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Example Title VI Demographic Analyses

A number of demographic analyses were performed as part of the investigation of the Title VI administrative complaint filed against the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality regarding issuance of a pollution control permit for the proposed Shintech facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana ("the Shintech investigation"). Although the part of the investigation related to the proposed Shintech facility permit was suspended on September 16, 1998, the analyses presented below provide examples of several potential approaches for conducting disparity analyses. For a more complete description of processes for conducting an assessment of adverse disparate impact analyses, please refer to the forthcoming Revised Draft Guidance for Investigations Title VI Administrative Complaints Challenging Permits. During the Shintech investigation, EPA issued a set of interim documentation of its demographic analyses. The second, and most current, document was entitled:

Title VI Administrative Complaint
Re: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Permit for Proposed Shintech Facility
Summary Documentation of Draft Revised
Demographic Analysis Through April 7, 1998

This document is available as several files for viewing or downloading. The main document file (PDF) (87 pp, 232K, About PDF) includes the cover, transmittal memo to recipients, table of contents, and a list of figures, attachments and appendices, as well as Figure 5 and Appendices 1 & 2.

  Figures
Figure 1. Map of St. James Parish, LA (PDF) (1 pg, 271K, About PDF)
Figure 2. Map of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Sites with Releases Reported in 1995 (1 pg, 291K, About PDF)
Figure 3. Map of Toxic Emission Data Inventory (TEDI) Sites with Releases Reported in 1996 (PDF) (1 pg, 281K, About PDF)
Figure 4. Map of Example of 1 Mile Zone Showing Census Blocks (PDF) (1 pg, 138K, About PDF)
Figure 5. Illustration of Overlapping Radii for Populations Near Multiple Facilities (included in the main document file)
Figure 6. Map of Mississippi River Industrial Corridor TRI with SIC 2812, 2821, &/or 2869 (PDF) (1 pg, 329K, About PDF)
Figure 7. Map of Mississippi River Industrial Corridor TRI and TEDI Sites with Air Releases Greater than 100,000 Pounds (PDF) (1 pg, 273K, About PDF)
Figure 8. Map of St. James Parish Population Estimates (PDF) (1 pg, 85K, About PDF)
Figure 9. Map of St. James Parish Population Density -- 2 Mile Zone Around Fenceline (PDF) (1 pg, 208K, About PDF)
Figure 10. Map of St. James Parish Percent African-American -- 2 Mile Zone Around Fenceline (PDF) (1 pg, 253K, About PDF)
Figure 11. Map of St. James Parish Population Density (PDF) (1 pg, 193K, About PDF)
Figure 12. Map of St. James Parish Percent African-American (PDF) (1 pg, 239K, About PDF)
Figure 13. Map of St. James Parish - 1998 Population Density (PDF) (1 pg, 210K, About PDF)
Figure 14. Map of St. James Parish - 1998 Percent African American (PDF) (1 pg, 255K, About PDF)
Figure 15. Map of Shintech TRI/TEDI Facility Four Mile Zone (PDF) (1 pg, 111K, About PDF)

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  Tables
A1. Cumulative Total Population Point Locations--Statewide (PDF) (2 pp, 18K, About PDF)
A2. Cumulative Total Population Point Locations--Industrial Corridor Parishes (PDF) (2 pp, 16K, About PDF)
A3. Cumulative Total Population Point Locations--Industrial Corridor 3 Mile Zone (PDF) (2 pp, 16K, About PDF)
A4. Cumulative Total Population Point Locations--St. James (PDF) (2 pp, 14K, About PDF)
A5. Cumulative Total Population Polygons--St. James (PDF) (1 pg, 10K, About PDF)
A6. Cumulative Total Population Point Locations--St. James '97 (PDF) (2 pp, 7K, About PDF)
 
B1. Multiple Facility Analysis Point Locations--Statewide (PDF) (4 pp, 28K, About PDF)
B2. Multiple Facility Analysis Point Locations--Industrial Corridor Parishes (PDF) (4 pp, 29K, About PDF)
B3. Multiple Facility Analysis Polygon Locations--Industrial Corridor Parishes (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
B4. Multiple Facility Analysis Point Locations--Industrial Corridor 3 Mile Zone Parishes (PDF) (4 pp, 30K, About PDF)
B5. Multiple Facility Analysis Polygon Locations--Industrial Corridor 3 Mile Zone Parishes (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
B6. Multiple Facility Analysis Point Locations--St. James (PDF) (4 pp, 28K, About PDF)
B7. Multiple Facility Analysis Polygons--St. James (PDF) (3 pp, 20K, About PDF)
 
C1. Relative Emission Burden Analysis Point Locations--Statewide (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
C2. Relative Emission Burden Analysis Point Locations­Industrial Corridor Parishes (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
C3. Relative Emission Burden Analysis Point Locations­Industrial Corridor 3 Mile Zone (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
C4. Relative Emission Burden Analysis Point Locations­St. James (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
C5. Relative Emission Burden Analysis Point Locations­St. James (w/Shintech projection) (PDF) (1 pg, 6K, About PDF)
 
TRI Facility Distribution Charts D1-D10 (PDF) (6 pp, 39K, About PDF)

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D1. Statewide: All TRI Facilities 
D2. Statewide: TRI Facilities in SIC Codes 2869, 2812, and/or 2821 
D3. Statewide: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D4. Statewide: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D5. Statewide: TRI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions
D6. Statewide: TRI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D7. Statewide: TRI Facilities with Greater than 0 Pounds of Air Emissions
D8. Statewide: All TEDI Facilities
D9. Statewide: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D10. Statewide: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions

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TRI Facility Distribution Charts D11-D20 (PDF) (5 pp, 37K, About PDF)

D11. Parishes: All TRI Facilities 
D12. Parishes: TRI Facilities in SIC Codes 2869, 2812, and/or 2821 
D13. Parishes: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D14. Parishes: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D15. Parishes: TRI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D16. Parishes: TRI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D17. Parishes: TRI Facilities with Greater than 0 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D18. Parishes: All TEDI Facilities 
D19. Parishes: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D20. Parishes: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions

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TRI Facility Distribution Charts D21-D30 (PDF) (5 pp, 37K, About PDF)

D21. 3 Mile Zone: All TRI Facilities 
D22. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities in SIC Codes 2869, 2812, and/or 2821 
D23. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D24. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D25. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D26. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions
D27. 3 Mile Zone: TRI Facilities with Greater than 0 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D28. 3 Mile Zone: All TEDI Facilities 
D29. 3 Mile Zone: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D30. 3 Mile Zone: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions

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TRI Facility Distribution Charts D31-D4 (PDF) (5 pp, 36K, About PDF)

D31. St. James: All TRI Facilities 
D32. St. James: TRI Facilities in SIC Codes 2869, 2812, and/or 2821 
D33. St. James: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D34. St. James: TRI Facilities in SIC Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D35. St. James: TRI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D36. St. James: TRI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D37. St. James: TRI Facilities with Greater than 0 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D38. St. James: All TEDI Facilities 
D39. St. James: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 100,000 Pounds of Air Emissions 
D40. St. James: TEDI Facilities with Greater than 20,000 Pounds of Air Emissions

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Appendices (included in main document file)

Data Files

Document formats used include:
Adobe Portable Document Format (pdf). All document files and maps are in pdf format. These files can be viewed and printed using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader. Click here for more information about Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Lotus 123 spreadsheet format (wk4). These files can be downloaded and used in most spreadsheet programs as well as many database programs.

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