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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
EPA's Mission 1
Annual Performance Plan and Congressional Justification 1
Homeland Security 1
Human Capital 1
Workforce 2
RESOURCE SUMMARY TABLES
Appropriation Summary 3
Budget Authority 3
Full-time Equivalents 4
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE OVERVIEW
Goal, Appropriation Summary 5
Budget Authority / Obligations 5
Clean Air and Global Climate Change 7
Clean and Safe Water 12
Land Preservation and Retoration 16
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems 22
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship 32
PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND ASSESSMENT
Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Improvement Plans -
Spring Update Report 39
Performance Assessment Rating Tool (PART) Supplmenntal Information 62
Annual Performance Goals and Measures - Environmental Programs 70
Clean Air and Global Climate Change 70
Clean and Safe Water 82
Land Preservation and Restoration 90
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems 98
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship 123
Annual Performance Goals and Measures - Enabling Support Programs 131
Office of Administration and Resources Management 131
Office of Environmental Information 133
Office of the Inspector General 135
APPENDIX
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies -Environmental Programs 137
Clean Air and Global Climate Change 137
Clean and Safe Water 142
Land Preservation and Restoration 146
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems 151
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship 160
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies- Enabling Support Programs 167
Office of the Administrator (OA) 167
Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) 168
Office of Administration and Resources Management (OARM) 168
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Office of Environmental Information (OEI) 169
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) 171
Major Management Challenges 172
EPA User Fee Program 198
Working Capital Fund 200
Acronyms for Statutory Authorities 201
STAG Categorical Program Grants - Statutory Authority and Eligible Uses 206
Program Projects by Appropriation 216
Program Projects by Program Area 233
Discontinued Programs 247
Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds 248
Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training 249
Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 250
Expected Benefits 251
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Introduction and Overview
EPA's Mission
The mission of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect and
safeguard human health and the
environment. This budget supports the
Administration's commitment to
environmental results as we work to increase
the pace of improvement and identify new
and better ways to carry out our mission. It
also emphasizes the need for sound
management of our federal resources, as
delineated in the President's Management
Agenda.
Annual Performance Plan and
Congressional Justification
The EPA's Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Annual
Performance Plan and Congressional
Justification requests $7.1 billion in
discretionary budget authority and 17,217.0
Full Time Equivalents (FTE). This request
reflects the Agency's efforts to work with its
partners towards protecting air, water, and
land, as well as providing for EPA's role in
safeguarding the nation from terrorist
attacks. This request echoes the
Administration's commitment to setting
high environmental protection standards,
while focusing on results and performance,
and achieving goals outlined in the
President's Management Agenda.
The budget builds on EPA's long record of
accomplishments since its founding 37 years
ago. The agency and nation as a whole has
achieved enormous successes. This budget
builds on these successes by strengthening
our geographic initiatives, better leveraging
our nation's resources, strengthening citizen
involvement, maintaining our enforcement
capabilities, and implementing the
President's commitment to efficiently
manage Federal resources.
Homeland Security
Following the cleanup and decontamination
efforts of 2001, the Agency has focused on
ensuring we have the tools and protocols
needed to detect and recover quickly from
deliberate incidents. The emphasis for FY
2009 is on several areas: biodefense
research, decontaminating threat agents,
protecting our water and food supplies, and
ensuring trained personnel and key lab
capacities are in place to be drawn upon in
the event of multiple incidents of national
significance. Part of these FY 2009 efforts
will continue to include activities that
support the Water Security Initiative (WSI)
and assist in improving response capabilities
through specialized Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) training, state-of-the-art
field and analytical equipment, and
increased technical knowledge relating to
chemical, biological, and radiological
substances.
Human Capital
EPA will continue to develop workforce
planning strategies that link current and
future Human Capital needs to mission
accomplishment which will result in
significant reductions in skills gaps for
Mission Critical Occupations. In addition,
EPA's recruitment strategy will focus on
hiring needs that will encourage the use of
hiring flexibilities, build on centralized and
local recruitment approaches, and focus on
attracting applicants who are talented,
diverse and committed to EPA's mission. In
part, EPA also will continue to target
developmental resources to retain a highly-
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skilled and results-oriented workforce with
the right mix of technical expertise,
professional experience and leadership
capabilities. A sound, sustained and
strategic approach toward HC will assure
EPA and its workforce has sustained
mission success.
Workforce
EPA values its world class workforce and its
expertise enables us to meet our urgent
responsibilities across a broad range of
national and local environmental issues. In
FY 2009, we are making adjustments to
EPA's workforce management strategy that
will help us better align resources, skills,
and Agency priorities. A key step in this
adjustment is improving the alignment
between the total number of positions
authorized and actual FTE utilization. As
such, in FY 2009 EPA proposed to reduce
its Agency authorized FTE ceiling by
approximately 89.5 positions (below the FY
2008 Enacted FTE Ceiling) to 17,217.0,
which is consistent with the Agency's
historical FTE levels. The result of these
reductions will not impede Agency efforts to
maximize efficiency and effectiveness in
carrying out its programs and will not result
in an overall change in the number of FTEs
at EPA.
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Resource Summary Tables
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
Science & Technology
Environmental Program &
Management
Inspector General
Building and Facilities
Oil Spill Response
Superfund Program
IG Transfer
S&T Transfer
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
SUB-TOTAL, EPA
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
TOTAL, EPA
FY 2007
Actuals
$728,339.9
$2,321,877.0
$32,288.4
$39,044.3
$16,185.2
$1,310,820.8
$12,286.2
$29,312.3
$1,352,419.3
$83,673.9
$3,337,543.9
$7,911,371.9
$0.0
$7,911,371.9
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$754,506.0
$2,298,188.0
$38,008.0
$34,801.0
$17,280.0
$1,211,431.0
$7,149.0
$26,126.0
$1,244,706.0
$72,461.0
$2,744,450.0
$7,204,400.0
($5,000.0)
$7,199,400.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$760,084.0
$2,327,962.0
$41,099.0
$34,258.0
$17,056.0
$1,216,794.0
$11,486.0
$25,718.0
$1,253,998.0
$105,816.0
$2,937,051.0
$7,477,324.0
($5,000.0)
$7,472,324.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$763,527.0
$2,338,353.0
$39,483.0
$35,001.0
$17,687.0
$1,230,652.0
$7,164.0
$26,417.0
$1,264,233.0
$72,284.0
$2,621,952.0
$7,152,520.0
($10,000.0)
$7,142,520.0
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APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time Equivalents (FTE)
Science & Technology
Science and Tech. - Reim
Environmental Program &
Management
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
Inspector General
Oil Spill Response
Oil Spill Response - Reim
Superfund Program
IG Transfer
S&T Transfer
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Superfund Reimbursables
Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks
FEMA - Reim
WCF-REIMB
Rereg. & Exped. Proc. Rev Fund
Pesticide Registration Fund
SUB-TOTAL, EPA
FY 2007
Actuals
2,425.9
3.2
10,652.2
32.3
223.7
90.7
9.3
2,958.7
83.8
104.5
3,147.0
102.9
67.3
2.2
111.5
144.2
59.5
17,071.9
FY 2008
Pres Bud
2,405.8
3.0
10,867.0
1.5
287.7
102.2
0.0
3,056.8
44.1
105.0
3,205.9
77.5
75.3
0.0
110.7
187.2
0.0
17,323.8
FY 2008
Enacted
2,405.8
3.0
10,849.7
1.5
259.8
102.2
0.0
3,056.8
72.0
105.0
3,233.8
77.5
75.3
0.0
110.7
187.2
0.0
17,306.5
FY 2009
Pres Bud
2,387.5
3.0
10,796.1
0.0
287.7
102.2
0.0
3,031.7
44.1
110.0
3,185.8
75.5
75.3
0.0
116.7
187.2
0.0
17,217.0
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
TOTAL, EPA
17,071.9
17,323.8
17,306.5
17,217.0
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Goal and Objective Overview
GOAL, APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
Clean Air and Global Climate
Change
Environmental Program &
Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Clean and Safe Water
Environmental Program &
Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Inspector General
Land Preservation and Restoration
Environmental Program &
Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks
Oil Spill Response
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
FY 2007
Actuals
$896,120.0
$450,222.1
$197,385.5
$8,615.6
$232,846.4
$4,155.8
$2,894.7
$3,195,855.0
$476,552.9
$125,267.3
$5,985.0
$2,570,904.0
$17,145.7
$1,783,171.9
$215,305.2
$11,638.0
$4,602.1
$134,110.3
$83,673.9
$16,185.2
$2,098.5
$1,315,558.7
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$910,364.6
$438,093.2
$216,316.5
$7,636.6
$239,194.0
$5,550.1
$3,574.2
$2,714,506.8
$454,199.6
$150,194.4
$5,309.6
$2,085,766.0
$19,037.2
$1,662,989.5
$220,341.8
$12,367.4
$4,270.1
$125,620.0
$72,461.0
$17,280.0
$2,659.0
$1,207,990.2
FY 2008
Enacted
$971,739.4
$435,919.9
$224,039.8
$7,514.4
$294,606.0
$6,185.4
$3,474.0
$2,854,781.9
$462,519.5
$139,019.7
$5,224.6
$2,227,415.0
$20,603.2
$1,688,592.2
$214,681.4
$12,196.1
$4,201.8
$115,023.0
$105,816.0
$17,056.0
$2,871.8
$1,216,746.1
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$938,582.3
$444,555.5
$220,394.6
$7,732.2
$256,174.0
$6,047.6
$3,678.4
$2,580,704.2
$464,561.4
$148,109.0
$5,241.9
$1,943,712.0
$19,080.0
$1,691,127.9
$221,595.9
$15,301.1
$4,376.0
$126,146.0
$72,284.0
$17,687.0
$2,840.2
$1,230,897.7
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Actuals
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
Healthy Communities and
Ecosystems
Environmental Program &
Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Inspector General
$1,288,596.5 $1,174,061.5 $1,227,362.5 $1,191,003.6
Compliance and Environmental
Stewardship
Environmental Program &
Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
$620,678.4
$345,300.8
$13,996.9
$290,025.9
$5,886.9
Hazardous Substance Superfund $12 707 5
$747,628.5
$621,787.6
$332,682.3
$12,167.4
$192,117.0
$6,863.1
$8,444.2
$742,477.6
$652,643.1
$342,403.5
$11,947.2
$204,616.0
$7,490.6
$8,262.1
$734,848.0
$628,315.8
$338,843.1
$12,242.3
$196,417.0
$7,338.3
$7,847.1
$751,102.0
$559,118.4
$48,748.3
$5,844.6
$109,657.3
$3,001.5
$21,258.4
$563,765.8
$42,945.5
$5,417.3
$101,753.0
$3,898.6
$24,697.4
$562,198.2
$42,425.0
$5,369.9
$95,391.0
$3,948.1
$25,515.8
$579,324.5
$40,879.2
$5,408.5
$99,503.0
$4,177.0
$21,809.8
Sub-Total
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
Total
$7,911,371.9 $7,204,400.0 $7,477,324.0 $7,152,520.0
$7,911,371.9 $7,204,400.0 $7,477,324.0 $7,152,520.0
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CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breath and risks to human health and the
environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas intensity by enhancing partnerships with
businesses and other sectors.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
• Through 2011, working with
partners, protect human health and
the environment by attaining and
maintaining health-based air-quality
standards and reducing the risk from
toxic air pollutants.
• Through 2012, working with
partners, reduce human health risks
by reducing exposure to indoor air
contaminants through the promotion
of voluntary actions by the public.
• By 2030, through worldwide action,
ozone concentrations in the
stratosphere will have stopped
declining and slowly begun the
process of recovery, and
overexposure to ultraviolet radiation,
particularly among susceptible
subpopulations, such as children,
will be reduced.
Through 2011, working with
partners, minimize unnecessary
releases of radiation and be prepared
to minimize impacts to human health
and the environment should
unwanted releases occur.
By 2012, 160 million metric tons of
carbon equivalent (MMTCE) of
emissions will be reduced through
EPA's voluntary climate protection
programs.
Through 2012, provide sound
science to support EPA's goal of
clean air by conducting leading-edge
research and developing a better
understanding and characterization
of human health and environmental
outcomes.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Clean Air and Global Climate
Change
Healthier Outdoor Air
Healthier Indoor Air
Protect the Ozone Layer
Radiation
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity
FY 2007
Actuals
$896,120.0
$572,756.3
$45,342.4
$19,578.7
$35,584.1
$128,736.6
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$910,364.6
$587,200.0
$45,841.6
$17,120.9
$39,085.5
$122,819.6
FY 2008
Enacted
$971,739.4
$644,090.6
$45,581.9
$16,865.3
$38,254.1
$130,092.3
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$938,582.3
$616,455.8
$43,502.4
$17,463.6
$41,396.8
$121,063.3
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
($33,157.1)
($27,634.8)
($2,079.5)
$598.3
$3,142.7
($9,029.0)
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Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
FY 2007
Actuals
$94,122.0
2,597.5
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$98,297.0
2,610.1
FY 2008
Enacted
$96,855.2
2,608.8
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$98,700.4
2,628.1
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
$1,845.2
19.3
EPA implements the Clean Air and Global
Climate Change goal through national and
regional programs designed to provide
healthier outdoor and indoor air for all
Americans, protect the stratospheric ozone
layer, minimize the risks from radiation
releases, reduce greenhouse gas intensity,
and enhance science and research. These
programs are all founded on several
common principles: using health and
environmental risks to set priorities,
streamlining programs through regulatory
reforms; encouraging market-based
approaches; facilitating deployment of cost-
effective technologies; promoting energy
efficiency and clean energy supply; using
sound science, and maintaining partnerships
with states, Tribes, local governments, non-
governmental organizations, and industry.
EPA's key clean air programs - including
those addressing particulate matter, ozone,
acid rain, air toxics, indoor air, radiation and
stratospheric ozone depletion - focus on
some of the highest health and
environmental risks faced by the Agency.
These programs have achieved results.
Every year, state and Federal air pollution
programs established under the Clean Air
Act prevent tens of thousands of premature
mortalities, millions of incidences of chronic
and acute illness, tens of thousands of
hospitalizations and emergency room visits,
and millions of lost work days.
Clean Air Rules
The Clean Air Rules are a major component
of EPA work under Goal 1, and include a
suite of actions that will dramatically
improve America's air quality. Three of the
rules specifically address the transport of
pollution across state borders (the Clean Air
Interstate Rule, the Clean Air Mercury Rule
and the Clean Air Nonroad Diesel Rule).
These rules provide national tools to achieve
significant improvement in air quality and
the associated benefits of improved health,
longevity and quality of life for all
Americans. In FY 2009, EPA will continue
to work with the states and industry to
implement these rules.
In addition to the Clean Air Rules, EPA will
address emission reductions through the
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grants program
authorized in sections 791-797 of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005. This program will
provide immediate emission reductions from
existing diesel engines through engine
retrofits, rebuilds and replacements,
switching to cleaner fuels, idling reduction
strategies and other clean diesel strategies
that can reduce particulate matter (PM)
emissions up to 95 percent, smog-forming
emissions, such as hydrocarbons and
nitrogen oxide, up to 90 percent and
greenhouse gases up to 20 percent. In FY
2009, EPA will issue and manage various
categories of Diesel Emission Reduction
grants, including grants to target diesel
emissions in ports.
Energy
The Administration has a diverse portfolio
of policy measures - including mandatory,
incentive-based, and voluntary programs -
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to meet the President's goal to reduce the
greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of the U.S.
economy by 18 percent by 2012. The
President has set a goal of reducing U.S.
gasoline usage by 20 percent in the next ten
years to lessen the nation's dependence on
imported oil. EPA has a substantial role to
play in advancing the President's energy and
climate strategies, given the Agency's
mandate for environmental protection and
the close linkage of energy and environment
issues.
Ongoing efforts are already very significant.
For example, EPA's current efforts will
contribute about 70% of the reductions
necessary to meet the President's 2012 GHG
intensity goal. Moreover, EPA's efforts can
and will achieve remarkable results in a
number of other critical areas. By the end of
2008, for example, EPA expects to have
programs in place that will speed the
development of lower-emissions coal, oil,
gas, and renewable technologies; partner
with the manufacturing sector to develop
more energy efficient technologies; and
create the framework needed to transform
our transportation system from one almost
solely reliant on petroleum to one that
accommodates an array of alternate fuels.
In 2009, EPA will begin implementation
activities associated with the new GHG rules
for fuels and vehicles, which will be
completed at the start of FY 2009. Needed
implementation activities will include
upgrading and expanding vehicle engine and
fuel data systems to incorporate new data
and handle certification, compliance,
reporting and tracking requirements;
developing and implementing means to
validate credit trading; implementing the
fuel quality compliance program including
field sampling and lab analysis; and
stakeholder outreach. In addition to these
implementation activities, the NVFEL will
need to begin certifying alternative fuels and
vehicles.
By FY 2009, U.S. energy production is
expected to grow by almost 10% from FY
2005 levels. To help ensure clean and
affordable energy, EPA will enhance related
permitting efforts. Anticipated upcoming
proposals include 75,000 new oil and gas
wells on Tribal and Federal Land, 40
liquefied natural gas terminals, 100+ re-
permitting for nuclear power plants and 25
new nuclear plants.
This expansion in the energy sector will
result in increased workload for: air and
waters modeling and monitoring to
determine the ambient impacts of energy
activities; analysis of emerging technologies
such as carbon sequestration, tidal, wind,
biomass, coal liquefaction and oil shale;
effective and early collaboration among
states, tribes and Federal agencies to
expedite NEPA reviews; and, EPA direct
implementation of air and water permitting
activity on state/Tribal lands where the
programs are not authorized and on Federal
lands and offshore areas where the program
cannot be authorized.
In FY 2009, EPA and states will begin to
fulfill the mandate of the Energy Policy Act
to increase development of domestic energy
resources and meet the demands of the large
increase in new energy exploration while
ensuring environmentally sound decision-
making. This will involve support for state
and tribal work to ensure effective and
efficient analysis and permitting to avoid
slowing the pace of new energy projects.
The FY 2009 Budget Request includes
$10.0 million to support Permitting for
Energy Production.
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Reduce Risks to Indoor Air and Radon
Programs
The Indoor Air Program characterizes the
risks of indoor air pollutants to human
health, develops techniques for reducing
those risks, and educates the public about
those techniques and other actions they can
take to reduce their risks from indoor air.
Through voluntary partnerships with non-
governmental and professional
organizations, EPA educates and encourages
individuals, schools, industry, the health-
care community, and others to take action to
reduce health risks in indoor environments
using a variety of approaches, including
national public awareness and media
campaigns, as well as community-based
outreach and education. EPA also uses
technology-transfer to improve the design,
operation, and maintenance of buildings -
including schools, homes, and workplaces -
to promote healthier indoor air. The FY
2009 Budget Request for the Reduce Risk
from Indoor Air program totals $19.9
million. EPA also carries out a national
radon program that encourages and
facilitates voluntary national, regional, state,
and Tribal programs and activities that
support initiatives targeted to radon testing
and mitigation, as well as to radon resistant
new construction. Radon is second only to
smoking as a cause of lung cancer. The FY
2009 Budget Request for the Radon
programs totals $14.0 million.
Climate Protection
For more than a decade, businesses and
other organizations have partnered with
EPA through voluntary climate protection
programs to pursue common sense
approaches to reducing greenhouse gas
emissions and meeting the President's
greenhouse gas intensity goal. Voluntary
programs such as Energy Star and
SmartWay Transport have increased the use
of energy-efficient products and practices,
spurred investment in clean energy
development, and reduced emissions of
carbon dioxide, methane, and other
greenhouse gases with very high global
warming potentials. These partnership
programs break down market barriers and
promote the deployment of cost-effective
technologies and processes designed to yield
greenhouse gas reductions over the life of
the investment. In FY 2009, EPA will
continue to work with other countries and
government agencies to support the Methane
to Markets Partnership and Asia-Pacific
Partnership on Clean Development and
Climate. The FY 2009 Budget Request for
the Climate Protection programs totals $98.3
million.
Stratospheric Ozone - Domestic and
Montreal Protocol
In FY 2009, EPA's Domestic Stratospheric
Ozone Protection Program will continue to
implement the provisions of the Clean Air
Act and the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(Montreal Protocol), and contribute to the
reduction and control of ozone-depleting
substances (ODSs) in the U.S. and lowering
health risks to the American public
associated with exposure to UV radiation,
including prevention of 6.3 million cases of
fatal skin cancer in the US. The FY 2009
Budget Request for the Stratospheric Ozone:
Domestic program totals $4.7 million. In
addition, through the Multilateral Fund of
the Montreal Protocol, EPA will invest in
cost-effective projects that are designed to
build capacity and eliminate ODS
production and consumption in over 60
developing countries. The Multilateral Fund
continues to support over 5,150 activities in
139 countries, and when fully implemented,
will prevent annual emissions of more than
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223,729 metric tons of CDS. Over 80% of
already agreed-upon project activities have
been implemented to date, with remaining
work in these already agreed-upon projects
expected to be fully implemented by 2009.
The FY 2009 Budget Request for the
Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund
totals $9.9 million.
Radiation Monitoring
In FY 2009, EPA will continue upgrading
the national radiation monitoring system to
expand the population and geographic areas
covered, and to increase the speed at which
the system samples the air, analyzes the
measurements, and transmits the results.
Mobile transportable monitors will be
maintained in ready condition so they can be
quickly deployed to monitor radiation levels
at locations near and downwind from the
initial point of release. The Agency will
continue to enhance laboratory response
capacity and capability to ensure a minimal
level of surge capacity for radiological
incidents.
EPA conducts research to provide a
scientific foundation for the Agency's
actions to protect the air all Americans
breathe. The Agency's air research program
supports implementation of the Clean Air
Act, especially the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS), which set
limits on how much stratospheric ozone,
particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead, are
allowed in the atmosphere. EPA also
conducts research on ozone and hazardous
air pollutants, also known as air toxics.
In FY 2009, the Agency's air research
program will continue research to
understand the sources and composition of
air pollution; develop methods for
controlling sources' emissions; study
atmospheric chemistry and model U.S. air
quality; investigate Americans' exposure to
air pollution; and conduct epidemiological,
clinical, and toxicological studies of air
pollution's health effects. In FY2009, the
program will continue to focus on the effects
of air pollution near roads on human health,
as well as the development and evaluation of
effective mitigation strategies. The Agency
also will fund research grants to universities
and nonprofits to study topics such as the
relationship between long-term exposure to
fine particles in the atmosphere and the
frequency and progression of pulmonary and
cardiovascular diseases.
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Clean and Safe Water
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic
ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and
provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
• Protect human health by reducing
exposure to contaminants in drinking
water (including protecting source
waters), in fish and shellfish, and in
recreational waters.
• Protect the quality of rivers, lakes,
and streams on a watershed basis and
protect coastal and ocean waters.
• By 2011, conduct leading-edge,
sound scientific research to support
the protection of human health
through the reduction of human
exposure to contaminants in drinking
water, fish and shellfish, and
recreational waters and to support
the protection of aquatic ecosystems-
specifically, the quality of rivers,
lakes, and streams, and coastal and
ocean waters.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Clean and Safe Water
Protect Human Health
Protect Water Quality
Enhance Science and
Research
Total Authorized
Workyears
FY 2007
Actuals
$3,195,855.0
$1,157,573.7
$1,912,954.7
$125,326.6
2,854.7
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$2,714,506.8
$1,156,551.7
$1,422,049.0
$135,906.1
2,901.8
FY 2008
Enacted
$2,854,781.9
$1,183,199.2
$1,536,958.8
$134,623.9
2,901.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$2,580,704.2
$1,161,766.0
$1,286,409.9
$132,528.3
2,863.4
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
($274,077.7)
($21,433.2)
($250,548.9)
($2,095.6)
-37.6
EPA implements the Clean and Safe Water
goal through programs designed to provide
improvements in the quality of surface
waters and drinking water. In FY 2009,
EPA will work with states and tribes to
continue to accomplish measurable
improvements in the safety of the nation's
drinking water and in the conditions of
rivers, lakes, and coastal waters. With the
help of these partners, EPA expects to make
important progress in these areas and
support additional focused water initiatives,
including carbon sequestration, energy
permitting, water security, and sustainable
infrastructure.
The National Water Program will continue
to place special emphasis on sustainable
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infrastructure and watershed stewardship,
through its "four pillars" program,
specifically focusing on innovative
financing and leveraging for infrastructure
sustainability, banking for wetlands
conservation, and trading among point
sources and non-point sources for water
quality upgrades. In FY 2009, the Agency
will continue advancing the water quality
monitoring initiative and a water quality
standards strategy under the Clean Water
Act, as well as, important rules and activities
under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Related
efforts to improve monitoring and
surveillance will help advance water
security nationwide.
Drinking Water
During FY 2009, EPA, the states and
community water systems will build on past
successes while working toward the FY
2009 goal of assuring that 90 percent of the
population served by community water
systems receives drinking water that meets
all applicable health-based standards. To
promote compliance with drinking water
standards, states carry out a variety of
activities, such as conducting onsite sanitary
surveys of water systems and working with
small systems to improve their capabilities.
EPA will work to improve compliance rates
by providing guidance, training, and
technical assistance; ensuring proper
certification of water system operators;
promoting consumer awareness of drinking
water safety; maintaining the rate of system
sanitary surveys and onsite reviews; and
taking appropriate action for
noncompliance. In FY 2009, states and EPA
will process Underground Injection Control
permit applications for experimental carbon
sequestration and gather information from
these pilots to facilitate the permitting of
large-scale commercial carbon sequestration
in the future. To help ensure that water is
safe to drink, EPA provides $842.2 million
for the Drinking Water State Revolving
Fund.
Clean Water
In FY 2009, EPA will work with states to
continue progress toward the clean water
goals to implement core clean water
programs, including innovations that apply
programs on a watershed basis, and to
accelerate efforts to improve water quality
on a watershed basis. Building on the
progress toward clean water achieved over
the past 30 years, EPA is working with
states and tribes to implement the Clean
Water Act by focusing on: scientifically
sound water quality standards, effective
water monitoring, strong programs for
controlling nonpoint sources of pollution,
and strong discharge permit programs. To
keep pace with the nation's burgeoning
energy exploration and development, EPA
will place an increased focus on energy
related permitting in FY 2009. The work
involves NPDES permit actions related to
conventional oil and gas, coalbed methane,
coal mining, ethanol, power plants,
refineries, uranium, natural gas liquids,
liquefied natural gas terminals, pipelines,
and oil shale/tar sands.
The Agency's request continues the
monitoring initiative begun in 2005 to
strengthen the nationwide monitoring
network and complete the baseline water
quality assessment of the nation's waters.
These efforts are resulting in scientifically
defensible water quality data and
information essential for cleaning up and
protecting the nation's waters. Progress in
improving coastal and ocean waters
documented in the National Coastal
Condition Report will be maintained by
focusing on: assessing coastal conditions,
reducing vessel discharges, implementing
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coastal nonpoint source pollution programs,
managing dredged material, and supporting
international marine pollution control. EPA
will continue to provide annual
capitalization to the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund (CWSRF). In FY 2009
EPA will provide $555.0 million and will
allow EPA to meet the Administration's
capitalization target of $6.8 billion total for
2004-2011 and enable the program to meet
its long-term revolving target of $3.4 billion.
Homeland Security
EPA has a major role in supporting the
protection of the nation's critical water
infrastructure from terrorist threats. In FY
2009, EPA will continue to support the
Water Security Initiative (WSI) pilot
program and water sector-specific agency
responsibilities, including the Water
Alliance for Threat Reduction (WATR), to
protect the nation's critical water
infrastructure. The FY 2009 budget
provides $35.2 million for water security
efforts. This includes $22.6 million for WSI
and WATR which will continue efforts to
demonstrate the concept of an effective
contamination warning system that drinking
water utilities in high threat cities of all sizes
and characteristics could adopt. In FY 2009,
there will be increased training and outreach
exercises for Regional Water Emergency
Response/Technical Assistance Team
members, consistent with the National
Approach to Response. Also, the Agency,
in collaboration with our water sector
security stakeholders, will continue efforts
to develop, implement and initiate tracking
of national measures related to homeland
security critical infrastructure protection
activities.
Research
EPA's drinking water and water quality
research programs conduct leading edge,
problem-driven research to provide a sound
scientific foundation for Federal regulatory
decision-making. These efforts will result in
strengthened public health and aquatic
ecosystem protection by providing data
methods, models, assessments, and
technologies for EPA program and Regional
Offices, as well as state and local
authorities.
In FY 2009, these research programs will
conduct studies and deliver science products
needed by the nation to realize clean and
safe water. The drinking water research
program will focus on treatment strategies,
exposure and analytical methods, and health
effects information that can be applied to
classes of contaminants in the context of the
drinking water hydrologic cycle - source
water, treatment, and distribution. The
water quality research program will continue
providing approaches and methods the
Agency and its partners need to develop and
apply criteria to support designated uses,
support implementation of watershed
management approaches, and application of
technological options to restore and protect
water bodies using information on effective
treatment and management alternatives.
These programs also will conduct research
that will yield tools and strategies to manage
our nation's aging water infrastructure.
Other important areas of research in
FY 2009 will include: 1) studies on aquifer
storage and recovery (ASR) on the safety of
drinking water and the impacts of subsurface
carbon dioxide (CO2) storage on drinking
water quality; 2) revising aquatic life
guidelines, recreational water criteria, the
effects of emerging contaminants, nutrients,
biocriteria and multiple stressor effects on
stream biota; 3) watershed management
work that supports diagnoses of impairment,
mitigation and pollutant load reduction from
headwater streams and isolated wetlands;
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and 4) improving the control of microbial
releases from publicly owned treatment
works (POTWs) during periods of
significant wet weather events.
Recognizing that environmental policy and
regulatory decisions will only be as good as
the science upon which they are based, EPA
makes every effort to ensure that its science
is of the highest quality and relevance,
thereby, providing the basis for sound
environmental results. EPA uses the
Research and Development (R&D)
Investment Criteria of quality, relevance,
and performance in its decision-making
processes through the use of research
strategies and plans, program review and
evaluation by the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) and the Science
Advisory Board (SAB), and peer review.
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Land Preservation and Restoration
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning
up contaminated properties to reduce risks posed by releases of harmful substances.
V '
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
• By 2011, reduce adverse effects to
land by reducing waste generation,
increasing recycling, and ensuring
proper management of waste and
petroleum products at facilities in
ways that prevent releases.
• By 2011, control the risks to human
health and the environment by
mitigating the impact of accidental
or intentional releases and by
cleaning up and restoring
contaminated sites or properties to
appropriate levels.
Through 2011, provide and apply
sound science for protecting and
restoring land by conducting leading-
edge research, which through
collaboration, leads to preferred
environmental outcomes.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Land Preservation and
Restoration
Preserve Land
Restore Land
Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
FY 2007
Actuals
$1,783,171.9
$235,637.7
$1,497,066.2
$50,468.1
4,514.9
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$1,662,989.5
$231,785.2
$1,382,689.3
$48,515.1
4,579.3
FY 2008
Enacted
$1,688,592.2
$237,813.1
$1,403,339.5
$47,439.6
4,574.3
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$1,691,127.9
$232,718.3
$1,405,042.6
$53,367.1
4,550.2
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
$2,535.7
($5,094.8)
$1,703.1
$5,927.5
-24.1
Land is one of America's most valuable
resources. If they are not controlled,
hazardous and non-hazardous wastes on the
land can migrate to the air, groundwater, and
surface water, contaminating drinking water
supplies, causing acute illnesses or chronic
diseases, and threatening healthy ecosystems
in urban, rural, and suburban areas. To
address these issues, EPA implements the
Land Preservation and Restoration goal with
the following approaches—prevention,
protection, and response activities to address
risks posed by releases of harmful
substances on land; emergency
preparedness, response and homeland
security to address immediate risks to
human health and the environment;
enforcement and compliance assistance to
determine what needs to be done and who
should pay; and sound science and research
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to address risk factors and new, innovative
solutions.
Prevention, Protection, and Response
Activities
EPA leads the country's activities to prevent
and reduce the risks posed by releases of
harmful substances and to preserve and
restore land with effective waste
management and cleanup methods. In FY
2009, the Agency is requesting $1,637.8
million to continue to apply the most
effective approach to preserve and restore
land by developing and implementing
prevention programs, improving response
capabilities, and maximizing the
effectiveness of response and cleanup
actions. This approach will help ensure that
human health and the environment are
protected and that land is returned to
beneficial use.
In FY 2009, EPA also will continue to use a
hierarchy of approaches to protect the land:
reducing waste at its source, recycling
waste, managing waste effectively by
preventing spills and releases of toxic
materials, and cleaning up contaminated
properties. The Agency especially is
concerned about threats to our most
sensitive populations, such as children, the
elderly, and individuals with chronic
diseases, and prioritizes cleanups
accordingly.1
The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA, or Superfund) provides legal
Additional information on these programs can be found
at: www. epa. go v/superfund,
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/er/index.htm,
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/,
http://www.epa.gov/brownfields/,
http://www.epa.gov/swerustlA
http://www.epa.gov/swerffrr/ and
http://www.epa.gov/swerrims/landrevitalization.
authority for EPA's work to protect the land.
The Agency and its partners use Superfund
authority to clean up uncontrolled or
abandoned hazardous waste sites, allowing
land to be returned to productive use. The
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) also provides legal authority for
EPA to fulfill this goal. Under RCRA, EPA
works in partnership with states and tribes to
address risks associated with leaking
underground storage tanks and with the
generation and management of hazardous
and non-hazardous waste.
In addition, EPA uses authorities provided
under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act,
and Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to protect
against spills and releases of hazardous
materials. Controlling the many risks posed
by accidental and intentional releases of
harmful substances presents a significant
challenge. In FY 2009, EPA will continue
to ensure that it is adequately prepared to
minimize contamination and harm to the
environment from spills and releases of
hazardous materials by improving its
readiness to respond to emergencies through
training as well as maintaining a highly
skilled, well-trained, and equipped response
workforce.
The following themes characterize EPA's
land program activities under Goal 3 in FY
2009: Revitalization; Recycling, Waste
Minimization and Energy Recovery; and
implementation of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct).
• Revitalization: All of EPA's cleanup
programs (Superfund Remedial,
Superfund Federal Facilities Response,
Superfund Removal, RCRA Corrective
Action, Brownfields, and Underground
Storage Tanks) and their partners are
taking proactive steps to facilitate the
cleanup and revitalization of
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contaminated properties. In FY 2009, the
Agency is requesting $914.8 million to
help communities revitalize these once
productive properties by removing
blight, satisfying the growing demand
for land, helping limit urban sprawl,
fostering ecologic habitat enhancements,
enabling economic development, and
maintaining or improving quality of life.
In reflection of the high priority the
Agency has placed on land
revitalization, EPA recently adopted a
series of acres-based, cross-program
revitalization measures (CPRMs)2 to
help document progress in cleaning up
and promoting the protective use of
previously contaminated land. The
CPRMs will help EPA communicate the
extent of land subject to its cleanup
programs, and the subset of that land that
is protective for people for current
conditions, and that is ready (i.e.,
protective) for anticipated future uses.
EPA cleanup programs began
implementing these new measures in FY
2007. Data from the CPRMs will be
available in FY 2008 and beyond.
Recycling, Waste Minimization and
Energy Recovery: EPA is requesting
$10.8 million in FY 2009 to support
EPA's strategy for reducing waste
generation and increasing recycling.
EPA's strategy will continue to be based
on: (1) establishing and expanding
partnerships with businesses, industries,
tribes, states, communities, and
consumers; (2) stimulating infrastructure
development and environmentally
responsible behavior by product
manufacturers, users, and disposers; and
(3) helping businesses, government,
institutions, and consumers reduce waste
generation and increase recycling
through education, outreach, training,
and technical assistance. In FY 2009,
EPA will continue the Resource
Conservation Challenge (RCC) as a
major national effort to find flexible, yet
more protective ways to conserve our
valuable natural resources through waste
reduction, energy recovery, and
recycling. Through RCC, the Agency
also will pursue the advancement of
alternative domestic energy sources as
well as clean energy, which power our
economy and drive our environmental
successes.
• Implementing the EPAct: The EPAct3
contains numerous provisions that
significantly affect Federal and state
underground storage tank (UST)
programs and requires that EPA and
states strengthen tank release and
prevention programs. In FY 2007,
working with its tank partners, EPA
developed grant guidelines4 which
implement the UST provisions of the
EPAct. In FY 2009, EPA is requesting
$35.1 million to provide assistance to
states to help them meet their new
responsibilities, which include: (1)
mandatory inspections every three years
for all underground storage tanks, (2)
operator training, (3) prohibition of
delivery for non-complying facilities5,
and (4) secondary containment or
financial responsibility for tank
manufacturers and installers. EPA also
2 For more information on the CPRMs, go to
http://www.epa.gov/swerrims/landrevitalization/docs/
cprmguidance-10-20-06covermemo.pdf.
3 For more information, refer to
http: //frwebgate. access, gpo. go v/cgi-
bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:p
ubl058.109.pdf (scroll to Title XV - Ethanol And Motor
Fuels, Subtitle B - Underground Storage Tank Compliance,
on pages 500-513 of the pdf file).
4 For more information, refer to http://www.epa. gov/OUST
Refer to Grant Guidelines to States for Implementing the
Delivery Prohibition Provision of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, August 2006, EPA-510-R-06-003,
http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact Q5.htm#Final.
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is submitting legislative language to
allow states to use alternative
mechanisms such as the Environmental
Results Program (ERP) to meet the
mandatory three-year inspection
requirement. This proposal provides
states with a less costly alternative to
meet the objectives of the EPAct. EPA
also will continue implementing the
UST Tribal strategy6 developed in FY
2006 in Indian country.
In addition to these themes, EPA's
Homeland Security and Enforcement work
are important components of the Agency's
prevention, protection, and response
activities.
Homeland Security
EPA will continue to improve its emergency
preparedness and response capability,
including homeland security capabilities. In
FY 2009, the Agency is requesting $54.6
million to improve its capability to respond
effectively to incidents that may involve
harmful chemical, oil, biological, and
radiological substances. The Agency will
provide training to build the cadre of
volunteers in the Response Support Corps
(RSC) and/or as part of an Incident
Management Team (IMT) and also will
continue to participate in multi-agency
training and exercises.
In FY 2009, EPA will build the
Environmental Laboratory Response
Network (eLRN) through the improvement
of an electronic data deliverable for use by
all eLRN laboratories. EPA also will
continue to maximize the effectiveness of its
involvement in national security events
through pre-deployments of assets such as
emergency response personnel and field
detection equipment.
EPA also will maintain and improve the
Emergency Management Portal (EMP). FY
2009 will be the first year for complete
integration of the basic management
modules (i.e., environmental assessment,
equipment, personnel, and
decontamination). EPA will continue to
manage, collect, and validate new
information for new and existing Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD) agents as new
decontamination techniques are developed
or as other information emerges from the
scientific community.
Enforcement
Enforcement authorities play a unique role
under the Superfund program: they are used
to leverage private-party resources to
conduct a majority of the cleanup actions
and to reimburse the Federal government for
cleanups financed by appropriations. In FY
2009, the Agency is requesting $173.9
million to support enforcement activities at
Federal and non-Federal Superfund sites.
The Superfund program's "enforcement
first" policy ensures that sites with viable
potentially responsible parties (PRPs) are
cleaned up by those parties, allowing EPA to
focus appropriated resources on sites where
viable PRPs either do not exist or lack funds
or capabilities needed to conduct the
cleanup. In tandem with this approach,
various reforms have been implemented to
increase fairness, reduce transaction costs,
and promote economic development and
make sites available for appropriate reuse.7
The Department of Justice supports EPA's
Superfund Enforcement program through
6 Refer to Strategy for an EPA/Tribal Partnership to
Implement Section 1529 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,
August 2006, EPA-510-F-06-005,
http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact Q5.htm#Final.
For more information regarding EPA's enforcement
program and its various components, please refer to
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/cleanup/superfund/.
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negotiations and judicial actions to compel
PRP cleanup and litigation to recover Trust
Fund monies spent.
EPA also works to ensure that required
legally enforceable institutional controls and
financial assurance instruments are in place
and adhered to at Superfund sites and at
facilities subject to RCRA Corrective Action
to ensure the long-term protectiveness of
cleanup actions.
EPA has ongoing cleanup and property
transfer responsibilities at some of the
Nation's most contaminated Federal
properties, which range from realigning and
closing military installations and former
military properties containing unexploded
ordnance, solvents, and other industrial
chemicals to Department of Energy sites
containing nuclear waste. EPA's Superfund
Federal Facilities Response and
Enforcement program helps Federal and
local governments, tribes, states,
redevelopment authorities and the affected
communities ensure contamination at
Federal or former Federal properties is
addressed in a manner that protects human
health and the environment.8
In FY 2009, the Agency will continue to
establish and use Special Accounts within
the Superfund Trust Fund. As of the end of
FY 2007, EPA maintains more than 700
Special Accounts within the Superfund
Trust Fund. These accounts segregate site-
specific funds obtained from responsible
parties that enter into settlement agreements
with EPA. These funds may create an
incentive for other PRPs at that specific site
to perform cleanup work. In addition, these
funds may be used by the Agency to fund
cleanup activities if there are no known or
For more information on the Superfund Federal Facilities
Response and Enforcement program, please refer to
http: //www.epa. go v/fedfac.
viable PRPs. The Agency will practice good
fiscal stewardship in cleaning up sites by
maximizing the use of site-specific Special
Account funds while preserving
appropriated Trust Fund dollars for sites
without viable PRPs.
In FY 2009, the Agency will negotiate
remedial design/remedial action cleanup
agreements and removal agreements at
contaminated properties. Where
negotiations fail, the Agency will either take
unilateral enforcement actions to require
PRP cleanup or use appropriated dollars to
remediate sites. When appropriated dollars
are used to cleanup sites, the program will
recover this money from the PRPs whenever
possible.
Enhancing Science and Research to
Restore and Preserve Land
The FY 2009 Land Research program
supports the Agency's objective of reducing
or controlling potential risks to human
health and the environment at contaminated
waste sites by providing the science to
accelerate scientifically defensible and cost-
effective decisions for cleanup at complex
sites in accordance with CERCLA.
In FY 2009, EPA is requesting $53.4 million
in support of EPA's efforts to enhance
science and research for land preservation
and restoration. Research activities in FY
2009 will focus on contaminated sediments,
ground water contamination, multi-media,
and site-specific technical support.
Research will advance EPA's ability to
accurately characterize the risks posed by
contaminated sediments and determine the
range and scientific foundation for remedy
selection options. In addition, research
aimed at developing data to support
dosimetric and toxicologic assessment of
amphibole asbestos, fiber-containing
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material from Libby, Montana will be
conducted. Groundwater research will focus
on the transport of contaminants in that
medium and the subsequent intrusion of
contaminant vapors into buildings and
continue research on developing
applications for permeable reactive barriers.
Oil spill remediation research will continue
on physical, chemical, and biological risk
management methods for petroleum and
non-petroleum oils spilled into freshwater
and marine environments as well as
development of a protocol for testing
solidifiers and treating oil. Underground
storage tank research will address the
development of online transport models that
can be used by state project managers.
Research areas such as resource
conservation, corrective action, multi-media
modeling, leaching, containment systems,
and landfill bioreactors will constitute the
major areas of research and support for
RCRA activities in FY 2009. EPA also will
continue to develop a site-specific
management approach of brownfields sites,
develop validated acceptable practices for
land revitalization, collaborate with the
private sector to conduct field sampling, and
with the states to optimize operations and
monitoring of several landfill bioreactors
and determine their potential to provide
alternative energy in the form of landfill gas
while increasing the nation's landfill
capacity.
In FY 2009, additional resources will be
invested to research nanotechnology fate
and transport in response to an independent
review of the RCRA portion of the Land
Research program to address emerging
issues and strategic EPA issues. The
primary objective of this research will be to
determine the physicochemical properties
controlling the movement of nanomaterials
through soil and aquatic ecosystems.
Research questions include the identification
of system parameters that alter the surface
characteristics of nanomaterials through
aggregation (e.g. pH effects), complexation
(e.g., surface complexation by dissolved
organic carbon) or changes in oxidation state
(e.g., chemical- or biological-mediated
electron transfer).
2007 PART
The following programs were assessed by
OMB's Program Assessment Rating Tool
(PART) for the 2007 PART process:
• Land Protection and Restoration
Research
More detailed information is provided in
specific program project descriptions.
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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using
integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
• By 2011, prevent and reduce
pesticide and industrial chemical
risks to humans, communities, and
ecosystems.
• Sustain, clean up, and restore
communities and the ecological
systems that support them.
• Protect, sustain, and restore the
health of critical natural habitats
and ecosystems.
• Through 2011, identify and
synthesize the best available
scientific information, models,
methods, and analyses to support
Agency guidance and policy
decisions related to the health of
people, communities, and
ecosystems. Focus research on
pesticides and chemical
toxicology; global change; and
comprehensive, cross-cutting
studies of human, community, and
ecosystem health.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Healthy Communities and
Ecosystems
Chemical and Pesticide
Risks
Communities
Restore and Protect Critical
Ecosystems
Enhance Science and
Research
Total Authorized
Workyears
FY 2007
Actuals
$1,288,596.5
$410,407.9
$324,279.5
$169,769.5
$384,139.6
3,743.2
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$1,174,061.5
$390,946.1
$234,851.1
$178,088.3
$370,176.0
3,761.1
FY 2008
Enacted
$1,227,362.5
$387,933.0
$239,667.5
$220,411.0
$379,351.0
3,735.6
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$1,191,003.6
$396,717.0
$235,626.1
$181,029.0
$377,631.4
3,749.7
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
($36,358.9)
$8,784.0
($4,041.4)
($39,382.0)
($1,719.6)
14.1
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In FY 2009, the Environmental
Protection Agency will protect, sustain
or restore the health of communities and
ecosystems by bringing together a
variety of programs, tools, approaches
and resources, including partnerships
with stakeholders and Federal, state,
Tribal, and local government agencies.
EPA manages environmental risks to
watersheds, communities, homes, and
workplaces to protect human health and
the environmental integrity of
ecosystems. The Agency employs a mix
of regulatory programs and partnership
approaches to achieve results in ways
that are efficient, innovative, and
sustainable. Ideally, EPA can implement
a strategy of preventing pollution at the
source; however, where programs to
prevent pollution or ecosystem damage
are not viable, EPA promotes waste
minimization, avoidance of impact on
habitat, safe disposal, and remediation.
In managing risk, EPA directs its efforts
toward the greatest threats in our
communities, homes, and workplaces,
including threats to sensitive populations
such as children and the elderly, and to
communities with potential
disproportionately high and adverse
environmental and public health effects
including minorities and/or low-income
communities. In general, because of
their unique anatomy, biological make-
up and behavior patterns, children may
be more at risk for exposure to potential
toxics. Even older Americans in good
health may be at increased risk from
exposure to environmental pollutants. As
people age, their bodies are less able to
detoxify and eliminate toxins. Native
Americans represent another segment of
the population with a different risk
profile. Their traditional sources for food
and ways of life may lead to higher
levels of exposure to certain toxics.
Pesticides Programs
A key component of protecting the
health of people, communities, and
ecosystems is identifying, assessing, and
reducing the risks presented by the
thousands of chemicals on which our
society and economy have come to
depend. Toward that end, EPA is
investing $133.8 million in Pesticides
Licensing programs in FY 2009.
Chemical and biological pesticides help
meet national and global demands for
food; provide effective pest control for
homes, schools, gardens, highways,
utility lines, hospitals, and drinking
water treatment facilities; and control
animal vectors of disease.
During FY 2009, EPA will continue to
review and register new pesticides, new
uses for existing pesticides, and other
registration requests in accordance with
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
standards and Pesticide Registration
Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2)
timeframes. EPA will continue to
process these registration requests, with
special consideration given to
susceptible populations, especially
children. Specifically, EPA will focus
special attention on the foods commonly
eaten by children, to reduce pesticide
exposure to children where the science
identifies potential concerns.
Reduced concentrations of pesticides in
water sources indicate the efficacy of
EPA's risk assessment, management,
mitigation, and communication
activities. Using sampling data collected
under the U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS) National Water Quality
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Assessment Program, EPA will monitor
the impact of our regulatory decisions
for four pesticides of concern—diazinon,
chlorpyrifos, malathion, and azinphos-
methyl—and consider whether any
additional action is necessary.9 In FY
2009 the Agency will continue to work
with USGS to develop sampling plans
and refine goals, and we will ask USGS
to add additional insecticides to
sampling protocols and establish
baselines for newer products that are
replacing organophosphates, such as
synthetic pyrethroids.
EPA's statutory and regulatory functions
include registration, reregi strati on,
Reregi strati on Eligibility Decisions
implementation, registration review, risk
reduction implementation, rulemaking
and program management. Many of
these actions will be for reduced-risk
pesticides for which, once registered and
utilized by pesticide users, increased
benefits will accrue to society. Working
together with the affected user
communities through programs such as
the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Program and the Strategic Agricultural
Initiative, the Agency will find ways to
accelerate the adoption of these lower-
risk products.
Along with assessing the risks that
pesticides pose to human health, EPA
conducts ecological risk assessments
under the Endangered Species Act
(ESA) to determine potential effects on
plants, animals, and ecosystems. To
ensure unreasonable risks are avoided,
9 Gilliom, R.J., et al. 2006. The Quality of Our
Nation's Waters: Pesticides in the Nation's
Streams and Ground Water, 1992-2001. Reston,
Virginia: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291.
17 Ip. Available on the internet at:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2005/1291/.
EPA may impose risk mitigation
measures such as modifying use rates or
application methods, restricting uses, or
denying uses. EPA must ensure that
pesticide regulatory decisions will not
adversely modify critical habitat or
jeopardize the continued existence of
species listed by the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service or National Marine
Fisheries Service as threatened or
endangered.
In the biodefense arena, EPA will
continue work to develop and validate
methods to evaluate the efficacy of
antimicrobial products against
bioterrorism agents, expanding this work
to address unique formulations,
additional surface types, and additional
bioterrorism agents and emerging
pathogens. The Agency will address
critical gaps in efficacy test
methodology and knowledge of
microbial resistance. In addition to
vegetative bacteria, in FY 2009, EPA
will address threatening viruses and
other emerging pathogens in
environmental media. EPA will invest in
the development and evaluation of
efficacy test protocols for products
designed to control viruses in the
environment during decontamination.
The development of "decon toolboxes"
for specific bioterrorism agents or
classes of bacteria/viruses will continue
into FY 2009.
In order to improve the Agency's ability
to respond to events involving biothreat
agents, EPA will increase the number of
standardized and validated methods for
evaluating the efficacy of
decontamination agents. EPA will
continue to seek independent third-party
analysis for method validation efforts
through recognized standard setting
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organizations. As new methods are
developed, statistical modeling for
various biodefense scenarios will be
critical to the development of science
based performance standards. Microbial
persistence, resistance to antimicrobial
agents, and an understanding of biofilm
environments are also key factors in
evaluating the efficacy of
decontamination tools. This work is
taking place in the Homeland Security:
Preparedness, Response and Recovery
program.
Toxics Programs
EPA programs under this goal have
many direct and many indirect benefits.
For example, each year the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) New
Chemicals program reviews and
manages the potential risks from
approximately 1,500 new chemicals and
40 products of biotechnology that enter
the marketplace. This new chemical
review process not only protects the
public from the possible immediate
threats of harmful chemicals, but it also
has contributed to changing the behavior
of the chemical industry, making
industry more aware and responsible for
the impact these chemicals have on
human health and the environment.
The Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
(AEGLs) program was designed by EPA
to provide scientifically credible data to
directly support chemical emergency
planning, response, and prevention
programs mandated by Congress.
Emergency workers and first responders
addressing accidental or intentional
chemical releases need to know how
dangerous a chemical contaminant may
be to breathe or touch, and how long it
may remain dangerous. The program
develops short-term exposure limits
applicable to the general population for a
wide range of extremely hazardous
substances and has assigned values to
218 chemicals to date.
In addressing chemicals that have
entered the market before the inception
of the New Chemical Review program,
EPA will continue to implement its
voluntary High Production Volume
(HPV) Chemicals program. The HPV
Chemicals Program challenges industry
to develop chemical hazard data on
existing chemicals that it chooses to
"sponsor." EPA will make data publicly
available for approximately 1,800 HPV
chemicals sponsored under the program
and issue initial risk screening reports
for the highest priority of those
chemicals. Complementing HPV is the
Voluntary Children's Chemical
Evaluation Program (VCCEP), a high-
priority screening program targeting
existing chemicals believed to have
particular impact on children's health.
The Agency will continue to manage its
programs to address specific chemicals
and toxics of concern, including lead,
mineral fibers, mercury, polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs), perfluorooctanoic
acid (PFOA), and persistent,
bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT)
chemicals. The Lead Program is
focusing efforts on reducing lead
hazards, and in FY 2009 will implement
a final regulation to address lead-safe
work practices for renovation, repair and
painting activities in homes with lead-
based paint. The program also will
continue to improve methods to reach
vulnerable populations and communities
with a high concentration of children
with elevated blood-lead levels and
emphasize grant-supported activities
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such as state-implemented lead-based
paint training and certification programs.
Water Programs
EPA's ecosystem protection programs
encompass a wide range of approaches
that address specific at-risk regional
areas and larger categories of threatened
systems, such as estuaries and wetlands.
Locally generated pollution, combined
with pollution carried by rivers and
streams and through air deposition, can
accumulate in these ecosystems and
degrade them over time. Large water
bodies, such as the Gulf of Mexico, the
Great Lakes, and the Chesapeake Bay,
have been exposed to substantial
pollution over many years. Coastal
estuaries and wetlands are also
vulnerable. As the populations in coastal
regions grow, the challenges to preserve
and protect these important ecosystems
increase. Working with stakeholders,
EPA has established special programs to
protect and restore these unique
resources.
In FY 2009, EPA will continue
cooperation with Federal, state and
Tribal governments and other
stakeholders to achieve the President's
goal, set in 2004, to restore, improve,
and protect three million acres of
wetlands by 2009. FY 2009 funding
supports and monitors all 28 NEPs in
implementing approved Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plans
(CCMPs), which identify more than
2,000 priority actions needed to protect
and restore the estuaries. The FY 2009
budget for NEPs and coastal watersheds
is $17.2 million.
The Great Lakes Program ecosystem's
FY 2009 budget request continues
support of strategic Great Lakes
activities pursuant to Executive Order
13340 and the Great Lakes Water
Quality Agreement. The program will
monitor ecosystem indicators; support
toxics reduction through contaminated
sediment remediation and pollution
prevention; protect and restore habitat;
and address strategic issues such as
aquatic invasive species and
investigation of the Lake Erie dead zone
and the decline ofDiporeia, a key lower-
food web organism. The FY 2009
request to implement the Great Lakes
Legacy Act continues to support the
cleanup of contaminated sediments.
The FY 2009 budget request also will
enable the Chesapeake Bay Program to
continue work with program partners to
accelerate implementation of pollution
reduction and aquatic habitat restoration
efforts and ensure that water quality
objectives are achieved as soon as
possible. EPA is committed to its
ambitious long-term goals of 100
percent attainment of dissolved oxygen
standards in waters of the Chesapeake
Bay and 185,000 acres of submerged
aquatic vegetation (SAV). The FY 2009
request will bring the Agency closer to
addressing key priority coastal and
ocean issues in the Gulf of Mexico, such
as coastal restoration, water quality for
healthy beaches and shellfish beds
through improved detection and
forecasting of harmful algal blooms and
microbial source tracking
methodologies, and reduction of nutrient
inputs to coastal ecosystems.
In conducting special initiatives and
planning activities, in FY 2009 EPA is
investing $2.1 million in the South
Florida Program to assist with
coordinating and facilitating the ongoing
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implementation of the Water Quality
Protection Program for the Florida Keys
National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS),
conduct studies to determine cause and
effect relationships among pollutants and
biological resources, implement
wastewater and storm water master
plans, and provide public education and
outreach activities.
New strategic targets are proposed for
the South Florida Program in the 2006-
2011 Strategic Plan. The new strategic
targets address important environmental
markers such as stony coral cover,
health and functionality of seagrass
beds, water quality in the FKNMS, and
phosphorus levels throughout the
Everglades Protection Area and effluent
limits for all discharges, including storm
water treatment areas.
Community Action for a Renewed
Environment (CARE)
CARE is a competitive grant program
that offers an innovative way for
communities to take action to reduce
toxic pollution. Through CARE,
communities create local collaborative
partnerships that implement local
solutions to minimize exposure to toxic
pollutants and reduce their release. In
FY 2009 the Agency is investing $2.4
million in the program to award
approximately 12 new grants, provide
technical resources and training to
approximately 50 communities, and
work with other federal agencies to
coordinate support for communities.
Brownfields
Improving a community's ability to
make decisions that affect its
environment is at the heart of EPA's
community-centered work. EPA shares
information and builds community
capacity to consider the many aspects of
planned development or redevelopment.
EPA encourages community
development by providing funds to assist
communities with inventory, assessment,
and clean up of the contaminated
properties ("Brownfields") that lie
abandoned or unused. In addition, the
Smart Growth Program works with
stakeholders to create an improved
economic and institutional climate for
Brownfields redevelopment. Addressing
these challenges requires combining
innovative and community-based
approaches with national guidelines and
interagency coordination to achieve
results.
International Activities
EPA leads efforts to address global
environmental issues. To sustain and
enhance domestic and international
environmental progress, EPA enlists the
cooperation of other nations and
international organizations to help
predict, understand, and solve
environmental problems of mutual
concern. By assisting developing
countries to manage their natural
resources and protect the health of their
citizens, EPA also helps to protect
human health and the environment in the
U.S.
The Agency also works to include
environmental protection provisions and
commitments to effectively enforce
environmental laws and regulations in
all international trade agreements
negotiated by the United States. As an
example, EPA contributes to the
associated environmental reviews and
environmental cooperation agreements
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by developing baseline assessments of
existing environmental law and
enforcement regimes in a number of
U.S. trading partner countries,
advocating for greater attention to
invasive species, and addressing other
concerns associated with the movement
of traded goods. Addressing local
pollution and infrastructure deficiencies
along the U.S.-Mexico border are also
priorities for Mexico and the United
States under the Border 2012
Agreement. The key to sustaining and
enhancing progress, both domestically
and internationally, is the collaborative
efforts of national, Tribal, state, and
local governments, international
organizations, the private sector, and
concerned citizens.
Environmental Justice
EPA is committed to protecting the
health and environment of all people,
regardless of race, color, national origin,
or income. Toward that end, the
Agency will focus its environmental
justice efforts on the following eight
national priorities:
• Reducing asthma attacks;
• Reducing exposure to air toxics;
• Increasing compliance with
regulations;
• Reducing incidence of elevated
blood lead levels;
• Ensuring that fish and shellfish
are safe to eat;
• Ensuring that water is safe to
drink;
• Revitalizing brownfields and
contaminated sites; and
• Using collaborative problem-
solving to address environmental
and public health concerns.
Research
EPA has a responsibility to ensure that
efforts to reduce potential environmental
risks are based on the best available
scientific information. Strong science
allows for identification of the most
important sources of risk to human
health and the environment, as well as
the best means to detect, abate, and
avoid possible environmental problems,
and thereby guides our priorities,
policies, and deployment of resources.
To accelerate the pace of environmental
protection for healthy people,
communities, and ecosystems, EPA will
engage in high-priority, cutting-edge,
multidisciplinary research efforts in
areas related to human health,
ecosystems, mercury, global change,
pesticides and toxics, endocrine
disrupters, computational toxicology,
nanotechnology and Homeland Security.
