About the Office of Land and Emergency Management
What We Do
The Office of Land and Emergency Management works to protect the human health and environment of all communities by preventing contamination, cleaning up and returning land to productive use, and responding to emergencies. At OLEM, we:
- Develop guidelines for the land disposal of hazardous waste and underground storage tanks;
- Provide grants, technical assistance, and education and outreach to all levels of government to establish safe waste management practices, including waste prevention, reuse, recycling and disposal;
- 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
- Circular Economy
- Cleanups
- Climate Change, Land and Emergency Management
- Communicating Risks from Contaminated Sites
- Emergency Management and Response
- Final Environmental Justice Action Plan for EPA’s Land Protection and Cleanup Programs
- Federal Facilities Cleanup
- OLEM Program Benefits
- Renewable Energy on Contaminated Lands, Landfills and Mine Sites
- Superfund
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Waste
Organization
- Phone: 202-566-0200
- Mail code: 5101T | EPA mailing addresses
- Phone: 202-566-0200
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 Mountains, Deserts and Plains
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
- Community Involvement
- Superfund Redevelopment
- Environmental Response Team (ERT)
- Superfund Contract Laboratory Program
OSRTI Organization
Larry Douchand, Director
- Phone: 202-566-1067
Brigid Lowery, Deputy Director
Offices within OSRTI include:
Resources Management Division
Eric Hill, Director
- Phone: 202-566-2078
Assessment and Remediation Division
Jennifer Hovis, Acting Director
- Phone: 202-566-1035
Technology Innovation and Field Services Division
Vacant, Director
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR)
What We Do
ORCR’s mission is to protect human health and the environment by:
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promoting the conservation of resources,
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ensuring proper waste management,
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preventing harmful exposure and
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overseeing the cleanup of land for productive use.
We do this by establishing and implementing regulatory standards, incentive-based programs and best practices in collaboration with communities, governments, businesses, and other organizations. ORCR implements the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Learn about the programs and projects ORCR manages.
ORCR Organization
Carolyn Hoskinson, Director
- Phone: 202-236-3619
Vacant, Deputy Director
Offices within ORCR include:
Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division
Andy Crossland, Director
- Phone: (202) 853-4459
Cecilia DeRobertis, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-564-5132
Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division
Nena Shaw, Director
- 202-564-5106
Vacant, Deputy Director
Program Implementation and Information Division
Sonya Sasseville, Director
- Phone: 202-566-0319
Cathy Davis, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-564-2703
Program Management, Communications and Analysis Office
Mark Huff, Director
- Phone: 202-566-0134
Shawna Bergman, Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-566-0130
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
- Emerging fuels and USTs
- Petroleum brownfields
- USTs in Indian country
Mail code: 5401T | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
OUST Organization
Mark Barolo, Director
- Phone: 202-564-1611
Vacant, Deputy Director
Offices within OUST include:
Release Prevention Division
Anthony Raia, Director
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Phone: 202-566-1021
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
Brian Thompson, Acting Deputy Office Director
- Phone: 202-564-4256
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
Lynda Kasonde, Director
- Phone: 202-566-0497
Vacant, Deputy Director
Offices within OEM include:
Regulations Implementation Division
Patty Gioffre, Director
- Phone: 202-564-1972
Bill Noggle, Associate Director
- Phone: 202-566-1306
Resources Management Division
Julie Hyman Moore, Director
- Phone: 202-564-2878
Preparedness and Response Operations Division
Brian Schlieger, Acting Director
- Phone: 202-564-3128
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Consequence Management Advisory Division
Shanna Ratnesar-Shumate, Director
- 202-590-1430
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 agencies to develop creative, cost-effective solutions to environmental challenges at Federal Facility Superfund Sites. FFRRO's mission is to facilitate faster, more effective and less costly cleanup and reuse of federal facilities while ensuring protection of human health and the environment.
Programs and Projects Managed by FFRRO
- Cleanups at Federal Facilities
- Base Closure and Realignment (BRAC)
- FEDFacts
- Federal Facilities Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
- Redevelopment at Federal Facility Superfund Sites
Mail code: 5106T | EPA mailing addresses
Location: EPA Headquarters at Washington, D.C. Federal Triangle campus
FFRRO Organization
Greg Gervais, Director
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Phone: 202-564-4409
Emerald Laija, Acting Deputy Director
- Phone: 202-564-2724
Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains (OMDP)
What We Do
Created during EPA's 50th anniversary, the Office of Mountains, Deserts and Plains (OMDP), which reports to the Office of Land and Emergency Management, was established to address cross-media, cross-program, and cross-agency issues associated with advancing cleanups and reuse of Superfund and non-Superfund abandoned hardrock mining sites across the country. The Office provides support for federal hardrock mining cleanup sites; serves as a central contact for other federal partners, states and tribes with responsibility for or impacted by these sites; identifies and facilitates reprocessing or recovery of critical mineral from abandoned hardrock mine sites; evaluates innovative technologies and reuse options; coordinates and advances cleanup of abandoned uranium mines on or surrounding the Navajo Nation; and supports efforts of conservation organizations to voluntarily undertake projects (Good Samaritan projects) to improve environmental conditions at abandoned hardrock mine sites.
Programs and Projects with OMDP Involvement:
- Cleanups
- Cleanups at Federal Facilities
- Climate Change and Land
- Education
- FEDFacts
- Greener Cleanups
- Hazardous Waste
- Land Revitalization
- Programs and Projects of the Office of Land and Emergency Management
- RE-Powering America's Land
- Risk Management Plan Rule
- Superfund
- Superfund Redevelopment Program
- Technologies for Cleaning Up Contaminated Sites
- Tribal Lands
Location: EPA Headquarters at WJC Building West, Washington, D.C.
Mail code: 5101T
OMDP Organization
Shahid Mahmud, Director
- Phone: 202-336-4291