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Environmental Appeals Board
* * * COVID-19 INFORMATION * * * Environmental Appeals Board (“EAB”) personnel are working remotely given current federal guidance concerning COVID-19. As such, we are unable to receive filings and correspondence sent by mail or hand delivery. We encourage all parties to utilize the EAB’s electronic filing system accessible on our website: www.epa.gov/eab (Click on "Electronic Filing" Link in the left margin). Effective immediately, the EAB is suspending our requirement to submit an identical paper copy of any electronically filed document that is longer than 50 pages within one business day. Parties will be notified when the documents are required to be submitted. If you must submit something in hard copy form through the mail or by hand delivery, please notify the Clerk of the Board by email at Clerk_EAB@epa.gov, specifying the name of the filings or correspondence you sent through the mail or by hand delivery and the date it was sent. Thank you. In September 2020, the Board issued a Revised Order Authorizing Electronic Service of Documents in Permit and Enforcement Appeals. |
Notice: On June 11, 2021, the Agency published a final rule rescinding most of a 2020 rule that altered the internal organization and procedures of the Environmental Appeals Board. This rule revises the permit appeals process to restore its regulations to those that existed prior to 2020. The rule is effective immediately. More Information is available here: Regulations Governing Appeals (Including recent procedural changes).
Notice: Appointment of Emilio Cortes as Clerk of the Environmental Appeals Board.
| The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Environmental Appeals Board is the final decision maker on administrative appeals under all major environmental statutes that EPA administers. Located in Washington, DC, the Board is an impartial tribunal independent for substantive purposes of all Agency components outside the Immediate Office of the Administrator. The Board’s caseload consists primarily of appeals from permit decisions and administrative civil penalty decisions, as well as petitions for reimbursement of costs incurred in complying with cleanup orders issued under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). The Board’s Environmental Appeals Judges sit in panels of three and make decisions by majority vote. Eight attorneys and two administrative professionals provide support to the judges. Alternative Dispute Resolution: The Board offers an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Program to assist parties in resolving disputes before the Board. The Board’s ADR Program offers parties the option of participating in ADR with the assistance of one of the Board’s Judges acting as a neutral evaluator/mediator. The ADR Program has been successful in assisting the parties in achieving a fast resolution of issues, with satisfying and enduring solutions. Sharing the Board’s expertise on Environmental Adjudication: The Board also serves as a repository of expertise within the federal government on environmental administrative adjudication. Judges and attorneys on the Board have provided training and shared their expertise on environmental adjudication, both domestically and internationally, with a significant number of judges, attorneys, environmental specialists, local, state and federal government officials, and civil society organizations. The Board has conducted training for judges from Asia, Central and South America, Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. ˇ E-filing Information and Instructions ˇ Regulations Governing Appeals (Including recent procedural changes) Internship Opportunities: Click here for information on law student internship/externship opportunities with the Board. Recent Board Actions
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07/20/2021