The HSTL program was created in 1990 jointly by ORD, the
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the
regional offices to expand the technical support available
to Regional staff. It is managed within ORD's Office of Science
Policy.
The Hazardous Substances Technical Liaison Program (HSTLP) was created to:
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Station a Hazardous Substances
Technical Liaison (HSTL) in the Regions to facilitate
access to ORD laboratories, national centers and ORD
headquarters. |
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Provide and facilitate ORD's technical support programs in Regional OSWER programs. |
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Promote the use of sound science
and engineering in Regional decision making in the OSWER
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The name of the program was changed in 2001 from "Superfund
Technical Liaison Program" or STLP to reflect that the
program assists other programs which focus on hazardous substances
and/or hazardous wastes as well as Superfund.
Technical Liaisons are ORD senior scientists and engineers
located in the Regional Superfund offices. They interact on
a daily basis with Superfund Remedial Project Managers (RPMs),
On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), RCRA Project Managers, Federal
Facility Project Managers, Regional management, and other
regional scientists and engineers. The Liaisons foster communications,
especially the transfer of scientific and engineering products,
between ORD Laboratories and the Regions. They also provide
direct assistance by applying their expertise in a variety
of areas.
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