In FY 2009, the Human Health Research
Program is working to maintain its
successful program in reducing
uncertainties in risk assessment while
orienting this work toward developing
and linking indicators of risk along the
source-exposure-effects-disease conti-
nuum that can be used to demonstrate
reductions in human risk. This strategic
shift is designed to include research that
addresses limitations, gaps, and
challenges articulated in the 2003 and
2007 Reports on the Environment.
Research includes development of
sensitive and predictive methods to
identify viable bio-indicators of
exposure, susceptibility, and effect that
could be used to evaluate public health
impacts at various geospatial and
temporal scales.
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The Agency's human health risk
assessment (HHRA) research program
will implement a process to identify,
compile, characterize, and prioritize new
scientific studies into Integrated Science
Assessments (ISAs) of criteria air
pollutants to assist EPA's air and
radiation programs in determining the
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS), deliver final ISAs for
environmental effects of sulfur oxide
and nitrogen oxides, and release a draft
ISA for carbon monoxide. In addition,
the HHRA research program will
complete multiple human health
assessments of high priority chemicals
for interagency review or external peer
review and post several completed
human health assessments in the
integrated risk information system.
In order to assess the benefits of
ecosystem services to human and
ecological well-being, it is important to
define ecosystem services and their
implications, measure, monitor and map
those services at multiple scales over
time, develop predictive models for
quantifying the changes in ecosystem
services, and develop decision platforms
for decision makers to protect and
restore ecosystem services through
informed decision making. This
represents a transition for the
Ecosystems research program in FY
2009. To meet these objectives, the
Agency's ecosystems research will build
on existing work in environmental
monitoring and assessment, landscape
ecology, modeling ecological stressor-
response relationships, and assessing
vulnerability to natural and human
stressors.
Over the last decade, the endocrine
disrupter research program conducted
the underlying research, developed and
standardized protocols, prepared
background materials for transfer,
briefed Agency advisory committees,
participated on international committees
on harmonization of protocols, and
participated in validation of 19 different
in vitro and/or in vivo assays for the
development and implementation of the
Agency's two tiered Endocrine
Disrupters Screening Assay. In FY
2009, research will continue in the
following areas:
• Development of novel in vitro
assays as improved alternatives
that may further reduce the
numbers of animals used;
• Finalization of the Tier 2
amphibian developmental/
reproductive assay and the fish 2
generation study for validation;
and
• Leadership on the guidance
document and multi-laboratory
standardization of the Tier 2
mammalian protocol.
In FY 2009, the National Center for
Computational Toxicology (NCCT) will
play a critical role in coordinating and
implementing these activities across the
Agency. In addition, in FY 2009,
greater emphasis will be placed on using
systems biology-based approaches to
advance health-based assessments.
The computational toxicology research
program's strategic direction is guided
by three long term goals:
• Improving the linkages in the
source-outcome paradigm;
• Providing tools for screening and
prioritization of chemicals under
regulatory review; and
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• Enhancing quantitative risk
assessment.
In FY 2009, continued research in the
pesticides and toxics research program
will characterize toxicity and
pharmacokinetic profiles of
perfluoroalkyl chemicals, examine the
potential for selected perfluorinated
telomers to degrade to perfluoroctanoic
acid or its precursors, and develop
methods and models to forecast the fate
of pesticides and byproducts from source
waters through drinking water treatment
systems and ultimately to the U.S.
population. The program also will
conduct research to develop spatially-
explicit probabilistic models for
ecological assessments and evaluate the
potential environmental and human
health impacts of genetically engineered
crops.
EPA will increase efforts to investigate
nanotechnology's environmental, health,
and safety implications in FY 2009.
This research will examine which
processes govern the environmental fate
of nanomaterials and what data are
available/needed to enable nanomaterial
risk assessment. Research will continue
on improving our measurement,
understanding, and control of mercury,
with a research focus on the fate and
transport of mercury and mercury
compounds, and an evaluation of the
effectiveness of the Clean Air Mercury
rule. The Agency will also cultivate the
next generation of environmental
scientists by awarding fellowships to
pursue higher education in
environmentally related fields and by
hosting recent graduates at its facilities.
EPA will continue research to better
understand how global change (e.g.,
climate change) will affect the
environment, including the
environmental and human health
implications of greenhouse gas
mitigation strategies, and the
implications of climate change for the
Agency's fulfillment of its statutory,
regulatory and programmatic
requirements. The Agency's climate
change research also includes the
development of decision support tools to
help resource managers adapt to a
changing climate.
In FY 2009, the Agency will continue to
enhance the nation's preparedness and
response and recovery capabilities for
homeland security incidents through
research, development, and technical
support activities. EPA will
significantly increase its emphasis on
biodefense research related to anthrax
including sampling, decontamination,
and risk assessment methods and models
to aid first responders in determining the
extent of an outdoor release of anthrax
as well as to aid in the identification of
appropriate decontamination options.
More specifically, EPA will strengthen
its research in the following areas:
• Development and adaptation of
methods to test for anthrax
including the extent of
contamination and clearance
following wide-area
decontamination;
• Determination of deposition and
adhesion properties of anthrax
and its ability to re-aerosolize
from materials common to wide-
area settings;
• Development of methods to
effectively decontaminate
anthrax in wide area
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environments while minimizing
the generation of waste; and
• Development and adaptation of
methods and models for hazard
and exposure assessments needed
to determine risk-based clean up
goals for anthrax.
Recognizing that environmental policy
and regulatory decisions will only be as
good as the science upon which they are
based, EPA makes every effort to ensure
that its science is of the highest quality
and relevance, thereby providing the
basis for sound environmental results.
EPA uses the Research and
Development (R&D) Investment Criteria
of quality, relevance, and performance in
its decision-making processes through
the use of research strategies and plans,
program review, peer review, and
evaluation by the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) and the Science
Advisory Board (SAB).
Six major research programs in this goal
have undergone OMB's PART
evaluation through FY 2007. They
include endocrine disrupters research,
ecosystems protection research, human
health research, global change research,
human health risk assessment research,
and safe pesticides/safe toxics research.
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Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental
requirements by enforcing environmental statutes, preventing pollution, and promoting
environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for governments,
businesses, and the public that promote environmental stewardship and long-term
sustainable outcomes.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
• By 2011, maximize compliance to
protect human health and the
environment through enforcement
and other compliance assurance
activities by achieving a 5 percent
increase in the pounds of pollution
reduced, treated, or eliminated by
regulated entities, including those in
Indian country. (Baseline: 3-year
rolling average FYs 2003-2005:
900,000,000 pounds.)
• By 2011, enhance public health and
environmental protection and
increase conservation of natural
resources by promoting pollution
prevention and the adoption of other
stewardship practices by companies,
communities, governmental
organizations, and individuals.
• Protect human health and the
environment on tribal lands by
assisting federally-recognized tribes
to build environmental management
capacity, assess environmental
conditions and measure results, and
implement environmental programs
in Indian country.
• Conduct leading-edge, sound
scientific research on pollution
prevention, new technology
development, socioeconomic,
sustainable systems, and decision-
making tools. By 2011, the products
of this research will be
independently recognized as
providing critical and key evidence
in informing Agency polices and
decisions and solving problems for
the Agency and its partners and
stakeholders.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Compliance and Environmental
Stewardship
Achieve Environmental Protection
through Improved Compliance
FY 2007
Actuals
$747,628.5
$492,019.1
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$742,477.6
$506,199.5
FY 2008
Enacted
$734,848.0
$506,581.5
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$751,102.0
$516,901.6
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
$16,254.0
$10,320.1
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Improve Environmental
Performance through Pollution
Prevention and Other Stewardship
Practices
Improve Human Health and the
Environment in Indian Country
Enhance Societies Capacity for
Sustainability through Science and
Research
Total Authorized Workyears
FY 2007
Actuals
$117,520.8
$78,703.7
$59,384.9
3,361.3
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$109,079.8
$74,343.8
$52,854.5
3,471.4
FY 2008
Enacted
$101,403.7
$73,238.6
$53,624.2
3,486.7
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$107,098.6
$75,902.7
$51,199.1
3,425.5
FY 2009 Pres
Budv.
FY 2008
Enacted
$5,694.9
$2,664.1
($2,425.1)
-61.2
The EPA will work to improve the nation's
environmental protection practices and
enhance natural resource conservation on
the part of government, business, and the
public. To accomplish these goals, the
Agency will employ a mixture of effective
inspection, enforcement and compliance
assistance strategies; provide leadership and
support for pollution prevention and
sustainable practices; reduce regulatory
barriers; and refine and apply results-based,
innovative, and multi-media approaches to
environmental stewardship and safeguarding
human health.
In addition, EPA will assist Federally-
recognized tribes in assessing environmental
conditions in Indian Country, and will help
build their capacity to implement
environmental programs. EPA also will
strengthen the scientific evidence and
research supporting environmental policies
and decisions on compliance, pollution
prevention, and environmental stewardship.
Improving Compliance
Environmental Laws
with
In order to be effective, the EPA
requires a strong enforcement and
compliance program, which: identifies and
reduces noncompliance problems; assists the
regulated community in understanding
environmental laws and regulations;
responds to complaints from the public;
strives to secure a level economic playing
field for law-abiding companies; and deters
future violations. EPA's total proposed FY
2009 budget to improve compliance with
environmental laws is $516.9 million.
In order to meet the Agency's goals, the
program's strategy employs an integrated,
common-sense approach to problem-solving
and decision-making. An appropriate mix of
data collection and analysis, compliance
monitoring, assistance and incentives, civil
and criminal enforcement resources, and
innovative problem-solving approaches
address significant environmental issues and
achieve environmentally beneficial
outcomes.
The Civil Enforcement program's
overarching goal is to protect human health
and the environment, targeting enforcement
actions according to degree of health and
environmental risk, and noncompliance
rates. The program works with the
Department of Justice to ensure consistent
and fair enforcement of all environmental
laws and regulations. The program seeks to
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level the economic playing field by ensuring
that violators do not realize an economic
benefit from noncompliance, and to deter
future violations. The civil enforcement
program develops, litigates, and settles
administrative and civil judicial cases
against serious violators of environmental
laws. In FY 2009, the Civil Enforcement
program's proposed budget is $132.4
million.
EPA's criminal enforcement program
investigates and helps prosecute
environmental violations which seriously
threaten public health and the environment
and which involve intentional, deliberate or
criminal behavior on the part of the violator.
The criminal enforcement program deters
violations of environmental laws and
regulations by demonstrating that the
regulated community will be held
accountable, through jail sentences and
criminal fines, for such violations. Bringing
criminal cases sends a strong message for
potential violators, enhancing aggregate
compliance with laws and regulations. In
FY 2009, the Criminal Enforcement
program's proposed budget is $52.2 million.
Furthermore, the Agency's Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance program uses
compliance assistance and incentive tools to
encourage compliance with regulatory
requirements and reduce adverse public
health and environmental problems. To
achieve compliance, the regulated
community must first understand its
regulatory obligations and then learn how to
best comply with them.
The Agency's Compliance Monitoring
program reviews and evaluates the activities
of the regulated community to determine
compliance with applicable laws,
regulations, permit conditions and
settlement agreements, to determine whether
conditions present imminent and substantial
endangerment, and to analyze compliance
rates. FY 2009 Compliance Monitoring
activities will be both environmental media-
and sector-based, and will also seek to begin
addressing statistically valid compliance
rates. The traditional media-based
inspections complement those performed by
states and tribes. They are a key part of our
strategy for meeting the long-term and
annual goals established for improving
compliance in the air, water, pesticides,
toxic substances, and hazardous waste
environmental programs. As part of this
program, the Agency reviews and responds
to 100 percent of the notices for trans-
boundary movement of hazardous waste,
ensuring that these wastes are properly
handled in accordance with international
agreements and Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act regulations. The proposed
budget for Compliance Monitoring activities
in FY 2009 is $97.2 million.
The Enforcement program addresses
violations of environmental laws, to ensure
that violators come into compliance with
Federal laws and regulations and reduce
pollution. In FY 2009, the program will
achieve these environmental goals through
consistent, fair, and focused enforcement of
all environmental statutes. The overarching
goal of the Enforcement program is to
protect human health and the environment,
targeting its actions according to degree of
health and environmental risk. The program
is considering utilizing analyses and
evaluations of statistically valid compliance
rates. In FY 2009, EPA will continue to
implement its national compliance and
enforcement priorities, which address the
most widespread types of violations that also
pose the most substantive health and
environmental risks. In addition, in FY
2009 EPA anticipates reducing, treating, or
eliminating an estimated 890 million pounds
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of pollutants building upon our
achievements to date in reducing pollution
through enforcement settlement agreements
and compliance incentives by an estimated
4.5 billion pounds over the last six fiscal
years.
Maximum compliance requires the active
efforts of the regulated community. EPA's
Audit Policy encourages corporate audits of
environmental compliance and subsequent
correction of self-discovered violations,
providing a uniform enforcement response
toward disclosures of violations. Under the
Audit Policy, when companies voluntarily
discover and promptly correct
environmental violations, EPA may waive
or substantially reduce civil penalties.
Evaluation of the results of violations
disclosed through self-reporting will occur
in order to understand the effectiveness and
accuracy of such self-reporting. Throughout
FY 2009, EPA will continue to investigate
options for encouraging self-directed audits
and disclosures with particular emphasis on
companies in the process of mergers and/or
acquisitions. Also in FY 2009, EPA's
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
program will continue to develop
meaningful measures to assess the impact of
enforcement and compliance activities and
target areas that pose the greatest risks to
human health or the environment, display
patterns of noncompliance, or include
disproportionately exposed populations.
EPA fulfills its uniquely Federal
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
Section 309 of the Clean Air Act by
reviewing and commenting on other Federal
agency Environmental Impact Statements
(EISs), and making the comments available
to the public. NEPA requires that Federal
agencies prepare and submit EISs to identify
potential environmental consequences of
major proposed activities and develop plans
to mitigate or eliminate adverse impacts.
The FY 2009 NEPA budget is $16.3 million.
Improving Environmental Performance
through Innovation and Pollution
Prevention and Stewardship
In FY 2009, with a budget of $18.4 million,
the Pollution Prevention program will
continue being one of the Agency's primary
tools for minimizing and preventing adverse
environmental impacts by preventing the
generation of pollution at the source.
Through pollution prevention integration,
EPA will work to bring about a
performance-oriented regulatory system that
develops innovative, flexible strategies to
achieve measurable results; promotes
environmental stewardship in all parts of
society; supports sustainable development
and pollution prevention; and fosters a
culture of creative environmental problem-
solving. In total, the Agency proposes $107
million to improve environmental
performances through pollution and other
stewardship practices.
• Partnering with Businesses and
Consumers: In FY 2009, through
the Pollution Prevention (P2)
program, EPA will promote stronger
regional partnerships and
geographically tailored approaches
to address unique community
problems. Also in FY 2009, EPA
will continue to encourage,
empower, and assist government and
business to "green" the nation's
supply and demand structures to
make them more environmentally
sound. Through the
Environmentally Preferable
Purchasing Program, the Agency
will provide enhanced guidance to
the Federal building community on
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model green construction
specifications and help Federal
agencies identify and procure those
products that generate the least
pollution, consume fewest non-
renewable natural resources, and
constitute the least threat to human
health and to the environment.
EPA's innovative Green Suppliers
Network Program works with large
manufacturers to increase energy
efficiency; identify cost-saving
opportunities; optimize resources
and technology through the
development of sound business
approaches incorporating pollution
prevention; and to promote those
approaches among their numerous
suppliers. P2 grants to states and
tribes enable them to provide
technical assistance, education and
outreach to assist businesses and
industries in identifying strategies
and solutions to reduce wastes and
pollution at the source. The
importance of tracking outcomes
from P2 grants has been reinforced
by adding key P2 environmental
outcome targets to program guidance
reporting measures.
In FY 2009, through the National
Partnership for Environmental
Priorities (NPEP), the Agency will
continue to reduce priority chemicals
in wastes. As of August 2007, the
NPEP program has obtained industry
commitments for 6.5 million pounds
of priority chemical reductions
through 2011. Reductions will be
achieved primarily through source
reduction made possible by safer
chemical substitutes.
• Promoting Innovation and
Stewardship: In FY 2009, EPA will
work to bring about a performance-
oriented regulatory system that
develops innovative, flexible
strategies to achieve measurable
results; promote environmental
stewardship in all parts of society;
support sustainable development
and pollution prevention; and foster
a culture of creative environmental
problem-solving.
The Performance Track (PT) program will
improve program reporting, develop and
implement national and regional challenge
commitments, and leverage state
environmental leadership programs by
aligning PT with 20 state programs. In
addition, EPA will sponsor a formal
program evaluation of the program in FY
2009.
Also in FY 2009, EPA will continue to grow
its partnerships and track environmental
performance trends with major
manufacturing sectors, such as steel, cement,
forest products, and shipbuilding, plus
important non-manufacturing sectors like
agribusiness, construction, and ports. The
Agency will address barriers to improved
performance, provide sector-specific
"drivers" for continuous improvement and
stewardship, and use the partnerships to
tackle high priority environmental issues.
EPA will also continue to promote
environmental performance through the
Environmental Results Program (ERP), a
state-run program promoting environmental
performance and efficiency through
assistance and incentives to both states and
businesses. In FY 2009, EPA will support
the growing demand for the ERP program
beyond the 16 States and 10 sectors
currently active in the program.
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Finally, EPA will continue the State
Innovation Grant program in FY 2009,
which provides support to states, allowing
them to develop their own innovative
approaches, including flexible permitting,
ERP, and environmental leadership
programs (e.g. PT). Measurement and
program evaluation also will continue to be
priorities.
Improve Human Health and
Environment in Indian Country
the
Since adopting the EPA Indian Policy in
1984, EPA has worked with tribes on a
government-to-government basis in
recognition of the Federal government's
trust responsibility to Federally-recognized
tribes. EPA will continue to work with
Tribal communities in FY 2009 with a
budget of $80.2 million directed to Tribal
programs. Under Federal environmental
statutes, the Agency is responsible for
protecting human health and the
environment in Indian Country. EPA's
American Indian Environmental Office
(ALEO) leads an Agency wide effort to work
with tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and
inter-tribal consortia to fulfill this
responsibility. EPA's strategy for achieving
this objective has three major components:
• Establish an Environmental
Presence in Indian Country: The
Agency will continue to provide
funding through the Indian General
Assistance Program (GAP) so each
Federally-recognized tribe can
establish an environmental presence.
•• Provide Access to Environmental
Information: EPA will provide the
information tribes need to meet EPA
and Tribal environmental priorities,
as well as characterize the
environmental and public health
improvements that result from joint
actions.
• Implementation of Environmental
Goals: The Agency will provide
opportunities for the implementation
of Tribal environmental programs by
tribes, or directly by EPA, as
necessary.
In FY 2009, GAP grants will build tribal
environmental capacity to assess
environmental conditions, utilize available
information, and build an environmental
program tailored to tribes' needs. The
grants will develop environmental education
and outreach programs, develop and
implement integrated solid waste
management plans, and alert EPA to serious
conditions that pose immediate public health
and ecological threats. Through GAP
program guidance, EPA emphasizes
outcome based results.
Sustainability
In total, the Agency proposes $51.2 million
to enhance capacity for sustainability
through science and research. EPA has
developed and evaluated tools and
technologies to monitor, prevent, control,
and clean up pollution throughout its
history. Since the Pollution Prevention Act
of 1990, the Agency has increasingly
focused on preventative and sustainable
approaches to health and environmental
problems. EPA's efforts in this area support
research specifically designed to address the
issue of advancing sustainability goals -
EPA's Science and Technology for
Sustainability (STS) program.
Sustainable approaches require: innovative
design and production techniques that
minimize or eliminate environmental
liabilities; integrated management of air,
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water, and land resources; and changes in
the traditional methods of creating and
distributing goods and services. And in
addition to conducting research related to
human health and environmental threats,
EPA is committed to promoting
sustainability—achieving economic
prosperity while protecting natural systems
and quality of life for the long term.
In FY 2009, EPA's Sustainability research
program will embark on a new effort that is
aimed at creating a suite of science-based
sustainability metrics that are readily
understood by the public. This work will
address both large and small systems. In
addition, the People, Prosperity, and Planet
Award will support up to 50 student design
projects from around the country, focusing
on challenges in areas such as materials and
chemicals, energy, resources, and water.
Recognizing that environmental policy and
regulatory decisions will only be as good as
the science upon which they are based, EPA
makes every effort to ensure that its science
is of the highest quality and relevance,
thereby, providing the basis for sound
environmental results. EPA uses the
Research and Development Investment
Criteria of quality, relevance, and
performance in its decision-making
processes through (a) the use of research
strategies and plans, (b) peer review, and (c)
program review and evaluation by the Board
of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) and the
Science Advisory Board.
FY 2006 PART
• EPA's Pollution Prevention
Program, including the Categorical
Grant Program, underwent PART
review in FY 2006 and received a
"moderately effective" rating.
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10000218
10000220
Drinking Water State
Revolving Fund
EPA Enforcement of
Environmental Laws
(Civil)
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Implement recommendations from the second triennial drinking water
data quality review which are designed to improve the overall quality of
the data in EPA's drinking water compliance reporting system.
Develop a new long-term outcome performance measure to assess the
impact of drinking water compliance improvements on public health.
Develop an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for
tracking annual programmatic efficiency.
Plan
Continue to expand and improve use of statistically valid non-
compliance rates.
Develop meaningful baseline and targets for outcome oriented
performance measures, with particular emphasis on pounds of
pollutants reduced characterized for risk.
Target resources based on workload analysis and take into account
recommendations by the intra-agency Superfund Review completed in
April 2004.
Direct funds toward completion of the Permit Compliance System (PCS)
EPA will consider contracting for an independent evaluation of the
program that can serve as the basis for further improvements.
Calculate and evaluate recidivism rates.
Direct funds toward completion of the Permit Compliance System (PCS)
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10000222
10000224
10000226
EPA Tribal General
Assistance Program
Nonpoint Source
Pollution Control Grants
Toxic Air Pollutants -
Regulations and Federal
Support
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Begin to transition from a tool-oriented to a problem-oriented GPRA
Architecture; and incorporate in the next EPA Strategic Plan.
Plan .
Implementation of the GAP tracking system proceeds. Regional training
will occur Sept-Dec. 2007. System evaluation and updated
recommendations are scheduled for Feb. 2008, with any necessary
system updates occurring in March-May 2008.
Implementation of the GAP tracking system proceeds. Regional training
will occur Sept-Dec. 2007. System evaluation and updated
recommendations are scheduled for Feb. 2008, with any necessary
system updates occurring in March-May 2008.
A long term measure for GAP related to solid waste issues and activities
is being developed.
Plan
To continue to improve this program and meet its long-term goals, EPA
will focus on ensuring its funds are used for the most beneficial projects.
EPA will consider contracting for an independent evaluation of the
program that can serve as the basis for further improvements.
Increase funding for toxic air pollutant programs by $7 million in State
grants for monitoring to help fill data gaps.
Focus on maximizing programmatic net benefits and minimizing the cost
per deleterious health effect avoided.
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10000228
10000234
Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Cleanup
Program
Pesticide Registration
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Establish better performance measures, including an appropriate
efficiency measure.
Use the newly developed efficiency measure to demonstrate efficiency
improvements.
Plan
In response to initial findings that the program needed better long-term
outcome goals with adequate baselines and targets, the program has
been participating in an Office of Pesticide
Seek out regular independent evaluations and a systematic process to
review the program's strategic planning.
Programs initiative on performance indicators. The program has
proposed new measures for this reassessment.
Backlog characterization study and potential refinement of LUST
efficiency measure.
Plan .
The Administration recommends maintaining funding at the 2004
President's Budget level adjusted for the annual pay increase.
The program will develop long-term risk-based outcome performance
measures that will supplement the existing long-term measures.
The program will also work on long-term outcome efficiency measures.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management
activities and day-to-day operations.
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10000236
Pesticide Reregistration
2007 SPR
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3
mission areas in the new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger
alignment between Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement
and Recognition System (PARS) agreements.
Executive leads working toward the development and refinement of
meaningful outcome oriented measures for each of the three mission
area in the new Strategic Plan
Plan .
The original PART assessment found that the program was not
measuring its level of efficiency. As a result, the program has proposed
new output efficiency measures that will promote better management
and a more direct focus on efficiently achieving outcomes.
To address the issue of not meeting annual targets and concerns about
meeting statutorily-required deadlines, the program did use additional
resources for reviewing antimicrobial pesticides and inert ingredients as
proposed in the FY 2004 President's Budget.
The original PART assessment found that the program was not
measuring its level of efficiency. As a result, the program has proposed
new output efficiency measures that will promote better management
and a more direct focus on efficiently achieving outcomes.
Per the Agency targets develop and finalize appropriate regional
performance targets.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management
activities and day-to-day operations.
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3
mission areas in the new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger
alignment between Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement
and Recognition System (PARS) agreements.
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10000238
10001131
10001132
Superfund Removal
EPA Acid Rain Program
Brownfields
Revitalization
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Executive leads working toward the development and refinements of
meaningful outcome-oriented measures for each of the three mission
areas in the new Strategic Plan
Plan .
Investigate the feasibility of outcome-oriented measures that test the
linkage between program activities and impacts on human health and
the environment.
Modernize the program's data repository (CERCLIS) to ensure accurate
and complete information on program performance and financial
management.
Develop a plan for regular, comprehensive and independent
assessments of program performance.
Plan .
Program should develop efficiency measures to track and improve
overall program efficiency. Measures should consider the full cost of the
program, not just the federal contribution.
Remove statutory requirements that prevent program from having more
impact including (but not limited to) barriers that; set maximum
emissions reduction targets, exempt certain viable facilities from
contributing, and limit the scope of emission reduction credit trading.
The Administration's Clear Skies proposal adequately addresses these
and other statutory impediments. Program should work as appropriate
to promote the enactment of the Clear Skies legislation.
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Improve grantee use of electronic reporting systems to reduce data lags
in performance information.
Conduct regional program reviews to share and implement best
practices among regional offices that will improve the program's overall
performance and efficiency.
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10001133
10001134
10001135
Clean Water State
Revolving Fund
EPA Enforcement of
Environmental Laws
(Criminal)
EPA Ecological Research
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Complete performance measures that are under development including
a new cross-agency measure that tracks brownfields redevelopment.
Plan .
EPA will focus on improving the quality and breadth of CWSRF
performance data. In particular, EPA needs to focus on collecting data
on minor systems, which receive a significant proportion of CWSRF
funding, and waterborne disease.
Plan .
Developing a baseline and targets for the outcome measure, pounds of
pollutants reduced, that is characterized as to risk.
Created standardized definitions (completed) and merging databases
from within the agency to allow easier implementation and evaluation of
measures.
Developing baselines and targets to measure recidivism.
Plan
Refine the questions used in independent scientific reviews to improve
EPA's understanding of program utility and performance in relationship
to environmental outcomes.
Increase the transparency of budget, program, and performance
information in budget documents.
Develop and publish a revised multi-year research plan clearly
demonstrating how the program's research supports the EPA mission
and avoids duplication with other research programs.
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10001136
10001137
EPA Environmental
Education
National Ambient Air
Quality Standards
Research
2007 SPR
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The administration is continuing its recommendation to terminate the
program at EPA and rely on NSF programs to fulfill scientific education
initiatives.
The administration is continuing its recommendation to terminate the
program at EPA and rely on NSF programs to fulfill scientific education
initiatives.
Plan .
Convene annual program reviews in which extramural expert discipline
scientists and clients will assess the state of ORD science, ensure
progress toward outcome goals, and determine the need for strategic
mid-course adjustments to maximize program efficiency and assist with
outyear planning.
The program must develop at least one efficiency measure that
adequately reflects the efficiency of the program.
Improve multi-year plan (MYP) and financial data tracking systems and
procedures to better and more transparently integrate grantee and
program performance with financial information.
Develop an annual measure that more directly demonstrates progress
on toward the long-term goal of reducing uncertainty in identified
research areas of high priority.
Develop and implement adequate methods for determining progress on
the program's two new long-term measures (uncertainty and source-to-
health linkage measures) as well as for the new annual measure
(customer survey measure).
Assess the current efficiency measure, and revise it, if necessary, to
best capture the cost effectiveness of research activities.
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10001138
10001139
Pollution Prevention and
New Technologies
Research
Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act
Corrective Action
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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Shift funding from this research program to another Environmental
Protection Agency pollution prevention program that has shown results
(see New Chemicals PART).
Improve the program's strategic planning. These improvements should
include a plan for independent evaluation of the program, responses to
previous evaluations, and should clearly explain why the program should
pursue projects instead of other capable parties.
Establish performance measures, including efficiency measures.
Develop and publish a revised multi-year research plan with an
improved strategic focus and clear goals and priorities. This plan must
include explicit statements of: specific issues motivating the program;
broad goals and more specific tasks meant to address the issue;
priorities among goals and activities; human and capital resources
anticipated; and intended program outcomes against which success may
later be assessed.
Institute a plan for regular, external reviews of the quality of the
program's research and research performers, including a plan to use the
results from these reviews to guide future program decisions.
Assess the current efficiency measure, and revise it, if necessary, to
best capture the cost effectiveness of research activities.
Implement follow-up recommendations resulting from the Technology
for Sustainability Subcommittee Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)
review. Follow up actions are those actions committed to in the Pollution
Prevention and New Technologies Research Assessment program's
formal response to the BOSC
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Program must define a new baseline for performance measures and
establish appropriate annual targets to make goals more ambitious in
achieving long-term objectives of the program.
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10002272
10002274
Alaska Native Village
Water Infrastructure
EPA Climate Change
Programs
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Program should establish appropriate efficiency measures to adequately
track program efficiency over time.
Plan
Correcting incomplete data fields and reporting deficiencies in database
to support analysis for cost effectiveness and efficiency by January 30,
2007.
Finalizing web based project reporting system to include all projects
funded by EPA dollars by April 30, 2007.
EPA will develop regulations for the management and oversight of the
program, including all grant funds to the State of Alaska and any
subsidiary recipients of EPA funds via the State of Alaska. By March 1,
2007, EPA shall provide a draft regulation to OMB for review and
comment.
The program will issue a contract for an independent review of the
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium financial processes and records.
The independent review will begin in January 2007.
Develop an annual programmatic efficiency measure, which managers
will find useful for improving operational performance of the program.
Plan
EPA will complete an assessment and comparison of the potential
benefits and efforts of the Clean Automotive Technology program to
other agency's efforts with similar goals by April 1, 2005.
The Clean Automotive Technology program will work to develop better
performance measures that more clearly link to greenhouse gas
reduction potential in the near term.
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10002276
10002278
10002280
Public Water System
Supervision Grant
Program
Underground Injection
Control Grant Program
Endocrine Disrupters
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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Implement recommendations from the second triennial drinking water
data quality review which are designed to improve the overall quality of
the data in EPA's drinking water compliance reporting system.
Develop a new long-term outcome performance measure to assess the
impact of drinking water compliance improvements on public health.
Develop an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for
tracking annual programmatic efficiency.
Pla n • • ; : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : •
Develop an outcome-based annual performance measure and an
efficiency measure, which demonstrate the protection of source water
quality.
Implement recommendations from the second triennial drinking water
data quality review which are designed to improve the overall quality of
the data in EPA's drinking water compliance reporting system.
Develop an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for
tracking annual programmatic efficiency.
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Maintain funding at approximately the FY 2005 President's Budget level.
Articulate clearly R&D priorities to ensure compelling, merit-based
justifications for funding allocations.
By the end of CY 2006, develop baseline data for an efficiency measure
that compares dollars/labor hours in validating chemical assays.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10002282
10002284
10002286
U. S. -Mexico Border
Water Infrastructure
Mobile Source Air
Pollution Standards and
Certification
EPA Pesticide
Enforcement Grant
Program
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
By the end of CY 2007, collect data for first year of new contracts and
compare to baseline efficiency measures.
Plan .
Develop baselines and targets for its long-term and efficiency measures.
Follow-up on the results of the business process review to help EPA
implement program changes that could improve effectiveness.
Implement a new program requirement that detailed project schedules
be included in future subgrant agreements.
Implement program management controls that expedite project
completions.
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Request $66 million for EPA's mobile source programs, $1.5 million
more than the 2005 President's Budget request.
Systematically review existing regulations to maintain consistency and
ensure that regulations maximize net benefits. Conduct thorough ex
ante economic analyses and evaluations of alternatives in support of
regulatory development.
Begin collecting data to support two new efficiency measures - one long
and one short-term - to enable the program to measure further
efficiency improvements.
Plan- • •
Work to develop appropriate outcome performance measures.
Develop targets and baselines.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10002288
10002290
EPA's Recycling, Waste
Minimization, and
Waste Management
Program
Stratospheric Ozone
Protection
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Evaluate why cost effectiveness appears inversely proportional to
amount of Federal funding.
Plan .
Develop an efficiency measure for the waste minimization component of
the RCRA base program.
Continuously improving the program by identifying where compliance
costs are excessive and reducing the cost of compliance where
appropriate (i.e. RCRA manifest rule).
Develop a new regulatory definition of solid waste that satisfies the
judicial requirements while ensuring that costs are not inappropriately
shifted to the Superfund or other corrective action programs by
narrowing the exclusion of previously regulated substances.
Plan
Convert long-term health effects measure into a rate of skin cancer
prevalence so that an actual baseline can be established once statistics
are available.
Continue to support the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the
Montreal Protocol.
Continue to monitor progress to ensure that the program is on track to
meet goals.
Program will develop a performance measure and targets to track
intermediate outcomes by measuring "thickness" of the ozone layer in
the atmosphere. Many of the program's outcome performance measures
are extremely long-term, so it is important to establish measurable
performance objectives for the near term.
Program will develop a long-term performance measure and set
ambitious targets for reduced incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers.
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not completed
Action taken, but
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Action taken, but
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10002292
10002426
Superfund Remedial
Action
Pesticide Field Programs
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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Implement the recommendations of the Agency's 120-day study on
management of the Superfund program.
Modernize the program's data repository (CERCLIS) to ensure accurate
and complete information on program performance and financial
management.
Validate the reporting method for performance data and develop a new
Superfund cleanup efficiency measure.
Plan
Include a $1 million reduction in funding for the Field Programs WQ
program in the FY 2006 President's Budget. EPA must ensure that WQ
program activities affected by this reduction are adequately addressed
in the Office of Water's Surface Water Protection program.
Make the Field Programs budgeting more transparent and more clearly
link to adequate and relevant program-specific measures.
Develop and implement annual goals and efficiency measures and
continue development of baselines and targets for long-term outcome
measures for all Field Programs.
Develop and implement a method of compiling and disseminating Field
Programs grantee performance data in a manner easily accessible to the
public. EPA worked with states to develop a simplified, electronic, EOY
reporting system for worker safety activities. Will expand to other field
programs by EOY 2007.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management
activities and day-to-day operations.
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3
mission areas in the new Strategic Plan.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004301
10004302
Drinking Water
Protection Program
Chesapeake Bay
Program
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3
mission areas in the new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger
alignment between Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement
and Recognition System (PARS) agreements.
Executive leads working toward the development and refinement of
meaningful outcome oriented measures for each of the three mission
areas in the new Strategic Plan
Plan .
Developing a long-term outcome performance measure to assess the
public health impacts of improvements in drinking water compliance.
Revising the current drinking water small system affordability
methodology to address negative distributional impacts.
Implementing data quality review recommendations to improve the
overall quality of the data in EPA's drinking water compliance reporting
system.
The program is developing an efficiency measure that is more useful
and meaningful for tracking annual programmatic efficiency.
Plan
Investigating potential methods to more transparently characterize the
uncertainty of the watershed and water quality models, ideally leading
to implementation of a method, if feasible.
Developing a comprehensive implementation strategy that is
coordinated between program partners and accurately accounts for
available resources.
Promoting and tracking implementation of the most cost effective
restoration activities to maximize water quality improvements.
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Action taken, but
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004303
10004304
10004305
10004306
Underground Storage
Tank Program
Pollution Prevention
Program
Land Protection and
Restoration Research
Water Quality Research
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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Underground Storage Tanks Improvement Plan
Pla n • • ; : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : •
Evaluate Science Advisory Board Report recommendations for improving
performance measures to better demonstrate P2 results.
Identifying and reducing barriers associated with core EPA activities that
limit implementation of pollution prevention practices by industry.
Developing additional P2 Program efficiency measures to expand the
portion of the program's resources that are addressed.
Fully implement Grant Trak and P2 State Reporting System. Obtain
consistent 2007 results from Regions.
Plan
Finalize ambitious, long-term outcome performance measures that
assess the utility of the program's research products and services with
respect to the outcome goals of its clients.
Develop and implement a protocol for more frequent review and use of
financial and performance tracking data to improve budget-performance
integration.
Develop a new efficiency measure that captures the cost effectiveness of
research activities.
Plan
Finalize ambitious long-term outcome performance measures, which
assess the utility of the program's research products and services with
respect to the outcome goals of its clients.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004307
10004308
Global Change Research
Human Health Risk
Assessment Program
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Developing and implementing a protocol for more frequent review and
use of financial and performance tracking data to improve budget and
performance integration.
Develop a new outcome efficiency measure that captures the cost
effectiveness of research activities.
Improve the collection of partner performance information to more
clearly link to programmatic goals so managers can take appropriate
actions to improve overall program performance.
Pla n • • ; r, : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : •
Finalize ambitious long-term outcome measures that assess the utility of
the program's research products and services with respect to the
outcome goals of its clients.
More clearly define the program's framework and mission to help focus
assessment efforts and provide structure for setting priorities.
Develop an efficiency measure that captures the cost effectiveness of
research activities.
Develop and implement a protocol for more frequent review and use of
financial and performance tracking data to improve budget-performance
integration.
Plan
Expand efficiency measure to include all major work products.
Implement new IRIS review process.
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004370
10004371
10004372
Ocean, Coastal, and
Estuary Protection
Drinking Water
Research
EPA Support for
Cleanup of Federal
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Implement regular, independent evaluations that assess the program's
effectiveness specifically related to its influence on key risk management
decisions made by the Agency's environmental media offices.
Investigate alternative approaches for measuring progress related to
providing timely, high quality scientific assessments.
Develop an annual performance measure for the Ocean Dumping
Program.
Develop an additional performance measure for non-estuary program
activities.
Developing more ambitious targets for the National Estuary Program's
annual and long term measures on habitat acres protected and restored.
Plan
Develop baselines and targets for all long term and annual performance
measures. These will allow the program to set quantitative goals and
assess progress through time.
Develop a performance measure which tracks the efficiency with which
the program delivers its services to its primary client, the EPA Office of
Water.
Improve oversight of non-grant partners and require non-grant partners
to work towards the annual and long term goals of the program.
Assess the current efficiency measure, and revise it, if necessary, to
best capture the cost effectiveness of research activities.
Plan
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004373
Facilities
EPA Human Health
Research
2007 SPR
Work with other Federal agencies to support attainment of long-term
environmental and human health goals.
Conduct one evaluation on an aspect of the program to identify areas
and means for program improvements.
Explore with DOE and DOD the development of cross-program
revitalization measures.
Work with Fed. Fac. to evaluate their progress toward achieving
environmental goals.
Improve program management
Plan
Improve ability to link budget resources to annual and long-term
performance targets by requesting and reporting Human Health
research and Ecosystem research funding as separate program-projects.
Develop ambitious long-term performance targets that clearly define
what outcomes would represent a successful program.
Implement follow up recommendations resulting from external expert
review by the Human Health Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC). Follow up actions are those actions committed to in
the Human Health Research program's formal response to the BOSC in
September 2005.
Implement follow-up recommendations resulting from the Human Health
Subcommittee Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) mid-cycle review.
Follow up actions are those actions committed to in the Human Health
Research program's formal response to the BOSC.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004374
10004375
EPA Indoor Air Quality
EPA Lead-Based Paint
Risk Reduction Program
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Establish formal baselines for the program's BOSC-informed long-term
measures at the next comprehensive BOSC review.
Increase the transparency of budget, program, and performance
information in budget documents.
Plan
Link budget requests more explicitly to accomplishment of performance
goals, specifically by stipulating how adjustments to resource levels
would impact performance.
Improve transparency by making State radon grantee performance data
available to the public via a website or other easily accessible means.
Use efficiency measures to demonstrate improved efficiencies or cost
effectiveness in achieving program goals.
Develop and implement a method of measuring the impacts of the
program's outreach and education efforts.
Improve the consistency of grantee and regional office accountability
mechanisms and develop a system that ensures all relevant
performance data from grantees and the Regional offices is being
collected for the purposes of focusing program actions.
Improve the linkage between program funding and the associated
contributions towards progress in achieving program goals, especially
for program grant and contractor funding.
Refine/Improve measures used in State Grant Reporting Template to
improve accountability of program partners for achievement of program
goals.
Further improve results reporting from program partners.
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Completed
Action taken, but
not completed
Action taken, but
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004376
10004377
10004378
National Ambient Air
Quality Standards and
Regional Haze Programs
Air Quality Grants and
Permitting
EPA Oil Spill Control
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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Implement improvements within current statutory limitations that
address deficiencies in design and implementation and identify and
evaluate needed improvements that are beyond current statutory
authority.
Improve the linkage between program funding and the associated
contributions towards progress in achieving program goals.
Develop at least one efficiency measure that adequately reflects
program efficiency.
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Develop at least one efficiency measure that adequately reflects
program efficiency.
Develop a measure that assesses the State permitting programs'
quality, efficiency, and compliance.
Develop policy and criteria for transitioning the fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) monitoring program from Clean Air Act Section 103 grant
funding to Clean Air Act Section 105 grant funding.
Review and update current grant allocation processes to ensure
resources are properly targeted.
Plan
Develop a second long-term outcome measure and at least one annual
outcome measure.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10004379
10004380
Water Pollution Control
Grants
Surface Water
Protection
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
Develop stronger strategic planning procedures to ensure continuous
improvement in the program, including regular procedures that will
track and document key decisions and work products.
Evaluate the data quality of key data sources used by the program to
improve the accuracy and reliability of performance information.
Develop a forum for sharing and implementing best practices among
regional offices that will improve the program's overall performance and
efficiency.
Target additional program funding to States implementing probabilistic
monitoring activities in support of the national probabilistic monitoring
survey.
Require that State workplans and performance data are formatted and
reported consistently and directly support specific goals in EPA's
strategic plan.
Provide incentives for States to implement or improve their permit fee
programs, increasing the resources available for water quality programs.
Plan
Require that 106 State workplans and performance data are formatted
and reported consistently and directly support specific goals in EPA's
strategic plan.
Working with States and other partners, EPA will assess 100% of rivers,
lakes, and streams in the lower 48 states using statistically-valid
surveys by 2010.
Working with States and other partners, EPA will issue water quality
reports based on the statistically-valid surveys in the lower 48 states by
2011.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
10009010
10009011
10009012
10009064
EPA Great Lakes
Program
EPA Radiation
Protection Program
EPA Pesticides and
Toxics Research
EPA Chemical Risk
Review and Reduction
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
2007 SPR
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By the end of September, the program will present and analysis of
major radiological monitoring activities at EPA and other federal
agencies, exploring complementary efficiencies and potential
redundancies.
By the end of September, the program will present an analysis of major
radiological monitoring activity at EPA and other Federal agencies,
exploring complementary efficiencies and potential redundancies.
Plan
Develop a formal response to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)
independent expert review report, address action items, and make
progress toward long-term and annual targets.
Assess the current efficiency measure and revise it, if necessary, to best
capture the cost effectiveness of research activities.
Develop a system to utilize quarterly performance measurement
reporting to improve program performance rather than solely revising
annual and long-term plans.
Develop a system to utilize quarterly performance measurement
reporting to improve program performance rather than solely revising
annual and long-term plans.
Plan
Program will develop a biomonitoring performance measure with
NHANES data from the Center for Disease Control or other
biomonitoring data (NATA) for chemicals of concern.
Risk Screening Environmental Model will be updated annually to reflect
updated TRI data to ensure performance measures are updated within 2
years that rely on TRI data.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
PART Improvement Plans- Spring Update Report
Develop long-term and annual performance measures to reflect risk-
based recommendations for HPV Chemicals
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
SUPPLEMENTAL PART INFORMATION
PART Measures
Year Data
Available
Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Long-Term Performance Measure
Elimination of U.S. consumption of Class II Ozone Depleting FY2010
substances measured in tons/yr. of Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP).
Estimated future premature lung cancer deaths prevented annually FY2012
through lowered radon exposure.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmcte) of greenhouse gas in FY 2012
the building sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas in FY 2012
the industry sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas FY2012
reductions in the transportation sector.
Millions of tons of nitrogen oxides (NOX) reduced since 2000 from FY2010
mobile sources.
Millions of tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) reduced since FY2010
2000 from mobile sources.
Percent improvement in visibility on 20% worst days, on average for all FY 2018
eastern Class I areas.
Percent of change in number of chronically acidic waterbodies in acid FY 2030
sensitive regions.
Percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of fine FY 2015
particulate matter (PM 2.5) in all monitored counties from 2003
baseline.
Percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of FY2015
ozone in all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
Percentage of ORD-developed outputs appearing in the Office of Air None
and Radiation National Ambient Air Quality Standard Staff Paper (SP)
Percentage reduction in tons toxi city-weighted cancer risk emissions FY2010
from 1993 baseline.
Percentage reduction in tons toxicity-weighted of non-cancer risk FY2010
emissions from 1993 baseline.
Progress in assessing the linkage between health impacts and air UD
pollutant sources and reducing the uncertainties that impede the
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
SUPPLEMENTAL PART INFORMATION
PART Measures
Tons of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) since 2000 from mobile
sources.
Tons of sulfur dioxide emissions reduced from electric power
generating sources.
Annual Performance Measure
Percent progress toward completion of a hierarchy of air pollutant
sources based on the risk they pose to human health.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Percent reduction in time (days) per certificate approval for large
engines (nonroad Compression Ignition , Heavy duty gas and diesel
engines)
Tons of pollutants (VOC, NOX, PM, CO) reduced per total emission
reduction dollars spent.
Tons of toxicity-wieghted (for cancer and noncancer risk) emissions
reduced per total cost ($).
Year Data
Available
understanding and usefuleness of these linkages.
Progress toward reducing uncertainty in the science that supports
standard setting and air quality management decisions.
Reductions in melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, measured by
millions of skin cancer cases avoided (melanoma and nonmelanoma).
UD
FY2010
FY2010
FY2010
70
FY2012
UD
UD
Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water
Long-Term Performance Measure
100% percent of serviceable rural Alaska homes will have access to FY2011
drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
CWSRF Long-Term Revolving Level ($billions/yr) FY 2011
DWSRF Long-Term Revolving Level ($billions/yr) F Y 2018
Indep. Exp. Rev. Panel summary score on tool designed to measure the UD
use of ORD data, tools, and technologies for key decisions leading to
scientifically-sound 6 Year Review Decisions made by OW
Indep. Exp. Rev. Panel summary score on tool designed to measure the UD
use of ORD data, tools, and technologies for key decisions leading to
scientifically-sound CCL decisions made by the OW
National Coastal Condition Report (NCCR) score for overall aquatic FY2011
ecosystem health of coastal waters nationally (1-5 scale).
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
SUPPLEMENTAL PART INFORMATION
PART Measures
Year Data
Available
Number of baseline monitoring stations showing improved water FY2012
quality in tribal waters.
Number of waterbodies identified by States (in 2000 or subsequent FY2012
years) as being primarily NPS-impaired that are partially or fully
restored.
Number of waterbody segments identified in 2002 as not attaining FY2012
standards, where water quality standards are now fully attained.
Percent of Alaska population served by public water systems in FY2011
compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory requirements.
Percent of community water systems for which minimized risk to public FY 2011
health through source water protection is achieved.
Percent of homes on tribal lands lacking access to basic sanitation. FY 2011
Percent of homes on tribal lands lacking access to safe drinking water. FY 2011
Percentage of WQRP publications in high impact journals. None
Percentage of WQRP publications rated as highly cited publications. None
Section 319 funds ($ million) expended per partially or fully restored FY2012
waterbody.
Annual Performance Measure
Percent of data for violations of health-based standards at public water FY 2011
systems that is accurate and complete in SDWIS/FED for all MCL and
TT rules.
Percentage of research products used by the Office of Water as the basis UD
of or in support of Contaminant Candidate List Decisions.
Percentage of research products used by the Office of Water as the basis UD
of or in support of Six Year Review Decisions.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Average funding (millions of dollars) per project initiating operations FY 2012
Dollars per well to move Class V wells back into compliance FY2011
Number of waterbodies protected per million dollars of CWSRF FY2011
assistance provided (under development)
Number of waterbodies restored or improved per million dollars of FY2011
CWSRF assistance provided (under development)
People receiving drinking water that meets all applicable health-based FY2011
standards per million dollars spent to manage the national drinking
water program.
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PART Measures
Year Data
Available
Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration
Long-Term Performance Measure
Acres of land ready for re-use at Superfund sites. FY 2010
Federal Facility Superfund sites with contaminated groundwater under FY2011
control (exposure pathways eliminated or potential exposures under
health-based levels for current use of land/water resources.
Federal Facility Superfund sites with human exposures under control FY2011
(exposure pathways are eliminated or potential exposures are under
health-based levels for current use of land or water resources).
Gallons of oil spilled to navigable waters by facilities subject to the FY2011
Facility Response Plan (FRP) regulations.
Increase the number of cleanups that meet state risk-based standards for FY 2011
human exposure and groundwater migration on Indian County.
Percent of all FRP facilities inspected (and presumed then to be in FY2011
compliance).
Percentage of Land publications in high impact j ournals. None
Percentage of Land publications rated as highly cited publications. None
Total Superfund-lead removal actions completed. FY 2011
Total voluntary removal actions, overseen by EPA, completed. FY 2011
Efficiency Performance Measure
Cleanups complete (3-year rolling average) per total cleanup dollars. UD
Number of annual confirmed UST releases per federal, state and UD
territorial costs.
Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Long-Term Performance Measure
% of peer-reviewed EPA RAs where ORD methods, models or data for
assessing risk to susceptible subpops is cited as supporting a decision to
move away from or apply default risk assessment assumptions
% of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments in which ORD's
characterization of aggregate/cumulative risk is cited as supporting a
decision to move away from or to apply default risk assessment
assumptions
3.5
5.5
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PART Measures
Year Data
Available
Acres protected or restored in NEP study areas, (incremental) FY2011
Assessed or cleaned Brownfields properties redeveloped. UD
Average cost and average time to produce or update an Endangered FY2011
Species Bulletin
By 2012, provide safe drinking water to 25% of homes in the U.S. FY2011
Mexico border area that lacked access to safe drinking water in 2003.
By 2012, provide wastewater sanitation to 25% of homes in the U.S. FY2011
Mexico border area that lacked access to wastewater sanitation in 2003.
Cumulative number of chemicals for which proposed values for Acute FY2011
Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGL) have been developed.
Cumulative reduction in the production adjusted risk based score of FY2011
releases and transfers of toxic chemicals from manufacturing facilities.
Cumulative reduction in the production-adjusted risk-based score of FY2011
releases and transfers of High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals
from manufacturing facilities.
Determination of the extent of the impact of endocrine disrupters on UD
humans, wildlife, and the environment to better inform the federal and
scientific communities.
Improve the overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes by preventing FY2011
water pollution and protecting aquatic systems.
Number of Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin which are FY2011
restored and de-listed.
Number of Beneficial Use Impairments removed within Areas of FY2011
Concern.
Number of cases of children (aged 1-5 years) with elevated blood lead FY2010
levels (>10ug/dl)
Percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in low-income FY2012
children 1-5 years old as compared to the geometric mean for non-low
income children 1-5 years old.
Percent of Dissolved Oxygen goal of 100% standards attainment FY2011
achieved, based on annual monitoring from the previous calendar year
and the preceding 2 years.
Percent of agricultural watersheds that exceeds EPA aquatic life FY2011
benchmarks for two key pesticides of concern.
Percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into commerce that FY2011
do not pose unreasonable risks to workers, consumers, or the
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PART Measures
Year Data
Available
environment.
Percent of submerged Aquatic Vegetation goal of 185,000 acres FY2011
achieved, based on annual monitoring from previous goal.
Percentage of Global publications in high impact journals. 24.6
Percentage of Global publications rated as highly cited publications. 23
Percentage of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments in which ORD's 16.5
mechanistic information is cited as supporting a decision to move away
from or to apply default risk assessment assumptions.
Percentage of regulatory decisions in which decision-makers used None
HHRA peer-reviewed health assessments.
Reduce the number of currently exceeded water quality standards met in FY 2012
shared and transboundary surface waters.
Reduced cost per pesticide occupational incident avoided FY2011
Reduction in PFOA, PFOA precursors, and related higher homologue FY2010
chemicals in facility emissions by PFOA Stewardship program
participants.
Reduction in uncertainty regarding the effects, exposure, assessment, UD
and management of endocrine disrupters so that EPA has a sound
scientific foundation for environmental decision-making
States use a common monitoring design and appropriate indicators to None
determine the status and trends of ecological resources and the
effectiveness of programs and policies.
Usefulness of HHRA's Air Quality Criteria Documents (AQCDs), >60
represented by the number of days between the completion of AQCD
peer review and publication of the EPA staff document that relies on
AQCD
Utility of ORD's causal diagnosis tools and methods for States, tribes, Exceeds Exp
and relevant EPA offices to determine causes of ecological degradation
and achieve positive environmental outcomes.
Utility of ORD's environmental forecasting tools and methods for Exceeds Exp
States, tribes, and relevant EPA offices to forecast the ecological
impacts of various actions and achieve environmental outcomes.
Utility of ORD's environmental restoration and services tools and Exceeds Exp
methods for States, tribes, and relevant EPA offices to protect and
restore ecological condition and services.
Utility of ORD's methods and models for risk assessors and risk None
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PART Measures
Year Data
Available
managers to evaluate the effectiveness of public health outcomes.
Utility of ORD's methods, model, and data for risk assessors/risk None
managers to characterize aggregate and cumulative risk in order to
manage risk of humans exposed to multiple environmental stressors.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for OPPTS and other None
organizations to make decisions related to products of biotechnology.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for OPPTS and other None
organizations to make probabilistic risk assessments to protect natural
populations of birds, fish, other wildlife, and non-target plants
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for risk assessors and risk None
managers to characterize and provide adequate protection for
susceptible subpopulations.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for risk assessors and risk None
managers to use mechanistic (mode of action) information to reduce
uncertainty in risk assessment.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data under SP2's long-term goal None
one for OPPTS and other organizations.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Acres of brownfields made ready for reuse per million dollars. UD
Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Long-Term Performance Measure
Change in behavior to use Improved management practices, (criminal FY 2007
enf)
Cumulative business, institutional and government costs reduced by P2 FY2011
program participants
Cumulative pounds of hazardous materials reduced by P2 program FY2011
participants
Number of states adopting or aligning Guidelines for Learning curricula FY 2008
and standards to state academic standards or number of states
developing new env edu standards based on Guidelines for Learning.
Percent of all students and teachers targeted demonstrate increased FY2008
environmental knowledge, as measured by Guidelines for Learning K-
12, developed by North American Assoc for Environmental Education.
Pounds of pollution reduced, treated, or eliminated, (civil enf) FY 2007
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PART Measures
Year Data
Available
Pounds of pollution reduced, treated, or eliminated, (criminal enf)
Reduction in recidivism, (criminal enf)
Annual Performance Measure
Number of NNEMS fellows who pursue environmental careers.
Change in behavior to use Improved Management practices, (criminal
enf)
Percent of compliance actions taken as a result of
inspection/enforcement, (pest, enf)
Percent of violators committing subsequent violations, (pest, enf)
Pollutant impact.
Pounds of pollution reduced, treated or eliminated, (criminal enf)
Reduction in recidivism (criminal enf).
Efficiency Performance Measure
Increase the efficiency of reducing, treating, or eliminating pollutants
and generating enforcement outcomes through the effective allocation
and utilization of resources.
Number of enforcement actions taken (Federal + State) per million
dollars of cost (Federal + State), (pest enf)
Pounds of pollutant reduction per FTE. (criminal enf)
Pounds of pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated per FTE. (civil enf)
Ratio of number of students/teachers that have improved environmental
knowledge per total dollars expended.
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY2008
FY 2007
FY 2007
2009
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2007
FY 2008
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GOAL 1: CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breathe and risks to human health and the environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas intensity
by enhancing partnerships with businesses and other sectors.
OBJECTIVE: HEALTHIER OUTDOOR AIR
Through 2011, working with partners, protect human health and the environment by attaining and maintaining health-based air-quality
standards and reducing the risk from toxic air pollutants.
Air Quality Index
In 2009 Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003, weighted by population and AQI value.
In 2008 Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003, weighted by population and AQI value.
In 2007 Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003, weighted by population and AQI value.
In 2006 Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003, weighted by population and AQI value.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures _ Target _ Actual _ Target _ Actual _ Target _ Target _ Unit _
Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with 17 39 21 ,„„„ 26 29 Percentage
Air Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003,
weighted by population and AQI value.
Background: Baseline was zero in 2003.
Reduce Exposure to Unhealthy PM Levels - PM-10
In 2009 Tons of particulate matter (PM-10) reduced since 2000 from mobile sources.
In 2008 Tons of particulate matter (PM-10) reduced since 2000 from mobile sources.
In 2007 Tons of particulate matter (PM-10) reduced since 2000 from mobile sources.
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In 2006 The number of people living in areas with monitored ambient PM concentrations below the NAAQS for the PM-10 standard will increase by 4%
(relative to 2005) for a cumulative total of 11% (relative to 1992).
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures _ Target _ Actual _ Target _ Actual _ Target _ Target _ Unit _
Tons of PM-10 Reduced since 2000 from Mobile Sources 74,594 74,594 87,026 ~Ano 99,458 110,190 Tons
zUUo
Background: In FY 2005, the 2000 Mobile6 inventory is used as the baseline for mobile source emissions. The 2000 baseline for PM-10 from mobile source is
6 13, 000 tons.
Reduce Exposure to Unhealthy Ozone Levels - 8 Hour
In 2009 Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of ozone in all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
In 2008 Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of ozone in all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
In 2007 The number of people living in areas with monitored ambient ozone concentrations below the NAAQS for the 8-hour ozone standard.
In 2006 The number of people living in areas with monitored ambient ozone concentrations below the NAAQS for the 8-hour ozone standard will increase by
1% (relative to 2005) for a cumulative total of 8% (relative to 2001).
Performance Measures
Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted
ambient concentration of ozone in monitored counties
from 2003 baseline.
Limit the increase of CO emissions (in tons) from mobile
sources compared to a 2000 baseline.
Millions of Tons of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Reduced since 2000 from Mobile Sources
Millions of Tons of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Reduced
since 2000 Reduced from Mobile Sources
FY
Target
5
1.01 M
1.03 M
2.03 M
2006
Actual
7
1.01 M
1.03 M
2.03
FY
Target
6
1.18M
1.20M
2.37M
2007
Actual
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
FY 2008
Target
8
1.35M
1.37M
2.71M
FY 2009
Target
10
1.52M
1.54M
3.05M
Unit
Percentage
Tons
Tons
Tons
Background: The ozone concentration measure reflects improvements (reductions) in ambient ozone concentrations across all monitored counties, weighted by the
populations in those areas. To calculate the weighting, pollutant concentrations in monitored counties are multiplied by the associated county
populations. The units for this measure are therefore, "million people parts per billion. The 2003 baseline is 15,972 million people-ppb. In FY 2005,
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the Mobile6 inventory is used as the baseline year for mobile source emissions. The 2000 baseline was 7.7M tons for mobile source VOC emissions,
and 11.8M tons for mobile source NOx emissions. In FY 2005, the 2000 Mobile6 inventory is used as the baseline for mobile source emission. The
2000 baseline was 79.2M tons for mobile source CO emissions. While on-road CO emissions continue to decrease, there is an overall increase in
mobile source CO emissions due to a growth in nonroad CO.
