Originator: Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM)
Office of Information Resources Management
Enterprise Information Management Division

Controlled Vocabulary (Library of Congress Subject Headings):
Acid Rain; Air Quality; Bioremediation; Carcinogens; Chemicals; Citizen Participation; Climate; Consumer Education; Drinking Water; Ecology; Environmental Law; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Protection; Environmental Sciences; Groundwater; Hazardous Substances; Herbicides; Industries; Insecticides; Oceans; Oil Spills; Ozone; Pesticides; Pollutants; Pollution; Public Health; Radiation; Recycling; Research; Risk Management; Technology Transfer; Toxicology; Transportation; Waste Minimization; Water; W ater Quality

Controlled Vocabulary (Terms of Environment):
Abatement; Ecosystem; Equity/Justice; Exposure; Industrial Waste; Pollution Prevention; Risk Assessment; Waste Reduction

Controlled Vocabulary (Infoterra Thesaurus of Environmental Terms):
Environmental Awareness; Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Management; Human Health; Industrial Processes; Pollution Control Technology; Toxic Substances

Controlled Vocabulary (Hazardous Waste Superfund Database Thesaurus):
Air Pollutants; Assessment; Cleanup; Community Awareness; Compliance; Emissions; Energy; Enforcement; Monitoring; Permits; Regulations; Remediation; Right-to-know; Soil; Solid Wastes; Source Reduction; Superfund

Local Subject Term: US Federal GILS

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) part of the federal Government Information Locator Service (GILS) describes over 200 of EPA's major publicly-available information resources. These information resources vary widely in type -- including resources such as libraries, clearinghouses, computer systems, dockets, hotlines, and directories.

EPA's GILS descriptions are made available to searchers via the World Wide Web and Z39.50 protocols. The Web interface to EPA's GILS provides more than just search capability. It also includes browse capabilities, a user feedback form, reference information, and the ability for users to request additional assistance in finding EPA information. The provision of additional human assistance, via electronic mail, is an important part of EPA's GILS service.

Though GILS usage accounts for only a small portion of the total visitors to EPA's popular website, GILS provides an ordered and well-structured starting point to gain an overview of EPA public information resources. In as many cases as possible, the GILS descriptive record provides a hotlink enabling direct electronic access to the information resource itself. In other cases, the EPA GILS description provides the pointer information necessary for the reader to subsequently gain access to the information resource.

Purpose:
Improve access to EPA's public information resources. Provide a comprehensive set of high-quality current descriptions of EPA's public information assets. Comply with the requirement for EPA to contribute its share to the collective US Federal GILS.

Agency Program: Fulfill legislative mandates for responsible stewardship of EPA's information resources, including varied environmental statutes, the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Computer Matching and Privacy Protection Act, the Computer Security Act, and the Information Technology Management Reform Act, among others. Comply with executive branch directions such as OMB Bulletin 95-01, OMB Circular A-130, and Federal Information Processing Standard 192.

Spatial Reference:
Geographic Name:
Geographic Keyword Name (Library of Congress Subject Headings): United States

Time Period of Content:
Time Period-Structured: Not Supplied
Time Period-Textual: Not Supplied

Availability:
Distributor:
Name: EPA Government Information Locator Service
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code: 3408
Street Address: 401 M Street, SW
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20460
Country: USA
Network Address: epagils@epamail.epa.gov
Hours of Service: Server is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, pending routine downtime for maintenance.
Telephone: None
Fax: None

Resource Description: EPA's GILS is available primarily in electronic format, via EPA's internet server.

Order Process: Direct access is available. No ordering is necessary.
Technical Prerequisites: Access to internet or internet email.

Available Linkage: http://www.epa.gov/gils
Z39.50s://earth1.epa.gov:2100/gils

Available Linkage Type: URLs for Web browser and Z39.50 protocol access

Sources of Data: The descriptions of EPA public information resources are primarily produced voluntarily by employees throughout EPA's program and regional offices. Controlled vocabulary terms are added by dedicated GILS staff, who also perform some basic quality control.

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints: None. The information resources described within EPA's GILS may have their own use constraints.

Point of Contact:
Name: EPA GILS Manager
Organization: Environmental Protection Agency
Enterprise Information Management Division
Mail Code: 3408
Street Address: 401 M Street, SW
City: Washington
State: D.C.
Zip Code: 20460
Country: USA
Network Address: hufford.steve@epamail.epa.gov
Hours of Service: 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., M-F
Telephone: 202-260-9732
Fax: 202-260-3923
Schedule Number: Not Scheduled
Control Identifier: Not Applicable
Record Source: Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM)
Office of Information Resources Management
Enterprise Information Management Division

Date of Last Modification: 19960517

Questions or comments regarding this service? Contact the GPO Access User Support Team
by Internet e-mail at gpoaccess@gpo.gov; by telephone at 202-512-1530; or by fax at 202-512-1262.

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