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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ACTION PLAN TO INTEGRATE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
THE OFFICE OF PREVENTION,
PESTICIDES AND TOXIC SUBSTANCES
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ACTION PLAN
2006
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Executive Summary
The Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances Environmental Justice Policy
The Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) programs are designed to
protect human health and the environment by identifying, assessing, and reducing the risks presented by the
thousands of chemicals on which our society and economy have come to depend. These include pesticides
used to meet national and global demands for food and the industrial and commercial chemicals found in
products and throughout our homes and workplaces. In managing these risks, OPPTS directs its efforts toward
the greatest threats, including those found in populations and communities that may be disproportionately
impacted by the health or environmental threats. For example, EPA is developing a coordinated approach to
the Agency's activities, training, guidance, and outreach to all school systems, including tribal, private, state,
urban and rural schools. Thus, OPPTS is committed to promoting and supporting environmental justice (EJ)
principles, as they are already incorporated in the way we do business.
OPPTS will demonstrate its commitment by further incorporating EJ into all of our activities, policies,
and programs. By incorporating EJ in all program areas, we will adhere to the Agency's mission and
Executive Order 12898. Further, this Action Plan is written in response to the decision by the EPA
Environmental Justice Executive Steering Committee (ESC). At the September 2005 facilitated dialogue, the
ESC directed that the FY 2006 Action Plans should:
1) Follow EPA's current Strategic Plan Goal Structure to enhance the alignment of the
Agency's environmental justice activities with its overall planning and budget process.
2) Include, as objectives to be addressed through the Action Plans; (a) areas of focus for each of the
Regional or Headquarters Offices (e.g., Regional or Headquarters Program Office priorities); and (b)
eight specific National Environmental Justice Priorities. These activities are integrated with the
Agency's current Strategic Plan:
Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective 1: Reducing elevated blood lead levels
Objective 2: Collaborative problem-solving to address environmental issues
Objective 3: Revitalization of brownfields and contaminated sites
Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Objective 2: Improve Environmental Performance Through Pollution Prevention and Other
Stewardship Practices
Goal: Cross Cutting Strategies
Objective: Internal Capacity-Building (e.g., training, internal program
Management)
The OPPTS overall goal is to achieve EJ by decreasing the burden of environmental risk to all
communities by promoting pollution prevention, safer chemicals, and reduced chemical exposure risks.
OPPTS staff and management will consider EJ as a meaningful, integral part of our programs and
decisions. OPPTS plans to provide training to employees and expects them to have a basic working
knowledge of what EJ is and how they can incorporate the principles into their daily work. Also, from a
programmatic approach, OPPTS considers issues of EJ as it relates to education and outreach, regulatory
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activities, data management, contracts and grants, communication, and planning.
OPPTS highly encourages staff to participate in the Fundamentals of Environmental Justice workshop
sponsored by EPA's Office of Environmental Justice. Therefore, as staff decide how to design a new
program or to implement existing programs, they will be equipped with the basic knowledge and skill to
integrate EJ principles into the process. Another approach to ensure that EJ principles are implemented in the
most prominent activities is to incorporate specific objectives and activities into the various OPPTS divisional
work plans, as well as, negotiating EJ practices into staff annual performance agreements, as appropriate.
OPPTS management believes this is an effective way to ensure that EJ is being appropriately addressed.
OPPTS is committed to ensuring good public participation processes. Staff and management are
expected to provide the opportunity for stakeholder groups that may be affected by our programs to have an
opportunity for early, frequent and meaningful involvement in the decision-making process. OPPTS fosters
strong partnerships and is committed to ensuring productive public participation by its stakeholders.
Collaborative efforts to promote the advancement of understanding and progress on EJ issues are also
encouraged. Staff is urged to provide effective outreach to communities that may be affected by our
regulations, policies and guidance.
Staff and management are expected to act proactively and make every effort to identify areas where
minority and/or low-income populations are being, or have the potential of becoming, disproportionately
exposed to environmental risks. In those instances where prevention could not be achieved, it is OPPTS'
policy to take appropriate steps, within the appropriate statute, to make a concerted effort to minimize and/or
eliminate unreasonable environmental risks.
