Eric Schaaf

The EPA's Office of Regional Council (ORC ) is responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of all regional legal activities including: coordination and conduct of enforcement and defensive litigation; legal aspects of the Region's financial assistance activities including grant appeals and bid protests; review for legal sufficiency of many regional actions such as state delegations, permit actions, Federal Register notices, etc., and various other regional actions; and activities which raise legal questions, interpretation of agency guidance, regulations and statutes, and coordination of legal and enforcement activities with state and local governments. The Regional Counsel manages and supervises the ORC legal and clerical staff.