§ U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
ENVIRONMENTAL AND FINANCIAL PROGRESS
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CONTENTS
MESSAGE FROM THE ADMINISTRATOR 1
MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 2
INTRODUCTION 3
ABOUT THE EPA 4
+ WORKING WITH PARTNERS
AND STAKEHOLDERS 4
* MANAGING AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE 6
* AMERICAN RECOVERY AND
REINVESTMENT ACT REPORTING 6
FY2011 PROGRAM PERFORMANCE 7
* HIGHLIGHTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, EPA REGIONS 8
+ STRATEGIC GOAL 1: TAKING ACTION ON CLIMATE
CHANGE AND IMPROVING AIR QUALITY 10
* STRATEGIC GOAL 2:
PROTECTING AMERICAS WATERS 12
+ STRATEGIC GOAL 3: CLEANING UP COMMUNITIES
AND ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 14
* STRATEGIC GOAL 4: ENSURING THE SAFETY
OF CHEMICALS AND PREVENTING POLLUTION 16
* STRATEGIC GOAL 5:
ENFORCING ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS 18
* CROSS-CUTTING FUNDAMENTAL STRATEGIES 20
FY2011 FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 26
THE EPA HOLDS ITSELF ACCOUNTABLE... ... 28
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Message From the
Administrator
I am pleased to present the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Fiscal Year 2011
Financial and Program Performance Highlights. This report summarizes some of the
EPA's key FY 2011 programmatic and financial accomplishments in fulfilling our
mission to protect human health and the environment.
For more than four decades, the EPA has worked toward a cleaner, healthier envi-
ronment for all Americans. Through regulating vehicle emissions, ensuring that
drinking water is safe, cleaning up toxic waste and reducing greenhouse-gas emis-
sions, the EPA and its federal, state and local partners and stakeholders have made enormous progress in protect-
ing and sustaining the nation's health and environment. Today, America's air, water and land are cleaner than they
were only a decade ago, and increasingly people are making choices to preserve resources, prevent pollution and
reduce impacts on the environment.
FY 2011 marked the EPA's first year of implementing our new FY2011-
2015 Strategic Plan. This five-year plan establishes five strategic goals for
protecting human health and the environment and five cross-cutting
fundamental strategies that guide the way we work — collaboratively
as One EPA. Our FY'2011-2015 Strategic Plan provides a blueprint for
advancing the goals I set: protecting and restoring America's waters,
ensuring the safety of chemicals, improving air quality and address-
ing climate change, cleaning up communities and ecosystems, and
strengthening our scientific and enforcement capabilities.
During FY 2011, we achieved results that advanced these priorities. We
took a proactive approach to reducing greenhouse-gas emissions by
managing and collecting data on emissions and coordinating with fed-
eral, state and local government agencies and the international commu-
nity. Under the landmark Clean Air Act, we developed new standards
for vehicle emissions and fuel economy. We continued to ensure that
restrictions are placed on harmful chemical substances, made chemical
data more accessible to the public by finalizing the chemical reporting
rule, and accelerated the pace of pesticide-registration reviews.
Through the EPA's brownfields program, we provided grants and tech-
nical assistance to help communities, states and tribes assess, clean
up and redevelop formerly contaminated properties, supporting more
than 6,400 private-sector jobs and piloting a new brownfields areawide
planning program with 23 communities. We continued to engage with communities to augment and reinforce
the critical work of our state and tribal partners. We also provided expertise and funding to support local and
state governments and tribes working to improve water quality. We continued improving and restoring treasured
waterbodies, including establishing the Chesapeake Bay's total maximum daily load, a comprehensive "pollution
diet" for meeting water-quality standards in the bay and its tidal tributaries. The EPA led a number of initiatives to
promote sustainable development in the United States and abroad and supported the use of technology innova-
tion in solving environmental issues.
I am proud of the progress that the EPA achieved during FY2011.1 have tremendous confidence in the EPA's tal-
ented and committed work force, and I look forward to working with our federal, state and local partners to meet
the environmental challenges ahead.
ADMINISTRATOR
JACKSON'S
PRIORITIES
* Taking Action on Climate
Change
* Improving Air Quality
•*• Assuring the Safety of
Chemicals
* Cleaning Up Our Communities
* Protecting America's Waters
* Expanding the Conversation
on Environmentalism and
Working for Environmental
Justice
* Building Strong State and
Tribal Partnerships
Lisa P. Jackson
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D
uring FY 2011, the EPA made significant advancements in protecting human health and the environment.
At the same time, we took several steps to develop innovative improvements to the way the agency does
business in order to eliminate waste and reduce costs.
Over the past year, the EPA achieved numerous results under each of the five environmental goals and five
cross-cutting fundamental strategies presented in our new FY20'11-20]15 Strategic Plan. In FY2011, for example,
the EPA improved the country's ability to measure greenhouse gas emissions through implementation of the
agency's Greenhouse Gas Mandatory Reporting Rule. We increased enforcement actions to reduce pollution in
waters which do not meet water quality standards. In addition, the agency initiated a new area-wide planning
program to assist underserved and economically disadvantaged communities in addressing and redeveloping
brownfields sites.
We continued to meet our financial stewardship responsibilities, striving to use the resources entrusted to us as
effectively and efficiently as possible. In FY 2011, the EPA became the first government agency to receive the U.S.
Treasury's Award for 100% Electronic Funds Transfer for Collections and Cash Management, an effort that re-
sulted in faster payment times and reduced mailing and storage costs. We achieved an exceptionally low improper
payment rate of 0.01% and, for the 12th consecutive year, earned a clean opinion on our audited financial state-
ments, indicating that the EPA's programs and resources are protected from fraud, waste, abuse and misappropri-
ation. In addition, the agency began a new Policy Verification Compliance Initiative to assess the overall efficiency,
effectiveness and consistency of financial activities. This initiative allows us to identify best practices and potential
improvements to strengthen our financial management.
We are proud of our achievements this fiscal year. I look forward to furthering this progress through our contin-
ued collaboration with our partners and stakeholders to develop and implement the innovative strategies we need
to meet the challenges ahead.
Barbara}. Bennett
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Introduction
The U.S. Environmental
Agency's Fiscal Year 2011
Highlights provides a
snapshot of the agency's financial
and program performance. It
presents key results drawn from
the more detailed information
provided in the EPA's FY2011
Agency Financial Report and FY
2011 Annual Performance Report,
which the agency presents in
its FY2013 Congressional Budget
Justification. These reports are
available at: http://www.epa.gov/
planandbudget/. FY 2011 marks the
first year of the new FY2011-2015
EPA Strategic Plan, and the first
year the agency is reporting its
progress toward the long-term
goals and objectives established
in its new plan. Released in
September 2010, the FY2011-
2015 EPA Strategic Plan provides
a blueprint for accomplishing
Administrator Jackson's priori ties.
It establishes five strategic goals
for advancing the EPA's mission
to protect human health and
the environment, and it presents
five cross-cutting fundamental
strategies to guide how the agency
works as One EPA, collaborating
across all programs and offices to
achieve its goals.
THE FY 2011-2015
EPA STRATEGIC PLAN
http://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan.html
EPA's Mission
To Protect Human Health and the Environment
Strategic Goals
1. Taking Action on Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
2. Protecting America's Waters
3. Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable
Development
4. Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution
5. Enforcing Environmental Laws
Cross-Cutting Fundamental Strategies
1. Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism
2. Working for Environmental Justice and Children's Health
3. Advancing Science, Research and Technological Innovation
4. Strengthening State, Tribal and International Partnerships
5. Strengthening EPA's Workforce and Capabilities
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About the EPA
yV s America's environmental steward, the EPA leads the nation's en-
L\ vironmental science, research, education, assessment and enforce-
t Vnent efforts. Maintaining its core values of science, transparency
and the rule of law, the agency is committed to meeting growing needs for
environmental and human health protection. The EPA's science provides
the foundation for agency decision-making and the basis for understand-
ing and preparing to address future environmental needs and issues.
Increased transparency is vital for improving programmatic and financial
performance. By making environmental information both available and
understandable, the EPA advances its work and furthers public trust in
its operations. The EPA is using its authorities to restore and preserve
ecosystems and protect children and other vulnerable populations from
environmental risks by strengthening regulations to protect air, water and
food and by maintaining compliance.
The EPA's headquarters, regional offices, laboratories and field offices em-
ploy more than 17,000 men and women. The agency's employees are high-
ly educated and technically trained—more than SO percent are engineers,
scientists and policy analysts. Many other talented individuals in scores of
vital occupations, from legal and public affairs to finance and information
technology, make up the agency's workforce. For more information, visit
the EPA at www.epa.gov.
THE EPA...
