&EPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
Office of
Solid Waste and
Emergency Response
DIRECTIVE NUMBER: 9013.0-1
TITLE: Management of Regional Activities
APPROVAL DATE: io/i6/85
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/16/85
ORIGINATING OFFICE: AA-
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STATUS:
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Management of Regional AĞ
Originator Information
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Summary of Directive
Outlines to OSWER Office Directors and Deputy ODs appropriate procedures for
coordinating and communicating with Regional Offices. Clarifies role of
Immediate Office Staff in management and oversight of regional activities.
Type of Directive (Manual. Policy Directive. Announcement, etc.) Status
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l2il Final 1 1 Revision
Does this Directive Supersede Previous Directive(s)? ( j Yes [ 1 No Does It Supplement Previous Oirectivetsi? [ j Yes j_J No
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Review Plan
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Th.s Request Meets OSWER Directives System Format
Sigroiure of Lead Office Directives^Officer
SignawJre of OSWfR Directives Officer
Date
Date
EPA Form 1 315-17J10-85)
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UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20460
OCT I 6 1985
OFFICE OF
SOLID WASTE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
MEMORANDUM
P.
SUBJECT: I M/a n ag em e n t of Regional .Activities
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FROM: &K. W-v McGraw
Deputy Assistant Administrator
TO: ' Office Directors
Deputy Office Directors
Recognizing the key role that regional offices play in the
development of policy and implementation issues, I want to discuss
the process this office will follow to support and provide oversight
of regional activities.
The Agency has already established an expanded "lead region"
concept to include regional participation in policy, regulatory,
program implementation and evaluation issues as well as the budget
process. I fully support this process and expect that OSWER will
give full consideration to Regional perspectives during the forma-
tive stages of decision making.
Further, OSWER must work towards a more coordinated approach
to issuing guidance and policy to Regions. Our general policy is
that all memoranda that establish or interpret policy, guidelines
and strategy; establish Regional quotas or priorities; or place
either a short- or long-term workload impact on Regional staff
should be prepared for signature by Win Porter and addressed to
the Regional Administrators.
We recognize that there will be occasions when it is more
'appropriate for the Office Director to sign memoranda to Regional
Waste Management Directors, (e.g., memoranda that reguest comments
on draft guidance/policy documents, memoranda that provide general
information or distribute technical reports, etc). For these
types of communications,. Office Director's signature is appropriate;
however, we request that you follow the system recently established
to track and manage all OSWER program, policy and guidance docu-
ments the "OSWER Directives System". This will ensure that
all directives (whether draft or final) are kept in a coordinated
system for the communication of OSWER policy and guidance. We
also reguest that all communications with the Regional Division
Directors as a group must be signed by a level no lower than the
Assistant Administrator or Office Director.
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To help clarify the role of the immediate office in the manage-
ment and oversight of regional activities, I have assigned responsi-
bilities to the following staff:
1. RCRA-CERCLA Regional Reviews for FY 1986. Responsibili-
ties for the reviews this year will be shared by the three
program offices. Division Director level Team Leaders
will be assigned to each Regional Review. Overall manage-
ment of the process and protocols as well as coordination
with OECM and Comptroller's office will be provided by
Margie Russell, with contractor support.
2. Quarterly Waste Management Directors Meetings. Resource
Management staff will be responsible for logistical
arrangements/administrative support; Margie Russell will
continue to oversee agenda development to ensure region's
views are adeguately represented at the meetings.
3. Quarterly Reviews. Resource Management Staff are respon-
sible for overall development and preparation of these
review letters. The letters are coordinated with the
program offices and prepared for the Assistant Admin-
istrator's signature to Regional Administrators.
4. SCAP reviews. Resource Management Staff will provide
review and analysis of the mid-year adjustment memos
to be sent to Regions from the Assistant Administrator.
5. Oversight of Policy and Guidance to Regions.
a. With an eye towards measuring and continually
assessing regional workload impact, correspondence
to regions will be routed through Margie Russell.
She will also ensure that appropriate Policy and
Analysis Staff within the immediate office are
involved, when necessary, in the review of these
documents.
b. The OSWER Directives System was recently established
to track and manage all OSWER program, policy and
guidance documents (see my memo of 10/2/85 to CD's).
All regional directives must be enrolled in this
system. The OSWER Manager of this effort is Robert
Herman of the Resource Management Staff.
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6. Tracking of Regional Travel, National Meetings and
Speaking Engagements by Headquarters OSWER Staff. The
mechanism to provide this information is the Weekly
Report to the Assistant Administrator. Upon receiving
this data, Marlene Suit of the Resource Management
Staff prepares a weekly report which is provided
to Office Directors, the Administrator's staff,
and to the Regional Waste Management Directors.
7. Regional Ombudsman. Margie Russell will continue to
serve as a "conduit" for regional officials to raise
special or unique problems to the Office of the Assistant
Admi nistrator
If you have any questions regarding these issues, please let
me know.
cc: J. Winston Porter
Carolyn Clinton
Regional Waste Management Division Directors
Immediate Office Staff-OSWER
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