Pesticide Planning & Results
EPA's Planning and Results provides information on the overall program
direction and results of the enforcement and compliance assurance program.
This section also provides reports on enforcement trends and progress
and identifies measures and checklists used to evaluate program accomplishments.
The national compliance data systems, which are the basis for the reports
and analysis, and State and tribal activities in the enforcement and compliance
area are also found in this area. More information is available from EPA
about planning,
results, data systems, states, and tribes.
Pesticide-specific planning and results information is provided below.
Data Systems
The information that EPA uses to manage and assess performance of the
Agency's enforcement and compliance assurance program is stored in more
than a dozen data systems. These systems were built to support specific
environmental statutes. In general, data in the systems is input by either
EPA Regions or States. These systems are the primary source of information
used in determining the state of environmental compliance. Pesticide-specific
data systems follow:
Section
7 Tracking System (SSTS) is the only automated system EPA uses to
track pesticide producing establishments and the amount of pesticides
they produce. SSTS records the registration of new establishments and
records pesticide production at each establishment.
The
National Compliance Data Base System (NCDB) tracks regional compliance
and enforcement activity and manages the Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Compliance and Enforcement program at a national level. The system tracks
all compliance monitoring and enforcement activities from the time an
inspector conducts an inspection until the time a case is settled or
closed.
FIFRA/TSCA
Tracking System (FTTS) - Data collected in the regional FTTS is
transferred to NCDB to support the need for monitoring national performance
of regional programs. FTTS provides tracking information relating to:
inspections, referrals, case reviews, enforcement actions, settlement
conditions, and State pesticide grant activity.
The
Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) supports the information
needs of the National Enforcement and Compliance program as well as
the unique needs of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) program. ICIS will integrate data that is currently located
in more than a dozen separate data systems. The Web-based system will
eventually enable individuals from states, communities, facilities,
and EPA to access integrated enforcement and compliance data from any
desktop connected to the Internet. EPA's ability to target the most
critical environmental problems will improve as the system integrates
data from all media.
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