* Develops and enforces
regulations
* Gives grants to states,
local communities and
tribes
* Studies environmental
issues
* Sponsors partnerships
* Teaches people about
the environment
* Publishes information
Working With Partners and Stakeholders
The EPA, states and tribes largely share responsibility
for implementing environmental laws and policies to
protect human health and the environment. The unique
relationship between the EPA and states is the corner-
stone of the nation's environmental protection system.
The agency authorizes states to implement most na-
tional environmental programs, provided they have the
needed legal authority and technical and resource capac-
ity. For more information on EPA-state partnerships
and collaborative approaches to improving environmen-
tal protection, visit www.epa.gov/ocir/nepps/index.htm.
In Indian Country, the EPA has the direct responsibility
to implement federal laws to protect human health and
the environment until a tribe seeks and is approved for
an authorized program. The EPA works with tribes in
a government-to-government relationship toward this
goal. On May 4, 2011, Administrator Lisa Jackson an-
nounced the release of the "EPA Policy on Consultation
and Coordination with Indian Tribes," a result of the
Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation is-
sued November 5, 2009. The policy will result in broad
consultation and coordination with tribes and help to
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strengthen EPA-tribal partnerships. For more in-
formation, visit www.epa.gov/indian/consultation/
index.htm.
The EPA also understands, however, that govern-
ment alone cannot begin to address all of the
nation's environmental challenges. The agency also
works with business and industry, nonprofit orga-
nizations, environmental groups and educational
institutions in a wide variety of collaborative efforts.
Currently, more than 13,000 firms and other organi-
zations participate in EPA partnership programs.
U.S. EPA Organizational Chart
Administrator
Assistant Administrator
for Administration and
Resource Management
r
Assistant Administrator
for Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention
Regulates pesticides and chemicals
programs to prevent po
Region 1
Boston, MA
Region 5
Chicago, IL
Deputy Administrator
Provides overall supervision of the
the President of the United
Inspector General
Conducts audits, evaluate
T
Assistant Administrator
for Research and
Development
Meets programs' research and
development needs and conducts
an Integrated research and
development program for the agency.
Region 2
New York, NY
Region 6
Dallas, TX
Assistant Administrator
for Enforcement and
Compliance Assurance
Assistant Administrator
for International
and Tribal Affairs
Manages agency Involvement In
international policies and programs
that cut across agency offices and
Assistant Administrator
for Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
Provides policy guidance and direction
for safely managing waste; preparing for
nd preventing chemical and oil spills,
Region 3
Philadelphia, PA
Region 7
Kansas City, KS
Chief Financial Officer
ing, budgeting and acco
Assistant Administrator
for Environmental
Information
Advances the creation, management
and use of information as a strategic
resource at the EPA.
Region 4
Atlanta, GA
Region 8
Denver, CO
c
en
Region 9
San Francisco, CA
Region 10
Seattle, WA
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Managing and
Improving Performance
To support achievement of the long-term goals,
objectives and measures outlined in the FY2011-
2015 EPA Strategic Plan, the EPA prepares an Annual
Performance Plan and Budget, which commits the
agency to a suite of annual performance measures.
The EPA reports its results against these annual
performance measures and discusses progress
toward its longer term strategic goals in its Annual
Performance Report, which the agency presents in its
Congressional Budget Justification.
In addition, the EPA reports on Priority Goals, a
new component of the Administration's perfor-
mance management framework. The EPA's Priority
Goals are specific, measurable, near-term (18- to
24-month) targets, which align with the agency's
long-term and annual performance measures and
communicate the performance improvements the
agency will accomplish using its existing legislative
authority and resources. The EPA established its first
round of FY 2010-2011 Priority Goals, including
controlling greenhouse gas emissions, improving
water quality, and protecting and developing com-
munities. The agency's results for achieving its FY
2010-2011 Priority Goals are highlighted in the goal
summaries beginning on page 10 of this report.
FY 2011 also realized a significant amount of
activity as a result of the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act funding. An overview of the
projects completed with ARRA funds in 2011 dem-
onstrates further progress in advancing environ-
mental protection.
AMERICAN RECOVERY
AND REINVESTMENT ACT
OF 2009 REPORTING
Since the end of FY 2009, the EPA has tracked
program performance for six key ARRA-funded
environmental programs that invest in clean water
and drinking water projects, implement diesel
emission reduction technologies, clean up leaking
underground storage tanks, revitalize and reuse
brownfields (potentially contaminated sites), and
clean up Superfund sites. To date:
* More than 660 projects have been funded
to improve or maintain wastewater treat-
ment works serving an estimated 79 million
Americans, and more than 265 drinking water
systems have been brought into compliance,
serving over 7.4 million Americans.
* Almost 25,000 diesel engines have been retro-
fitted, replaced or retired.
* Hundreds of contaminated sites have been
cleaned up, including 92 brownfields properties,
more than 1,300 underground storage tanks and
nine Superfund sites. Additionally, more than 50
Superfund site cleanups have been accelerated.
To ensure accountability and demonstrate prog-
ress toward meeting ARRA goals, the EPA pro-
vides quarterly ARRA performance updates at
http://www.epa.gov/recovery/plans.htmWquarterly.
EPA's Performance Management Framework
Strategic Planning
• FY 2011-2015 Strategic Plan
• Futures Work
Results Measurement,
Reporting, and Evaluation
(Accountability)
• Annual Performance Report
• Program Evaluation
• Annual Cross-Cutting Fundamental
Strategy Progress Reports
Annual Planning
and Budgeting
EPA Annual Plan and Budget
Priority Goals
Annual Cross-Cutting
Fundamental Strategy Action Plans
Operations
and Execution
National Program Manager
Guidance
Regional Performance
Commitments
Regional and State Performance
Partnership Agreements
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FY 2011 Program Performance
During FY 2011, the EPA
made progress in advancing
the Administrator's priori-
ties and, with its partners, achieved
significant results under each of the
five long-term environmental goals
and five cross-cutting fundamental
strategies. In the FY2011 Annual
Performance Report, the EPA presents
its FY 2011 performance results by
goal, measured against the targets
established in its FY2011 Annual
Performance Plan and Budget. The
EPA issues its FY 2011 APR as part
oftheFY2013 Congressional Budget
Justification, and it will be available at:
http://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/
results.html by February 13, 2012.
The EPA met 127 of the 238 perfor-
mance measures established in its
FY2011 Annual Performance Plan and
Budget. This represents 71 percent
of the performance measures for
which data are now available. This
report highlights a few of these
accomplishments, as well as chal-
lenges the agency must overcome to
improve its performance.
The EPA did not meet 51 of its FY
2011 performance measures for a
variety of reasons, including:
* An unexpected demand for re-
sources, or competing priorities.
* Dependence on collaborative
efforts with state, tribal and local
governments.
* Factors outside the EPA's con-
trol, such as weather, techno-
logical challenges, or population
growth and land-use patterns.
The EPA is not yet able to report on
60 of its 238 performance measures
because final end-of-year data are
not yet available. In many cases, re-
porting cycles—including some that
are legislatively mandated—do not
correspond to the federal fiscal year
on which this report is based.
Data reported biennially, for ex-
ample, will be provided in future re-
ports. Additionally, reporting delays
may be the result of the agency's
focus on longer term environmental
and human health outcomes rather
Summary of FY 201 1 Performance Results
(as of January 19, 2012)
Performance Measures Met
Performance Measures Not Met
Data Unavailable
Total Performance Measures
Number of
Performance
Measures
127
51
60
238
Measures With
Data Available
71%
29%
N/A
100%
All Measures
53%
21%
25%
100%
The EPA's FY 2011
Performance Measures
(The EPA Reports on 238 measures in FY 2011.
As of January 19, 2012, there were data
available for 178 of these measures.)
Measures
Not Met
for which data is available
Measures Met 51 Measures
for which data is available OQ O/
127 Measures
71%
than on simpler, activity-based
outputs. Environmental outcome
results may not become apparent
within a fiscal year, and assessing
environmental improvements often
requires multiyear information.
FY 2011 is the first year the
agency developed Cross-Cutting
Fundamental Strategy Action Plans
(http://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/
archive.html#action_plans). The
agency made substantial progress
in advancing the five cross-cutting
fundamental strategies in FY 2011,
and the FY 2012 Action Plans will
build from those advances. The
FY 2011 Action Plan Progress
Reports will be available by January
30, 2012, at http://www.epa.gov/
planandbudget/results.html.
