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B-166506 1 (1974-03-29)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabkwk0001 and id is 1 raw text is: C ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b rETCE s~eeased ouside the Gen~eral R ~ ~ ACAKN Opt the baa~ Of 6 C apova1 iho RGNRLOF THE UNITED STATES3w24 7 9~ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-166506 RELEASED MAR 1974 The Honorable Victor V. Veysey House of Representatives Dear Mr. Veysey: On August 2, 1973, you requested that we look into the development of a Federal air pollution episode program for the Los Angeles area of California; its implementation on July 25, 1973, which resulted in administrative leave for thousands of Federal employees; and the provision of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 1857) under which the program was developed and implemented. You indicated that a newspaper had reported that the Federal employees had headed for beaches and other recreational facilities and thereby had negated the purpose of the program, which was to reduce vehicle travel and thus reduce air pollution. We made our examination at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) headquarters in Washington, D.C., and at the EPA region IX office in San Francisco. We interviewed cognizant EPA officials and con- tacted air pollution episode coordinators at the Los Angeles offices of the Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, and National Labor Relations Board. An official of the Civil Service Commission gave us information on the Federal leave policy for air pollution episodes. We examined pertinent legislation, regulations, records, and files relating to the development and implementation of the program. The program consists of various procedures, established by Federal agencies in southern California, for reducing air pollution emissions when there is a likelihood that pollution will reach levels that present imminent and substantial endangerment to the health of persons. One of the procedures was to reduce vehicle traffic by granting Federal employees administrative leave. The Regional Administrator of EPA region IX initiated the development of the program for the Los Angeles area, and he has the authority to implement the program with the advance concurrence of the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and General Counsel. 070306

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