Reduce Exposure to Unhealthy PM Levels - PM- 2.5
In 2009 Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) in all monitored counties from 2003
baseline.
In 2008 Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) in all monitored counties from 2003
baseline.
In 2007 The number of people living in areas with monitored ambient PM concentrations below the NAAQSfor the PM-2.5 standard.
In 2006 The number of people living in areas with monitored ambient PM concentrations below the NAAQS for the PM-2.5 standard will increase by 1%
(relative to 2005) for a cumulative total of less than 1% (relative to 2001).
Performance Measures
Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted
ambient concentration of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5)
in all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
Tons of PM-2.5 Reduced since 2000 from Mobile
Sources
FY 2006
Target Actual
2 7
Target
73,460 73,460
FY 2007
Actual
3 Data Avail
2008
85,704 Data Avail
2008
FY 2008
Target
4
97,947
FY 2009
Target
5
110,890
Unit
Percentage
Tons
Background: The PM 2.5 concentration reduction annual measure reflects improvements (reductions) in the ambient concentration of fine particulate matter PM2.5
pollution across all monitored counties, weighted by the populations in those areas. To calculate this weighting, pollutant concentrations in monitored
counties are multiplied by the associated county populations. Therefore, the units for this measure are "million people micrograms per meter cubed:
(million people ug/mg3. The 2003 baseline is 2.581 baseline is 2,581 million people-ug/mg3. In FY 2005, the 2000 Mobile6 inventory is used as the
baseline for mobile source emissions. The 2000 baseline for PM 2.5 from mobile sources is 613,000 tons.
Acid Rain
In 2009 Keep annual emissions below level authorized by allowance holdings and make progress towards achieving the year 2010 SO2 emissions cap for
utilities. Annual emissions reduction target is 7.5million tons from the 1980 baseline.
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In 2009 Reduce total annual average nitrogen deposition and total ambient nitrate concentrations 10% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through
2010 is 1990 monitored levels.
In 2009 Reduce total annual average sulfur deposition and total ambient sulfate concentrations 10% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through 2010
is 1990 monitored levels.
In 2008 Keep annual emissions below level authorized by allowance holdings and make progress towards achieving the year 2010 SO2 emissions cap for
utilities. Annual emissions reduction target is 7.5million tons from the 1980 baseline.
In 2008 Reduce total annual average nitrogen deposition and total ambient nitrate concentrations 10% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through
2010 is 1990 monitored levels.
In 2008 Reduce total annual average sulfur deposition and ambient sulfate concentrations 29% from baseline.
In 2007 Reduce total annual average nitrogen deposition and total ambient nitrate concentrations 10% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through
2010 is 1990 monitored levels.
In 2007 Reduce total annual average sulfur deposition and ambient sulfate concentrations 29% from baseline.
In 2006 Reduce total annual average nitrogen deposition and ambient nitrate concentrations 5% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through 2010 is
1990 monitored levels.
In 2006 Reduce total annual average sulfur deposition and ambient sulfate concentrations 27% from baseline. Baseline for annual targets up through 2010 is
1990 monitored levels.
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Tons of sulfur dioxide emissions from electric power
generation sources
Percent change in average nitrogen deposition and mean
total ambient nitrate concentrations.
Percent change in average sulfur deposition and mean
ambient sulfate concentrations.
7,000,000 8,000,000 7,500,000
No Target No Target 10
Established Established
No Target No Target 29
Established Established
Data Avail
2008
8,000,000 8,000,000 Tons Reduced
Data Avail
2009 Target No Target
Established Established
Data Avail
2009
Percentage
No Target No Target Percentage
Established Established
Background: The baseline year is 1980. The 1980 SO2 emissions inventory totals 17.4 million tons for electric utility sources. This inventory was developed by
National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) and is used as the basis for reductions in Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments. This
data is also contained in EPA's National Air Pollutant Emissions Trends Report. Statutory SO2 emissions cap for year 2010 and later is at 8.95 million
GOAL 1: CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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tons, approximately 8.5 million tons below 1980 emissions level. "Allowable SO2 emission level" consists of allowance allocations granted to sources
each year under several provisions of the Act and additional allowances carried over, or banked, from previous years. Sulfur and nitrogen deposition
contribute to acidification of lakes and streams, making them unable to support fish and other aquatic life. Reductions in sulfur and nitrogen deposition
are critical to reducing the number of chronically acidic water bodies. Ambient sulfate and ambient nitrate ("acid rain" paniculate") contribute to
unhealthy air and respiratory problems in humans, especially children and other sensitive populations. The baseline is established from monitored site
levels based on consolidated map of 1989-1991 showing a three year of deposition levels produced from the CASTNET sites
(http://www.epa.gov/castnet/sites.html).
Air Toxicity-Weighted
In 2009 Cumulative reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor non-cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
In 2009 Cumulative reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
In 2008 Cumulative reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor non-cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
In 2008 Cumulative reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
In 2007 Reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor cancer and non-cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
In 2006 Reduction in tons oftoxicity-weightedfor cancer and non-cancer emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
Performance Measures
Cumulative percentage reduction in tons of toxicity -
weighted (for cancer risk) emissions of air toxics from
1993 baseline.
Cumulative percentage reduction in tons of toxicity -
weighted (for noncancer risk) emissions of air toxics from
1993 baseline.
FY
Target
34
58
2006
Actual
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
FY
Target
35
58
2007
Actual
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
FY 2008
Target
35
59
FY 2009
Target
36
59
Unit
Percentage
Percentage
Background: The toxicity-weighted emission inventory will also utilize the NEI for air toxics along with the Agency's compendium of cancer and noncancer health
risk criteria to develop a risk metric that can be tabulated and tracked on an annual basis, the baseline is based on emission inventory data from 1990-
1993. The baseline is in 1993. Air toxics emissions data are revised every three years to generate inventories for the National Emissions Inventory
(NEI), which replaced the National Toxics Inventory (NTI). In intervening years between updates of the NEI, the model EMS-HAP (Emissions
Modeling System for Hazardous Air Pollutants) is used to estimate and project annual emissions of air toxics. As new inventories are completed and
improved inventory data is added, the baseline (or total tons of air toxics) is adjusted. The toxicity-weighted emission inventory will also utilize the NEI
for air toxics along with the Agency's compendium of cancer and noncancer health risk criteria to develop a risk metric that can be tabulated and tracked
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on an annual basis, the baseline is based on emission inventory data from 1990-1993. The 2002 NEI was completed in fall of 2006 so there is a 4yr.
lag. 2005 NEI will be an improvement so we should have actuals in early 2009.
New Source Review
In 2009 Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application.
In 2008 Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application.
In 2007 Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application.
In 2006 Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year0f
receiving a complete permit application.
70
70
75
Data Avail
2008
78
78
Percentage
Background: The baseline for NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application is 61% in 2004.
Title V
In 2009
In 2008
In 2007
In 2006
Percent of significant and new Title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application.
Percent of significant and new Title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application.
Percent of significant and new Title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application.
Percent of significant and new Title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percent of significant Title V operating permit revisions 91
issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit
application.
Percent of new Title V operating permits issued within 18 83
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91
83
94
87
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
97
91
100
95
Percentage
Percentage
(non-Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) measures are italicized)
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
months of receiving a complete permit application.
Background: The 2004 baseline for significant title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application is 100% and the
baseline for new title V operating permits issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application is 95%.
OBJECTIVE: HEALTHIER INDOOR AIR
Through 2012, working with partners, reduce human health risks by reducing exposure to indoor air contaminants through the promotion of
voluntary actions by the public.
Healthier Residential Indoor Air
In 2009 Additional people will be living in homes with healthier indoor air.
In 2008 Additional people will be living in homes with healthier indoor air.
In 2007 Additional people will be living in homes with healthier indoor air.
In 2006 850,000 additional people will be living in homes with healthier indoor air.
Performance Measures
Number of additional homes (new and existing) with
radon reducing features
Number of people taking all essential actions to reduce
exposure to indoor environmental asthma triggers.
Percent of public that is aware of the asthma program's
media campaign.
Additional health care professionals trained annually by
EPA and its partner on the environmental management of
asthma triggers.
FY 2006
Target Actual
180,000 Data Avail
2008
4,100,000 Data Avail
2008
>20 33
2000 3,582
FY 2007
Target Actual
190,000
No Target
Established
>20
2000
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
Data Avail
2008
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
225,000 265,000
No Target 5,300,000
Established
>20 >20
2000 2000
Unit
Homes
Number
Percentage
Number
Background: This performance measure includes EPA radon, and asthma work. By 2008, number of people living in homes built (new or existing) with radon
reducing features will be 225,000. The baseline for the performance measure was 1996 (107,000 homes). Annual Surveys are conducted by our
GOAL 1: CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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partners to gather information such as types of houses built, lot sizes, foundation designs, types of lumber used, types of doors and windows used. End-
of-year performance for the asthma program is a best professional estimate using all data sources (including annual measures on partner performance
and advertising awareness outlined below). The survey provides statistically sound results every three years for one period of time. Also, the surveys
gather information on the use of radon-resistant design features in new houses. Each year, the survey of building practices is typically mailed out to
home builders. The survey responses are analyzed, with respect to State market areas and Census Division in the U.S., to assess the percentage and
number of homes built each year that incorporate radon-reducing features. The data are also used to assess the percentage and number of homes built
with radon-reducing features in high radon potential areas in the United States (high risk areas). Other analyses include radon-reducing features as a
function of housing type, foundation type, and different techniques for radon-resistant new home construction.
Healthier Indoor Air in Schools
In 2009 Estimated annual number of schools establishing indoor air quality programs based on EPA's Tools for Schools guidance.
In 2008 Students, faculty and staff will experience improved indoor air quality in their schools.
In 2007 Students, faculty and staff will experience improved indoor air quality in their schools.
In 2006 630,000 students, faculty and staff will experience improved indoor air quality in their schools.
Performance Measures
Estimated annual number of schools establishing indoor
FY 2006
Target Actual
1200 1200
FY 2007
Target Actual
1100 DataAvail
2008
FY 2008
Target
1100
FY 2009
Target
1000
Unit
Number
air quality programs based on EPA's Tools for Schools
guidance.
Background: The nation has approximately 118,000 (updated to include new construction)* schools. Each school has an average of 525 students, faculty, and staff
for a total estimated population of 62,000,000. The IAQ "Tools for Schools" Guidance implementation began in 1997. Results from a 2002 IAQ
practices in schools survey suggest that approximately 20-22% of U.S. schools report an adequate effective IAQ management plan that is in accordance
with EPA guidelines.
OBJECTIVE: PROTECT THE OZONE LAYER
By 2030, through worldwide action, ozone concentrations in the stratosphere will have stopped declining and slowly begun the process of
recovery, and overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, particularly among susceptible subpopulations, such as children, will be reduced.
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Restrict Domestic Consumption of Class II HCFCs
In 2009 Remaining US consumption of class II HCFCs below 9,900 ODP-weighted metric tonnes (ODP MTs) .
In 2008 Remaining US consumption of class II HCFCs below 9,900 ODP-weighted metric tonnes (ODP MTs) .
In 2007 Remaining US consumption of class II HCFCs below 9,900 ODP-weighted metric tonnes (ODP MTs).
In 2006 Restrict domestic annual consumption of class II HCFCs below 9,906 ODP-weighted metric tonnes (ODP MTs) and restrict domestic exempted
production and import of newly produced class I CFCs and halons below 10,000 ODP MTs.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Remaining US Consumption of HCFCs in tons of Ozone
Depleting Potential (ODP).
<9,900
Data Avail
2008
<9,900
Data Avail
2008
<9,900
<9,900
ODP MTs
Background: The base of comparison for assessing progress on the 2005 annual performance goal is the domestic consumption cap of class II HCFCs as set by the
Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Each Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) is weighted based on the damage it does to the stratospheric ozone - this is its
ozone-depletion potential (ODP). Beginning on January 1, 1996, the cap was set at the sum of 2.8 percent of the domestic ODP-weighted consumption
of CFCs in 1989 plus the ODP-weighted level of HCFCs in 1989. Consumption equals production plus import minus export.
OBJECTIVE: RADIATION
Through 2011, working with partners, minimize unnecessary releases of radiation and be prepared to minimize impacts to human health and
the environment should unwanted releases occur.
Radiation
In 2009
Percentage of most populous US cities with a radiation air monitoring system, which will provide data to assist in protective action determinations.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of most populous US cities with a RadNet
ambient radiation air monitoring system, which will
provide data to assist in protective action determinations.
Level of readiness of radiation program personnel and
assets to support federal radiological emergency response
GOAL 1: CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
(non-Program Assessment Rating Tool (PART) measures are italicized)
65
75
67
78
78
80
80
87
83
85
85
90
90
Percentage
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and recovery operations.
Average time of availability of quality assured ambient
radiation air monitoring data during an emergency.
Time to approve site changes affecting waste
FY 2006
Target Actual
1.9 1.9
30 33
FY 2007
Target Actual
1.3 1.3
40 43
FY 2008
Target
1
46
FY 2009
Target
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53
Unit
Days
Percentage
characterization at DOE waste generator sites to ensure
safe disposal of transuranic radioactive waste at WIPP.
Level of readiness of national environmental radiological
laboratory capacity (measured as percentage of
laboratories adhering to EPA quality criteria for
emergency response and recovery decisions.
Background: The baseline is 55%.
20
21
35
50
Percentage
OBJECTIVE: REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS INTENSITY
By 2012, 160 million metric tons of carbon equivalent (MMTCE) of emissions will be reduced through EPA^s voluntary climate protection
programs.
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
In 2009
In 2008
In 2007
In 2006
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas reductions in the building, industrial, and transportation sectors.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas reductions in the building, industrial, and transportation sectors.
Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced from projected levels by approximately 96.2 MMTCE per year through EPA partnerships with businesses,
schools, state and local governments, and other organizations.
Greenhouse gas emissions will be reduced from projected levels by approximately 102 MMTCE per year through EPA partnerships with businesses,
schools, state and local governments, and other organizations.
GOAL 1: CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
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Performance Measures
Million metric tons of carbi
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
on equivalent (mmtce) of
26.5 31.10 29.4 °ata
^J311 32.4 35.5 MMTCE
greenhouse gas reductions in the buildings sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of 0.6 0.6 0.9 ^"9008"" ^ ^'^ MMTCE
greenhouse gas reductions in the transportation sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of 57.5 69.0 62.6 OOS 67-7 72-9 MMCTE
greenhouse gas reductions in the industry sector.
Background: The baseline for evaluating program performance is a projection of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the absence of the U.S. climate change programs.
The baseline was developed as part of an interagency evaluation of the U.S. climate change programs in 2002, which built on similar baseline forecasts
developed in 1997 and 1993. Baseline data for carbon emissions related to energy use is based on data from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and
from EPA's Integrated Planning Model of the U.S. electric power sector. Baseline data for non-carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, including nitrous oxide
and other high global warming potential gases are maintained by EPA. Baseline information is discussed at length in the U.S. Climate Action Report
2002 (http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/GlobalWarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsUSClimate ActionReport.html), which provides a discussion
of differences in assumptions between the 1997 baseline and the 2002 update, including which portion of energy efficiency programs are included in the
estimates. EPA develops the non-CO2 emissions baselines and projections using information from partners and other sources. EPA continues to
develop annual inventories as well as update methodologies as new information becomes available.
OBJECTIVE: ENHANCE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Through 2012, provide sound science to support EPA's goal of clean air by conducting leading-edge research and developing a better
understanding and characterization of human health and environmental outcomes.
Research
Clean Air Research
In 2009 Increased use of clean air research program products.
In 2008 Increased use of clean air research program products
In 2007 Increased use ofparticulate matter research program products
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In 2006 BY 2006, develop and report on new data on the effects of different PM sizes or components to improve understanding of the health risks associated
with short-term exposure to PM in healthy and select susceptible populations so that, by 2010, OAR has improved assessments of health risks to develop
PM standards that maximize protection of human health, as determined by independent expert review.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
Unit
Integrated report on the health effects of different particle
sizes or particle components in healthy and select
susceptible subgroups. (Research)
Percentage of NAAQS program publications rated as
highly cited papers (Research)
Percent progress toward completion of a hierarchy of air
pollutant sources based on the risk they pose to human
health. (Research)
Percent planned actions accomplished toward the long-
term goal of reducing uncertainty in the science that
support standard setting and air quality management
decisions. (Research)
Report
35.7 32.9 No Target 33.9
Established
10
100
10
94
30 No Target
Established
100
100
50
100
70
100
Report
Percent
Percent
Percent
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) assessing the linkage between health impacts and air pollutant sources and reducing the
uncertainties that impede the understanding and usefulness of these linkages, and 2) reducing uncertainty in the science that supports standard setting
and air quality management decisions. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program
responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs
completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and
use of ORD's research); and 3) the percentage of ORD-developed outputs appearing in the Office of Air and Radiation National Ambient Air Quality
Standard Staff Paper (a measure of the utility and use of ORD's research). The program is also working toward completion of a hierarchy of air pollutant
sources based on the risk they pose to human health.
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GOAL 2: CLEAN AND SAFE WATER
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and
recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
OBJECTIVE: PROTECT HUMAN HEALTH
Protect human health by reducing exposure to contaminants in drinking water (including protecting source waters), in fish and shellfish, and
in recreational waters.
Safe Drinking Water
In 2009 Increase the population served by community water systems that meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards through approaches
including effective treatment and source water protection.
In 2008 90 % of the population served by community water systems that meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards through approaches
including effective treatment and source water protection.
In 2007 94% of the population will be served by community water systems in compliance with health-based drinking water standards.
In 2006 90% of the population served by community water systems in Indian country will receive drinking water that meets all applicable health-based drinking
water standards.
In 2006 93% of the population served by community water systems will receive drinking water that meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards
through effective treatment and source water protection.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures
Percent of the population in Indian country served by
community water systems that receive drinking water that
meets all applicable health-based drinking water
standards (4: Ambient Conditions)
Percent of population served by CWSs that will receive
drinking water that meets all applicable health-based
Target
90
93
Actual
86.6
89.4
Target
87
94
Actual
87
91.5
Target
87
90
Target
87
90
Unit
Percent
Population
Percent
Population
drinking water standards through approaches incl.
effective treatment & source water protection. (4:
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Ambient Conditions)
Fund utilization rate for the DWSRF. (IB: Service 83.3 86.9 85 88 86 89 Rate
Delivery)
Number of additional projects initiating operations. (0: 425 399 433 438 440 445 Projects
Indeterminate)
Percent of community water systems that have undergone 95 94 95 92 95 95 Percent CWS
a sanitary survey within the past three years (five years
for outstanding performance.) (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
Percentage of identified Class V motor vehicle waste 90 75 Wells
disposal wells closed or permitted. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal
Gov. Activities)
Percentage of Class I, II, and III wells that maintain 98 98 Wells
mechanical integrity without a failure that releases
contaminants to underground sources of drinking water.
(3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percentage of prohibited Class IV and high-priority, 96 86 Wells
identified, potentially endangering Class V wells closed
or permitted in ground-water based source water areas. (3:
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of community water systems that meet all 93.5 89.3 89 89 89.5 90 Percent
applicable health-based standards through approaches that Systems
include effective treatment and source water protection.
(1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Percent of person months during which community water 95 95 Percent CWS
systems provide drinking water that meets all applicable
health-based standards. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Background: In 1998, 85% of the population that was served by community water systems and 96% of the population served by non-community, non-transient
drinking water systems received drinking water for which no violations of Federally enforceable health standards had occurred during the year. Year-
to-year performance is expected to change as new standards take effect. Covered standards include: Stage 1 disinfection by-products/interim enhanced
surface water treatment rule/long-term enhanced surface water treatment rule/arsenic.
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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River/Lake Assessments for Fish Consumption
In 2009 Improve the quality of recreation waters.
In 2008 Improve the quality of recreation waters.
Reduce public health risk and allow increased consumption offish and shellfish.
In 2008
In 2007
In 2006
Coastal and Great Lakes beaches monitored by State beach safety programs will be open and safe for swimming in over 95% of the days of the beach
season.
Coastal and Great Lakes beaches monitored by State beach safety programs will be open and safe for swimming in over 94% of the days of the beach
season.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
Unit
Percentage of women of childbearing age having mercury
levels in blood above the level of concern, /j • Exposure
or Body Burden)
Percent of state-monitored shellfish-growing acres
impacted by anthropogenic sources that are approved or
conditionally approved for use. (4: Ambient Conditions)
Number ofwaterborne disease outbreaks attributable to
swimming in or other recreational contact with coastal
and Great Lakes waters measured as a 5-year average.
(5: Exposure or Body Burden)
Percent of days of beach season that coastal and Great
Lakes beaches monitored by State beach safety programs
are open and safe for swimming. (4: Ambient Conditions)
5.5
5.1
Percent of
Women
65-85 65-85 PercentAreas
Outbreaks
94
97
92.6
95.2
92.6
93
Percent
Days/Season
Background: For shellfish consumption, 77% of assessed estuary square miles met this designated use. For days of beach season monitoring, Guam, American
Samoa, and the Northern Marianas were included for the first time in 2006. These territories have a higher percentage of beach season day closures
resulting in a lower percentage of days at the regional and national levels.
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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OBJECTIVE: PROTECT WATER QUALITY
Protect the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams on a watershed basis and protect coastal and ocean waters.
Watershed Protection
In 2009 Use pollution prevention and restoration approaches to protect the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams on a watershed basis.
In 2008 Use pollution prevention and restoration approaches to protect the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams on a watershed basis.
In 2007 Water quality standards are fully attained in over 25% of miles/acres of waters by 2012, with an interim milestone of restoring 8.0% of these waters
identified in 2000 as not attaining standards - by 2005.
In 2006 Water quality standards are fully attained in over 25% of miles/acres of waters by 2012, with an interim milestone of restoring 5% of these waters •
identified in 2000 as not attaining standards - by 2005.
Performance Measures
Number of waterbody segments identified by States in
2002 as not attaining standards, where water quality
standards are now fully attained (cumulative). (4:
Ambient Conditions)
Fund utilization rate for the CWSRF. (IB: Service
Delivery)
Percentage of all major publicly -owned treatment works
(POTWs) that comply with their permitted wastewater
discharge standards (4: Ambient Conditions)
Reduction in phosphorus loadings (millions of pounds).
(3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Additional pounds (in millions) of reduction to total
nitrogen loadings. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Additional tons of reduction to total sediment loadings.
(3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Number of TMDLs that are established by States and
approved by EPA on schedule consistent with national
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
FY 2006 FY 2007
Target Actual Target Actual
924 1,166 1,409
93.3 94.7 93.4 96.7
4.5 11.8 4.5 Data Avail
Mid-2008
8.5 14.50 8.5 Data Avail
Mid-2008
700,000 1,200,000 700,000 Data Avail
Mid-2008
15,428 17,682 20,232 21,685
FY 2008
Target
1,550
93.5
86
4.5
8.5
700,000
28,527
FY 2009
Target
1,660
93.7
86
4.5
8.5
700,000
31,587
Unit
Number of
Segments
Percent Rate
Percent
POTWs
Lbs in
Millions
Lbs in
Millions
Tons
TMDLs
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FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
policy (cumulative).
(IB: Service Delivery)
Percentage of high priority state NPDES permits that are 95 96.4
scheduled to be reissued. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
Percentage of major dischargers in Significant 22.5 20.2
Noncompliance (SNC) at any time during the fiscal year.
(3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percentage of submissions of new or revised water quality 90.9 89. 1
standards from States and Territories that are approved by
EPA. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Number of TMDLs that are established or approved by 20,275 22,648
EPA on a schedule consistent with national policy
(cummulative). (IB: Service Delivery)
Percentage of waters assessed using statistically valid 54 54
surveys. (IB: Service Delivery)
Percent of high priority EPA and state NPDES permits 95 98.5
that are reissued on schedule. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
% of States & Terr, that, within the preceding 3-yr. 66 66. 1
period, submitted new or revised wq criteria acceptable to
EPA that reflect new scientific info from EPA or sources
not considered inprev stnds. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
Remove the specific causes ofwaterbody impairment
identified by states in 2002 (cumulative). (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Improve water quality conditions in impaired watersheds
nationwide using the watershed approach (cumulative).
(3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target Unit
95 112 95 95 Percent
Permits
22.5 Data Avail 22.5 22.5 Percent
2008 Dischargers
85 85.6 87 83 Percent
Submissions
25,274 26,844 33,828 36,941 TMDLs
54 54 65 65 Percent Waters
95 104 95 95 Percent
Permits
67 66.1 68 68 Percent
States/Terr.
5,075 Causes
64 Watersheds
Background: As of 2002 state reports 453 watersheds had met the criteria that greater than 80% of assessed waters met all water quality standards. For a watershed to
be counted toward this goal, at least 25% of the segments in the watershed must be assessed within the past 4 years consistent with assessment
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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guidelines developed pursuant to section 305(b) of the Clean Water Act. In 2002, 0% of the 255,408 miles/and 6,803,419 acres of waters identified on
1998/2000 lists of impaired waters developed by States and approved by EPA under section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act.
Coastal and Ocean Waters
In 2009 Improve National Coastal Condition Report (NCCR) score for overall aquatic ecosystem health of coastal waters nationally
In 2008 Improve National Coastal Condition Report (NCCR) score for overall aquatic ecosystem health of coastal waters nationally (1-5 scale.)
In 2006 Improve ratings reported on the national "good/fair/poor" scale of the National Coastal Condition Report for: coastal wetlands loss by at least 0.2
point; contamination of sediments in coastal waters by at least 0.7 point; benthic quality by at least 0.5 point; & eutrophic condition by at least 1.2
point
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percent of active dredged material ocean dumping sites 95 95 Percent Sites
that will have achieved environmentally acceptable
conditions (as reflected in each site's management plan).
(3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Background: National rating of "fair/poor" or 2.4 where the rating is based on a 5-point system where 1 is poor and 5 is good and is expressed as an aerially weighted
mean of regional scores using the National Coastal Condition Report indicators [i.e., water clarity, dissolved oxygen, coastal wetlands loss, eutrophic
conditions, sediment contamination, benthic health, and fish tissue contamination]. The 2002 National Coastal Condition Report indicated 4.3 for water
clarity and 4.5 for dissolved oxygen, 1.4 for coastal wetlands loss; 1.3 for contamination of sediments in coastal waters; 1.4 for benthic quality; & 1.7
for eutrophic condition.
Alaska Native Villages
In 2009 Percent serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
In 2008 Percent serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
In 2007 Percent serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
Performance Measures
Percent of serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to
drinking water supply and wastewater disposal. (3 :
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
92 Data Avail
Late 2008
FY 2008
Target
94
FY 2009
Target
96
Unit
Percent Homes
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Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Background: In 2003, 77% of serviceable rural Alaska homes had access to drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
OBJECTIVE: ENHANCE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
By 2011, conduct leading-edge, sound scientific research to support the protection of human health through the reduction of human exposure
to contaminants in drinking water, fish and shellfish, and recreational waters and to support the protection of aquatic ecosystems-specifically,
the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams, and coastal and ocean waters.
Research
Drinking Water Research
In 2009 Increased use of drinking water research products.
In 2008 Increased use of drinking water research products
In 2007 Increased use of drinking water research products
In 2006 By 2006, provide results of full-scale treatment demonstration projects and evaluations of other approaches for managing arsenic in drinking water, so
that by 2010, the Office of Water, states, local authorities and utilities have scientifically sound data and approaches to manage risks to human health
posed by exposure to arsenic, as determined by independent expert review.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of planne
d outputs delivered in support of Six 100 94 100 100 100 100 Percent
Year Review decisions. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
Contaminate Candidate List Decisions. (Research)
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) developing data, tools, and technologies to support scientifically sound Six Year Review
decisions; and 2) developing data, tools, and technologies to support scientifically sound Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) decisions. EPA's Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued
improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); and 2) the
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number of its papers actually used by EPA's Office of Water in Six Year Review and CCL decisions (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's
research).
Water Quality Research
In 2009 Increased use of water quality research products.
In 2008 Increased use of water quality research products
In 2007 Increased use of water quality research products
In 2006 By 2006, provide demonstrations ofbioassessment methods for Mid-Western U.S. rivers, so that, by 2010, the Office of Water, states, and tribes have
approaches and methods to develop and apply criteria for habitat alteration, nutrients, suspended and bedded sediments, pathogens, and toxic
chemicals that will support designated uses for aquatic ecosystems, as determined by independent expert review.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long- 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
term goal #1) delivered (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long- 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
term goal #2) delivered (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long- 100 92 100 100 100 100 Percent
term goal #3) delivered (Research)
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) supporting water quality criteria development; 2) developing diagnostic tools that aid in
establishing causal relationships between pollution and water quality impairments; and 3) providing information that supports sustainable watershed
management practices through the demonstration of technologies, the application of decision tools and for forecasting restoration and benefits of
management practices. Research under these three rubrics is designed to lead to the promulgation of protective standards, the identification of
contaminant contributions to impaired waters, and the tools needed to restore and protect the nation's waters. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally,
the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); and 2) the number of its papers deemed
"highly cited" and of "high impact" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research).
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GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning up contaminated properties to reduce risks posed by
releases of harmful substances.
OBJECTIVE: PRESERVE LAND
By 2011, reduce adverse effects to land by reducing waste generation, increasing recycling, and ensuring proper management of waste and
petroleum products at facilities in ways that prevent releases.
Municipal Solid Waste Source Reduction
In 2009 Increase the number of tribes covered by an adequate and recently-approved integrated solid waste management plan, and close, clean up, or upgrade
open dumps in Indian Country and on other tribal lands.
In 2009 Increase use of coal combustion ash rather than disposing of it.
In 2008 Divert 35% (87.3 million tons) of municipal solid waste from land filling and combustion, and maintain per capita generation ofRCRA municipal solid
waste at 4.5 pounds per day.
In 2008 Increase the number of tribes covered by an adequate and recently-approved integrated solid waste management plan, and close, clean up, or upgrade
open dumps in Indian Country and on other tribal lands.
In 2008 Increase use of coal combustion ash rather than disposing of it.
In 2007 Divert 34.2% (85.2 million tons) of municipal solid waste from land filling and combustion, and maintain per capita generation ofRCRA municipal
solid waste at 4.5 pounds per day.
In 2007 Increase the number of tribes covered by an adequate and recently-approved integrated solid waste management plan, and close, clean up, or upgrade
open dumps in Indian Country and on other tribal lands.
In 2007 Increase use of coal combustion ash rather and disposing of it.
In 2006 Divert 33.4% (83.1 million tons) of municipal solid waste from land filling and combustion, and maintain per capita generation ofRCRA municipal
solid waste at 4.5 pounds per day.
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In 2006 Divert 33.4% (83.1 million tons) of municipal solid waste from land filling and combustion, and maintain per capita generation ofRCRA municipal
solid waste at 4.5 pounds per day.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of coal combustion ash that is used instead of
disposed. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Daily per capita generation of municipal solid waste. (0: 4.5
Indeterminate)
Number of closed, cleaned up, or upgraded open dumps
1.8
4.6 4.5
30
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
107
1.8
4.5
30
1.8
4.5
27
percent
Ibs. MSW
open dumps
in Indian Country or on other tribal lands. (1C:
Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Number of tribes covered by an integrated solid waste
management plan. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
27
28
26
16
tribes
Background: An analysis conducted at the end of FY 2006 shows approximately 4.6 Ibs of MSW per person daily generation. For coal combustion ash,
approximately 125 millions tons are generated annually, and in 2001, 32% was used rather than landfilled. The annual increase in use is targeted
although associated increases in generation are also expected annually. There is a one-year data lag in reporting these data. With respect to the tribal
data, targets are established relative to 2006 when new criteria for reporting were identified.
Waste and Petroleum Management Controls
In 2009 Reduce releases to the environment by managing hazardous wastes and petroleum products properly.
In 2008 Reduce releases to the environment by managing hazardous wastes and petroleum products properly.
In 2007 Reduce releases to the environment by managing hazardous wastes and petroleum products properly.
In 2006 Reduce releases to the environment by managing hazardous wastes and petroleum products properly.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target
Number of hazardous waste facilities with new controls or 100
Unit
facilities
updated controls. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
No more than 10,000 confirmed releases per year. (0:
Indeterminate)
-JO,000
8,361
-JO,000
7,570
-JO,000
-JO,000
UST releases
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
66 62 67 63 68 69 percent
Increase the rate of significant operational compliance by
1% over the previous year's target. (2: Regulated Party
Activities)
Background: Since FY 2004, states and regional offices have reported the percentage of UST facilities that are in significant operational compliance with both release
detection and release prevention (spill, overfill, and corrosion protection) requirements, out of a total estimated universe of approximately 256,000
facilities. At the end of FY 2006, 62 percent of USTs were in significant operational compliance with both release detection and release prevention
requirements. Given the inspection requirements of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, some states are now targeting previously un-inspected facilities, and
these are more likely to be out-of-compliance. Between FY 1999 and FY 2006, confirmed UST releases averaged 10,534. By 2011, 500 RCRA
hazardous waste facilities will have initial approved controls or upgraded controls. Although the universe of facilities requiring these controls will be
reassessed in 2009, this number is currently estimated at 820.
OBJECTIVE: RESTORE LAND
By 2011, control the risks to human health and the environment by mitigating the impact of accidental or intentional releases and by cleaning
up and restoring contaminated sites or properties to appropriate levels.
Superfund Cost Recovery
In 2009 Ensure trust fund stewardship by getting PRPs to initiate or fund the work and recover costs from PRPs when EPA expends trust fund monies. Address
cost recovery at all NPL and non-NPL sites with a statute of limitations (SOL) on total past costs equal to or greater than $200,000.
In 2008 Ensure trust fund stewardship by getting PRPs to initiate or fund the work and recover costs from PRPs when EPA expends trust fund monies. Address
cost recovery at all NPL and non-NPL sites with a statute of limitations (SOL) on total past costs equal to or greater than $200,000.
In 2007 Ensure trust fund stewardship by getting PRPs to initiate or fund the work and recover costs from PRPs when EPA expends trust fund monies. Address
cost recovery at all NPL and non-NPL sites with a statute of limitations (SOL) on total past costs equal to or greater than $200,000.
In 2006 Ensure trust fund stewardship by getting PRPs to initiate or fund the work and recover costs from PRPs when EPA expends trust fund monies. Address
cost recovery at all NPL and non-NPL sites with a statute of limitations (SOL) on total past costs equal to or greater than $200,000.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
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Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Refer to DOJ, settle, or write off 100% of Statute of 100 100 100 98 100 100 Percent
Limitations (SOLs) cases for SF sites with total
unaddressedpast costs equal to or greater than $200,000
and report value of costs recovered. (2: Regulated Party
Activities)
Background: In FY 98 the Agency will have addressed 100% of Cost Recovery at all NPL & non-NPL sites with total past costs equal or greater than $200,000.
Superfund Potentially Responsible Party Participat
In 2009 Reach a settlement or take an enforcement action by the time of the Remedial Action start at 95 percent of non-Federal Superfund sites that have viable,
liable parties.
In 2008 Reach a settlement or take an enforcement action by the time of the Remedial Action start at 95 percent of non-Federal Superfund sites that have viable,
liable parties.
In 2007 Reach a settlement or take an enforcement action by the time of the Remedial Action start at 95 percent of non-Federal Superfund sites that have viable,
liable parties.
In 2006 Reach a settlement or take an enforcement action by the time of the Remedial Action start at 90 percent of non-Federal Superfund sites that have viable,
liable parties.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of Superfund sites at which settlement or 90 100 95 98 95 95 Percent
enforcement action taken before the start ofRA. (2:
Regulated Party A ctivities)
Background: In FY 98 approximately 70% of new remedial work at NPL sites (excluding Federal facilities) was initiated by private parties. In FY2003, a settlement
was reached or an enforcement action was taken with non-Federal PRPs before the start of the remedial action at approximately 90 percent of Superfund
sites.
Assess and Cleanup Contaminated Land
In 2009 Control the risks to human health and the environment at contaminated properties or sites through cleanup, stabilization, or other action, and make
land available for reuse.
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In 2008 Control the risks to human health and the environment at contaminated properties or sites through cleanup, stabilization, or other action, and make
land available for reuse.
In 2007 Control the risks to human health and the environment at contaminated properties or sites through cleanup, stabilization, or other action, and make
land available for reuse.
In 2006 Control the risks to human health and the environment at contaminated properties or sites through cleanup, stabilization, or other action, and make
land available for reuse.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Actual Target Target Unit
Number of cleanups completed that meet state risk-based 13,600 14,493 13,000 13,862
standards for human exposure and groundwater Target
migration. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Number of cleanups completed that meet risk-based 30 43 30 54
standards for human exposure and groundwater migration
in Indian Country. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Superfund final site assessment decisions completed. (2: 419 518 350 395
Regulated Party Activities)
Annual number of Superfund sites with remedy 40 40 24 24
construction completed. (0: Indeterminate)
Number of Superfund sites with human exposures under 10 34 10 13
control. (0: Indeterminate)
Superfund sites with contaminated groundwater 10 21 10 19
migration under control. (0: Indeterminate)
Number of Federal Facility Superfund sites where all 51 55 56 59
remedies have completed construction. (3 : Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Number of Federal Facility Superfund sites where the 61 70 76 71
final remedial decision for contaminants at the site has
been determined. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Number of RCRA facilities with final remedies
constructed. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Number of RCRA facilities with human exposures under
control. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
13,000 13,000
30 30
400 400
30 35
10 10
15 15
60 64
81 85
100
60
cleanups
cleanups
assessments
completions
sites
sites
sites
remedies
facilities
facilities
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Performance Measures
Number of RCRA facilities with mis
^ration of
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target
FY 2009
Target
60
Unit
facilities
contaminated groundwater under control. (2: Regulated
Party Activities)
Number ofSuperfund sites ready for anticipated use site-
wide. (4: Ambient Conditions)
30
64
30
30
sites
Background: Through the end of FY 2005, a total of 38,770 final assessment decisions had been made out of a universe of 44,700 potentially hazardous waste sites
evaluated by EPA. Additionally, Superfund controlled human exposures at 1,266 of 1,543 eligible NPL sites and controlled groundwater migration at
937 of 1,381 eligible NPL sites, completed construction at 966 of 1,498 eligible NPL sites, and selected final remedies at 1,042 of 1,498 of the eligible
NPL sites. Of the 1,714 RCRA Corrective Action highest-priority facilities, 96% (1,649) had human exposures controlled and 78% (1,342) had
groundwater migration controlled through the end of FY 2005, reflecting the strong EPA/state partnership in this program. The new measures for RCRA
Corrective Action reflect a universe of 3,746 of the high National Corrective Action Prioritization System-ranked facilities, which was recently set.
Through FY2006, EPA has completed more than 75% (or 350,818) leaking underground storage tank cleanups. The Agency has worked with state
partners to evaluate multi-year cleanup goals in light of new pressures that have slowed the pace of cleanup in recent years. The result of this process
has been a reduction of multi-year goals to a target number that better reflects the current challenges.
Prepare/Respond to Accidental/Intentional Release
In 2009 Reduce and control the risks posed by accidental and intentional releases of harmful substances by improving our Nation's capability to prepare for and
respond more effectively to these emergencies.
In 2008 Reduce and control the risks posed by accidental and intentional releases of harmful substances by improving our Nation's capability to prepare for and
respond more effectively to these emergencies.
In 2007 Reduce and control the risks posed by accidental and intentional releases of harmful substances by improving our Nation's capability to prepare for and
respond more effectively to these emergencies.
In 2006 Reduce and control the risks posed by accidental and intentional releases of harmful substances by improving our Nation's capability to prepare for and
respond more effectively to these emergencies.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
Unit
Superfund-lead removal actions completed annually. (2: 195 157 195 200 195 195 removals
Regulated Party Activities)
Voluntary removal actions, overseen by EPA, complete
d. 115 93 120 151 125 130 removals
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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Performance Measures
(2: Regulated Party Activities)
Number of inspections and exercises conducted at oil
storage facilities that are required to have Facility
Response Plans. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Percentage of inspected facilities subject to Spill
Prevention, Control and Countermeasures (SPCC)
regulations found to be in compliance. (2: Regulated
Party Activities)
Percentage of inspected facilities subject to Facility
Response Plan (FRP) regulations found to be in
compliance. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Score in annual Core Emergency Response assessment.
(1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target Actual Target
100 345 200 335 250
100 50 53 40 55
100 71 75 67 78
55 96 65
FY 2009
Target
250
58
82
75
Unit
inspections/
exercises
percent
percent
percent
Background: Between 2000 and 2005 EPA completed an average 209 Superfund removal response actions and an average 97 removal actions were completed by
responsible parties voluntarily (i.e., undertaken without EPA enforcement action). In FY 2004, the compliance rate of all facilities subject to FRP
regulations (estimated number of facilities is 4,200) was 50% and the compliance rate of inspected facilities subject to SPCC regulations was
approximately 75%. Beginning in FY 2007, EPA regional, HQ, and Special Teams scores were determined according to a set of readiness criteria to
enhance and strengthen the core emergency response program.
OBJECTIVE: ENHANCE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Through 2011, provide and apply sound science for protecting and restoring land by conducting leading-edge research, which through
collaboration, leads to preferred environmental outcomes
Research
Land Protection and Restoration Research
In 2009 Increased use of land protection and restoration research products.
In 2008 Increased use of land protection and restoration research products
In 2007 Increased use of land protection and restoration research products
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In 2006 Document the performance, including cost savings, of innovative characterization and remediation options, so that newer approaches with cost or
performance advantages are applied for Super fund and other cleanup projects.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
manage material streams, conserve resources and
appropriately manage waste long-term goal. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the 100 96 100 100 100 100 Percent
mitigation, management and long-term stewardship of
contaminated sites long-term goal. (Research)
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing timely, cutting edge, problem-driven research products to support sound science decisions
by EPA offices engaged in activities to preserve land quality and remediate contaminated land for beneficial reuse. EPA's Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement.
Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); and 2) the number of its
papers deemed "highly cited" and of "high impact" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research).
GOAL 3: LAND PRESERVATION AND RESTORATION
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GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
OBJECTIVE: CHEMICAL AND PESTICIDE RISKS
By 2011, prevent and reduce pesticide and industrial chemical risks to humans, communities, and ecosystems.
Protect Human Health from Pesticide Risk
In 2009 Protect human health by implementation our statutes and taking regulatory actions to ensure pesticides continue to be safe and available when used
with the label.
In 2008 Decrease cost per pesticide occupational incident avoided.
In 2008 Ensure new pesticide registration actions (including new active ingredients, new uses) meet new health standards and are environmentally safe.
In 2008 Improve the health of those who work in or around pesticides by reaching a 50% reduction in moderate to severe incidents for six acutely toxic
agricultural pesticides with the highest incident rate.
In 2008 Percentage of acre treatments that will use applications of reduced-risk pesticides.
In 2008 Protect those occupationally exposed to pesticides by improving or maintaining a rate of 3.5 or less incidents per 100,000 potential risk events.
In 2008 Reduce concentration of pesticides detected in general population.
In 2008 Reduce decision times for registration of reduced risk chemicals.
In 2008 Register reduced risk pesticides, including biopesticides.
In 2007 Decrease cost per pesticide occupational incident avoided.
In 2007 Ensure new pesticide registration actions (including new active ingredients, new uses) meet new health standards and are environmentally safe.
In 2007 Improve the health of those who work in or around pesticides by reducing moderate to severe incidents for six acutely toxic agricultural pesticides with
the highest incident rate.
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In 2007 Percentage of acre treatments that will use applications of reduced-risk pesticides.
In 2007 Reduce concentration of pesticides detected in general population.
In 2007 Reduce decision times for registration of reduced risk chemicals.
In 2007 Register reduced risk pesticides, including biopesticides.
In 2006 Ensure new pesticide registration actions (including new active ingredients, new uses) meet new health standards and are environmentally safe.
In 2006 Percentage of acre treatments that will use applications of reduced-risk pesticides
In 2006 Reduce decision times for registration of reduced risk chemicals.
In 2006 Register reduced risk pesticides, including biopesticides.
Performance Measures
Register reduced risk pesticides, including biopesticides.
(1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
New Chemicals (Active Ingredients) (1C:
Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
New Uses (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Percentage of agricultural acres treated with reduced-risk
pesticides. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Incidents per 100,000 potential risk events in population
occupationally exposed to pesticides. (6: Ultimate
Ecological/Health Impacts)
Percent reduction in concentrations of pesticides detected
in general population. (5: Exposure or Body Burden)
Percent reduction in moderate to severe incidents for six
acutely toxic agricultural pesticides with the highest
incident rate. (6: Ultimate Ecological/Health Impacts)
FY 2006 FY 2007
Target Actual Actual
14 15 14 14
Target
8 19 8 16
200 235 200 233
17 18 18 Data Avail
2008
10 Data Avail
2008
FY 2008
Target
10
12
250
18.5
<=
3.5/100,00
0
No Target
Established
20
FY 2009
Target
11
12
200
19
<=
3.5/100,00
0
30
30
Unit
Registrations
Registrations
Actions
Percent Acre-
Treatments
Incidents/100,
000
Percent Cum.
Reduction
Percent Cum.
Reduction
Background: There were 1,388 incidents out of 39,850,000 potential risk events for those occupationally exposed to pesticides in FY 2003. According to NHANES
data for FY 1999-2002 the concentration of pesticides residues detected in blood samples from the general population are: Dimethylphosphaste = 0.41
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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ug/L; Dimethylthiophosphate = 1.06 ug/L; Dimethyldithiophosphate = 0.07 ug/L; Diethylphosphate = 0.78 ug/L; Diethylthiophosphate = 0.5 ug/L;
Diethyldithiophosphate = 0.07 ug/L; and
3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol =1.9 ug/L. The rates for moderate to severe incidents for exposure to agricultural pesticides with the highest incident rates base on FY 1999 -
2003 data were: Chlorpyrifos, 67 incidents; diazinon, 51 incidents; malathion, 36 incidents; pyrethrins, 29 incidents; 2, 4-D, 27 incidents; carbofuran, 24
incidents, based on data from Poison Control Centers' Toxic Exposure Surveillance System (TESS), and NIOSH's Sentinel Event Notification System
for Occupational Risk (SENSOR). The baseline for acres-treated is 3.6% of total acreage in 1998, when the reduced-risk pesticide acre treatments was
30,332,499 and total (all pesticides) was 843,063,644 acre-treatments. Zero reduced risk pesticides (including biopesticides) are registered in FY 1996;
Cumulative total in FY 2007 is 200 registrations. Zero new chemicals (active ingredients) is registered in FY 1996; Cumulative total in FY 2007 is 117
new chemicals (AI). Zero new use actions in FY 1996; Cumulative total in FY 2007 is 3,774 new use actions.
Protect the Environment from Pesticide Risk
In 2009 Protect the environment by implementing our statutes and taking regulatory actions to ensure pesticides continue to be safe and available when used
with the label.
In 2008 Ensure that through ongoing data reviews, pesticide active ingredients, and products that contain them are reviewed to assure adequate protection for
human health and the environment, taking into consideration exposure scenarios such as subsistance lifestyles of the Native Americans
In 2008 Reduce the average cost and average time to produce or update an Endangered Species Bulletin.
In 2008 Reduce the percent of urban watersheds sampled that exceeds EPA aquatic life benchmarks for three key pesticides of concern (diazinon, chlorpyrifos,
malathion).
In 2007 Ensure that through ongoing data reviews, pesticide active ingredients, and products that contain them are reviewed to assure adequate protection for
human health and the environment, taking into consideration exposure scenarios such as subsistance lifestyles of the Native Americans
In 2007 Reduce the average cost and average time to produce or update an Endangered Species Bulletin.
In 2006 Ensure that through ongoing data reviews, pesticide active ingredients, and products that contain them are reviewed to assure adequate protection for
human health and the environment, taking into consideration exposure scenarios such as subsistance lifestyles of the Native Americans
FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
Product Reregistration (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. 545 545
Activities)
Percent of urban watersheds that exceeds EPA aquatic life
benchmarks for three key pesticides of concern. (4:
Ambient Conditions)
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target
545 962 1075
25,25,30
FY 2009
Target
2000
20, 20, 25
Unit
Actions
Percent
Reduction
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Background: The 1992-2001 baselines as a percentage of urban watersheds sampled that exceeded benchmarks are: diazinon, 40 percent; chlorpyrifos, 37 percent;
and malathion, 30 percent. Zero product reregistraion in 200X; A total of 8,320 product reregistrations were completed in 2007.
Endocrine Disrupters
In 2009 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program will continue its progress toward completing the validation of endocrine test methods.
In 2008 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program will continue its progress toward completing the validation of endocrine test methods.
In 2007 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program will continue its progress toward completing the validation of endocrine test methods.
In 2006 Endocrine Disrupter Screening Program will continue its progress toward completing the validation of endocrine test methods.
Performance Measures
Cumulative number of assays
that
have been validated.
FY
Target
11/20
2006
Actual
2/21
FY
Target
8/20
2007
Actual
3/20
FY 2008
Target
13/20
FY 2009
Target
14/19
Unit
Assays
(Research)
Background: Zero assays were validated in FY 2005.
Realize the Value from Pesticide Availability
In 2009 Ensure the public health and socio-economic benefits of pesticide availability and use are achieved.
In 2008 Annually avoid S900M in termite structural damage by ensuring safe and effective pesticides are registered/reregistered and available for termite
treatment.
In 2008 Avoid SI.5 billion of crop loss by ensuring that effective pesticides are available to address pest infestations.
In 2008 Maintain timeliness ofSIS decisions.
In 2008 Number of acres using reduced risk pest management practices compared to the grant and/or contract funds expended on environmental stewardship.
In 2007 Maintain timeliness ofSIS decisions.
In 2006 Maintain timeliness ofSIS decisions.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Performance Measures
Maintain timeliness of SI 8 decisions (1C:
Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Millions of dollars in termite structural damage avoided
annually by ensuring safe and effective pesticides are
registered/re-registered and available for termite
treatment. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Billions of dollars in crop loss avoided by ensuring that
effective pesticides are available to address pest
infestations. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target Actual Target
45 48 45 36.6 45
900 M
1.5 B
FY 2009
Target
45
900 M
1.5 B
Unit
Days
Dollars/loss
avoided
Dollars/loss
avoided
Background: Based on U.S Census housing data, industry data, and academic studies on damage valuation, EPA calculates that in FY 2003 there were $900 million
in annual savings from structural damage avoided due to availability of registered termiticides. According to EPA and USDA data for the years FY
2000-2005, emergency exemptions issued by EPA resulted in $ 1.5 billion in avoided crop loss. Baseline for S18 decisions is 45 days in 2005
Lead Gasoline Phase-Out
In 2009 Eliminate use of lead in gasoline in remaining countries that still use lead as an additive, affecting more than 700 million people.
In 2009 Increase access to low-sulfur fuels in developing countries.
In 2008 Eliminate use of lead in gasoline in remaining countries that still use lead as an additive, affecting more than 700 million people.
In 2008 Increase access to low-sulfur fuels in developing countries.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Number of countries completing phase out of leaded
gasoline, (incremental) (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Number of countries introducing low sulfur in fuels.
(incremental) (2: Regulated Party Activities)
7
4
Countries
Countries
Background: As of June 2005, 122 countries have phased out the use of lead in gasoline. As of 2005, United States, Japan, Canada, and the European Community
have introduced low-sulfur fuels.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Lead-Based Paint Risk Reduction Program
In 2009 Reduce exposure to and health effects from lead.
In 2008 Reduce exposure to and health effects from priority industrial/commercial chemicals
In 2007 Reduce exposure to and health effects from priority industrial/commercial chemicals
In 2006 Reduce exposure to and health effects from priority industrial/commercial chemicals
Performance Measures
Percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in
low-income children 1-5 years old as compared to the
geometric mean for non-low income children 1-5 years
old. (5: Exposure or Body Burden)
Number of cases of children (aged 1-5 years) with
elevated blood lead levels (>10ug/dl). (5: Exposure or
Body Burden)
FY 2006 FY
Target Actual Target
29 Data Lag No Target
Established
216,000 Data Lag No Target
Established
2007
Actual
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
29 No Target
Established
90,000 No Target
Established
Unit
Percent
Children
Background: Data released by CDC from the National Health and Nutritional Evaluation Survey (NHANES) in May of 2005 estimated a population of 310,000
children aged 1-5 with lead poisoning (blood lead levels of 10 ug/dl or greater). Baseline for percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in
low-income children 1-5 years old as compared to the geometric mean for non-low income children 1-5 years old is 37% in 1991-1994.
Chemical Risk Review and Reduction
In 2009 Identify, restrict, and reduce risks associated with industrial/commercial chemicals.
In 2008 Identify, restrict, and reduce risks associated with industrial/commercial chemicals.
In 2007 Identify, restrict, and reduce risks associated with industrial/commercial chemicals.
In 2006 Identify, restrict, and reduce risks associated with industrial/commercial chemicals.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Annual number of chemicals with proposed values for
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
24
23
24
33
24
18
Chemicals
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Acute Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGL) (1C:
Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into
commerce that do not pose unreasonable risks to workers,
consumers, or the environment. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Reduction in the current year production-adjusted risk-
based score of releases and transfers of toxic chemicals
from manufacturing facilities. (6: Ultimate
Ecological/Health Impacts)
Cumulative number of High Production Volume (HPV)
chemicals with Risk Based Decisions Completed. (3:
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Cumulative number of High Production Volume (HPV)
chemicals with Screening Level Hazard Characterization
Reports completed. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Annual reduction in the production-adjusted risk-based
score of releases and transfers of High Production
Volume (HPV) chemicals from manufacturing facilities.
(3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
100
100
Data Lag
100
100
4.0 Data Lag
Data Lag
889
2.6
931
Data Avail
2009
100
3.5
150
1260
2.5
100
3.2
490
1585
2.4
Percent
Percent RSEI
Rel risk
HPV
Chemicals
HPV
Chemicals
Percent
Reduction
Background: The baseline for percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into commerce that do not pose unreasonable risks to workers, consumers, or the
environment was developed from a 2 year analysis from 2004-2005 comparing 8(e) reports to New Chemical submissions and is 100%. The baseline
for the number of proposed AEGL values was developed for 2002 because after September 11, 2001, EPA received a substantial increase in funding for
this activity. EPA developed Proposed AEGL values for 78 chemicals through 2002. In 2007, a total of 218 chemicals with proposed AEGL Values
were reported for the AEGL Program (cumulative count). Baseline for the Risk Screening Environmental Indicators Model Program in 2001 was zero
percent. 2001 was selected as the baseline year because of changing TRI reporting thresholds for persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic chemicals that took
effect in 2001. These changes significantly affect the RSEI model, making comparisons with years prior to 2001 inappropriate. A consistent set of
chemicals can be used from 2001 forward. Cumulative reduction reported through 2005 is 29.3%. The baseline for the number of chemicals with
Screening Level Hazard Characterization Reports was developed using data from internationally sponsored HPV chemicals through 2006. EPA assisted
with the development and finalization of reports for these 630 chemicals. The cumulative count of HPV chemicals with reports completed through FY
2007 is 931. The baseline for the percent reduction in the risk based score for HPV chemicals is zero percent in 1998, which was the year the HPV
program began. A cumulative 30.3% reduction has been observed between 1998 and 2005. The baseline for the number of HPV chemicals with risk
based decisions completed in 2007 is zero.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Chemical Facility Risk Reduction
In 2009 Protect human health, communities, and ecosystems from chemical risks and releases through facility risk reduction efforts and building community
infrastructures.
In 2008 Protect human health, communities, and ecosystems from chemical risks and releases through facility risk reduction efforts and building community
infrastructures.
In 2007 Protect human health, communities, and ecosystems from chemical risks and releases through facility risk reduction efforts and building community
infrastructures.
In 2006 Protect human health, communities, and ecosystems from chemical risks and releases through facility risk reduction efforts and building community
infrastructures.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY 2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Actual Target Target Unit
Number of risk management plan audits and inspections 400 550 400 628 400 400 Audits
completed. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities) Target
Background: 3224 Risk Management Plan audits were completed between FY 2000 and FY 2006.
OBJECTIVE: COMMUNITIES
Sustain, clean up, and restore communities and the ecological systems that support them.
U.S.- Mexico Border Water/Wastwater Infrastructure
In 2009 Sustain and restore the environmental health along the United States-Mexico Border through implementation of the "Border 2012" plan.
In 2008 Sustain and restore the environmental health along the United States-Mexico Border through implementation of the "Border 2012" plan.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Number of additional homes provided safe drinking water 2,500 2,500 More Homes
in the Mexican border area that lacked access to drinking
water in 2003. (4: Ambient Conditions)
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Actual
FY 2008
Target
FY 2009
Target
Unit
Number of additional homes provided adequate
wastewater sanitation in the Mexican border area that
lacked access to wastewater sanitation in 2003. (4:
Ambient Conditions)
15,000
15,000
More Homes
Target
Background: The US-Mexico border region extends more than 3,100 kilometers (2,000 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and 62.5 miles on each
side of the international border. More than 11.8 million people reside along the border and this figure is expected to increase to 19.4 million by 2020.
Ninety percent of the population reside in the 14 impaired, interdependent sister cities. Rapid population growth in urban areas has resulted in
unplanned development, greater demand for land and energy, increased traffic congestion, increased waste generation, overburdened or unavailable
waste treatment and disposal facilities, and more frequent chemical emergencies. Rural areas suffer from exposure to airborne dust, pesticide use, and
inadequate water supply and treatment facilities. EPA, other US Federal agencies, and the Government of Mexico have partnered to address these
environmental problems.
Environmental Justice
In 2009 In FY 08, four communities with potential environmental justice concerns will achieve significant measurable environmental or public health
improvement through collaborative problem-solving strategies.
In 2008 In FY 08, four communities with potential environmental justice concerns will achieve significant measurable environmental or public health
improvement through collaborative problem-solving strategies.
Performance Measures
Communities with Environmental Justice Concerns (3:
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target
4
FY 2009
Target
4
Unit
Communities
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Background: The Agency works to address issues affecting disproportionately exposed and under-represented populations from adverse health or environmental
effects. EPA identifies problem areas through: public comments received during the National Environmental Justice Advisory Committee (NEJAC)
meetings; reviewing Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) filed under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) in which environmental justice
(EJ) indicators occur; concern from communities about new or renewals of permits under RCRA, CWA, CAA, etc.; and complaints filed under Title VI
of the Civil Rights Act. EPA also works to address these issues through the Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice and by
awarding grants to communities for addressing environmental problems.
Revitalize Properties
In 2009 Assess, clean up and promote the reuse of Brownfields properties, and leverage jobs and cleanup/redevelopment funding.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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In 2008 Assess, clean up and promote the reuse of Brownfields properties, and leverage jobs and cleanup/redevelopment funding.
In 2007 Assess, clean up and promote the reuse of Brownfields properties, and leverage jobs and cleanup/redevelopment funding.