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Highlights of Environmenta
Region 10 Restoring the Puget Sound Ecosystem
The EPA awarded $38.1 million in grants to facilitate the ecosystem
restoration and protection of Puget Sound, the nation's second-
largest estuary. Funded projects include reducing toxic and bacterial
pollution and protecting at-risk watersheds such as the Duwamish
River, an urban waterway in Puget Sound that is currently under
Superfund cleanup. The Port of Seattle and City of Seattle have
committed $33 million to clean up contaminated marine sediment
and soil. Tribes have used the Puget Sound funding to support the
elimination of invasive species and to monitor salmon movement
during the Elwha River Dam removal, the largest project of its kind
in U.S. history.
http://www.epa.gov/pugetsound/
Region 9 Undertaking Uranium Cleanup in Navajo Nation
To address health and environmental impacts of uranium contami-
nation in Navajo Nation, the EPA and Navajo EPA screened 683
structures for potential contamination, completed the demolition
and excavation of 34 structures and 12 residential yards, assessed
452 mines, and started cleanup on the four highest priority mines.
Additionally, the EPA tested 240 wells for ground water contamina-
tion and partnered with Indian Health Services and U.S. Housing
and Urban Development to invest $24.5 million in new water lines
serving drinking water to 300 homes. Marking a major accomplish-
ment, the EPA and the Navajo Nation reached agreement on a plan
to clean up the Northeast Church Rock United Nuclear Corporation
mine—the largest mine on the reservation—starting in 2012.
http://www.epa.gov/region09/NavajoUranium
Region 7 Responding to Joplin, Missouri, Tornado Aftermath
On May 22, 2011, tragedy struck Joplin, Missouri, after an F-5
tornado damaged approximately 8,000 structures in its wake. In
the aftermath of the tornado, the EPA has worked with the Mis-
souri Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, as well as other state and local partner agencies
and nongovernmental entities, to reuse and recycle more than 156
tons of electronic equipment, 104,000 containers, and 257 tons of
white goods, such as housing materials and propane cylinders. In
addition, the EPA coordinated with partner agencies to conduct rapid
needs assessments, air monitoring for asbestos and particulates, and
household hazardous waste operations, as well as provide long-
term community recovery support. The EPA has maintained public
outreach efforts throughout the response, conducting more than 70
news media interviews that resulted in several hundred news stories
mentioning the agency's efforts.
http://www.epa.gov/joplin/
Region 8 Treating Contaminated Mining Drainage in Colorado
Using $17 million in hazardous waste cleanup funding from the Ameri-
can Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the EPA and the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment constructed a 1,600-gallon-
per-minute water treatment plant at the Summitville Mine Superfund site
to remove heavy metal contaminants from mine drainage before the water
leaves the site and enters the headwaters of the Alamosa River, a tributary
of the Rio Grande River. The project has supported job creation in various
building trades, including mechanics, heavy equipment operators and
truck drivers. In addition, the EPA and the CDPHE installed a micro-
hydropower plant at the site, providing 15 to 20 percent of the site's energy
needs and resulting in significant cost savings.
http://www.epa.gov/region8/superfund/co/summitville/index.html
Region 6 Ensuring Environmental Justice and Public Health in Texas
The EPA finalized approval of a community-based Supplemental Environ-
mental Project to build a $1 million health clinic to serve the residents of
Port Arthur, Texas. The clinic is part of the EPA's Environmental Justice
Showcase Community Project, a grassroots program in which the EPA
works with city officials, industry, and state and federal partners to achieve
measurable progress in some of America's most environmentally distressed
communities. In addition, the EPA has helped establish six multi-stakeholder
workgroups designed to improve environmental conditions, health care,
housing, jobs training, energy efficiency and urban redevelopment projects in
the region.
http://www.epa.gov/region06/6dra/oejta/ej/index.html
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Accomplishments, EPA Regions
Region 5 Advancing Northeast Ohio's Water Infrastructure
and Economy
In July 2011, the EPA reached a Combined Sewer Overflow Consent
Decree with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, mandating a $3
billion effort to reduce the annual volume of raw sewage discharged from
4.5 billion gallons to 494 million gallons, including a minimum of $42
million for large-scale green infrastructure projects spanning the next 25
years. Green infrastructure management approaches and technologies
include infiltration, evapotranspiration, and the capture and reuse of
stormwater to maintain or restore natural hydrologies. Collectively, the
implemented control measures will result in the treatment of more than
98 percent of the wet weather flows in the sewer system.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/cwa/neorsd.html
Region 4 Improving Air Quality in the Southeast Through Clean Air
Act Settlement
In April 2011, the EPA provided a new benchmark for clean power generation in
the United States through a Clean Air Act settlement with the Tennessee Valley
Authority that requires the TVA to spend $350 million on environmental mitiga-
tion projects, including energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. Once
fully implemented, the pollution controls could reduce emissions of nitrogen
oxide by 69 percent and sulfur dioxide by 67 percent from the TVA's 2008 emis-
sion levels. The settlement will also significantly reduce particulate matter and
carbon dioxide emissions, leading to estimated annual monetized health benefits
ranging from $11 billion to $27 billion.
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/cases/civil/caa/tvacoal-fired.htrnl
Region 1 Providing Training To Prevent Lead
Exposure in New England
As part of an extensive outreach and assistance effort
reaching more than 125,000 people in the New England
region, the EPA accredited 64 training providers, over a
two-year period, to teach more than 134 courses under
the federal lead renovation, repair and painting rule. The
rule requires that firms performing renovation, repair and
painting projects that disturb lead-based paint in pre-1978
homes, childcare facilities and schools be certified by the
EPA and use certified renovators trained to follow lead-safe
work practices. To date, 12,664 New England firms have
been certified, and almost 2,500 courses have been offered,
providing invaluable training to an estimated 75,000
people. Continuing the EPA's effort to achieve compli-
ance and reduce risks, Region 1 issued the first renovation,
repair and painting rule enforcement action in the nation
resulting from a social media video tip.
http://epa.gov/regionl/enforcement/leadpaint
Region 2 Cleaning Up the Hudson River
Region 2 marked an important milestone in the cleanup
of the Hudson River with the start of the second and final
phase of dredging in spring 2011. Over the next five to
seven years, General Electric will remove about 2.4 million
cubic yards of polychlorinated biphenyls contaminated
sediment from a 40-mile section of the Upper Hudson
River between Fort Edward and Troy, NY. An estimated
1.3 million pounds of PCBs were discharged into the
river from two General Electric capacitor manufactur-
ing plants located in Fort Edward and Hudson Falls over
the course of 30 years. General Electric is conducting the
dredging project, with EPA oversight, under the terms of a
November 2006 legal agreement. Approximately 500 jobs
have been created by the cleanup project, and more than
550,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment has already
been removed.
http://www.epa.gov/hudson/
Region 3 Establishing a "Pollution Diet" for the
Chesapeake Bay
In December 2010, the EPA established the Chesapeake
Bay Total Maximum Daily Load, the nation's most rigor-
ous "pollution diet" for meeting water quality standards
in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries, many of
which are a source of drinking water. The Chesapeake Bay
TMDL sets pollution limits that represent a 25-percent
reduction in nitrogen, 24-percent reduction in phospho-
rus and 20-percent reduction in sediment. The TMDL is
designed to ensure that all control measures needed to
meet the jurisdictions' Chesapeake Bay water quality stan-
dards are in place by 2025, with 60 percent of the actions
completed by 2017. The pollution controls could signifi-
cantly improve water quality in streams, creeks and rivers
throughout the region, as well as benefit local economies
through increased use of watershed activities, including
fishing, swimming and boating.
http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/tmdl/ChesapeakeBay/
index.html
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STRATEGIC GOAL i: Taking Action on ClilTiatG Chang6
and Improving Air Quality
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Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop adaptation strategies to address
climate change, and protect and improve air quality.
GOAL 1 OBJECTIVES:
1. Address Climate Change. Reduce the threats posed by climate change by reducing
greenhouse gas emissions and taking actions that help communities and ecosystems
become more resilient to the effects of climate change.
2. Improve Air Quality. Achieve and maintain health-based air pollution standards and
reduce risk from toxic air pollutants and indoor air contaminants.
3. Restore the Ozone Layer. Restore the earth's stratospheric ozone layer and protect the
public from the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation.
4. Reduce Unnecessary Exposure to Radiation. Minimize unnecessary releases of radia-
tion and be prepared to minimize impacts should unwanted releases occur.
Under these climate change and air quality objectives, the EPA committed to 33 FY2011 performance measures. The
EPA collects air and climate data on a calendar year basis that has a year-long data lag, which means the 2011 perfor-
mance data will be reported in 2012. In FY2010, EPA committed to 33 performance measures. The agency met [or
exceeded] 87 percent and did not meet 13 percent of the measures for which data were available for this report. (Data
were not yet available for two FY2010 measures.) The EPA's FY 2010 performance results indicate progress in reduc-
ing criteria pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions, reducing emissions ofSO2, monitoring radiation and repairing
the hole in the ozone layer. The following are highlights of achievements under Goal 1.
