1. Session: Enforcement Actions

2. Lesson 1: Enforcement Actions Overview
Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 1: Enforcement Actions Overview

3. Enforcement Actions
ICIS records and tracks actions taken to address noncompliance with environmental laws by a regulated entity
Process begins when a violation has been detected
The EA will depend on the type, severity, and frequency of the violation
EAs can be performed under any environmental statute or combination of statutes

4. XX-AAAAAAAAA XX-0000-AAAA
Federal EA Identifier
Informal EA ID:
XX-AAAAAAAAA
Positions 1-2 (X): Headquarters or Region Code
Positions 3-11 (A): system generated; non-editable numeric increment
Formal EA ID:
XX-0000-AAAA
Positions 1-2 (X): HQ or Region Code
Positions 4-7 (0): defaults to the current fiscal year
Positions 9-12 (A): blank and editable; 4-digit numeric

5. Add/Search EAs from The Global Navigation Menu

6. Lesson 2: Informal Enforcement Actions
Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 2: Informal Enforcement Actions

7. Steps for Adding Federal Informal EAs

8. More Enforcement Action Type Options
Adding Informal EAs
More Enforcement Action Type Options

9. Adding Informal EAs Cont.

10. Adding Informal EAs Cont.
Select the Facility ID that corresponds to Statute Violated (or ICIS ID if proper ID does not exist)
Adding Informal EAs Cont.

11. Adding Informal EAs (Cont.)

12. Adding Informal EAs (Cont.)

13. Editing Informal EAs

14. Editing Informal EAs (cont.)

15. Editing Informal EAs (cont.)

16. Deleting InFormal EAs

17. Deleting Informal Eas (Cont.)

18. Lesson 3: Formal Enforcement Actions
Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 3: Formal Enforcement Actions

19. Searching EAs

20. Search Results

21. Steps for Adding Federal Formal EAs
*A separate Enforcement Action Type screen is for Administrative Formal EAs only. The Enforcement Action Type for Judicial EAs is selected along with the identifying information.

22. Adding Administrative Formal EAs

23. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (cont.)

24. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (Cont.)

25. Associating Government Contacts

26. Associating Government Contacts (Cont.)

27. Associating Government Contacts (Cont.)

28. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (Cont.)

29. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (Cont.)
Must Enter At Least 1 Priority

30. Adding/Removing Statutes/Law Sections/Programs Violated

31. Adding/Removing Statutes/Law Sections/Programs Violated (Cont.)

32. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (Cont.)

33. Adding Administrative Formal EAs (Cont.)

34. Saving Administrative Formal EAs

35. Administrative vs. Judicial EAs in ICIS-Air
Fewer EA Types on first Add screen
Require a Lead EPA Attorney and Lead Technical Contact

36. Administrative vs. Judicial EAs in ICIS-Air (Cont.)
Judicial EAs have more and different Milestones, including Referral Dates

37. Administrative vs. Judicial EAs in ICIS-Air (Cont.)
Judicial EAs require Defendants rather than Respondents (as is required on Administrative Formal EAs)

38. Editing Formal EAs

39. Managing Respondents

40. Managing Respondents (cont.)

41. Editing Formal EAs (Cont.)

42. Editing Court Information

43. Copying/Deleting Formal EAs

44. Copied Fields Issued By Enforcement Action Name
Enforcement Agency Name
Enforcement Agency Type
Agency Lead Indicator
Branch
Facilities
Federal Statutes Violated
National Priority
Regional Priority
Core Priority
Contacts
Defendants (does not copy the corresponding Named in Complaint/Named in Final Order data)
Respondents (does not copy the corresponding Named in Complaint/Named in Final Order data)
Pollutants

45. Copied Fields (Cont.) Result of Voluntary Self Disclosure
Multimedia Action
Environmental Justice
Relief Sought
Selected Initiatives
Notice Pleading
Cash Civil Penalty Amount Sought
Summary/Noncompliance or Corrective Action Description
Federal Facility Activity
Federal Facility Activity Comment
Multiregional
EPA Overfile (only applies when copying a Judicial EA to a Judicial EA)
Primary Law Section
Sections Violated

