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The Stratospheric Protection Division

What We Do

Implement programs to protect the ozone layer, including requirements under the Montreal Protocol and Title VI of the Clean Air Act, such as:

Manage EPA's review of substitutes for ozone-depleting substances and efforts to develop and implement voluntary programs that reduce emissions of high global warming potential gases,

Oversee and coordinate international technology transfer and infrastructure building programs, including programs related to both ozone layer protection and climate change.

Assure reliable development of EPA's Sun Safety efforts, including the SunWise School Program and the UV Index, to communicate to kids and their caregivers important information about protecting themselves from skin cancer, and about the science and the effects of ozone depletion.



How to Contact Us

To contact us electronically, please use our comments form.

The best ways to get information about our programs are to explore this web site and to contact our Stratospheric Ozone Information Hotline toll-free at 1-800-296-1996 (202-343-9210 from outside the U.S.). The hotline can answer questions and send out fact sheets and other materials.

Our mailing address is:
U.S. EPA
Mail Code 6205J
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20460-0001

Our main phone number is 1 (202) 343-9410.
Our fax number is 1 (202) 343-2363.



How SPD Fits into EPA

SPD is part of the Office of Atmospheric Programs ( OAP) within the Office of Air and Radiation. OAP includes three other Divisions:

  1. the Climate Protection Partnerships Division ( CPPD) runs energy efficiency partnership programs,
  2. the Clean Air Markets Division ( CAMD) is responsible for monitoring and reducing emissions from utilities, and
  3. the Climate Change Division ( CCD) is responsible for climate science and policy issues.


Note: SPD works to prevent skin cancer and to protect the stratospheric ozone layer. Ozone is involved in at least two other air quality issues, please visit the appropriate site for more information on these topics:

  1. EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards ( OAQPS) is responsible for reducing ground-level ozone, a major component of smog and the subject of a national air quality standard.
  2. The Indoor Environments Division is responsible for indoor air quality, including the use of ozone generators.

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