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Publication Numbering System
The EPA publications numbering system was designed in 1991 to provide easier identification, tracking and dissemination of publications. Each publication number identifies:
- The responsible
organization producing the publication.
- A specific office/division
within the organization.
- An alpha descriptor
of the document type.
- Calendar year in
which the publication was produced.
- And the sequential number identifying how many of that type of publication were produced within that particular organization during the calendar year.
Example: 200-B-96-001 indicates a publication from Administration & Resources Management (see Table 1); a reference (see Table 2); produced in 1996; the first publication of that type issued in the year.
| Code | Organization |
|---|---|
| 10x | Administrator, Deputy Administrator |
| 11x | Administrative Law Judges |
| 12x | Science Advisory Board (SAB) |
| 13x | Cooperative Environmental Management |
| 14x | Congressional & Legislative Affairs |
| 15x | Civil Rights |
| 16x | Office of International Activities |
| 17x | Office of Communications, Education and Public Affairs |
| 18x | Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization |
| 20x-22x | Office of Administration & Resources Management |
| 23x | Office of Policy, Planning, & Evaluation |
| 27x | Regional Operation & State/Local Relations |
| 30x-34x | Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance |
| 35x | Inspector General |
| 36x | General Counsel |
| 40x-45x | Office of Air & Radiation |
| 50x-55x | Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response |
| 60x-65x | Office of Research & Development |
| 70x-75x | Office of Pesticides & Toxic Substances |
| 80x-85x | Office of Water |
| 90x-91x | Regions |
| 950 | The Responsible Organization is unknown |
| Code | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| A | Article reprinted from other pub, abstracts, book chapters, presentations |
| B | Reference (Bibliography, Glossary, Symposium Papers, Training Guides, Telephone Directories, etc) |
| C | Computer (CD-I, CD-ROM, Floppy Diskette, etc) |
| D | Draft |
| E | Exhibit, Display, Booth |
| F | Unbound Publication (fact sheet, leaflet, bulletin, flyer, brochure, etc) |
| H | Photograph, Filmstrip, Slide, Poster, etc. |
| J | Peer-reviewed Journal |
| K | Bound publication (pamphlet, booklet, speech, etc) |
| M | Microfilm, Microfiche |
| N | Periodical (other than peer reviewed journal) (Journal, Newsletters, etc) |
| P | Public Comment Draft |
| R | Report, Symposium Report, Proceedings |
| S | Summary, Research Brief, Conference Summary, Issue Paper |
| U | Audio |
| V | Video |
| Z | Federal Register |