Welcome to the Sector Facility Indexing Project
(SFIP) Archive home page. The Sector Facility Indexing Project was
retired in December of 2004. Most of the information found in SFIP
can now be obtained in EPA's Enforcement Compliance History Online (ECHO). The ECHO Sector Facility
Indexing Universe field provides compliance and inspection history and demographics information for the five SFIP industry sectors. Detailed information
regarding spills can now be obtained from the
National Response Center. Chemical release information can be obtained from EPA's TRI Explorer.
The following archive explains the history of SFIP, and provides documentation behind the Sector Facility
Indexing Project.
SFIP brings together environmental and other
information from a number of data systems to produce facility-level
profiles for five industry sectors (petroleum refining, iron
and steel production, primary nonferrous metal refining and
smelting, pulp manufacturing, and automobile assembly) and
a subset of major federal facilities. SFIP information relates
to compliance and inspection history, chemical releases and
spills, demographics of the surrounding population and production.(EPA's
Data
Systems area also includes information on over a dozen
other compliance and enforcement data systems.)
You can click on "Show
Me More" to read a more detailed introduction and
overview of SFIP. The SFIP Hotline, at (617) 520-3015, is
also available to assist users with questions about SFIP and
the data it presents.
The web site is organized into the following pages, which
can be accessed by clicking on the links on the left of your
screen:
Status
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History |
Documents related to recent
activities and the development of SFIP including updates
on facility data, a fact sheet on the project, frequently
asked questions, the SFIP Evaluation Report, and
a historical archive of materials prepared during the
development of the project. |
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Data
Access |
Gateway to detailed information
for each individual facility and sector. Users can access
standardized reports, construct customized on-line queries,
and download datasets for subsequent use. |
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SFIP
Indicators |
Definitions of each of the
SFIP data elements, referred to as "indicators,"
with guidance on their use. |
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Acronyms |
Glossary of acronyms used in
SFIP. |
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Other
Links |
Links to related web sites within
EPA and other useful sites. |
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