Support
for Development of Bioterrorism Rule, U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
ICF International is supporting the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) preparation
of a rule captioned "Possession, Use, and Transfer
of Select Agents and Toxins" to implement provisions
of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Protection
Act of 2002. ICF International helped draft an interim
final rule, conducted analyses required by Executive
Order 12866 to reflect the economic impact of the
interim final rule on affected entities, reviewed
the requirements of other applicable Executive Orders,
and provided logistical support for the public meeting
held to discuss the rule. We provide support for
managing responses to public comments and will assist
in developing the final rule.
Fitness for Duty Regulation,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office
of Nuclear Security and Incident Response and
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
ICF International supports the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) in developing comprehensive revisions
to the regulations specifying drug and alcohol
testing, criminal background checks, and other
investigations necessary to ensure that individuals
who are granted unescorted access to nuclear power
plant protected areas or who guard or transport
certain categories of nuclear material are trustworthy
and reliable. We are also analyzing the costs
and impacts of the requirements.
Diversion Control Rules, U.S.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
ICF International is supporting the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Administration (DEA) in a comprehensive program
to update and streamline regulations. We are helping
with policy notices, draft preambles, rule language,
and economic analyses. We have drafted notices
on Internet sales of controlled substances, security
controls for over-the-counter drugs containing
listed chemicals, and electronic commerce initiatives.
We also have helped draft proposed rules on importing
controlled substances for personal use and conducted
research on the import, export, and internal market
for precursor chemicals.
Hours of Service (HOS) Regulation,
U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA)
ICF International is preparing an economic analysis
of proposed changes to the U.S. Federal Motor
Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) regulations
that govern Hours of Service (HOS) for truck drivers.
The proposed rule principally affects long-haul
trucking operations, both private fleets and for-hire
carriers. The work includes revising existing
models and developing new algorithms relating
rest cycles and crashes. Our analysis compares
the value of reducing crashes to the costs of
employing additional drivers, when longer breaks
are required. We are also analyzing energy effects
and preparing an environmental assessment.
Regulatory Support, U.S. Farm
Service Agency (FSA)
Working closely with U.S. Farm Service Agency
(FSA) management and staff, ICF International condensed
more than a thousand pages of rules to 200 pages
by clarifying policies, deleting non-regulatory
procedures, and using plain language. We helped
devise streamlined procedures to implement the
new rules and drafted a series of handbooks to
assist field implementation. FSA completed the
first phase of this effort, giving farmers better
access to guaranteed credit. FSA compiled our
regulatory work into a second proposed rulemaking
on direct loans.
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Emergency Response Program Support, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Beginning in the 1980s, ICF International assisted
EPA in technically assessing Superfund or Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA) hazardous substances and developing
regulatory reporting triggers for releases of
those substances. We performed several regulatory
assessments of the Clean Water Act (Section 311)
and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90), including
evaluating spill prevention, reporting, and cleanup
procedures.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness
and Prevention Activities Support, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
ICF International supported this program for more
than 15 years, following the tragic chemical accident
in Bhopal, India. We developed guidance for the
original program office at EPA and, after the
enactment of the Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), assisted in the development
of a detailed implementation strategy.
Counter Terrorism Program
Support, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
For more than six years, ICF International supported
the development and ongoing activity of EPA's
Counter Terrorism (CT) program for preparedness
and response for chemical, biological, radiological,
and nuclear weapons of mass destruction. Support
included developing a budget initiative for the
CT program, preparing an annual report on EPA's
counter-terrorism activities and accomplishments,
developing briefings for personnel within and
outside EPA, and facilitating the development
and completion of EPA's CT program workplan.
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Grants to State, Tribal,
and Local Governments, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
ICF International assisted EPA in developing
an Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act (EPCRA) implementation grant program for state,
tribal, and local government projects related
to community right-to-know and chemical emergency
preparedness issues.
National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)
Support, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
For more than 15 years, ICF International supported
EPA in revising the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)—first
under the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), followed
by amendments as a result of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), and then
to incorporate Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA
90) revisions. Learn more about EPA
Oil Program Regulatory Support.
Oil Program Regulatory Support,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Since the 1980s, ICF International has provided regulatory
support, technical analysis, research, and outreach
for EPA's Oil Program on all major oil spill rules
including the:
We prepared technical background documents and
issue papers outlining various regulatory strategies,
environmental effects of oil spills, and economic
impact analyses of regulatory provisions. In addition,
ICF International has been involved in numerous studies
of trends in oil spill risks in U.S. waters.
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