Key Results
Improving Fuel Efficiency, in FY 2011, the EPA and
the DOT announced their intention to propose new
fuel-efficiency standards for model year 2017-2025
cars and light-duty trucks that would increase fuel
economy to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. The stan-
dards that the EPA and the DOT intend to develop
could save approximately 4 billion barrels of oil over
the lifetime of these model year vehicles. In the near
term, for model year 2013 cars and trucks, the EPA
has unveiled the next generation of fuel economy
labels, which provide consumers with more com-
prehensive fuel-efficiency information at retailers
than is currently available. Specifically, the labels
will compare energy use and purchase price for new
electric cars and conventional gasoline-powered cars.
Promoting Energy Conservation. The EPA continues to
promote practices to help Americans save energy and
conserve resources through voluntary public-private
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PRIORITY GOAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
By June 15, 2011, EPA will make publicly available 100 percent of facility-level GHG emis-
sions data submitted to EPA in accordance with the GHG Reporting Rule, compliant with
policies protecting Confidential Business Information.
Results: On August 22, 2011, the EPA opened the electronic Greenhouse Gas Reporting Tool
for 2010 GHG reporting. Facilities emitting GHGs reported 2010 emissions to the EPA by
September 30, 2011. This comprehensive, nationwide emissions data will provide the EPA
with a better understanding of the sources of GHGs and will guide development of policies
and programs to reduce them. The data will allow facilities to track their emissions, compare
them to similar facilities and identify cost-effective opportunities for reducing them in the
future. An estimated 85 to 90 percent of total U.S. GHG emissions from approximately 13,000
facilities will be reported to the registry.
REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS: LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES
In 2011, EPA, working with the U.S. Department of Transportation will begin implementation
of regulations designed to reduce the GHG emissions from light duty vehicles sold in the U.S.,
starting with model year 2012.
Results: Since establishing the first GHG emissions standards for cars and light-duty trucks in
April 2010, the EPA has been working to ensure their effective implementation, beginning with
vehicle model year 2012. The EPA's primary role is to review applications from vehicle manu-
facturers and perform tests on prototype vehicles and engines to determine/certify compli-
ance with the GHG emissions standards. As of September 30, 2011, the EPA had issued just
over 450 certificates of conformity, or approximately 90 percent of the certificates anticipated
for model year 2012.
partnerships, such as ENERGY STAR and
SMARTWAY, and to help avoid GHG emissions.
The ENERGY STAR program focuses on energy
efficiency in the building and industry sectors,
while SMARTWAY promotes cost-saving tech-
nologies in the transportation sector. Along with
the beneficial impacts to the environment, thou-
sands of businesses have reduced costs through
increased energy efficiencies and fuel savings. The
EPA has helped the business, industry and trans-
portation sectors avoid approximately 533 million
metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents through
2010. The agency met part of this goal through
the more than 126,000 new homes and 6,200
buildings constructed to meet ENERGY STAR
2010 guidelines—representing over 25 percent of
new home starts. In addition, SMARTWAY helped
promote new technologies and efficiencies in the
transportation sector that avoided approximately
16.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equiva-
lent emissions from 2004-2010.
Emissions Testing for Clean Cookstoves. As part of
its work with the Partnership for Clean Indoor
Air, the EPA joined federal and private sector
partners in announcing the U.N. Foundation's
Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves. This pub-
lic-private alliance will address a major public
health concern in developing countries—the high
exposures to smoke from indoor fires and ineffi-
cient Cookstoves, which are associated with near-
ly 2 million deaths each year, primarily of young
children and women. In support of the GACC,
the EPA has completed the most extensive test-
ing of cookstove emissions to date. Forty-four
combinations of stoves, fuels and operating
conditions were tested for fuel efficiency and for
emissions of pollutants that affect human health
and global climate. Alliance partners are using
the results to select stoves for field trials, and
the Alliance Working Group on Standards and
Testing is using findings to improve cookstove
testing methods.
• Responding to the Japanese Nuclear Incident, in
response to the Japanese nuclear incident in
March 2011, the EPA utilized its nationwide
radiation monitoring system, RadNet, to collect
and analyze data about radiation contamination
in U.S. air, precipitation, drinking water and
milk. To enhance transparency and respond to
domestic public health concerns, the EPA cre-
ated the Japan Nuclear Emergency 2011 website,
which contained near-real-time monitoring data
and Japan-related sample analysis results. This
data provided assurances to the American public
that any radiation migrating to the United States
from Japan was below levels of concern.
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STRATEGIC GOAL 2:
Protecting America's Waters
Protect and restore our waters to ensure that drinking water is safe, and that
aquatic ecosystems sustain fish, plants and wildlife, and economic, recreational,
and subsistence activities.
GOAL 2 OBJECTIVES:
1. Protect Human Health. Reduce human exposure to contaminants in drinking water, fish
and shellfish, and recreational waters, including protecting source waters.
2. Protect and Restore Watersheds and Aquatic Ecosystems. Protect the quality of riv-
ers, lakes, streams, and wetlands on a watershed basis, and protect urban, coastal, and
ocean waters.
To further its objectives for protecting America's waters, the EPA committed to 89 FY2011 performance measures.
The agency met [or exceeded] 67 percent and did not meet 33 percent of the measures for which data were available
for this report. (Data were not yet available for 14 measures.) The EPA's FY2011 performance results indicate prog-
ress in improving water quality, particularly in the Chesapeake Bay; reviewing and revising drinking water standards
to strengthen health protection; and developing green infrastructure approaches to reducing pollution. The following
are highlights of achievements under Goal 2.
Key Results
Protecting America's Waters, in FY 2011, the EPA
provided expertise and funding to support local and
state governments and tribes working to improve
water quality. Through the Urban Waters Program
and Clean and Drinking Water State Revolving
Funds, the EPA is addressing the nation's aging
water infrastructure, reducing nonpoint source pol-
lution and ensuring that America's waters are clean
and safe for recreation and commerce.
Updating Fish Consumption Recommendations to Protect
Human Health. During FY 2011, and after four years
of consultation and facilitation support to the
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
and the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian
Reservation, the EPA developed recommendations
to revise human health criteria for toxics based on
an increased fish consumption rate. The Oregon
Environmental Quality Commission approved new
rules reflecting the recommendations on June 16,2011.
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PRIORITY GOAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
Chesapeake Bay watershed states (including the District of Columbia) will develop and sub-
mit Phase I watershed implementation plans by the end of CY 2010 and Phase II plans by the
end of CY 2011 in support of EPA's final plan to restore water quality, the Chesapeake Bay
Total Maximum Daily Load and consistent with the expectations and schedule described in
EPA's letters of November 4 and December 29, 2009 and June 11, 2010.
Results: In December 2010, the EPA established the Chesapeake Bay TMDL, a compre-
hensive "pollution diet" for meeting water quality standards in the Chesapeake Bay and its
tidal tributaries. The Chesapeake Bay TMDL includes strict limits on nitrogen, phosphorus
and sediment and largely reflects detailed strategies submitted by the six watershed states
and the District of Columbia for achieving the necessary pollution reductions. The TMDL is
designed to ensure that all control measures needed to meet the jurisdictions' Chesapeake
Bay water quality standards are in place by 2025, with 60 percent of the actions completed
by 2017.
STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION: DRINKING WATER STANDARDS
Over the next two years, EPA will initiate review/revision of at least four drinking water stan-
dards to strengthen public health protection.
Results: The EPA significantly modified its implementation strategy on its goal to initiate
review/revision of at least four drinking water standards to strengthen public health protection
over the next two years. In FY 2011, drinking water standards underwent a thorough review,
and a group of contaminants (carcinogenic volatile organic compounds) have been selected
to undergo revision. Evaluation of analytical methods and treatment technologies appropriate
for all contaminants in the group is ongoing. The EPA is developing a national primary drink-
ing water regulation for a group of cVOCs. The preliminary group of cVOCs being considered
includes the regulated cVOCs, tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene, and may include
other regulated and unregulated cVOCs.
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Enhancing Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems. Numerous
threats to the Gulf impact the protection, res-
toration, enhancement and
management of coastal and
natural resources. The EPA
continues to play a significant
leadership role in the Gulf of
Mexico Alliance and supports
the collaborative regional wa-
tershed projects. Additionally,
development of the "Gulf of
Mexico Ecosystem Valuation
Database" gives the Gulf
of Mexico stakeholders the
platform to plan and incor-
porate the value of ecosystem
benefits into their decision-
making processes.
Reducing Water Pollution
Through Green Infrastructure.
The EPA's urban watershed research program
develops novel approaches and technologies
to reduce water pollution caused by combined
sewer overflows and stormwater runoff. EPA
scientists have partnered with
municipalities, including
Cincinnati, Kansas City and
Louisville, to develop more ef-
ficient and effective approaches to
reducing stormwater runoff and
sewer overflows. In Cincinnati,
these improved approaches have
resulted in the city reaching
compliance with Clean Water
Act requirements. These green
infrastructure solutions pres-
ent cost-effective alternatives
to traditional approaches for
controlling stormwater runoff,
and the EPA's research is estab-
lishing the foundation necessary
for adopting green infrastructure
approaches for urban water management in the
United States.
