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		<citation>
			<citeinfo>
				<origin>The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</origin>
				<pubdate>20070820</pubdate>
				<title>EPA Geospatial Data Access Project</title>
				<geoform Sync="TRUE">vector digital data</geoform>
				<onlink>http://www.epa.gov/enviro/geo_data.html</onlink>
				<pubinfo><publish>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters</publish><pubplace>Washington, DC</pubplace></pubinfo></citeinfo>
		</citation>
		<descript>
			<abstract>To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest.  Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata Shapefile, Feature Class or extensible markup language (XML) file containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The files are Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (http://www.epa.gov/enviro). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The files omit facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the files contain a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.</abstract>
			<purpose>The purpose of this data is to increase public awareness of environmental activities through access to information about facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest.</purpose>
			<supplinf>For additional information go to: http://www.epa.gov/enviro/geo_data.html or contact Pt Garvey at Garvey.Pat@epa.gov or (202) 566-1687.</supplinf></descript>
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			<timeinfo>
				<sngdate>
					<caldate>20070820</caldate>
				</sngdate>
			</timeinfo>
			<current>publication date</current>
		</timeperd>
		<status>
			<progress>In work</progress>
			<update>Monthly</update>
		</status>
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			<bounding><westbc>-176.650000</westbc><eastbc>144.891666</eastbc><northbc>68.070824</northbc><southbc>13.394900</southbc></bounding></spdom>
		<keywords>
			<theme>
				<themekt>None</themekt>
				<themekey>CERCLIS</themekey>
				<themekey>Environmental Protection Agency</themekey>
				<themekey>EPA</themekey>
				<themekey>Facility Registry System</themekey>
				<themekey>FRS</themekey>
				<themekey>National Environmental Performance Track</themekey>
				<themekey>NEPT</themekey>
				<themekey>National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System</themekey>
				<themekey>NPDES</themekey>
				<themekey>Permit Compliance System</themekey>
				<themekey>PCS</themekey>
				<themekey>Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information</themekey>
				<themekey>RCRAInfo</themekey>
				<themekey>Superfund National Priority List</themekey>
				<themekey>Superfund NPL</themekey>
				<themekey>Toxic Release Inventory</themekey>
				<themekey>TRI</themekey>
			</theme>
			<theme><themekt>ISO 19115 Topic Category</themekt><themekey>environment</themekey></theme><theme><themekt>EPA GIS Keyword Thesaurus</themekt><themekey>Cleanup</themekey><themekey>Conservation</themekey><themekey>Ecology</themekey><themekey>Ecosystem</themekey><themekey>Energy</themekey><themekey>Environment</themekey><themekey>Exposure</themekey><themekey>Hazards</themekey><themekey>Health</themekey><themekey>Human</themekey><themekey>Monitoring</themekey><themekey>Quality</themekey><themekey>Regulatory</themekey><themekey>Response</themekey><themekey>Risk</themekey><themekey>Sites</themekey><themekey>Spills</themekey><themekey>Toxics</themekey><themekey>Waste</themekey></theme><place><placekt>None</placekt><placekey>Alaska</placekey><placekey>American Samoa</placekey><placekey>Canada</placekey><placekey>Hawaii</placekey><placekey>Mexico</placekey><placekey>Puerto Rico</placekey><placekey>United States</placekey><placekey>Virgin Islands</placekey><placekey>Washington DC</placekey></place></keywords>
		<accconst>These files are provided for public use from the EPA under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). There are no fees associated with this download service.</accconst>
		<useconst>None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata.  Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.</useconst>
		<datacred>This EPA Geospatial data set is generated from the following five national environmental programs: Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) from the Compensation and Liability Information System [CERCLIS];  Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities (TSDF);  Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program;  National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT); and the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Majors from the Permit Compliance System (PCS)</datacred>