In 2006 Assess, clean up and promote the reuse of Brownfields properties, and leverage jobs and cleanup/redevelopment funding.
Performance Measures
Brownfield properties assessed. (2: Regulated Party
Activities)
Number of properties cleaned up using Brownfields
funding. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Acres of Brownfields properties made ready for reuse. (2:
Regulated Party Activities)
Jobs leveraged from Brownfields activities. (0:
Indeterminate)
Billions of dollars of cleanup and redevelopment funds
leveraged at Brownfields sites. (2: Regulated Party
FY 2006 FY 2007
Target Actual Actual
1,000 2,139 1,000 Data Avail
Target 2008
60 88 60 Data Avail
2008
5,000 5,504 5,000 Data Avail
2008
1 1.4 0.9 Data Avail
2008
FY 2008
Target
1,000
60
225
5,000
0.9
FY 2009
Target
1000
60
225
5000
0.9
Unit
Properties
Properties
Acres
Jobs
Billions of
Dollars
Activities)
Background: By the end of FY 2005, the Brownfields program assessed 1,381 properties, cleaned up 93 properties, leveraged 6,128 jobs, and leveraged $1.0B in
cleanup and redevelopment funding.
Pacific Island Territories
In 2009
In 2008
Sustain and restore the environmental health of the U.S. Pacific Island Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Sustain and restore the environmental health of the U.S. Pacific Island Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Percent of population in each of U.S. Pacific Island
Territories served by CWS will receive drinking water
that meets all applicable health-based drinking water
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
72
72
Percent
Population
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
standards throughout the year. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of the time that the sewage treatment plants in the
U.S. Pacific Island Territories will comply with permit
limits for biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and total
suspended solids (TSS). (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of days of the beach season that beaches in each
of the U.S. Pacific Island Territories monitored under the
Beach Safety Program will be open and safe for
swimming. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
67
70
64
Percent of
Time
Percent Days
Background: In 2005, 95% of the population in American Samoa, 10% in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and 80% of Guam served by
CWS received drinking water that meets all applicable health-based standards. The sewage treatment plants in the Pacific Island Territories compiled
59% of the time with BOD & TSS permit limits. Beaches were open and safe 64% of the beach season in American Samoa, 97% in the CNMI & 76%
in Guam.
OBJECTIVE: RESTORE AND PROTECT CRITICAL ECOSYSTEMS
Protect, sustain, and restore the health of critical natural habitats and ecosystems.
Protecting and Enhancing Estuaries
In 2009 Working with partners, protect or restore additional (i.e., measuring from 2008 forward) acres of habitat within the study area for the 28 estuaries that
are part of the National Estuary Program.
In 2008 Working with partners, protect or restore additional (i.e., measuring from 2008 forward) acres of habitat within the study area for the 28 estuaries that
are part of the National Estuary Program.
In 2007 Working with NEP partners, protect or restore an additional 25,000 acres of habitat within the study areas for the 28 estuaries that are part of the
National Estuary Program (NEP).
In 2006 Working with NEP partners, protect or restore an additional 25,000 acres of habitat within the study areas for the 28 estuaries that are part of the
National Estuary Program (NEP).
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
Acres protected or restored in NEP study areas. (4: 25,000 140,033
FY 2007
Target Actual
50,000 102,462
FY 2008
Target
50,000
FY 2009
Target
75,000
Unit
Acres
Ambient Conditions)
Background: 2005 Baseline: 449,242 acres of habitat protected or restored; cumulative from 2002.
Gulf of Mexico
In 2009 Improve the overall health of coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the "good/fair/poor" scale of the National Coastal Condition Report.
In 2008 Improve the overall health of coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico on the "good/fair/poor" scale of the National Coastal Condition Report.
In 2007 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic species in order to improve the health of the Gulf of Mexico.
In 2006 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic species in order to improve the health of the Gulf of Mexico.
FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
Improve the overall health of coastal waters of the Gulf of 2.4 2.4
Mexico on the "good/fair/poor" scale of the National
Coastal Condition Report. (4: Ambient Conditions)
Restore water and habitat quality to meet water quality
standards in impaired segments in 13 priority coastal
areas (cumulative starting in FY 07). (6: Ultimate
Ecological/Health Impacts)
Restore, enhance, or protect a cumulative number of
acres of important coastal and marine habitats. (6:
Ultimate Ecological/Health Impacts)
FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target
2.4 2.4 2.5
64
18,200
FY 2009
Target
2.5
96
20,600
Unit
Scale
Impaired
Segments
Acres
Background: In 2004, the Gulf of Mexico rating of fair/poor was 2.4 where the rating is based on a 5-point system in which 1 is poor and 5 is good and is expressed
as an aerially weighted mean of regional scores using the National Coastal Condition Report II indicators: water quality index, sediment quality index,
benthic index, coastal habitat index, and fish tissue contaminants.
The hypoxia running average size for 1996-2000 = 14,128 km2. The 2002-2006 running average size = 14,944 km2. No annual targets are set for 2007 and 2008 because
hypoxia varies annually, depending on the timing and extent of spring and summer stratification, weather patterns, temperature, and precipitation in the
Gulf and drainage basin.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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In 2002, 812 impaired segments identified in Section 303(d) listings. In 2005, 16,000 acres restored, enhanced, or protected; Gulf of Mexico coastal wetlands habitats
include 3,769,370 acres.
Great Lakes Implementation Actions
In 2009
Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so that overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes is improved.
that overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes is improved.
that overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes is improved.
that overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes is improved.
In 2008 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so
In 2007 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so
In 2006 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so
Performance Measures
Improve the overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes
by preventing water pollution and protecting aquatic
systems. (4: Ambient Conditions)
Cubic yards of contaminated sediment remediated
(cumulative) in the Great Lakes. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Average annual percentage decline for the long-term
trend in concentrations of PCBs in whole lake trout and
walleye samples. (5: Exposure or Body Burden)
Average annual percentage decline for the long-term
trend in concentrations of PCBs in the air in the Great
Lakes Basin. (4: Ambient Conditions)
Number of Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin
which are restored and de-listed. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal
Gov. Activities)
Number of Beneficial Use Impairments removed within
Areas of Concern. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
FY 2006 FY 2007
Target Actual Target Actual
21 21.1 21 22.7
4.5 4.1 4.5 4.5
5656
7878
2111
No Target 9
Established
FY 2008
Target
22
5.5
5
7
3
16
FY 2009
Target
No Target
Established
5.5
5
7
No Target
Established
21
Unit
Scale
Million Cubic
Yards
Percent
Annual
Decrease
Percent
Annual
Decrease
Cum. Areas of
Concern
Cum. Number
of BUI
Removed
Background: Great Lakes rating of 20.9 reported in 2003, based on most current data available, generally from 2001) on a 40 point scale where the rating uses select
Great Lakes State of the Lakes Ecosystem indicators based on a 1 to 5 rating system for each indicator, where 1 is poor and 5 is good, (ii) 2.1 million
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cubic yards of contaminated sediments were remediated from 1997 through 2001 of the 40 million requiring remediation, (iii) On average, total PCB
concentrations in whole Great Lakes top predator fish have recently declined 5 percent annually - average concentrations at Lake sites from 2002 were:
L Superior-9ug/g; L Michigan- 1.6ug/g; L Huron- .8ug/g L Erie- 1.8ug/g; and L Ontario- 1.2ug/g. 9iv) Average concentrations of toxic chemicals in the
air (PCBs) from 2002 were; L Superior- 60 pg/m2; L Michigan- 87 pg/m2; L Huron-19 pg/m2; L Erie- 183 pg/m2; and L Ontario- 36 pg/m2. (v) In
2002, no Areas of Concern had been delisted.
Wetland and River Corridor Projects
In 2009 Working with partners, achieve a net increase in wetlands acres with additional focus on assessment of wetland condition.
In 2008 Working with partners, achieve a net increase in wetlands acres with additional focus on assessment of wetland condition.
In 2007 Working with partners, achieve no net loss ofwetlands.
In 2006 Working with partners, achieve no net loss ofwetlands.
Performance Measures
In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
states, and tribes, achieve no net loss ofwetlands each
year under the Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory
program (4: Ambient Conditions)
FY 2006
Target Actual
No Net N/A
Loss Target
FY 2007
Actual
No Net Data Lag
Loss
FY 2008
Target
No Net
Loss
FY 2009
Target
No Net
Loss
Unit
Acres
Working with partners, achieve a net increase of acres of 200,000 N/A 100,000 Data Lag 100,000 100,000 Acres/year
wetlands per year with additional focus on biological and
functional measures and assessment of wetland
conditions, (cumulative) (4: Ambient Conditions)
Background: Annual net wetland loss of an estimated 58,500 acres as measured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and reported in Status and Tends of Wetlands
in the Conterminous United States, 1986-1997. The United States achieved a net cumulative increase of 32,000 acres per year of wetlands over a 6-year
period, from 1998 through 2004, as measured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and reported in Status and trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous
United States, 1998 to 2004. (Dahl, T.E. 2006. Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States, 1998 to 2004. U.S. Department of
the Interior; Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. 112 pp.)
Chesapeake Bay Habitat
In 2009 Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so that the overall aquatic system health of the Chesapeake Bay is improved.
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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In 2008
In 2007
In 2007
In 2006
In 2006
Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so that the overall aquatic system health of the Chesapeake Bay is improved.
Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so that overall aquatic system health of the Chesapeake Bay is improved enough so that there are
100,000 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, (cumulative)
Reduce nitrogen loads by 80 million pounds per year; phosphorus loads by 9.0 million pounds per year, and sediment loads by 1.16 million tons per
year from entering the Chesapeake Bay, from 1985 levels.
Prevent water pollution and protect aquatic systems so that overall aquatic system health of the Chesapeake Bay is improved enough so that there are
100,000 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation, (cumulative)
Reduce nitrogen loads by 80 million pounds per year; phosphorus loads by 9.0 million pounds per year, and sediment loads by 1.16 million tons per
year from entering the Chesapeake Bay, from 1985 levels.
FY 2006
FY 2007
FY 2008 FY 2009
Performance Measures
Reduction, from 1985 levels, of nitrogen (M/lbs),
phosphorus (M/lbs), and sediment loads (tons) entering
Chesapeake Bay. (cumulative) (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of point source nitrogen reduction goal of 49.9
million pounds achieved. (3 : Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of point source phosphorus reduction goal of 6.16
million pounds achieved. (3 : Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of forest buffer planting goal of 10,000 miles
achieved. (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Acres of submerged aquatic vegetation (SA V) present in
the Chesapeake Bay. (cumulative) (4: Ambient
Conditions)
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of nitrogen
reduction practices (expressed as progress meeting the
nitrogen reduction goal of 162.5 million pounds). (3 :
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Target Actual Target Actual Target
74/8.7/1.1 72.3/8.7/1. 80/9.0/1.16
65 68 70 69 74
82 84 84 87 85
46 46 53 53 60
90,000 78,259 90,000 59,090
44 44 47 46 50
61 61 64 62 66
Target Unit
Percent
79 Percent Goal
Achieved
87 Percent Goal
Achieved
68 Percent Goal
Achieved
Acres
53 Percent Goal
Achieved
69 Percent Goal
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FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
phosphorus reduction practices (expressed as progress
meeting the phosphorus reduction goal of 14.36 million
pounds). (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of sediment 57 57
reduction practices (expressed as progress meeting the
sediment reduction goal of 1.69 million pounds). (3:
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target Unit
Achieved
61 62 64 67 Percent Goal
Achieved
Background: In 1984, there were 38,230 acres of submerged aquatic vegetation in the Chesapeake Bay. In 2002, baseline for nitrogen load reductions was 53 million
pounds per year; phosphorus load reductions was 8.0 million pounds per year; and sediment load reductions was 0.8 million tons per year. *Fiscal year
data in this table reflects prior calendar year performance data.
In 2006, there were 32.68 million Ibs of point source nitrogen reduced, 65% towards the goal. There were 5.07 million Ibs of point source phosphorus reduced, 82%
towards the goal. Four thousand six hundred six miles of forest buffer were planted, 46% towards the goal.
Long Island Sound
In 2009 Prevent water pollution, improve water quality, protect aquatic systems, and restore the habitat of Long Island Sound by working through the Long
Island Sound Management Study Conference Partnership.
In 2008 Prevent water pollution, improve water quality, protect aquatic systems, and restore the habitat of Long Island Sound by working through the Long
Island Sound Management Study Conference Partnership.
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Reduce point source nitrogen discharges to Long Island
Sound as measured by the Long Island Sound Nitrogen
Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL). (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Restore or protect acres of coastal habitat, including tidal
wetlands, dunes, riparian buffers, and freshwater
wetlands. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Reopen miles of river and stream corridor to anadromous
fish passage through removal of dams and barriers or
installation of by-pass structures such asfishways. (1C:
Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
37,323 34,898 Pounds pet-
Day
862
105.9
912
114
Acres
Miles
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Background: In 2000, TMDL baseline is 213,151 pounds/day. In 2005, 562 acres restored (cumulative) and 150 acres protected (cumulative). Eighty-one miles of
river and stream corridor re-opened.
South Florida Ecosystem
In 2009 Protect and maintain the South Florida Ecosystem, including the Everglades and coral reef ecosystems.
In 2008 Protect and maintain the South Florida Ecosystem, including the Everglades and coral reef ecosystems.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
No Net
Loss
Mean Percent
of Area
Maintain
Sea Grass
Health
Achieve "no net loss" of stony coral cover in FL Keys 6.7/5.9
Nat'l Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and in the coastal
waters ofDade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, FL
working with all stakeholders. (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
Annually maintain the overall health and functionality of
sea grass beds in the Florida Keys Nat'I Marine
Sanctuary (FKNMS) as measured by the long-term sea
grass monitoring project. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Maintain the overall water quality of the near shore and Maintain
coastal waters of the Florida Keys Nat'l Marine
Sanctuary (FKNMS). (4: Ambient Conditions)
Improve the water quality of the Everglades ecosystem as Maintain
measured by total phosphorus, including meeting the 10
ppb total phosphorus criterion throughout the Everglades
Protection Area marsh. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Background: In 2005, the mean percent of stony coral cover is was 6.8% in FKNMS and 5.9% in Southeast Florida. Total water quality was at chl < 0.2 ug/1, light
attenuation < 0.13/meter, DIN < 0.75 micromolar, and TP < 0.2 micromolar. Florida Keys seagrasses were at 8.28 for N:P of Thalassia and 0.48 for
relative abundance of Thalassia. The average annual geometric mean phosphorus concentrations were 5 ppb in the Everglades National Park, 10 ppb in
Water Conservation 3 A, 13 ppb in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and 18 ppb in Water Conservation Area 2A; annual average flow-
weighted from total phosphorus discharges from storm water treatment areas ranged from 13 ppb for area 3/4 and 98 ppb for area 1W. Effluent limits
will be established for all discharges, including storm water treatment areas.
Maintain Water Quality
Maintain Parts per
Billion
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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Puget Sound Basin
In 2009 Improve water and air quality, and minimize the adverse impacts of rapid development in the Puget Sound Basin.
In 2008 Improve water and air quality, and minimize the adverse impacts of rapid development in the Puget Sound Basin.
Performance Measures
Improve water quality and enable the lifting c
FY 2006
Target Actual
if harvest
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target
FY 2009
Target
600
Unit
Acres
restrictions in acres of shellfish bed growing areas
impacted by degrading or declining water quality. (3:
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Remediate acres of prioritized contaminated sediments.
(3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Restore the acres oftidally and seasonally influenced
estuarine wetlands. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
125
3,000
Acres
Acres
Background: In 2006, 100 acres of shellfish-bed growing areas improved water quality and lifted harvest restrictions. Additionally, 750 acres oftidally- and
seasonally-influenced estuarine wetlands were restored. In 2007, 120 acres of prioritized contaminated sediments were remediated.
Columbia River Basin
In 2009
In 2008
Prevent water pollution and improve and protect water quality and ecosystems in the Columbia River Basin to reduce risks to human health and the
environment.
Prevent water pollution and improve and protect water quality and ecosystems in the Columbia River Basin to reduce risks to human health and the
environment.
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Protect, enhance, or restore acres of wetland habitat and
acres of upland habitat in the Lower Columbia River
watershed (cumulative starting FY 06). (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Clean up acres of known contaminated sediments
(cumulative starting FY 06). (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
3000 10,000
Acres
Acres
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Background: In 2005, 96,770 acres of wetland and upland habitat available for protection, enhancement, or restoration. In 2008, 3,000 additional acres are expected
to be protected, enhanced, or restored. In FY 2009, 2,000 additional acres are expected to be protected, enhanced, or restored, towards a cumulative
10,000 acres.
OBJECTIVE: ENHANCE SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Through 2011, identify and synthesize the best available scientific information, models, methods, and analyses to support Agency guidance
and policy decisions related to the health of people, communities, and ecosystems. Focus research on pesticides and chemical toxicology;
global change; and comprehensive, cross-cutting studies of human, community, and ecosystem health.
Research
Research on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
In 2009 Increased use of endocrine disrupters research program products.
In 2008 Increased use of endocrine disrupters research program products
In 2007 By 2007, develop improved protocols for screening and testing for the Agency's Endocrine Disrupters Screening Program and reduce scientific
uncertainty on effects, exposure, and risk management issues
In 2006 By 2006, develop and transfer standardized protocols for screening chemicals for their potential effects on the endocrine system, so that EPA's Office of
Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances has the necessary protocols to validate for use in the Agency's Endocrine Disruptors Screening Program,
mandated by the Food Quality Protection Act, as determined by independent expert review.
Performance Measures
Improved protocols for screening and testing (Research)
Effects and exposure milestones met (Research)
Assessment milestones met (Research)
Risk management milestones met (Research)
FY
Target
1
9
1
o
J
2006
Actual
1
9
0
o
J
FY
Target
6
4
0
o
J
2007
Actual
3
5
0
2
FY 2008
Target
1
3
0
2
FY 2009
Target
0
9
0
1
Unit
Reports
Reports
Reports
Reports
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) determining the extent of the impact of endocrine disrupters on humans, wildlife, and the
environment to better inform the federal and scientific communities; and 2) reducing the uncertainty regarding the effects, exposure, assessment, and
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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management of endocrine disrupters so that EPA has a sound scientific foundation for environmental decision-making. EPA's Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement.
Additionally, the program aims to complete on time each year its 1) improved protocols for screening and testing; 2) effects and exposure milestones; 3)
assessment milestones; and 4) risk management milestones.
Homeland Security Research
In 2009 Enhance public health and safety and mitigate adverse effects of the purposeful introduction of hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological
materials into the environment.
In 2008 Enhance public health and safety and mitigate adverse effects of the purposeful introduction of hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological
materials into the environment.
In 2007 Enhance public health and safety and mitigate adverse effects of the purposeful introduction of hazardous chemical, biological, or radiological
materials into the environment.
In 2006 Provide methods, guidance documents, technologies and tools to first responders and decision-makers to enhance safety and to mitigate adverse effects
of the purposeful introduction of hazardous chemical or biological materials into the environment.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
efficient and effective clean-ups and safe disposal of
contamination wastes. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
water security initiatives. (Research)
% of planned outputs delivered in support of support risk 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
assessors and decision-makers in the rapid assessment of
risk and the determination of cleanup goals and
procedures following contamination (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
establishment of the environmental National Laboratory
Response Network (Research)
Background: EPA's homeland security research provides appropriate, effective, and rapid risk assessment guidelines and technologies to help decision-makers
prepare for, detect, contain, and decontaminate building and water treatment systems against which chemical and/or biological attacks have been
directed. The Agency intends to expand the state of the knowledge of potential threats, as well as its response capabilities, by assembling and evaluating
private sector tools and capabilities so that preferred response approaches can be identified, promoted, and evaluated for future use by first responders,
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
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decision-makers, and the public. These products will enable first responders to better deal with threats to the public and the environment posed by the
intentional release of toxic or infectious materials.
Human Health Research
In 2009 Increased use of human health research products.
In 2009 Reduce average time to process research grant proposals while maintaining a credible and efficient merit review
In 2008 HH (Human Health)
In 2007 Increased use of human health research products
In 2006 HH (Human Health)
FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100
public health outcomes long-term goal. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 92
mechanistic data long-term goal. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100
aggregate and cumulative risk long-term goal. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the 100 100
susceptible subpopulations long-term goal. (Research)
FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target
100 100 100
100 100 100
100 100 100
100 100 100
system.
FY 2009
Target
100
100
100
100
Unit
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in reducing uncertainty in the science underlying human health risk assessment. The program also
conducts research into methods of measuring public health outcomes resulting from risk management practices. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally,
the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the number of its papers deemed "highly
cited" (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research); and 3) the percentage of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments in which ORD research is
cited in support of a decision.
Global Change Research
In 2009 Increased use of global change research products.
In 2008 Increased use of global change research products
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Increased use of global change research products
Performance Measures
Percent pros
;ress toward complel
ion of a framework
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
60 65 75 75 85 95 Percent
linking global change to air quality. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered. (Research)
No Target
Established
100
100
100
Percent
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in enhancing the understanding of potential impacts of climate variability and change on the
environment. Accordingly, the program provides stakeholders and policy makers with information to help support decision-making. EPA's Board of
Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued
improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the number
of its papers deemed "highly cited" and of "high impact" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research). The program is
also measuring its progress toward completing a framework linking global change to air quality.
Human Health Risk Assessment
In 2009 Increased use of human health risk assessment program products.
In 2008 Increased use of human health risk assessment program products
In 2007 Increased use of human health risk assessment program products
In 2006 By 2006, deliver at least 20 dose-response assessments, provisional values, or pathogen risk assessments so that by 2010, at least 100 assessments have
been made available through the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) database and other communications to EPA program offices, regions, states
and Tribes providing the necessary information to predict risk and make risk management decisions that protect public health.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of Air No Target 100
Quality Criteria/Science Assessment documents. Established
(Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of 100 100
HHRA health assessments. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of No Target 81
HHRA Technical Support Documents. (Research) Established
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90
90
90
100
100
100
90
90
90
90
Percent
90 Percent
90 Percent
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Performance Measures
Usefulness of HHRA's Air Quality Criteria Documents
FY 2006
Target Actual
No Target 158
FY 2007
Target Actual
106 68
FY 2008
Target
90
FY 2009
Target
90
Unit
Days
(AQCDs), represented by the number of days between the Established
completion of AQCD peer review and publication of the
EPA staff document that relies on AQCD (Research)
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing timely, peer-reviewed health assessments of priority environmental contaminants to
support science-based decision-making in EPA's regulatory and cleanup programs. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on
its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase
1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the percentage of regulatory decisions in which decision-makers used
HHRA peer-reviewed health assessments; and 3) the usefulness of HHRA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) documents as represented by the
number of days between the completion of ISA peer review and publication of the EPA staff document that relies on the IS As.
Safe Pesticides/Safe Products Research
In 2009 Increased use of Pesticides and Toxics research products.
In 2008 Increased use of Pesticides and Toxics research products.
In 2007 Increased use of safe pesticides/safe products
In 2006 Increased use of pesticides and toxics research products
Performance Measures
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal one. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal two. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal three. (Research)
Target
100
100
100
Actual
80
100
100
Target
100
100
100
Actual
86
100
80
Target
100
100
100
Target
100
100
100
Unit
Percent
Percent
Percent
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in prioritizing testing requirements and enhancing interpretation of data; conducting spatially explicit
probabilistic ecological risk assessments; and supporting decisionmaking related to products of biotechnology and specific high priority
individual/classes of pesticides and toxic substances. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and
the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the percentage of planned
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outputs completed on time; and 2) the percentage of program papers rated as "highly cited" and of "high impact" in its bibliometric analysis (a measure
of quality and the use of ORDs research).
Ecosystems Research
In 2009 Increased use of ecosystems research products.
In 2008 Increased use of ecosystems research products
In 2006 Increased use of ecosystems research products
Performance Measures
Number of states using a comm
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
on monitoring design and 25 25 30 30 35 40 States
No Target No Target
Established Established
No Target No Target
Established Established
100
100
100
86
100
100
20.4
20.3
100
100
100
21.1 No Target 21.4
Established
20.8 No Target 21.3
Established
appropriate indicators to determine the status and trends
of ecological resources and the effectiveness of programs
and policies. (Research)
Percentage of Ecological Research publications rated as
highly-cited publications. (Research)
Percentage of Ecological research publications in "high-
impact" journals. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
State, tribe, and relevant EPA office needs for causal
diagnosis tools and methods to determine causes of
ecological degradation. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
State, tribe, and relevant EPA office needs for
environmental forecasting tools and methods to forecast
the ecological impacts of various actions. (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
State, tribe, and EPA office needs for environmental
restoration and services tools and methods to protect and
restore ecological condition and services. (Research)
Background: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing the scientific understanding to measure, model, maintain, and/or restore, at multiple scales,
the integrity and sustainability of highly valued ecosystems now and in the future. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on
GOAL 4: HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
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its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase
1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" and of "high impact"
in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research); and 3) the number of states using a common monitoring design and
appropriate indicators to determine the status and trends of ecological resources and the effectiveness of programs and policies.
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GOAL 5: COMPLIANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental requirements by enforcing environmental statutes,
preventing pollution, and promoting environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for governments, businesses, and the
public that promote environmental stewardship and long-term sustainable outcomes.
OBJECTIVE: ACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION THROUGH IMPROVED COMPLIANCE
By 2011, maximize compliance to protect human health and the environment through enforcement and other compliance assurance activities
by achieving a 5 percent increase in the pounds of pollution reduced, treated, or eliminated by regulated entities, including those in Indian
country. (Baseline: 3-year rolling average FYs 2003-2005: 900,000,000 pounds.)
Monitoring and Enforcement
In 2009 Through monitoring and enforcement actions, EPA will increase complying actions, pollutant reduction or treatment, and improve environmental
management practices.
In 2008 Through monitoring and enforcement actions, EPA will increase complying actions, pollutant reduction or treatment, and improve environmental
management practices.
In 2007 Through monitoring and enforcement actions, EPA will increase complying actions, pollutant reduction or treatment, and improve environmental
management practices.
In 2006 Through monitoring and enforcement actions, EPA will increase complying actions, pollutant reduction or treatment, and improve environmental
management practices.
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
Pounds of pollution estimated to be reduced, treated, or
eliminated as a result of concluded enforcement actions.
(civil enf) (3 : Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Percentage of concluded enforcement cases requiring that
pollution be reduced, treated, or eliminated. (2:
450
30
890
Data Avail
FY 2008
500
30
890
27
890
30
890
30
Million
pounds
Percentage
Regulated Party Activities)
Percentage of concluded enforcement cases requiring 65
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70
70
70
70
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Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
implementation of improved environmental management
practices. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Percentage of regulated entities taking complying actions 25 16 30 18 30 25 Percentage
as a result ofon-site compliance inspections and
evaluations. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Dollars invested in improved environmental performance 4.1 5.0 4.2 10.6 4.3 4.4 Billion dollars
or improved environmental management practices as a
result of concluded enforcement actions (i.e., injunctive
relief and SEPs) (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Background: The FY 2005-2007 rolling average baseline for pounds of pollution estimated to be reduced, treated, or eliminated is 960,000,000 pounds of pollutants.
The FY 2007 baseline for the percentage of concluded enforcement cases requiring that pollutants estimated to be reduced, treated, or eliminated is the
FY2007 result which is 27 percent. The reason for using the FY2005 result as the FY2006 baseline is due to the data lag in the FY2006 result. The FY
2007 baseline for the percentage of concluded enforcement cases requiring implementation of improved environmental management practices is 70
percent. The FY 2006 baseline for the percentage of regulated entities taking complying actions as a result of on-site compliance inspections and
evaluations is 18 percent. The FY 2005-2007 rolling average baseline for dollars invested in improved environmental performance or improved
environmental management practices is $8,500,000,000.
Compliance Incentives
In 2009 Identify and correct noncompliance and reduce environmental risks through an increase in the percent of facilities that use EPA incentive policies to
conduct environmental audits or other actions that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution or improve environmental management practices.
In 2008 Identify and correct noncompliance and reduce environmental risks through an increase in the percent of facilities that use EPA incentive policies to
conduct environmental audits or other actions that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution or improve environmental management practices.
In 2007 Identify and correct noncompliance and reduce environmental risks through an increase in the percent of facilities that use EPA incentive policies to
conduct environmental audits or other actions that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution or improve environmental management practices.
In 2006 Through self-disclosure policies, EPA will increase the percentage of audits or other actions reducing pollutants or improving EMP.
FY 2006 FY 2007 FY 2008
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual Target
Pounds of pollutants estimated to be reduced, treated, or 0.4 0.05 0.4 1.20 0.4
eliminated, as a result of audit agreements. (3 : Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
FY 2009
Target Unit
0.4 Million
pounds
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Background: The FY2007 baseline for pounds of pollutants estimated to be reduced, treated, or eliminated as a result of audit agreements is 1.2 million pounds of
pollutants.
Compliance Assistance
In 2009 Prevent noncompliance or reduce environmental risks through EPA compliance assistance by achieving: an increase in the percent of regulated entities
that improve their understanding of environmental requirements; an increase in the number of regulated entities that improve environmental
management practices; and an increase in the percentage of regulated entities that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution.
In 2008 Prevent noncompliance or reduce environmental risks through EPA compliance assistance by achieving: an increase in the percent of regulated entities
that improve their understanding of environmental requirements; an increase in the number of regulated entities that improve environmental
management practices; and an increase in the percentage of regulated entities that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution.
In 2007 Prevent noncompliance or reduce environmental risks through EPA compliance assistance by achieving: an increase in the percent of regulated entities
that improve their understanding of environmental requirements; an increase in the number of regulated entities that improve environmental
management practices; and an increase in the percentage of regulated entities that reduce, treat, or eliminate pollution.
In 2006 Through compliance assistance, EPA will increase the understanding of regulated entities, improve Environmental Management Practices, and reduce
pollutants.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percentage of regulated entities receiving direct 50
compliance assistance from EPA reporting that they
improved environmental management practices as a
result of EPA assistance. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Percentage of regulated entities receiving direct 15
assistance from EPA reporting that they reduced, treated,
or eliminated pollution, as a result of EPA assistance. (2:
Regulated Party Activities)
74
28
50
15
91
50
50
15
60
20
Percentage
Percentage
Background: The FY2007 baseline for the percentage of regulated entities receiving direct compliance assistance from EPA reporting that they improved BMP as a
result of EPA assistance is 91%. The FY2007 baseline for the percentage of regulated entities receiving direct compliance assistance from EPA
reporting that they reduced, treated, or eliminated pollution as a result of EPA compliance assistance is 50%. These measures are not calculated from a
representative sample of the regulated entity universe. The percentages are based, in part, on the number of regulated entities that answered affirmatively
to these questions on voluntary surveys. The percentages do not account for the number of regulated entities who chose not to answer these questions or
the majority of entities who chose not to answer the surveys.
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OBJECTIVE: IMPROVE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH POLLUTION PREVENTION AND OTHER
STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES
By 2011, enhance public health and environmental protection and increase conservation of natural resources by promoting pollution
prevention and the adoption of other stewardship practices by companies, communities, governmental organizations, and individuals.
Reducing PBTs in Hazardous Waste Streams
In 2009 Reduce pollution in business operations.
In 2008 Reduce pollution in business operations.
In 2007 Reduce pollution in business operations.
Performance Measures
Number of pounds (in millions) of pi
iority chemicals
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
0.5 M 1.3M
FY 2008
Target
1.0 M
FY 2009
Target
1.0 M
Unit
Pounds
reduced, as measured by National Partnership for
Environmental Priorities members. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Background: The performance measure reflects the fact that the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) has quadrupled its members and now has
over 100 partners, who have removed more than one million pounds of priority chemicals from the environment. As of August 2006, the NPEP program
had also obtained industry commitments for 2.1 million pounds of priority chemical reductions through the year 2011. Reductions will be achieved
primarily through source reduction made possible by safer chemical substitutes.
Innovation Activities
In 2008 75% of innovation projects completed under the State Innovation Grant (SIG) Program and through other piloting mechanisms will achieve, on
average, an 8% or greater improvement in environmental results from a project initiation baseline measure for the sectors and facilities involved (e.g.,
reductions in air or water discharges, improvements in ambient water or air quality, or improvements in compliance rates), or a 5% or greater
improvement in cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
In 2008 Performance Track facilities collectively will meet 3 of the 5 annual performance improvement targets for reducing, on a normalized basis, water use,
hazardous materials use, production of greenhouse gases, toxic discharges to water and combined NOx, SOx, VOC and PM emissions.
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In 2007 Performance Track facilities collectively will meet 4 of the 6 annual performance improvement targets for 3.7 billion gallons of water use, 16.3 million
MMBTUs of energy use, 1,050 tons materials use, 460,000 tons of non-hazardous solid waste, 66,000 tons of air releases, and 12,400 tons of discharges
to water.
In 2006 Performance Track members collectively will achieve an annual reduction of: 600 million gallons in water use; 2.5 million MMBTUs in energy use;
15,000 tons of solid waste; 20,000 tons materials reduced; 6,000 tons of air releases; and 10,000 tons in water discharges, compared with 2001 results.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Specific annual reductions in six media/resource areas:
water use, energy use, solid waste, air releases, water
discharges, & materials use. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce 3.7 billion gallons of water use; 16.3 million
MMBTUs of energy use; 1,050 tons of materials use;
460,000 tons of solid waste; 66,000 tons of air releases;
& 12,400 tons of water discharges. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce water use at Performance Track facilities. (3:
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce hazardous materials use at Performance Track
facilities. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce production of greenhouse gases at Performance
Track facilities. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce toxic releases to water at Performance Track
facilities. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Reduce combined NOx, SOx, VOC and PM emissions at
Performance Track facilities. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
75% ofinnov. proj. completed under the SIG prog, will
achieve, on average, 8% or greater imp. in envtl results
for sectors and facilities involved, or 5% or greater imp.
in cost-effectiveness & effic (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
Media
reduction
Media
reduction
3,900,000,000 3,900,000,000 Gallons
10,000 10,000
220
4,000
75
220
4,000
75
Tons
175,000 175,000 MTCO2E
Tons
Tons
Percentage
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Background: For Performance Track, the baseline year is 2001 for FY 2005, 2006, and 2007. Performance will be measured against the 2001 baseline annual
reduction of 475 M gallons of water conserved, 0.24 million MMBTUs of energy conserved, 150,000 tons of solid waste reduced, 1,113 tons of air
emissions reduced, 6,870 tons of water discharged, and -2,154 tons of materials reduced. For FY 2008, the baseline year is 2005. The 2005 baseline
annual normalized reductions are:, 3,387,333,545 gallons of water reduced, 8,794 tons of hazardous materials reduced, 151,129 MTCO2Es of
greenhouse gas emissions reduced, 186 tons of toxic discharges to water reduced, and 3,533 tons of NOx, SOx, VOCs and PM emissions reduced.
EPA's State Innovation Grant program promotes the testing of innovative approaches in State environmental permitting programs. Individual projects
are designed to test innovation that improves compliance rates, often within an entire business sector or across an entire permitting program, or
improves the efficiency of permitting programs for either the regulated sector or the state environmental agency. Because each grant-supported project
is unique, results can only be reported on a project-by project basis. EPA does not report program-wide results (e.g., total tons of air or water pollutants
removed or prevented in a year) because not every project selected in a competition year focuses on a single environmental medium or pollutant.
Rather, the EPA-funded projects help states test approaches that improve results, often in ways that address multi-media concerns. Similarly, these
projects are demonstrations, or pilot tests of new approaches and the projects take 2-4 years to complete. Therefore, results for individual projects are
reported at the end of each project. Results are usually described in terms such as an improvement in overall compliance rates at the end of a project
above a baseline condition measured at the beginning of the project.
Reduction of Industrial / Commercial Chemicals
In 2009 Prevent, reduce the need to recycle, treat, or dispose of hazardous industrial/commercial chemicals and enhance environmental stewardship and
sustainability.
In 2008 Prevent, reduce and recycle hazardous industrial/commercial chemicals and improve environmental stewardship practices.
In 2007 Prevent, reduce and recycle hazardous industrial/commercial chemicals and municipal solid wastes.
In 2006 Prevent, reduce and recycle hazardous industrial/commercial chemicals and improve environmental stewardship practices.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Target
Unit
BTUs of energy reduced, conserved or offset by P2
program participants. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
906.7B
4,442B 1J06.8B Data Avail 1,217.4B 1,580.9B
2008
BTUs
Gallons of water reduced by P2 program participants. (3: 329M
Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Business, institutional and government costs reduced by 38.2 M
P2 program participants. (3: Pollution
Reduction/Prevention)
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2,272M 1,790M Data Avail 1,640M 1,791M Gallons
2008
86.8 M
44.3 M Data Avail 45.9 M
2008
67.8 M Dollars saved
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Performance Measures
Pounds of hazardous materials reduced by P2 program
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual Target Target Unit
i 401 M 394 M 414 419 M 429 M 494 M Pounds
participants. (3: Pollution Reduction/Prevention)
Background: The baseline for the Pollution Prevention Program BTUs is 0 in FY 2002. Data currently available indicate that the P2 program has reduced, conserved,
or offset 8 Billion BTUs since 2002. The baseline for the Pollution Prevention Program gallons of water was 220 millions gallons in FY 2000. Data
currently available indicate that the P2 program has reduced 9.4 billion gallons of water since 2000. The baseline for the Pollution Prevention Program
cost savings is 0 dollar in FY 2002. Data currently available indicate that the P2 program has saved $178 million in business, government, and
institutional costs since 2002. The baseline for the Pollution Prevention Program hazardous material reduced is 0.044 billion pounds in FY 2000. Data
currently available indicate 2 billion pounds of hazardous materials have been reduced since FY 2000.
OBJECTIVE: IMPROVE HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Protect human health and the environment on tribal lands by assisting federally-recognized tribes to build environmental management
capacity, assess environmental conditions and measure results, and implement environmental programs in Indian country.
Tribal Environmental Baseline/Environmental Priori
In 2009 Protect human health and the environment on tribal lands by assisting federally recognized tribes to: build environmental capacity; assess
environmental conditions and measure results; and implement environmental programs in Indian country.
In 2008 Protect human health and the environment on tribal lands by assisting federally recognized tribes to: build environmental capacity; assess
environmental conditions and measure results; and implement environmental programs in Indian country.
In 2007 Assist federally recognized tribes in assessing the condition of their environment, help in building their capacity to implement environmental programs
where needed to improve tribal health and environments, and implement programs in Indian country where needed to address environmental issues.
In 2006 Assist federally recognized tribes in assessing the condition of their environment, help in building their capacity to implement environmental programs
where needed to improve tribal health and environments, and implement programs in Indian country where needed to address environmental issues.
Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percent of Tribes implementing federal regulatory
environmental programs in Indian country (cumulative).
(1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
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1
Percent Tribes
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Performance Measures
FY 2006
Target Actual
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual Target Target
Unit
Percent of Tribes conducting EPA approved
environmental monitoring and assessment activities in
Indian country (cumulative.) (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov.
Activities)
Percent of Tribes with an environmental program
(cumulative). (1C: Fed/State/Tribal Gov. Activities)
Percent of tribes with EPA-approved multimedia
workplans. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Percent of tribes with delegated and non-delegated
programs (cumulative). (2: Regulated Party Activities)
Percent of Tribes with EPA-reviewed monitoring and
assessment occurring. (2: Regulated Party Activities)
21
57
23
60
39
48
30
42
57
42
49
31
59
73
43
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Background: There are 572 tribal entities that are eligible for GAP program funding. These entities are the ones for which environmental assessments of their lands
will be conducted.
OBJECTIVE: ENHANCE SOCIETIES CAPACITY FOR SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH SCIENCE AND RESEARCH
Conduct leading-edge, sound scientific research on pollution prevention, new technology development, socioeconomic, sustainable systems,
and decision-making tools. By 2011, the products of this research will be independently recognized as providing critical and key evidence in
informing Agency polices and decisions and solving problems for the Agency and its partners and stakeholders.
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ANNUAL PERFORMANCE GOALS AND MEASURES
Enabling Support Programs
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Energy Consumption Reduction
In 2009 As required by Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management, EPA will achieve a 12%
reduction in energy consumption from the Agency's 2003 baseline.
In 2008 As required by Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management, EPA will achieve a 9%
reduction in energy consumption from the Agency's 2003 baseline.
In 2007 As required by Executive Order 13423: Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management, EPA will achieve a 6%
reduction in energy consumption from the Agency's 2003 baseline.
In 2006 As required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, EPA will achieve a 2% reduction in energy consumption from the Agency's 2003 baseline.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual
Cumulative percentage reduction in energy consumption. 2 3 6 9 9 12 Percent
Background: On January 24, 2007, the President signed Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management, requiring all
Federal Agencies to reduce its Green House Gas intensity and its energy use by 3% annually through FY 2015. For the Agency's 29 reporting facilities,
the FY 2003 energy consumption of British Thermal Units (BTUs) per square foot is 346,518 BTUs per square foot.
Human Capital
In 2009 EPA will develop workforce planning strategies that link current and future Human Capital needs to mission accomplishments which will result in
significant reductions in skill gaps for Mission Critical Occupations (MCOs). In addition, EPA's recruitment strategy will focus on hiring needs that
will encourage the use of hiring flexibilities, build on centralized and local recruitment approaches, and focus on attracting applicants who are
talented, diverse, and committed to EPA's mission.
In 2008 EPA will develop workforce planning strategies that link current and future Human Capital needs to mission accomplishments which will result in
significant reductions in skill gaps for Mission Critical Occupations. In addition, EPA's recruitment strategy will focus on hiring needs that will
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encourage the use of hiring flexibilities, build on centralized and local recruitment approaches, and focus on attracting applicants who are talented,
diverse, and committed to EPA's mission.
In 2007 EPA will develop workforce planning strategies that link current and future Human Capital needs to mission accomplishments which will result in
significant reductions in skill gaps for Mission Critical Occupations. In addition, EPA's recruitment strategy will focus on hiring needs that will
encourage the use of hiring flexibilities, build on centralized and local recruitment approaches, and focus on attracting applicants who are talented,
diverse, and committed to EPA's mission.
FY 2006
Performance Measures Target Actual
Average time to hire non-SES positions from date vacancy
closes to date offer is extended, expressed in working days
For SES positions, the average time from date vacancy
closes to date offer is extended, expressed in working days
Agency Manager's satisfaction with the initial stages of
the human resources hiring process, as measured by the
average score across 4 questions in the OPM
Management Hiring Satisfaction Survey.
Maintenance and improvement ofMCO employee
competencies, as measured by proficiency levels of
competencies in MCO's re-assessed in 2009.
FY 2007 FY 2008 FY 2009
Target Actual
45 28 45 45
90 66 73 68
90
80
Days
Days
Percent
Percent
Background: Baselines for the new measures will be established in FY2007/08. For the average time to hire, these human capital performance measures and targets
were selected from EPA's President's Management Agenda.
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NPM: OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
Information Exchange Network
In 2009 Improve the quality, comparability, and availability of environmental data for sound environmental decision-making through the Central Data
Exchange (CDX).
In 2008 Improve the quality, comparability, and availability of environmental data for sound environmental decision-making through the Central Data
Exchange (CDX).
In 2007 Improve the quality, comparability, and availability of environmental data for sound environmental decision-making through the Central Data
Exchange (CDX).
In 2006 Improve the quality, comparability, and availability of environmental data for sound environmental decision-making through the Central Data
Exchange (CDX).
Performance Measures
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Target Actual Target Actual
Number of major EPA environmental systems that use the
CDX electronic requirements enabling faster receipt,
processing, and quality checking of data.
States, tribes and territories will be able to exchange data
with CDX through nodes in real time, using standards
and automated data-quality checking.
Number of users from states, tribes, laboratories, and
others that choose CDX to report environmental data
electronically to EPA.
29
32
36
37
45
55
60
55
47,000 62,000 55,000 88,516 100,000 110,000
Background: The Central Data Exchange program began in FY 2001.
Information Security
In 2009 OMB reports that all EPA information systems meet/exceed established standards for security.
In 2008 OMB reports that all EPA information systems meet/exceed established standards for security.
In 2007 OMB reports that all EPA information systems meet/exceed established standards for security.
Systems
Users
Users
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In 2006 OMB reports that all EPA information systems meet/exceed established standards for security.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual
Percent of Federal Information Security Management Act 100 100 100 100 100 100 Percent
reportable systems that are certified and accredited.
Background: In FY 2002, the Agency started planning an effort to expand and strengthen its information security infrastructure.
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NPM: OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
Fraud Detection and Deterrence
In 2009 In 2009, the OIG will improve public confidence and integrity in EPA program operations by detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and
breaches of security.
In 2008 In 2008, the OIG will improve public confidence and integrity in EPA program operations by detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and
breaches of security.
In 2007 In 2007, OIG will improve public confidence and integrity in EPA program operations by detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and
breaches of security.
In 2006 In 2006, the OIG will improve public confidence and integrity in EPA program operations by detecting and preventing fraud, abuse and
breaches of security.
FY2006 FY2007 FY2008 FY2009
Performance Measures Target Actual Target Actual
Criminal, civil, administrative, and fraud prevention 80 121 80 103 80 80 Actions
actions.
Background: In FY 2005, the OIG established a baseline of 83 criminal, civil, administrative, and fraud prevention actions.
Audit and Advisory Services
In 2009 In 2009, the OIG will contribute to human health and environmental quality through audits, evaluations, advisory services, inspections,
and investigations for improved Agency business practices, accountability, and performance.
In 2008 In 2008, the OIG will contribute to human health and environmental quality through audits, evaluations, advisory services, inspections,
and investigations for improved Agency business practices, accountability, and performance.
In 2007 In 2007, the OIG will contribute to human health and environmental quality through audits, evaluations, advisory services, inspections,
and investigations for improved Agency business practices, accountability, and performance.
In 2006 In 2006, the OIG will contribute to human health and environmental quality through audits, evaluations, advisory services, inspections,
and investigations for improved Agency business practices, accountability, and performance.
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Performance Measures
Environmental and business actions taken for improved
performance or risk reduction.
Environmental and business recommendations or risks
identified for corrective action.
Return on the annual dollar investment, as a percentage
of the OIG budget, from audits and investigations.
FY
Target
303
925
150
2006
Actual
407
1,024
1,100
FY
Target
318
925
150
2007
Actual
464
949
189
FY 2008
334
971
120
FY 2009
318
903
120
Actions
Recommendati
ons
Percentage
Background: In FY 2005, the OIG established a revised baseline of 564 environmental and business actions taken for improved performance or risk
reduction; 885 environmental and business risks or recommendations identified for corrective action; and 150% in potential dollar return
on investment as a percentage of OIG budget, from savings, questioned costs, fines, recoveries, and settlements. The baselines increased
because the OIG began including the non-monetary results of "Single Audits" and audits performed for the OIG in its targets and results
by acknowledging the increasing number and significance of actionable recommendations in these audits to improve the management of
assistance agreements.
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COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
Environmental Programs
Goal 1- Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Objective: Healthier Outdoor Air
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) cooperates with other Federal, state,
Tribal, and local agencies in achieving goals
related to ground level ozone and particulate
matter (PM). EPA continues to work
closely with the Department of Agriculture
and the Forest Service in developing its
burning policy and reviewing practices that
can reduce emissions. EPA, the Department
of Transportation (DOT), and the Army
Corps of Engineers (COE) work with state
and local agencies to integrate transportation
and air quality plans, reduce traffic
congestion, and promote livable
communities. EPA continues to work with
the Department of the Interior (DOT),
National Park Service (NFS), in developing
its regional haze program and deploying the
Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual
Environments (IMPROVE) visibility
monitoring network. The operation and
analysis of data produced by the particulate
matter (PM) monitoring system is an
example of the close coordination of effort
between the EPA and state and Tribal
governments.
For pollution assessments and transport,
EPA is working with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) on technology transfer using
satellite imagery. EPA will be working to
further distribute NASA satellite products to
and NOAA air quality forecast products to
Regions, states, local agencies, and Tribes to
provide better understanding of air quality
on a day-to-day basis and to assist with PM
forecasting. EPA will also work with
NASA to develop a better understanding of
PM formation using satellite data. EPA
works with the Department of the Army,
Department of Defense (DoD) on advancing
emission measurement technology and with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce for meteorological support for
our modeling and monitoring efforts.
To better understand the magnitude, sources,
and causes of mobile source pollution, EPA
works with the Departments of Energy
(DOE) and DOT to fund research projects.
A program to characterize the exhaust
emissions from light-duty gasoline vehicles
is being co-funded by DOE and DOT. Other
DOT mobile source projects include
TRANSIMS (TRansportation ANalysis and
SEVIulation System) and other transportation
modeling projects; DOE is funding these
projects through the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory. EPA also works closely
with DOE on refinery cost modeling
analyses and the development of clean fuel
programs. For mobile sources program
outreach, the Agency is participating in a
collaborative effort with DOT's Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
designed to educate the public about the
impacts of transportation choices on traffic
congestion, air quality, and human health.
This community-based public education
initiative also includes the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC). In addition, EPA is
working with DOE to identify opportunities
in the Clean Cities program. EPA also
works with other Federal agencies such as
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) on air
emission issues. Other programs targeted to
reduce air toxics from mobile sources are
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coordinated with DOT. These partnerships
can involve policy assessments and toxic
emission reduction strategies in different
regions of the country. EPA is also working
with the National Highway Transportation
Administration and the Department of
Agriculture on the greenhouse gas
transportation rules.
To develop new continuous source
monitoring technology for toxic metals
emitted from smokestacks, EPA has
partnered with the DoD. This partnership
will provide a new source monitoring tool
that will streamline source monitoring
requirements that a number of DoD
incinerators are required to meet and
improve the operation of DoD incinerators
with real-time emissions information
resulting in reduced releases of air toxics to
the environment. In time, this technology is
expected to be available for use at non-DoD
facilities.
To reduce air toxic emissions that do not
inadvertently increase worker exposures,
EPA is continuing to work closely with the
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) to
coordinate the development of EPA and
OSHA standards. EPA also works closely
with other health agencies such as the CDC,
the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
on health risk characterization. To assess
atmospheric deposition and characterize
ecological effects, EPA works with NOAA
and the Department of the Interior's U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
The Agency has worked extensively with
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) on the National Health and
Nutritional Evaluation Study to identify
mercury accumulations in humans. EPA
also has worked with DOE on the 'Fate of
Mercury' study to characterize mercury
transport and traceability in Lake Superior.
To determine the extent to which
agricultural activities contribute to air
pollution, EPA will continue to work closely
with the USD A through the joint
USDA/EPA Agricultural Air Quality Task
Force (AAQTF). The AAQTF is a
workgroup set up by Congress to oversee
agricultural air quality-related issues and to
develop cost-effective ways in which the
agricultural community can improve air
quality. In addition, the AAQTF
coordinates research on agricultural air
quality issues to avoid duplication and
ensure data quality and sound interpretation
of data.
In developing regional and international air
quality programs and projects and working
on regional agreements, EPA works
primarily with the Department of State, the
Agency for International Development
(USAID), and the DOE as well as with
regional organizations. EPA's international
air quality management program will
complement EPA's programs on children's
health, Trade and the Environment, and
trans-boundary air pollution. In addition,
EPA will partner with others worldwide,
including international organizations such as
the United Nations Environment
Programme, the European Union, the
Organization for Economic Development
and Co-operation (OECD), the North
American Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC), the World Bank, the
Asian Development Bank, and our
colleagues in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and
Japan. EPA is working with DOE and
USTR under the CEC to promote renewable
energy markets in North America.
Objective: Healthier Indoor Air
EPA works closely through a variety of
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mechanisms with a broad range of Federal,
state, Tribal, and local government agencies,
industry, non-profit organizations, and
individuals, as well as other nations, to
promote more effective approaches to
identifying and solving indoor air quality
problems. At the Federal level, EPA works
closely with several departments or
agencies:
• Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to develop and
conduction programs aimed at
reducing children's exposure to
known indoor triggers of asthma,
including secondhand smoke;
• Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) on home
health and safety issues, especially
those affecting children;
• Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) to identify and
mitigate the health hazards of
consumer products designed for
indoor use;
• Department of Education (DoEd) to
encourage construction and
operation of schools with good
indoor air quality; and
• Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to encourage USDA Extension
Agents to conduct local projects
designed to reduce risks from indoor
air quality. EPA plays a leadership
role on the President's Task Force
on Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks to Children,
particularly with respect to asthma
and school environmental health
issues.
As Co-chair of the interagency Committee
on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ), EPA works
with the CPSC, DOE, the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, and
OSHA to review EPA draft publications,
arrange the distribution of EPA publications,
and coordinate the efforts of Federal
agencies with those of state and local
agencies concerned with indoor air issues.
Objective: Protect the Ozone Layer
In an effort to curb the illegal importation of
ozone depleting substances (ODSs), an
interagency task force was formed
consisting of representatives from EPA, the
Departments of Justice (DOJ), Department
of Homeland Security (DHS), Department
of State, Department of Commerce, and the
Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Venting of
illegally imported chemicals has the
potential to prevent the United States from
meeting the goals of the Montreal Protocol
to restore the ozone layer.
EPA works very closely with the
Department of State and other Federal
agencies as appropriate in international
negotiations among Parties to the Protocol.
EPA works with the Office of the United
States Trade Representative to analyze
potential trade implications in stratospheric
protection regulations that affect imports
and exports.
EPA is working with USDA and the
Department of State to facilitate research
and development of alternatives to methyl
bromide. EPA collaborates with these
agencies to prepare U.S. requests for
emergency and critical use exemptions of
methyl bromide. EPA is providing input to
USDA on rulemakings for methyl bromide-
related programs.
EPA consults with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) on the potential for
domestic methyl bromide needs. EPA also
coordinates closely with FDA to ensure that
sufficient supplies of chlorofluorocarbons
(CFCs) are available for the production of
life-saving metered-dose inhalers for the
treatment of asthma and other lung diseases.
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This partnership between EPA and FDA
combines the critical goals of protecting
public health and limiting damage to the
stratospheric ozone layer.
EPA works with the CDC and the National
Weather Service (NWS) to coordinate the
Ultraviolet Radiation (UV) Index and the
health messages that accompany index
reports. EPA is a member of the Federal
Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, which
educates and protects all Federal employees
from the risks of overexposure to UV
radiation.
In addition to collecting its own UV data,
EPA coordinates with NASA and NOAA to
monitor the state of the stratospheric ozone
layer. EPA works with NASA on assessing
essential uses and other exemptions for
critical shuttle and rocket needs, as well as
effects of direct emissions of high-speed
aircraft flying in the stratosphere.
EPA coordinates with the Small Business
Administration (SBA) to ensure that
proposed rules are developed in accordance
with the Small Business Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Objective: Radiation
The Radiation Program coordinates with
Federal and state partners through the use of
the Interagency Steering Committee on
Radiation Standards (ISCORS); its members
include NRC, DOE, DOD, HHS, DOL,
DOT, and DHS and their goal is to improve
consistency in Federal radiation protection
programs. EPA continues to work with other
Federal agencies including Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), DOE, and
DHS to prevent metals and finished products
suspected of having radioactive
contamination from entering the country.
EPA also works with the DOT on initiatives
to promote use of non-nuclear density
gauges for highway paving, and with the
DOE and NRC to develop state-of-the-art
tracking systems for radioactive sources in
U.S. commerce. In addition, the program
collaborates with state and local officials to
maintain and operate the national network of
radiation air monitors and continues to
improve the sharing of information with
DHS, DOE, other federal agencies, and the
states to improve EPA's ability to contribute
to interagency emergency response and
environmental characterization during
radiological emergencies.
Objective: Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Intensity
Voluntary climate protection programs
government-wide stimulate the development
and use of renewable energy technologies
and energy efficient products that will help
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
effort is led by EPA and DOE with
significant involvement from USDA, HUD
and the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).
Agencies throughout the government make
significant contributions to the climate
protection programs. For example, DOE
will pursue actions such as promoting the
research, development, and deployment of
advanced technologies (for example,
renewable energy sources). The Treasury
Department will administer proposed tax
incentives for specific investments that will
reduce emissions. EPA is working with
DOE to demonstrate technologies that
oxidize ventilation air methane from coal
mines. EPA is broadening its public
information transportation choices campaign
as a joint effort with DOT. EPA coordinates
with each of the above-mentioned agencies
to ensure that our programs are
complementary and in no way duplicative.
This coordination is evident in work recently
completed by an interagency task force,
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including representatives from the
Department of State, EPA, DOE, USDA,
DOT, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Department of Commerce,
USGCRP, NOAA, NASA, and the DoD, to
prepare the Third National Communication
to the Secretariat as required under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change
(FCCC). The FCCC was ratified by the
United States Senate in 1992. A portion of
the Third National Communication
describes policies and measures (such as
ENERGY STAR and EPA's Clean
Automotive Technology initiative)
undertaken by the U.S. to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, implementation status of the
policies and measures, and their actual and
projected benefits. One result of this
interagency review process has been a
refinement of future goals for these policies
and measures which were communicated to
the Secretariat of the FCCC in 2002. The
"U.S. Climate Action Report 2002: Third
National Communication of the United
States of America under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change"
is available at:
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/usnc3 .pdf
EPA works primarily with the Department
of State, USAID and DOE as well as with
regional organizations in implementing
climate-related programs and projects. In
addition, EPA partners with others
worldwide, including international
organizations such as the United Nations
Environment Programme, the United
Nations Development Programme, the
International Energy Agency, the OECD,
the World Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, and our colleagues in Canada,
Mexico, Europe and Japan.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research:
EPA coordinates its air quality research with
other Federal agencies through the
Subcommittee on Air Quality Research of
the NSTC Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources (CENR). The Agency
and NIEHS co-chaired the subcommittee's
Particulate Matter Research Coordination
Working Group, which produced a strategic
plan for Federal research on the health and
environmental effects, exposures,
atmospheric processes, source
characterization and control of fine airborne
particulate matter. The Agency is also a
charter member of NARSTO, an
international public-private partnership
established in 1995 to improve management
of air quality across North America. EPA
coordinates specific research projects with
other Federal agencies where appropriate
and supports air-related research at
universities and nonprofit organizations
through its Science to Achieve Results
(STAR) research grants program.
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Goal 2- Clean and Safe Water
Objective: Protect Human Health
The 1996 SDWA amendments include a
provision that mandates joint EPA/CDC
study of waterborne diseases and occurrence
studies in public water supplies. CDC is
involved in assisting EPA in training health
care providers (doctors, nurses, public health
officials, etc.) on public health issues related
to drinking water contamination and there is
close CDC/EPA coordination on research on
microbial contaminants in drinking water.
EPA has in place a MOU and an Interagency
Agreement (TAG) with the CDC to
implement this provision.
In implementing its source water assessment
and protection efforts, the Agency
coordinates many of its activities with other
Federal agencies. There are three major
areas of relationships with other agencies
concerning source water assessments and
protection.
Public Water Systems (PWS)
Some Federal agencies, (i.e., USDA (Forest
Service), DoD, DOE, DOI/NPS, and USPS),
own and operate public water systems.
EPA's coordination with these agencies
focuses primarily on ensuring that they
cooperate with the states in which their
systems are located, and that they are
accounted for in the states' source water
assessment programs as mandated in the
1996 amendments to the SDWA.
