September 22, 2004—The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has sponsored partnerships with industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, and other agencies to launch 13 sector-specific Compliance Assistance Centers. Each EPA-funded center addresses real world issues in language that is used by the regulated entities. Through Internet Web sites, telephone assistance lines, fax-back systems, and e-mail discussion groups, the centers aim to help businesses, local governments, and federal facilities understand federal environmental requirements and save money through pollution prevention techniques.
Once a year, the centers survey their users, including first-time visitors, on how well they are meeting that goal. The results of the surveys help the centers provide resources for environmental compliance. The EPA is requesting interested parties to visit the center sites and take a short survey. Surveys should not take more than three minutes to complete, and incentives are being offered to survey respondents. The surveys for each center are also accessible directly.