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STRATEGIC GOAL 3
is: Cleaning Up ComiTIUI ML
Advancing Sustainable Development
Clean up communities, advance sustainable development, and protect
disproportionately impacted low-income, minority, and tribal communities. Prevent
releases of harmful substances and clean up and restore contaminated areas.
GOALS OBJECTIVES:
1. Promote Sustainable and Livable Communities. Support sustainable, resilient, and
livable communities by working with local, state, tribal, and federal partners to promote
smart growth, emergency preparedness and recovery planning, brownfield redevelop-
ment, and the equitable distribution of environmental benefits.
2. Preserve Land. Conserve resources and prevent land contamination by reducing waste
generation, increasing recycling, and ensuring proper management of waste and petro-
leum products.
3. Restore Land. Prepare for and respond to accidental or intentional releases of contami-
nants, and clean up and restore polluted sites.
4. Strengthen Human Health and Environmental Protection in Indian Country. Support fed-
erally recognized tribes to build environmental management capacity, assess environmental
conditions and measure results, and implement environmental programs in Indian Country.
To farther its objectives for cleaning up communities and advancing sustainable development, the EPA committed to 40 FY
2011 performance measures. The agency met [or exceeded] 89 percent and did not meet 11 percent of the measures for which
data were available for this report. (Data were not yet available for three measures.) The EPA's FY2011 performance results in-
dicate progress in managing Superjund cleanups and making Superfund sites ready for reuse, leveragingjobs under the agency's
Brownfields Program, and consulting and coordinating with tribes. The following are highlights of achievements under Goal 3.
Key Results
J * Promoting Sustainable Communities. Since 2009, the
EPA and its partners, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development and the DOT, have
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ties across the nation through the Partnership for
Sustainable Communities—a collaborative effort to
coordinate and leverage resources among federal,
state and local stakeholders. As part of a broader
pilot project for transit-area development in the
Massachusetts Fairmont-Indigo Corridor, the EPA
will help fund the assessment and cleanup of more
than 30 local brownfields sites, promoting economic
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PRIORITY GOAL ACCOMPLISHMENT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH AREA-WIDE PLANNING
By 2012 EPA will have initiated 20 enhanced Brownfields community level projects that will
include a new area-wide planning effort to benefit under-served and economically disadvan-
taged communities. This will allow those communities to assess and address a single large or
multiple Brownfields sites within their boundaries, thereby advancing area-wide planning to
enable redevelopment of Brownfields properties on a broader scale. EPA will provide techni-
cal assistance, coordinate its enforcement, water and air quality programs, and work with
other federal agencies, states, tribes and local governments to implement associated target-
ed environmental improvements identified in each community's area-wide plan.
Results: In FY 2011, the EPA awarded cooperative agreement funding to 23 recipients to pilot
local community approaches to brownfields area-wide planning. Awarding to 23 recipients
exceeded the EPA's goal of initiating 20 brownfields area-wide planning pilot projects. Brown-
fields area-wide planning focuses on the nexus among brownfields sites, the surrounding
area, and the development of cleanup and reuse implementation strategies. The EPA decided
to pilot this approach because brownfields sites are often connected to each other through
location, infrastructure, economic conditions and social needs. An area-wide planning focus
on multiple brownfields sites is enabling the 23 recipients to develop systematic cleanup and
reuse strategies that are consistent with the community's goals. The Brownfields Area-Wide
Planning pilots are two-year projects that are expected to end in late 2012.
The targets for this goal challenge the EPA to facilitate initial coordination with other federal,
state, local and tribal agencies, as well across EPA programs, as the recipients initiate these
projects. In FY 2011, the EPA initiated coordination with other federal or state agencies, or
with other EPA programs, at 34 percent of the pilot projects. The EPA is on track to meet its
target to facilitate initial coordination at 80 percent of the pilot projects by the end of 2012.
development and community revitalization in
Boston's Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan
neighborhoods.
Cleaning Up Communities. Cleaning up contami-
nated sites and making them ready for reuse not
only reduces human exposure to contaminants
but also stimulates economic development. In
FY 2011, cleanup activities funded by the EPA's
Brownfields Program, which provides grants and
technical assistance to communities, states and
tribes for the assessment, cleanup and redevel-
opment of formerly contaminated properties,
leveraged 6,447 jobs. Since 1995, activities have
leveraged over 72,000 jobs. In FY 2011, the EPA
also instituted a new pilot program, called the
Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program, under
which 23 communities were awarded grants and
provided with technical assistance to help devel-
op strategies to address cleanup issues, facilitate
community-based partnerships, and advance
economic development and job creation through
the leveraging of resources and investments.
Making Progress on Superfund Sites, in FY 2011,
the EPA continued cleanup efforts at Superfund
sites across all regions. Some of the highlights
of these efforts included the excavation and
disposal of 173 tons of soil from a Superfund
site at the Flash Cleaners site in Pompano Beach,
Florida; the reduction of contamination in the
Portneuf River through the interception of more
than 2.4 million pounds of phosphorus at the
Eastern Michaud Flats Superfund Site in the
Southeast; and the adoption of an interagency
Federal Facility Agreement to remediate the Fort
Detrick Area B Groundwater Superfund Site,
once a testing and disposal area for chemical,
biological and radiological materials, located in
Frederick, Maryland. Wastes disposed of at the
Fort Detrick site released hazardous chemicals
into the ground water, contaminating residen-
tial drinking water wells. The FFA governs the
cleanup and grants the EPA final authority over
cleanup decisions.
Tribal eCOAmbaSSadors. In September 2011, the EPA
successfully launched its new Tribal ecoAmbassa-
dors Program to connect tribal college and univer-
sity professors with EPA scientists to help support
tribal communities in solving the environmental
problems most important to them. At the end of
the fiscal year, a total of eight tribal ecoAmbass-
dors are working to strengthen the agency's tribal
partnerships and promote environmental protec-
tion and improved economic opportunities by
supporting tribal environmental research.
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Reduce the risk and increase the safety of chemicals and prevent pollution at
the source.
GOAL 4 OBJECTIVES:
1. Ensure Chemical Safety. Reduce the risk of chemicals that enter our products, our envi-
ronment, and our bodies.
2. Promote Pollution Prevention. Conserve and protect natural resources by promoting
pollution prevention and the adoption of other stewardship practices by companies,
communities, governmental organizations, and individuals.
To advance its objectives for ensuring the safety of chemicals and preventing pollution, the EPA committed to 27
FY2011 performance measures. The agency met [or exceeded] 63 percent and did not meet 3 7 percent of the mea-
sures for which data were available for this report. (Data were not yet available for eight measures.) The EPA's
FY2011 performance results indicate progress in enhancing chemical management, reducing risks of lead-based paint,
and furthering the international phaseout of leaded gasoline and introduction of low-sulfur fuels. The following are
highlights of achievements under Goal 4.
Key Results
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Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals, in FY 2011, the EPA
continued to ensure that health impacts associ-
ated with chemicals are reduced and that restric-
tions are placed on harmful chemical substances.
To ensure that safe chemicals are used in American
commerce, the EPA developed action plans, which
summarize available information on chemical
hazards and exposure pathways. In addition, these
action plans identify potential risk management
actions to address the priority chemicals methylene
diphenyl diisocyanate and toluene diisocyanate.
Diisocyanates, widely used in sealants, adhesives
and coatings, are well-known dermal and inhalation
sensitizers in the workplace and have been docu-
mented to cause asthma, lung damage and, in severe
cases, fatal reactions. To increase transparency, the
EPA has removed confidentiality claims for more
than ISO chemicals and is reviewing 100 percent of
newly submitted Confidential Business Information
claims for Toxic Substances Control Act health and
safety studies and, where appropriate, is challenging
these claims.
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Ensuring the Safety of Pesticides, in FY 2011,
the EPA accelerated the pace of Pesticide
Registration Reviews, the program that provides
scientifically sound and transparent reviews of
all pesticide chemicals on the market. The EPA
was able to close cases for active ingredients that
are no longer in use, exceeding agency targets.
The EPA's Registration Review decisions achieve
improved public health and environmental pro-
tection by directly contributing to reducing oc-
cupational poisoning and the presence of certain
pesticides in urban watersheds.
Assessing Existing Chemical Risks. Under the
EPA's chemical safety programs, the agency
is focusing its assessment resources on com-
pleting hazard characterizations. The agency
completed more than 300 hazard characteriza-
tions of High Production Volume chemicals in
FY 2011, bringing the cumulative total to 1,554.
