
[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
               CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
 
PART 1--STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart A--Introduction

Sec. 1.1  Creation and authority.

    Reorganization Plan 3 of 1970, established the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) in the Executive branch as an independent 
Agency, effective December 2, 1970.

Sec. 1.3  Purpose and functions.

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency permits coordinated and 
effective governmental action to assure the protection of the 
environment by abating and controlling pollution on a systematic basis. 
Reorganization Plan 3 of 1970 transferred to EPA a variety of research, 
monitoring, standard setting, and enforcement activities related to 
pollution abatement and control to provide for the treatment of the 
environment as a single interrelated system. Complementary to these 
activities are the Agency's coordination and support of research and 
antipollution activities carried out by State and local governments, 
private and public groups, individuals, and educational institutions. 
EPA reinforces efforts among other Federal agencies with respect to the 
impact of their operations on the environment.

Sec. 1.5  Organization and general information.

    (a) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's basic organization 
consists of Headquarters and 10 Regional Offices. EPA Headquarters in 
Washington, DC maintains overall planning, coordination and control of 
EPA programs. Regional Administrators head the Regional Offices and are 
responsible directly to the Administrator for the execution of the 
Agency's programs within the boundaries of their Regions.
    (b) EPA's Directives System contains definitive statements of EPA's 
organization, policies, procedures, assignments of responsibility, and 
delegations of authority. Copies are available for public inspection and 
copying at the Management and Organization Division, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. Information can be obtained from the 
Office of Public Affairs at all Regional Offices.
    (c) EPA conducts procurement pursuant to the Federal Property and 
Administrative Services Act, the Federal Procurement Regulations, and 
implementing EPA regulations.

Sec. 1.7  Location of principal offices.

    (a) The EPA Headquarters is in Washington, DC. The mailing address 
is 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    (b) The addresss of (and States served by) the EPA Regional Offices 
(see Sec. 1.61) are:

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    (1) Region I, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, room 2203, John 
F. Kennedy Federal Building, Boston, MA 02203. (Connecticut, Maine, 
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.)
    (2) Region II, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Room 900, 26 
Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278. (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, 
and the Virgin Islands.)
    (3) Region III, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 841 Chestnut 
Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107. (Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, 
Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.)
    (4) Region IV, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 345 Courtland 
Street NE., Atlanta, GA 30365. (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, 
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.)
    (5) Region V, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 77 West Jackson 
Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 
Ohio and Wisconsin.)
    (6) Region VI, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 Elm 
Street, Dallas, TX 75270. (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 
and Texas.)
    (7) Region VII, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 726 Minnesota 
Avenue, Kansas City, KS 66101. (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.)
    (8) Region VIII, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 999 18th 
street, One Denver Place, Denver, CO 80202. (Colorado, Montana, North 
Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.)
    (9) Region IX, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 215 Fremont 
Street, San Francisco, CA 94105. (Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, 
American Samoa, Trust Territories of the Pacific Islands, Guam, Wake 
Islands, and the Northern Marianas.)
    (10) Region X, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Sixth 
Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. (Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.)

[50 FR 26721, June 28, 1985, as amended at 62 FR 1833, Jan. 14, 1997]
