| #Q001 | administrative | operational | mandatory | International Pollution Prevention Action | other | It is further the policy of Congress that the President, acting through the Secretary of State and such national and international organizations as he determines appropriate, shall take such action as may be necessary to insure that to the fullest extent possible all foreign countries shall take meaningful action for the prevention, reduction, and elimination of pollution in their waters and in international waters and for the achievement of goals regarding the elimination of discharge of pollutants and the improvement of water quality to at least the same extent as the United States does under its laws. | To the fullest extent possible | high |
| #Q002 | administrative | operational | mandatory | EPA Administration Mandate | other | Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (hereinafter in this chapter called "Administrator") shall administer this chapter. | Except as otherwise expressly provided in this chapter | high |
| #Q003 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Participation Provision | other | Public participation in the development, revision, and enforcement of any regulation, standard, effluent limitation, plan, or program established by the Administrator or any State under this chapter shall be provided for, encouraged, and assisted by the Administrator and the States. | | high |
| #Q004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Public Participation Guidelines Development | other | The Administrator, in cooperation with the States, shall develop and publish regulations specifying minimum guidelines for public participation in such processes. | | high |
| #Q005 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Federal and State Agency Cooperation | other | Federal agencies shall co-operate with State and local agencies to develop comprehensive solutions to prevent, reduce and eliminate pollution in concert with programs for managing water resources. | | high |
| #Q006 | administrative | operational | mandatory | National Shellfish Indicator Program Establishment | aquatic life | The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall establish and administer a 5-year national shellfish research program (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Program') for the purpose of improving existing classification systems for shellfish growing waters using the latest technological advancements in microbiology and epidemiological methods. | | high |
| #Q007 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Program 5-Year Plan | aquatic life | Within 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 29, 1992], the Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the advisory committee established under subsection (b) and the Consortium, shall develop a comprehensive 5-year plan for the Program which shall at a minimum provide for-[various assessments and evaluations]. | Within 12 months after the date of enactment | high |
| #Q008 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Advisory Committee Establishment | aquatic life | For the purpose of providing oversight of the Program on a continuing basis, an advisory committee (hereafter in this section referred to as the 'Committee') shall be established under a memorandum of understanding between the Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference and the National Marine Fisheries Service. | | high |
| #Q009 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Advisory Committee Duties | aquatic life | The Committee shall-(A) identify priorities for achieving the purpose of the Program; (B) review and recommend approval or disapproval of Program work plans and plans of operation; (C) review and comment on all subcontracts and grants to be awarded under the Program; (D) receive and review progress reports from the Consortium and program subcontractors and grantees; and (E) provide such other advice on the Program as is appropriate. | | high |
| #Q010 | design | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Advisory Committee Composition | aquatic life | The Committee shall consist of at least ten members and shall include-(A) three members representing agencies having authority under State law to regulate the shellfish industry... (B) three members representing persons engaged in the shellfish industry... (C) three members, of whom one shall represent each of the following Federal agencies... and (D) one member representing the Shellfish Institute of North America. | | high |
| #Q011 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Advisory Committee Chairman Selection | aquatic life | The Chairman of the Committee shall be selected from among the Committee members described in paragraph (3)(A). | | high |
| #Q012 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Subcommittee of Scientific Experts | aquatic life | The Committee shall establish and maintain a subcommittee of scientific experts to provide advice, assistance, and information relevant to research funded under the Program, except that no individual who is awarded, or whose application is being considered for, a grant or subcontract under the Program may serve on such subcommittee. | No individual who is awarded, or whose application is being considered for, a grant or subcontract under the Program may serve on such subcommittee | high |
| #Q013 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Shellfish Committee and Subcommittee Compensation | aquatic life | Members of the Committee and its scientific subcommittee established under this subsection shall not be paid for serving on the Committee or subcommittee, but shall receive travel expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code. | | high |
| #Q014 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Shellfish Consortium Contract Application | aquatic life | Within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 29, 1992], the Secretary of Commerce shall seek to enter into a cooperative agreement or contract with the Consortium under which the Consortium will-(1) be the academic administrative organization and fiscal agent for the Program; (2) award and administer such grants and subcontracts as are approved by the Committee under subsection (b); (3) develop and implement a scientific peer review process for evaluating grant and subcontractor applications prior to review by the Committee; (4) in cooperation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Committee, procure the services of a scientific project director; (5) develop and submit budgets, progress reports, work plans, and plans of operation for the Program to the Secretary of Commerce and the Committee; and (6) make available to the Committee such staff, information, and assistance as the Committee may reasonably require to carry out its activities. | Within 30 days after the date of enactment | high |
| #Q015 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference Funding Limits | aquatic life | The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference shall not administer appropriations authorized under this section, but may be reimbursed from such appropriations for its expenses in arranging for travel, meetings, workshops, or conferences necessary to carry out the Program. | | high |
