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About OEPCThe Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance:
These missions are met nationwide through the OEPC headquarters and Regional Offices. The Office provides the only technologically-based staff in the Office of the Secretary that advises the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget, and other top Departmental officials about policies, programs and individual actions affecting natural resources and environmental quality. The headquarters office is organized into four teams -- Natural Resources Management Team, Environmental Management and Integration Team, Natural Resources Trust and Response Team and Environmental Cleanup and Liability Management Team. OEPC has eight regional offices located in Boston, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Albuquerque, Oakland, Portland, and Anchorage. Each Regional Office is headed by a Regional Environmental Officer who reports to the Director, and is responsible for all environmental functions within its region. They serve as a Departmental coordinator and an independent source of information and analysis to the Office of the Secretary. |