What We Do
 implement
programs to protect the ozone layer,
including requirements under the Montreal Protocol and Title
VI of the Clean Air Act, such as the phaseout
of ozone-depleting substance production, the stationary
air-conditioning and refrigeration and motor
vehicle refrigerant recycling programs, labeling
regulations, and the ban on nonessential
products,
manage
EPA's review of substitutes for ozone-depleting
substances and efforts to develop and implement voluntary programs
that reduce emissions of high global warming potential gases,
oversee
and coordinate international technology transfer and infrastructure
building programs, including programs related to both ozone layer
protection and climate change.
develop
and implement adaptation programs that identify and address the risks
associated with global warming and stratospheric ozone depletion,
manage
the SunWise School Program
and other communication and outreach activities related to the science
and impacts of climate change and ozone depletion, and
build
state and local capacity related to climate change and air quality
co-benefits including urban heat island reduction.
How to Contact Us
To contact
us electronically, please use our comments
form.
The best ways to get information about our programs are to explore
this Web site and to contact our Stratospheric Ozone Information
Hotline toll-free at 1-800-296-1996 (202-564-1613 from outside the
U.S.). The hotline can answer questions and send out fact sheets
and other materials.
Our mailing address is:
U.S. EPA
Mail Code 6205J
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460-0001
Our main phone number is 1 (202) 343-9410.
Our fax number is 1 (202) 565-2155.
How GPD Fits into EPA
GPD is part of the Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP).
OAP includes two other Divisions: the Climate Protection Partnerships
Division (CPPD), which
runs energy efficiency partnership programs, and the Clean Air Markets
Division (CAMD),
responsible for monitoring and reducing emissions from utilities.
OAP is itself one of several offices within the Office
of Air and Radiation.
Note: The Global Programs Division, which maintains this
site, works in part to protect the stratospheric
ozone layer. Ozone is involved in at least two other air quality
issues. EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS)
is responsible for ground-level ozone, a major component of smog
and the subject of a national air quality standard. The
Indoor Environments Division is responsible for indoor air quality,
including the use of ozone generators. Please visit the appropriate
site for more information on these topics.
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