Data.gov Program Management Office

Data.gov Program Management Office

created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

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Description

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the States, biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended. Collection, validation and verification of the Biennial Report (BR) data is the responsibility of RCRA authorized states and regions. EPA does not modify the data reported by the states or regions. Any questions regarding the information reported for a RCRA handler should be directed to the state agency or region responsible for the BR data collection.BR is a national program that collects data on the generation, management and minimization or hazardous waste. BR captures detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices from treatment, storage and disposal facilities. These data are collected every other year and provide the ability to perform trend analysis.

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Office of Solid Waste Emergency Response, RCRAInfo, RCRA, Storage, Hazardous Waste, Large Quantity Generator, Waste, Small Quanitity Generator, SQG, TSD, State, Treatment, RCRIS, LQG, Disposal, Resource Conservation, Biennial Report System, Biennial Report, BRS, National
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Dataset Summary
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Date Released
12/1/2008 0:00
Date Updated
7/2/2009 0:00
Time Period
01/01/2007 - 12/31/2007
Frequency
Biennial
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
N
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Administrative
Unique ID
840
Extended Type
Data Extraction Tool
Contributing Agency Information
Citation
2007 Biennial Report, U.S. EPA, December 2008, http://www.epa.gov/waste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm
Agency Program Page
Wastes
Agency Data Series Page
Hazardous Waste Data
Dataset Coverage
Unit of Analysis
State, Facility
Granularity
Facility
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
Data Description
Collection Mode
computer/electronic
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
EPA
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Data.gov Program Management Office

Data.gov Program Management Office

created Feb 18, 2011

updated May 11, 2011

Description

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the States, biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended. Collection, validation and verification of the Biennial Report (BR) data is the responsibility of RCRA authorized states and regions. EPA does not modify the data reported by the states or regions. Any questions regarding the information reported for a RCRA handler should be directed to the state agency or region responsible for the BR data collection.BR is a national program that collects data on the generation, management and minimization or hazardous waste. BR captures detailed data on the generation of hazardous waste from large quantity generators and data on waste management practices from treatment, storage and disposal facilities. These data are collected every other year and provide the ability to perform trend analysis.

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3835
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Office of Solid Waste Emergency Response, RCRAInfo, RCRA, Storage, Hazardous Waste, Large Quantity Generator, Waste, Small Quanitity Generator, SQG, TSD, State, Treatment, RCRIS, LQG, Disposal, Resource Conservation, Biennial Report System, Biennial Report, BRS, National
Licensing and Attribution
Data Provided By
Environmental Protection Agency
Source Link
(none)
Dataset Summary
Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Date Released
12/1/2008 0:00
Date Updated
7/2/2009 0:00
Time Period
01/01/2007 - 12/31/2007
Frequency
Biennial
High Value Dataset
N
Suggested by Public
N
Dataset Information
Data.gov Data Category Type
Tool Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation
Administrative
Unique ID
840
Extended Type
Data Extraction Tool
Contributing Agency Information
Citation
2007 Biennial Report, U.S. EPA, December 2008, http://www.epa.gov/waste/inforesources/data/biennialreport/index.htm
Agency Program Page
Wastes
Agency Data Series Page
Hazardous Waste Data
Dataset Coverage
Unit of Analysis
State, Facility
Granularity
Facility
Geographic Coverage
Nationwide
Data Description
Collection Mode
computer/electronic
Data Quality
Data Quality Certification
Yes
Privacy and Confidentiality
Yes
Applicable Information Quality Guideline Designation
EPA