		<secinfo><secsys>FIPS Pub 199</secsys><secclass>No Confidentiality</secclass><sechandl>Standard Technical Controls</sechandl></secinfo><ptcontac><cntinfo><cntperp><cntorg>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Headquarters</cntorg><cntper>Pat Garvey</cntper></cntperp><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.</address><city>Washington</city><state>DC</state><postal>20460</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>(202) 566-1687</cntvoice><cntemail>garvey.pat@epa,gov</cntemail><cntinst>http://www.epa.gov/</cntinst></cntinfo></ptcontac></idinfo>
	<dataqual>
		<logic>This data concerns the location of facilities and sites that are regulated by, or of interest to, the EPA in conducting its regulatory mission. The information on the facilities and sites, including the locations, has been gathered from a number of sources. While EPA subjects the data to Quality Assurance (QA) procedures, the Agency cannot vouch for the reliability of all the data. Users of the data (or any portion thereof) may wish to verify its accuracy before use.</logic>
		<complete>The file omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.</complete>
		<lineage>
			<procstep>
				<procdesc>Dataset copied.</procdesc>
				<procdate>Unknown</procdate>
			</procstep>
			<procstep><procdesc>Metadata imported.</procdesc><srcused Sync="TRUE">C:\esri_repos\xml\GEODATA_SHAPEFILE_2007.xml</srcused><procdate>20070717</procdate></procstep></lineage>
		<posacc><horizpa><horizpar>This data concerns the location of facilities and sites that are regulated by, or of interest to, the EPA in conducting its regulatory mission. The information on the facilities and sites, including the locations, has been gathered from a number of sources. While EPA subjects the data to Quality Assurance (QA) procedures, the Agency cannot vouch for the reliability of all the data. Users of the data (or any portion thereof) may wish to verify its accuracy before use.</horizpar></horizpa></posacc></dataqual>
	<spdoinfo>
		<direct Sync="TRUE">Vector</direct>
		<ptvctinf>
			<sdtsterm Name="GEODATA_SHAPEFILE_JULY_2007">
				<sdtstype Sync="TRUE">Entity point</sdtstype>
				<ptvctcnt>60086</ptvctcnt>
			</sdtsterm>
		</ptvctinf>
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	<spref>
		<horizsys><geograph><latres>0.000001</latres><longres>0.000001</longres><geogunit>Decimal degrees</geogunit></geograph><geodetic><horizdn>North American Datum of 1983</horizdn><ellips>Geodetic Reference System 1980</ellips><semiaxis>6378137.000000</semiaxis><denflat>298.257222</denflat></geodetic></horizsys></spref>
	<distinfo>
		<resdesc>Downloadable Data</resdesc>
		<distliab>Although these data have been processed successfully on a computer system at the Environmental Protection Agency, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the accuracy or utility of the data on any other system or for general or scientific purposes, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty. It is also strongly recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of the metadata file associated with these data to evaluate data set limitations, restrictions or intended use. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and/or contained herein.</distliab><distrib><cntinfo><cntorgp><cntorg>U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park</cntorg><cntper>EPA GIS Agency Central Support</cntper></cntorgp><cntpos>OEI RTP NCC GIS</cntpos><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing and physical address</addrtype><address>USEPA Mailroom N127-02</address><city>Research Triangle Park</city><state>NC</state><postal>27711</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>919-767-7493</cntvoice><cntemail>esrisupport@epa.gov</cntemail><cntinst>http://intranet.epa.gov/rtpgis</cntinst></cntinfo></distrib></distinfo>
	<metainfo>
		<metd>20070820</metd>
		<metstdn>FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata</metstdn>
		<metstdv>FGDC-STD-001-1998</metstdv>
		<metfrd>20110820</metfrd><metc><cntinfo><cntperp><cntorg>Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)</cntorg><cntper>Ana Greene</cntper></cntperp><cntpos>Manager, Facility Registry System (FRS)</cntpos><cntaddr><addrtype>mailing address</addrtype><address>USEPA Headquarters 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N. W. Mail Code: 2823T</address><city>Washington</city><state>DC</state><postal>20460</postal></cntaddr><cntvoice>(202) 566-2132</cntvoice></cntinfo></metc></metainfo>
	<Esri><ModDate>20070910</ModDate><ModTime>17262400</ModTime></Esri><mdDateSt Sync="TRUE">20070821</mdDateSt></metadata>
