U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility 2007 APR View/Print

OMB No. 2010-0032
Expiration Date 01/31/2010

2007 Performance Track Annual Performance Report

U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility
A010087
Year 1 Annual Performance Report
Member Since 2007 (1st Member Term)

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

A.1

Name of your facility:

U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility

A.2

Name of your parent company:

U.S. Postal Service

A.3

Facility contact person for the Performance Track program:

Name:	Mr. Robert Fox
Title:	Environmental Specialist
Phone:	603-427-6368
Fax:	650-577-4114
Email:	robert.e.fox@usps.gov

A.4

Facility location:

Facility Address

Street Address:	16 Penobscot Meadow Drive
Address Cont:
City:	Hampden
State:	ME
Zip Code:	04444-7097

If your facility has multiple street addresses, please list any other addresses for its sites or buildings.

A.5

Facility's website address (if any):

http://www.uspsperp.com/

A.6

Number of employees (full-time equivalents) who currently work in the facility:

100-499

A.7

For the purposes of where your facility would be listed in our Member Directory, please list the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code(s) that is (are) used to classify business at the facility:

Primary	Secondary	Tertiary	Quaternary	Quinary
49111

A.8.a

List the activities, products, or services that take place at your facility:

The Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility processes all incoming and outgoing mail for northern Maine. As of December 31, 2007, the facility employed 249 workers over three tours on a 24/7 365 day year basis.

A.8.b

Provide the size and general description of your site:

The Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility is located at 16 Penobscot Meadow Drive in Hamdpen, Maine, in an area zoned for industrial use. The site covers 16.43 acres and the Postal owned two story building contains 183,697 square feet. It is located 2000 feet east of the Penobscot River. The site lies at an elevation of 100 feet above mean sea level and the geographic coordinates are 44 degrees 46' 42" N latitude and 68 degrees 47' 30" W longitude.

A.9

Have the environmental requirements applicable to your facility changed during this reporting period?

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

B.1.a

Is your facility certified to ISO 14001?

B.2

Note: On this facility's Application or a previous Annual Performance Report, they reported having an independent assessment of their EMS in calendar year 2007. Since they are required to have an independent assessment every three years to remain a member of the Performance Track program, they will next report their independent assessment in calendar year 2010.

B.3

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct an internal EMS assessment (partial or complete) every year. Did you conduct one in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Internal EMS Assessment #1

When was this EMS assessment?	March 2007
Which EMS elements were included in the audit?	Policy, Planning, Implementation, Checking, Management
Did the assessment cover the entire facility or part of the facility?	Entire Facility

B.4

EPA recommends that Performance Track members conduct a regulatory compliance audit every year. Did your facility conduct any audits in calendar year 2007 to verify compliance with regulatory statutes?

Yes

Regulatory Compliance Audit #1

When was this regulatory compliance audit?	January 2007
Which regulations were included in the audit?	Clean Air Act (CAA) Clean Water Act (CWA) Emergency Planning & Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

B.5

Note: Facility will be asked to report other audits and inspections in their 3rd reporting year.

B.6.a

Has your facility corrected all instances of potential non-compliance and EMS non-conformance identified during your audits and other assessments?

Yes

B.6.b

Performance Track members should have a Senior Management Review of their EMS every year. Did this review take place in calendar year 2007?

Yes

Who was the senior manager present at the review?

Name: Mr. Gene Paradis

Title: Plant Manager (Acting)

B.6.c

Performance Track members should conduct a systematic identification and/or review of their environmental aspects at least once every two years. When was your last one conducted?

March 2007

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

Goal 1: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's first goal is to reduce the facility's hazardous materials use, specifically solvent based paint.
C.1.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	In 2007 the Eastern Maine PDF did not generate any solvent based paint. Our facility has adopted a Standard Operating Procedure that avoids future purchase of solvent based paint and this procedure is available on our Northeast Area internal website. We have notified our employees of our Performance Track goals to ensure each employee is supporting our three year objectives.
C.1.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Our data collection process relies on our annual waste tracking report prepared by the Supervisor of Maintenance Operations. This report is submitted to the Environmental Specialist each year for review. The data is compiled and compared to the previous years waste generation activties to determine how progress to date. Specific waste data is derived from the manifests maintained on site at the Eastern Maine PDF.
C.1.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform.
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Goal	Units
Actual Quantity (per year)	150	0			n/a	Pounds Specify other:

C.1.d

Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	.92
Normalized Quantity	150	0.00			75	Pounds Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	millions of pieces of mail processed

