About the Office of Land and Emergency Management
EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) has changed its name to the Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM). Read more about the name change.
What We Do
The Office of Land and Emergency Management provides policy, guidance and direction for the Agency's emergency response and waste programs. At OLEM, we:
- Develop guidelines for the land disposal of hazardous waste and underground storage tanks;
- Provide technical assistance to all levels of government to establish safe waste management practices;
- Support state and local governments in redeveloping and reusing potentially contaminated sites through the Brownfields program;
- Respond to abandoned and active hazardous waste sites, as well as accidental chemical releases through the Superfund program; and
- Encourage innovative technologies to address contaminated soil and groundwater.
Programs and Projects Managed by OLEM
- Brownfields
- Cleanups
- Emergency Management and Response
- Federal Facilities Cleanup
- Innovations Initiative
- OLEM Accomplishments Report and Benefits
- Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands, Landfills and Mine Sites
- Superfund
- Sustainable Materials Management
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Waste
Organization
Barry Breen, Acting Assistant Administrator
- Biography
- Phone: 202-566-0200
- Mail code: 5101T | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: 202-566-0200
- Mail code: 5101T | EPA mailing addresses
The Office of Land and Emergency Management includes:
- Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation
- Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
- Office of Underground Storage Tanks
- Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization
- Office of Emergency Management
- Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office
Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI)
What We Do
OSRTI administers Superfund, the federal government's program to clean up the nation's uncontrolled hazardous waste sites. We're committed to ensuring that the hazardous waste sites on the National Priorities List are cleaned up to protect the environment and the health of all Americans. OSRTI implements the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act.
Programs and Projects Managed by OSRTI
- National Priorities List
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System (CERCLIS)
- Community Involvement
Mail code: 5201P | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Potomac Yards
OSRTI Organization
Jim Woolford, Director
- Phone: 703-603-8960
Pamela Barr, Acting Deputy Director
- Phone: 703-603-0262
Offices within OSRTI include:
Resources Management Division
Robert Jennings, Director
- Phone: 703-603-8723
Assessment and Remediation Division
Dana Stalcup, Director
- Phone: 703-603-8702
Technology Innovation and Field Services Division
Dan Powell, Acting Director
- Phone:703-603-7196
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR)
What We Do
ORCR’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by ensuring responsible national management of hazardous and nonhazardous waste. ORCR implements the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Our goals are to:
- conserve resources by reducing waste;
- prevent future waste disposal problems by enforcing regulations; and
- clean up areas where waste may have spilled, leaked, or been improperly disposed.
Programs and Projects Managed by ORCR
- Wastes
- Hazardous waste, including recycling, corrective action (cleanups) and household hazardous waste
- Municipal solid waste
- Sustainable Materials Management
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Mail code: 5301P | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Potomac Yards
ORCR Organization
Barnes Johnson, Director
- Phone: 703-308-8895
Kathleen Salyer, Deputy Director
- Phone: 703-308-8895
Offices within ORCR include:
Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division
Betsy Devlin, Director
- Phone: 703-308-8880
Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division
Cheryl Coleman, Director
- Phone: 703-308-8254
Program Implementation and Information Division
Sonya Sasseville, Director
- Phone: 703-308-8648
Program Management, Communications and Analysis Office
Mark Huff, Director
- Phone: 703-308-8730
Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST)
What We Do
OUST manages a regulatory program for underground storage tank (UST) systems that store petroleum and other hazardous substances. An UST system is a tank and any underground piping system connected to the tank that has at least 10 percent of its combined volume underground.
Programs and Projects Managed by OUST
- Preventing UST releases
- Cleaning up UST releases
- Alternative fuels and USTs
- Petroleum brownfields
- USTs in Indian country
Mail code: 5401R | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
OUST Organization
Carolyn Hoskinson, Director
- Phone: 202-564-2564
Mark Barolo, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-564-1611
Offices within OUST include:
Release Prevention Division
Vacant
Cleanup and Revitalization Division
- Phone: 202-564-1642
Management and Communications Division
- Phone: 202-564-1634
Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR)
What We Do
EPA's Brownfield's program provides grants and technical assistance to communities, states, tribes, and other stakeholders, to prevent, assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse formerly contaminated properties. Cleaning up and reinvesting in these properties protects the environment, reduces blight, and takes development pressures off greenspaces and working lands. EPA’s Land Revitalization program works with communities, states, non-profits and other stakeholders to develop and test sustainable approaches for the reuse of formerly contaminated properties. OBLR implements the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act.
Programs and Projects Managed by OBLR
Mail code: 5105T | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
OBLR Organization
David Lloyd, Director
- Phone: 202-566-2731
Gail Ann Cooper, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-566-0168
Office of Emergency Management (OEM)
What We Do
OEM works with other federal partners to prevent accidents and maintain incident response capabilities. We provide information about response efforts, regulations, tools, and research that help the regulated community, government entities, and concerned citizens prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. OEM administers several environmental statutes, including the Oil Pollution Act.
Programs and Projects Managed by OEM
- Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Division (CMAD)
- Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Requirements
- Emergency Response
- Executive Order on Improving Chemical Facility Safety and Security
- Facility Response Plan (FRP) Rule
- Local Governments Reimbursement (LGR) Program
- National Contingency Plan (NCP) Subpart J Product Schedule
- Reporting Oil Discharges and Hazardous Substance Releases
- Risk Management Plan (RMP)
- Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule
Mail code: 5104A | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
OEM Organization
Reggie Cheatham, Director
- Phone: 202-564-8003
Becki Clark, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-564-3818
Offices within OEM include:
Regulation and Policy Development Division
- Phone: 202-564-8016
Resources Management Division
- Phone: 202-564-4253
Preparedness and Response Operations Division
- Phone: 202-566-0948
Emergency Operations Center and Continuity Branch
- Phone: 202-564-7988
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Team (CMAT)
- Phone: 202-564-2359
Field Operations Branch
- Phone: 202-564-2415
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO)
What We Do
FFRRO works with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Energy (DOE), and other federal entities to develop creative, cost-effective solutions to environmental challenges at their facilities. FFRRO's mission is to facilitate fast, effective and less costly cleanup and reuse of contaminated areas at federal facilities.
Programs and Projects Managed by FFRRO
- Cleanups at Federal Facilities
- Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Program
- Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)
- Federal Facilities Long-Term Stewardship
- Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
- Federal Facility NPL and BRAC Site Information
Mail code: 5106R | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
FFRRO Organization
Charlotte Bertrand, Director
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Phone: 202-564-0539
Greg Gervais, Deputy Director
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Phone: (202) 564 4409