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Superfund Information — The National Priorities List (NPL) is a published list of hazardous waste sites in the country that are eligible for extensive, long-term cleanup under the Superfund program. To evaluate the dangers posed by hazardous waste sites, the U.S. EPA has developed a scoring system called the Hazard Ranking System. EPA uses the information collected during the assessment phase of the process to score sites according to the danger they may pose to public health and the environment. Sites that score high enough on the Hazard Ranking System are eligible for the NPL. Once a site is scored and meets the criteria, EPA proposes that it be put on the list. A site may also be proposed for the NPL, if the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry issues a health advisory for the site or if the site is chosen as the state's top priority site. The proposal is published in the Federal Register and the public has an opportunity to comment in writing on whether the site should be included on the NPL. To obtain more information on a proposed site, contact your community relations coordinator. The NPL sites list can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/npl/npl.ht.

CERCLIS Overview — CERCLIS stands for the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System. CERCLIS contains information on hazardous waste sites, site inspections, preliminary assessments, and remediation of hazardous waste sites. The CERCLIS hazardous waste sites can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/cursites/index.htm.

NFRAP Database — The Archive (NFRAP) database contains information on sites which have been removed and archived from the inventory of Superfund sites. Archive status indicates that to the best of the EPA's knowledge, Superfund has completed its assessment of a site and has determined that no further steps will be taken to list that site on the NPL.

RODS Database — RODS is the acronym for the Records of Decision System. The RODS database contains information on technology justification, site history, community participation, enforcement activities, site characteristics, scope and role of response action, and remedy. It can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/superfund/sites/rods/index.htm.

Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) — The Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) is a national computer database used to store information on releases of oil and hazardous substances. ERNS supports the Emergency Response and the Title III program. The ERNS program is a cooperative effort among EPA headquarters, the Department of Transportation (DOT), National Transportation Systems Center (NTSC), the 10 EPA regions, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and the National Response Center (NRC). ERNS provides the most comprehensive data compiled on release notifications of oil and hazardous substances in the United States. To download ERNS data, click on the following link: http://www.nrc.uscg.mil/foia.html.

Toxics Release Inventory — The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. Manufacturers of these chemicals are required to report the locations and quantities of chemicals stored on-site to state and local governments. The reports are submitted to the EPA and state governments. EPA compiles this data in an online, publicly accessible national computerized database. You may use the Toxic Releases Query for basic facility information and chemical reports, which tabulate air emissions, surface water discharges, releases to land, underground injections, and transfers to off-site locations. TRI from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html

Federal Facilities Information System (FFIS) — FFIS contains a list of all treatment, storage, and disposal (TSDs) owned and operated by federal agencies. The inventory identifies the agency, site location, status, management status, waste characterization, environmental damage, environmental monitoring, and hydrology of response actions. The database is used by EPA to monitor and review compliance and cleanup activities at other federal agencies. Facility information query form may be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Biennial Reporting System (BRS) — BRS is an automated data processing system that assists implementers (state and EPA regional offices) in the process of compiling data for the purpose of the biennial report cycle. Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste, as defined by the federally recognized hazardous waste codes, are required to report their activities to state environmental agencies, which provide that information to regional and national EPA offices. BRS from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Permit Compliance System (PCS) — PCS is a computerized management information system that contains data on National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holding facilities. PCS tracks permit, compliance, and enforcement states of NPDES facilities. PCS from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Enforcement Docket System (DOCKET) — DOCKET tracks civil judicial cases against environmental polluters—State Environmental Programs (STATE). This particular category shows if the facility is regulated by a state environmental program which may monitor air quality, waste water, drinking water, storage tanks, permits, and emergency response. DOCKET from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Aerometric Information Retrieval System (AIRS) — In 2001, EPA changed AIRS to a database that is solely related to tracking the compliance of stationary sources of air pollution with EPA regulations: the Air Facility Subsystem (AFS). With this change in focus, administration of the AIRS/AFS database was transferred to EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. For more information see: Air Facility Subsystem (AIRS/AFS) and Compliance and Enforcement Data Systems. Information about air monitoring—the ambient concentrations of air pollutants—was moved out of AIRS to a separate database: the Air Quality System (AQS). For more information, see: Air Quality System (AQS) and AirData Web Site. Other links may be found in the left navigation bar of http://www.epa.gov/airs/airs.html. The AIRS/AFS from facility information query form may still be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

PCB Data Activity System (PADS) — PADS contains generator, storer, transporter, or permitted disposer under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The PADS system contains over 5000 facilities that handle waste. The PADS from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Safe Drinking Water Information System (Water System) (SDWIS[WS]) — SDWIS Water Systems can have one or more water system facilities. The water system will purchase water from several facilities. Drinking water information is stored in EPA's SDWIS. SDWIS contains information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's regulations for safe drinking water. These statutes and accompanying regulations establish maximum contaminant levels (MCLs), treatment techniques, and monitoring and reporting requirements to ensure that water provided to customers is safe for human consumption. The SDWIS(WS) from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Underground Injection Code (UIC) — The UIC program works with state and local governments to regulate injection wells in order to prevent them from contaminating drinking water resources. EPA defines the five classes of wells according to the type of waste they inject and where the waste is injected. The UIC from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html

Risk Management Plans (RMP) — The goal of the RMP program is to reduce chemical risk at the local level. RMP contains a summary of information about each facility's risk management program. This information helps local fire, police, and emergency response personnel (who must prepare for and respond to chemical accidents), and is useful to citizens in understanding the chemical hazards in communities. EPA anticipates that making the RMPs available to the public will stimulate communication between industry and the public to improve accident prevention and emergency response practices at the local level. The RMP from facility information query form can be accessed at http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_java.html.

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) — ATSDR maintains the Hazardous Substances Release/Health Effects database, which provides access to information on the release of hazardous substances from emergency events and Superfund sites. It also provides information about the effects of hazardous substances on the health of human populations. The ToxFAQs database provides hazardous substance summaries from the ATSDR Toxicological Profiles. The ATSDR Registry can be accessed at http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov:8080/.