Internet Resources for Internet Resources for Environmental Environmental EnforcementEnforcement

Jami FergusonCalifornia Environmental Protection

Agency

R@INR@IN

• www.regionalassociations.org• Apply for user name and password• Governmental environmental regulatory

and enforcement personnel only• Compendium of internet links is

updated regularly

Links FileLinks File

Tips for Web SearchingTips for Web Searching

• Use quotation marks to search for phrases “environmental enforcement”

• Use + or – to increase relevance +cowboy -football -Dallas

• Search engines – use advanced search and limit searches to specific sites

• Use meta-search engine www.vivisimo.com for clustered results

People SearchesPeople Searches

• Reverse searches on phone #s (Google)• Occupational Databases -

www.landings.com• Political Donors - www.tray.com• Birth date search -

www.birthdatabase.com • Dead or alive?

-http://familytreelegends.com/ssdi

Business SearchesBusiness Searches

• www.dnb.com – Dun & Bradstreet U.S. company reports – basic company information is free

• www.business.com – Company and industry information

• www.hoovers.com – Profiles of public companies

• www.thomasregister.com – Listings for American & Canadian manufacturers

Dun & BradstreetDun & Bradstreet

Determining Relationships Determining Relationships Among Companies Among Companies

• Need to determine relationship among: Smithfield Foods Gwaltney of Smithfiled North Side Foods Patrick Cudahy Inc. Stefano FoodsFarmland Quick to Fix Foods John Morrell

• Search www.google.com for Smithfield Foods

• Investor Information at Smithfield website indicates a public company (see SEC Filings)

SEC FilingsSEC Filings

• 10K – annual report• Contains information to determine

relationships between companies– Financial info– Officers and Directors– General business description in

Table of Contents

Company Search – Company Search – Federal ContractorsFederal Contractors

• Are they a federal contractor? www.ccr.gov -Central Contractor Registration

• Search Federal Procurement Data System Who did they sell to

How much was soldPossibility of debarment provides

leverage• Have they been excluded from Federal

Contracts? http://epls.arnet.gov

Company Search - ECHOCompany Search - ECHO

• Enforcement and Compliance History Online

• Available to the public• Use ECHO to determine whether:

– Compliance inspections have been conducted

– Violations were detected– Enforcement actions were taken and

penalties were assessed

ECHOECHO

• Search by facility name; geographic location; compliance information; inspection/ enforcement history

• Use for targeting, pre-inspection review

• Reports include 2 years of data

Contact InformationContact Information

Jami FergusonOffice of the Secretary

California Environmental Protection Agency

1001 I Street, 25th FloorSacramento, CA 95814

jferguso@calepa.ca.gov