These assessments provide the EPA's perspec-
tive on data regarding ecotoxicity, acute toxicity,
mutagenicity, reproductive and developmental
toxicity, environmental fate, and physical/chemi-
cal properties for chemicals produced in the larg-
est quantities—the nearly 2,800 HPV chemicals
produced or imported annually at greater than 1
million pounds per year.
New Robot System Testing for Chemical Toxicity. The
EPA's ToxCast Program partnered with the U.S.
National Institutes of Health and the Food and
Drug Administration to unveil a new high-speed
robot screening system (http://www.genome.
gov/27543670) that will test 10,000 different
chemicals for potential toxicity, including chemi-
cals found in industrial and consumer products,
food additives and drugs. The ongoing col-
laboration, referred to as Tox21, focuses existing
resources to develop faster, more thorough predic-
tions of how chemicals will affect human health
and the environment. Tox21 is a revolutionary
tool that enhances the agency's understanding of
toxicology and allows scientists to provide timely
information about potentially dangerous sub-
stances to health and regulatory decision-makers.
To date, Tox21 has screened more than 2,500
chemicals for potential toxicity using robots and
other innovative chemical screening technologies.
Reducing Lead Risks. A key element of the EPA's
strategy for reducing risks from lead-based
paint is implementing its Renovation, Repair
and Painting Rule, which requires that firms
performing renovation, repair and painting
activities in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied
facilities be EPA-certified and follow lead-safe
work practices when disturbing lead-based paint.
Through the end of FY 2011, the EPA has accred-
ited more than 575 training providers who have
conducted more than 34,000 courses and trained
an estimated 700,000 construction and remodel-
ing workers to use lead-safe work practices, and
the EPA and authorized states have certified
more than 114,000 renovation firms.
Increasing Accessibility to Chemical Data. To make
chemical data more accessible, the EPA final-
ized the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting Rule.
Through use of the Chemical Data Access Tool
(http://java.epa.gov/oppt_chemical_search/),
the public can access key information about
chemical use. Additionally, the EPA has regis-
tered more than 2,500 products that meet the
"Safer Product" label, including such chemical-
based products as all-purpose cleaners, laundry
detergents, and carpet and floor care products.
The Design for the Environment Safer Product
Labeling Program uses the EPA's chemical exper-
tise and resources to evaluate products and label
only those that have met the program's standards.
Use of the logo on products allows consumers to
select environmentally friendly chemical products
that do not sacrifice quality or performance.
Meeting the Low-Sulfur Fuel Goal. The EPA is work-
ing globally with countries and regions to transi-
tion steadily to lower and lower sulfur fuels, with
one particular country in a region (e.g., Costa
Rica for Central America) often leading the way.
In February 2011, EPA Administrator Jackson
was present with United Nations Environment
Program head, Achim Steiner, when Kenya an-
nounced its new sulfur fuel standard (500 ppm),
the lowest in East Africa. An EPA-sponsored
meeting in June 2011 resulted in an additional
18 African countries agreeing to this goal. Since
the start of the Partnership for Clean Fuels and
Vehicles in 2002, 49 developing countries have
achieved the low-sulfur goal.
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STRATEGIC GOAL 5:
Enforcing Environmental Laws
Protect human health and the environment through vigorous and targeted civil
and criminal enforcement. Assure compliance with environmental laws.
GOALS OBJECTIVE:
1. Enforce Environmental Laws. Pursue vigorous civil and criminal enforcement that tar-
gets the most serious water, air, and chemical hazards in communities. Assure strong,
consistent, and effective enforcement of federal environmental laws nationwide.
To further its objectives for enforcing environmental laws, the EPA committed to seven FY2011 performance mea-
sures. The agency met [or exceeded] 86 percent and did not meet 14 percent of the measures for which data were avail-
able for this report. (There were no data lags for this goal.) The EPA's FY2011 performance results indicate progress
in implementing a strategy to clean up the nation's waters through enforcement—taking enforcement actions that
require companies to take actions and invest in equipment to reduce pollution—and furthering environmental justice.
The following are highlights of achievements under Goal 5.
Key Results
Increasing Permit Compliance, in May 2011, the EPA
issued Clean Water Act Action Plan Implementation
Priorities. Addressing these priorities will increase
compliance with and expand transparency of the
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System,
contributing to improved water quality. Since
the Clean Water Act Action Plan was initiated in
2009, the EPA has worked collaboratively with
state co-regulators to develop a wide range of new
approaches to compel compliance through public
accountability, including self-monitoring, electronic
reporting and other methods. As of September 2011,
NPDES permitting prevented the discharge of 203
billion pounds of pollutants into waterways.
Clean Air Act Settlement, in April 2011, the EPA final-
ized an important settlement with the Tennessee
Valley Authority, which will result in cleaner power
generation in the United States. The settlement will
ensure that 92 percent of the TVA's coal-fired gener-
ating capacity will either be equipped with state-of-
the-art air pollution controls for sulfur dioxide and
nitrogen oxides or be permanently shut down by the
end of 2018. The settlement also requires the TVA
to spend $350 million on environmental mitigation
projects, including energy efficiency and renewable
energy projects, which will result in further pollu-
tion reductions.
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CLEANING UP THE NATION'S WATER: WATER QUALITY STANDARDS
Increase pollutant-reducing enforcement actions in waters that do not meet water quality
standards, and post results and analysis on the Web.
Results: The EPA has made great strides in implementing its strategy to clean up the nation's
waters by targeting pollutant-reducing enforcement actions in waters that do not meet water
quality standards. In 2009, the agency analyzed past Clean Water Act enforcement actions and
the percentage of facilities subject to those enforcement actions. The agency determined that
32 percent of facilities subject to these enforcement actions reduced pollutant discharges into
impaired waters. As a result, the agency set a target to increase the percentage of facilities to
37 percent by the end of FY 2011. Through implementation of its Clean Water Act Action Plan,
the EPA increased this percentage to 49 percent in FY 2010 and 62 percent in FY 2011.
Increasing Access to Environmental Data. The
EPA released its updated Enforcement and
Compliance History Online website, which
includes an interactive, comparative map and
dashboard for Clean Water Act major and minor
facilities, along with an EPA-state enforcement
map, which allows users to compare enforce-
ment activities by federal and state environmen-
tal agencies across states. In FY 2011, ECHO,
which was recognized by President Obama as a
model for government transparency for regu-
latory compliance data, surpassed 10 million
queries and is a featured site on http://
www.data.gov.
Environmental Justice in Indian Country, in
August 2011, the EPA reached a com-
prehensive settlement with the U.S.
Department of the Interior to address
alleged violations of waste, water, air, tox-
ics and community right-to-know laws
at schools and public water systems in
Indian Country that are owned or operat-
ed by or are the legal responsibility of the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. The settlement
impacts 60 tribes across the United States
and will improve environmental condi-
tions by reducing potential exposures
to environmental hazards at 164 DOI
schools in Indian Country, benefitting
more than 40,000 students.
Environmental Justice in Communities. During FY
2011, the EPA committed $1 million to ad-
dress environmental justice challenges in 10
communities across the nation. Through the
Environmental Justice Showcase Communities
initiative, the EPA is working to address and
alleviate environmental and human health
challenges. This regionally focused effort brings
together governmental and nongovernmental
organizations to pool their collective resources
and expertise on the best ways to achieve real
results in communities.
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Cross-Cutting
Fundamental Strategies
Working as One EPA, in FY 2011, the agency embarked on a deliberate and
focused effort to advance the cross-cutting fundamental strategies established
in its FY 2011-2015 EPA Strategic Plan.
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STRATEGY 1:
Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism
ENGAGE AND EMPOWER COMMUNITIES AND PARTNERS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO
HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDER-REPRESENTED, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND
ADVANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND HUMAN HEALTH NATIONWIDE.
In FY 2011, the EPA began a new era of outreach and
conversation to include a broader range of people and
communities in its day-to-day work and to expand its
engagement with communities historically under-
represented in decision-making processes. In FY 2011,
the EPA's actions were focused on public access to mul-
tilingual communication, interaction with media out-
lets that reach historically under-represented groups,
improved access to and transparency of environmental
data to support community and citizen involvement
in decision-making, and expanded public awareness
and opportunities for involvement during all phases of
rulemaking processes.
Highlights
Expanded Media Outreach. The EPA expanded media
outreach lists encompassing TV, radio and print to
reach as many as 28 million in the Hispanic commu-
nity. The EPA's reach through Spanish language social
media tools increased nearly 200 percent in FY 2011.
Increased Environmental Data Availability. By the end of
FY 2011, the EPA published more than 1,600 envi-
ronmental datasets, 258 geographic datasets and 64
software tools from across its programs on http://
www.data.gov to support community and citizen
involvement in environmental decision-making.
