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| 1. Data completeness. degree to which the minimum data requirements are complete. |
| A | Number of operating TSDFs in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/a |
| Number of active LQGs in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | n/a |
| Number of active SQGs in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | n/a |
| Number of all other active sites in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | 2,907 | n/a |
| Number of LQGs per latest official biennial report (current) | Data Quality | State | 49 | 49 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 34 | 46 | n/a |
| B | Compliance monitoring: number of inspections (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 42 | 92 | 42 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 97 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  |
| Compliance monitoring: sites inspected (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 35 | 78 | 39 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 97 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |  |
| C | Number of sites with violations determined at any time (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 139 | 169 | 139 | 129 | 140 | 116 | 151 |  |
| EPA | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |  |
| Number of sites with violations determined during the FY | Data Quality | State | 28 | 66 | 40 | 31 | 43 | 56 | 77 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| D | Informal actions: number of sites (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 19 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 38 | 36 | 72 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 19 | 35 | 35 | 14 | 39 | 40 | 73 |  |
| EPA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |
| E | SNC: number of sites with new SNC (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| SNC: Number of sites in SNC (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| F | Formal action: number of sites (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Formal action: number taken (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |  |
| EPA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| G | Total amount of final penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $4,500 | $0 | $10,460 | $35,000 | $35,000 | $215,000 | $174,500 |  |
| EPA | $31,800 | $0 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |  |
| 2. Data accuracy. degree to which the minimum data requirements are accurate. |
| A | Number of sites SNC-determined on day of formal action (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |  |
| Number of sites SNC-determined within one week of formal action (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| B | Number of sites in violation for greater than 240 days (current) | Data Quality | State | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | n/a |
| EPA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | n/a |
| 3. Timeliness of data entry. degree to which the minimum data requirements are complete. |
| A | Percent SNCs entered ≥ 60 days after designation (1 FY) 1 | Review Indicator | State | 0 / 0 | 25.0% | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 25.0% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| 5. Inspection coverage. degree to which state completed the universe of planned inspections/compliance evaluations. |
| A | Inspection coverage for operating TSDFs (2 FYs) | Goal | State | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% |  |
| Combined | 20.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% | 60.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage for LQGs (1 FY) | Goal | State | 4.1% | 24.5% | 26.8% | 22.0% | 23.5% | 23.5% | 13.0% |  |
| Combined | 4.1% | 24.5% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 23.5% | 29.4% | 19.6% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage for LQGs (5 FYs) | Goal | State | 40.8% | 49.0% | 73.2% | 75.6% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 65.2% |  |
| Combined | 42.9% | 49.0% | 73.2% | 75.6% | 79.4% | 82.4% | 78.3% |  |
| D | Inspection coverage for active SQGs (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 18.5% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 19.5% | 22.8% | 24.1% | 21.8% |  |
| Combined | 19.5% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 20.1% | 23.8% | 25.1% | 22.4% |  |
| E | Inspections at active CESQGs (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 151 | 160 | 147 | 126 | 117 | 145 | 174 |  |
| Combined | 157 | 168 | 153 | 131 | 122 | 150 | 175 |  |
| Inspections at active transporters (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |  |
| Combined | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 |  |
| Inspections at non-notifiers (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Combined | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |  |
| Inspections at active sites other than those listed in 5a-d and 5e1-5e3 (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| Combined | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |  |
| 7. Identification of alleged violations. degree to which compliance determinations are accurately made and promptly reported in the national database based upon compliance monitoring report observations and other compliance monitoring information. |
| C | Violation identification rate at sites with inspections (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 80.0% | 84.6% | 102.6% | 54.4% | 66.2% | 78.9% | 79.4% |  |
| EPA | 0 / 0 | 20.0% | 0 / 0 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 66.7% | 33.3% |  |
| 8. Identification of SNC and HPV. degree to which the state accurately identifies significant noncompliance & high priority violations and enters information into the national system in a timely manner. |
| A | SNC identification rate at sites with inspections (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 8.6% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 1.0% |  |
| Combined | 11.4% | 6.0% | 5.1% | 0.0% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 1.0% |  |
| B | Percent of SNC determinations made within 150 days (1 FY) | Goal | State | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 40.0% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| C | Percent of formal actions taken that received a prior SNC listing (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 85.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 85.7% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| EPA | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |  |
| 10. Timely and appropriate action. degree to which a state takes timely and appropriate enforcement actions in accordance with policy relating to specific media. |
| A | Percent of SNCs with formal action/referral taken within 360 days (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% |  |
| Combined | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 80.0% | 100.0% |  |
| B | No activity indicator - number of formal actions (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |  |
| 12. Final penalty assessment and collection. degree to which differences between initial and final penalty are documented in the file along with a demonstration in the file that the final penalty was collected. |
| A | No activity indicator - penalties (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | $4,500 | $0 | $10,460 | $35,000 | $35,000 | $215,000 | $174,500 |  |
| B | Percent of final formal actions with penalty (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 16.7% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% | 20.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |
| Combined | 37.5% | 0.0% | 50.0% | 33.3% | 20.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |  |