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OSWER Functional Statements
2000 - The Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides Agency-wide policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs. This Office's responsibilities include: development of guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes and for underground storage tanks; technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of solid waste management activities; analyses on the recovery of useful energy from solid waste; development and implementation of a program to respond to hazardous waste sites and spills (including oil spills).
1990 - The Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides Agencywide policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs. This Office's responsibilities include: development of guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes; technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of solid waste management activities; analyses on the recovery of useful energy from solid waste; development and implementation of a program to respond to hazardous waste sites and spills (some oil spills included); and the enforcement of applicable laws and regulations.
1983 - The Office of the Assistant Administrator for Solid Waste and Emergency Response provides Agencywide policy, guidance, and direction for the Agency's solid waste and emergency response programs. This Office's responsibilities include: development of guidelines and standards for the land disposal of hazardous wastes; technical assistance in the development, management, and operation of solid waste management activities; analyses on the recovery of useful energy from solid waste; development and implementation of a program to respond to hazardous waste sites and spills (some oil spills included); and the enforcement of applicable laws and regulations.