Data Availability, Outreach and Technical
Assistance
EPA coordinates with USGS, USDA (Forest
Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
(CSREES), Rural Utilities Service); DOT,
DoD, DOE, DOT (NFS and Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), Land Management, and
Reclamation); HHS (Indian Health Service)
and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
Tribal Access Coordination
EPA will continue to work with other
Federal agencies to develop a coordinated
approach to improving Tribal access to safe
drinking water. In response to commitments
made during the 2002 World Summit in
Johannesburg, the EPA committed to the
goal of coordinating with other Federal
agencies to reduce by half the number of
households on Tribal lands lacking access to
safe drinking water by 2015. United
Nations. 2002. Report of the World Summit
on Sustainable Development: Johannesburg,
South Africa, 26 August - 4 September,
2002. New York, NY: United Nations.
Collaboration with USGS
EPA and USGS have identified the need to
engage in joint, collaborative field activities,
research and testing, data exchange, and
analyses, in areas such as the occurrence of
unregulated contaminants, the
environmental relationships affecting
contaminant occurrence, evaluation of
currently regulated contaminants, improved
protection area delineation methods,
laboratory methods, and test methods
evaluation. EPA has an IAG with USGS to
accomplish such activities. This
collaborative effort has improved the quality
of information to support risk management
decision-making at all levels of government,
generated valuable new data, and eliminated
potential redundancies.
Collaboration with Public and Private
Partners on Critical Water Infrastructure
Protection
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EPA coordinates with other Federal
agencies, primarily DHS, CDC, FDA and
DoD on biological, chemical, and
radiological contaminants, and how to
respond to their presence in drinking water
and wastewater systems. A close linkage
with the FBI, particularly with respect to
ensuring the effectiveness of the ISAC, will
be continued. The Agency is strengthening
its working relationships with the American
Water Works Association Research
Foundation, the Water Environment
Research Federation and other research
institutions to increase our knowledge on
technologies to detect contaminants,
monitoring protocols and techniques, and
treatment effectiveness.
Collaboration with FDA
EPA and FDA have issued joint national
fish consumption advisories to protect the
public from exposure to mercury in
commercially and recreationally caught fish,
as well as fish caught for subsistence.
EPA's advisory covers the recreational and
subsistence fisheries in fresh waters where
states and Tribes have not assessed the
waters for the need for an advisory, ibid.
http://map 1 .epa.gov/html/federaladv
FDA's advisory covers commercially caught
fish, and fish caught in marine waters. Ibid.
http://map 1 .epa.gov/html/federaladv EPA
works closely with FDA to distribute the
advisory to the public. In addition, EPA
works with FDA to investigate the need for
advisories for other contaminants and to
ensure that these federal advisories support
and augment advisories issued by states and
Tribes.
Beach Monitoring and Public Notification
The BEACH Act requires that all Federal
agencies with jurisdiction over coastal and
Great Lakes recreation waters adjacent to
beaches used by the public implement beach
monitoring and public notification
programs. These programs must be
consistent with guidance published by EPA.
ibid. "National Beach Guidance and
Required Performance Criteria for Grants."
EPA will continue to work with the USGS
and other Federal agencies to ensure that
their beach water quality monitoring and
notification programs are technically sound
and consistent with program performance
criteria published by EPA.
Objective: Protect Water Quality
Watersheds
Protecting and restoring watersheds will
depend largely on the direct involvement of
many Federal agencies and state, Tribal and
local governments who manage the
multitude of programs necessary to address
water quality on a watershed basis. Federal
agency involvement will include USDA
(Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Forest Service, Agriculture Research
Service), DOI (Bureau of Land
Management, Office of Surface Mining,
USGS, USFWS, and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs), NOAA, DOT, and DoD (Navy and
COE). At the state level, agencies involved
in watershed management typically include
departments of natural resources or the
environment, public health agencies, and
forestry and recreation agencies. Locally,
numerous agencies are involved, including
Regional planning entities such as councils
of governments, as well as local departments
of environment, health and recreation who
frequently have strong interests in watershed
projects.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Program (NPDES)
Since inception of the NPDES program
under Section 402 of the CWA, EPA and the
authorized states have developed expanded
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relationships with various Federal agencies
to implement pollution controls for point
sources. EPA works closely with USFWS
and the National Marine Fisheries Service
on consultation for protection of endangered
species through a Memorandum of
Agreement. EPA works with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation on
National Historic Preservation Act
implementation. EPA and the states rely on
monitoring data from USGS to help confirm
pollution control decisions. The Agency
also works closely with SBA and the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to
ensure that regulatory programs are fair and
reasonable. The Agency coordinates with
the NOAA on efforts to ensure that NPDES
programs support coastal and national
estuary efforts; and with the DOT on mining
issues.
Joint Strategy for Animal Feeding
Operations
The Agency is working closely with the
USDA to implement the Unified National
Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations
finalized on March 9, 1999. The Strategy
sets forth a framework of actions that USDA
and EPA will take to minimize water quality
and public health impacts from improperly
managed animal wastes in a manner
designed to preserve and enhance the long-
term sustainability of livestock production.
EPA's recent revisions to the CAFO
Regulations (effluent guidelines and NPDES
permit regulations) will be a key element of
EPA and USDA's plan to address water
pollution from CAFOs. EPA and USDA
senior management meet routinely to ensure
effective coordination across the two
agencies.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
(CWSRF)
Representatives from EPA's SRF program,
HUD's Community Development Block
Grant program, and USDA's Rural Utility
Service have signed a MOU committing to
assisting state or Federal implementers in:
(1) coordination of the funding cycles of the
three Federal agencies; (2) consolidation of
plans of action (operating plans, intended
use plans, strategic plans, etc.); and (3)
preparation of one environmental review
document, when possible, to satisfy the
requirements of all participating Federal
agencies. A coordination group at the
Federal level has been formed to further
these efforts and maintain lines of
communication. In many states,
coordination committees have been
established with representatives from the
three programs.
In implementation of the Indian set-aside
grant program under Title VI of the CWA,
EPA works closely with the Indian Health
Service to administer grant funds to the
various Indian Tribes, including
determination of the priority ranking system
for the various wastewater needs in Indian
Country. In 1998, EPA and the Rural
Utilities Service of the USDA formalized a
partnership between the two agencies to
provide coordinated financial and technical
assistance to Tribes.
Nonpoint Sources
EPA will continue to work closely with its
Federal partners to achieve our goals for
reducing pollutant discharges from nonpoint
sources, including reduction targets for
sediments, nitrogen and phosphorous. Most
significantly, EPA will continue to work
with the USDA, which has a key role in
reducing sediment loadings through its
continued implementation of the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program,
Conservation Reserve Program, and other
conservation programs. USDA also plays a
major role in reducing nutrient discharges
through these same programs and through
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activities related to the AFO Strategy. EPA
will also continue to work closely with the
Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management especially on the vast public
lands that comprise 29 percent of all land in
the United States. EPA will work with these
agencies, USGS, and the states to document
improvements in land management and
water quality.
EPA will also work with other Federal
agencies to advance a watershed approach to
Federal land and resource management to
help ensure that Federal land management
agencies serve as a model for water quality
stewardship in the prevention of water
pollution and the restoration of degraded
water resources. Implementation of a
watershed approach will require
coordination among Federal agencies at a
watershed scale and collaboration with
states, Tribes and other interested
stakeholders.
Vessel Discharges
Regarding vessel discharges, EPA will
continue working closely with the USCG on
addressing ballast water discharges
domestically, and with the interagency work
group and U.S. delegation to Marine
Environmental Protection Committee
(MEPC) on international controls. EPA will
continue to work closely with the USCG,
Alaska and other states, and the
International Council of Cruise Lines
regarding regulatory and non-regulatory
approaches to managing wastewater
discharges from cruise ships. EPA will also
continue to work with the Coast Guard
regarding the vessel sewage discharge
standards and with the Navy on developing
Uniform National Discharge Standards for
Armed Forces vessels. Regarding dredged
material management, EPA will continue to
work closely with the COE on standards for
permit review, as well as site
selection/designation and monitoring.
OIA also serves as the primary point-of-
contact and liaison with USAID. Specially
drawing on expertise from throughout EPA,
OIA administers a number of interagency
agreements for environmental assistance.
EPA works closely with a number of other
Federal agencies with environmental, health,
or safety mandates. These include (among
others) the DOL, DOT, USDA, DOI, HHS
and FDA.
EPA works with the Department of State,
NOAA, USCG, Navy, and other Federal
agencies in developing the technical basis
and policy decisions necessary for
negotiating global treaties concerning
marine antifouling systems, invasive
species, and air pollution from ships. EPA
also works with the same Agencies in
addressing land-based sources of marine
pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and Wider
Caribbean Basin.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
While EPA is the Federal agency mandated
to ensure safe drinking water, other Federal
and non-Federal entities are conducting
research that complements EPA's research
program on priority contaminants in
drinking water. For example, the CDC and
NIEHS conduct health effects and exposure
research. FDA also performs research on
children's risks.
Many of these research activities are being
conducted in collaboration with EPA
scientists. The private sector, particularly
the water treatment industry, is conducting
research in such areas as analytical methods,
treatment technologies, and the development
and maintenance of water resources.
Cooperative research efforts have been
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ongoing with the American Water Works
Association Research Foundation and other
stakeholders to coordinate drinking water
research. EPA is also working with USGS
to evaluate performance of newly developed
methods for measuring microbes in potential
drinking water sources.
EPA has developed joint research initiatives
with NOAA and USGS for linking
monitoring data and field study information
with available toxicity data and assessment
models for developing sediment criteria.
EPA is also working with other agencies
(FDA, USGS, USDA, NOOA, CDC) on
new contaminants of concern in the
environment. EPA and others are gathering
information on the occurrence, health and
ecological effects, and is developing
techniques to measure these emerging
contaminants in water, fish tissue, and
biosolids. These emerging contaminants
include pharmaceuticals and personal care
products (PPCPs), endocrine disrupting
compounds (EDCs), polybrominated
diphenyl ether flame retardants (PBDEs),
perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), nanomaterials,
and prions. Data gaps are being identified
for further research into whether there is a
link between specific contaminants and
adverse impacts to humans or aquatic
organisms.
The Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources (CENR) is also coordinating the
research efforts among Federal agencies to
assess the impacts of nutrients and hypoxia
in the Gulf of Mexico.
Urban wet weather flow research is being
coordinated with other organizations such as
the Water Environment Research
Foundation's Wet Weather Advisory Panel,
the ASCE Urban Water Resources Research
Council, the COE, and USGS. Research on
the characterization and management of
pollutants from agricultural operations (e.g.,
CAFOs) is being coordinated with USDA
through workshops and other discussions.
EPA is pursuing collaborative research
projects with the USGS to utilize water
quality data from urban areas obtained
through the USGS National Ambient Water
Quality Assessment (NAWQA) program,
showing levels of pesticides that are even
higher than in many agricultural area
streams. These data have potential uses for
identifying sources of urban pesticides, and
EPA will evaluate how the USGS data could
be integrated into the Geographic
Information System (GIS) database system.
The Drinking Water and Water Quality
research programs plan to collaborate with
the American Water Works Association
Research Foundation, the Global Water
Research Coalition, the National Research
Council, Institute for Research in
Construction, the American Society for Civil
Engineers and several university Research
organizations including Penn State
University, the University of Houston,
Louisiana Tech University, and the
Polytechnic University of New York to
carryout the new Water Infrastructure
Initiative.
Goal 3-Land Preservation and
Restoration
Objective: Preserve Land
Pollution prevention activities entail
coordination with other Federal departments
and agencies. EPA coordinates with the
General Services Administration (GSA) on
the use of safer products for indoor painting
and cleaning, with the Department of
Defense (DoD) on the use of safer paving
materials for parking lots, and with the
Defense Logistics Agency on safer solvents.
The program also works with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and
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other groups to develop standards for
Environmental Management Systems.
In addition to business, industry, and other
non-governmental organizations, EPA
works with Federal, state, Tribal, and local
governments to encourage reduced
generation and safe recycling of wastes.
Partners in this effort include the
Environmental Council of States and the
Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management Officials.
The Federal government is the single largest
potential source for "green" procurement in
the country, for office products as well as
products for industrial use. EPA works with
the Office of Federal Environmental
Executive and other Federal agencies and
departments in advancing the purchase and
use of recycled-content and other "green"
products. In particular, the Agency is
currently engaged with other organizations
within the Executive Branch to foster
compliance with Executive Order 13423 and
in tracking and reporting purchases of
products made with recycled contents, in
promoting electronic stewardship and
achieving waste reduction and recycling
goals.
In addition, the Agency is currently engaged
with the DoD, the Department of Education,
the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S.
Postal Service, and other agencies to foster
proper management of surplus electronics
equipment, with a preference for reuse and
recycling. With these agencies, and in
cooperation with the electronics industry,
EPA and the Office of the Federal
Environmental Executive launched the
Federal Electronics Challenge which will
lead to increased reuse and recycling of an
array of computers and other electronics
hardware used by civilian and military
agencies.
Objective: Restore Land
Super fund Remedial Program
The Superfund Remedial program
coordinates with several other Federal
agencies, such as ATSDR or NIEHS, in
providing numerous Superfund related
services in order to accomplish the
program's mission. In FY 2009, EPA will
have active interagency agreements with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the Department
ofthelnterior(DOI).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also
substantially contributes to the cleanup of
Superfund sites by providing technical
support for the design and construction of
many fund-financed remediation projects
through site-specific interagency
agreements. This Federal partner has the
technical design and construction expertise
and contracting capability needed to assist
EPA regions in implementing most of
Superfund's remedial action projects. This
agency also provides technical on-site
support to Regions in the enforcement
oversight of numerous construction projects
performed by private Potentially
Responsible Parties (PRPs).
Superfund Federal Facilities Program
The Superfund Federal Facilities Program
coordinates with Federal agencies, states,
Tribes and state associations and others to
implement its statutory responsibilities to
ensure cleanup and property reuse. The
Program provides technical and regulatory
oversight at Federal facilities to ensure
human health and the environment are
protected.
EPA has entered into Interagency
Agreements (lAGs) with DoD and DOE to
expedite the cleanup and transfer of Federal
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properties, and was recently approached by
the U.S. Coast Guard for oversight
assistance as they focus on downsizing their
lighthouse inventory. A Memorandum of
Understanding has been negotiated with
DoD to continue the Agency's oversight
support through September 30, 2011 for the
acceleration of cleanup and property transfer
at Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
installations affected by the first four rounds
of BRAC. In addition, EPA has signed an
TAG with DOE for technical input regarding
innovative and flexible regulatory
approaches, streamlining of documentation,
integration of projects, deletion of sites from
the National Priorities List (NPL), field
assessments, and development of
management documents and processes. The
joint EPA/DOE IAG has received
recognition as a model for potential use at
other DOE field offices.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The RCRA Permitting and Corrective
Action Programs coordinate closely with
other Federal agencies, primarily the DoD
and DOE, which have many sites in the
corrective action and permitting universe.
Encouraging Federal facilities to meet the
RCRA Corrective Action and permitting
program's goals remains a top priority.
RCRA Programs also coordinate with the
Department of Commerce and the
Department of State to ensure the safe
movement of domestic and international
shipments of hazardous waste.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
EPA, with very few exceptions, does not
perform the cleanup of leaking underground
storage tanks (LUST). States and territories
use the LUST Trust Fund to administer their
corrective action programs, oversee
cleanups by responsible parties, undertake
necessary enforcement actions, and pay for
cleanups in cases where a responsible party
cannot be found or is unwilling or unable to
pay for a cleanup.
States are key to achieving the objectives
and long-term strategic goals. Except in
Indian Country, EPA relies on state agencies
to implement the LUST Program, including
overseeing cleanups by responsible parties
and responding to emergency LUST
releases. LUST cooperative agreements
awarded by EPA are directly given to the
states to assist them in implementing their
oversight and programmatic role.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
EPA plays a major role in reducing the risks
that accidental and intentional releases of
harmful substances and oil pose to human
health and the environment. EPA
implements the Emergency Preparedness
program coordination with the Department
of Homeland Security and other Federal
agencies to deliver Federal assistance to
state, local, and Tribal governments during
natural disasters and other major
environmental incidents. This requires
continuous coordination with many Federal,
state and local agencies. The Agency
participates with other Federal agencies to
develop national planning and
implementation policies at the operational
level.
The National Response Plan (NRP), under
the direction of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), provides for the
delivery of Federal assistance to states to
help them deal with the consequences of
terrorist events as well as natural and other
significant disasters. EPA maintains the
lead responsibility for the NRP's Emergency
Support Function covering inland hazardous
materials and petroleum releases and
participates in the Federal Emergency
Support Function Leaders Group which
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addresses NRP planning and implementation
at the operational level.
EPA coordinates its preparedness activities
with DHS, FEMA, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and other Federal agencies,
states and local governments. EPA will
continue to clarify its roles and
responsibilities to ensure that Agency
security programs are consistent with the
national homeland security strategy.
Super/and Enforcement
As required by the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Executive
Order (EO) 12580, OSRE coordinates with
other federal agencies in their use of
CERCLA enforcement authority. This
includes the coordinated use of CERCLA
enforcement authority at individual
hazardous waste sites that are located on
both nonfederal land (EPA jurisdiction) and
federal lands (other agency jurisdiction). As
required by EO13016, the Agency also
coordinates the use of CERCLA section 106
administrative order authority by other
Departments and agencies.
EPA also coordinates with the Departments
of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce to
ensure that appropriate and timely notices
required under CERCLA are sent to the
Natural Resource Trustees. The Department
of Justice also provides assistance to EPA
with judicial referrals seeking recovery of
response costs incurred by the U.S.,
injunctive relief to implement response
actions, or enforcement of other CERCLA
requirements.
Superfund Federal Facilities Enforcement
Program
The Superfund Federal Facilities
Enforcement program ensures that 1) all
Federal facility sites on the National Priority
List have interagency agreements (lAGs),
which provide enforceable schedules for the
progression of the entire cleanup; 2) these
lAGs are monitored for compliance; and 3)
Federal sites that are transferred to new
owners are transferred in an environmentally
responsible manner. After years of service
and operation, some Federal facilities
contain environmental contamination, such
as hazardous wastes, unexploded ordnance,
radioactive wastes or other toxic substances.
To enable the cleanup and reuse of such
sites, the Federal Facilities Enforcement
program coordinates creative solutions that
protect both human health and the
environment. These enforcement solutions
help restore facilities so they can once again
serve an important role in the economy and
welfare of local communities and our
country.
Oil Spills
Under the Oil Spill Program, EPA works
with other Federal agencies such as U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast
Guard (USCG), NOAA, FEMA, DOI, DOT,
DOE, and other Federal agencies and states,
as well as with local government authorities
to develop Area Contingency Plans. The
Department of Justice also provides
assistance to agencies with judicial referrals
when enforcement of violations becomes
necessary. In FY 2009, EPA will have an
active interagency agreement with the
USCG. EPA and the USCG work in
coordination with other Federal authorities
to implement the National Preparedness for
Response Program.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA expends substantial effort coordinating
its research with other Federal agencies,
including work with DoD in its Strategic
Environmental Research and Development
Program (SERDP) and the Environmental
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Security Technology Certification Program,
DOE and its Office of Health and
Environmental Research. EPA also conducts
collaborative laboratory research with DoD,
DOE, DOI (particularly the USGS), and
NASA to improve characterization and risk
management options for dealing with
subsurface contamination.
The Agency is also working with NIEHS,
which manages a large basic research
program focusing on Superfund issues, to
advance fundamental Superfund research.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) also provides
critical health-based information to assist
EPA in making effective cleanup decisions.
EPA works with these agencies on
collaborative projects, information
exchange, and identification of research
issues and has a MOU with each agency.
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, and Navy
recently signed a MOU to increase
collaboration and coordination in
contaminated sediments research.
Additionally, the Interstate Technology
Regulatory Council (ITRC) has proved an
effective forum for coordinating Federal and
state activities and for defining continuing
research needs through its teams on topics
including permeable reactive barriers,
radionuclides, and Brownfields EPA has
developed an MOU10 with several other
agencies [DOE, DoD, NRC, USGS, NOAA,
and USDA] for multimedia modeling
research and development.
Other research efforts involving
coordination include the unique controlled-
spill field research facility designed in
cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Geophysical research experiments and
development of software for subsurface
characterization and detection of
contaminants are being conducted with the
USGS and DOE's Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory.
10 For more information please go to: Interagency Steering
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Models MOU,
http://www.iscmem.org/Memorandum.htm
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Goal 4-Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Coordination with state lead agencies and
with the USDA provides added impetus to
the implementation of the Certification and
Training program. States also provide
essential activities in developing and
implementing the Endangered Species and
Worker Protection programs and are
involved in numerous special projects and
investigations, including emergency
response efforts. The Regions provide
technical guidance and assistance to the
states and Tribes in the implementation of
all pesticide program activities.
EPA uses a range of outreach and
coordination approaches for pesticide users,
agencies implementing various pesticide
programs and projects, and the general
public. Outreach and coordination activities
are essential to effective implementation of
regulatory decisions. In addition
coordination activities protect workers and
endangered species, provide training for
pesticide applicators, promote integrated
pest management and environmental
stewardship, and support for compliance
through EPA's Regional programs and those
of the states and Tribes.
In addition to the training that EPA provides
to farm workers and restricted use pesticide
applicators, EPA works with the State
Cooperative Extension Services designing
and providing specialized training for
various groups. Such training includes
instructing private applicators on the proper
use of personal protective equipment and
application equipment calibration, handling
spill and injury situations, farm family
safety, preventing pesticide spray drift, and
pesticide and container disposal. Other
specialized training is provided to public
works employees on grounds maintenance,
to pesticide control operators on proper
insect identification, and on weed control for
agribusiness.
EPA coordinates with and uses information
from a variety of Federal, state and
international organizations and agencies in
our efforts to protect the safety of America's
health and environment from hazardous or
higher risk pesticides. In May 1991, the
USDA implemented the Pesticide Data
Program (PDF) to collect objective and
statistically reliable data on pesticide
residues on food commodities. This action
was in response to public concern about the
effects of pesticides on human health and
environmental quality. EPA uses PDF data
to improve dietary risk assessment to
support the registration of pesticides for
minor crop uses.
PDF is critical to implementing the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA). The system
provides improved data collection of
pesticide residues, standardized analytical
and reporting methods, and sampling of
foods most likely consumed by infants and
children. PDF sampling, residue, testing
and data reporting are coordinated by the
Agricultural Marketing Service using
cooperative agreements with ten
participating states representing all regions
of the country. PDF serves as a showcase
for Federal-state cooperation on pesticide
and food safety issues.
FQPA requires EPA to consult with other
government agencies on major decisions.
EPA, USDA and FDA work closely together
using both a MOU and working committees
to deal with a variety of issues that affect the
involved agencies' missions. For example,
agencies work together on residue testing
programs and on enforcement actions that
involve pesticide residues on food, and we
coordinate our review of antimicrobial
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pesticides. The Agency coordinates with
USDA/ARS in promotion and
communication of resistance management
strategies. Additionally, we participate
actively in the Federal Interagency
Committee on Invasive Animals and
Pathogens (ITAP) which includes members
from USDA, DOL, DoD, DHS and CDC to
coordinate planning and technical advice
among Federal entities involved in invasive
species research, control and management.
While EPA is responsible for making
registration and tolerance decisions, the
Agency relies on others to carry out some of
the enforcement activities. Registration-
related requirements under FIFRA are
enforced by the states. The HSS/FDA
enforces tolerances for most foods and the
USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service
enforces tolerances for meat, poultry and
some egg products.
Internationally, the Agency collaborates
with the Intergovernmental Forum on
Chemical Safety (IFCS), the CODEX
Alimentarius Commission, the North
American Commission on Environmental
Cooperation (CEC), the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) and NAFTA Commission. These
activities serve to coordinate policies,
harmonize guidelines, share information,
correct deficiencies, build other nations'
capacity to reduce risk, develop strategies to
deal with potentially harmful pesticides and
develop greater confidence in the safety of
the food supply.
One of the Agency's most valuable partners
on pesticide issues is the Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC), which brings
together a broad cross-section of
knowledgeable individuals from
organizations representing divergent views
to discuss pesticide regulatory, policy and
implementation issues. The PPDC consists
of members from industry/trade
associations, pesticide user and commodity
groups, consumer and environmental/public
interest groups and others.
The PPDC provides a structured
environment for meaningful information
exchanges and consensus building
discussions, keeping the public involved in
decisions that affect them. Dialogue with
outside groups is essential if the Agency is
to remain responsive to the needs of the
affected public, growers and industry
organizations.
EPA works closely with Federal agencies to
improve the health of children and older
adults. Working with the CDC, the
Environmental Council of the States
(ECOS), and the Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), a
national action agenda to reduce
environmental triggers of childhood asthma
was developed and implemented.
The Agency continues to work with other
Federal agencies in the development of
children's environmental health indicators
used to monitor the outcomes of children's
health efforts. The Agency collaborates
with the CDC, National Center for Health
Statistics and obtains approval from the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and
Family Statistics (www.childstats.gov) on
the reporting of appropriate children's health
indicators and data. EPA also participates in
the development of the annual report entitled
"America's Children: Key National
Indicators of Weil-Being."
As a member of the Interagency Forum on
Aging Related Statistics, EPA helps to
assure that key indicators associated with
important aspects of older Americans' lives
are considered in reports such as "Older
Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Weil-
Being."
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EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) support the
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty
Units (PEHSUs) which provide education
and consultation services on children's
environmental health issues to health
professionals, public health officials, and the
public.
EPA works closely with other Federal
agencies to improve children's health in
schools. For example, EPA has incorporated
into the new Healthy School Environments
Assessment Tool (Heal thy SEAT), a number
of recommendations and requirements from
the Department of Education, the CDC,
DOT, DOE, CPSC and OSHA.
EPA relies on data from HHS to help assess
the risk of pesticides to children. Other
collaborative efforts that go beyond our
reliance on the data they collect include
developing and validating methods to
analyze domestic and imported food
samples for organophosphates, carcinogens,
neurotoxins and other chemicals of concern.
These joint efforts protect Americans from
unhealthful pesticide residue levels.
EPA's chemical testing data provides
information for the OSHA worker protection
programs, NIOSH for research, and the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) for informing consumers about
products through labeling. EPA frequently
consults with these Agencies on project
design, progress and the results of chemical
testing projects.
The Agency works with a full range of
stakeholders on homeland security issues:
USDA, CDC, other Federal agencies,
industry and the scientific community.
Review of the agents that may be effective
against anthrax has involved GSA, State
Department, Research Institute for
Infectious Disease, FDA, EOSA, USPS, and
others, and this effort will build on this
network.
The Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL)
program is a collaborative effort that
includes ten Federal agencies (EPA, DHS,
DOE, DoD, DOT, NIOSH, OSHA, CDC,
ATSDR, and FDA), numerous state
agencies, private industry, academia,
emergency medical associations, unions, and
other organizations in the private sector.
The program also has been supported
internationally by the OECD and includes
active participation by the Netherlands,
Germany and France.
The success of EPA's lead program is due in
part to effective coordination with other
Federal agencies, states and Indian Tribes
through the President's Task Force on
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to Children. EPA will continue to
coordinate with HUD to clarify how new
rules may affect existing EPA and HUD
regulatory programs, and with the FHWA
and OSHA on worker protection issues.
EPA will continue to work closely with state
and Federally recognized Tribes to ensure
that authorized state and Tribal programs
continue to comply with requirements
established under TSCA, that the ongoing
Federal accreditation certification and
training program for lead professionals is
administered effectively, and states and
Tribes adopt the Renovation and
Remodeling and the Buildings and
Structures Rules when these rules become
effective.
EPA has a MOU with HUD on coordination
of efforts on lead-based paint issues. As a
result of the MOU, EPA and HUD have co-
chaired the President's Task Force since
1997. There are fourteen other Federal
agencies including CDC and DoD on the
Task Force. HUD and EPA also maintain
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the National Lead Information Center and
share enforcement of the Disclosure Rule.
Mitigation of existing risk is a common
interest for other Federal agencies
addressing issues of asbestos and PCBs.
EPA will continue to coordinate interagency
strategies for assessing and managing
potential risks from asbestos and other
fibers. Coordination on safe PCB disposal is
an area of ongoing emphasis with the DoD,
and particularly with the U.S. Navy, which
has special concerns regarding PCBs
encountered during ship scrapping. Mercury
storage and safe disposal are also important
issues requiring coordination with the
Department of Energy and DoD as they
develop alternatives and explore better
technologies for storing and disposing high
risk chemicals.
To effectively participate in the international
agreements on POPs, heavy metals and PIC
substances, EPA must continue to
coordinate with other Federal agencies and
external stakeholders, such as Congressional
staff, industry, and environmental groups.
For example, EPA has an interest in
ensuring that the listing of chemicals,
including the application of criteria and
processes for evaluating future chemicals for
possible international controls, is based on
sound science. Similarly, the Agency
typically coordinates with FDA's National
Toxicology Program, the CDC/ATSDR,
NIEHS and/or the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) on matters relating to
OECD test guideline harmonization.
EPA's objective is to promote improved
health and environmental protection, both
domestically and worldwide. The success of
this objective is dependent on successful
coordination not only with other countries,
but also with various international
organizations such as the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS), the
North American Commission on
Environmental Cooperation (CEC), OECD,
the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP) and the CODEX Alimentarius
Commission. NAFTA and cooperation with
Canada and Mexico play an integral part in
the harmonization of data requirements.
EPA is a leader in global discussions on
mercury and was instrumental in the launch
of UNEP's Global Mercury Program, and
we will continue to work with developing
countries and with other developed countries
in the context of that program. In addition,
we have developed a strong network of
domestic partners interested in working on
this issue, including the DOE and the USGS.
EPA has developed cooperative efforts on
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with
key international organizations and bodies,
such as the United Nations Food and
Agricultural Organization, the United
Nations Environment Program, the Arctic
Council, and the World Bank. EPA is
partnering with domestic and international
industry groups and foreign governments to
develop successful programs.
Objective: Communities
The Governments of Mexico and the United
States agreed, in November 1993, to assist
communities on both sides of the border in
coordinating and carrying out environmental
infrastructure projects. The agreement
between Mexico and the United States
furthers the goals of the North American
Free Trade Agreement and the North
American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation. To this purpose, the
governments established two international
institutions, the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the
North American Development Bank
(NADBank), which manages the Border
Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), to
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support the financing and construction of
much needed environmental infrastructure.
The BECC, with headquarters in Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, assists local
communities and other sponsors in
developing and implementing environmental
infrastructure projects. The BECC also
certifies projects as eligible for NADBank
financing. The NADBank, with
headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, is
capitalized in equal shares by the United
States and Mexico. NADBank provides
new financing to supplement existing
sources of funds and foster the expanded
participation of private capital.
A significant number of residents along the
U.S.-Mexico border area are without basic
services such as potable water and
wastewater treatment and the problem has
become progressively worse in the last few
decades. Over the last several years, EPA
has continued to work with the U.S. and
Mexican Sections of the International
Boundary and Water Commission and
Mexico's national water commission,
Comision Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA),
to further efforts to improve drinking water
and wastewater services to communities
within 100 km on the U.S. and 300 km on
the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Brownfields
EPA continues to lead the Brownfields
Federal Partnership. The Partnership
includes more than 20 federal agencies
dedicated to the cleanup and redevelopment
of brownfields properties. Partner agencies
work together to prevent, assess, safely
clean up, and redevelop brownfields. The
Brownfields Federal Partnership's on-going
efforts include promoting the Portfields and
Mine-Scarred Lands projects and looking
for additional opportunities to jointly
promote community revitalization by
participating in multi-agency collaborative
projects, holding regular meetings with
federal partners, and supporting regional
efforts to coordinate federal revitalization
support to state and local agencies.
Environmental Justice
Through the Federal Interagency Working
Group on Environmental Justice (IWG),
EPA is working in partnership with ten other
federal agencies to address the
environmental and public health issues
facing communities with environmental
justice concerns. In 2009, the IWG will
continue its efforts to work collaboratively
and constructively with all levels of
government, and throughout the public and
private sectors. The issues range from lead
exposure, asthma, safe drinking water and
sanitation systems to hazardous waste clean-
up, renewable energy/wind power
development, and sustainable
environmentally-sound economies. The
IWG is utilizing EPA's collaborative
problem-solving model, based on the
experiences of federal collaborative
partnerships, to improve the federal
government's effectiveness in addressing the
environmental and public health concerns
facing communities. As the lead agency,
EPA shares its knowledge, experience and
offers assistance to other federal agencies as
they enhance their strategies to integrate
environmental justice into their programs,
policies and activities.
Objective: Ecosystems
National Estuary Program
Effectively implementing successful
comprehensive management plans for the
estuaries in the NEP depends on the
cooperation, involvement, and commitment
of Federal and state agency partners that
have some role in protecting and/or
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managing those estuaries. Common Federal
partners include NOAA, USFWS, COE, and
USDA. Other partners include state and
local government agencies, universities,
industry, non-governmental organizations
(NGO), and members of the public.
Wetlands
Federal agencies share the goal of increasing
wetlands functions and values, and
implementing a fair and flexible approach to
wetlands regulations. In addition, EPA has
committed to working with ACOE to ensure
that the Clean Water Act Section 404
program is more open, consistent,
predictable, and based on sound science.
Coastal America
In efforts to better leverage our collaborative
authorities to address coastal communities'
environmental issues (e.g., coastal habitat
losses, nonpoint source pollution,
endangered species, invasive species, etc.),
EPA, by memorandum of agreement in 2002
entered into an agreement with Multi-
agency signatories. November 2002.
Coastal America 2002 Memorandum of
Understanding. Available online at
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/text/mou02.
htm
Great Lakes
Pursuant to the mandate in Section 118 of
the Clean Water Act to "coordinate action of
the Agency with the actions of other Federal
agencies and state and local authorities..."
the Great Lakes National Program Office
(GLNPO) is engaged in extensive
coordination efforts with state, Tribal, and
other Federal agencies, as well as with our
counterparts in Canada pursuant to the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA).
EPA leads a Federal Interagency Task
Force, created by EO 13340, charged with
increasing and improving collaboration and
integration among Federal programs
involved in Great Lakes environmental
activities. The Great Lakes task force brings
together ten Cabinet department and Federal
agency heads to coordinate restoration of the
Great Lakes, focusing on outcomes, such as
cleaner water and sustainable fisheries, and
targeting measurable results. In December
2005, the Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration issued a Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration Strategy. This Strategy is
being used to guide the Great Lakes
environmental efforts. Coordination by
GLNPO supports the GLWQA and other
efforts to improve the Great Lakes: GLNPO
monitoring involves extensive coordination
among state, federal, and provincial
partners, both in terms of implementing the
monitoring program, and in utilizing results
from the monitoring to manage
environmental programs: GLNPO's
sediments program works closely with the
states and the Corps regarding dredging
issues; implementation of the Binational
Toxics Strategy involves extensive
coordination with Great Lakes States;
GLNPO works closely with states, Tribes,
FWS, and NRCS in addressing habitat
issues; and EPA also coordinates with these
partners regarding development and
implementation of Lakewide Management
Plans for each of the Great Lakes and for
Remedial Action Plans for the 30 remaining
U.S./binational Areas of Concern.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay Program has a Federal
Agencies Committee, chaired by EPA,
which was formed in 1984 and has met
regularly ever since. There are currently
over 20 different Federal agencies actively
involved with the Bay Program through the
Federal Agencies Committee. The Federal
agencies have worked together over the past
decade to implement the commitments laid
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out in the 1994 Agreement of Federal
Agencies on Ecosystem Management in the
Chesapeake Bay and the 1998 Federal
Agencies Chesapeake Ecosystem Unified
Plan (FACEUP). The Federal Agencies
Committee has been focusing on how its
members can help to achieve the 104
commitments contained in the Chesapeake
2000 agreement adopted by the Chesapeake
Bay Program in June 2000. Through this
interagency partnership Federal agencies
have contributed to some major successes,
such as the U.S. Forest Service helping to
meet the year 2010 goal to restore 2,010
miles of riparian forest buffers eight years
early; the NFS the effort to establish over
500 miles of water trails three years early;
and the USFWS in reaching the Program's
fish passage goal of reopening 1,357 miles
of formerly blocked river habitat in 2004.
Also in 2004, through the Federal Agencies
Committee, the members sought better
coordination of agency budgets and other
programs to try to leverage maximum
benefit to the state, private, and Federal
efforts protect and restore the Bay.
Gulf of Mexico
Key to the continued progress of the Gulf of
Mexico Program is a broad multi-
organizational Gulf states-led partnership
comprised of regional; business and
industry; agriculture; state and local
government; citizens; environmental and
fishery interests; and, numerous Federal
departments and agencies. This Gulf
partnership is comprised of members of the
Gulf Program's Policy Review Board,
subcommittees, and workgroups.
Established in 1988, the Gulf of Mexico
Program is designed to assist the Gulf States
and stakeholders in developing a regional,
ecosystem-based framework for restoring
and protecting the Gulf of Mexico through
coordinated Gulf-wide as well as priority
area-specific efforts. The Gulf States
strategically identify the key environmental
issues and work at the regional, state, and
local level to define, recommend, and
voluntarily implement the supporting
solutions. To achieve the Program's
environmental objectives, the partnership
must target specific Federal, state, local, and
private programs, processes, and financial
authorities in order to leverage the resources
needed to support state and community
actions.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
Several Federal agencies sponsor research
on variability and susceptibility in risks from
exposure to environmental contaminants.
EPA collaborates with a number of the
Institutes within the NIH and CDC. For
example, NIEHS conducts multi-
disciplinary biomedical research programs,
prevention and intervention efforts, and
communication strategies. The NIEHS
program includes an effort to study the
effects of chemicals, including pesticides
and other toxics, on children. EPA
collaborates with NIEHS in supporting the
Centers for Children's Environmental
Health and Disease Prevention, which study
whether and how environmental factors play
a role in children's health. EPA coordinates
with ATSDR through a memo of
understanding on the development of
toxicological reviews and toxicology
profiles, respectively. EPA also is
coordinating improvements to the IRIS
process through an ad hoc working group of
federal partners (e.g., DOD, DOE, and
NASA). The Agency collaborates with the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) on
very difficult and complex human health
risk assessments through consultation or
review.
Research in ecosystems protection is
coordinated government-wide through the
Committee on Environment and Natural
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Resources (CENR). EPA actively
participates in the CENR and all work is
fully consistent with, and complementary to,
other Committee member activities. The
Ecological Research Program (ERP)
scientists staff two CENR Subcommittees:
the Subcommittee on Ecological Systems
(SES) and the Subcommittee on Water
Availability and Quality (SWAQ). The ERP
has initiated discussions within the SES on
the subject of ecosystem services and
potential ERP collaborations are being
explored with the U.S. Geological Service
(USGS) and with USDA Forest Service.
Within SWAQ, the ERP has contributed to
an initiative for a comprehensive census of
water availability and quality, including the
use of Environmental Monitoring and
Assessment Program methods and ongoing
surveys as data sources. In addition, the ERP
has taken a lead role with USGS in
preparing a SWAQ document outlining new
challenges for integrated management of
water resources, including strategic needs
for monitoring and modeling methods, and
identifying water requirements needed to
support the ecological integrity of aquatic
ecosystems.
Consistent with the broad scope of the
ecological research program, ERP has had
complementary and joint programs with FS,
USGS, USDA, NOAA, BLM, USFS,
NGOs, and many others specifically to
minimize duplication, maximize scope, and
maintain a real time information flow that
have been ongoing since the inception of the
program. For example, all of these
organizations work together to produce the
National Land Cover Data used by all
landscape ecologists nationally. Each
contributes funding, services and research to
this uniquely successful effort.
Homeland Security research is conducted in
collaboration with numerous agencies,
leveraging funding across multiple programs
and producing synergistic results. EPA's
National Homeland Security Research
Center (NHSRC) works closely with the
DHS to assure that EPA's efforts are directly
supportive of DHS priorities. EPA is also
working with DHS to provide support and
guidance to DHS in the startup of their
University Centers of Excellence program.
Recognizing that the DoD has significant
expertise and facilities related to biological
and chemical warfare agents, the NHSRC
works closely with the Edgewood Chemical
and Biological Center (ECBC), the
Technical Support Working Group, the
Army Corps of Engineers, and other
Department of Defense organizations to
address areas of mutual interest and concern.
In conducting biological agent research, the
NHSRC is also collaborating with CDC.
The NHSRC works with DOE to access and
support research conducted by DOE's
National Laboratories, as well as to obtain
data related to radioactive materials.
In the computational toxicology program,
through its ToxCast™ program, a multi-
component effort launched in FY 2007, the
Agency is obtaining high-throughput
screening data on 320 chemicals of known
toxicological profiles. More than 400
endpoints are being generated on each
chemical through multiple research contracts
and an Interagency Agreement with the
National Institutes of Health Molecular
Libraries Initiative at the National Chemical
Genomics Center.
In addition to these major collaborations, the
NHSRC has relationships with numerous
other Federal agencies, including the U.S.
Air Force, U.S. Navy, FDA, USGS and
NIST. Also, the NHSRC is working with
state and local emergency response
personnel to understand better their needs
and build relationships, which will enable
the quick deployment of NHSRC products.
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In the water infrastructure arena, the
NHSRC is providing information to the
Water Information Sharing and Analysis
Center (WaterlSAC) operated by the
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
(AMWA). The NAS has also been engaged
to provide advice on the long-term direction
of the water research and technical support
program.
EPA coordinates its nanotechnology
research with other Federal agencies through
the National Nanotechnology Initiative
(NNI),11 which is managed under the
Subcommittee on Nanoscale Science,
Engineering and Technology (NSET) of the
NSTC Committee on Technology (CoT).
The Agency's Science to Achieve Results
(STAR) program, which awards research
grants to universities and non-profit
organizations, has issued its recent
nanotechnology grants12 jointly with
NIOSH, NIEHS, and NSF.
Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the
U.S.
The Agency coordinates its research
fellowship programs with other Federal
agencies and the nonprofit sector through
the National Academies' Fellowships
Roundtable, which meets biannually.15
EPA coordinates its research on endocrine
disrupters with other Federal agencies
through the interagency working group on
endocrine disrupters under the auspices of
the Toxics and Risk Subcommittee of the
CENR. EPA coordinates its biotechnology
research through the interagency
biotechnology research working group and
the agricultural biotechnology risk analysis
working group of the Biotechnology
Subcommittee of NSTC's Committee on
Science.
The Agency coordinates its global change
research with other Federal agencies through
the Climate Change Science Program
(CCSP),13 which is managed under the
Subcommittee on Global Change Research
of the NSTC Committee on Environment
and Natural Resources (CENR).
EPA collaborates with DOE, USGS, and the
Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)14
to conduct research on mercury. EPA also
works with other Federal agencies to
coordinate U.S. participation in the Arctic
Mercury Project, a partnership established in
2001 by the eight member states of the
Arctic Council—Canada, Denmark, Finland,
11 For more information, see .
12 For an example, see
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14 For more information, see .
15 For more information, see
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Goal 5-Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Objective: Improve Compliance
The Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Program coordinates closely with
DOJ on all enforcement matters. In
addition, the program coordinates with other
agencies on specific environmental issues as
described herein.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA) coordinates with the
Chemical Safety and Accident Investigation
Board, OSHA, and Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry in
preventing and responding to accidental
releases and endangerment situations, with
the BIA on Tribal issues relative to
compliance with environmental laws on
Tribal Lands, and with the SBA on the
implementation of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA). OECA also shares information
with the IRS on cases which require
defendants to pay civil penalties, thereby
assisting the IRS in assuring compliance
with tax laws. In addition, it coordinates
with the SBA and a number of other Federal
agencies in implementing the Business
Gateway initiative, an "E-Government"
project in support of the President's
Regulatory Management Agenda. OECA
also works with a variety of Federal
agencies including the DOL and the IRS to
organize a Federal Compliance Assistance
Roundtable to address cross cutting
compliance assistance issues. Coordination
also occurs with the COE on wetlands.
Due to changes in the Food Security Act, the
USDA/NRCS has a major role in
determining whether areas on agricultural
lands meet the definition of wetlands and are
therefore regulated under the CWA. Civil
Enforcement coordinates with USDA/NRCS
on these issues also. The program
coordinates closely with the USDA on the
implementation of the Unified National
Strategy for Animal Feedlot Operations.
EPA's Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Program also coordinates with
USDA on food safety issues arising from the
misuse of pesticides, and shares joint
jurisdiction with Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) on pesticide labeling and advertising.
Coordination also occurs with Customs and
Border Protection on implementing the
secure International Trade Data System
across all Federal agencies, and on pesticide
imports. EPA and the FDA share
jurisdiction over general-purpose
disinfectants used on non-critical surfaces
and some dental and medical equipment
surfaces (e.g., wheelchairs). The Agency
has entered into a MOU with HUD
concerning lead poisoning.
The Criminal Enforcement Program
coordinates with other Federal law
enforcement agencies (i.e., FBI, Customs,
DOL, U.S. Treasury, USCG, DOI and DOJ)
and with state and local law enforcement
organizations in the investigation and
prosecution of environmental crimes. EPA
also actively works with DOJ to establish
task forces that bring together Federal, state
and local law enforcement organizations to
address environmental crimes. In addition,
the program has an Interagency Agreement
with the DHS to provide specialized
criminal environmental training to Federal,
state, local, and Tribal law enforcement
personnel at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.
The Homeland Security and Forensics
Support Programs also coordinate with
other Federal law enforcement agencies and
with state and local law enforcement
organizations to support counter-terrorism
efforts.
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Under Executive Order 12088, EPA is
directed to provide technical assistance to
other Federal agencies to help ensure their
compliance with all environmental laws.
The Federal Facility Enforcement Program
coordinates with other Federal agencies,
states, local, and Tribal governments to
ensure compliance by Federal agencies with
all environmental laws. In FY 2009, EPA
will also continue working with other
Federal agencies to support the Federal
Facilities Stewardship and Compliance
Assistance Center (www.fedcenter.gov).
OECA collaborates with the states and
Tribes. States perform the vast majority of
inspections, direct compliance assistance,
and enforcement actions. Most EPA statutes
envision a partnership between EPA and the
states under which EPA develops national
standards and policies and the states
implement the program under authority
delegated by EPA. If a state does not seek
approval of a program, EPA must
implement that program in the state.
Historically, the level of state approvals has
increased as programs mature and state
capacity expands, with many of the key
environmental programs approaching
approval in nearly all states. EPA will
increase its effort to coordinate with states
on training, compliance assistance, capacity
building and enforcement. EPA will
continue to enhance the network of state and
Tribal compliance assistance providers.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance chairs the Interagency
Environmental Leadership Workgroup
established by Executive Order 13148. The
Workgroup consists of over 100
representatives from most Federal
departments and agencies. Its mission is to
assist all Federal agencies with meeting the
mandates of the Executive Order, including
implementation of environmental
management systems and environmental
compliance auditing programs, reducing
both releases and uses of toxic chemicals,
and compliance with pollution prevention
and pollution reporting requirements. In FY
2009, the OECA will work directly with a
number of other Federal agencies to improve
CWA compliance at Federal facilities.
OECA and other agencies will jointly
investigate the underlying causes of
persistent CWA violations and design and
implement fixes to the problems to keep
facilities in compliance over the long term.
OECA anticipates that FY 2009 will see the
completion of a multiple-year partnership
with the Veterans Health Administration
(VHA), a part of the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA). OECA and the VHA formed
the partnership in 2002 to improve
compliance at VHA medical centers across
the nation. Since then, EPA and VHA have
jointly designed and begun implementing
environmental management systems at all
VHA medical centers, completed multi-day
onsite reviews at more than 20 medical
centers to assess the strengths and
weaknesses of their environmental programs
and to guide the VHA in making program
improvements at all its medical centers, and
delivered multiple environmental
compliance courses for VHA staff and
managers.
EPA works directly with Canada and
Mexico bilaterally and in the trilateral
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
(CEC). EPA's border activities require
close coordination with the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Department of Justice,
and the States of Arizona, California, New
Mexico, and Texas. EPA is the lead agency
and coordinates U.S. participation in the
CEC. EPA works with NOAA, the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological
Survey on CEC projects to promote
biodiversity cooperation, and with the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative to reduce
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potential trade and environmental impacts
such as invasive species.
The Agency is required to review
environmental impact statements and other
major actions impacting the environment
and public health proposed by all Federal
agencies, and make recommendations to the
proposing Federal agency on how to
remedy/mitigate those impacts. Although
EPA is required under § 309 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) to review and comment on
proposed Federal actions, neither the
National Environmental Policy Act nor §
309 CAA require a Federal agency to
modify its proposal to accommodate EPA's
concerns. EPA does have authority under
these statutes to refer major disagreements
with other Federal agencies to the Council
on Environmental Quality. Accordingly,
many of the beneficial environmental
changes or mitigation that EPA recommends
must be negotiated with the other Federal
agency. The majority of the actions EPA
reviews are proposed by the Forest Service,
Department of Transportation (including the
Federal Highway Administration and
Federal Aviation Administration), U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of
Interior (including Bureau of Land
Management, Minerals Management Service
and National Parks Service), Department of
Energy (including Federal Regulatory
Commission), and Department of Defense.
EPA works directly with Canada and
Mexico bilaterally and in the trilateral
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
(CEC). EPA's border activities require
close coordination with the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Department of Justice,
and the States of Arizona, California, New
Mexico, and Texas. EPA is the lead agency
and coordinates U.S. participation in the
CEC. EPA works with NOAA, the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological
Survey on CEC projects to promote
biodiversity cooperation, and with the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative to reduce
potential trade and environmental impacts
such as invasive species.
Objective: Improve Environmental
Performance through Pollution Prevention
and Innovation
EPA is involved in a broad range of
pollution prevention (P2) activities which
can yield reductions in waste generation and
energy consumption in both the public and
private sectors. For example, the EPP
initiative, which implements Executive
Orders 12873 and 13101, promotes the use
of cleaner products by Federal agencies.
This is aimed at stimulating demand for the
development of such products by industry.
This effort includes a number of
demonstration projects with other federal
Departments and agencies, such as the NFS
(to use Green Purchasing as a tool to achieve
the sustainability goals of the parks), DoD
(use of environmentally preferable
construction materials), and Defense
Logistics Agency (identification of
environmental attributes for products in its
purchasing system). The program is also
working within EPA to "green" its own
operations. The program also works with
NIST to develop a life-cycle based decision
support tool for purchasers.
Under the Suppliers' Partnership for the
Environment program and its umbrella
program, the GSN, EPA's P2 Program is
working closely with NIST and its
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Program to provide technical assistance to
the process of "greening" industry supply
chains. The EPA is also working with the
DOE's Industrial Technologies Program to
provide energy audits and technical
assistance to these supply chains.
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EPA is working with DOE and USD A to
develop a "Biofuels Posture Plan," the first
step in implementing a Biofuels Initiative to
support the goals of the President's
Advanced Energy Initiative. The Biofuels
Posture Plan will be designed to promote the
development of a biofuels industry in the
U.S. to help shift the country towards clean,
domestic energy production and away from
dependence on foreign sources of energy
(mostly petroleum). EPA is investigating
the use of municipal and industrial solid and
hazardous wastes as sources of biomass that
can be used to produce clean biofuels. EPA
is promoting specific waste-to-energy
technologies through policy development,
research, and, where feasible, regulatory
change.
The Agency is required to review
environmental impact statements and other
major actions impacting the environment
and public health proposed by all Federal
agencies, and make recommendations to the
proposing Federal agency on how to
remedy/mitigate those impacts. Although
EPA is required under § 309 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) to review and comment on
proposed Federal actions, neither the
National Environmental Policy Act nor §
309 CAA require a Federal agency to
modify its proposal to accommodate EPA's
concerns. EPA does have authority under
these statutes to refer major disagreements
with other Federal agencies to the Council
on Environmental Quality. Accordingly,
many of the beneficial environmental
changes or mitigation that EPA recommends
must be negotiated with the other Federal
agency. The majority of the actions EPA
reviews are proposed by the Forest Service,
Department of Transportation (including
FHWA and FAA), COE, DOI (including
Bureau of Land Management, Minerals
Management Service and NFS), DOE
(including Federal Regulatory Commission),
and DoD.
EPA and DOI are coordinating an
Interagency Tribal Information Steering
Committee that includes the Bureau of
Reclamation, DOE, HUD, USGS, Federal
Geographic Data Committee, BIA, Indian
Health Service, Department of the Treasury,
and DOJ. This Interagency effort is aimed
to coordinate the exchange of selected sets
of environmental, resource, and
programmatic information pertaining to
Indian Country among Federal agencies in a
"dynamic" information management system
that is continuously and automatically
updated and refreshed, to be shared equally
among partners and other constituents.
Under a two-party interagency agreement,
EPA works extensively with the Indian
Health Service to cooperatively address the
drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
needs of Indian Tribes. EPA is developing
protocols with the Indian Health Service
Sanitation Facilities Construction Program
for integration of databases of the two
agencies, within the framework of the Tribal
Enterprise Architecture.
EPA has organized a Tribal Data Working
Group under the Federal Geographic Data
Committee, and, along with BIA, is the co-
chair of this group. EPA will play a lead
role in establishing common geographic data
and metadata standards for Tribal data, and
in establishing protocols for exchange of
information among Federal, non-Federal and
Tribal cooperating partners.
EPA is developing protocols with the
Bureau of Reclamation, Native American
Program, for integration of databases of the
two agencies, within the framework of the
Tribal Enterprise Architecture. EPA is also
developing agreements to share information
with the Alaska District, COE.
To promote mutual goals as leadership
programs with industry, the Office of Policy,
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Economics, and Innovation (OPEI) through
its National Environmental Performance
Track, works with the Voluntary Protection
Programs (VPP) in the Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA). EPA
and OSHA collaborate in developing
incentives for members, identifying
potential members, providing joint
recognition, and sharing best practices from
their experience in managing leadership
programs.
Under a MOU, EPA and NFS established a
partnership to share resources for promoting
environmental management system
approaches that are good for both the
environment and business. The MOU
promotes the implementation of cost-
effective environmental management
practices for businesses in the tourism
industry, including the approximately 600
NFS concessionaires that provide various
visitor services in more than 130 national
parks.
Information on regulations and other issues
that may have an adverse impact on small
businesses is shared regularly with the Small
Business Administration's Office of
Advocacy. An ongoing activity includes the
coordination of interactions among the
Office of Air and Radiation, the State Small
Business Assistance Program's National
Steering Committee, and the Office of
Advocacy in the development of the
proposed 55 area source Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
rules that will impact small businesses and
state programs.
The Sector Strategies program addresses
issues that directly affect the environmental
performance of selected industries and other
sectors of the economy. At times, actions
taken to enhance sector-wide performance
involve other Federal agencies. This work
tends to be informal and issue-specific, as
opposed to formal inter-agency partnerships.
For example, previous work on Agribusiness
sector issues involved the Natural Resource
Conservation Service of the USDA. Energy
conservation work with the Metal Foundry
sector involved the DOE's innovative
technologies program. In 2005, Port sector
stakeholders include the U.S. Maritime
Administration (DOT), COE and NOAA.
Data work with the Cement sector involves
USGS contacts. And future "green
highway" work of the Construction Sector
may involve the FHWA.
Activities associated with the Environmental
Education Program are coordinated with
other Federal agencies in a variety of ways:
EPA currently funds approximately $1.5M
for eight interagency agreements with four
Federal agencies. Current projects are
focused on helping these agencies to better
coordinate their environmental education
efforts (see www.handsontheland.org) and
improving capacity to measure
environmental education program outcomes.
All of the activities are funded jointly by the
cooperating Federal agency and a third non-
profit partner. Detailed information about
the interagency agreements is available at
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/iag.html.
EPA chairs the Task Force on
Environmental Education which meets
periodically to share information. The
current focus involves sharing information
on linking environmental education
programs to the strategic planning initiatives
of Federal agencies and developing program
impact measures.
EPA, in partnership with Department of
Education, the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry, the Department of
Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
the Centers for Disease Control, is
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implementing a national Schools Chemical
Cleanout Campaign (SC3). SC3 is building
a national public/private network that will
facilitate the removal of dangerous and
inappropriate chemicals from K - 12
schools; encourage responsible chemical
management practices to prevent future
chemical accidents and accumulations; and
raise issue awareness.
As a participant on the following
interagency workgroups, EPA remains
informed of related efforts across the
government and provides coordination
assistance as necessary: The Interagency
Committee on Education (Chair:
Department of Education); Partners in
Resource Education (Chair: National
Environmental Education and Training
Foundation); the Federal Interagency
Committee on Interpretation (Chair:
National Park Service); Ocean Education
Task Force (workgroup of the U.S. Ocean
Commission); and the Afterschool.gov
(Chair: General Services Administration).
EPA coordinates U.S. participation in the
activities of the North American
Commission on Environmental Cooperation
(CEC) on green purchasing, supply chains,
and buildings.
EPA's web portal of all Federal
environmental education program web sites
is:
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/FTFmemws.ht
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Objective: Improve Human Health and the
Environment in Indian Country
In 2007, EPA completed two important
tribal infrastructure Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU) by five federal
agencies. EPA, the Department of the
Interior, Department of Health and Human
Services, Department of Agriculture, and the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development committed to work as partners
to improve infrastructure on tribal lands and
focus efforts on providing access to safe
drinking water and basic wastewater
facilities to tribes.
The first MOU promotes coordination
between federal tribal infrastructure
programs and financial services while
allowing department programs to retain their
unique advantages. It is fully expected that
the efficiencies and partnerships resulting
from this collaboration will directly assist
tribes with their infrastructure needs. For
the first time five federal departments have
joined together and agreed to work across
traditional program boundaries on tribal
infrastructure issues. The second MOU
signed by the parties was created under this
authority and addresses the issue of access
to safe drinking water and wastewater
facilities on tribal lands. For more
information, please see the web link:
http://www.epa.gov/tribalportal/mous.htm.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA is coordinating with DoD's Strategic
Environmental Research and Development
Program (SERDP) in an ongoing
partnership, especially in the areas of
sustainability research and of incorporating
materials lifecycle analysis into the
manufacturing process for weapons and
military equipment. EPA's People,
Prosperity, and Planet (P3) student design
competition for sustainability will partner
with NASA, NSF, OFEE, USAID, USDA,
CEQ, and OSTP. EPA is continuing its
partnerships with NSF, NIEHS, AND
NIOSH on jointly issued grant solicitations
for nanotechnology, and its coordination
through the NSET with all agencies that are
part of the NNI.
EPA will continue work under the MOA
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with the USCG and the State of
Massachusetts on ballast water treatment
technologies and mercury continuous
emission monitors. The agency also
coordinates technology verifications with
NOAA (multiparameter water quality
probes); DOE (mercury continuous emission
monitors); DoD (explosives monitors, PCB
detectors, dust suppressants); USDA
(ambient ammonia monitors); Alaska and
Pennsylvania (arsenic removal); Georgia,
Kentucky, and Michigan (storm water
treatment); and Colorado and New York
(waste-to-energy technologies).
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COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
Enabling Support Programs
Office of the Administrator (OA)
EPA collaborates with other Federal
agencies in the collection of economic data
used in the conduct of economic benefit-cost
analyses of environmental regulations and
policies. The Agency collaborates with the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of the
Census on the Pollution Abatement Costs
and Expenditure (PACE) survey in order to
obtain information on pollution abatement
expenditures by industry. In our effort to
measure the beneficial outcomes of Agency
programs, we co-sponsor with several other
agencies the U.S. Forest Service's National
Survey on Recreation and the Environment
(NSRE), which measures national recreation
participation and recreation trends. EPA
also collaborates with other natural resource
agencies (e.g., United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA), Department of
Interior, Forest Service, National Oceanic
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)) to
foster improved interdisciplinary research
and reporting of economic information by
collaboratively supporting workshops and
symposiums on environmental economics
topics (ecosystem valuation resource
evaluation); economics of invasive species;
and measuring health benefits.
