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GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY
Release Date: 10/07/99
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, OCT. 7, 1999
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE FOR PRINTING INDUSTRY
EPA has implemented the first phase of PrintSTEP-- The Printers Simplified Total Environmental Partnership-- by awarding cooperative agreements to three pilot states: Minnesota ($150,000), Missouri ($172,157), and New Hampshire ($150,000). PrintSTEP funds will enable these states to pilot-test approaches in making the regulatory system more effective and flexible for the printing industry. PrintSTEP was developed as part of EPA’s Common Sense Initiative to allow federal and state governments and interested stakeholder groups to develop consensus recommendations for improving environmental management strategies. The pilot projects will test: ways to reduce government oversight on facilities, specialized compliance tools for the printing sector, and easier reporting for environmental permit holders. PrintSTEP pilots do not change the existing emissions or release standards for the printing industry. Instead, the pilots change the process of implementing those standards. The grants will also help states establish baseline data and collect data that can be used to measure the pilot programs’ success. More information about PrintSTEP and the pilot projects can be found at https://www.epa.gov/sectors/prntstep.htm or by contacting Gina Bushong at bushong.gina@epa.gov or 202-564-2242.
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