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The Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Environmental Justice Action Plan
The Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) Environmental Justice Action
Plan is designed to promote, support and integrate EJ into existing and new program activities, including
education and outreach, regulatory activities, data management, enforcement, contracts and grants,
communication, and planning.
The Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) consists of three major program
areas: The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP); The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT); and
The Office of Science Coordination and Policy (OSCP). To ensure that the Program Office approach to
integrating EJ into its three program areas is consistent and coordinated, OPPTS has formed an EJ Team that
consists of a lead OPPTS EJ coordinator, who oversees the flow of communication about EJ activities across
the Office, and designated EJ coordinators and liaisons from each of its program offices. Supported by EJ
network representatives from each Division, EJ coordinators and liaisons have been charged with the task of
promoting integration of EJ into day-to-day activities by providing EJ guidance, advice, training, and support
to managers and staff in their respective offices.
OPPTS policy is to foster a heightened awareness of EJ issues, both within EPA and among those
most threatened by environmental risks. OPPTS-specific EJ training for OPPTS managers and staff is
currently under development and will be piloted in early spring 2006. OPPTS will continue to promote
increased communication of EJ issues in a manner that has a measurable impact on affected communities,
coordinate with Regional and State Offices, and provide general environmental education to targeted
populations. EJ Coordinators will inform the program offices of initiatives, issues, and available training on
an on-going basis. OPPTS will seek opportunities to provide training to all employees.
To affirm our commitment to EJ, OPPTS management has developed the Environmental Justice
Coordinating Council (EJCC). The EJCC is a committee whose mission is to provide cogent and practical
recommendations to the Assistant Administrator (AA) /Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) on how
OPPTS can continue to make progress in incorporating EJ into the daily working operations of each office's
activities. The EJCC will also be instrumental in developing EJ guidance for OPPTS and recommending
implementation strategies for the OPPTS EJ Action Plan that will institutionalize EJ into all programs areas
As mentioned in the previous section, OPPTS management has affirmed its commitment to EJ by
forming and participating on the EJCC. The EJCC is led by the Deputy Assistant Administrator (DAA) and is
comprised of Deputy Office Directors, some members of the EJ Team, and designated staff from across
OPPTS. The EJCC was created to ensure that EJ is rooted into all of OPPTS programs and policies and is
charged with the responsibility of providing guidance and recommendations on how OPPTS can accomplish
this goal. Convening on a quarterly basis, the EJCC is responsible for the following tasks:
1) Provide advice and recommendations to the Assistant Administrator on how to continue to make
progress in incorporating EJ into OPPTS programs and policies;
2) Develop and/or review proposed policy documents, strategic plans, etc. involving EJ and provide
advice and recommendation;
3) Develop recommendations on how to integrate EJ priorities systematically into programs, policies
and activities;
4) Review resources needs (e.g. budget and staffing) to meet EJ objectives;
5) Evaluate methods to strengthen and improve EJ integration and provide recommendations.
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The major task of the EJ Team is to promote the integration of EJ into the daily operations of each
office by providing guidance, advice, training, and support to managers and staff. Specifically, the EJ team
will perform the following tasks:
1) Develop, implement and utilize strategies or guidance to integrate EJ into the daily working
operations of each office;
2) Develop and maintain an EJ activity inventory;
3) Participate in and, where appropriate, provide ongoing EJ Training and offer input on how to make
the training more program specific and relevant to the office;
4) Participate in agency-wide EJ activity, conference calls, and meetings.
5) Disseminate information to staff on EJ-related activities;
Further, OPPTS will continue its representation on the National Environmental Justice Advisory
Council (NEJAC) Health and Research Subcommittee (subcommittee). One member of the EJ Team serves
as the Designated Federal Official (DFO) for the NEJAC subcommittee. In this capacity, the DFO ensures
that the subcommittee receives the programmatic support from all offices regarding their research agenda. In
turn, the subcommittee provides advice and recommendations to OPPTS regarding how to more effectively
incorporate EJ in its daily activities (e.g., cumulative risk, risk reduction, outreach and communication and
pollution prevention).