Goal 2: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's second goal is to reduce the facility's generation of non-hazardous waste, specifically oil.
C.2.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	In 2007 the Eastern Maine PDF issued a newsletter notifying employees of our Performance Track goals with respect to the reducting of non-hazardous waste, specifically oil. The only factor that impacted our ability to make a major reduction in the use of oil during 2007 was the short period between the acceptance of the Eastern Maine PDF into the Performance Track program and the end of the 2007 calendar year.
C.2.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	Our data collection process relies on our annual waste tracking report prepared by the Supervisor of Maintenance Operations. This report is submitted to the Environmental Specialist each year for review. The data is compiled and compared to the previous years waste generation activties to determine how progress to date. Specific oil waste data is derived from the manifests maintained on site at the Eastern Maine PDF.
C.2.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data
Waste Management Method	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Waste Management Method	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Reused/recycled off-site Specify other:	600	400			Pounds Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:
Specify other:					Specify other:

C.2.d

Summarized progress toward goal.

Actual Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Non Hazardous Waste	0.30	0.20			n/a	Tons Specify other:

Normalized Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	.92
Total Non Hazardous Waste	0.30	0.22			0.05	Tons Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	millions of pieces of mail processed

Goal 3: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's third goal is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.

C.3.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

The Eastern Maine PDF conducted an energy audit in February 2007 to determine opportunities to reduce energy consumption from lighting and equipment. The energy audit, conducted by Honeywell, determined that total energy cosrts for electricity for the previous year was $505,011 reflecting 4,512,000 kilowatt hours. As a result of this survey, the Eastern Maine PDF identified substantial electrical energy savings opportunities. The Honewell audit recommended that improved lighting be installed. The improvements were evaluated during the fall of 2007 and have resulted in additional Performance Track goals.
Note: On 3/19/08, electricity usage for 2006 was changed from 8,069 kWh to 4,532,400 kWh. Facility had accidentally entered incorrect data for 2006. 2006 value for fuel oil was not entered previously, and this was an oversight on the part of the facility. The facility uses fuel oil for heat, and propane as a back-up. Propane was not in use in 2006. 2007 was the first year of propane use.

C.3.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

The Eastern Maine PDF uses its utility invoices to track progress toward the reduction of facility related energy use. The data collected in 2007 relied heavily on the data provided by Honeywell which collected pre-retrofit annual electric energy usage and post-retrofit annual energy usage. Ongoing tracking of energy savings rests with the maintenance staff using utility invoices from Bangor Hydro Electric.

C.3.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

Calendar Year 2006 2007 2008 2009

Electricity Purchased

Electricity from Grid/Utility 4,532,400 4,474,400 Kwh

Specify:

Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources

Specify:

Total Electricity Purchased 15,464.55 15,266.65 MMBtus

If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center.
NPCC New England

Steam

EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.

Specify:

Total Energy Generated Off-Site 15,464.55 15,266.65 MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Units

Calendar Year 2006 2007 2008 2009

Coal

Specify:

Natural Gas

Specify:

Crude Oil

Specify:

Fuel Oil 6,747 6,767 MMBtus

Specify:

Diesel

Specify:

Propane/LPG 0 81 MMBtus

Specify:

Gasoline

Specify:

Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells

Specify:

Biomass

Specify:

Biodiesel

Specify:

Solar

Specify:

Wind

Specify:

Landfill Gas

Specify:

Geothermal

Specify:

Hydroelectric

Specify:

Tire Derived Fuel

Specify:

Other Fuel or Source
Specify:

Specify:

Total Energy Generated On-Site 6,747.00 6,848.00 MMBtus

C.3.d Total energy use and associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Actual Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Total Renewable Energy Use 1,670.17 1,648.80 n/a MMBtus

Total Non-Renewable Energy Use 20,541.38 20,465.85 n/a MMBtus

Total Energy Use 22,211.55 22,114.65 n/a MMBtus

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 2,374.70 2,357.27 n/a MTCO2E

Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags 0 MTCO2E

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 2,374.70 2,357.27 n/a MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 .92

Total Energy Use 22,211.55 24,037.66 21,712.09 MMBtus

Specify other:

Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents 2,374.70 2,562.25 2,314.39 MTCO2E

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
millions of pieces of mail processed

Goal 4: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's materials use, specifically wood pallets.

C.4.a Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.