The Agency also continues to work with
other Federal agencies in the development of
children's environmental health indicators
used to monitor the outcomes of children's
health efforts. The Agency collaborates
with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the National Center for
Health Statistics to obtain approval of the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and
Family Statistics (www.childstats.gov) on
the reporting of appropriate children's health
indicators and data. Furthermore, the
Agency is an active member of the
Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics (www.agingstats.gov). The Forum
was created to foster collaboration among
Federal agencies that produce or use
statistical data on the older population. The
biannual chartbook contains an indicator on
air quality and the counties where older
adults reside that have experienced poor air
quality.
EPA's Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
continues to focus on broad, Agency and
government-wide homeland security policy
issues that cannot be adequately addressed
by a single program office, as well as
ensuring implementation of EPA's
Homeland Security Strategy. A significant
amount of the responsibilities require close
coordination with Federal partners, through
Policy Coordinating Committees (PCCs),
briefings and discussions with individual
senior Federal officials. The Associate
Administrator for Homeland Security and
OHS represent the Administrator, Deputy
Administrator, and other senior Agency
officials at meetings with personnel from the
White House and Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), and other high-level
stakeholders. OHS coordinates the
development of responses to inquiries from
the White House, DHS, the Congress, and
others with oversight responsibilities for
homeland security efforts. EPA's ability to
effectively implement its broad range of
homeland security responsibilities is
significantly enhanced though these efforts.
OHS ensures consistent development and
implementation of the Agency's homeland
security policies and procedures, while
building an external network of partners so
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that EPA's efforts can be integrated into,
and build upon, the efforts of other Federal
agencies.
The Science Advisory Board (SAB)
primarily provides the Administrator with
independent peer reviews and advice on the
scientific and technical aspects of
environmental issues to inform the Agency's
environmental decision-making. Often, the
Agency program office seeking the SAB's
review and advice has identified the Federal
agencies interested in the scientific topic at
issue. The SAB coordinates with those
Federal agencies by providing notice of its
activities through the Federal Register, and
as appropriate, inviting Federal agency
experts to participate in the peer review or
advisory activity. The SAB, from time to
time, also convenes science workshops on
emerging issues, and invites Federal agency
participation through the greater Federal
scientific and research community.
EPA's Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization (OSDBU) works with
the Small Business Administration (SBA)
and other Federal agencies to increase the
participation of small and disadvantaged
businesses in EPA's procurement of goods,
services, equipment, and construction.
OSDBU works with the SBA to develop
EPA's goals for contracting with small and
disadvantaged businesses; address bonding
issues that pose a roadblock for small
businesses in specific industries, such as
environmental clean-up and construction;
and address data-collection issues that are of
concern to OSDBUs throughout the Federal
government. EPA's OSDBU works closely
with the Center for Veterans Enterprise and
EPA's Regional and program offices to
increase the amount of EPA procurement
dollars awarded to Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
(SDVOSB). It also works with the
Department of Education and the White
House Historically Black College and
University (HBCU) Workgroup to increase
opportunities for HBCUs to partner with
small businesses and Federal agencies,
especially in the area of scientific research
and development. Work is also coordinated
with the Minority Business Development
Agency to fund opportunities for small
disadvantaged businesses, and to collaborate
to provide outreach to small disadvantage
businesses and Minority-Serving Institutions
throughout the United States and the trust
territories. EPA's OSDBU Director is an
active participant in the Federal OSDBU
Council (www.osdbu.gov), and served as the
Council's Chairperson in FYs 2004 and
2006. The OSDBU Directors collaborate to
the extent possible to support major outreach
efforts to small and disadvantaged
businesses, SDVOSB, and minority-serving
educational institutions via conferences,
business fairs, and speaking engagements.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
(OCFO)
EPA makes active contributions to standing
interagency management committees,
including the Chief Financial Officers
Council and the Federal Financial Managers'
Council. These groups are focused on
improving resources management and
accountability throughout the Federal
government. EPA also coordinates
appropriately with Congress and other
Federal agencies, such as Department of
Treasury, Office of Management of Budget
(OMB), and the Government Accountability
Office (GAO).
Office of Administration and Resources
Management (OARM)
EPA is committed to working with Federal
partners that focus on improving
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management and accountability throughout
the Federal government. The Agency
provides leadership and expertise to
government-wide activities in various areas
of human resources, grants administration,
contracts management and Homeland
Security. These activities include specific
collaboration efforts with Federal agencies
and departments through:
• Chief Human Capital Officers, a
group of senior leaders that
discuss human capital initiatives
across the Federal government.
• Legislative and Policy
Committee, a committee
comprised of other Federal
agency representatives who
assist Office of Personnel and
Management in developing
plans and policies for training
and development across the
government.
• The Chief Acquisition Officers
Council, the principal
interagency forum for
monitoring and improving the
Federal acquisition system.
The Council also is focused on
promoting the President's
Management Agenda in all
aspects of the acquisition
system, as well as the
President's specific acquisition-
related initiatives and policies.
The Agency is participating in government-
wide efforts to improve the effectiveness
and performance of Federal financial
assistance programs, simplify application
and reporting requirements, and improve the
delivery of services to the public. This
includes membership on the Grants Policy
Committee, the Grants Executive Board, and
the Grants.gov Users Group. EPA also
participates in the Federal Demonstration
Partnership to reduce the administrative
burdens associated with research grants.
EPA is working with the OMB, General
Services Administrations, and Department
of Commerce's National Institute of
Standards and Technology to implement
Homeland Security Presidential Directive
No. 12 - Policy for a Common Identification
Standard for Federal Employees and
Contractors.
Office of Environmental Information
(OEI)
To support EPA's overall mission, OEI
collaborates with a number of other Federal
agencies and state and Tribal governments
on a variety of initiatives, including
initiatives to make government more
efficient and transparent, protect human
health and the environment, and assist in
homeland security. OEI is more specifically
involved in the information technology (IT),
information management (EVI), and
information security aspects of the projects
it collaborates on.
EPA is the managing partner agency of the
eRulemaking Program, one of the
President's 25 government-wide Electronic
Government (E-Gov) initiatives. The
eRulemaking Program is operated within
OEI. The Program's mission is to improve
public access to, understanding of, and
participation in regulation development and
to streamline government's management of
and efficiency in promulgating regulations.
In January 2003, eRulemaking launched the
award-winning Regulations.gov web site.
For the first time ever, citizens could access
and comment on all proposed Federal
regulations from a single web site. Tens of
millions of public users have come to this
site to find, view, and comment on proposed
regulations. In September 2005, the
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eRulemaking Program launched the award-
winning Federal Docket Management
System (publicly accessible at
www.regulations.gov). The Federal Docket
Management System is an electronic
document repository enabling agencies to
post all rulemaking and non-rulemaking
documents for public access and comment.
Now the public also can access Federal
Register documents, supporting
technical/legal/economic analyses, and
public comments previously only available
by physically visiting a docket center. EPA
and its partner agencies enhance the system
each quarter by incorporating new
capabilities for public and agency users,
including: the ability to bookmark
documents, email notification, Real Simple
Syndication Feed (RSS), eAuthenticated
login, electronic records, full-text search,
and the ability for major search engines to
locate documents within Regulations.gov.
The eRulemaking Program has migrated
more than 29 Departments and Independent
Agencies, comprised of 161 bureaus, boards,
agencies and administrations, representing
more than 90% of the Federal rules
promulgated annually. Collectively, this
collaborative multi-agency effort is
projected to result in significant savings to
the Federal government through the
elimination of duplicative systems (whether
existing or proposed).
As part of its effort to help protect human
health and the environment, EPA is
coordinating with the states and tribes to
improve the collection, management, and
sharing of environmental information. A
key component of these efforts is EPA's
participation in the State/EPA Information
Management Workgroup and Network
Steering Board. As a member of the Board,
EPA participates in action teams comprised
of EPA, state, and Tribal members, designed
to identify information projects that can
resolve information issues and to arrive at
consensus solutions. Two of the areas that
this forum has worked on extensively are
developing environmental data standards
and implementing new technologies for
collecting and reporting information.
In addition to protecting human health and
the environment, EPA also supports
homeland security by coordinating
extensively with a number of other Federal
agencies to develop and expand the use of
geographically based information. These
efforts include coordination with the U. S.
Geological Survey (USGS), Federal
Geographic Data Committee, Chief
Information Officer (CIO) Council
(http://www.cio.gov), DHS, Council on
Environmental Quality, Environmental
Council of States, other national security
agencies, and state agencies. Much of this
work is done by multi-agency workgroups
designed to ensure consistent
implementation of standards and
technologies across the Federal government
to support efficient sharing of data,
especially the sharing of geographically
based data and Geographic Information
Systems. A key aspect of this work is
developing and implementing the
infrastructure to support an assortment of
national spatial data - data that can be
attached to and portrayed on maps. This
work has several key applications, including
ensuring that human health and
environmental conditions are represented in
the appropriate contexts, supporting the
assessment of environmental conditions and
changes, and supporting first responders and
other homeland security situations.
Additionally, EPA coordinates with the CIO
Council and other Federal agencies on
projects related to information security,
capital planning, workforce development,
interoperability, and infrastructure related to
homeland security.
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Another area where EPA actively
coordinates with other Governmental
entities is public access to information. In
addition to the E-Gov initiatives described
above, EPA also coordinates with the
USGS, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and
Wildlife Service, and state and local
government partners to expand and improve
public access to information affecting their
lives. EPA also works with states, tribes,
local agencies, and non-governmental
organizations to design and implement
specific community-based information
projects.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
The EPA Inspector General is a member of
the President's Council on Integrity and
Efficiency (PCIE), an organization
comprised of Presidentially-appointed
Federal Inspectors General (IG), GAO, and
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The PCIE coordinates and improves the way
Gs conduct audits, investigations and
internal operations. The PCIE also promotes
joint projects of government-wide interest,
and reports annually to the President on the
collective performance of the OIG
community. The OIG Special Operations
Division coordinates computer crime
activities with other law enforcement
organizations such as the FBI, Secret
Service and Department of Justice. In
addition, the OIG participates with various
inter-governmental audit forums and
professional associations to exchange
information, share best practices, and
obtain/provide training. The OIG further
promotes collaboration among EPA's
partners and stakeholders in the application
of technology, information, resources and
law enforcement efforts through its outreach
activities. The EPA OIG initiates and
participates in individual collaborative
audits, evaluations and investigations with
OIGs of agencies with an environmental
mission such as the Departments of Interior
and Agriculture, and with other Federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies as
prescribed by the IG Act, as amended. The
OIG also promotes public awareness of
opportunities to report possible fraud, waste
and abuse through the OIG Hotline.
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MAJOR MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
Introduction
Management challenges represent potential
vulnerabilities in program operations and
susceptibilities to fraud, waste, abuse, and
mismanagement. The Reports
Consolidation Act of 2000 requires the
Inspector General to identify the most
serious management challenges facing EPA,
briefly assess the Agency's progress in
addressing them, and report annually. EPA
has established a mechanism for identifying
and addressing its key management
challenges before they become serious
problems. As part of its management
integrity process, EPA senior managers meet
with representatives from EPA's Office of
Inspector General (OIG), the General
Accountability Office (GAO), and the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
to hear their views on EPA's key
management challenges. EPA managers
also use audits, reviews, and program
evaluations conducted internally and by
GAO, OMB, and OIG to assess program
effectiveness and identify potential
management issues.
EPA remains committed to maintaining
effective and efficient internal controls to
ensure that program and financial activities
are carried out effectively and according to
applicable laws and sound management
policy. The discussion that follows lists
management challenges that OIG, GAO, and
OMB have identified and summarizes
actions EPA is taking to address these
issues.
1. Emission Factors for Sources of
Air Pollution
Scope of Challenge. While the Agency
has made some progress in improving its
emission factors (e.g., developing a Quality
Management Plan), challenges remain. A
2006 OIG evaluation found (1) conflicting
guidance on appropriately using emissions
factors, (2) a rating system that did not
quantify the uncertainty associated with
emissions factors, (3) inadequate funding of
the program, and (4) the lack of a
comprehensive plan to improve data
collection and set priorities, and OIG
concluded that emissions factors are being
used inappropriately for key environmental
decisions. EPA needs to address the large
number of emission factors rated low,
ensure sufficient funding to address data
gaps and limitations, limit decisions being
made with poor quality emissions factors,
and provide industry and state or local
agencies with significant non-regulatory
incentives to obtain the data needed to
improve emissions factors. (OIG)
The Agency has made significant progress
in addressing the issues identified in OIG's
March 2006 evaluation report, EPA Can
Improve Emissions Factors Development
and Management. EPA remains on track in
implementing its plan to make it easier for
others to transmit and transform their
emissions data into emissions factors that
account for uncertainty. Building on
previous success, the Agency continues to
re-engineer the emissions factor program to
develop emissions factors faster, increase
the number of emission factors, and account
for uncertainty in emissions factors.
With respect to developing guidance for
using emissions factors, EPA agrees that the
Agency needs to be clearer about the
regulatory and environmental risks of using
emissions factors, including the risks
associated with their original intended
application and for programs that have
adopted their use as an expeditious means of
achieving their goals. The Agency has
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developed a new, streamlined emissions
factor development process that is currently
undergoing public review, and we expect to
finalize these new procedures later this year.
In response to OIG' s finding that the current
emissions factor rating system did not
quantify the uncertainty associated with
emissions factors, the Agency has completed
a statistical study of the uncertainty
associated with published emissions factors
that are based on emissions testing data,
such as those contained in AP-42. We
presented our approach and study results to
internal reviewers and a panel of expert peer
reviewers and addressed their comments and
suggestions. In February 2007, EPA
submitted a report describing the technical
approach and the results to Congress and
OMB. The report is currently available on
the web for public review and comment.
EPA is now beginning to analyze various
policy options available for accounting for
uncertainty.
The OIG has recommended the development
of a comprehensive plan to improve data
collection and set emission factor priorities.
We have developed and submitted a
comprehensive strategic plan meeting those
recommendations, which is currently under
review by OIG. The plan focuses on
advancing direct, continuous site-specific
measurements of the pollutant of concern
and addresses the development and use of
emissions factors for situations where site-
specific measurements are infeasible or the
risks of adverse program decisions are
unacceptable.
Highlights of progress include:
. Launched WebFIRE, an interactive
website that combines AP-42 and
FIRE data so that users are no longer
required to conduct independent
checks while searching for emission
factors.
. Conducted an analysis to determine
the uncertainty of highly-rated
emissions factors.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Enhance WebFIRE to allow users
independently to check and verify
background information for
emissions factors.
. Develop emissions factors for coke
ovens, landfills, municipal waste
combustors, steel mini-mills, landing
losses for external floating roofs, and
low pressure petroleum storage
tanks.
. Initiate development of emissions
factors for natural gas engines,
rubber manufacturers, and animal
feeding operations.
2. Voluntary Climate Change
Program/ Voluntary Climate
Change Programs Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) Reporting
Scope of Challenge: Climate Leaders
and Climate VISION, two voluntary
programs aimed at securing private sector
agreements to voluntarily reduce
greenhouse gas emissions or emissions
intensity, need to be better managed to
achieve desired results. While many
participants have completed program steps
in a timely manner, some participants
appear not to be progressing at the rate
expected. GAO recommends that EPA
develop written policies establishing the
consequences for not completing program
steps on schedule. OMB is concerned about
the reliability of the estimates of GHG
reduction attributable to voluntary
programs such as Energy Star. (GAO and
OMB)
In its April 2006 report on climate change,
GAO recommended that EPA develop
written policy for increasing progress under
the EPA Climate Leaders program. EPA
believes GAO's recommendation was
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addressed in the initial design of the
program. The Agency has detailed its
existing policy in an internal memorandum
which documents the steps that EPA will
take if it believes a participant is not
completing the program requirements in a
timely manner. When EPA believes a
participant is not making a good faith effort
to complete program requirements, the
Agency will telephone the participant to re-
invigorate the process; send an official letter
urging the participant to act more
expeditiously; and, if necessary, remove the
participant from the program for
noncompliance. EPA will continue to
monitor participants' progress through its
program tracking system, which includes a
goal tracking spreadsheet and inventory of
calls conducted to discuss progress.
In response to OMB's concerns about the
reliability of the estimates of GHG, a recent
Program Assessment Rating Tool review
found EPA's climate programs to be
achieving their goals. The review also
highlighted the ENERGY STAR program as
among the more successful in collecting and
presenting performance information and
using the data for management decision
making. EPA publishes an annual report on
the accomplishments of its voluntary
programs for reducing GHG emissions.
This report outlines EPA's robust methods
to estimate the benefits of these programs
and explains how the Agency is addressing
evaluation issues. The report shows that
ENERGY STAR, in particular, relies on
robust, peer-reviewed methods.
Highlights of progress include:
. Developed new peer-reviewed
methods for documenting the benefits
of ENERGY STAR, including energy
savings and GHG reductions.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to assess the progress of
Climate Leader partners and request
that they leave the program if they
are not making sufficient progress in
a reasonable period of time.
. Improve the methods that EPA
employs to assess the impacts of its
climate protection programs.
. Participate in interagency efforts to
assess and report on the impacts of
the federal climate protection policy
and program.
. Review recent legislation, including
the Energy Independence and
Security Act of 2007 and the Fiscal
Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations
Act, to determine the impacts of their
provisions on EPA's methods for
estimating the benefits of these
programs.
3. Capacity to Manage Climate
Change Activities
Scope of Challenge: Recent
developments in climate change science and
policy (e.g., Massachusetts vs. EPA) will
affect EPA 's ability to protect public health
and the environment. GAO believes EPA
could benefit from assessing its capacity to
manage climate change issues and the
impact of a changing climate on existing
Agency programs. EPA should evaluate its
scientific and technical capacity to interpret
scientific findings and incorporate them into
regulatory decisions; assess its capacity to
implement mandatory programs should
Congress pass binding climate legislation;
and review the administration of existing
programs (air and water pollution) to
determine implications of a changing
climate on the Agency's ongoing regulatory
efforts. (GAO)
EPA agrees that recent developments in
climate change science and policy will
impact the Agency's programs and capacity
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needs. While we have already begun the
type of management and resource analyses
recommended by GAO, we believe it is
premature to conduct a full assessment at
this time, given the uncertainty of future
Congressional actions. The scope of
possible future legislation under
development is unknown (e.g., there is not
yet consensus regarding the sectors to be
covered by a possible policy or the type of
"binding" measure to be used). Moreover, it
is unclear when such legislation will pass
and what kind of lead time EPA would have
in terms of implementing the enacted
policies. Under the circumstances, EPA
believes Agency resources could be better
used to track developments in Congress and
provide technical support and analyses as
requested.
Highlights of progress include:
Completed short-term realignment of
resources to respond to the
Massachusetts v. EPA decision and
the President's subsequent Executive
Order to regulate GHG emissions
from motor vehicles.
. With extensive senior management
involvement, continue to assess the
implications of Supreme Court
decisions.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to identify the potential air
quality and climate policy
implications of research on air
programs.
4. Challenges in Addressing Air
Toxic Regulatory Programs Goals
Scope of Challenge: OMB believes EPA
needs to continue focusing on addressing the
backlog of residual risk standards and
developing air toxics exposure data. (OMB)
The 1990 Amendments to the Clean Air Act
(CAA) required EPA to develop and issue
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
(MACT) standards to reduce emissions of
air toxics from certain categories of
stationary sources. EPA completed its
obligation to develop initial MACT
standards (96 standards for 174 source
categories) in 2004. EPA anticipates that
when fully implemented in 2007, the MACT
standards will reduce air toxics emissions
from stationary sources by 1.7 million tons
per year. The CAA also requires EPA to
evaluate air toxic emissions further and
evaluate whether post-MACT emissions
pose a risk to public health. These residual
risk reviews and standards are to be
developed for each source category within 8
years of promulgation of the MACT
standard. In addition to the residual risk
reviews, the CAA requires EPA to conduct
technology reviews for each MACT
standard within 8 years of promulgation. For
each technology review EPA is to review
and revise the MACT standard, if necessary,
taking into account developments in
practices, processes and control
technologies.
EPA is combining the risk and technology
reviews for each MACT standard. The
Agency has completed risk and technology
reviews for 8 MACT standards to date under
consent decree orders. Sierra Club filed a
notice of intent to sue on 17 additional
MACT standards, and we are now beyond
the 8 years for an additional 16 for a total of
33 MACT standards.
EPA has developed a new approach of
streamlining the risk and technology reviews
for the MACT standards. Under the new
risk and technology review EPA will
perform the risk and technology reviews for
groups of MACT standards rather than
individually. Post-MACT emissions
contained in the NEI database will be used
as the basis to model risk. To conduct risk
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analyses, data will be reviewed by EPA and
supplemented with additional data for the
source category. EPA will then solicit
public comment on the data and any
anomalies noted to obtain the best
representation of emissions from the source
category. Through the residual risk and
technology review (RTR) process, EPA
believes it can complete the residual risk
standards in a timely, scientifically
creditable and cost-effective manner.
Highlights of progress include:
Completed 6 residual risk and
technology reviews.
. Completed the Halogenated Solvents
Residual Risk Rule.
. Developed datasets for each source
category from NEI and risk data.
. Performed screening assessments for
34 MACT standards (50 source
categories).
Completed the Halogenated Solvents
Residual Risk Rule.
. Published advanced notice of
proposed rulemaking (currently
reviewing comments and adding
corrections to the datasets).
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Continue to conduct residual risk
reviews and rules under RTR process
in an accelerated manner.
5. Efficiently Managing Water and
Wastewater Resources and
Infrastructure/Clean Water and
Drinking Water State Revolving
Funds
Scope of Challenge: The Agency faces a
continuing challenge in reaching thousands
of small utilities and influencing their
management behavior, skills, and abilities.
EPA needs to be more innovative on the
finance and management fronts to assist
states and communities in overcoming
infrastructure issues. The Agency also
needs to define its role as part of a long-
term national strategy on sustainable water
infrastructure that addresses financial and
management issues. OIG questions whether
EPA's "Four Pillars of Sustained
Infrastructure" approach adequately
addresses the infrastructure challenge.
OMB and OIG agree that EPA 's regulation
policy on state match options should no
longer allow states to use bonds repaid from
SRF to meet state match requirements. (OIG
and OMB)
EPA believes it has taken and will continue
to take effective steps to define and pursue
its role in ensuring that the nation's water
and wastewater infrastructure is sustainable
in the future. While much of the change is
needed at the local level, EPA provides
leadership, tools, innovation, and
momentum to encourage a shift toward
financial and managerial sustainability. The
Agency's role is to provide education and
outreach and to serve as a "wholesaler" of
information to our state and national
professional association partners. EPA's
Four Pillars of Sustainable Infrastructure
(SI) have provided the structure to define the
sustainability challenge, raised the visibility
of the issue to a national scale, and offered a
suite of approaches to move towards
sustainability. Water infrastructure has been
further elevated on the national stage as one
of the Administrator's top four priorities.
EPA is leading by example by breaking
down barriers to progress in its own
programs and partnerships and working
toward policies that foster sustainability,
while protecting human health and the
environment. Internally, EPA is speaking
with one voice—reaching across offices to
promote the innovation needed to address
the sustainability challenge. SI has been a
major topic for the national Water Division
Directors' and SES meetings, helping the
Agency work across traditional
organizational lines to allow and promote
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innovation. The Agency is promoting SI
through permits, Special Environmental
Projects, and injunctive relief. The Agency
is also coordinating efforts in its
Performance Track and Smart Growth
programs to foster aspects of sustainability,
energy, and infrastructure related to climate
change.
EPA's efforts go well beyond the areas of
focus under the Four Pillars. In the area of
innovative finance, the Agency is working
to allow the expanded use of Private
Activity Bonds to bring more private capital
into the sector and exploring and promoting
innovative uses of SRF loans. In March
2007, in partnership with 14 other
organizations, EPA convened a national
conference on Paying for Sustainable Water
Infrastructure that brought stakeholders from
all levels of government and the private
sector together to explore creative methods
of paying for sustainable water
infrastructure. Four conference tracks
covered topics related to reducing costs and
increasing investment in drinking water and
wastewater systems and programs. The
conference looked beyond the Four Pillars to
broader issues and expanding all
stakeholders' efforts, since solutions to the
sustainability challenge will require joint
and collaborative effort. EPA has since met
with conference co-sponsors to consolidate
learning and define critical areas for
additional collaborative action, such as
improved outreach to local officials.
On July 2, 2007, EPA responded to OIG's
audit recommendations and agreed to assess
the effects on states of its state match bond
policy and the potential impact of changes to
the current policy. Our assessment indicates
that states show near unanimous support for
the current policy and believe that its
cumulative effect on the SRF program has
been highly beneficial. Some states that
take advantage of the current policy believe
they would be unable to procure state
appropriations for match, and therefore
unable to apply for federal funds. EPA will
continue to work with the OIG and states to
analyze the effects of this policy.
Highlights of progress include:
. Launched WaterSense, a market
enhancement program that is
increasing national awareness of
water-efficient choices and the value
of clean and safe water.
. Signed a ground-breaking agreement
with six major water and wastewater
associations jointly to promote
effective utility management based
on a series of Attributes of Effectively
Managed Utilities, other
management tools, and utility
performance measures.
. Co-sponsored the Water Quality
Trading Conference with USDA that
brought utility companies and the
agricultural community together to
build momentum for trading
programs that maximize impact from
infrastructure investments.
. Continued to produce assistance
documents and tools targeting the
needs and special circumstances of
small utilities (e.g., Simple Tools for
Effective Performance and Total
Electronic Asset Management
Software).
. Convened a Watershed Forum with
several major utilities to discuss
ways to promote adoption of various
watershed tools, such as green
infrastructure, into local
infrastructure decisions.
. Convened a panel of experts to
discuss the importance of full cost
pricing of water and wastewater
services by utilities.
. Co-sponsored the Paying for
Sustainable Water Infrastructure:
Innovations for the 21st Century
Conference which brought together
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stakeholders from all levels of
government and the private sector to
explore creative methods for paying
for sustainable water infrastructure
today and into the future.
. Issued the Water Quality Trading
Toolkit for Permit Writers., which
explains how to implement the
National Water Quality Trading
Policy and is the first "how to trade"
guidance published by the Agency
(August 2007).
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Develop a Small Communities Team
work plan focused on better
management of wastewater for small
communities and disadvantaged or
underserved populations.
. Prepare a Drinking Water Capacity
Development Strategic Plan to
ensure that the Agency's outreach
efforts to small utilities are well
coordinated and effective.
. By end of summer of 2008, publish a
series of "technical guides" that will
provide technical information for
establishing trading programs in such
areas as water quality monitoring
and developing scientifically-based
trade ratios.
. By winter 2008, complete the Check
Up Program for Small Systems
software, an asset management tool
designed to help small systems.
. Work with the Green Infrastructure
Collaborative workgroup on a
strategy to expand the use of green
infrastructure solutions.
. Host a National Capacity
Development Program workshop to
expand outreach and explore
solutions to the challenges faced by
small systems.
6. Safe Drinking Water Information
Systems (SDWIS)
Scope of Challenge: EPA's database for
collecting drinking water information is
populated by data from states on drinking
water violations. The database was
designed to served as a compliance tracking
system; however, the system depends solely
on what states report to EPA as drinking
water violations. OMB is concerned that the
database is unable to determine definitively
such questions as the number of systems in
compliance, posing a problem for EPA 's
Office of Water managers as they try to run
a program based upon limited non-
compliance information from states. OMB
recommends that EPA identify better
methods to account for violations, such as
the stratified sampling of community water
systems approach that the IG suggested in
March 2004. (OMB)
EPA has worked to improve the SDWIS
database, completing a major software
modernization in 2005 on-time and under-
budget. Additionally, EPA has assessed
data quality and outlined improvement in
our triennial Data Reliability
Implementation/Action Plan. In
collaboration with states and the Association
of State Drinking Water Administrators
(ASDWA), we are now implementing a
comprehensive data quality improvement
plan. EPA and ASDWA have agreed on a
data quality goal of 90 percent for health-
based violation data by the 2008-2010
triennial evaluation period: 10 states have
already met this goal, and the Agency is
tracking progress through its annual
performance goals and measures.
EPA has focused its efforts to improve data
quality on two objectives: (1) ensuring that
the system that receives and maintains the
data is technologically robust and user
friendly; and (2) ensuring that the
compliance decisions made at the state level
are appropriate and accurately entered into
the data system. EPA has undertaken
considerable effort in the last several years
to modernize the SDWIS/FED database and
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improve the SDWIS/STATE application.
The Agency has identified completeness of
data as an important issue affecting data
quality. On-site data verifications (DVs)
have proven critical to identifying data
quality gaps and potential root causes.
OGWDW has adhered to a robust data
verification audit process, conducting 15 DV
audits in each of FYs 2005, 2006, and 2007,
and plans an additional 15 per year in FYs
2008 and 2009.
Highlights of progress include:
. Completed SDWIS modernization.
Implemented a comprehensive data
quality improvement plan for the
SDWIS/FED.
. Provided extensive training to
primacy agencies on making
compliance determinations.
. Developed an electronic tool that
allows states to validate their data in
advance of data submission to EPA
in order to ensure data completeness
and enhance data quality.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Continue efforts related to training,
tool development, and completion of
the next Data Reliability
Improvement/Action Plan.
. Continue to review the results of
DVs, both on-site and eDVs.
. In FY 2008, pilot the use of the eDV
tool as a means to allow states to
validate their data in advance of
submission to SDWIS/FED.
. Continue to work with ASDWA to
address documentation of a subset of
state policy decisions on compliance
determinations that deviate from
regulatory requirements.
7. Water Quality Monitoring and
Data
Scope of Challenge: While EPA has
made progress in monitoring water quality,
OMB remains concerned about EPA's
ability to provide a statistically valid
national assessment of water quality for
decision-making at the national, state, and
regional levels. OMB believes EPA's
allowance of states to use Section 106 funds
to assess non-statistically valid water
quality monitoring has exacerbated the
water quality data problem by extending the
time it will take EPA and states to have
complete probabilistic programs in place.
EPA needs to limit the use of the additional
Section 106 funds to probabilistic
monitoring activities. (OMB)
EPA believes the use of 106 funds for non-
probabilistic monitoring efforts provides
regions and states with flexibility they need
in assessing water quality. On March 29,
2006, EPA published "Guidelines for the
Award of Monitoring Initiative Funds under
Section 106 Grant to States, Interstate
Agencies, and Tribes" in the Federal
Register. These guidelines outline
eligibility requirements and allocation of
Monitoring Initiative funds (e.g., $8.5M for
state/tribal participation in national surveys,
less minor rescission, and $10.0M for
enhancements to state monitoring programs,
less minor rescission). In May 2007, the
Deputy Administrator negotiated an
agreement allowing EPA to continue
allocating the funds using this approach and
incorporating a performance-based standard
that will provide EPA and states with the
incentive to undertake additional statistical
survey programs.
EPA's regional monitoring and grants
programs have been working with states to
distribute Monitoring Initiative funds based
on these guidelines. We are making steady
progress in working with states to adopt
probability surveys and are on track for
meeting the performance measure for 50
states implementing state surveys by 2011.
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Highlights of progress include:
Issued the Wadeable Streams
Assessment, which lays out the
baseline conditions of streams in the
lower 48 states.
. Completed the monitoring design for
a national lakes survey (field
sampling is underway).
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Complete the monitoring design for
the national rivers survey.
Issue the third National Coastal
Condition Report, which will further
our understanding of the trends in
costal water conditions.
8. Strategies
for
Managing
Watersheds
Scope of Challenge: EPA's Chesapeake
Bay Program has over 100 measures to
assess progress in meeting restoration
commitments, but the Agency does not have
an approach to translate the measures or a
strategy to target limited resources to
activities outlined in Chesapeake 2000.
While EPA is currently developing a Web-
based system to unify its planning
documents, these activities do not fully
address GAO 's recommendations.
Additionally, EPA has made progress in
guiding the development of an overall
strategy for restoring environmental
conditions in the Great Lakes Basin.
However, it is unclear whether the strategy
will be the guiding document for Great
Lakes restoration. The Agency needs a
clearly defined organizational structure with
measurable basin-wide goals and a
monitoring system as called for in the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the
Clean Water Act. The Agency also needs to
follow through to ensure that progress is
made on achieving the goals of the strategy.
(GAO)
In May 2004, President Bush signed
Executive Order 13340, creating a cabinet-
level interagency task force to bring an
unprecedented level of collaboration and
coordination to restore and protect the Great
Lakes. EPA's Great Lakes National
Program Office (GLNPO) was cited in the
Order and given the responsibility for
providing assistance in carrying out the
goals of the Order. In addition, the Order
created a Federal Interagency Task Force to
bring the many governmental partners
together to protect and restore the Great
Lakes. In December 2005, the Great Lakes
Regional Collaboration developed a strategy
to guide federal, state, tribal and other
partners' action to restore the Great Lakes.
Federal commitments have been identified
in the Federal Near-Term Action Plan and
are being implemented. GLNPO is tracking
performance in improving the Great Lakes
and progress toward commitments in the
Federal Near-Term Action Plan.
To address GAO concerns regarding the
Chesapeake Bay Program, EPA has taken
steps to enhance assessment and reporting
on the health and restoration of the
Chesapeake Bay. EPA's Chesapeake Bay
Program Office is developing a strategic
implementation plan (SIP) that identifies
activities for achieving health and
restoration goals for the Chesapeake Bay.
This plan, which will be completed in
phases, includes five overarching goals and
ten key commitments. The first phase
focuses on federal actions and is expected to
be completed by the end of CY 2007. To
date, federal partners (regional and national)
have agreed to the goals in the SIP,
determined the leads for each of the goals,
and agreed to develop a strategic plan that
includes annual goals and targets (based on
federal funding). The next phase of the SIP
will focus on integrating state and federal
activities.
Highlights of progress include:
Issued an assessment report on the
Chesapeake Bay which describes the
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current health of the Bay and
progress made in implementing
management actions.
Redesigned how the Agency presents
indicator information on its Bay
Trends and Indicators website (refer
to
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/indica
tors, htm).
Supported the Great Lakes
Interagency Task Force in meeting
its requirement to submit a report
that summarizes task force activities
and recommendations that advance
the policy of Executive Order 13340.
Completed 13 of 48 near term
actions, with almost all of the rest on
track toward completion. Completed
projects include a standardized
sanitary survey tool for beach
managers to identify pollution
sources at beaches and $525,000 in
grants piloting the tool to assess 60
beaches in the Great Lakes. In
addition, Asian Silver Carp,
Largescale Silver Carp, and Black
Carp were listed as injurious under
the Lacey Act; and the operation of
the electric carp barrier in Illinois
was continued, to prevent the spread
of these species into the Great Lakes.
Coordinated with NOAA, the U.S.
Fish & Wildlife Service, the Forest
Service, NRCS, and EPA to
collectively provide almost $2
million in federal funding, and even
more in leveraged non-federal funds,
to support 36 projects to make on-
the-ground gains in protecting and
restoring watersheds in the Great
Lakes.
Remediated over 800,000 cubic
yards of contaminated sediment at
five sites under the Great Lakes
Legacy Act. Through leveraging, we
have utilized federal, state, and
private dollars to remove 1.5 million
pounds of contaminated sediments
from the environment, thereby
reducing risk to aquatic life and
human health, including over 25,000
pounds of PCBs, over one million
pounds of chromium, about 400
pounds of mercury, and 171 pounds
of lead.
. Coordinated and leveraged resources
with relevant agencies, including the
Corps of Engineers, pursuant to the
Great Lakes Habitat/Wetlands
Initiative to restore, protect or
improve approximately 65,000 acres
of wetlands towards a 100,000 acre
near-term goal. Great Lakes States
have committed to meet a similar
100,000 acre wetlands goal.
. Established the Federal Aquatic
Invasive Species Rapid Response
Subcommittee to coordinate Federal
efforts to respond to aquatic invasive
species entering the Great Lakes.
The Subcommittee and
Collaboration partners have
developed a Communication
Protocol that will assist in
coordinating efforts and
communication to stem new invaders
to the Lakes and to ensure resources
and expertise can be brought to bear
to the problems of new invaders.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to work with partners to
develop basin-wide goals and
indicators for the Great Lakes.
. Continue to work with Environment
Canada to develop indicators for
measuring the health of the Great
Lakes.
Conduct an independent scientific
review of the 2006 assessment
report.
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9. Management of Leaking Under-
ground Storage Tank(LUST)
Scope of Challenge: EPA relies on states
to ensure that tank owners and operators
are in compliance with federal financial
responsibility regulations under the
underground storage tank program, but
does not provide specific guidance to states
as to whether or how frequently they should
verify coverage. GAO believes EPA lacks
assurance that states are adequately
overseeing and enforcing financial
responsibility provisions and that the
Agency's method of monitoring whether
state assurance funds provide adequate
financial responsibility coverage is limited.
In addition, GAO finds that EPA's
distribution of Leaking Underground
Storage Tank Trust Fund money to states
depends on data that may be inaccurate, due
to state reporting requirements. (GAO)
In response to GAO's report, Leaking
Underground Storage Tanks: EPA Should
Take Steps to Better Ensure the Effective
Use of Public Funding for Cleanups, EPA
agrees that regular verification of financial
responsibility coverage is important to
ensure adequate funding for cleaning up
future releases. The Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct) requires EPA or states, as
appropriate, to conduct on-site inspections
of USTs every 3 years to determine
compliance with requirements imposed by
Subtitle I of the Solid Waste Disposal Act.
On April 24, 2007, EPA issued final grant
guidelines to implement those requirements.
These guidelines require that the inspections
assess compliance with the financial
responsibility requirements.16
Additionally, EPA agrees that increased
oversight of state assurance fund (state fund)
16 Grant Guidelines to States for Implementing the
Inspection Provisions of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, EPA 510-R-07-004, April 2007,
http://www.epa.gov/OUST/fedlaws/final i.htm
solvency is necessary and important. As the
report indicates, EPA recently developed a
monitoring tool to assess the financial
condition of state funds. EPA is working to
improve implementation and utility of that
tool. Also, in response to EPAct, EPA is
working on guidance to revise and improve
its process for monitoring the financial
soundness of state funds and work with less
solvent funds to improve solvency. EPA
expects to complete this guidance in 2008.
Each year EPA distributes LUST Trust Fund
money, under an allocation formula that
reflects state performance and need, using
information reported by states in their end-
of-year activity reports. The information
contained in these reports, including the
number of releases and the population of
active tanks, indicates program need and
program performance. Nonetheless, EPA
agrees with GAO that it is important to
ensure the accuracy of information used to
support the LUST allocation formula. EPA
will continue to work with regions and states
to implement quality control measures and,
in particular, work toward ensuring that
reported data is consistent with existing EPA
definitions and is limited to federally-
regulated USTs. In addition, as EPA begins
working on the EPAct requirements
pertaining to the LUST Trust Fund
allocation, it will work with regions and
states to consider other changes to improve
the distribution of future LUST money,
including changes that more specifically
reflect the need at abandoned LUST sites.
Highlights of progress include:
. Issued final Grant Guidelines on
Inspection Requirements, Grant
Guidelines to States for
Implementing the Inspection
Provisions of the Energy Policy Act
of 2005.
http://www.epa.gOv/OUST/fedlaws/f
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• Continued to emphasize regions' use
of the "Quality Assurance/Quality
Control Evaluation Checklist" prior
to submitting their states' mid-year
and annual performance activities.
This checklist is a tool to ensure the
quality of state and regional data.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Increase efforts to assess the
solvency of state funds by raising the
level of attention to this issue at
national level and providing
guidance to regions on increasing
their oversight of state funds and
reporting annually on their findings.
10. Chemical Regulation
Scope of Challenge: Recent GAO
reviews found that EPA does not routinely
assess the risks of all existing chemicals and
faces challenges in obtaining the
information necessary to do so. Although
EPA initiated the High Production Volume
(HPV) Challenge Program, it is not yet
clear whether the program will produce
sufficient information for EPA to determine
chemicals' risks to human health and the
environment. Furthermore, EPA 's reviews
of new chemicals provide only limited
assurance that health and environmental
risks are identified before the chemicals
enter commerce. In addition, EPA has
limited ability to publicly share the
information it receives from chemical
companies under TSCA. GAO has
recommended that Congress consider
providing EPA additional authorities under
TSCA to improve its ability to assess
chemical risks. GAO recommends that EPA
develop and implement a methodology for
using information collected through the
HPV Challenge Program to prioritize
chemicals for further review and identify
information needed to assess their risks;
promulgate a rule requiring chemical
companies to submit to EPA copies of health
and safety studies they submit to foreign
governments; develop a strategy for
validating risk assessment models; and
revise regulations to require companies to
reassert claims of confidentiality within a
certain time period. (GAO)
EPA will continue work initiated in FY
2007 to evaluate the screening level
chemical hazard data obtained through the
U.S. High Production Volume (HPV)
Challenge Program and companion
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD) Screening
Information Data Set (SIDS) Program.
These efforts, combined with the expanded
exposure information reported under the
2006 TSCA Inventory Update Reporting
(IUR) rule, will lead to the development of
risk-based prioritization documents for HPV
chemicals. Similar work was initiated in FY
2008, and will continue in 2009, to develop
prioritization documents on Moderate
Production Volume (MPV) chemicals
(25,000 - 1 million pounds/year). This
work is included in the Security and
Prosperity Partnership agreement between
the U.S., Canada and Mexico, under which
the U.S. committed to assess and initiate
action on over 9,000 HPV and MPV
chemicals by 2012. The risk- and hazard-
based prioritization documents identify
needed actions on chemicals presenting
potential risks. Actions initiated by EPA
could involve voluntary information
collection, chemical testing, or risk
reduction efforts and regulatory actions such
as Significant New Use Rules (SNURs),
Section 4 Test Rules, or other rules to
prevent unreasonable risks.
In addition, EPA continues to follow the
Council on Regulatory Environmental
Monitoring guidance for evaluating
environmental models. EPA is also working
internally to validate the use of Structure
Activity Relationships assessment tools,
giving the Agency confidence in the models
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and tools it uses to investigate potential risks
from new chemicals.
Highlights of progress include:
. Completed screening-level hazard
characterization reports for 301 HPV
chemicals, exceeding the FY 2007
target of 259. Cumulative progress
is 931.
Completed 33 Proposed Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGLs)
which emergency planners and first
responders use to prepare for and
deal with chemical emergencies by
determining safe exposure levels.
(This brings the cumulative total
since 2006 to 56.)
. Developed and released a Global
Data Portal, which allows searching,
viewing, and exchanging of test data
between the United States, European
Union, and other governments
(2008). (See http://cs3-
hq. oecd. org/scripts/hpv/ for more
information.)
. Hosted the "National HPV Chemical
Data Users Conference" in
December 2006 and two regional
conferences in 2007, and used
feedback to improve public
accessibility to the HPV data.
. Collected expanded screening level
exposure-related data on an
estimated 7 to 8 thousand chemicals,
including processing and use
exposure-related data on
approximately 40% of those
chemicals, under IUR.
Initiated the Nanoscale Materials
Stewardship Program (NMSP) to
better characterize existing chemical
risks from nanoscale materials.
Plans for further improvements
include:
• Increase the production of HPV risk-
based decisions to bring the
cumulative total to from 150 to 490
chemicals in FY 2009.
• Increase the number of MPV hazard-
based decisions from 55 anticipated
in FY 2008 to 650 planned for FY
2009.
• Industry will contribute as well to
the 3,000 HPV chemical component
of the SPP commitments through the
industry-led Extended High
Production Volume Challenge
Program (EHPV), which focuses on
approximately 500 chemicals that
achieved HPV status after the HPV
Challenge Program had commenced.
• Implement its NMSP, which will
gather existing data on manufactured
nanoscale materials and encourage
the development of additional test
data.
• Complete the development of a final
HPV Challenge report and make it
publicly available.
• Evaluate options to change the
Voluntary Children's Chemical
Evaluation Program (VCCEP) based
on experience gained during the pilot
phase of the program. Options
include modifying certain features of
the program to enable VCCEP to
operate more rapidly and efficiently,
and applying the VCCEP approach
to further evaluate HPV Challenge
chemicals for which EPA has special
concerns after completing screening-
level hazard, exposure and risk
characterizations.
11. Enforcement and Compliance
Activities
Scope of Challenge: With budget
constraints and limited resources and the
Nation's high expectations for
environmental protection, EPA must develop
more flexible and cost-effective approaches
for managing environmental enforcement
and compliance programs. The Agency
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needs to intensify efforts to move from a
performance management system focused on
inspections toward a system focused on
achieving measurable improvements; ensure
that funds are used to achieve consistent and
equitable enforcement; and develop an
effective workforce strategy and assessment
system to ensure resources are
appropriately allocated. Additionally, EPA
needs to improve its enforcement data to
determine the universe of regulated entities
and their characteristics and address
apparent inconsistencies in program
delivery among EPA's regional offices.
(GAO)
EPA has made considerable progress in
recent years in developing and
implementing a performance and results-
based national enforcement and compliance
program. In FY 2005, the Agency began to
focus its national enforcement and
compliance program on "national
enforcement priority" areas of
noncompliance that have the most
significant effects on public health and the
environment. These priorities were
determined in consultation with the regions
and states and were set for an initial 3-year
cycle of 2005-2007. For each priority area,
the Agency developed a specific strategy for
targeting and achieving results. The Agency
also developed specific measures of success,
including the key outcome measure of
"pounds of pollution reduced or treated" and
used a limited number of key management
measures, developed in concert with
regional measures, to monitor its progress
and ensure the accomplishment of its annual
goals.
In FY07, the Agency again consulted with
regions and states to determine whether the
current set of priorities should remain in
place for the next 3-year cycle, and whether
additional environmental risk and
noncompliance problems should be
considered. The consensus indicated that
the current priorities remain the highest
priority problems of national significance.
The Agency evaluated progress toward the
goals set for each of the national priorities
using data derived from key measures.
Based on that analysis, strategies were
adjusted where needed to ensure efforts are
focused appropriately, and goals and
measures were refined to better articulate
and measure the effectiveness of the
Agency's national enforcement program.
EPA has implemented several measures and
management practices to ensure equitable
and consistent enforcement across the
nation. We have established national
enforcement priorities; created national
Strategy Implementation Teams, with
regional and headquarters members, to
develop the implementation plans for each
national priority area; issued national
policies and guidance; and implemented the
State Review Framework to enhance the
Agency's ability to evaluate and oversee
state programs.
EPA continues work to ensure that its
resources are directed to the most significant
risks to public health and the environment.
Identifying national enforcement priorities is
critical to this effort, and EPA has used a
collaborative process that examines
noncompliance in a particular candidate
area, the environmental gains from reducing
or eliminating the problem, and the
appropriateness of an active Federal role in
achieving compliance. For the past 5 years,
the Agency has reserved funds for
addressing resource gaps in implementing
these national priorities. Teams responsible
for overseeing the implementation of each of
the priorities develop competitive proposals
to fund activities, tools, and technology to
support implementation. Preference in
funding is given to proposals that leverage
existing resources, improve efficiency,
address unmet needs, and have the greatest
potential to produce results.
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Highlights of progress include:
. Reduced, treated, or eliminated 890
million pounds of pollutants and 1.5
million cubic yards of contaminated
soil and water in FY 2007.
. Issued the Guide for Addressing
Environmental Problems: Using an
Integrated Strategic Approach,
which provides guidance on
selecting the appropriate tools to
address noncompliance and
environmental problems in a specific
context in order to achieve the best
outcome.
Conducted a detailed data-driven
review of the performance of each
region's compliance and
enforcement program including fact-
based discussion with regions
regarding their results.
. Implemented the SRF to ensure that
regional offices conduct consistent
oversight of states, and that states
consistently implement
environmental enforcement
programs. The SRF provides critical
information on a state's or region's
core environmental and compliance
assurance performance based on
existing data available in EPA's
national database. With funding
from OPEI, began an in-depth
program evaluation of the SRF to
enable adjustments aimed at
maximizing its effectiveness. The
review process has included state
and regional participation to ensure
all stakeholders' experiences and
perspectives are considered.
. Developed the Key Management
Measures Report for senior
managers, which highlights key data
on significant noncompliance,
raising the visibility and scrutiny of
such information.
. In December 2007, held a workshop
in which experts discussed white
papers on the state of the science of
measuring compliance assistance
outcomes as well as general and
specific deterrent impacts of
monitoring and enforcement.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Work toward developing an
environmental problem-based
strategic architecture centered on
enforcement, monitoring, and
assistance. This will replace the
current tool-based objectives.
. Building on the findings and
recommendations in the white papers
discussed above, the Agency will
explore the feasibility of a pilot
project aimed at developing a
methodology for measuring general
deterrence within specific sectors.
12. Workforce Planning/Human
Capital Management
Scope of Challenge: OIG and GAO
believe that EPA continues to face
challenges in managing human capital and
workforce planning, including its ability to
attract, develop, and retain a skilled,
diverse, and results-oriented workforce.
Although EPA has completed a
comprehensive Strategic Workforce Plan for
maintaining the right people, at the right
location, and at the right time, an OIG
review of the Agency's workforce planning
effort reveals challenges which may affect
the Agency's ability to get to "green " status
on the PMA scorecard. GAO finds that
despite EPA's progress in improving the
management of its human capital, the
Agency has not effectively implemented its
human capital strategic plan and needs to
comprehensively assess its workforce and
continue monitoring its progress to ensure a
well-trained and motivated workforce with
the right mix of skills and experience. GAO
further notes that if EPA is to improve its
resource planning process, the Agency
needs to obtain reliable data on key
workload indicators and design budget and
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cost accounting systems that can isolate
resources needed and allocated to key
activities. (OIG and GAO)
In FY 2001, EPA acknowledged human
capital (HC) as an Agency-level weakness.
Over the years, the Agency has made
significant progress in strengthening its HC
program. This included developing a robust
HC accountability program, improving the
HC audit program, expanding the Agency's
leadership development programs to
enhance skills and ensure continuity of
leadership, and establishment of a workforce
planning system. As of FY 2007, the
Agency had completed all of its
improvements except for a few final
improvements to address the workforce
planning component of the human capital
weakness identified in FY 2001. To address
the workforce planning concerns identified
by OIG and GAO, EPA developed a
workforce planning/competency
management system that gauges skill gaps
and guides the design of strategies for
closing the gaps. EPA has worked closely
with OMB and the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) to align the Agency's
Human Capital Strategy to meet the
objectives outlined in the President's
Management Agenda (PMA) as it relates to
the Strategic Management of Human
Capital. The Agency expects to complete all
final corrective actions related to this
weakness in FY 2008.
Highlights of progress include:
. In FY 2007, retained a "green"
progress score for Human Capital
under the PMA in every quarter, and
remained on target to attain a
"green" status score in December
2008.
. Completed implementation of all
cycles of the workforce planning
process for EPA's priority Mission
Critical Occupations, resulting in no
major competency or resource gaps.
. Completed implementation of a
complete, self-directed Human
Capital Accountability system for
EPA.
. Continued preparation for full
implementation of the electronic
Official Personnel Folders (e-OPF).
. Completed initial cost-benefit
analysis on HR LoB initiative
options for EPA HR IT systems and
completed initial analysis of EPA
HR consolidation options for EPA
HR operations.
. Launched the "Successful Leaders
Program" as the new EPA-wide
mandatory new supervisors training
program.
. Achieved EPA's objective for SES
time-to-hire of less than 73 days
between advertisement and offer.
. Implemented the second successful
round of the EPA Agency-wide SES
mobility program.
. Achieved full certification from
OPM for EPA's SES pay and
performance system.
Completed a full succession planning
analysis for EPA SES critical
positions, exceeding targets for
bench-strength.
. Completed a new EPA Recruiting
Plan.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Complete all final corrective actions
for workforce planning related to this
weakness in FY 2008.
13. Grants Management
Scope of Challenge: GAO believes that
while EPA has issued a 5-year grants
management plan and made progress in
achieving reforms, weaknesses in
implementation and accountability continue
to hamper effective grants management. In
particular, GAO cites problems remaining
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in documenting ongoing monitoring of
grantee performance and in closing out
grants. EPA's lack of monitoring
documentation hinders the Agency's ability
to collect important data and ensure that
grant recipients have met all financial
requirements. (OIG and GAO)
In FY 2000, EPA acknowledged assistance
agreements as an Agency-level weakness.
Over the years, the Agency has taken
substantial actions to improve its
management of assistance agreements
through updated policies, increased training,
and improved accountability. While grants
management will continue to require
sustained management attention, the Agency
has in place an infrastructure responsive to
the concerns identified by OIG and GAO.
EPA has completed and validated the
effectiveness of all corrective actions
associated with this weakness. The Agency
closed this weakness in September 2007.
Highlights of progress include:
. Continued to enhance grant
management skills of EPA
employees through mandatory
training. As a result, virtually all
EPA grants are now managed by
certified project officers.
To strengthen oversight and respond
to GAO and internal EPA
recommendations, EPA developed a
revised Post-Award Monitoring
Order that becomes effective January
2008.
. Implemented the Agency's Green
Plan for the improvement of
financial data, specifically the
interface between the Integrated
Grants Management System and the
Integrated Financial Management
System.
. Conducted a two-phase study to
review the identified output and
outcomes of grant work plans and
the progress reports that follow these
work plans.
. Continued to implement the
Agency's revised competition policy,
having competed almost 92 percent
of new grants, exceeding
performance targets in the Grants
Management Plan.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Sustain management attention to
grants management.
. Maintain the infrastructure the
Agency has established in response
to issues identified by GAO and
OIG.
14. Financial Management Practices
Scope of Challenge: GAO annual
reviews of EPA 's budget justification and
related financial management practices
have identified several management
challenges: the need for enhancing
oversight of processes for conducting and
tracking closeouts of expired contracts,
grants, and interagency agreements and
limitations in the Agency's ability to account
for its spending on voluntary programs or
certain fixed costs, including security and
utilities. GAO believes EPA also needs to
better account for and report on
deobligations and recertifications of expired
funds. (GAO)
EPA currently uses several financial systems
to account for Agency spending. The
Integrated Financial Management System
(IFMS) is based on 1980s technology and
has required several work-around databases
and modules to track expenditures
effectively. The Budget Automation System
(BAS) system, for example, tracks program
budgets in more detail than IFMS permits.
The Agency's Business Intelligence Tool
(ORBIT) was recently upgraded, and some
program offices have been unable to utilize
fully the system's capabilities. EPA is
developing a replacement system for IFMS
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that will enable better practices in financial
management. While a temporary interim fix
would be to create additional sub-object
class codes for fixed costs, the Agency
already tracks utility costs closely and is
taking steps to further improve the oversight
of utility and security charges.
In response to GAO's concerns regarding
closeout of expired contracts, EPA's
contracting officers review all expired
contracts on a monthly basis and report to
Office Directors and Deputy Directors on
the status of closeout actions. Whenever
possible, the Agency performs desk reviews
to expedite contract closeouts. However,
when we encounter issues with a
contractor's direct or indirect cost rates or
potential claims about the completion of
work or deliverables under a contract, we
cannot close the contract and deobligate all
unliquidated obligations immediately after it
expires. In these cases, not only EPA but
either party may recover funds.
Highlights of progress include:
. Installed advanced web-based
metering systems at the Research
Triangle Park field office, which
covers 40 percent of EPA's total
energy usage.
. Completed advance metering site
visits at 75 percent of its other field
offices.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to review energy usage
quarterly for each reporting
laboratory.
Complete remaining 25 percent of
advance metering site visits.
. Begin implementing the EPAct 2005
requirements to install "advance
metering at all appropriate facilities
by 2012.
15. Managing for Results
Scope of Challenge: OIG states that
while many of EPA's programs received
high PART scores in areas such as program
purpose and program management, the
Agency continues to face challenges in
demonstrating program results due to the
lack of independent evaluations of sufficient
scope and quality; the failure to collect
timely and credible performance
information; the lack of ambitious targets
and time frames for long-term measures; and
the failure to tie budget requests to
accomplishing performance goals. OIG
believes EPA needs to focus on the logic of
program design to ensure that programs
and processes have clear and measurable
results that allow for transparency and
accountability for program performance.
Further, OIG believes EPA needs to develop
a systematic process for conducting its
program evaluations, including leveraging
resources for program evaluation
competitions and establishing a community
of knowledgeable and experienced
evaluators from which to draw.
Additionally, EPA must continue its efforts
to improve strategic planning and tracking
of accomplishments and their associated
costs. (OIG)
Over the past years, national programs,
regional offices, and the Agency's external
stakeholders have worked collaboratively to
strengthen results-based management at
EPA. In FY 2006, the Agency issued its
2006-2011 Strategic Plan, which charts an
ambitious course for environmental
protection over the next 5 years and focuses
on achieving measurable results that will
help advance the protection of human health
and the environment. The revised Strategic
Plan reflects more outcome-oriented goals
and objectives and benefits from
information on environmental indicators and
from futures analysis. The Agency
continues to improve the quality of its
performance measures as well as its ability
to track the cost of achieving environmental
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results by reducing reporting burden,
strengthening data quality, and reinforcing
accountability.
OMB acknowledges EPA's significant
accomplishments in the area of Financial
Performance and Budget and Performance
Integration under the PMA. For the 2nd, 3rd,
and 4th quarters of FY 2007, EPA received
status and progress scores of "green" for its
continued use of financial and performance
information in day-to-day program
management and decision making. EPA
also continued efforts to streamline
efficiency measures.
Highlights of progress include:
. Enhanced the Annual Commitment
System (ACS) to track three new
classes of measures (Senior
Executive Service organizational
assessment, state grant template, and
regional priorities). The system also
flags measures that contribute to
OMB's PART reviews.
. Launched a new intranet website
(http://intranet.epa.gov/ocfo/acs) to
provide Agency staff with
information on ACS development
and the annual performance
commitment process.
. Developed new detailed performance
reports through the Office of the
Chief Financial Officer's Reporting
and Business Intelligence Tool
(ORBIT).
. Retired the Management and
Accounting Reporting Systems
(MARS), saving $1 million annually
and improving Agency access to key
budget and financial management
reports.
Achieved OMB approval of
efficiency measures for all 51 of
EPA's completed PART programs.
. Issued the 2006-2011 Strategic Plan,
which reflects a sharper focus on
priorities established by the
Administrator (i.e., environmental
justice, innovation and collaboration,
environmental stewardship, and the
role of state and tribal partners).
. Received a "green" status score for
Budget and Performance Integration
under the PMA for the 2nd and 3rd
Quarters of FY 2007.
. Maintained and improved the ACS
as a management tool for senior
managers to support more effective
program management and use of
results in Agency decision making.
Plans for further improvements:
. Identify and implement initiatives
that support the Agency's vision for
greater central governance of
performance measures and stronger
program and organizational
accountability.
Improve senior managers' access to
the Agency's performance
information by modifying data
systems (BAS, PERS, ACS) to
include a "measures central" screen.
The screen will improve the usability
of the data system and serve as a
filter for all Agency performance
measures (GPRA, QMR, and senior
management measures).
. Identify and endorse a limited set of
"top tier" measures and integrate
them in the FY 2008 National
Program Managers Guidance, FY
2008 annual commitment process,
and FY 2009 budget.
Continue to promote and maintain
ORBIT as a primary reporting tool
for Agency budget, financial, and
performance data.
. Expand the Agency's use of the state
grant template to report on FY 2007
results, increasing transparency and
ensuring that state grants are
accountable for achieving EPA's
mission.