As already mentioned, OPPTS is the umbrella office for three separate offices (i.e. OPP, OPPT, and
OSCP). Each of its program offices is actively involved in addressing EJ issues and has incorporated, or is
planning to incorporate, elements of EJ in many of its current programs and activities. Below is a description
of some of the ongoing and future EJ activities of OPPTS and its supporting offices.
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances (OPPTS)
EnvironmentalJustice Coordinating Council (EJCC) - To assist in its effort to integrate EJ into its
program, policies, and procedures, OPPTS has formed the EJCC. The EJCC is charged with the task of
providing advice and recommendation to the Assistant Administrator how OPPTS can integrate EJ into its
daily operations.
OPPTS EJ Team - The OPPTS EJ Team is primarily responsible for promoting the integration of
EJ into the daily operations of each office by providing guidance, advice, training, and support to
managers and staff. Each program office has representation on the EJ Team to ensure that the OPPTS
approach to integrating EJ is consistent and coordinated.
OPPTS Tribal Strategic Plan - Recognizing that Tribes face many EJ- related issues, OPPTS
issued the OPPTS Tribal Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2004-2008 in August2004 to address the
environmental concerns faced within Indian country. The purpose of the OPPTS "Tribal Specific"
Strategic Plan is to help determine how to best use our resources to foster health and environmental gains
in Indian Country and other Tribal areas including Alaska (ICOTA). The OPPTS Tribal Strategic Plan
serves as a guide for EPA Managers in our program areas as they work with the Tribes to develop and
implement initiatives to support successful pesticide, chemical and pollution prevention programs. The
Plan can be viewed at http://www.epa.gov/oppts/pubs/tribal/index.htm
OPPTS has identified four goals for ICOTA over the next few years: 1) Improve the government-
to-government relationship between OPPTS and federally recognized tribes through effective and
meaningful consultation, communication, coordination and outreach; 2) Continue to build tribal capacity
for program development and implementation; 3) Develop methods for fostering greater program
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coverage for tribal communities; and 4) Enhance and modify risk management methodologies to meet
tribal cultural concerns and protect public health and the environment in ICOTA. Several projects and
activities are already planned, or underway, to support attainment of these goals.
OPPTS provided support funding in FY 06 to develop regional Circuit Rider programs. These
circuit rider programs provide FIFRA presence in Indian Country where no full program has the
possibility of success. They also widen both the scope and methods of coverage that OPP and OECA can
provide to underserved populations.
As part of an overall effort to increase awareness of toxics, pollution prevention and pesticide
issues in tribal communities, OPPT and OPP collaborate to produce the quarterly OPPTS Tribal
Newsletter. The OPPTS Tribal Newsletter offers information on a variety of topics regarding OPPTS
environmental programs, and includes a variety of news articles and information from the Tribes and
Tribal organizations themselves. OPPTS utilizes this two-way communication to ensure timely
information flow between EPA and tribal governments, leaders and environmental organizations. This
publication has grown in readership and recognition from our Tribal partners and continues to enjoy a
wide distribution in Indian Country and at EPA. OPPTS will continue to produce quarterly issues of the
newsletter, post them on-line, and mail to all federally recognized tribes. OPPT will also be developing an
Agency-wide Pilot Tribal newsletter project.
OPPT, in collaboration with other program offices, is working to increase tribal capacity to assess
environmental health threats from toxic chemicals. Further, in a continued effort to identify other national
toxic and pollution prevention issues of significant concern to tribal populations, OPPT will work in close
partnership with Tribal Affairs Project members of the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action
(FOSTTA). FOSTTA provides a forum for regular exchange between EPA, States, and Tribes to discuss
tribal, pollution prevention, and chemical issues. The Tribal Affairs Project provides opportunities for
tribes to provide EPA with valuable program expertise from the tribal perspective and vice versa. In
addition, regular meetings between Tribal and pollution prevention/chemical groups provide a mechanism
for ongoing exchange between State and Tribal representatives. OPPT will host monthly conference calls
and participate in at least three face-to-face meetings over the next year.
