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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 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | n/a |
| Number of active LQGs in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | 1,007 | n/a |
| Number of active SQGs in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,329 | 1,329 | n/a |
| Number of all other active sites in RCRAInfo (current) | Data Quality | State | 4,894 | 4,894 | 4,894 | 4,894 | 4,894 | 4,894 | 4,894 | n/a |
| Number of LQGs per latest official biennial report (current) | Data Quality | State | 465 | 465 | 426 | 426 | 425 | 425 | 421 | n/a |
| B | Compliance monitoring: number of inspections (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 364 | 306 | 284 | 257 | 346 | 332 | 329 |  |
| EPA | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 18 | 40 | 19 |  |
| Compliance monitoring: sites inspected (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 313 | 253 | 223 | 211 | 278 | 299 | 303 |  |
| EPA | 20 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 16 | 38 | 17 |  |
| C | Number of sites with violations determined at any time (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 276 | 229 | 221 | 197 | 232 | 270 | 315 |  |
| EPA | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 26 |  |
| Number of sites with violations determined during the FY | Data Quality | State | 203 | 172 | 168 | 142 | 175 | 222 | 236 |  |
| EPA | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 |  |
| D | Informal actions: number of sites (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 200 | 159 | 170 | 132 | 178 | 217 | 230 |  |
| EPA | 4 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 |  |
| Informal actions: number of actions (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 219 | 167 | 190 | 149 | 196 | 242 | 250 |  |
| EPA | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 |  |
| E | SNC: number of sites with new SNC (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 6 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 7 |  |
| EPA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 |  |
| SNC: Number of sites in SNC (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 13 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 |  |
| EPA | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |  |
| F | Formal action: number of sites (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |  |
| Formal action: number taken (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 |  |
| EPA | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |  |
| G | Total amount of final penalties (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | $37,500 | $114,000 | $445,900 | $159,000 | $180,000 | $257,000 | $108,400 |  |
| EPA | $0 | $38,259 | $0 | $0 | $304,500 | $21,650 | $214,650 |  |
| 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 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |  |
| Number of sites SNC-determined within one week of formal action (1 FY) | Data Quality | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |  |
| B | Number of sites in violation for greater than 240 days (current) | Data Quality | State | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | n/a |
| EPA | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 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 | 55.6% | 80.0% | 77.8% | 83.3% | 0.0% | 50.0% |  |
| EPA | 0 / 0 | 0.0% | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 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 | 84.6% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 76.9% | 84.6% | 76.9% |  |
| Combined | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 100.0% | 84.6% | 92.3% | 100.0% |  |
| B | Inspection coverage for LQGs (1 FY) | Goal | State | 21.7% | 17.2% | 19.7% | 20.4% | 19.5% | 21.6% | 25.9% |  |
| Combined | 21.9% | 17.6% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 19.8% | 22.8% | 26.6% |  |
| C | Inspection coverage for LQGs (5 FYs) | Goal | State | 63.0% | 64.7% | 58.9% | 61.7% | 61.2% | 63.1% | 60.1% |  |
| Combined | 63.9% | 65.4% | 59.9% | 62.4% | 61.6% | 64.0% | 61.0% |  |
| D | Inspection coverage for active SQGs (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 18.5% | 18.6% | 18.7% | 18.1% | 17.6% | 19.6% | 20.8% |  |
| Combined | 19.2% | 19.0% | 19.1% | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.9% | 21.1% |  |
| E | Inspections at active CESQGs (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 646 | 549 | 442 | 380 | 333 | 312 | 315 |  |
| Combined | 672 | 574 | 466 | 399 | 346 | 332 | 333 |  |
| Inspections at active transporters (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 200 | 165 | 156 | 123 | 117 | 107 | 110 |  |
| Combined | 217 | 184 | 175 | 139 | 132 | 122 | 123 |  |
| Inspections at non-notifiers (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
| Combined | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |  |
| Inspections at active sites other than those listed in 5a-d and 5e1-5e3 (5 FYs) | Informational Only | State | 42 | 39 | 39 | 35 | 40 | 34 | 30 |  |
| Combined | 52 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 45 | 36 | 34 |  |
| 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 | 64.9% | 68.0% | 75.3% | 67.3% | 62.9% | 74.2% | 77.9% |  |
| EPA | 10.0% | 8.0% | 27.3% | 16.0% | 25.0% | 10.5% | 105.9% |  |
| 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 | 1.9% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 3.3% | 2.3% |  |
| Combined | 2.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 3.0% | 3.8% |  |
| B | Percent of SNC determinations made within 150 days (1 FY) | Goal | State | 100.0% | 90.0% | 75.0% | 60.0% | 100.0% | 80.0% | 42.9% |  |
| EPA | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 50.0% | 80.0% |  |
| C | Percent of formal actions taken that received a prior SNC listing (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 100.0% | 93.8% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 50.0% | 92.9% | 92.9% |  |
| EPA | 50.0% | 100.0% | 0 / 0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 42.9% |  |
| 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% | 18.2% | 22.2% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 42.9% |  |
| Combined | 0.0% | 16.7% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 25.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% |  |
| B | No activity indicator - number of formal actions (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 |  |
| 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 | $37,500 | $114,000 | $445,900 | $159,000 | $180,000 | $257,000 | $108,400 |  |
| B | Percent of final formal actions with penalty (1 FY) | Review Indicator | State | 37.5% | 50.0% | 77.8% | 100.0% | 75.0% | 100.0% | 45.5% |  |
| Combined | 37.5% | 57.1% | 77.8% | 85.7% | 66.7% | 100.0% | 57.1% |  |