EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) provides location and identification data for facilities linked to the Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS). CAMDBS supports market-based air pollution control programs like the Acid Rain Program and regional ozone transport reduction initiatives. The dataset is a subset of FRS-integrated facilities after CAMDBS data integration.
Use Cases
- Mapping regulated air pollution facilities based on geospatial location data.
- Analyzing facility linkages between regulatory systems based on integrated FRS and CAMDBS data.
- Supporting compliance monitoring for market-based programs like the Acid Rain Program based on facility identification.
- Studying the geographic distribution of facilities subject to ozone transport reduction initiatives.
Strengths
- Data is centrally managed and authoritative, integrated from EPA national systems, federal agencies, and State/tribal records.
- Location data is geospatially precise, as FRS identifies and locates facilities.
- Data undergoes vigorous verification and data management procedures.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic or source bias inherent to the regulatory reporting systems.
Provenance
- Source
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation.
- Collection Method
- Integrated from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-23 14:32:16.455805; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- United States