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16. Data Gaps/Environmental
Information
Scope of Challenge: While noting EPA's
progress in addressing critical data gaps in
its environmental information, both OIG and
GAO believe the Agency still lacks the data
it needs to manage for environmental
results. OIG notes that data needed to
measure program success, to improve risk
assessments, and to understand the
effectiveness of specific controls are not
always available and recommends that EPA
continue efforts to set priorities for filling
data gaps and that it develop new and
strengthen existing outreach programs to
leverage data collection efforts with states,
tribes, territories, and industries. GAO cites
challenges the Agency faces in filling
critical data gaps to incorporate better
scientific understanding into assessments of
environmental trends and conditions and to
develop better performance measures for
managing programs and measuring
program effectiveness. (OIG and GAO)
As part of its strategic planning, EPA
continues to implement and refine processes
to identify data gaps and to set priorities for
addressing them. For example, the Agency
is coordinating the draft Report of the
Environment (ROE) with its strategic
planning and budgeting process. As part of
developing EPA's 2006-2011 Strategic
Plan, national program managers (NPMs)
considered the suite of ROE questions and
indicators to help develop better
environmental performance goals and
measures and to identify and set priorities
for filling gaps in the information needed to
manage programs. NPMs were also
required to develop preliminary strategies
for improving performance measures to
make them more environmental-outcome
oriented. Each strategy identified priorities
for filling key data gaps to meet the most
critical needs and provided a brief
recommendation on how to address critical
gaps in program data.
Highlights of progress include:
. Developed a pilot (endorsed by
Indicators Steering Committee) that
assesses how the ROE and strategic
planning efforts can best inform and
support one another.
Completed the Water pilot, as part of
the ROE/Strategic Plan pilots.
. Briefed the Indicators Steering
Committee on the preliminary
accomplishments of the
ROE/Strategic Plan Pilot.
. Implemented a comprehensive work
plan to measure the performance of
the Exchange Network.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to further refine the process
to identify and prioritize data gaps
identified in the ROE as part of the
Agency's Strategic Plan and
budgeting planning processes.
17. Data Standards and Data Quality
Scope of Challenge: OIG acknowledges
that EPA has a substantive effort in place to
develop data standards and guide their
implementation but notes that standards are
not yet incorporated into all information
collections. OIG also notes the need for
EPA and its partners to continue to focus on
ensuring that data are of sufficient quality
for decision-making (e.g., assess the
integrity of laboratories' drinking water
data and incorporate techniques into the
laboratory oversight process to identify
improper practices and fraud into the
laboratory oversight process). OIG
recommends EPA set protocols for data
system training (e.g., data entry) to ensure
that decision makers will have immediate
access to reliable water quality data during
an emergency. (OIG)
EPA declared "Implementation of Data
Standards" an Agency-level weakness under
FMFIA in FY 2005, and has since made
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progress in addressing challenges related to
data standards and data quality. The Agency
currently has in place a corrective action
strategy that addresses issues identified by
OIG. In response to OIG concerns
regarding the integrity of laboratories, EPA
continues to require laboratories to submit
Quality Assurance Reports and Work Plans
annually. In accordance with a February
2004 policy directive developed by the
Agency's Science Policy Council,
laboratories are to seek accreditation from
independent accrediting organizations or
conduct independent external assessments of
their laboratory practices to demonstrate
competency. As of April 2007, nine
laboratories have achieved accreditation.
While EPA has completed the milestones
associated with correcting its
"Implementation of Data Standards"
weakness, we will continue to monitor and
verify performance, promote awareness, and
develop training modules to implement data
standards.
As part of its strategic planning, EPA
continues to implement and refine processes
to identify data gaps and to set priorities for
addressing them. The Office of the Chief
Financial Officer (OCFO) directed the
Office of Research and Development (ORD)
to work with the Office of Environmental
Information (OEI) and the Report on the
Environment (ROE) Steering Committee to
identify Agency priorities for environmental
indicators, monitoring, and related
information. This effort includes
consideration of the Preliminary Strategies
developed as part of the 2006-2011 strategic
planning process and the ongoing ROE
Pilots. In response to the CFO's direction,
the ROE Steering Committee is working to
identify the most strategic monitoring/data-
development or informational priorities that
should be taken into account in future
Agency budget strategies as well as the next
round of strategic planning.
Highlights of progress include:
Initiated a ranking process to identify
the priorities for environmental
indicators, monitoring and related
information. Results from the
ranking process will be reviewed by
the ROE Steering Committee, the
Science Policy Council Steering
Committee, ad the Regional
Planners. A report will be completed
in early 2008 and will be used to
inform the FY 2010 planning and
budgeting and the 2009-2014
strategic planning process.
. Developed a communications plan
promoting implementation of
upcoming standards and awareness
of associated documentation,
including implementation strategy,
procedures, and best practices.
. Issued a semi-annual Data Standards
"Report Card" designed to track
program implementation of data
standards.
. Reviewed data standards
implementation for all systems
managed under one prime contractor.
Plans for further improvements
include:
Continue to refine the process to
identify and rank data gaps identified
in the ROE as part of the Agency's
Strategic Plan and budget and
planning processes.
. Design and launch a new EPA data
standards website that will provide
data standards and implementation
information for EPA program offices
and system developers.
. Continue to monitor implementation
of data standards within the Registry
of EPA Application and Databases
and publish the semi-annual Data
Standards Report Card.
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18. Information Technology Systems
Development and Implementation
Scope of Challenge: While EPA has
made some improvements in IT system
development and implementation, the
Agency needs more management controls
and oversight to ensure that IT projects meet
the performance standards established by
OMB. OIG believes EPA needs to: (I)
ensure high-risk IT projects do not exceed
prescribed cost and schedule variances; (2)
ensure that offices complete system life cycle
documentation in a timely manner; and (3)
finalize its draft November 2006 Earned
Value Management Procedures, which are
used to assist project managers in collecting
and reporting on performance of major IT
investments. (OIG)
In its September 2005 report, "EPA Needs
to Improve Oversight of Its Information
Technology Projects," OIG noted that EPA
has experienced system development and
implementation problems and did not
sufficiently oversee information technology
(IT) projects to ensure they met planned
budgets and schedules.
In response to OIG's audit findings, EPA
developed an action plan to enhance
management control and oversight. The
action plan calls for formally delegating the
responsibility for independent oversight
review, adding a question in the Capital
Planning and Investment Control (CPIC)
process focusing on System Life Cycle
documentation and approvals, and further
emphasizing the importance of reviewing
solutions architecture documents. It also
calls for revising the System Life Cycle
Management Procedures and continued
outreach and education for senior
management and Senior Information
Officials. While EPA's Chief Information
Officer (CIO) has the lead for ensuring
effective IT project management, primary
authority and responsibility lies with the
senior manager in the office that owns the IT
project, with appropriate oversight by the
CIO.
Highlights of progress include:
. Received certification from program
and regional Senior Information
Officials that all IT acquisitions of
$2 million or more had undergone an
E-Gov, Line of Business, and
SmartBuy review.
. Ensured that program offices
completed Earned Value
Management (EVM) analysis and
reporting for on-going development
projects.
. Developed Enterprise Architecture
Governance Procedures that require
review, approval, and certification
that solutions architectures are
aligned with both federal and EPA
enterprise architectures.
Conducted outreach briefings for
Agency Senior Information Officials,
discussing CPIC and project
management.
. Issued the draft Enterprise
Architecture Program 2007
Architecture Development Standard
and Guidance.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Finalize the draft Earned Value
Management Procedures by the end
of FY 2008. The draft is
currently being reviewed by program
managers.
Continue to conduct outreach
briefings with senior management.
. Conduct annual EVM program
reviews with project managers.
. Continue to work with the
appropriate office to ensure that
EVM systems are included in
contracts and to establish guidelines
for project/program compliance and
system certification.
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19. Privacy Programs
Scope of Challenge: The protection of
personally identifiable information (PII) has
become the subject of recent oversight by
OMB. Like many agencies, EPA is
challenged in focusing on its privacy
responsibilities and integrating privacy into
E-Gov and other mandated privacy
activities. EPA needs to update overarching
policies outlining administration and
management of the privacy program;
complete plans to ensure compliance with
privacy program policies and procedures
and establish oversight; and continue to
establish practices to help privacy program
managers measure the success of the
program. EPA program and regional offices
must work together to ensure program
success. EPA needs to complete and
implement privacy program guidance and
other planned activities. (OIG)
EPA acknowledges that it faces challenges
in establishing privacy programs, including
revising and developing policies,
establishing oversight and accountability,
ensuring compliance, and measuring
success. However, over the past year, EPA
has made significant progress in integrating
its privacy and security reporting
responsibilities into its business processes.
In June 2006, the Agency established a
Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
Workgroup under the Quality Information
Council to identify and implement short-
and long-term actions to protect PII from
unauthorized access and disclosure. The
workgroup developed an action plan to
ensure that key privacy initiatives are met
and that the critical tenets of the privacy
program are accomplished. The action plan,
which includes milestones and expected
outcomes, will help the Agency better
understand its risks for PII breaches by
knowing where its privacy collections are
located, managed, and accessed and whether
the Agency is storing and collecting
unnecessary PII. EPA has already
completed several critical activities within
the action plan and will continue to monitor
progress in this area.
Highlights of progress include:
. Reviewed the Agency's technical
controls to ensure consistency with
the National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) and OMB
requirements.
. Prepared System of Records for new
system (on-going).
. Established and implemented
guidance for preparing Privacy
Impact Assessments on all new
Agency systems (on-going).
. Reviewed Agency privacy policies to
ensure they address the controls
identified by NIST.
. Reviewed all Agency Privacy Act
Systems of Records to determine
which systems are remotely
accessed, are downloaded, and/or
collect sensitive PII, and whether
stringent controls are required.
. Reviewed and submitted draft
language for the Agency's new
telework policy to ensure that
employees are aware of their
responsibilities to protect PII when
working offsite.
Plans for further improvements
include:
. Develop a privacy intranet website
that will make privacy documents
available to employees.
Continue to monitor progress to
ensure the Agency is in compliance
with NIST and OMB standards
and/or requirements.
20. Agency Efforts in Support of
Homeland Security
Scope of Challenge: An OIG evaluation
of the Agency's Emergency Response
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Business Plan identified planning
assumptions and aspects of the planning
process that may challenge EPA 's ability to
rely on the Plan as a valid assessment of its
readiness. OIG believes the plan does not:
(1) provide the rationale for the incidents of
national significance on which it is based;
(2) document the methodology used to
determine the required emergency response
resources; (3) address the involvement of
other federal or state and local emergency
response agency resources; (4) incorporate
lessons learned; and (5) address the criteria
or responsible agencies for deciding when
residents may return to an area impacted by
an incident. GAO also raises concerns
regarding EPA's communications about
potential health risks residents may face and
protective gear they should have when
returning to their homes after an emergency.
(OIG and GAO)
EPA developed an Emergency Response
Business (ER) Plan to increase the Agency's
preparedness in responding to environmental
and homeland security related disasters.
The plan provides a framework for the
Agency to address simultaneous incidents of
national significance while maintaining
effective day-to-day emergency response
and removal operations. In preparing the
plan, headquarters and regions use five
simultaneous incidents in a "worst case"
planning scenario around which to develop
detailed assessments, gap analyses, and
program activities.
EPA is currently working on an agency wide
National Approach to Response (NAR)
Implementation Plan to address the overall
preparedness framework for five
simultaneous incidents of national
significance. This plan will build on the
2006 ER Business Plan. The Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) has developed 15
nationally significant scenarios, many of
which will require a substantial response
effort by EPA. The five DHS scenarios
selected for agency planning are: a chemical
incident (blister agent), a radiation incident
(RDD), a biological incident (anthrax), and
two natural disasters (earthquake and
hurricane). A workgroup is currently
preparing resource estimates for each of the
scenarios.
These estimates will then be used by
regional groupings to develop response
plans that consider among other things, state
and local relationships, unique challenges
and regional response assets. The
development of the NAR Implementation
Plan will be an iterative process. It will
identify any gaps and be used to prioritize
future preparedness activities.
Highlights of progress include:
. Developed an Incident Management
Handbook that provides guidance on
organizational structure and outlines
the communications flow during an
incident of national significance.
. Developed and implemented an
Information Technology Strategy
that allows EPA to share information
with its partners through the
Emergency Management Portal and
with the general public from its
public web site.
. Formed an Administrative and
Finance Workgroup to address
procurement, property tracking, and
pay issues.
. Developed a draft plan for acquiring
and maintaining field
communications equipment for
EPA's emergency response
programs.
. Issued the final version of EPA's
National Approach to Response
(NAR) Crisis Communication Plan.
The plan addresses roles and
responsibilities for incidents of
national significance.
. Developed draft guidance for the
Response Support Corps which will
support the emergency response
staff.
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Plans for further improvements
include:
. Implement the Emergency Response
Business Plan's approach for making
the necessary changes in the
management of personnel, financial,
and other resources through NAR
priority projects.
. Continue to develop training courses
related to weapons of mass
destruction and pandemic and avian
influenza.
21. Voluntary Programs
Scope of Challenge: EPA supports and
advocates a range of voluntary programs
addressing a wide variety of environmental
challenges. However, the growth of these
programs has not been matched by
appropriate organization and oversight.
OIG work has found that EPA does not have
(1) Agency-wide policies on key evaluative
elements; (2) consistent and reliable data;
(3) operational guidelines that allow for
comparative assessments; (4) definitions
that help staff categorize or identify
voluntary programs; and (5) a systematic
process to develop, test, market, and
evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary
programs. (OIG)
EPA programs and regions support a range
of voluntary/partnership programs, which
function as an adjunct to regulatory
programs or fill in where a regulatory
approach is not practicable. These programs
are diverse in size, scope, environmental
media, target environmental issue, and
stakeholder base. They range from high-
profile programs such as ENERGY STAR
and Performance Track to smaller, more
targeted programs such as Sunwise or
Natural Gas STAR. There are more than 50
partnership programs Agency-wide which
are managed by many different program
offices and regions, each of which is
responsible for ensuring that programs are
well designed and well run. Thus, it is
difficult for any single office response to
address such a broadly-defined management
challenge.
However, the Agency's Innovation Action
Council (IAC), which directs and oversees
the Agency's innovation agenda, has
initiated a number of efforts to clarify the
goals and measures and evaluate the results
of innovative and "voluntary" partnership
programs. As part of this initiative, a
Partnership Program Coordination Team has
been formed within OPEI's National Center
for Environmental Innovation.
Highlights of progress include:
Issued guidelines on optimal
program design, performance
measurement, and marketing.
. Implemented a notification system
for new and expanding programs.
. Established a charter that includes an
Agency-wide workgroup and
network to maximize uniform
understanding of and compliance
with relevant policies and
procedures.
. Established a coordination function
in the Office of the Administrator to
encourage sound program design and
management, with a special
emphasis on performance
measurement.
. Finalized guidelines for marketing
partnership programs, and issued a
compilation of previous guidelines.
Guidelines are available on the
Partners intranet website at:
http://www.epa.gov/partners.
. Formed a cross-agency Partnership
Program Review Workgroup,
charged with developing a
framework for the systematic
evaluation and assessment of
partnership programs.
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Plans for further improvements
include:
Initiate the development of a new set
of Guidelines on Program Evaluation
for partnership programs.
. Finalize a
Progress/Accomplishments Report
that will compile the environmental
results reported by programs across
the Agency.
Conduct training on best practices
and procedures, and arrange
seminars and discussion groups on
new research on trends and
strategies.
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EPA USER FEE PROGRAM
In FY 2009, EPA will have several user fee
programs in operation. These user fee
programs and proposals are as follows:
Current Fees: Pesticides
The FY 2009 President's Budget reflects the
continued collection of Maintenance fees for
review of existing pesticide registrations,
and Enhanced Registration Service Fees for
the accelerated review of new pesticide
registration applications.
• Pesticides Maintenance Fee Extension
The Maintenance fee provides funding for
the Reregi strati on program and a certain
percentage supports the processing of
applications involving "me-too" or inert
ingredients. In FY 2009, the Agency
expects to collect $22 million in
Maintenance fees under current law.
• Enhanced Registration Services
Entities seeking to register pesticides for use
in the United States pay a fee at the time the
registration action request is submitted to
EPA specifically for accelerated pesticide
registration decision service. This process
has introduced new pesticides to the market
more quickly. In FY 2009, the Agency
expects to collect $6 million in Enhanced
Registration Service fees under current law.
Current Fees: Other
• Pre-Manufacturing Notification Fee
Since 1989, the Pre-Manufacturing
Notifications (PMN) fee has been collected
for the review and processing of new
chemical pre-manufacturing notifications
submitted to EPA by the chemical industry.
These fees are paid at the time of submission
of the PMN for review by EPA's Toxic
Substances program. PMN fees are
authorized by the Toxic Substances Control
Act and contain a cap on the amount the
Agency may charge for a PMN review. EPA
is authorized to collect up to $1.8 million in
PMN fees in FY 2009 under current law.
• Lead Accreditation and Certification
Fee
The Toxic Substances Control Act, Title IV,
Section 402(a)(3), mandates the
development of a schedule of fees for
persons operating lead training programs
accredited under the 402/404 rule and for
lead-based paint contractors certified under
this rule. The training programs ensure that
lead paint abatement is done safely. Fees
collected for this activity are deposited in
the U.S. Treasury. EPA estimates that $1
million will be deposited in FY 2009.
• Motor Vehicle and Engine
Compliance Program Fee
This fee is authorized by the Clean Air Act
of 1990 and is managed by the Air and
Radiation program. Fee collections began in
August 1992. This fee is imposed on
manufacturers of light-duty vehicles, light
and heavy trucks and motorcycles. The fees
cover EPA's cost of certifying new engines
and vehicles and monitoring compliance of
in-use engines and vehicles.
In 2004, EPA promulgated a rule that
updated existing fees and established fees
for newly-regulated vehicles and engines.
In addition to cars and trucks, the fees for
new compliance programs are also imposed
on heavy-duty, in-use, and nonroad
industries, including large diesel and gas
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equipment (earthmovers, tractors, forklifts,
compressors, etc), handheld and non-
handheld utility engines (chainsaws, weed-
whackers, leaf-blowers, lawnmowers, tillers,
etc.), marine (boat motors, watercraft, jet-
skis), locomotive, aircraft and recreational
vehicles (off-road motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, snowmobiles). Since then, EPA
has added or proposed to apply certification
fees to additional industry sectors as new
programs are developed, such as for
stationary engines and for evaporative
requirements for nonroad engines. In FY
2009, EPA expects to collect $19.4 million
from this fee.
Fee Proposals: Pesticides
• Pesticides Tolerance Fee
A tolerance is the maximum legal limit of a
pesticide residue in and on food
commodities and animal feed. In 1954, the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) authorized the collection of fees
for the establishment of tolerances on raw
agricultural commodities and in food
commodities. The collection of this fee has
been blocked by the Pesticides Registration
Improvement Act (PRIA) through 2012.
Legislative language will be submitted to
allow for the collection of Pesticide
Tolerance fees in FY 2009 and the
Administration will submit legislative
language proposing to collect $13 million in
Pesticide Tolerance fees in FY 2009.
• Enhanced Registration Services
Legislative language will be submitted
proposing to publish a new fee schedule to
collect an additional $12 million in FY 2009
to better align fee collections with program
costs. Currently those who directly benefit
from EPA's registration services cover only
a fraction of the costs to operate the
program, leaving the general taxpayer to
shoulder the remaining burden.
• Pesticides Maintenance Fee Extension
Under current law, the Agency expects to
collect $22 million in Maintenance fees in
FY 2009. Legislative language will be
submitted to allow the collection of an
additional $23 million in order to more
closely align fee collections with program
costs. The President's Budget proposes to
relieve the burden on the general taxpayer
and finance the costs of operating the
Reregi strati on program from those who
directly benefit from EPA's reregi strati on
activities.
Fee Proposals: Other
• Pre-Manufacturing Notification Fee
Under the current fee structure, the Agency
would collect $1.8 million in FY 2009.
Legislative language will be submitted to
remove the statutory cap in the Toxic
Substances Control Act on Pre-
Manufacturing Notification Fees. In FY
2009, EPA expects to collect an additional
$4 million by removing the statutory cap.
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
In FY 2009, the Agency begins its thirteenth
year of operation of the Working Capital
Fund (WCF). It is a revolving fund
authorized by law to finance a cycle of
operations, where the costs of goods and
services provided are charged to users on a
fee-for-service basis. The funds received
are available without fiscal year limitation,
to continue operations and to replace capital
equipment. EPA's WCF was implemented
under the authority of Section 403 of the
Government Management Reform Act of
1994 and EPA's FY 1997 Appropriations
Act. Permanent WCF authority was
contained in the Agency's FY 1998
Appropriations Act.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) initiated
the WCF in FY 1997 as part of an effort to:
(1) be accountable to Agency offices, the
Office of Management and Budget, and the
Congress; (2) increase the efficiency of the
administrative services provided to program
offices; and (3) increase customer service
and responsiveness. The Agency has a
WCF Board which provides policy and
planning oversight and advises the CFO
regarding the WCF financial position. The
Board, chaired by the Associate Chief
Financial Officer, is composed of eighteen
permanent members from the program and
regional offices.
Four Agency activities provided in FY 2008
will continue into FY 2009. These are the
Agency's information technology and
telecommunications operations, managed by
the Office of Environmental Information,
Agency postage costs, managed by the
Office of Administration, and the Agency's
core accounting system and relocation
services, which are both managed by the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
The Agency's FY 2009 budget request
includes resources for these four activities in
each National Program Manager's
submission, totaling approximately $185.0
million. These estimated resources may be
increased to incorporate the additional
service needs of program offices during the
operating year. To the extent that these
increases are subject to Congressional
reprogramming notifications, the Agency
will comply with all applicable
requirements. In FY 2009, the Agency will
continue to market its information
technology and relocation services to other
Federal agencies in an effort to deliver high
quality services external to EPA, which will
result in lower costs to EPA customers.
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ACRONYMS FOR STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
AEA: Atomic Energy Act, as amended, and Reorganization Plan #3
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADEA: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act
AHPA: Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act
ASHAA: Asbestos in Schools Hazard Abatement Act
APA: Administrative Procedures Act
ASTCA: Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act
BEACH Act of 2000: Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act
BRERA: Brownfields Revitalization and Environmental Restoration Act
CAA: Clean Air Act
CAAA: Clean Air Act Amendments
CCA: Clinger Cohen Act
CCAA: Canadian Clean Air Act
CEPA: Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (1980)
CFOA: Chief Financial Officers Act
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
CICA: Competition in Contracting Act
CRA: Civil Rights Act
CSA: Computer Security Act
CWPPR: Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act of 1990
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CWA: Clean Water Act
CZARA: Coastal Zone Management Act Reauthorization Amendments
CZMA: Coastal Zone Management Act
DPA: Deepwater Ports Act
DREAA: Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
ECRA: Economic Cleanup Responsibility Act
EFOIA: Electronic Freedom of Information Act
EPAA: Environmental Programs Assistance Act
EPAAR: EPA Acquisition Regulations
EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act
EPACT: Energy Policy Act
EPCRA: Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act
ERD&DAA: Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Authorization Act
ESA: Endangered Species Act
ESECA: Energy Supply and Environmental Coordination Act
FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act
FAIR: Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act
FCMA: Fishery Conservation and Management Act
FEPCA: Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act; enacted as amendments to FIFRA.
FFDCA: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
FGCAA: Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
FLPMA: Federal Land Policy and Management Act
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FMFIA: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
FPAS: Federal Property and Administration Services Ac
FPA: Federal Pesticide Act
FPPA: Federal Pollution Prevention Act
FPR: Federal Procurement Regulation
FQPA: Food Quality Protection Act
FRA: Federal Register Act
FSA: Food Security Act
FUA: Fuel Use Act
FWCA: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution and Control Act (aka CWA)
GISRA: Government Information Security Reform Act
GMRA: Government Management Reform Act
GPRA: Government Performance and Results Act
HMTA: Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments
IGA: Inspector General Act
IP A: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IPIA: Improper Payments Information Act
ISTEA: Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
LPA-US/MX-BR: 1983 La Paz Agreement on US/Mexico Border Region
MPPRCA: Marine Plastic Pollution, Research and Control Act of 1987
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MPRSA: Marine Protection Research and Sanctuaries Act
NAAEC: North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standard
NAWCA: North American Wetlands Conservation Act,
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NHPA: National Historic Preservation Act
NIPDWR: National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations
NISA: National Invasive Species Act of 1996
ODA: Ocean Dumping Act
OPA: The Oil Pollution Act
OWBPA: Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
PBA: Public Building Act
PFCRA: Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act
PHSA: Public Health Service Act
PLIRRA: Pollution Liability Insurance and Risk Retention Act
PR: Privacy Act
PRA: Paperwork Reduction Act
QCA: Quiet Communities Act
RCRA: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RLBPHRA: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act
RFA: Regulatory Flexibility Act
RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
SARA: Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986
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SBREFA: Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
SBLRBRERA: Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization and
Environmental Restoration Act
SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
SICEA: Steel Industry Compliance Extension Act
SMCRA: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
SPA: Shore Protection Act of 1988
SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act
TCA: Tribal Cooperative Agreement
TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act
UMRA: Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.
UMTRLWA: Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Land Withdrawal Act
USC: United States Code
USTCA: Underground Storage Tank Compliance Act
WQA: Water Quality Act of 1987
WRDA: Water Resources Development Act
WSRA: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
WWWQA: Wet Weather Water Quality Act of 2000
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FY 2009 STAG CATEGORICAL PROGRAM GRANTS
Statutory Authority and Eligible Uses
(Dollars in Thousands)
Grant Title
State and Local
Air Quality
Management
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Section
103
Eligible
Recipients
Multi-
jurisdictional
organizations
(non-profit
organizations
whose boards of
directors or
membership is
made up of CAA
section 302(b)
agency officers
and Tribal
representatives
and whose
mission is to
support the
continuing
environmental
programs of the
states)
Eligible Uses
Coordinating or
facilitating a
multi-
jurisdictional
approach to
addressing
regional haze.
FY 2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$1,000.0
FY 2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 1,
Obj. 1
FY 2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$0.0
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Grant Title
State and Local
Air Quality
Management
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Sections
103, 105, 106
Eligible
Recipients
Air pollution
control agencies
as defined in
section 302(b) of
the CAA; Multi-
jurisdictional
organizations
(non-profit
organizations
whose boards of
directors or
membership is
made up of CAA
section 302(b)
agency officers
and whose
mission is to
support the
continuing
environmental
programs of the
states); Interstate
air quality
control region
designated
pursuant to
section 107 of
the CAA or of
implementing
section 176A, or
section 184
NOTE: only the
Ozone Transport
Commission is
eligible
Eligible Uses
Carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA and
associated
program support
costs, including
monitoring
activities
(section 105);
Coordinating or
facilitating a
multi-
jurisdictional
approach to
carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA (sections
103 and 106);
Supporting
training for CAA
section 302(b)
air pollution
control agency
staff (sections
103 and 105);
Supporting
research,
investigative and
demonstration
projects(section
103)
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$215,825.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 1,
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FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$185,580.0
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Grant Title
Tribal Air
Quality
Management
Radon
Water Pollution
Control (Section
106)
Nonpoint Source
(NPS - Section
319)
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Sections
103 and 105;
Tribal
Cooperative
Agreements
(TCA) in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
TSCA, Sections
10 and 306;
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 106;
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 3 19(h);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
Tribes;
Intertribal
Consortia;
State/ Tribal
College or
University
State Agencies,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia,
Interstate
Agencies
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Conducting air
quality
assessment
activities to
determine a
Tribe's need to
develop a CAA
program;
Carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA and
associated
program costs;
Supporting
training for CAA
for Federally-
recognized
Tribes
Assist in the
development and
implementation
of programs for
the assessment
and mitigation of
radon
Develop and
carry out surface
and ground
water pollution
control
programs,
including
NPDES permits,
TMDL's,WQ
standards,
monitoring, and
NPS control
activities.
Implement EPA-
approved state
and Tribal
nonpoint source
management
programs and
fund priority
projects as
selected by the
state.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$10,769.0
$7,948.0
$218,206.0
$200,857.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 1,
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Goal 1,
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Goal 2,
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WUJ. Z
Goal 2,
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(JDJ. Z
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$13,300.0
$8,074.0
$221,664.0
$184,540.0
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Grant Title
Wetlands
Program
Development
Public Water
System
Supervision
(PWSS)
Homeland
Security Grants
Underground
Injection Control
(UIC)
Statutory
Authorities
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 104
(b)(3); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA,
Section 1443(a);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA, Section
1442; TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA, Section
1443(b); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Local
Governments,
Tribes,
Interstate
Organizations,
Intertribal
Consortia, Non-
Profit
Organizations
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
To develop new
wetland
programs or
enhance existing
programs for the
protection,
management and
restoration of
wetland
resources.
Assistance to
implement and
enforce National
Primary
Drinking Water
Regulations to
ensure the safety
of the Nation's
drinking water
resources and to
protect public
health.
To assist states
and Tribes in
coordinating
their water
security
activities with
other homeland
security efforts.
Implement and
enforce
regulations that
protect
underground
sources of
drinking water
by controlling
Class I-V
underground
injection wells.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$16,567.0
$97,554.0
$4,873.0
$10,721.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 4,
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Goal 2,
/~O-i 1
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Goal 2,
/"~"\"U ' 1
Obj. 1
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$16,830.0
$99,100.0
$4,950.0
$10,891.0
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Grant Title
Beaches
Protection
Hazardous
Waste Financial
Assistance
Brownfields
Statutory
Authorities
BEACH Act of
2000; TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
RCRA,
Section 3011;
FY1999
Appropriations
Act (PL 105-
276); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
CERCLA, as
amended by the
Small Business
Liability Relief
and Brownfields
Revitalization
Act(P.L. 107-
118);GMRA
(1990);FGCAA.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia, Local
Governments
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Develop and
implement
programs for
monitoring and
notification of
conditions for
coastal
recreation waters
adjacent to
beaches or
similar points of
access that are
used by the
public.
Development &
Implementation
of Hazardous
Waste Programs
Build and
support
Brownfields
programs which
will assess
contaminated
properties,
oversee private
party cleanups,
provide cleanup
support through
low interest
loans, and
provide certainty
for liability
related issues.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$9,746.0
$101,734.0
$48,723.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 2,
f~\Ki 1
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Goal3,
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UuJ. 1
/~\Vvi 1
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Goal 4,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 2.
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$9,900.0
$103,346.0
$49,495.0
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Grant Title
Underground
Storage Tanks
(UST)
Pesticides
Program
Implementation
Statutory
Authorities
SWDA, as
amended by the
Superfund
Reauthorization
Amendments of
1986 (Subtitle I),
Section 2007(f),
42 U.S.C.
6916(f)(2);
EPActof2005,
Title XV -
Ethanol and
Motor Fuels,
Subtitle B -
Underground
Storage Tank
Compliance,
Sections 1521-
1533, P.L. 109-
58, 42 U.S.C.
15801; Tribal
Grants -P.L.
105-276.
FIFRA, Sections
20 and 23; the
FY1999
Appropriations
Act (PL 105-
276); FY 2000
Appropriations
Act (P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States,
Federally-
Recognized
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Develop and/or
implement state
or Indian UST
program;
provide funding
for SEE
enrollees to
work on the
states'
underground
storage tanks
and to support
direct UST
implementation
programs.
Implement the
following
programs
through grants to
states, Tribes,
partners, and
supporters:
Certification and
Training /
Worker
Protection,
Endangered
Species
Protection
Program (ESPP)
Field Activities,
Tribal Program,
and
Pesticide
Environmental
Stewardship
Program.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$2,461.0
$12,768.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 3,
f~\Ki 1
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Goal 4,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 1
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$22,800.0
$12,970.0
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Grant Title
Lead
Toxic
Substances
Compliance
Pesticide
Enforcement
Statutory
Authorities
TSCA, Sections
1 (land 404 (g);
FY 2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
TSCA, Sections
28(a) and 404
(g); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
FIFRA
§ 23(a)(l); FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States,
Territories,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States,
Territories,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Implement the
lead-based paint
activities in the
Training and
Certification
program through
EPA-authorized
state, territorial
and Tribal
programs and, in
areas without
authorization,
through direct
implementation
by the Agency.
Activities
conducted as
part of this
program include
issuing grants
for the training
and certification
of individuals
and firms
engaged in lead-
based paint
abatement and
inspection
activities and the
accreditation of
qualified
training
providers.
Assist in
developing and
implementing
toxic substances
enforcement
programs for
PCBs, asbestos,
and lead-based
paint
Assist in
implementing
cooperative
pesticide
enforcement
programs
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$13,352.0
$5,019.0
$18,419.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 4,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 1
Goal 5,
f~\Ki 1
UuJ. 1
Goal 5,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 1
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$13,564.0
$5,099.0
$18,711.0
212
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
Grant Title
National
Environmental
Information
Exchange
Network
(NEIEN, aka
"the Exchange
Network")
Statutory
Authorities
As appropriate,
CAA, Section
103; CWA,
Section 104;
RCRA, Section
8001;FIFRA,
Section 20;
TSCA, Sections
10 and 28;
MPRSA,
Section 203;
SDWA, Section
1442; Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act of
1992, as
amended; FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); Pollution
Prevention Act
of 1990, Section
6605; FY 2002
Appropriations
Act and FY
2003
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Interstate
Agencies, Tribal
Consortium,
Other Agencies
with Related
Environmental
Information
Activities
Eligible Uses
Helps states,
territories, tribes,
and intertribal
consortia
develop the
information
management and
technology
(IM/IT)
capabilities they
need to
participate in the
Exchange
Network, to
continue and
expand data-
sharing
programs, and to
improve access
to environmental
information.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$9,844.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 5,
Obj.2
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$11,000.0
213
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
Grant Title
Pollution
Prevention
Sector Program
(previously
Enforcement &
Compliance
Assurance)
Statutory
Authorities
Pollution
Prevention Act
of 1990, Section
6605; TSCA
Section 10; FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
As appropriate,
CAA, Section
103; CWA,
Section 104;
FIFRA, Section
20; TSCA,
Sections 10 and
28; MPRSA,
Section 203;
SDWA, Section
1442; Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act of
1992, as
amended; TCA
in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
State,
Territories,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia,
Multi-
Jurisdictional
Organizations,
Universities,
Associations of
Environmental
Regulatory
Personnel
Eligible Uses
Provides
assistance to
states and state
entities (i.e.,
colleges and
universities) and
Federally-
recognized
Tribes and
intertribal
consortia in
order to deliver
pollution
prevention
technical
assistance to
small and
medium-sized
businesses. A
goal of the
program is to
assist businesses
and industries
with identifying
improved
environmental
strategies and
solutions for
reducing waste
at the source.
Assist in
developing
innovative
sector-based,
multi-media, or
single-media
approaches to
enforcement and
compliance
assurance.
Provide training
on sectors,
compliance and
enforcement,
and single or
multi-media
programs.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$4,863.0
$1,209.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 5,
Obj.2
Goal 5,
/~\Vvi 1
Ob). 1
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$4,940.0
$1,828.0
214
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Grant Title
Tribal General
Assistance
Program
Statutory
Authorities
Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act (42
U.S.C. 4368b);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
Tribal
Governments,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Plan and develop
Tribal
environmental
protection
programs.
FY2008
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$56,037.0
FY2009
Goal/
Objective
Goal 5,
Obj. 3
FY2009
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$57,925.0
215
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
PROGRAM PROJECTS BY APPROPRIATION
(Dollars in Thousands)
Acquisition Management
EPM
LUST
Superfund
Administrative Law
EPM
Alternative Dispute
Resolution
EPM
Superfund
Audits, Evaluations, and
Investigations
IG
Superfund
Beach / Fish Programs
EPM
Brownfields
EPM
Brownfields Projects
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Beaches Protection
STAG
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$54,802.0
$29,992.0
$165.0
$24,645.0
$5,260.0
$5,260.0
$2,012.0
$1,175.0
$837.0
$45,157.0
$38,008.0
$7,149.0
$2,830.0
$2,830.0
$23,450.0
$23,450.0
$89,258.0
$89,258.0
$9,900.0
$9,900.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$53,118.0
$28,629.0
$162.0
$24,327.0
$5,178.0
$5,178.0
$1,985.0
$1,160.0
$825.0
$52,585.0
$41,099.0
$11,486.0
$2,789.0
$2,789.0
$23,665.0
$23,665.0
$93,518.0
$93,518.0
$9,746.0
$9,746.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$56,345.0
$31,195.0
$165.0
$24,985.0
$4,949.0
$4,949.0
$2,110.0
$1,264.0
$846.0
$46,647.0
$39,483.0
$7,164.0
$2,795.0
$2,795.0
$22,732.0
$22,732.0
$93,558.0
$93,558.0
$9,900.0
$9,900.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$3,227.0
$2,566.0
$3.0
$658.0
($229.0)
($229.0)
$125.0
$104.0
$21.0
($5,938.0)
($1,616.0)
($4,322.0)
$6.0
$6.0
($933.0)
($933.0)
$40.0
$40.0
$154.0
$154.0
Categorical Grant:
Brownfields
$49,495.0
$48,723.0
$49,495.0
$772.0
216
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Environmental
Information
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Hazardous Waste
Financial
Assistance
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Homeland Security
STAG
Categorical Grant: Lead
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Nonpoint Source
(Sec. 319)
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Pesticides
Enforcement
STAG
Categorical Grant:
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$49,495.0
$12,850.0
$12,850.0
$103,346.0
$103,346.0
$4,950.0
$4,950.0
$13,564.0
$13,564.0
$194,040.0
$194,040.0
$18,711.0
$18,711.0
$12,970.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$48,723.0
$9,844.0
$9,844.0
$101,734.0
$101,734.0
$4,873.0
$4,873.0
$13,352.0
$13,352.0
$200,857.0
$200,857.0
$18,419.0
$18,419.0
$12,768.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$49,495.0
$11,000.0
$11,000.0
$103,346.0
$103,346.0
$4,950.0
$4,950.0
$13,564.0
$13,564.0
$184,540.0
$184,540.0
$18,711.0
$18,711.0
$12,970.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$772.0
$1,156.0
$1,156.0
$1,612.0
$1,612.0
$77.0
$77.0
$212.0
$212.0
($16,317.0)
($16,317.0)
$292.0
$292.0
$202.0
Pesticides Program
Implementation
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Pollution Control
(Sec. 106)
STAG
$12,970.0
$221,664.0
$221,664.0
$12,768.0
$218,206.0
$218,206.0
$12,970.0
$221,664.0
$221,664.0
$202.0
$3,458.0
$3,458.0
217
-------
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Categorical Grant:
Pollution
Prevention
STAG
Categorical Grant: Public
Water System
Supervision
(PWSS)
STAG
Categorical Grant: Radon
STAG
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$5,940.0
$5,940.0
$99,100.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$4,863.0
$4,863.0
$97,554.0
$97,554.0
$7,948.0
$7,948.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$4,940.0
$4,940.0
$99,100.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$77.0
$77.0
$1,546.0
$1,546.0
$126.0
$126.0
Categorical Grant: Sector
Program
STAG
Categorical Grant: State
and Local Air
Quality
Management
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Targeted
Watersheds
STAG
Categorical Grant: Toxics
Substances
Compliance
STAG
Categorical Grant: Tribal
Air Quality
Management
STAG
Categorical Grant: Tribal
General Assistance
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
$2,228.0
$2,228.0
$185,180.0
$185,180.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$5,099.0
$10,940.0
$10,940.0
$56,925.0
$7,948.0
$7,948.0
$1,209.0
$1,209.0
$216,825.0
$216,825.0
$9,844.0
$9,844.0
$5,019.0
$5,019.0
$10,769.0
$10,769.0
$56,037.0
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$1,828.0
$185,580.0
$185,580.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$13,300.0
$57,925.0
$126.0
$126.0
$619.0
$619.0
($31,245.0)
($31,245.0)
($9,844.0)
($9,844.0)
$80.0
$80.0
$2,531.0
$2,531.0
$1,888.0
218
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Program
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Underground
Injection Control
(UIC)
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Underground
Storage Tanks
STAG
Categorical Grant:
Wetlands Program
Development
STAG
Central Planning,
Budgeting, and
Finance
EPM
LUST
Superfund
Children and Other
Sensitive
Populations:
Agency
Coordination
EPM
Civil Enforcement
EPM
Oil Spills
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$56,925.0
$10,891.0
$10,891.0
$22,274.0
$22,274.0
$16,830.0
$16,830.0
$100,368.0
$74,960.0
$1,102.0
$24,306.0
$6,203.0
$6,203.0
$129,594.0
$126,645.0
$2,065.0
$884.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$56,037.0
$10,721.0
$10,721.0
$2,461.0
$2,461.0
$16,567.0
$16,567.0
$99,042.0
$73,949.0
$1,085.0
$24,008.0
$6,144.0
$6,144.0
$132,828.0
$129,886.0
$2,072.0
$870.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$57,925.0
$10,891.0
$10,891.0
$22,800.0
$22,800.0
$16,830.0
$16,830.0
$107,856.0
$80,623.0
$1,131.0
$26,102.0
$6,309.0
$6,309.0
$135,250.0
$133,017.0
$2,233.0
$0.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$1,888.0
$170.0
$170.0
$20,339.0
$20,339.0
$263.0
$263.0
$8,814.0
$6,674.0
$46.0
$2,094.0
$165.0
$165.0
$2,422.0
$3,131.0
$161.0
($870.0)
Civil Rights / Title VI
Compliance
$11,240.0
$11,065.0
$11,097.0
$32.0
219
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
EPM
Clean Air Allowance
Trading Programs
EPM
S&T
Climate Protection
Program
EPM
S&T
Commission for
Environmental
Cooperation
EPM
Compliance Assistance and
Centers
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
Superfund
Compliance Incentives
EPM
Superfund
Compliance Monitoring
EPM
Superfund
Congressional,
Intergovernmental,
External Relations
EPM
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$11,240.0
$27,647.0
$19,388.0
$8,259.0
$101,031.0
$87,927.0
$13,104.0
$4,022.0
$4,022.0
$30,548.0
$29,547.0
$688.0
$291.0
$22.0
$9,930.0
$9,786.0
$144.0
$94,610.0
$93,428.0
$1,182.0
$49,902.0
$49,747.0
$155.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$11,065.0
$28,246.0
$19,131.0
$9,115.0
$108,705.0
$90,374.0
$18,331.0
$3,962.0
$3,962.0
$28,742.0
$27,725.0
$709.0
$286.0
$22.0
$10,777.0
$10,618.0
$159.0
$89,891.0
$88,726.0
$1,165.0
$49,125.0
$48,971.0
$154.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$11,097.0
$28,157.0
$19,898.0
$8,259.0
$98,410.0
$87,008.0
$11,402.0
$0.0
$0.0
$27,513.0
$26,435.0
$753.0
$303.0
$22.0
$10,409.0
$10,263.0
$146.0
$97,217.0
$96,025.0
$1,192.0
$49,756.0
$49,756.0
$0.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$32.0
($89.0)
$767.0
($856.0)
($10,295.0)
($3,366.0)
($6,929.0)
($3,962.0)
($3,962.0)
($1,229.0)
($1,290.0)
$44.0
$17.0
$0.0
($368.0)
($355.0)
($13.0)
$7,326.0
$7,299.0
$27.0
$631.0
$785.0
($154.0)
220
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Congressionally Mandated
Projects
EPM
S&T
STAG
Criminal Enforcement
EPM
Superfund
Diesel Emissions Reduction
Grant Program
STAG
Drinking Water Programs
EPM
S&T
Endocrine Disrupters
EPM
Enforcement Training
EPM
Superfund
Environment and Trade
EPM
Environmental Education
EPM
Environmental Justice
EPM
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$48,855.0
$39,688.0
$9,167.0
$35,000.0
$35,000.0
$100,383.0
$96,967.0
$3,416.0
$5,890.0
$5,890.0
$3,985.0
$3,145.0
$840.0
$1,945.0
$1,945.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,579.0
$3,822.0
$757.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$162,476.0
$13,437.0
$5,316.0
$143,723.0
$49,795.0
$40,742.0
$9,053.0
$59,064.0
$59,064.0
$100,097.0
$96,722.0
$3,375.0
$8,663.0
$8,663.0
$3,923.0
$3,096.0
$827.0
$1,920.0
$1,920.0
$8,860.0
$8,860.0
$7,144.0
$6,399.0
$745.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$52,214.0
$44,384.0
$7,830.0
$49,220.0
$49,220.0
$103,035.0
$99,476.0
$3,559.0
$5,847.0
$5,847.0
$3,901.0
$3,043.0
$858.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,568.0
$3,811.0
$757.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
;$162,476.0)
($13,437.0)
($5,316.0)
($143,723.0)
$2,419.0
$3,642.0
($1,223.0)
($9,844.0)
($9,844.0)
$2,938.0
$2,754.0
$184.0
($2,816.0)
($2,816.0)
($22.0)
($53.0)
$31.0
($1,920.0)
($1,920.0)
($8,860.0)
($8,860.0)
($2,576.0)
($2,588.0)
$12.0
Exchange Network
$16,797.0
$16,548.0
$19,491.0
$2,943.0
221
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
EPM
Superfund
Facilities Infrastructure
and Operations
B&F
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
Federal Stationary Source
Regulations
EPM
Federal Support for Air
Quality
Management
EPM
S&T
Federal Support for Air
Toxics Program
EPM
S&T
Federal Vehicle and Fuels
Standards and
Certification
S&T
Financial Assistance Grants
/ IAG Management
EPM
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$15,364.0
$1,433.0
$480,865.0
$26,931.0
$303,728.0
$901.0
$490.0
$73,859.0
$74,956.0
$26,504.0
$26,504.0
$101,376.0
$90,490.0
$10,886.0
$26,963.0
$24,711.0
$2,252.0
$65,722.0
$65,722.0
$26,488.0
$23,439.0
$3,049.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$15,137.0
$1,411.0
$471,569.0
$26,511.0
$297,189.0
$887.0
$488.0
$72,707.0
$73,787.0
$26,091.0
$26,091.0
$101,582.0
$89,464.0
$12,118.0
$26,610.0
$24,390.0
$2,220.0
$66,796.0
$66,796.0
$26,243.0
$23,242.0
$3,001.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$18,058.0
$1,433.0
$490,551.0
$26,931.0
$311,068.0
$902.0
$496.0
$74,884.0
$76,270.0
$26,787.0
$26,787.0
$106,624.0
$95,538.0
$11,086.0
$24,996.0
$22,693.0
$2,303.0
$69,543.0
$69,543.0
$29,093.0
$25,977.0
$3,116.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$2,921.0
$22.0
$18,982.0
$420.0
$13,879.0
$15.0
$8.0
$2,177.0
$2,483.0
$696.0
$696.0
$5,042.0
$6,074.0
($1,032.0)
($1,614.0)
($1,697.0)
$83.0
$2,747.0
$2,747.0
$2,850.0
$2,735.0
$115.0
Forensics Support
$17,385.0
$18,632.0
$17,998.0
($634.0)
222
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
S&T
Superfund
Geographic Program:
Chesapeake Bay
EPM
Geographic Program:
Great Lakes
EPM
Geographic Program: Gulf
of Mexico
EPM
Geographic Program:
Lake Champlain
EPM
Geographic Program:
Long Island Sound
EPM
Geographic Program:
Other
EPM
Great Lakes Legacy Act
EPM
Homeland Security:
Communication
and Information
EPM
Homeland Security:
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$15,075.0
$2,310.0
$28,768.0
$28,768.0
$21,757.0
$21,757.0
$4,457.0
$4,457.0
$934.0
$934.0
$467.0
$467.0
$8,575.0
$8,575.0
$35,000.0
$35,000.0
$6,906.0
$6,906.0
$35,230.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$14,882.0
$3,750.0
$30,528.0
$30,528.0
$21,686.0
$21,686.0
$5,618.0
$5,618.0
$2,707.0
$2,707.0
$4,922.0
$4,922.0
$32,072.0
$32,072.0
$34,454.0
$34,454.0
$6,822.0
$6,822.0
$24,850.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$15,557.0
$2,441.0
$29,001.0
$29,001.0
$22,261.0
$22,261.0
$4,578.0
$4,578.0
$934.0
$934.0
$467.0
$467.0
$7,715.0
$7,715.0
$35,000.0
$35,000.0
$6,940.0
$6,940.0
$35,569.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$675.0
($1,309.0)
($1,527.0)
($1,527.0)
$575.0
$575.0
($1,040.0)
($1,040.0)
($1,773.0)
($1,773.0)
($4,455.0)
($4,455.0)
($24,357.0)
($24,357.0)
$546.0
$546.0
$118.0
$118.0
$10,719.0
Critical
Infrastructure
Protection
223
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EPM
S&T
Superfund
Homeland Security:
Preparedness,
Response, and
Recovery
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Homeland Security:
Protection of EPA
Personnel and
Infrastructure
B&F
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Human Health Risk
Assessment
S&T
Superfund
Human Resources
Management
EPM
LUST
Superfund
IT / Data Management
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$7,787.0
$25,586.0
$1,857.0
$89,429.0
$3,381.0
$40,768.0
$45,280.0
$15,403.0
$7,870.0
$6,345.0
$594.0
$594.0
$42,828.0
$38,856.0
$3,972.0
$45,214.0
$40,175.0
$3.0
$5,036.0
$111,067.0
$91,019.0
$177.0
$34.0
$3,499.0
$16,338.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$7,665.0
$15,357.0
$1,828.0
$86,151.0
$3,329.0
$38,193.0
$44,629.0
$15,165.0
$7,747.0
$6,248.0
$585.0
$585.0
$42,244.0
$38,334.0
$3,910.0
$44,732.0
$39,760.0
$3.0
$4,969.0
$110,496.0
$90,753.0
$174.0
$33.0
$3,453.0
$16,083.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$6,759.0
$27,131.0
$1,679.0
$106,298.0
$3,412.0
$46,210.0
$56,676.0
$16,273.0
$8,070.0
$6,415.0
$594.0
$1,194.0
$42,648.0
$39,323.0
$3,325.0
$48,712.0
$43,646.0
$3.0
$5,063.0
$115,277.0
$94,360.0
$162.0
$24.0
$3,859.0
$16,872.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($906.0)
$11,774.0
($149.0)
$20,147.0
$83.0
$8,017.0
$12,047.0
$1,108.0
$323.0
$167.0
$9.0
$609.0
$404.0
$989.0
($585.0)
$3,980.0
$3,886.0
$0.0
$94.0
$4,781.0
$3,607.0
($12.0)
($9.0)
$406.0
$789.0
224
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Indoor Air: Radon
Program
EPM
S&T
Information Security
EPM
Superfund
Infrastructure Assistance:
Alaska Native
Villages
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance:
Clean Water SRF
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance:
Drinking Water
SRF
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance:
Mexico Border
STAG
International Capacity
Building
EPM
International Sources of
Pollution
EPM
LUST / UST
EPM
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$5,857.0
$5,429.0
$428.0
$6,375.0
$5,583.0
$792.0
$15,500.0
$15,500.0
$687,554.0
$687,554.0
$842,167.0
$842,167.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
$5,311.0
$5,311.0
$0.0
$0.0
$22,277.0
$11,719.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$5,785.0
$5,363.0
$422.0
$6,284.0
$5,504.0
$780.0
$24,610.0
$24,610.0
$689,080.0
$689,080.0
$829,029.0
$829,029.0
$19,688.0
$19,688.0
$5,228.0
$5,228.0
$0.0
$0.0
$23,540.0
$11,572.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$5,929.0
$5,488.0
$441.0
$6,591.0
$5,790.0
$801.0
$15,500.0
$15,500.0
$555,000.0
$555,000.0
$842,167.0
$842,167.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$12,408.0
$12,408.0
$22,804.0
$12,256.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$144.0
$125.0
$19.0
$307.0
$286.0
$21.0
($9,110.0)
($9,110.0)
($134,080.0)
($134,080.0)
$13,138.0
$13,138.0
($9,688.0)
($9,688.0)
($5,228.0)
($5,228.0)
$12,408.0
$12,408.0
($736.0)
$684.0
225
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
LUST
LUST Cooperative
Agreements
LUST
Legal Advice:
Environmental
Program
EPM
Superfund
Legal Advice: Support
Program
EPM
Marine Pollution
EPM
NEPA Implementation
EPM
National Estuary Program /
Coastal Waterways
EPM
Not Specified
Rescissions
Oil Spill: Prevention,
Preparedness and
Response
Oil Spills
POPs Implementation
EPM
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$10,558.0
$58,207.0
$58,207.0
$39,972.0
$39,366.0
$606.0
$13,986.0
$13,986.0
$12,851.0
$12,851.0
$14,366.0
$14,366.0
$17,203.0
$17,203.0
($5,000.0)
($5,000.0)
$13,499.0
$13,499.0
$1,831.0
$1,831.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$11,968.0
$90,178.0
$90,178.0
$40,220.0
$39,480.0
$740.0
$14,117.0
$14,117.0
$12,674.0
$12,674.0
$14,142.0
$14,142.0
$26,779.0
$26,779.0
($5,000.0)
($5,000.0)
$13,290.0
$13,290.0
$1,808.0
$1,808.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$10,548.0
$58,207.0
$58,207.0
$40,556.0
$39,925.0
$631.0
$14,442.0
$14,442.0
$13,185.0
$13,185.0
$16,295.0
$16,295.0
$17,239.0
$17,239.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
$13,927.0
$13,927.0
$0.0
$0.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($1,420.0)
($31,971.0)
($31,971.0)
$336.0
$445.0
($109.0)
$325.0
$325.0
$511.0
$511.0
$2,153.0
$2,153.0
($9,540.0)
($9,540.0)
($5,000.0)
($5,000.0)
$637.0
$637.0
($1,808.0)
($1,808.0)
Pesticides: Protect Human
$65,808.0
$65,069.0
$64,059.0
($1,010.0)
226
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
Health from
Pesticide Risk
EPM
S&T
Pesticides: Protect the
Environment from
Pesticide Risk
EPM
S&T
Pesticides: Realize the
Value of Pesticide
Availability
EPM
S&T
Pollution Prevention
Program
EPM
RCRA: Corrective Action
EPM
RCRA: Waste
Management
EPM
RCRA: Waste
Minimization &
Recycling
EPM
Radiation: Protection
EPM
S&T
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$62,514.0
$3,294.0
$43,865.0
$41,750.0
$2,115.0
$12,586.0
$12,114.0
$472.0
$19,935.0
$19,935.0
$39,573.0
$39,573.0
$69,158.0
$69,158.0
$13,666.0
$13,666.0
$14,679.0
$10,186.0
$2,120.0
$2,373.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$61,819.0
$3,250.0
$43,301.0
$41,214.0
$2,087.0
$12,424.0
$11,959.0
$465.0
$16,362.0
$16,362.0
$39,076.0
$39,076.0
$66,297.0
$66,297.0
$13,495.0
$13,495.0
$14,486.0
$10,057.0
$2,087.0
$2,342.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$60,606.0
$3,453.0
$43,431.0
$41,215.0
$2,216.0
$13,365.0
$12,870.0
$495.0
$18,398.0
$18,398.0
$39,018.0
$39,018.0
$67,111.0
$67,111.0
$14,397.0
$14,397.0
$15,056.0
$10,533.0
$2,109.0
$2,414.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($1,213.0)
$203.0
$130.0
$1.0
$129.0
$941.0
$911.0
$30.0
$2,036.0
$2,036.0
($58.0)
($58.0)
$814.0
$814.0
$902.0
$902.0
$570.0
$476.0
$22.0
$72.0
227
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Radiation: Response
Preparedness
EPM
S&T
Reduce Risks from Indoor
Air
EPM
S&T
Regional Geographic
Initiatives
EPM
Regional Science and
Technology
EPM
Regulatory Innovation
EPM
Regulatory/Economic-
Management and
Analysis
EPM
Research: Computational
Toxicology
S&T
Research: Drinking Water
