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[CITE: 42USC13107]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                    CHAPTER 133--POLLUTION PREVENTION
 
Sec. 13107. EPA report


(a) Biennial reports

    The Administrator shall provide Congress with a report within 
eighteen months after November 5, 1990, and biennially thereafter, 
containing a detailed description of the actions taken to implement the 
strategy to promote source reduction developed under section 13103(b) 
\1\ of this title and of the results of such actions. The report shall 
include an assessment of the effectiveness of the clearinghouse and 
grant program established under this chapter in promoting the goals of 
the strategy, and shall evaluate data gaps and data duplication with 
respect to data collected under Federal environmental statutes.
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(b) Subsequent reports

    Each biennial report submitted under subsection (a) of this section 
after the first report shall contain each of the following:
        (1) An analysis of the data collected under section 13106 of 
    this title on an industry-by-industry basis for not less than five 
    SIC codes or other categories as the Administrator deems 
    appropriate. The analysis shall begin with those SIC codes or other 
    categories of facilities which generate the largest quantities of 
    toxic chemical waste. The analysis shall include an evaluation of 
    trends in source reduction by industry, firm size, production, or 
    other useful means. Each such subsequent report shall cover five SIC 
    codes or other categories which were not covered in a prior report 
    until all SIC codes or other categories have been covered.
        (2) An analysis of the usefulness and validity of the data 
    collected under section 13106 of this title for measuring trends in 
    source reduction and the adoption of source reduction by business.
        (3) Identification of regulatory and nonregulatory barriers to 
    source reduction, and of opportunities for using existing regulatory 
    programs, and incentives and disincentives to promote and assist 
    source reduction.
        (4) Identification of industries and pollutants that require 
    priority assistance in multi-media source reduction \2\
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    \2\ So in original. Probably should be followed by a period.
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        (5) Recommendations as to incentives needed to encourage 
    investment and research and development in source reduction.
        (6) Identification of opportunities and development of 
    priorities for research and development in source reduction methods 
    and techniques.
        (7) An evaluation of the cost and technical feasibility, by 
    industry and processes, of source reduction opportunities and 
    current activities and an identification of any industries for which 
    there are significant barriers to source reduction with an analysis 
    of the basis of this identification.
        (8) An evaluation of methods of coordinating, streamlining, and 
    improving public access to data collected under Federal 
    environmental statutes.
        (9) An evaluation of data gaps and data duplication with respect 
    to data collected under Federal environmental statutes.

In the report following the first biennial report provided for under 
this subsection, paragraphs (3) through (9) may be included at the 
discretion of the Administrator.

(Pub. L. 101-508, title VI, Sec. 6608, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388-
326.)

                       References in Text

    Section 13103(b) of this title, referred to in subsec. (a), was in 
the original ``section 4(b)'' and was translated as reading ``section 
6604(b)'', meaning section 6604(b) of Pub. L. 101-508, because Pub. L. 
101-508 has no section 4 but section 6604(b) of Pub. L. 101-508 relates 
to development of a strategy to promote source reduction.