In 2007 the Eastern Maine PDF began a new system to track the usage of wood pallets. Our facility used 2 tons of wood pallets in 2006. These pallets primarily come from vendors who supply equipment and goods on wooden pallets. In order to reduce the quantity of these wood pallets, we are working on a swap program that would ensure vendors take back wood pallets whenever they deliver goods to the USPS. In addition, we have notified our employees of our Performance Track goal to ensure each employee is supporting this objectives.

In 2007 the facility made great strides with the reduction in the use of wood pallets. This achievement reflects the Eastern Maine PDF staff efforts to re-use existing pallets including wood pallets. Instead of bringing more wood pallets into the plant, the maintenance staff has refurbished existing pallets thereby reducing the overall quantity on hand. This has been made possible by complementary efforts to avoid the acceptance of wood pallets that are not Postal Service procured.

C.4.b Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.

The Maintenance staff at the Eastern Maine PDF track the number of pallets on site. The annual waste tracking form submitted to the Environmental Specialist provides an annual summary of wood used at the facility for a 12 month period. Data collection is the responsibility of the Maintenance Manager or her staff.

C.4.c Please report your facility's actual performance.

Performance Data

Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.

Calendar Year 2006 2007 2008 2009 Goal Units

Actual Quantity (per year) 4,000 1,250 2,000 Pounds

Specify other:

C.4.d Normalized progress toward goal.

Normalized Total Baseline Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Perform.
Goal Units

Normalizing Factor 1.0 .92

Normalized Quantity 4,000 1,358.70 n/a Pounds

Specify other:

Basis for your Normalizing Factor:
millions of pieces of mail

Progress Towards Other Significant Aspects of your EMS

In the table below, please provide a narrative summary of progress made toward EMS objectives and targets other than those reported as Environmental Performance Goals. You may limit the summary to environmental aspects that are significant and towards which progress has been made during the reporting year.

Do you have additional environmental aspects to report? No

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

D.1.a Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.

There are procedures in place for community members voicing environmental issues. The Facility's Environmental Cooordinator forwards any concerns from the community to the Environmental Specialist who then responds to these concern via phone, mail or email. A website www.uspsperp.com has Performance Track and Wastewise goals and measurements posted. Bob Fox, Environmental Specialist for the District of Maine is working with Michelle Trask on a Community Outreach program involving beneficial of our wood pallets and to increase plastic recycling. During the last two months we have made our website completely operational for public access and have posted our environmental newsletter on our Performance Track goals on this website.
One of the environmental concerns identified at our Eastern Maine PDF was the possible release of a bioterrorism agent through the mail. As a result of the anthrax incidents in 2001, the Eastern Maine PDF has partnered with local emergency preparedness organizations to ensure that our emergency action plans are consitent and compatible with those of the community.
During 2008, we will revise our environmental newsletters on our publically available website www.USPSPERP.com <http://www.uspsperp.com/> to solicit environmental concerns from the public regarding our facilities. We will also post our newsletters in the nearest Post Office.

D.1.b If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?

We responded to the community's environmental concerns with a possible bioterrorism event associated with the mail by working on a cooperative response to such incidents. Our Environmental Specialist and our Maintenance staff have played a key role in working with the community and emergency preparedness staff to address potential emergency scenarios and to respond accordingly.

D.1.c Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.

We have posted an Environmental newsletter concerning our facility's performance track goals on our website: www.uspsperp.com. This is a publicly accesible website. During the last two months we have made significant efforts to make our information available to the community. The revised USPS website for the Northeast Area environmental program allows us to upload documents about activities at the Eastern Maine PDF so they can be viewed by the public. In addition, in order to ensure that all our stakeholders are familiar with our Performance Track commitments, we have created a newsletter titled "Keeping You Posted" that identifies our facility's three year goals. We have disseminated this newsletter internally and externally. See the attached document.

D.2 Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.

