Tuesday, October 5, 2021

THE TWO URGENT PUBLIC-POLICY-RELATED QUESTIONS THAT I POSED TONIGHT TO AN OFFICIAL OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY OF THE U.S. GOVERNMENT IN WASHINGTON, D.C.:

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From: John McMillan <mcmillanj@att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, October 5, 2021, 10:30:53 PM CDT
Subject: 10-5-21 two urgent questions for your EPA Division in D.C.

To: Mr. Lawrence Starfield, Acting Assistant Administrator of the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of the U.S. Government in Washington, D.C.

October 5, 2021

Dear Mr. Starfield,

Does your very influential division of the EPA pursue actions to investigate allegedly continuous or frequent violations of noise-control laws that might allegedly occur in a city or county such as Austin, Texas, or Travis County, Texas, respectively?

Also, does your EPA division have the legal authority to pursue criminal-law prosecutions of individuals or business entities or non-profit organizations or state- or local government-owned institutions or media companies or political or religious groups or other civic groups that allegedly inflict illegal continuous noise pollution on a person or group of persons in Austin, Texas, against his or their wishes?

I am posing this second question to you after reading tonight at your official website that one of the sections of your Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance is an "Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training" 
According to your website the other sections of your OECA division include:
Office of Administration and Policy; Office of Civil Enforcement; Office of Compliance; Federal Facilities Enforcement Office; and Office of Site Remediation Enforcement.

I hope to hear from you soon.

Best Wishes,
John Kevin McMillan.
My solo-occupancy efficiency rental-apartment unit ever since June 21, 2019:
Pebble Creek Apartments, 8805 North Plaza Drive, Bldg. 17, Apt. 2418, Austin, TX 78753.
Home phone: (512) 342-2295.
Cell phone: (512) 993-7305.



John Kevin McMillan

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