A federal advisory committee established by OPPT is exploring areas of interest for Tribes in
OPPT's chemicals management and prevention programs, as part of an overall effort to provide EPA with
formal consensus advice and recommendations on policy areas across OPPT's programs. The FACA,
known as the National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee (NPPTAC), includes Tribal
representation. The NPPTAC formed a committee to address concerns relating to Tribal Lifeways.
Specifically, the committee will look at how EPA risk assessment models might be modified to be more
inclusive of Tribal Lifeways issues.
To build state and tribal pollution prevention capacity, OPPT will continue to work with the
National Pollution Prevention Roundtable (NPPR) to implement a multi-year collaborative effort between
states and tribes to work on pollution prevention initiatives. OPPT established a state and tribal pollution
prevention discussion group to identify opportunities for pollution prevention collaboration. The
discussion group developed a workplan over monthly conference calls and will meet periodically at the
FOSTTA meetings. Some of the goals for the discussion group include the formation of at least three
new Mentoring Partnerships with states and tribes to work collectively on local and regional pollution
prevention capacity building and the creation of a database of regional tribal pollution prevention efforts
and needs utilizing the Pollution Prevention Results centers and FOSTTA for information gathering.
OPPT will also assess the need for a new policy for reducing grant match requirements mandated in the
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Pollution Prevention Act of 1990 to a lower percentage (from 50% to 25% or lower) to increase the
number of pollution prevention projects going to tribes.
Like OPPT, OPP continues to work closely with tribal groups to obtain tribal perspectives on
pesticide issues of significant concern. OPP regularly meets with the Tribal Pesticide Program Council
(TPPC) to identify national and regional pesticide issues that are specific to Indian Country. Building on
these meetings, OPP is now working to develop appropriate outreach activities to address pesticide issues
in tribal communities. Also, OPP has now developed, with the TPPC, a set of pesticide priorities for
tribal populations. The Program will move forward to address and re-evaluate these priorities as an
ongoing activity.
OPP continues to facilitate cooperative activities between state organizations, including the State
FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), and TPPC to encourage the development of
common solutions for mutual pesticide related concerns. OPP will continue to ensure that tribes are
appropriately brought into stakeholder discussions and that information on EPA projects, programs,
emerging pesticide issues and grant opportunities is appropriately disseminated.
In 2002, OPP initiated an effort to leverage state-of-the-art Life Line software (a tool OPP is
already using in its pesticide exposure/risk assessment and tolerance setting processes) to capture unusual
exposure pathways that may accompany the practice of tribal traditional ways of life. OPP continues to
work very closely with a consortium of Native villages in Alaska, and with the Blackfeet Nation in
Montana to conduct site visits, develop information sources, collect data and modify the LifeLine
software. The software modules were completed in 2004 and previewed to applicable program offices
during the winter of 2005/2006. Data collection is ongoing and OPP is now analyzing the project to
determine how best to deploy the software and if it is feasible to extend the project to other native tribes
or EJ populations.
Prior to 2004, risk assessment tools used by EPA only considered the general population and not
those persons living unique or traditional lifestyles. In 2002, OPPTS responded to the need to expand
that capability to consider Native Americans and Alaska Natives living and practicing traditional
lifestyles. The Tribal LifeLine Project involves the creation of software that takes into account traditional
diets (hunting, fishing, and gathering), seasonal changes in lodging use of sweat lodges, and other unique
exposure scenarios. For the first time, tribal communities are visible when assessing exposure and risk to
chemicals. The initial Tribal LifeLine Project pilot involved working with the Nilavena Consortium in
Alaska, and the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. The project continues to work with tribal communities, the
most recently being the Village of Selawick and the Village of Kiana, in Alaska.