Web Site
URL: http://www.uspsperp.com

Attachment(s):
Eastern ME PDF PT Goals Keeping Posted1.DOC

OMB No. 2010-0032
SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is not yet in a position to accept electronic signatures and therefore requests a faxed, signed copy of the Section E page. Please complete Section E online, then print Section E using the link on the Overview page. Section E should be signed by the senior manager of your facility and faxed it to the Performance Track Information Center at (617) 354-0463.
On behalf of U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility, I certify that: I have read and agree to the terms and conditions as specified in the National Enviromental Performance Track Program Guide. This facility, to the best of my knowledge, continues to meet all program criteria; I have personally examined and am familiar with the information contained in this Annual Performance Report. The information contained in this report is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, true, accurate, and complete; My facility has an environmental management system (EMS), as defined in the Performance Track EMS criteria, including systems to maintain compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements, in place at the facility, and the EMS will be maintained for the duration of the facility's participation in the program; My facility has conducted an objective assessment of its compliance with all applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements; and the facility has corrected all identified instances of potential or actual noncompliance; and Based on the foregoing compliance assessments and subsequent corrective actions (if any were necessary), my facility is, to the best of my knowledge and based on reasonable inquiry, currently in compliance with applicable federal, state, tribal, and local environmental requirements. I agree that EPA's decision whether to accept participants into or remove them from the National Environment Performance Track is wholly discretionary, and I waive any right that may exist under any law to challenge EPA's acceptance or removal decision. I am the senior manager with responsibility for the facility and am fully authorized to execute this statement on behalf of the corporation or other legal entity whose facility is part of the National Environmental Performance Track program.
Signature/Date:	______________________________________________________
Name:	Mr. Charles Gokas
Title:	Plant Manager
Facility Name:	U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility
Facility Street Address:	16 Penobscot Meadow Drive Hampden, ME 04444-7097
Mailing Address:	,
Performance Track ID#:	A010087

Goal 3: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's third goal is to reduce the facility's total (non-transportation) energy use.
C.3.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	The Eastern Maine PDF conducted an energy audit in February 2007 to determine opportunities to reduce energy consumption from lighting and equipment. The energy audit, conducted by Honeywell, determined that total energy cosrts for electricity for the previous year was $505,011 reflecting 4,512,000 kilowatt hours. As a result of this survey, the Eastern Maine PDF identified substantial electrical energy savings opportunities. The Honewell audit recommended that improved lighting be installed. The improvements were evaluated during the fall of 2007 and have resulted in additional Performance Track goals. Note: On 3/19/08, electricity usage for 2006 was changed from 8,069 kWh to 4,532,400 kWh. Facility had accidentally entered incorrect data for 2006. 2006 value for fuel oil was not entered previously, and this was an oversight on the part of the facility. The facility uses fuel oil for heat, and propane as a back-up. Propane was not in use in 2006. 2007 was the first year of propane use.
C.3.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	The Eastern Maine PDF uses its utility invoices to track progress toward the reduction of facility related energy use. The data collected in 2007 relied heavily on the data provided by Honeywell which collected pre-retrofit annual electric energy usage and post-retrofit annual energy usage. Ongoing tracking of energy savings rests with the maintenance staff using utility invoices from Bangor Hydro Electric.
C.3.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

Energy Generated Off-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Electricity Purchased
Electricity from Grid/Utility	4,532,400	4,474,400			Kwh Specify:
Electricity from Off-Grid Renewable Sources					Specify:
Total Electricity Purchased	15,464.55	15,266.65			MMBtus
	If your facility purchases electricity from the grid, please confirm that the electricity geographic region shown below is correct. If incorrect, please contact the Performance Track Information Center. NPCC New England
Steam EPA will be determining the greenhouse gases associated with the generation of the steam that you purchase. We will be contacting you for additional information regarding the source of the steam generated.					Specify:
Total Energy Generated Off-Site	15,464.55	15,266.65			MMBtus

Sources of Energy Generated On-Site
	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Units
Calendar Year	2006	2007	2008	2009	Units
Coal					Specify:
Natural Gas					Specify:
Crude Oil					Specify:
Fuel Oil	6,747	6,767			MMBtus Specify:
Diesel					Specify:
Propane/LPG	0	81			MMBtus Specify:
Gasoline					Specify:
Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Natural Gas/Methane Powered Fuel Cells					Specify:
Biomass					Specify:
Biodiesel					Specify:
Solar					Specify:
Wind					Specify:
Landfill Gas					Specify:
Geothermal					Specify:
Hydroelectric					Specify:
Tire Derived Fuel					Specify:
Other Fuel or Source Specify:					Specify:
Total Energy Generated On-Site	6,747.00	6,848.00			MMBtus

Actual Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Total Renewable Energy Use	1,670.17	1,648.80			n/a	MMBtus
Total Non-Renewable Energy Use	20,541.38	20,465.85			n/a	MMBtus
Total Energy Use	22,211.55	22,114.65			n/a	MMBtus
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	2,374.70	2,357.27			n/a	MTCO2E
Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents Offset due to Investments in Green Energy, e.g. green tags					0	MTCO2E
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	2,374.70	2,357.27			n/a	MTCO2E