S&T
Research: Endocrine
Disrupter
S&T
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$6,649.0
$2,928.0
$3,721.0
$22,228.0
$21,440.0
$788.0
$9,553.0
$9,553.0
$3,574.0
$3,574.0
$23,866.0
$23,866.0
$20,104.0
$20,104.0
$15,103.0
$15,103.0
$48,548.0
$48,548.0
$10,131.0
$10,131.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$6,561.0
$2,882.0
$3,679.0
$22,409.0
$21,632.0
$777.0
$0.0
$0.0
$3,518.0
$3,518.0
$21,327.0
$21,327.0
$16,381.0
$16,381.0
$12,135.0
$12,135.0
$48,775.0
$48,775.0
$10,317.0
$10,317.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$6,957.0
$2,941.0
$4,016.0
$19,970.0
$19,180.0
$790.0
$4,844.0
$4,844.0
$3,318.0
$3,318.0
$24,405.0
$24,405.0
$20,588.0
$20,588.0
$14,863.0
$14,863.0
$45,283.0
$45,283.0
$9,502.0
$9,502.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$396.0
$59.0
$337.0
($2,439.0)
($2,452.0)
$13.0
$4,844.0
$4,844.0
($200.0)
($200.0)
$3,078.0
$3,078.0
$4,207.0
$4,207.0
$2,728.0
$2,728.0
($3,492.0)
($3,492.0)
($815.0)
($815.0)
Research: Fellowships
$8,438.0
$9,845.0
$8,887.0
($958.0)
228
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
S&T
Research: Global Change
S&T
Research: Human Health
and Ecosystems
S&T
Research: Land Protection
and Restoration
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
Research: Pesticides and
Toxics
S&T
Research: Water Quality
S&T
Research: Clean Air
S&T
Research: Sustainability
S&T
Science Advisory Board
EPM
Science Policy and
Biotechnology
EPM
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$8,438.0
$16,908.0
$16,908.0
$145,046.0
$145,046.0
$32,379.0
$660.0
$901.0
$10,737.0
$20,081.0
$24,795.0
$24,795.0
$56,454.0
$56,454.0
$81,054.0
$81,054.0
$22,478.0
$22,478.0
$4,790.0
$4,790.0
$1,780.0
$1,780.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$9,845.0
$19,688.0
$19,688.0
$153,032.0
$153,032.0
$31,896.0
$650.0
$887.0
$10,591.0
$19,768.0
$24,459.0
$24,459.0
$55,573.0
$55,573.0
$79,993.0
$79,993.0
$22,127.0
$22,127.0
$4,727.0
$4,727.0
$1,752.0
$1,752.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$8,887.0
$16,365.0
$16,365.0
$144,742.0
$144,742.0
$35,488.0
$413.0
$704.0
$13,350.0
$21,021.0
$26,568.0
$26,568.0
$56,179.0
$56,179.0
$80,588.0
$80,588.0
$19,970.0
$19,970.0
$5,083.0
$5,083.0
$1,675.0
$1,675.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($958.0)
($3,323.0)
($3,323.0)
($8,290.0)
($8,290.0)
$3,592.0
($237.0)
($183.0)
$2,759.0
$1,253.0
$2,109.0
$2,109.0
$606.0
$606.0
$595.0
$595.0
($2,157.0)
($2,157.0)
$356.0
$356.0
($77.0)
($77.0)
Small Business
$3,261.0
$3,210.0
$3,217.0
$7.0
229
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Ombudsman
EPM
Small Minority Business
Assistance
EPM
State and Local Prevention
and Preparedness
EPM
Stratospheric Ozone:
Domestic
Programs
EPM
Stratospheric Ozone:
Multilateral Fund
EPM
Superfund: EPA
Emergency
Preparedness
Superfund
Superfund: Emergency
Response and
Removal
Superfund
Superfund: Enforcement
Superfund
Superfund: Federal
Facilities
Superfund
Superfund: Remedial
Superfund
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$3,261.0
$2,466.0
$2,466.0
$12,960.0
$12,960.0
$4,489.0
$4,489.0
$9,865.0
$9,865.0
$9,318.0
$9,318.0
$191,880.0
$191,880.0
$161,610.0
$161,610.0
$31,879.0
$31,879.0
$584,836.0
$584,836.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$3,210.0
$2,428.0
$2,428.0
$12,784.0
$12,784.0
$5,119.0
$5,119.0
$9,711.0
$9,711.0
$9,195.0
$9,195.0
$190,011.0
$190,011.0
$164,845.0
$164,845.0
$31,447.0
$31,447.0
$591,078.0
$591,078.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$3,217.0
$2,411.0
$2,411.0
$13,298.0
$13,298.0
$4,696.0
$4,696.0
$9,865.0
$9,865.0
$9,504.0
$9,504.0
$193,853.0
$193,853.0
$163,678.0
$163,678.0
$31,440.0
$31,440.0
$586,120.0
$586,120.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$7.0
($17.0)
($17.0)
$514.0
$514.0
($423.0)
($423.0)
$154.0
$154.0
$309.0
$309.0
$3,842.0
$3,842.0
($1,167.0)
($1,167.0)
($7.0)
($7.0)
($4,958.0)
($4,958.0)
230
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Superfund: Support to
Other Federal
Agencies
Superfund
Superfund: Federal
Facilities
Enforcement
Superfund
Surface Water Protection
EPM
TRI / Right to Know
EPM
Toxic Substances:
Chemical Risk
Management
EPM
Toxic Substances:
Chemical Risk
Review and
Reduction
EPM
Toxic Substances: Lead
Risk Reduction
Program
EPM
Trade and Governance
EPM
Tribal - Capacity Building
EPM
FY 2008
Pres Bud
$6,575.0
$6,575.0
$9,843.0
$9,843.0
$196,092.0
$196,092.0
$15,728.0
$15,728.0
$5,654.0
$5,654.0
$45,046.0
$45,046.0
$13,546.0
$13,546.0
$0.0
$0.0
$11,477.0
$11,477.0
FY 2008
Enacted
$6,472.0
$6,472.0
$9,726.0
$9,726.0
$193,546.0
$193,546.0
$15,504.0
$15,504.0
$5,585.0
$5,585.0
$45,672.0
$45,672.0
$13,335.0
$13,335.0
$0.0
$0.0
$11,328.0
$11,328.0
FY 2009
Pres Bud
$6,575.0
$6,575.0
$10,225.0
$10,225.0
$198,706.0
$198,706.0
$15,109.0
$15,109.0
$6,027.0
$6,027.0
$46,477.0
$46,477.0
$13,652.0
$13,652.0
$6,216.0
$6,216.0
$11,710.0
$11,710.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$103.0
$103.0
$499.0
$499.0
$5,160.0
$5,160.0
($395.0)
($395.0)
$442.0
$442.0
$805.0
$805.0
$317.0
$317.0
$6,216.0
$6,216.0
$382.0
$382.0
231
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
US Mexico Border
EPM
$4,646.0
$4,646.0
$5,439.0
$5,439.0
$0.0
$0.0
($5,439.0)
($5,439.0)
Wetlands
EPM
$21,518.0
$21,518.0
$21,248.0
$21,248.0
$22,223.0
$22,223.0
$975.0
$975.0
TOTAL, EPA
$7,199,400.0 $7,472,324.0 $7,142,520.0
($329,804.0)
232
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
PROGRAM PROJECTS BY PROGRAM AREA
(Dollars in Thousands)
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
FY 2007
Actuals
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
Air Toxics and Quality
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs
Federal Support for Air Quality Management
Federal Support for Air Toxics Program
Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards and
Certification
Radiation: Protection
Radiation: Response Preparedness
Subtotal, Air Toxics and Quality
1.1
$9,104.1
$1,804.1
$58,196.0
$2,126.1
$3,375.6
$83,267.0
$8,259.0
$10,886.0
$2,252.0
$65,722.0
$2,120.0
$3,721.0
$92,960.0
$9,115.0
$12,118.0
$2,220.0
$66,796.0
$2,087.0
$3,679.0
$96,015.0
$8,259.0
$11,086.0
$2,303.0
$69,543.0
$2,109.0
$4,016.0
$97,316.0
($856.0)
($1,032.0)
$83.0
$2,747.0
$22.0
$337.0
$1,301.0
Climate Protection Program
Climate Protection Program
$14,624.1
$13,104.0
$18,331.0
$11,402.0
($6,929.0)
Enforcement
Forensics Support
$13,949.3
$15,075.0
$14,882.0
$15,557.0
$675.0
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Water Sentinel
Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery
Decontamination
Laboratory Preparedness and Response
Safe Buildings
Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel
and Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
$3,183.6
$21,884.0
$11,705.0
$22,637.0
$10,932.0
$7,391.8
$10,575.4
$21,025.2
$618.6
$4,242.2
$13,117.6
$39,003.6
$2,023.9
$51,602.9
$3,702.0
$25,586.0
$20,738.0
$600.0
$4,000.0
$15,430.0
$40,768.0
$594.0
$66,948.0
$3,652.0
$15,357.0
$20,444.0
$591.0
$1,969.0
$15,189.0
$38,193.0
$585.0
$54,135.0
$4,494.0
$27,131.0
$28,805.0
$500.0
$2,000.0
$14,905.0
$46,210.0
$594.0
$73,935.0
$842.0
$11,774.0
$8,361.0
($91.0)
$31.0
($284.0)
$8,017.0
$9.0
$19,800.0
Indoor Air
233
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Indoor Air: Radon Program
Reduce Risks from Indoor Air
Subtotal, Indoor Air
IT / Data Management / Security
IT / Data Management
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
Security
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
(other activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Pesticides Licensing
Pesticides: Protect Human Health from Pesticide
Risk
Pesticides: Protect the Environment from
Pesticide Risk
Pesticides: Realize the Value of Pesticide
Availability
Pesticides: Registration of New Pesticides
Pesticides: Review / Reregistration of Existing
Pesticides
Subtotal, Pesticides Licensing
Research: Clean Air
Research: Air Toxics
Research: Clean Air
Research: Global Change
Research: NAAQS
Subtotal, Research: Clean Air
Research: Clean Water
Research: Drinking Water
Research: Water Quality
Subtotal, Research: Clean Water
FY2007
Actuals
$434.1
$791.2
$1,225.3
$4,522.1
$13,085.0
$9,110.1
$3,403.6
$7,287.5
$32,886.2
$32,886.2
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,570.3
$2,885.8
$5,456.1
$13,521.3
$0.0
$20,449.9
$61,664.0
$95,635.2
$44,342.9
$54,428.5
$98,771.4
FY2008
Pres Bud
$428.0
$788.0
$1,216.0
$3,499.0
$35,521.0
$18,392.0
$11,179.0
$8,767.0
$73,859.0
$73,859.0
$3,294.0
$2,115.0
$472.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,881.0
$0.0
$81,054.0
$16,908.0
$0.0
$97,962.0
$48,548.0
$56,454.0
$105,002.0
FY2008
Enacted
$422.0
$777.0
$1,199.0
$3,453.0
$34,967.0
$18,105.0
$11,005.0
$8,630.0
$72,707.0
$72,707.0
$3,250.0
$2,087.0
$465.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,802.0
$0.0
$79,993.0
$19,688.0
$0.0
$99,681.0
$48,775.0
$55,573.0
$104,348.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$441.0
$790.0
$1,231.0
$3,859.0
$35,521.0
$18,547.0
$11,989.0
$8,827.0
$74,884.0
$74,884.0
$3,453.0
$2,216.0
$495.0
$0.0
$0.0
$6,164.0
$0.0
$80,588.0
$16,365.0
$0.0
$96,953.0
$45,283.0
$56,179.0
$101,462.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$19.0
$13.0
$32.0
$406.0
$554.0
$442.0
$984.0
$197.0
$2,177.0
$2,177.0
$203.0
$129.0
$30.0
$0.0
$0.0
$362.0
$0.0
$595.0
($3,323.0)
$0.0
($2,728.0)
($3,492.0)
$606.0
($2,886.0)
Research / Congressional Priorities
234
-------
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Human Health Risk Assessment
Research: Computational Toxicology
Research: Endocrine Disrupter
Research: Fellowships
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Human Health
Ecosystems
Research: Human Health and
Ecosystems (other activities)
Subtotal, Research: Human Health and
Ecosystems
Subtotal, Research: Human Health and
Ecosystems
FY2007
Actuals
$16,456.4
$35,018.0
$12,159.5
$10,476.7
$12,231.1
$0.0
$0.0
$167,910.0
$167,910.0
$237,795.3
FY2008
Pres Bud
$0.0
$38,856.0
$15,103.0
$10,131.0
$8,438.0
$72,285.0
$72,761.0
$0.0
$145,046.0
$217,574.0
FY2008
Enacted
$5,316.0
$38,334.0
$12,135.0
$10,317.0
$9,845.0
$77,260.0
$75,772.0
$0.0
$153,032.0
$223,663.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$0.0
$39,323.0
$14,863.0
$9,502.0
$8,887.0
$74,752.0
$69,990.0
$0.0
$144,742.0
$217,317.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($5,316.0)
$989.0
$2,728.0
($815.0)
($958.0)
($2,508.0)
($5,782.0)
$0.0
($8,290.0)
($6,346.0)
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
$10,907.3
$10,737.0
$10,591.0
$13,350.0
$2,759.0
Research: Sustainability
Research: Economics and Decision Science(EDS)
Research: Environmental Technology
Verification (ETV)
Research: Sustainability
Subtotal, Research: Sustainability
Toxic Research and Prevention
Research: Pesticides and Toxics
Water: Human Health Protection
Drinking Water Programs
Total, Science & Technology
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM &
MANAGEMENT
Air Toxics and Quality
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs
Federal Stationary Source Regulations
Federal Support for Air Quality Management
Clean Diesel Initiative
Federal Support for Air Quality
Management (other activities)
$2,284.9
$97.9
$95,478.1
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$90,490.0
$0.0
$89,464.0
$0.0
$0.0
$95,538.0
$0.0
$1,410.1
$24,864.5
$28,559.5
$29,425.2
$3,256.6
$728,339.9
$18,621.2
$22,744.8
$0.0
$22,478.0
$22,478.0
$24,795.0
$3,416.0
$754,506.0
$19,388.0
$26,504.0
$0.0
$22,127.0
$22,127.0
$24,459.0
$3,375.0
$760,084.0
$19,131.0
$26,091.0
$0.0
$19,970.0
$19,970.0
$26,568.0
$3,559.0
$763,527.0
$19,898.0
$26,787.0
$0.0
($2,157.0)
($2,157.0)
$2,109.0
$184.0
$3,443.0
$767.0
$696.0
$0.0
$6,074.0
235
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Subtotal, Federal Support for Air Quality
Management
Federal Support for Air Toxics Program
Radiation: Protection
Radiation: Response Preparedness
Stratospheric Ozone: Domestic Programs
Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund
Subtotal, Air Toxics and Quality
Brownflelds
Brownfields
Climate Protection Program
Climate Protection Program
Energy STAR
Methane to markets
Asian Pacific Partnership
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Registry
Climate Protection Program (other
activities)
Subtotal, Climate Protection Program
Subtotal, Climate Protection Program
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Compliance Incentives
Compliance Monitoring
Subtotal, Compliance
Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
Enforcement Training
Environmental Justice
NEPA Implementation
Subtotal, Enforcement
FY2007
Actuals
$95,576.0
$25,081.8
$10,172.7
$2,809.7
$5,280.0
$11,315.0
$191,601.2
$25,838.4
$38,573.4
$2,351.1
$3,203.0
$0.0
$47,124.6
$91,252.1
$91,252.1
$28,226.9
$9,448.8
$90,724.6
$128,400.3
$123,003.7
$39,721.6
$2,668.3
$6,319.2
$13,863.5
$185,576.3
FY2008
Pres Bud
$90,490.0
$24,711.0
$10,186.0
$2,928.0
$4,489.0
$9,865.0
$188,561.0
$23,450.0
$43,926.0
$4,436.0
$5,000.0
$0.0
$34,565.0
$87,927.0
$87,927.0
$29,547.0
$9,786.0
$93,428.0
$132,761.0
$126,645.0
$39,688.0
$3,145.0
$3,822.0
$14,366.0
$187,666.0
FY2008
Enacted
$89,464.0
$24,390.0
$10,057.0
$2,882.0
$5,119.0
$9,711.0
$186,845.0
$23,665.0
$48,236.0
$4,369.0
$0.0
$3,445.0
$34,324.0
$90,374.0
$90,374.0
$27,725.0
$10,618.0
$88,726.0
$127,069.0
$129,886.0
$40,742.0
$3,096.0
$6,399.0
$14,142.0
$194,265.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$95,538.0
$22,693.0
$10,533.0
$2,941.0
$4,696.0
$9,865.0
$192,951.0
$22,732.0
$44,221.0
$4,546.6
$5,000.0
$0.0
$33,240.4
$87,008.0
$87,008.0
$26,435.0
$10,263.0
$96,025.0
$132,723.0
$133,017.0
$44,384.0
$3,043.0
$3,811.0
$16,295.0
$200,550.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$6,074.0
($1,697.0)
$476.0
$59.0
($423.0)
$154.0
$6,106.0
($933.0)
($4,015.0)
$177.6
$5,000.0
($3,445.0)
($1,083.6)
($3,366.0)
($3,366.0)
($1,290.0)
($355.0)
$7,299.0
$5,654.0
$3,131.0
$3,642.0
($53.0)
($2,588.0)
$2,153.0
$6,285.0
Environmental Protection / Congressional
Priorities
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Geographic Programs
$25,478.3
$0.0
$13,437.0
$0.0
($13,437.0)
236
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay
Geographic Program: Great Lakes
Geographic Program: Long Island Sound
Geographic Program: Gulf of Mexico
Geographic Program: Lake Champlain
Geographic Program: Other
San Francisco Bay
Geographic Program: Puget Sound
Lake Pontchartrain
Community Action for a Renewed
Environment (CARE)
Geographic Program: Other (other
activities)
Subtotal, Geographic Program: Other
Regional Geographic Initiatives
Subtotal, Geographic Programs
FY2007
Actuals
$20,274.1
$23,522.7
$1,361.4
$4,407.4
$997.0
$0.0
$1,162.3
$969.4
$2,515.0
$5,057.5
$9,704.2
$6,302.5
$66,569.3
FY2008
Pres Bud
$28,768.0
$21,757.0
$467.0
$4,457.0
$934.0
$0.0
$1,000.0
$978.0
$3,448.0
$3,149.0
$8,575.0
$9,553.0
$74,511.0
FY2008
Enacted
$30,528.0
$21,686.0
$4,922.0
$5,618.0
$2,707.0
$4,922.0
$19,688.0
$963.0
$3,394.0
$3,105.0
$32,072.0
$0.0
$97,533.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$29,001.0
$22,261.0
$467.0
$4,578.0
$934.0
$0.0
$1,000.0
$978.0
$2,448.0
$3,289.0
$7,715.0
$4,844.0
$69,800.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($1,527.0)
$575.0
($4,455.0)
($1,040.0)
($1,773.0)
($4,922.0)
($18,688.0)
$15.0
($946.0)
$184.0
($24,357.0)
$4,844.0
($27,733.0)
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Communication and
Information
Laboratory Preparedness and Response
Homeland Security: Communication
and Information (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Communication
and Information
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel
and Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
$888.7
$7,230.3
$8,119.0
$500.0
$6,406.0
$6,906.0
$492.0
$6,330.0
$6,822.0
$0.0
$6,940.0
$6,940.0
($492.0)
$610.0
$118.0
$52.8
9,502.7
9,555.5
($2.5)
$99.0
$7,688.0
$7,787.0
$3,380.0
$97.0
$7,568.0
$7,665.0
$3,329.0
$99.0
$6,660.0
$6,759.0
$3,412.0
$2.0
($908.0)
($906.0)
$83.0
$3,396.8
$3,394.3
$6,219.1
$27,287.9
$1.0
$3,381.0
$6,345.0
$24,419.0
$0.0
$3,329.0
$6,248.0
$24,064.0
$0.0
$3,412.0
$6,415.0
$23,526.0
$0.0
$83.0
$167.0
($538.0)
Indoor Air
237
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Indoor Air: Radon Program
Reduce Risks from Indoor Air
Subtotal, Indoor Air
Information Exchange / Outreach
Children and Other Sensitive Populations: Agency
Coordination
Environmental Education
Congressional, Intergovernmental, External
Relations
Exchange Network
Small Business Ombudsman
Small Minority Business Assistance
State and Local Prevention and Preparedness
TRI / Right to Know
Tribal - Capacity Building
Subtotal, Information Exchange / Outreach
International Programs
US Mexico Border
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Environment and Trade
International Capacity Building
POPs Implementation
International Sources of Pollution
Mexico Border
International Sources of Pollution (other
activities)
Subtotal, International Sources of Pollution
Trade and Governance
Subtotal, International Programs
IT / Data Management / Security
Information Security
IT / Data Management
Subtotal, IT / Data Management / Security
Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights / Title VI Compliance
FY2007
Actuals
$5,201.2
$21,425.6
$26,626.8
$4,968.5
$7,807.2
$49,193.3
$17,541.7
$3,761.9
$2,437.3
$12,867.6
$14,605.5
$10,861.3
$124,044.3
$5,790.7
$4,208.8
$1,817.4
$7,210.8
$1,682.4
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$20,710.1
$4,291.9
$99,196.3
$103,488.2
$4,891.0
$970.5
$10,796.0
FY2008
Pres Bud
$5,429.0
$21,440.0
$26,869.0
$6,203.0
$0.0
$49,747.0
$15,364.0
$3,261.0
$2,466.0
$12,960.0
$15,728.0
$11,477.0
$117,206.0
$4,646.0
$4,022.0
$1,945.0
$5,311.0
$1,831.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$17,755.0
$5,583.0
$91,019.0
$96,602.0
$5,260.0
$1,175.0
$11,240.0
FY2008
Enacted
$5,363.0
$21,632.0
$26,995.0
$6,144.0
$8,860.0
$48,971.0
$15,137.0
$3,210.0
$2,428.0
$12,784.0
$15,504.0
$11,328.0
$124,366.0
$5,439.0
$3,962.0
$1,920.0
$5,228.0
$1,808.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$18,357.0
$5,504.0
$90,753.0
$96,257.0
$5,178.0
$1,160.0
$11,065.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$5,488.0
$19,180.0
$24,668.0
$6,309.0
$0.0
$49,756.0
$18,058.0
$3,217.0
$2,411.0
$13,298.0
$15,109.0
$11,710.0
$119,868.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,902.0
$7,506.0
$12,408.0
$6,216.0
$18,624.0
$5,790.0
$94,360.0
$100,150.0
$4,949.0
$1,264.0
$11,097.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$125.0
($2,452.0)
($2,327.0)
$165.0
($8,860.0)
$785.0
$2,921.0
$7.0
($17.0)
$514.0
($395.0)
$382.0
($4,498.0)
($5,439.0)
($3,962.0)
($1,920.0)
($5,228.0)
($1,808.0)
$4,902.0
$7,506.0
$12,408.0
$6,216.0
$267.0
$286.0
$3,607.0
$3,893.0
($229.0)
$104.0
$32.0
238
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2009 Annual Plan
Legal Advice: Environmental Program
Legal Advice: Support Program
Regional Science and Technology
Regulatory Innovation
Regulatory/Economic-Management and Analysis
Science Advisory Board
Subtotal, Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic
Review
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
Security
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
(other activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Acquisition Management
Financial Assistance Grants / IAG Management
Human Resources Management
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Pesticides Licensing
Pesticides: Protect Human Health from Pesticide
Risk
Pesticides: Protect the Environment from
Pesticide Risk
Pesticides: Realize the Value of Pesticide
Availability
Pesticides: Field Programs
Pesticides: Registration of New Pesticides
Pesticides: Review / Reregistration of Existing
Pesticides
Science Policy and Biotechnology
Subtotal, Pesticides Licensing
FY2007
Actuals
$38,242.4
$12,435.8
$3,399.8
$22,498.4
$17,755.0
$4,983.3
$115,972.2
$176,479.1
$14,682.7
$28,897.4
$107,894.9
$327,954.1
$64,431.2
$23,654.1
$20,564.5
$39,740.2
$476,344.1
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$21,436.3
$42,098.9
$54,442.2
$1,202.9
$119,180.3
FY2008
Pres Bud
$39,366.0
$13,986.0
$3,574.0
$23,866.0
$20,104.0
$4,790.0
$123,361.0
$165,817.0
$8,210.0
$25,344.0
$104,357.0
$303,728.0
$74,960.0
$29,992.0
$23,439.0
$40,175.0
$472,294.0
$62,514.0
$41,750.0
$12,114.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,780.0
$118,158.0
FY2008
Enacted
$39,480.0
$14,117.0
$3,518.0
$21,327.0
$16,381.0
$4,727.0
$116,953.0
$161,261.0
$8,082.0
$24,949.0
$102,897.0
$297,189.0
$73,949.0
$28,629.0
$23,242.0
$39,760.0
$462,769.0
$61,819.0
$41,214.0
$11,959.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,752.0
$116,744.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$39,925.0
$14,442.0
$3,318.0
$24,405.0
$20,588.0
$5,083.0
$125,071.0
$164,866.0
$11,333.0
$25,676.0
$109,193.0
$311,068.0
$80,623.0
$31,195.0
$25,977.0
$43,646.0
$492,509.0
$60,606.0
$41,215.0
$12,870.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,675.0
$116,366.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$445.0
$325.0
($200.0)
$3,078.0
$4,207.0
$356.0
$8,118.0
$3,605.0
$3,251.0
$727.0
$6,296.0
$13,879.0
$6,674.0
$2,566.0
$2,735.0
$3,886.0
$29,740.0
($1,213.0)
$1.0
$911.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
($77.0)
($378.0)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
RCRA: Waste Management
eManifest
$0.0
$4,000.0
$0.0
$2,000.0
$2,000.0
239
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FY 2009 Annual Plan
RCRA: Waste Management (other
activities)
Subtotal, RCRA: Waste Management
RCRA:
RCRA:
Corrective Action
Waste Minimization & Recycling
FY2007
Actuals
$65,599.8
$65,599.8
$39,373.3
$12,506.2
FY2008
Pres Bud
$65,158.0
$69,158.0
$39,573.0
$13,666.0
FY2008
Enacted
$66,297.0
$66,297.0
$39,076.0
$13,495.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$65,111.0
$67,111.0
$39,018.0
$14,397.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($1,186.0)
$814.0
($58.0)
$902.0
Subtotal, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA)
$117,479.3
$122,397.0
$118,868.0
$120,526.0
$1,658.0
Toxics Risk Review and Prevention
Endocrine Disrupters
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Review and
Reduction
HPV/VCCEP
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk
Review and Reduction (other activities)
Subtotal, Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk
Review and Reduction
Pollution Prevention Program
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Management
Toxic Substances: Lead Risk Reduction Program
Subtotal, Toxics Risk Review and Prevention
UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS (LUST /
UST)
LUST/UST
Water: Ecosystems
Great Lakes Legacy Act
National Estuary Program / Coastal Waterways
Wetlands
Subtotal, Water: Ecosystems
Water: Human Health Protection
Beach / Fish Programs
Drinking Water Programs
Subtotal, Water: Human Health Protection
Water Quality Protection
Marine Pollution
Surface Water Protection
Subtotal, Water Quality Protection
Total, Environmental Program & Management
9,855.8
$5,890.0
$8,663.0
$5,847.0
($2,816.0)
$44,701.7
$17,548.6
$8,249.6
$12,589.8
$92,945.5
$9,836.7
$24,296.7
$21,474.8
$19,641.9
$65,413.4
$2,821.4
$100,323.2
$103,144.6
$12,890.5
$191,797.2
$204,687.7
$45,046.0
$19,935.0
$5,654.0
$13,546.0
$90,071.0
$11,719.0
$35,000.0
$17,203.0
$21,518.0
$73,721.0
$2,830.0
$96,967.0
$99,797.0
$12,851.0
$196,092.0
$208,943.0
$45,672.0
$16,362.0
$5,585.0
$13,335.0
$89,617.0
$11,572.0
$34,454.0
$26,779.0
$21,248.0
$82,481.0
$2,789.0
$96,722.0
$99,511.0
$12,674.0
$193,546.0
$206,220.0
$46,477.0
$18,398.0
$6,027.0
$13,652.0
$90,401.0
$12,256.0
$35,000.0
$17,239.0
$22,223.0
$74,462.0
$2,795.0
$99,476.0
$102,271.0
$13,185.0
$198,706.0
$211,891.0
$805.0
$2,036.0
$442.0
$317.0
$784.0
$684.0
$546.0
($9,540.0)
$975.0
($8,019.0)
$6.0
$2,754.0
$2,760.0
$511.0
$5,160.0
$5,671.0
$2,321,877.0
$2,298,188.0
$2,327,962.0
$2,338,353.0
$10,391.0
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INSPECTOR GENERAL
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Total, Inspector General
BUILDING AND FACILITIES
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel
and Infrastructure
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Total, Building and Facilities
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND
Air Toxics and Quality
Radiation: Protection
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Compliance Incentives
Compliance Monitoring
Subtotal, Compliance
Enforcement
Environmental Justice
Superfund: Enforcement
Superfund: Federal Facilities Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
Enforcement Training
Forensics Support
Subtotal, Enforcement
FY2007
Actuals
$32,288.4
$32,288.4
$10,372.2
$28,672.1
$39,044.3
$1,960.9
$12,286.2
$11.1
$139.4
$1,487.0
$1,637.5
$911.1
$164,108.2
$8,846.2
$739.2
$7,895.7
$630.7
$2,805.2
$185,936.3
FY2008
Pres Bud
$38,008.0
$38,008.0
$7,870.0
$26,931.0
$34,801.0
$2,373.0
$7,149.0
$22.0
$144.0
$1,182.0
$1,348.0
$757.0
$161,610.0
$9,843.0
$884.0
$9,167.0
$840.0
$2,310.0
$185,411.0
FY2008
Enacted
$41,099.0
$41,099.0
$7,747.0
$26,511.0
$34,258.0
$2,342.0
$11,486.0
$22.0
$159.0
$1,165.0
$1,346.0
$745.0
$164,845.0
$9,726.0
$870.0
$9,053.0
$827.0
$3,750.0
$189,816.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$39,483.0
$39,483.0
$8,070.0
$26,931.0
$35,001.0
$2,414.0
$7,164.0
$22.0
$146.0
$1,192.0
$1,360.0
$757.0
$163,678.0
$10,225.0
$0.0
$7,830.0
$858.0
$2,441.0
$185,789.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($1,616.0)
($1,616.0)
$323.0
$420.0
$743.0
$72.0
($4,322.0)
$0.0
($13.0)
$27.0
$14.0
$12.0
($1,167.0)
$499.0
($870.0)
($1,223.0)
$31.0
($1,309.0)
($4,027.0)
Homeland Security
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FY2007
Actuals
Homeland Security: Communication and
Information
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery
Decontamination
Laboratory Preparedness and Response
Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery (other
activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel
and Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
Information Exchange / Outreach
Congressional, Intergovernmental, External
Relations
Exchange Network
Subtotal, Information Exchange / Outreach
IT / Data Management / Security
Information Security
IT / Data Management
Subtotal, IT / Data Management / Security
Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Legal Advice: Environmental Program
Subtotal, Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic
Review
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
$300.0
$61.8
$1,575.4
$1,637.2
FY2008
Pres Bud
$0.0
$198.0
$1,659.0
$1,857.0
FY2008
Enacted
$0.0
$195.0
$1,633.0
$1,828.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$0.0
$198.0
$1,481.0
$1,679.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$0.0
$3.0
($152.0)
($149.0)
$6,913.3
$8,519.1
$34,885.7
$50,318.1
$636.7
$52,892.0
$137.5
$1,374.2
$1,511.7
$562.3
$15,975.5
$16,537.8
$1,020.6
$826.8
$1,847.4
$46,016.9
$1,619.3
$10,527.0
$6,064.0
$28,689.0
$45,280.0
$594.0
$47,731.0
$155.0
$1,433.0
$1,588.0
$792.0
$16,338.0
$17,130.0
$837.0
$606.0
$1,443.0
$44,997.0
$2,466.0
$10,371.0
$5,971.0
$28,287.0
$44,629.0
$585.0
$47,042.0
$154.0
$1,411.0
$1,565.0
$780.0
$16,083.0
$16,863.0
$825.0
$740.0
$1,565.0
$44,295.0
$2,428.0
$10,620.0
$9,589.0
$36,467.0
$56,676.0
$1,194.0
$59,549.0
$0.0
$1,433.0
$1,433.0
$801.0
$16,872.0
$17,673.0
$846.0
$631.0
$1,477.0
$45,353.0
$3,042.0
$249.0
$3,618.0
$8,180.0
$12,047.0
$609.0
$12,507.0
($154.0)
$22.0
($132.0)
$21.0
$789.0
$810.0
$21.0
($109.0)
($88.0)
$1,058.0
$614.0
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Security
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
(other activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations
Financial Assistance Grants / IAG Management
Acquisition Management
Human Resources Management
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Human Health Risk Assessment
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Research: SITE Program
Subtotal, Research: Land Protection
Research: Sustainability
Research: Sustainability
Superfund Cleanup
Superfund: Emergency Response and Removal
Superfund: EPA Emergency Preparedness
Superfund: Federal Facilities
Superfund: Remedial
Superfund: Support to Other Federal Agencies
Brownfields Projects
Subtotal, Superfund Cleanup
FY2007
Actuals
$4,308.9
$18,319.9
$70,265.0
$2,671.4
$19,129.3
$5,203.0
$20,428.7
$117,697.4
$3,926.4
$23,859.1
$255.1
$24,114.2
$212.3
$222,093.7
$9,101.6
$31,763.5
$659,513.4
$4,967.0
$4,420.0
$931,859.2
FY2008
Pres Bud
$6,767.0
$20,726.0
$74,956.0
$3,049.0
$24,645.0
$5,036.0
$24,306.0
$131,992.0
$3,972.0
$20,081.0
$0.0
$20,081.0
$0.0
$191,880.0
$9,318.0
$31,879.0
$584,836.0
$6,575.0
$0.0
$824,488.0
FY2008
Enacted
$6,661.0
$20,403.0
$73,787.0
$3,001.0
$24,327.0
$4,969.0
$24,008.0
$130,092.0
$3,910.0
$19,768.0
$0.0
$19,768.0
$0.0
$190,011.0
$9,195.0
$31,447.0
$591,078.0
$6,472.0
$0.0
$828,203.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$6,524.0
$21,351.0
$76,270.0
$3,116.0
$24,985.0
$5,063.0
$26,102.0
$135,536.0
$3,325.0
$21,021.0
$0.0
$21,021.0
$0.0
$193,853.0
$9,504.0
$31,440.0
$586,120.0
$6,575.0
$0.0
$827,492.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
($137.0)
$948.0
$2,483.0
$115.0
$658.0
$94.0
$2,094.0
$5,444.0
($585.0)
$1,253.0
$0.0
$1,253.0
$0.0
$3,842.0
$309.0
($7.0)
($4,958.0)
$103.0
$0.0
($711.0)
Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund
(Transfer to Office of Inspector General)
(Transfer to Science and Technology)
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
IT / Data Management / Security
IT / Data Management
$1,352,419.3
($12,286.2)
($29,312.3)
$1,244,706.0
($7,149.0)
($26,126.0)
$1,253,998.0
($11,486.0)
($25,718.0)
$1,264,233.0
($7,164.0)
($26,417.0)
$644.1
$136.5
$688.0
$177.0
$709.0
$174.0
$753.0
$162.0
$10,235.0
$4,322.0
($699.0)
$44.0
($12.0)
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Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
(other activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations
Acquisition Management
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Human Resources Management
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Underground Storage Tanks (LUST / UST)
LUST/UST
EPAct & Related Authorities
Implemention
LUST/ UST (other activities)
Subtotal, LUST / UST
LUST Cooperative Agreements
EPAct & Related Authorities
Implemention
LUST Cooperative Agreements (other
activities)
Subtotal, LUST Cooperative Agreements
FY2007
Actuals
$717.1
$131.4
$848.5
$223.1
$812.6
$3.0
$1,887.2
$657.0
$0.0
$14,996.1
$14,996.1
$0.0
$65,353.0
$65,353.0
FY2008
Pres Bud
$696.0
$205.0
$901.0
$165.0
$1,102.0
$3.0
$2,171.0
$660.0
$0.0
$10,558.0
$10,558.0
$0.0
$58,207.0
$58,207.0
FY2008
Enacted
$685.0
$202.0
$887.0
$162.0
$1,085.0
$3.0
$2,137.0
$650.0
$1,575.0
$10,393.0
$11,968.0
$28,941.0
$61,237.0
$90,178.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$696.0
$206.0
$902.0
$165.0
$1,131.0
$3.0
$2,201.0
$413.0
$0.0
$10,548.0
$10,548.0
$0.0
$58,207.0
$58,207.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$11.0
$4.0
$15.0
$3.0
$46.0
$0.0
$64.0
($237.0)
($1,575.0)
$155.0
($1,420.0)
($28,941.0)
($3,030.0)
($31,971.0)
Subtotal, Underground Storage Tanks (LUST /
UST)
Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
$80,349.1
$83,673.9
$68,765.0
$72,461.0
$102,146.0
$105,816.0
$68,755.0
$72,284.0
($33,391.0)
($33,532.0)
OIL SPILL RESPONSE
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
IT / Data Management / Security
IT / Data Management
Oil
$267.9
$1,661.5
$23.8
$291.0
$2,065.0
$34.0
$286.0
$2,072.0
$33.0
$303.0
$2,233.0
$24.0
Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and Response
$12,890.3 $13,499.0 $13,290.0 $13,927.0
$17.0
$161.0
($9.0)
$637.0
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Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
(other activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and
Operations
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Total, Oil Spill Response
STATE AND TRIBAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS
State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
Infrastructure Assistance: Clean Water SRF
Infrastructure Assistance: Drinking Water SRF
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Infrastructure Assistance: Alaska Native Villages
Brownfields Projects
Clean School Bus Initiative
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program
EPAct & Related Authorities
Implemention
CA Emission Reduction Project Grants
Subtotal, Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant
Program
Infrastructure Assistance: Mexico Border
Subtotal, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
(STAG)
Categorical Grants
Categorical Grant: Beaches Protection
Categorical Grant: Brownfields
Categorical Grant: Environmental Information
Categorical Grant: Hazardous Waste Financial
Assistance
Categorical Grant: Homeland Security
Categorical Grant: Lead
Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319)
Categorical Grant: Pesticides Enforcement
FY2007
Actuals
$447.0
$53.4
$500.4
$500.4
$841.3
$16,185.2
$1,039,998.4
$800,695.0
$150,200.2
$34,907.5
$85,865.8
$4,523.6
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$96,452.7
$2,212,643.2
$10,573.4
$50,556.9
$15,830.8
$104,650.9
$3,730.2
$22,935.5
$209,889.6
$19,063.6
FY2008
Pres Bud
$438.0
$52.0
$490.0
$490.0
$901.0
$17,280.0
$687,554.0
$842,167.0
$0.0
$15,500.0
$89,258.0
$0.0
$35,000.0
$0.0
$35,000.0
$10,000.0
$1,679,479.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$12,850.0
$103,346.0
$4,950.0
$13,564.0
$194,040.0
$18,711.0
FY2008
Enacted
$431.0
$57.0
$488.0
$488.0
$887.0
$17,056.0
$689,080.0
$829,029.0
$143,723.0
$24,610.0
$93,518.0
$0.0
$49,220.0
$9,844.0
$59,064.0
$19,688.0
$1,858,712.0
$9,746.0
$48,723.0
$9,844.0
$101,734.0
$4,873.0
$13,352.0
$200,857.0
$18,419.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$438.0
$58.0
$496.0
$496.0
$704.0
$17,687.0
$555,000.0
$842,167.0
$0.0
$15,500.0
$93,558.0
$0.0
$49,220.0
$0.0
$49,220.0
$10,000.0
$1,565,445.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$11,000.0
$103,346.0
$4,950.0
$13,564.0
$184,540.0
$18,711.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$7.0
$1.0
$8.0
$8.0
($183.0)
$631.0
($134,080.0)
$13,138.0
($143,723.0)
($9,110.0)
$40.0
$0.0
$0.0
($9,844.0)
($9,844.0)
($9,688.0)
($293,267.0)
$154.0
$772.0
$1,156.0
$1,612.0
$77.0
$212.0
($16,317.0)
$292.0
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Categorical Grant: Pesticides Program
Implementation
Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Sec. 106)
Monitoring Grants
Categorical Grant: Pollution Control
(Sec. 1 06) (other activities)
Subtotal, Categorical Grant: Pollution Control
(Sec. 106)
Categorical Grant: Pollution Prevention
Categorical Grant: Public Water System
Supervision (PWSS)
Categorical Grant: Radon
Categorical Grant: Sector Program
Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality
Management
Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds
Categorical Grant: Toxics Substances
Compliance
Categorical Grant: Tribal Air Quality
Management
Categorical Grant: Tribal General Assistance
Program
Categorical Grant: Underground Injection
Control (UIC)
Categorical Grant: Underground Storage Tanks
Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training
Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative
Agreements
Categorical Grant: Wetlands Program
Development
nbtotal, Categorical Grants
FY2007
Actuals
$13,319.3
$13,246.5
$197,964.3
$211,210.8
$6,121.9
$97,461.9
$7,915.0
$1,360.9
$208,567.3
$4,582.0
$5,710.3
$11,840.5
$61,569.8
$10,150.8
$29,459.4
$828.1
$1,258.1
$16,313.7
$1,124,900.7
FY2008
Pres Bud
$12,970.0
$18,500.0
$203,164.0
$221,664.0
$5,940.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$2,228.0
$185,180.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$10,940.0
$56,925.0
$10,891.0
$22,274.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$1,064,971.0
FY2008
Enacted
$12,768.0
$18,211.0
$199,995.0
$218,206.0
$4,863.0
$97,554.0
$7,948.0
$1,209.0
$216,825.0
$9,844.0
$5,019.0
$10,769.0
$56,037.0
$10,721.0
$2,461.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,567.0
$1,078,339.0
FY2009
Pres Bud
$12,970.0
$18,500.0
$203,164.0
$221,664.0
$4,940.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$185,580.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$57,925.0
$10,891.0
$22,800.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$1,056,507.0
Pres Bud
vs. Enacted
$202.0
$289.0
$3,169.0
$3,458.0
$77.0
$1,546.0
$126.0
$619.0
($31,245.0)
($9,844.0)
$80.0
$2,531.0
$1,888.0
$170.0
$20,339.0
$0.0
$0.0
$263.0
($21,832.0)
Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Total, Rescission of Prior Year Funds
TOTAL, EPA
$3,337,543.9 $2,744,450.0 $2,937,051.0 $2,621,952.0 ($315,099.0)
$0.0 ($5,000.0) ($5,000.0) ($10,000.0) ($5,000.0)
$7,911,371.9 $7,199,400.0 $7,472,324.0 $7,142,520.0 ($329,804.0)
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DISCONTINUED PROGRAMS
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Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective(s): Ecosystems
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY 2009 Pres
Bud
V.
FY 2007
Actuals
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enact
ed
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
$4,582,0
$4,582.0
0.0
$0,§
$0.0
0.0
$9,844,0
$9,844.0
0.0
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
($9,844.0)
($9,844.0)
0.0
Program Project Description:
The Targeted Watersheds Grant Program encourages successful community-based approaches
and management techniques to protect and restore the nation's waters.
The Targeted Watersheds Grant Program enhances community watershed groups' efforts
through two different types of competitive grants. Implementation grants provide monetary
assistance directly to watershed organizations to implement restoration/protection activities
within their watershed. Resources are used to stabilize stream banks, demonstrate nutrient
management schemes, establish pollutant credits and trading projects, and work with local
governments and private citizens to promote sustainable practices and strategies. Capacity
building grants support established watershed service providers in their effort to increase the
viability, sustainability and effectiveness of local watershed groups by providing tools, training,
and education.
FY 2009 Activities and Performance Plan:
There is no request for this program in FY 2009.
FY 2009 Change from FY 2008 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
• (-$9,844.0) This reduction reflects elimination of congressionally directed funding
provided in the FY 2008 Omnibus.
Statutory Authority:
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006,
Public Law 109-54.
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Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Clean and Safe Water
Objective(s): Protect Water Quality
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY 2009 Pres
Bud
V.
FY 2007
Actuals
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enact
ed
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
$828,1
$828.1
0.0
$0,§
$0.0
0.0
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
Program Project Description:
Section 104(g)(l) of the Clean Water Act authorizes funding for the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator On-site Assistance Training program. This program targets small publicly-owned
wastewater treatment plants, with a discharge of less than 5,000,000 gallons per day. Federal
funding for this program is administered through grants to states, often in cooperation with
educational institutions or non-profit agencies. In most cases, assistance is administered through
an environmental training center.
The goal of the program is to provide direct on-site assistance to operators at these small
wastewater treatment facilities. The assistance focuses on issues such as wastewater treatment
plant capacity, operation training, maintenance, administrative management, financial
management, trouble-shooting, and laboratory operations.
FY 2009 Activities and Performance Highlights:
There is no request for this program in FY 2009.
FY 2009 Change from FY 2008 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
• No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
CWA.
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Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Clean and Safe Water
Objective(s): Protect Water Quality
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY 2009 Pres
Bud
V.
FY 2007
Actuals
FY 2008
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enacted
FY 2009
Pres Bud
FY 2008
Enact
ed
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
$1,258,1
$1,258.1
0.0
$0,§
$0.0
0.0
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
Program Project Description:
Under authority of Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, EPA makes grants to a wide
variety of recipients, including states, Tribes, state water pollution control agencies, interstate
agencies, and other nonprofit institutions, organizations, and individuals to promote the
coordination of environmentally beneficial activities. This competitive funding vehicle is used
by EPA's partners to further the Agency's goals of providing clean and safe water. The program
is designed to fund a broad range of projects, including: innovative water efficiency programs,
research, training and education, demonstration, best management practices, stormwater
management planning, and innovative permitting programs and studies related to the causes,
effects, extent, and prevention of pollution.
FY 2009 Activities and Performance Highlights:
There is no request for this program in FY 2009.
FY 2009 Change from FY 2008 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
• No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
CWA.
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EXPECTED BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Grants.gov
The Grants.gov Initiative benefits EPA and
its grant programs by providing a single
location to publish grant opportunities and
application packages, and by providing a
single site for the grants community to apply
for grants using common forms, processes
and systems. EPA believes that the central
site raises the visibility of our grants
opportunities to a wider diversity of
applicants. Grants.gov has also allowed
EPA to discontinue support for its own
electronic grant application system, saving
operational, training, and account
management costs.
The grants community benefits from savings
in postal costs, paper and envelopes.
Applicants save time in searching for
Agency grant opportunities and in learning
the application systems of various agencies.
At the request of the state environmental
agencies, EPA has begun to offer Grants.gov
application packages for mandatory grants
(i.e. Continuing Environmental Program
Grants). States requested that we extend
usage to mandatory programs to streamline
their application process.
During FY07 EPA posted 173 grant
opportunities on Grants.gov Find and linked
100% of those competitive opportunities to
electronic application packages on Apply.
EPA received 2,942 applications through
Grants.gov in 2007, a 28% increase over the
number of applications received in 2007.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-04-00-04- 1 3 1 6-24-
402-16
020-00-04-00-04-1316-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$536.2
$517.7
Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE)
The Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE) is comprised of nine government-
wide automated applications and/or
databases that have contributed to
streamlining the acquisition business process
across the government. EPA leverages the
usefulness of some of these systems via
electronic linkages between EPA's
acquisition systems and the IAE shared
systems. Other IAE systems are not linked
directly to EPA's acquisition systems, but
benefit the Agency's contracting staff and
vendor community as stand-alone resources.
EPA's acquisition systems use data provided
by the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) to
replace internally maintained vendor data.
Contracting officers can download vendor-
provided representation and certification
information electronically, via the Online
Representations and Certifications (ORCA)
database, which allows vendors to submit
this information once, rather than separately
for every contract proposal. Contracting
officers are able to access the Excluded
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Parties List System (EPLS) via links in
EPA's acquisition systems to identify
vendors that are debarred from receiving
contract awards.
Contracting officers can also link to the
Wage Determination Online (WDOL) to
obtain information required under the
Service Contract Act and the Davis-Bacon
Act. EPA's acquisition systems link to the
Federal Procurement Data System - Next
Generation (FPDS-NG) for submission of
contract actions at the time of award.
FPDS-NG provides public access to
government-wide contract information. The
Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
(eSRS) supports vendor submission of
subcontracting data for contracts identified
as requiring this information. EPA submits
synopses of procurement opportunities over
$25,000 to the Federal Business
Opportunities (FBO) website, where the
information is accessible to the public.
Vendors use this website to identify business
opportunities in federal contracting.
Fiscal
Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-
0230-24
020-00-01-16-04-
0230-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$127.278
$151.282
Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE) Grants and Loans
The Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act (FFATA) requires the
agencies to unambiguously identify contract,
grant, and loan recipients and determine
parent/child relationship, address
information, etc. The FFATA taskforce
determined that using both the Dun and
Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS Number (standard
identifier for all business lines) and Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), the single
point of entry for data collection and
dissemination, is the most appropriate way
to accomplish this. This fee will pay for
EPA's use of this service in the course of
reporting grants and/or loans.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-02-0231-24
020-00-01-16-02-0231-24
EPA Service Fee
(in
thousands)
$89.9
$89.9
Note: FY 2008 amount is for Agency contribution and FY 2009 amount is for service fee.
Enterprise Human Resource Integration
Initiative
The Enterprise Human Resource
Integration's (EHRI) Electronic Official
Personnel Folder (eOPF) is designed to
provide a consolidated repository that
digitally documents the employment actions
and history of individuals employed by the
Federal government. EPA plans to migrate
from a manual Official Personnel File (OFF)
process to the federal eOPF system by April
2008. This initiative will benefit the Agency
by reducing contract support costs for file
room maintenance and improve customer
service for employees and productivity for
FIR specialists.
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The Agency plans to reduce the
Headquarters OFF contract once the eOPF is
implemented. The contract will be evaluated
one year from the actual eOPF deployment
to determine if additional cost reductions are
feasible or if the contract could be
eliminated. In addition, customer service
will improve for employees since they will
have 24/7 access to view and print their
official personnel documents and HR
specialists will no longer be required to
manually file, retrieve or mail personnel
actions to employees thus improving
productivity.
EPA benefits from EHRI in FY09 are
anticipated to be the same as those described
forFYOS.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-01-1219-21
020-00-01-16-01-1219-21
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$406.0
$474.2
Recruitment One-Stop (ROS)
Recruitment One-Stop (ROS) simplifies the
process of locating and applying for Federal
jobs. USAJOBS is a standard job
announcement and resume builder. It is the
one-stop for Federal job seekers to search
for and apply to positions on-line. This
integrated process benefits citizens by
providing a more efficient process to locate
and apply for jobs, and assists Federal
agencies in hiring top talent in a competitive
marketplace. The Recruitment One-Stop
initiative has increased job seeker
satisfaction with the Federal job application
process and is helping the Agency to locate
highly-qualified candidates and improve
response times to applicants.
By integrating with ROS, the Agency has
eliminated the need for applicants to
maintain multiple user IDs to apply for
Federal jobs through various systems. The
vacancy announcement format has been
improved for easier readability. The system
can maintain up to 5 resumes per applicant,
which allows them to create and store
resumes tailored to specific skills — this is
an improvement from our previous system
that only allowed one resume per applicant.
In addition, ROS has a notification feature
that keeps applicants updated on the current
status of the application, and provides a link
to the agency website for detailed
information. This self-help ROS feature
allows applicants to obtain up-to-date
information on the status of their application
upon request.
EPA benefits from Recruitment One-Stop in
FY09 are anticipated to be the same as those
described forFYOS.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-0010-24
020-00-01-16-04-0010-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$102.2
$106.3
eTraining
The President's Management Agenda
encourages e-learning to improve training,
efficiency and financial performance. EPA
recently exercised its option to renew the
current Interagency Agreement with OPM-
GoLearn that provides licenses to online
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training for employees. EPA purchased
5,000 licenses to prevent any interruption in
service to current users.
EPA benefits from eTraining in FY09 are
anticipated to be the same as those described
forFYOS.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-1200-24-403-250
020-00-01-16-1217-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$80.0
$80.0
Human Resources LoB
The Human Resources Line of Business
(FIR LoB) provides federal government the
infrastructure to support pay-for-
performance systems, modernized HR
systems, and the core functionality
necessary for the strategic management of
human capital.
The FIR LoB offers common solutions that
will enable Federal departments and
agencies to work more effectively, and it
provides managers and executives across the
Federal Government improved means to
meet strategic objectives. EPA benefits by
supporting an effective program
management activity which will deliver
more tangible results in 2009 and beyond.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-0 1 - 1 6-04- 1 200-24-403 -250
020-00-01-16-04-1200-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$65.217
$65.217
Grants Management LoB
EPA manages 6,288 grant awards equaling
approximately $4.1 billion. EPA anticipates
the key benefit will be having a centralized
location to download all applications, make
awards, and track awards to closeout.
Automated business processes available
through consortium service providers will
decrease agency reliance on manual and
paper-based processing. Consortium lead
agencies will spread operations and
maintenance (O&M) costs, and
development, modernization, and
enhancement (DME) costs across agencies,
decreasing the burden that any one agency
must bear.
GM LoB will lead to a reduction in the
number of systems of record for grants data
across EPA and the government and the
development of common reporting
standards, improving EPA's ability to
provide agency- and government-wide
reports on grant activities and results.
Migrating to a consortium lead agency will
help EPA comply with the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act
of 1999 and the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006.
Service to constituents will be improved
through the standardization and streamlining
of government-wide grants business
processes. The public will save time a result
of quicker notification and faster payments
due to an automated system for grants
processing. Furthermore, GM LoB will
minimize complex and varying agency-
specific requirements and increase grantee
ease of use on Federal grants management
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systems. Constituents will benefit as they
will have fewer unique agency systems and
processes to learn; grantees' ability to learn
how to use the system will be improved and
reliance on call center technical support will
be reduced. Consortium lead agencies will
also provide grantees with online access to
standard post-award reports, decreasing the
number of unique agency-specific reporting
requirements.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-04-00-04- 1 3 00-24-
108-025
020-00-04-00-04- 1 3 00-24
EPA
Contribution (in
thousands)
$59.3
$59.3
Geospatial LoB
The Geospatial Line of Business (GeoLoB)
will reduce EPA costs and improve our
operations in several areas. The investment
in FY08 and FY09 will provide the
necessary planning and coordination to
begin providing significant benefits to EPA
in FY10 and beyond in the following ways:
EPA's mission requires the use of a broad
range of data on places (e.g. facilities, roads,
waste sites, etc.) and geographic features
(wetlands, sols, hydrography, etc) to support
our decision making processes. OMB
circular A-16 identified over 30 critical
datasets, many of which are needed to
support environmental decisions. The
GeoLoB Program Management Office,
established in late FY07, will help EPA by
providing much needed planning and
coordination across the A-16 data stewards
to complete these critical data sets.
EPA is moving towards deployment of a
service-oriented architecture that will
facilitate flexible access to data to support a
variety of business applications.
Implementing a Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) requires the
establishment of common standards and
policies. The GeoLoB will advance the
establishment of a geospatial segment
architecture as part of the Federal Enterprise
Architecture that can expose geospatial data
and capabilities across vertical lines of
business. In the process of establishing the
geospatial segment architecture, the
GeoLoB will promote the implementation of
standards and policies to support an SOA.
EPA's geospatial program has saved
approximately $2 million per year by
consolidating procurements for data and
tools into multi-year enterprise licenses.
The GeoLoB will reduce costs by providing
an opportunity for EPA and other agencies
to share approaches on procurement
consolidation that other agencies can follow.
In FY08, EPA is leading a GeoLoB
initiative to explore opportunities for
Federal-wide acquisition of key geospatial
software and data.
EPA benefits from Geospatial LoB in FY09
are anticipated to be the same as those
described for FY08.
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Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-3100-24
020-00-01-16-04-3100-24
EPA
Contribution
(in thousands)
$43.2
$42.0
eRulemaking
The eRulemaking program is designed to
enhance public access and participation in
the regulatory process through electronic
systems; reduce burden for citizens and
businesses in finding relevant regulations
and commenting on proposed rulemaking
actions; consolidate redundant docket
systems; and improve agency regulatory
processes and the timeliness of regulatory
decisions.
The Federal Docket Management System,
which was launched under eRulemaking,
has simplified the public's participation in
the rulemaking process and made EPA's
rulemaking business processes more
accessible as well as transparent. FDMS
provides EPA's 1,430 registered users with
a secure, centralized electronic repository
for managing the Agency's rulemaking
development via distributed management of
data and robust role-based user access. EPA
posts regulatory and non-regulatory
documents in Regulations.gov for public
viewing, downloading, and commenting.
From January through October 2007,
Regulations.gov posted 1,374 Federal
Register notices, 1,171 rules and proposed
rules, and 24,461 public submissions.
During the same time-frame, EPA posted
13,429 supporting and related materials.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-0060-24-306-1 13
020-00-0 1 0 1 6-04-0060-24
EPA
Service
Fee
(in
thousand
s)
$ 535.0
$1,531.1
E-Authentication
Public trust in the security of information
exchanged over the Internet plays a vital
role in the success of E-Gov initiatives. E-
Authentication is setting the standards for
the identity proofing of individuals and
businesses, based on risk of online services
used. The initiative focuses on meeting the
authentication business needs of the E-Gov
initiatives and building the necessary
infrastructure to support common, unified
processes and systems for government-wide
use. This will help build the trust that must
be an inherent part of every online exchange
between citizens and government.
The only web-based E-Authentication that
EPA is currently implementing is for Central
Data Exchange Web Portal (CDX-Web) at
Level 3. CDX-Web provides E-
Authentication and other services for back-
end EPA systems, and our current plan is to
offer production Level 3 E-Authentication
for the end-users of the one system that
currently is on track to implement PKI-
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based digital signatures. This
implementation will achieve production
Level 3 E-Authentication by upgrading PKI
certificate management practices and
validation technologies already available
within the CDX-Web environment so that
they meet the requirements for E-
Authentication participation. As currently
planned, the implementation will provide E-
Authentication services for 1,000 to 2,000
end-users.
The initiative benefits EPA by providing
expertise, guidance, and documentation,
including project planning and reporting
templates, to enable EPA to achieve
production implementation of E-
Authentication for its CDX-Web by the end
of Q2 FY08. EPA is taking advantage of the
availability of PKI certificates provided
through the EPA Authentication Federation
to offer production level 3 E-Authentication
service.
EPA benefits from E-Authentication in
FY09 are anticipated to be similar to those
described for FY08.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-03-0250-24
020-00-01-16-03-0250-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$104.1
$201.9
Business Gateway
By creating a single portal for business
information, such as the e-Forms catalog,
Business Gateway directly benefits EPA's
regulated communities, many of whom are
subject to complex regulatory requirements
across multiple agencies. The Business
Gateway initiative benefits EPA by
supporting the Agency's emphasis on the
Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of
2002. EPA has over 100 initiatives,
activities, and services directed at small
business needs. Business.gov continues to
provide a one-stop compliance tool enabling
small and emerging businesses access to
compliance information, forms and tools
across the Federal Government. Business
Gateway supports EPA's small business
activities function by providing the
following benefits:
• Providing a single point of access for
electronic regulatory forms;
• Providing "plain English"
compliance guidance, fact sheets and
links to checklists for small
businesses; and
• Maintaining an extensive Web site
with numerous links to other internal
and external assistance sources.
EPA anticipates similar benefits from
Business Gateway in 2009 as stated for
2008.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-
0100-24
020-00-01-16-04-
0100-24
EPA
Contribution
(in thousands)
$120.0
$209.3
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E-Travel
E-Travel is designed to provide EPA more
efficient and effective travel management
services, with cost savings from cross-
government purchasing agreements and
improved functionality through streamlined
travel policies and processes, strict security
and privacy controls, and enhanced agency
oversight and audit capabilities.
EPA employees also will benefit from the
integrated travel planning provided through
E-Travel. EPA and GSA have agreed to a
September 2008 GovTrip implementation
date.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-01-03-0221-24
020-00-01-01-03-0221-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$1,088.7
$1,327.9
ITLoB
The initiative benefits EPA through
improved IT performance, greater
efficiencies in IT infrastructure investments,
and consistency and standardization of
infrastructure platforms. The IT LoB will
provide EPA with best practice data and
industry-wide performance metrics to
validate existing performance.
EPA stands to benefit from all three IT
Infrastructure areas of concentration (End
User Systems and Support, Mainframes and
Servers Systems and Support, and
Telecommunications Systems and Support).
In addition, EPA should benefit from
information and, potentially, pricing
previously available to only larger agencies.
Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-02-00-04-3300-
24
020-00-02-00-04-3300-
24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$20.0
$0.0
Financial Management Line of Business
EPA will complete the planning and
acquisition phase of its Financial System
Modernization Project (FSMP) and will
begin migration to a shared service provider.
This work will benefit from the migration
guidance developed in FY06, including the
use of performance metrics developed for
service level agreements and the use of
standard business processes developed for
four core financial management sub-
functions: Payments, Receipts, Funds and
Reporting. The Agency expects to achieve
operational savings in future years because
of the use of the shared service provider for
operations and maintenance of the new
system.
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Fiscal Year
2008
2009
Account Code
020-00-01-01-04-1100-
24
020-00-01-01-04-1100-
24
EPA
Contribution
(in thousands)
$45.0
$44.4
Budget Formulation and Execution (BFE)
LoB
The Budget Formulation and Execution
Lines of Business (BFE LoB) allows EPA
and other agencies to access budget-related
benefits and services and optionally
implement LoB sponsored tools and
services.
EPA has benefited from the BFE LoB in the
following ways:
• Through on-going agency
presentations, the LoB shares
valuable information on what
has/hasn't worked (best/worst
practices) on the use of different
budget systems and software.
• Through the use of a collaboration
effort, a government-
wide/government only capability for
electronic collaboration (Wiki) has
been established where a Budget
Community website allows EPA to
share budget information with OMB
(and other federal agencies) in a
more efficient and effective manner.
• The LoB is working on giving EPA
and other agencies the capability to
have secure, virtual on-line meetings
where participants can not only hear
what's been said by conference
calling into the meeting, but also
view budget-related presentations
directly from their workspace.
The LoB has provided EPA and
other agencies with Budget
Execution and Financial
Management Integration tools, such
as fundamental budget documents,
that provide agencies a better
understanding of the relationship and
tie-in between the budget process
and the financial management
process.
The LoB has provided budget-related
training to EPA budget employees
on OMB's MAX budget system, and
on Treasury's FACTS II statements
and how it ties to the budget process.
EPA will also benefit from the LoB's
on-going effort to develop a
government-wide "core
competencies" budget training and
certification program where
employees entering the field of
budget will be required to complete
essential basic federal budgeting
training; thus providing EPA with a
better qualified budget analysts.
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Account Code
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Contribution
(in thousands)
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