To support protection of public health and the environment in Indian Country and Alaska Native
Villages, OPP provides grants to tribes for targeted pesticide-related field projects such as surface to
water quality management, endangered species protection, integrated pest management, and pesticide
assessment, education, and outreach. For each of the past eight years, OPP's competitive Tribal Special
Project Grant Program has provided approximately $450,000 per year in direct funding to tribes. OPP
will again in FY 06 award 10-11 grants up to $50,000 each to tribes to address pesticide issues specific to
their communities. Funded projects included Pesticide Education for Traditional Resource Gathering and
Communities within Yurok Ancestral Territory, Rat Control and Rodenticide Certification Training in
Akutan, Alaska or Reconnaissance investigation of Pesticides and PCB's in Spoonbill from the Grand
Lake of the Cherokee s and its tributaries.
Additionally, OPP will continue to support tribal participation in the Pesticide Regulatory
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Education Program (PREP).
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)
Community Air Screening How To Manual and Tools - OPPT, in collaboration with the Agency
for Toxic Substances, and Disease Registry and the Office of Air, has developed and published a
Community Air Screening How To Manual designed to help communities prioritize and take effective
action to reduce risks from air toxics. The How To Manual will make available via OPPT's Community
Assistance Home Page, which provides information on chemicals and their effects, tools to help
understand and use environmental data, and programs and potential solutions to concerns about
chemicals. This manual directly responds to the NEJA Council recommendations to the Agency on the
development of a collaborative multi-media model for pollution prevention in a community setting. This
document can be found by going to the following link: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/cahp/pubs/howto.htm.
To support OPPT's continued effort to identify EJ issues, OPPT will utilize its preexisting risk
screening, priority setting, and exposure assessment tools to support EJ hazard, exposure, and risk
reduction activities. For example, the Risk Screening Environmental Indicators (RSEI) supports a wide
variety of activities at various government levels from national to community. In particular, it may be
used to identify EJ problem areas, rank relative risks for priority action, and map geospatial relationships
of risk-related chemical releases to populations of interest. This tool could also be used to address these
relationships for tribal populations and other ethnic groups. The RSEI tool combines population
demographics, exposure estimates, and measures of toxicity to provide relative risk-related screening
analyses. The Exposure, Fate Assessment Screening Tool (E-FAST) is another tool that provides
screening level assessments of consumer, general population, and environmental exposures for use in a
risk assessment context. The Geographical Exposure Modeling System (GEMS) will provide detailed
assessments of general population and environmental exposures for air, soil, surface water, and ground
water releases.
OPPT Lead Program - OPPT is working with Regions, states, tribes, stakeholders, and the
community to reduce the risk of exposure to lead. Recognizing that lead poisoning is most prevalent in
poorly-maintained older housing, which is often occupied by poor, people-of-color and their children
living in inner city areas, much of OPPT's effort to combat lead poisoning is geared towards reaching this
population most at risk. The overall program goal is to decrease the number of children with elevated
blood lead levels. EPA uses three general strategies to address EJ issues in the lead program 1) promote
greater availability of lead risk identification and reduction, at lower cost; 2) empower parents and other
caretakers to protect children directly through effective communication tools; and 3) encourage improved
maintenance of low-income dwellings. Using these strategies, OPPT will train and certify individuals and
firms who use lead-based paint. OPPT will continue to provide educational materials to residents at the
time of sale or lease on the risks of lead-based paint and develop a voluntary/regulatory training and
education program on work practice standards to minimize release of lead dust from residential
renovations. Additionally, through the Tribal Baseline Assessment and Outreach for Lead Project, OPPT
will award 10-15 grants to tribes to increase awareness and knowledge about lead exposure in Indian
Country.
OPPT Mercury Program - OPPT is working with Regions, states, tribes, stakeholders, and the
community to reduce mercury use, release, and exposure. OPPT is coordinating EPA's actions to reduce
health risks from mercury exposure. EPA fully understands that health threats from mercury exposure are
of critical importance for a number of special populations most at risk. Of particular concern are pregnant
women, young children, indigenous communities and other cultural groups who routinely consume large
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amounts offish. New risk communication tools for educating subpopulations of greater risk (i.e.,
subsistence fishers) will be developed.
