The mission of the
Hazardous Materials
Management Group is:
to improve and
restore the environmental
condition of facilities
and lands under
USDA jurisdiction,
custody, and control
by addressing contamination
associated with
sites releasing
or with the potential
to release hazardous
materials and substances
to the environment,
primarily under
provisions of CERCLA
and Executive Orders
12580 and 13016;
to seek compensation
from, or clean up
by, those responsible
for contamination;
and
to enhance USDA’s
environmental performance
and the quality
of the work environment
for employees and
cooperators through
increased environmental
awareness, compliance
with applicable
provisions of the
Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act
(RCRA), and pursuit
of related objectives
of the Pollution
Prevention Act (PPA)
and the Emergency
Planning an d Community
Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA).
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