What Is a Significant Information Product?
A “significant information product” uses national or regional data to describe environmental conditions, trends, and/or the performance of companies, facilities, and communities. Only those products currently under development that meet the definition of a significant information product are included in the IPB. These products include: • Products that analyze and/or compare data collected by, acquired by, or directly reported to EPA or States from various agencies and organizations, including industry, and various Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies; • Significant data collected by, acquired by, or directly reported to EPA or States from various agencies and organizations that EPA or the States have not interpreted or analyzed; • Products produced by one or more State environmental agencies that are regional or national in scope and aggregate data from more than one State; • Products that apply to a large segment of the population or large geographic area; • Models used by the p
