Feedback and Evaluation
Evaluation, both formal and informal, helps to define, measure and improve public involvement effectiveness. Feedback from people who participate in public involvement events or processes often points out what works and what does not. Knowing that can lead to events and processes that are more meaningful for participants and contribute more to EPA's decision making processes.- Information Collection Request (PDF Format 28 pages, 155K)
Public Involvement Activities Questionaires
- Community Advisory Groups (Superfund)
- Federal Advisory Committees
- Listening Sessions
- Small Discussion Groups
- Public Meetings
- Public Hearings
- Stakeholder Negotiations
- Evaluation Toolbox
The questionnaires you can link to from this page had been approved by the Office of Management and Budget for EPA use [without changes] through an Information Collection Request (ICR). EPA staff can no longer download and use the surveys to obtain feedback from those who participate in seven types of commonly used involvement activities; the ICR period ended January 31, 2008. However, since organizations outside EPA have found these surveys useful, they will remain posted to the EPA Public Involvement web pages.