46. Copied Fields (Cont.)
Programs
Other Water Program/Environmental Statute Violations Alleged
Violation Type
Cost Recovery Amount Sought
EJSCREEN Flag (Auto) is populated if available in the reference table

47. Deleting Formal EAs

48. Linking/Unlinking Formal EAs
Linking EAs to other EAs for case progression or supersedence would be done through Related Activities

49. Adding Enforcement Sensitive Comments

50. Adding Enforcement Sensitive Comments (cont.)

51. Changing Sensitive Comments

52. Lesson 4: Milestones and Sub Activities
Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 4: Milestones and Sub Activities

53. Milestones
Predefined tracking events throughout the EA life cycle
Events that impact the status of the EA

54. Milestones in ICIS Milestones display as an Edit screen only
Edit screens vary depending on the Forum (Administrative Formal or Judicial)
Some are system generated and some are entered by the user
Enforcement Action Data Entered, Final Order Issued/Entered, and Air Resolved are system generated
Listed in the order in which data must be entered
Actual Date must be ≥ the last Actual Date entered in preceding milestones
Entering Enforcement Action Closed Date results in a trickle down effect to Final Order EA Resolved Dates

55. Milestones in ICIS (Cont.)
The following planned and actual dates can be entered directly by the user:
Administrative Formal:
Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
Enforcement Action Closed
Judicial:
Referred to Dept. of Justice
Referred to U.S. Attorney
Complaint Filed with Court
Final Order Lodged or Entered

56. Milestones

57. Milestones (cont.)

58. Milestones (cont.)

59. Milestones (cont.)

60. Milestones: EA Resolution Type

61. Editing Milestones

62. Are web-entered generic events
Sub activities
Are web-entered generic events
Are entered at the discretion of the user
Are for informational purposes only
Have no effect on the EA status
Are a function of Federal EAs only
The same business rules apply to Administrative Formal and Judicial EAs

63. Adding Sub Activities

64. Adding Sub Activities (Cont.)

65. Editing Sub Activities

66. Deleting Sub Activities

67. Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 5: Final Orders

68. Purpose of Final Orders
Is the conclusion of an EA such as a(n):
Successfully litigated in court for a judicial action
Agreement has been reach for a consent decree
Administrative order has been issued
Are entered into ICIS, including the date the Final Order was issued/entered

69. Adding Formal EA Final Orders

70. Adding Formal EA Final Orders (cont.)

71. Adding Formal EA Final Orders (Cont.)

72. Selecting Respondents

73. Adding Formal EA Final Orders (Cont.)

74. Editing Formal EA Final Orders

75. Editing Formal EA Final Orders (Cont.)

76. Deleting Formal EA Final Orders

77. Deleting Formal EA Final Orders (Cont.)

78. Managing Final Order Statuses

79. Managing Final Order Statuses (Cont.)

80. Managing Final Order Statuses (Cont.)

81. Lesson 6: Final Order Terms
Session: Enforcement Actions
Lesson 6: Final Order Terms

82. Can include one or more of the following components:
Terms of a Final Order
Can include one or more of the following components:
Penalty: amount of money a defendant/respondent is required to pay as the result of the Violations
Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP): environmental restoration projects voluntarily undertaken in response to the EA
Complying Action/Injunctive Relief Requirements: tasks that the violator must carry out

83. Adding a Penalty

84. Adding a Penalty (Cont.)

85. Editing a Penalty

86. Editing a Penalty (Cont.)

87. Deleting a Penalty

88. Adding a Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEP)

89. Adding a SEP (Cont.)

90. Managing Quantitative Environmental Impact

91. Managing Quantitative Environmental Impact (Cont.)

92. Adding a SEP

93. Editing SEPs

94. Editing SEPs (Cont.)

95. Deleting SEPs

96. Deleting SEPs

97. Managing SEP Values

98. Managing SEP Values (Cont.)

99. Deleting SEP Values

100. Editing Quantitative Environmental Impacts

101. Editing Quantitative Environmental Impacts (Cont.)

102. Deleting Quantitative Environmental Impacts