Policies & Guidance
- The Exercise of Investigative Discretion (PDF), January 12, 1994. (6 pp, 185K)
- Authored by: Earl E. Devaney, Director of Criminal Enforcement.
- This document establishes case selection criteria for cases investigated by EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Criminal Investigation Division.
- OECA Parallel Proceeding Policy (PDF) - September 24, 2007 (10 pp, 584K)
- This policy reaffirms and clarifies the earlier policies, while adding procedural mechanisms to enhance effective communications between the Agency's civil and criminal enforcement programs.
- Compliance-Focused Environmental Management System - Enforcement Agreement Guidance
- This document presents key elements for a compliance focused EMS and how these elements may be incorporated into environmental enforcement investigations
- Current Revised June, 2005 (PDF) (18 pp, 2MB)
- August, 2002 (PDF) Version (20 pp, 700K)
- December, 2001 (PDF) Version (20 pp, 339K)
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