Normalized Energy Use Total	Baseline	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3	Perform. Goal	Units
Normalizing Factor	1.0	.92
Total Energy Use	22,211.55	24,037.66			21,712.09	MMBtus Specify other:
Net Metric Tons of CO₂ Equivalents	2,374.70	2,562.25			2,314.39	MTCO2E Specify other:
Basis for your Normalizing Factor:	millions of pieces of mail processed

Goal 4: U.S. Postal Service Eastern Maine Processing and Distribution Facility's fourth goal is to reduce the facility's materials use, specifically wood pallets.
C.4.a	Briefly describe your activities and achievements related to this goal or, if relevant, any circumstances that delayed progress this year.
	In 2007 the Eastern Maine PDF began a new system to track the usage of wood pallets. Our facility used 2 tons of wood pallets in 2006. These pallets primarily come from vendors who supply equipment and goods on wooden pallets. In order to reduce the quantity of these wood pallets, we are working on a swap program that would ensure vendors take back wood pallets whenever they deliver goods to the USPS. In addition, we have notified our employees of our Performance Track goal to ensure each employee is supporting this objectives. In 2007 the facility made great strides with the reduction in the use of wood pallets. This achievement reflects the Eastern Maine PDF staff efforts to re-use existing pallets including wood pallets. Instead of bringing more wood pallets into the plant, the maintenance staff has refurbished existing pallets thereby reducing the overall quantity on hand. This has been made possible by complementary efforts to avoid the acceptance of wood pallets that are not Postal Service procured.
C.4.b	Describe the data collection process and data source(s) that you used to measure progress towards this goal.
	The Maintenance staff at the Eastern Maine PDF track the number of pallets on site. The annual waste tracking form submitted to the Environmental Specialist provides an annual summary of wood used at the facility for a 12 month period. Data collection is the responsibility of the Maintenance Manager or her staff.
C.4.c	Please report your facility's actual performance.

D.1.a	Please describe your process to identify potential community environmental concerns.
	There are procedures in place for community members voicing environmental issues. The Facility's Environmental Cooordinator forwards any concerns from the community to the Environmental Specialist who then responds to these concern via phone, mail or email. A website www.uspsperp.com has Performance Track and Wastewise goals and measurements posted. Bob Fox, Environmental Specialist for the District of Maine is working with Michelle Trask on a Community Outreach program involving beneficial of our wood pallets and to increase plastic recycling. During the last two months we have made our website completely operational for public access and have posted our environmental newsletter on our Performance Track goals on this website. One of the environmental concerns identified at our Eastern Maine PDF was the possible release of a bioterrorism agent through the mail. As a result of the anthrax incidents in 2001, the Eastern Maine PDF has partnered with local emergency preparedness organizations to ensure that our emergency action plans are consitent and compatible with those of the community. During 2008, we will revise our environmental newsletters on our publically available website www.USPSPERP.com <http://www.uspsperp.com/> to solicit environmental concerns from the public regarding our facilities. We will also post our newsletters in the nearest Post Office.
D.1.b	If you identified community environmental concerns, how did you respond to them?
	We responded to the community's environmental concerns with a possible bioterrorism event associated with the mail by working on a cooperative response to such incidents. Our Environmental Specialist and our Maintenance staff have played a key role in working with the community and emergency preparedness staff to address potential emergency scenarios and to respond accordingly.
D.1.c	Please describe how you informed the community about environmental matters related to your facility.
	We have posted an Environmental newsletter concerning our facility's performance track goals on our website: www.uspsperp.com. This is a publicly accesible website. During the last two months we have made significant efforts to make our information available to the community. The revised USPS website for the Northeast Area environmental program allows us to upload documents about activities at the Eastern Maine PDF so they can be viewed by the public. In addition, in order to ensure that all our stakeholders are familiar with our Performance Track commitments, we have created a newsletter titled "Keeping You Posted" that identifies our facility's three year goals. We have disseminated this newsletter internally and externally. See the attached document.
D.2	Please indicate which of the following methods your facility plans to use to make its Performance Track Annual Performance Report available to the public. Please check all that apply.
	Web Site
	URL: http://www.uspsperp.com
	Attachment(s): Eastern ME PDF PT Goals Keeping Posted1.DOC

SECTION A: GENERAL FACILITY INFORMATION

SECTION B: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SECTION C: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS

SECTION D: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING

SECTION E: SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUED PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FOR ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT