Benefits of the Integrated Compliance Information System

The Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) already produces many benefits to EPA and its partners.

Eases environmental reporting
Improves data quality
Allows multiple parties to view the same data, at the same time, from different locations
Requires users to need only Internet connection and browser to access the Integrated Compliance Information System
Increases EPA's ability to measure compliance and report on the environmental results of their actions
Expands EPA's ability to target the most critical environmental problems
Reduces reporting burdens
Enables users to create tailored reports by environmental medium, region and other criteria
Ensures secured access the data for only those approved users
Coordinates with other EPA efforts such as the Agency's Facility Registry System. Phase II will also coordinate with the Central Data Exchange and the National Environmental Information Exchange Network
Provides consistent tracking of comparable enforcement and compliance activities