EPA FRS: ER_SIC - Regulated Environmental Facilities Registry

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. This dataset is part of the EPA Facility Registry Service and is categorized as Mission Sensitive and Critical Infrastructure. The data are restricted to internal EPA use only and are not publicly accessible.

Use Cases

• Internal regulatory compliance tracking based on facility registration data.
• Cross-program environmental analysis based on the integration of facility information from multiple EPA systems.
• Critical infrastructure mapping for emergency response (ESF10) based on facility location and type.

Strengths

• Data is collected and maintained by the authoritative U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
• Cross-platform presence on Data.gov indicates it is a core, maintained dataset.
• Covers U.S. states and territories, including Alaska, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Limitations

• All metadata on column names, row counts, and file size is explicitly listed as 'unknown' or 'None'.
• The dataset is restricted to internal EPA use only, severely limiting accessibility for external researchers or the public.
• The 'last updated' date is listed as a future date (2026-04-14), indicating a potential metadata error or placeholder value.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)

Collection Method

Collected by the EPA about facilities subject to environmental regulation.

Freshness

2026-04-14 19:48:20.875022

Geography

United States, including states, territories, and the District of Columbia.