Innovative Use of Social Media Tools. The EPA also
began using Twitter as a texting service to provide
air quality monitoring information to people near
the Aerovox Mill demolition project in New Bedford,
Massachusetts.
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STRATEGY 2:
Working for Environmental Justice and Children's
Health
WORK TO REDUCE AND PREVENT HARMFUL EXPOSURES AND HEALTH RISKS
TO CHILDREN AND UNDERSERVED, DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED LOW-
INCOME, MINORITY, AND TRIBAL COMMUNITIES, AND SUPPORT COMMUNITY
EFFORTS TO BUILD HEALTHY, SUSTAINABLE GREEN NEIGHBORHOODS.
In FY 2011, the EPA took important steps to pro-
mote environmental justice and children's health
in regulatory decisions, strengthen federal partner-
ships, apply best scientific methods and deliver envi-
ronmental results in communities. In addition, the
EPA finalized Plan EJ 2014, which implements the
Environmental Justice portion of this cross-cutting
strategy.
Highlights
sessions in FY 2011 for health care providers,
housing professionals, community outreach
workers, tribal environmental health officials
and leaders of community-based organizations.
Established List of Priority Chemical Hazards for
Children. Through an interagency workgroup, the
EPA finalized criteria for and developed a final
list of Priority Chemical Hazards for children's
health. The list includes mercury, lead, polychlo-
rinated biphenyls, perfluorinated chemicals and
Environmental Justice
Considerations for Rulemaking
and Permitting: in FY 2011, the
agency implemented guidance
on incorporating environmen-
tal justice into the EPA's rule-
making process and created a
training supplement to existing
guidance on considering chil-
dren's health when developing
EPA actions (see http://www.
epa.gov/environmentaljustice/
resources/policy/ej-rulemaking.
html.) The EPA also developed
tools to enable communities to
have full and meaningful access
to the permitting process in
order to develop permits that
address environmental justice.
Targeted Strategies and Remedies in Enforcement
Actions. The EPA further developed case target-
ing strategies and remedies in enforcement
actions to benefit overburdened communities.
For example, in July 2011, a Consent Decree re-
solving Clean Water Act violations by the North
Ohio Regional Sewer District was entered. The
decree legally binds the NEORSD to a $3 billion,
25-year program to reduce the total volume of
raw sewage discharges from 4.5 billion gallons
to 494 million gallons annually. About 43
percent of area households have incomes under
$25,000. The CD provides accelerated relief to
environmental justice areas bearing a dispro-
portionate burden of contamination (see http://
www.epa.gov/environmentaljustice/resources/
policy/plan-ej-2014/plan-ej-c-e-20 ll-09.pdf).
Healthy Homes Trainings. Agencywide, the EPA
conducted more than 25 healthy homes training
perchlorate. When developing this internal list,
the EPA considered the following criteria:
•* Chemicals with established health impacts for
children based on toxicity and the potential
for exposure.
•* Chemicals that are being addressed through
multiple agency programs and for which there
are agency actions ongoing or planned.
•* Chemicals affecting children for which
the agency would benefit from enhanced
coordination.
Stakeholder Input Focused on Children's Health, in
FY 2011, the EPA consulted with the Children's
Health Protection Advisory Committee and
engaged additional stakeholders to gather public
input for the criteria the agency will use to
identify priorities for potential action under the
Toxic Substances Control Act.
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STRATEGY 3:
Advancing Science, Research, and
Technological Innovation
ADVANCE A RIGOROUS BASIC AND APPLIED SCIENCE RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT AGENDA THAT INFORMS, ENABLES, AND EMPOWERS AND
DELIVERS INNOVATIVE AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS. PROVIDE RELEVANT AND ROBUST SCIENTIFIC DATA AND FIND-
INGS TO SUPPORT THE AGENCY'S POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING NEEDS.
In FY 2011, the EPA took important steps to plan
and implement innovative and sustainable tech-
nologies and methods for addressing environmental
problems, expand efforts to communicate research
results, and promote partnerships to leverage fund-
ing and foster research innovations.
Highlights
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Developed Four Integrated Research Frameworks.
To further advance science and research at the
agency, the EPA collaboratively developed four
integrated research frameworks: air, climate
and energy; safe and sustainable water; chemi-
cal safety for sustainability; and sustainable and
healthy communities.
Agency and Stakeholder
Engagement on Cross-
Cutting Science Issues, in
FY 2011, the EPA coor-
dinated internally and
partnered with external
stakeholders to address
high-priority cross-cutting
issues, such as the impact
of hydraulic fracturing on
drinking water, validation
of air monitoring methods
and new technologies,
green and sustainable
water infrastructure, and
next-generation tools for
screening chemicals that
could potentially disrupt
the human endocrine
system.
Improving Regulation and
Regulatory Review. The EPA
initiated efforts to evaluate
technology opportunities
and market assessments,
which will support the
EPA's plan for periodic
retrospective reviews of ex-
isting regulations, as called
for by Executive Order
13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/
FR-2011-01-2 l/pdf/201 l-138S.pdf).
Focused Effort on Life Cycle Technologies and
Methods. The EPA initiated efforts to support
and promote technologies and methods that
scrutinize environmental and human health
impacts from the beginning to the end of the
technology life cycle.
Science Website Launched. To highlight impor-
tant advances in environmental science realized
through EPA research, the agency launched the
"Great Environmental Moments in Science"
website at http://www.epa.gov/ord/gems/.
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STRATEGY 4:
, Strengthening State, Tribal, and
International Partnerships
DELIVER ON OUR COMMITMENT TO A CLEAN AND HEALTHY ENVI-
RONMENT THROUGH CONSULTATION AND SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY
WITH STATES, TRIBES, AND THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY FOR AD-
DRESSING THE HIGHEST PRIORITY PROBLEMS.
In FY 2011, the EPA began delivering successfully
on its commitment to a clean and healthy environ-
ment through consultation and shared account-
ability with states, tribes and the global community
for addressing the highest priority problems. As the
agency worked with its partners, mutual relation-
ships continued to be based on integrity, trust and
shared accountability to make the most effective use
of respective bodies of knowledge, existing authori-
ties, resources and talents.
With States
* Improved Data Exchange. The
EPA continued to facilitate
data exchange with states and,
in particular, increased state
utilization of the Exchange
Network by 59 percent and
established a new reporting sys-
tem for Underground Injection
Control data.
* Strengthened Shared
Accountability. In consultation
with states, the EPA developed
a suite of new approaches to
revamp the National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination System
permitting, compliance and
enforcement program. This
effort included developing a Web-based
dashboard to make state performance
information available to the public.
* Closer Consultation and Transparency, in FY 2011,
the EPA conducted three federalism consulta-
tions with state and local partners for the follow-
ing rules: Utility Maximum Achievable Control
Technology, Stormwater Discharges from
Developed Sites, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
from Electric Utility Steam Generating Units.
The EPA reviewed and clarified internal policies
for federalism consultations and trained rule
writers on federalism consultation guidance
and practices. The agency created and launched
RegDaRRT (http://yosemite.epa.gov/opei/
RuleGate.nsf/), a Web application providing
timely information to the public about priority
regulations under development and reviews of
existing regulations.
EPA-State Worksharing. The agency collaborated
with states to seek more efficient use of resources
by establishing an agencywide task force to iden-
tify program areas where EPA-state workshar-
ing can be applied and areas where statutes or
regulations prohibit worksharing. Worksharing
is applied in situations where either the EPA or a
state can perform work deemed to be a priority
by both. It is utilized to make the most effective
use of resources, and often, when resources are
constrained for one or both parties. For example,
the EPA can share work with states by writing
TMDLs for impaired waters in states where
TMDLs are required to meet a consent decree
and for waters that cross multiple jurisdictions.
Also, EPA air enforcement staff can perform
stack tests for states lacking this expertise.
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With Other Countries
* Expanded EPA Partnership Efforts in Multilateral
Forums and in Key Bilateral Relationships, in
August 2011, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson
and Brazil Minister of Environment Izabella
Teixeira launched the U.S.-Brazil Joint Initiative
on Urban Sustainability—a vehicle for studying
and demonstrating mechanisms for new and in-
novative green urban infrastructure investment
in the United States and Brazil. This initiative
also serves as a global model for building greener
economies and more sustainable communities.
With Tribes
* EPA Tribal Policy on Consultation. On May 4,2011,
Administrator Lisa Jackson announced the
release of the "EPA Policy on Consultation and
Coordination with Indian Tribes." The policy
is a result of the Presidential Memorandum on
Tribal Consultation, issued November 5, 2009,
directing federal agencies to develop a plan to
implement EO 13175 fully. The EPA was the
first agency to release a final Tribal Consultation
Policy, which establishes the EPA's standards for
the consultation process (defining the "what,
when and how" of consultation), including spe-
cific EPA points of contact to promote consis-
tency in, and coordination of, the consultation
process. Additionally, it establishes a manage-
ment oversight and reporting structure that will
ensure accountability and transparency.
