Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 1.11.1995

Regulatory Reinvention (XL) Pilot Projects: XL Community Pilot Program

Today, EPA is announcing the XL Community Pilot Program to demonstrate community-designed and directed strategies for achieving greater environmental quality consistent with community economic goals. In partnership with states, local governments, communities, tribal governments, and other local entities (either public or private), EPA will provide an opportunity to test flexible and innovative strategies in the implementation of environmental regulatory requirements in exchange for a commitment to achieve greater environmental quality than would have been realized under traditional approaches. This document responds to one of President Clinton's March 16, 1995 initiatives listed in the report, Reinventing Environmental Regulation. In that report, the President stated that EPA would implement four pilot programs to give a limited number of regulated entities and communities an opportunity to demonstrate eXcellence and Leadership (XL) in environmental protection. An earlier Federal Register Notice, published on May 23, 1995 (60 FR 27282), discusses the XL pilot programs for facilities, industry sectors, and government agencies. This Federal Register Notice addresses the XL Community