptroller Branch
- Human Resources Branch
- Contracts and Procurement Branch
- Grants Management Branch
Programs we administer:
- Strategic planning and process improvement
- Budget
- Finance
- Financial aspects of cost recovery
- Management Control and Financial Integrity (FMFIA)
- Facilities and security
- Health and safety
- Human resources
- Information technology and information management (including geographic information systems)
- Customer service support
- Management of grants and interagency agreements
- Contracts and acquisitions
Office of Regional Counsel
Regional Counsel: Carl Dierker
How we're organized:
- Counseling Branch
- Legal Enforcement Branch
- Superfund and Site Remediation Legal Enforcement Section
- Regulatory Legal Enforcement Section
Programs we administer:
- Legal counsel
- Litigation
- Ethics
- Regional Hearing Clerk
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Superfund and Emergency Management Division
Director: Bryan Olson
How we're organized:
- Emergency Planning and Response Branch
- Emergency Response and Removal I Section
- Emergency Response and Removal II Section
- Remediation Branch
- New Hampshire/Rhode Island Superfund Section
- Maine/Vermont/Connecticut Superfund Section
- Massachusetts Superfund Section
- Operations Branch
- Federal Facilities and GE Housatonic River Section
- Budget/Cost Recovery, Enforcement, and Information Management Section
- Contracts Section
- Technical Support, Site Assessment, and Remedial Policy Section
Programs we administer:
- Superfund site assessment and cleanup
- Emergency response
- Oil spill prevention and planning
Water Division
Director: Ken Moraff
How we're organized:
- Drinking Water and Municipal Assistance Branch
- Drinking Water Quality and Protection Section
- Municipal Assistance Section
- Water Infrastructure Section
- Surface Water Protection Branch
- Ocean and Coastal Protection Section
- Watershed and Nonpoint Source Management Section
- Water Quality and Wetlands Protection Section
- Water Permits Branch
- Municipal and Industrial Permits Section
- Stormwater Permits Section
Programs we administer:
- Beach Program
- Coastal and ocean resources
- Drinking water
- Groundwater protection
- Water infrastructure
- National Estuary Program (including Long Island Sound)
- Lake Champlain Basin Program
- Southeast New England Program
- Non-point source pollution
- NPDES permits
- Dredged material management/ocean disposal
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)
- Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)
- Water quality standards
- Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs)
- Wastewater and stormwater permitting
- Watershed restoration
- Wetlands
- Vessel no discharge zones