Compliance and Enforcement

Director:	Margaret Schneider
Deputy Director (Acting):	David Swack
Phone Number:	(202) 564-2350
Mail Code:	2201A

The Office of Administration and Policy (OAP) recommends national policy on issues pertaining to enforcement and compliance. OAP addresses emerging and cross-cutting issues in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), whose programs impact various statutes.  

OAP also provides a wide range of administrative support services which includes: human resources, labor relations, budget, finances, contracts, grants, records management and management of the OECA Website.

OAP is responsible for these functions through the direction of its four divisions:

1. Administrative Management Division (AMD)
2. Budget and Financial Management Division (BFMD)
3. Information Technology Division (ITD)
4. Policy and Legislative Coordination Division (PLCD)

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Administrative Management Division (AMD):

Division Director:	Patricia Keitt
Phone Number:	(202) 564-0553

The Administrative Management Division:

• Implements and supports OECA’s program offices in all OECA personnel management functions.
• Serves as OECA liaison to OARM for human resources, facilities and property management issues.
• Implements and supports OECA’s program offices in all OECA facilities and property management functions.
• Coordinates and oversees development of OECA Occupant Emergency Planning.

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Budget and Financial Management Division (BFMD):

Division Director (Acting) :	John Warren
Phone Number:	(202) 202-564-9963

The Budget and Financial Management Division:

• Provides coordination and guidance in the development of OECA's annual request for resources, annual planning and operating budgets for all OECA appropriations, and workload analyses and models for resource estimation and distribution.
• Coordinates and develops Congressional testimony relating to OECA budget issues.
• Serves as OECA liaison to the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO).
• Conducts financial reporting and analysis for OECA.
• Provides coordination and guidance on Agency and OECA grants and contracts management policy issues and undertakes periodic reviews to ensure that sound extramural management practices are being implemented.

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Information Technology Division (ITD):

Division Director:	Sara Roman
Phone Number:	(202) 566-0306

The Information Technology Division:

• Provides direct information management and information technology support to OECA's program offices.
• Serves as OECA's liaison to OEI for information technology and information management issues.
  
• Monitors and reports on security activities to ensure OECA's compliance with the Agency and federal requirements under the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA).
• Maintains the content and infrastructure for OECA’s Internet (Compliance and Enforcement) and Intranet (Internet OECA).
  
• Provides content and Web site development and coordination of compliance and enforcement information.
  
• Coordinates with the OECA Communications Director and the Office of Public Affairs (OPA) on OECA press releases, publications and web content developed for the Internet and Intranet.
  
• Serves as Web Content and Infrastructure Coordinators on EPA's Web Council.
• Provides records management coordination and support for OECA's program offices.
  
• Manages OECA’s Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), a resource that the public can use to view the Agency’s enforcement and compliance assurance regulations, policy and guidance, and related documents via hard copy or on microfilm.

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Policy and Legislative Coordination Division (PLCD): 

Division Director:	Caroline Ahearn
Phone Number:	(202) 564-1716

The Policy and Legislative Coordination Division:

• Coordinates cross-cutting policy and develops policy at the request of OECA IO.
• Coordinates and develops congressional testimony and legislative review for OECA programmatic (not budget) issues and serves as OECA liaison to OCIR.
• Coordinates OECA regulatory development and review and represents OECA on EPA’s Regulatory Steering Committee.
• Coordinates Environmental Justice planning and implementation within OECA.
• Coordinates Quality Assurance planning and implementation within OECA.

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