OECA

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United States federal government organization office within a government agency

OECA is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, responsible for enforcing environmental laws and ensuring regulated entities comply with federal environmental standards.

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal government organization ⓘ office within a government agency ⓘ
acronym	OECA self-link ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fullName	Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ⓘ
goal	achieve and maintain high rates of compliance with environmental laws ⓘ protect human health and the environment through enforcement ⓘ
hasDivision	Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance ⓘ surface form: Office of Civil Enforcement Office of Compliance ⓘ Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training ⓘ Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights ⓘ Office of Federal Facilities Enforcement ⓘ Office of Planning, Analysis and Accountability ⓘ Office of Site Remediation Enforcement ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States environmental law ⓘ surface form: United States federal environmental law
oversees	civil enforcement of the Clean Air Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Clean Air Act’s mobile source provisions ⓘ civil enforcement of the Clean Water Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Emergency Planning and Community Right‑to‑Know Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Oil Pollution Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Safe Drinking Water Act ⓘ civil enforcement of the Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ criminal enforcement of major federal environmental statutes ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ surface form: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
partOf	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
responsibility	civil enforcement of environmental statutes ⓘ compliance monitoring of regulated entities ⓘ coordination of enforcement with EPA regional offices ⓘ coordination of enforcement with U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ criminal enforcement of environmental statutes ⓘ data collection and analysis on compliance and enforcement ⓘ deterring noncompliance through penalties and injunctive relief ⓘ development of national enforcement policies and guidance ⓘ enforcement of federal environmental laws ⓘ ensuring compliance with federal environmental standards ⓘ implementing national enforcement initiatives ⓘ oversight of state environmental enforcement programs ⓘ promoting environmental justice through enforcement ⓘ providing compliance assistance to regulated entities ⓘ public reporting on enforcement and compliance results ⓘ targeting high‑priority environmental violations ⓘ
usesTool	administrative orders ⓘ civil judicial actions ⓘ criminal prosecutions ⓘ inspections ⓘ supplemental environmental projects in settlements ⓘ
worksWith	EPA regional enforcement divisions ⓘ United States Department of Justice ⓘ surface form: U.S. Department of Justice state environmental agencies ⓘ tribal environmental programs ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

OECA → acronym → OECA self-link ⓘ

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance → shortName → OECA ⓘ