Publication Numbering System
The EPA publications numbering system was designed in 1991 to provide easier identification, tracking and dissemination of publications. Each publication number identifies:
- The responsible
organization producing the publication.
- A specific office/division
within the organization.
- An alpha descriptor
of the document type.
- Calendar year in
which the publication was produced.
- And the sequential number identifying how many of that type of publication were produced within that particular organization during the calendar year.
Example: 200-B-96-001 indicates a publication from Administration & Resources Management (see Table 1); a reference (see Table 2); produced in 1996; the first publication of that type issued in the year.
Code | Organization |
---|---|
10x | Administrator, Deputy Administrator |
11x | Administrative Law Judges |
12x | Science Advisory Board (SAB) |
13x | Cooperative Environmental Management |
14x | Congressional & Legislative Affairs |
15x | Civil Rights |
16x | Office of International Activities |
17x | Office of Communications, Education and Public Affairs |
18x | Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
20x-22x | Office of Administration & Resources Management |
23x | Office of Policy, Planning, & Evaluation |
27x | Regional Operation & State/Local Relations |
30x-34x | Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance |
35x | Inspector General |
36x | General Counsel |
40x-45x | Office of Air & Radiation |
50x-55x | Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response |
60x-65x | Office of Research & Development |
70x-75x | Office of Pesticides & Toxic Substances |
80x-85x | Office of Water |
90x-91x | Regions |
950 | The Responsible Organization is unknown |
Code | Descriptor |
---|---|
A | Article reprinted from other pub, abstracts, book chapters, presentations |
B | Reference (Bibliography, Glossary, Symposium Papers, Training Guides, Telephone Directories, etc) |
C | Computer (CD-I, CD-ROM, Floppy Diskette, etc) |
D | Draft |
E | Exhibit, Display, Booth |
F | Unbound Publication (fact sheet, leaflet, bulletin, flyer, brochure, etc) |
H | Photograph, Filmstrip, Slide, Poster, etc. |
J | Peer-reviewed Journal |
K | Bound publication (pamphlet, booklet, speech, etc) |
M | Microfilm, Microfiche |
N | Periodical (other than peer reviewed journal) (Journal, Newsletters, etc) |
P | Public Comment Draft |
R | Report, Symposium Report, Proceedings |
S | Summary, Research Brief, Conference Summary, Issue Paper |
U | Audio |
V | Video |
Z | Federal Register |