Postal Service™ policy requires compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal environmental regulations and full cooperation with environmental regulators.
Environmental Agency Inspections and Site Visits
The site installation head must immediately report visits and site inspections by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any state or local environmental regulatory agency to the appropriate USPS® regional manager, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, regardless of whether the site visit is pre-scheduled or unannounced.
In addition, the site installation head or his or her designee must follow the Postal Service’s “Standard Operating Procedure for Environmental Agency Inspections and Site Visits” to ensure appropriate authorization and facility compliance during environmental agency inspections at Postal Service facilities. The Procedure is available at blue.usps.gov/sustainability/environmental/facility-inspection.htm.
Environmental Notices of Violation and Similarly Entitled Notices
The Postal Service can be issued a notice of violation (NOV), or similarly entitled notice, such as a warning letter or a notice of non-compliance, for failure to comply with an environmental regulation. The EPA or a state or local agency may also issue notices as the result of a regulator site visit or inspection.
The site installation head or, if applicable, the Facilities Department project manager must:
n Notify the appropriate regional manager, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, within 5 days of receiving an NOV or similarly entitled notice.
n Send an electronic copy of the notice to the appropriate regional manager within 5 days of receipt.
Reporting NOVs and similar notices ensures a timely and necessary response to critical items or anything that the regional manager must refer to the Law Department.
USPS Environmental Compliance and Sustainability Points of Contact
For environmental regulatory agency visits and NOVs, send an email notification and electronic copy to:
n For the Northeast, Eastern, and Capital Metro areas, and Headquarters-related facilities, contact Nicholas DeCarlo, regional manager, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, at nicholas.decarlo@usps.gov
n For the Great Lakes, Western, Southern, and Pacific areas, contact Judy Wingo-Stalinger, regional manager, Environmental Compliance and Sustainability, at judy.wingo-stalinger@usps.gov
— Chief Sustainability Officer,
Office of Sustainability, 4-27-17