| #Q016 | monitoring | treatment | mandatory | Seafood Processing Study | other | provided that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency conduct a study to examine the geographical, hydrological, and biological characteristics of marine waters to determine the effects of seafood processes which dispose of untreated natural wastes into such waters and to include in this study an examination of technologies which may be used in such processes to facilitate the use of the nutrients in these wastes or to reduce the discharge of such wastes into the marine environment and to submit the result of this study to Congress not later than Jan. 1, 1979. | | high |
| #Q017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Oversight Study Report | other | authorized the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study and review of the research, pilot, and demonstration programs related to prevention and control of water pollution conducted, supported, or assisted by any Federal agency pursuant to any Federal law or regulation and assess conflicts between these programs and their coordination and efficacy, and to report to Congress thereon by Oct. 1, 1973. | | medium |
| #Q018 | administrative | operational | mandatory | International Trade Study Execution | other | The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with other interested Federal agencies and with representatives of industry and the public, shall undertake immediately an investigation and study to determine- (1) the extent to which pollution abatement and control programs will be imposed on, or voluntarily undertaken by, United States manufacturers... (2) the probable extent to which pollution abatement and control programs will be implemented in foreign industrial nations... (3) the probable competitive advantage... (4) alternative means by which any competitive advantage accruing... may be (A) accurately and quickly determined, and (B) equalized... and (5) the impact... | | high |
| #Q019 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | International Trade Study Reporting | other | The Secretary shall make an initial report to the President and Congress within six months after the date of enactment of this section [Oct. 18, 1972] of the results of the study and investigation carried out pursuant to this section and shall make additional reports thereafter at such times as he deems appropriate taking into account the development of relevant data, but not less than once every twelve months. | | high |
| #Q020 | administrative | treatment | mandatory | International Agreements Standard Uniformity | other | The President shall undertake to enter into international agreement to apply uniform standards of performance for the control of the discharge and emission of pollutants from new sources, uniform controls over the discharge and emission of toxic pollutants, and uniform controls over the discharge of pollutants into the ocean. | | high |
| #Q021 | administrative | operational | mandatory | International Agreements Negotiation | other | For this purpose the President shall negotiate multilateral treaties, conventions, resolutions, or other agreements, and formulate, present, or support proposals at the United Nations and other appropriate international forums. | | high |
| #Q022 | administrative | operational | mandatory | National Policies and Goal Study Execution | other | directed President to make a full and complete investigation and study of all national policies and goals established by law to determine what the relationship should be between these policies and goals, taking into account the resources of the Nation, and to report results of his investigation and study together with his recommendations to Congress not later than two years after Oct. 18, 1972. | | high |
| #Q023 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Efficiency Study | other | directed President, by utilization of the General Accounting Office, to conduct a full and complete investigation and study of ways and means of most effectively using all of the various resources, facilities, and personnel of the Federal Government in order to most efficiently carry out the provisions of this chapter and to report results of his investigation and study together with his recommendations to Congress not later than two hundred and seventy days after Oct. 18, 1972. | | high |
| #Q024 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Sex Discrimination Prohibition | other | No person in the United States shall on the ground of sex be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving Federal assistance under this Act the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or the Environmental Financing Act. | Under any program or activity receiving Federal assistance under this Act | high |
| #Q025 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Sex Discrimination Enforcement | other | This section shall be enforced through agency provisions and rules similar to those already established, with respect to racial and other discrimination, under title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [section 2000d et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare]. | | high |
| #Q026 | administrative | operational | guidance | Delegation of International Agreement Negotiation Functions | other | I hereby authorize and empower the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Council on Environmental Quality, the Environmental Protection Agency, and other appropriate Federal agencies, to perform, without the approval, ratification, or other action of the President, the functions vested in the President by Section 7 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 (Public Law 92-500; 86 Stat. 898) with respect to international agreements relating to the enhancement of the environment. | | high |
| #Q027 | operational | operational | mandatory | Official Use Requirement | other | you are accessing U.S. Government information and information systems that are provided for official U.S. Government purposes only; | In proceeding and accessing U.S. Government information and information systems | high |
| #Q028 | prohibition | unknown | mandatory | Classified Information Prohibition | other | you may not process or store classified national security information on this computer system. | | high |
| #Q029 | operational | operational | mandatory | CDX Rules of Behavior Compliance | other | EPA employees and contractors who support the CDX program are required to follow the CDX Rules of Behavior. | | high |
| #Q030 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Privacy Information Use Limitation | other | The Agency will not make this information available for other purposes unless required by law. | unless required by law | high |
| #Q031 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of movement of fluid into underground sources of drinking water | drinking water | No owner or operator shall construct, operate, maintain, convert, plug, abandon, or conduct any other injection activity in a manner that allows the movement of fluid containing any contaminant into underground sources of drinking water, if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons. | if the presence of that contaminant may cause a violation of any primary drinking water regulation under 40 CFR part 142 or may otherwise adversely affect the health of persons | high |