Identifying Gaps in Implementation of EPA Programs.
In collaboration with tribal partners, the EPA
continued efforts to identify gaps in the imple-
mentation of EPA programs in Indian Country
and related to Alaska Native Villages. In FY 2011,
the EPA initiated an internal workgroup to dis-
cuss developing a phased pilot approach, which
will carry into FY 2012.
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STRATEGY 5:
Strengthening EPA's Workforce and Capabilities
CONTINUOUSLY IMPROVE EPA'S INTERNAL MANAGEMENT, ENCOURAGE
INNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN ALL ASPECTS OF OUR WORK, AND EN-
SURE THAT EPA IS AN EXCELLENT WORKPLACE THAT ATTRACTS AND RE-
TAINS A TOPNOTCH, DIVERSE WORKFORCE, POSITIONED TO MEET AND
ADDRESS THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY.
Success in strengthening the EPA's workforce and
capabilities further enhances the EPA as "One Great
Place to Work." In FY 2011, the EPA's actions were
employee-focused and driven by opportunities to
find smarter ways to work, save money and reduce
our environmental footprint. The EPA's continu-
ing goal is to provide a supportive and productive
work environment so that the agency has the talent,
processes and tools needed to protect human health
and the environment effectively and efficiently.
Highlights
Increased Telework. in FY 2011, the EPA trained
nearly 100 percent of all EPA managers and
supervisors, improving their ability to manage
teleworkers effectively. The agency also increased
the average number of hours teleworked per pay
period by 13,079 hours, a 24-percent increase
over the FY 2010 baseline of 54,415 hours per
pay period, more than doubling its goal of a 10-
percent increase.
Reduced Time to Hire. The EPA expects to contin-
ue reducing hiring time by automating processes
and improving hiring tools and practices, includ-
ing using standardized recruitment packages.
The EPA reduced hiring time from 161 days in
FY 2010 to 96 days in FY 2011 and completed
10 Standardized Recruitment Packages, which
typically shorten the recruitment timeline by 15
to 20 days.
Increased Green Conferencing. The EPA is increas-
ing the use of green conferencing to reduce GHG
emissions and costs associated with business
travel, while taking advantage of new, efficient
ways to conduct business, share information
and build partnerships. In FY 2011, the agency
installed 50 green videoconferencing units and
began tracking the use of both new and existing
units throughout the fiscal year, thereby estab-
lishing a baseline to track and compare use in FY
2012 and beyond.
Ongoing Stewardship. In FY 2011, the agency re-
duced unliquidated obligations across all offices,
demonstrating a significant shift in how the EPA
does business. The agency exceeded FY 2011
targets for ULO reductions in expired grants
and contracts. With an FY 2011 target to reduce
ULOs in expired grants by 15 percent from the
FY 2010 baseline, the EPA achieved a reduc-
tion of 41 percent, or $9.9 million, for ULOs in
expired grants and a reduction of 81 percent, or
$12.2 million, for ULOs in expired interagency
agreements. The EPA's FY 2011 target for reduc-
ing ULOs in expired contracts was 20 percent,
and the agency achieved a reduction of 71 per-
cent, or $52.2 million.
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FY 2011 Financial Performance
^"he EPA carries out its mission to protect human
health and the environment with the support of
strong financial management. The accomplish-
ments described in this section demonstrate that the
EPA adheres to the highest standards for financial
management.
* Audit opinion. For the 12th consecutive year, the
EPA's Office of Inspector General issued an unquali-
fied or "clean" opinion on the agency's financial
statements. A clean opinion means that the agency's
numbers are reliable.
* The Department of Treasury's Collections and Cash
Management. The EPA received an award from the
Department of Treasury for the agency's com-
mitment to 100 percent
Electronic Funds Transfer col-
lections. The EPA is the first
government agency to ever
receive such recognition.
A few of the EPA's significant FY
2011 financial achievements are
highlighted below:
* Timely payments. The EPA paid
99.88 percent of its invoices on
time and avoided late payment
penalties. The improper pay-
ment rate was less than 0.12
percent, which means that the
correct amount was paid to
the right recipient in nearly
every instance. Furthermore,
the EPA paid 100 percent of
its grant payments electroni-
cally and 100 percent of them
on time.
Federal relocation services across government. The
EPA's Working Capital Fund continued to grow
its relocation service offerings across the federal
government. The agency provides services to the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department
of Labor and the Transportation Security
Administration for home sales, household goods
and employee counseling for permanent change of
station moves.
Balanced Checkbook. The EPA's checkbook is bal-
anced—the agency general ledger matched the fund
balance records maintained by the Department of
the Treasury. This match translates to greater integ-
rity of financial reports and budget results.
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ASSETS-WHAT THE EPA OWNS AND MANAGES
The EPA's assets totaled $21.55 billion at the end of FY 2011,
a decrease of $1.9 billion from the FY 2010 level.
FY 2011 Composition of Assets
Property, Plant
and Equipment
$0.97 billion (4%)
Accounts Receivable (Net)
$0.55 billion (3%)
-Other Assets
$0.25 billion (I %)
Loans Receivable
$.002 billion (0%)
LIABILITIES-WHAT THE EPA OWES
The EPA's liabilities were $ 2.4 billion at the end of FY 2011,
marking an increase of $60 million from the FY 2010 level.
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FY 2011 Composition of Liabilities
Cashout
Advances,
Superfund
$0.79 billion
(33°/
Other
$0.33 billion
(14%)
.d Benefits
J2 billion (13%)'
Accounts Payable
and Accrued Liabilities
$0.97 billion
(40%) A
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5.
"he EPA strives to manage
taxpayer dollars efficiently
and effectively and ensure
the integrity of its programs and
processes to deliver the best results
to all Americans. The Federal
Managers' Financial Integrity Act
requires agencies to conduct an
annual evaluation of their internal
controls over programs and finan-
cial systems and report the results
to the President and Congress.
Based on the results of the
EPA's FY 2011 evaluation, the
Administrator provided reasonable
assurance on the adequacy and
effectiveness of the EPA's internal
controls over programs and finan-
cial systems.
To evaluate its internal controls over financial report-
ing (as required by OMB Circular A-123, Appendix A),
the agency reviewed 10 key financial processes and 271
key controls. Based on this evaluation, no new material
weaknesses were identified. During its financial state-
ment audit process, the OIG identified several signifi-
cant deficiencies. Based on the results of the evaluation
and the OIG findings, the agency's internal controls
over financial operations were found to be operating
effectively and efficiently.
The EPA continues to emphasize the importance of
maintaining effective internal controls. In FY 2011,
the agency continued to conduct internal program
compliance reviews of program and regional offices to
help inform and strengthen FMFIA implementation.
FY2011 KEY MANAGEMENT
CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED BY THE
OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
1. Need for Greater Coordination of Environmental Efforts
2. Oversight of Delegation to States
3. Safe Reuse of Contaminated Sites
4. Limited Capability to Respond to Cyber Security
The EPA's Framework for Assessing and Managing
Chemical Risks
Additionally, the agency provided online training for
senior managers and designated staff that is designed
to help them fulfill their roles and responsibilities for
maintaining an effective internal controls program.
The EPA's OIG identified five management challenges
facing the agency in FY 2011. These challenges repre-
sent vulnerabilities in program operations that may
impair the EPA's ability to achieve its mission and
threaten the agency's safeguards against fraud, waste,
abuse and mismanagement. Agency leaders met peri-
odically during the year to review and discuss progress
in addressing issues raised by the OIG. For details, see
"Section III, Other Accompanying Information," in the
FY2011 Agency Financial Report (http://www.epa.gov/
planandbudget/res ults.html).
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FISCAL YEAR 2011 ANNUAL ASSURANCE STATEMENT
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducted its FY 2011 assessment of the effectiveness of
internal controls over programmatic operations and financial activities, as well as conformance of finan-
cial systems to government-wide standards. The assessment was conducted in compliance with the
Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act, OMB Circular A-123, Management's Responsibility for Internal
Control, and other applicable laws and regulations.
Based on the results of EPA's assessment and no findings of material weaknesses, I am providing reason-
able assurance that the Agency's internal controls over programmatic operations were operating effec-
tively and financial systems conform to government-wide standards as of September 30, 2011.
In addition, based on the results of the EPA's assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over
financial activities and no findings of material weaknesses as of June 30, 2011,1 am providing reasonable
assurance that the EPA's internal controls over financial activities were operating effectively.
Lisa P. Jackson
Administrator
November 14, 2011
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FY2011 Financial and Program Performance
Highlights, please email: ocfoinfo@epa.gov.
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