Office of Pesticide Programs
Review of pesticide registration/reregistration processes - Several Divisions within OPP have
formed EJ workgroups to evaluate their respective risk assessment processes to identify areas where EJ
principles and practices should be incorporated. OPP's Special Review and Reregistration Division
(SRRD) has trialed two chemicals selected for reregistration review (lindane and hexazinone) to identify
areas along the process where EJ concerns can or should be considered and addressed appropriately. As a
result of these trials the workgroup has begun to use information gleaned from the trials to identify EJ
issues and concerns in its SMART meetings with registrants and stakeholders. OPP divisions are also
continuing to conduct topical EJ brown bag sessions aimed at sharing knowledge and communicating on
EJ issues. Further coordinated division representatives continue to meet at least monthly with OPP
management to report on respective divisional EJ integration progress, communications, outreach
activities and issues.
Worker Protection Standard Improvements - Building on 2005 activities, OPP has now formed a
collaborative partnership with the non-profit organization Association of Farmworker Opportunity
Programs (AFOP) to improve pesticide safety training for farmworkers and their families. The goal of
this project is to train at least 20,000 new farmworkers and their families on pesticide safety each year.
By the end of 2006 OPP expects to carryout training at 23 sites in 14 states.
Hazard Communications - OPP is also on schedule for completing a cross-cutting series of
studies and pilot projects aimed at determining the most effective ways of delivering pesticide specific
hazard communications (HazComm) information to farm workers. Our end goal is to integrate the results
from this project into the Program's regulatory process in a manner that will further reduce the risk of
pesticides to agricultural workers and their families.
Vector Management in Urban Settings - OPP continues its partnership with The Centers for
Disease Control's National Center for Environmental Health to implement integrated Pest Management
and public health vector control in urban settings. During 2006 OPP plans to continue participation in the
New York City Rodent Control Academy to gather urban pest data that is now being used in the risk
analysis for 9 rodenticides currently undergoing reregistration review.
Healthy Housing - In 2005 the Program partnered with a non- profit organization to deliver
training technical assistance and funding to resident leaders of senior citizen low-income housing in
Cleveland, Ohio and New York City. During 2006 OPP will work with its partner to implement this pilot
program by delivering targeted training, specifically focused on indoor air quality and practices to reduce
health risks related to exposure to pests and pesticides
All of OPPTS environmental justice activities are directly aligned with our Offices main GPRA
priorities, which include preventing pollution and reducing risks in communities, homes, workplaces, and
ecosystems. For example, consistent with our GPRA priority to significantly reduce the incidence of
childhood lead poisoning, and as part of the 2006 EJ Action Plan, OPPTS Lead Program will develop a
voluntary/regulatory training and education program on work practice standards to minimize release of
lead dust from residential renovations, provide educational materials on risks of lead-based paint to home
buyers, and work with Tribes to collect lead exposure data for community education. In addition,
OPPTS will support its GPRA goal to reduce the risks associated with PCBs, mercury, dioxin, and other
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toxic chemicals of national concern by analyzing samples offish, soil, and moose and deer livers from
tribal communities for persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic pollutants.
Further, OPPTS will conduct several EJ projects that fulfill our GPRA goal of reducing pesticide
risks to workers, consumers, and ecosystems. For example, OPPTS will develop guidance for addressing
EJ issues during the registration and reregistration processes in an effort to improve its risk assessment
process for subpopulations. OPPTS will also develop additional educational materials to more effectively
train farmworkers and their families on pesticide safety, display pesticide safety messages on targeted
public transportation, and promote our pesticide safety materials through a broad spectrum of
organizations and agencies working with farmers' air radio spots on pesticide-related issues on the
Hispanic Radio Network.
A key objective of OPPTS is to assess environmental conditions on tribal lands to identify need
for action. OPPTS has several new and ongoing projects that are assisting us in achieving this objective,
including the award of grants directly to tribes. OPPTS plans to increase its number of pollution
prevention projects in tribal communities by reducing its grant match requirements from 50% to 25% or
lower. Additionally, OPPTS will continue to provide competed tribal grants for targeted pesticide-related
field projects. OPPTS will also work with tribal leaders and community members to develop the next
phases of the OPPTS Tribal Subsistence and LifeLine Projects.
As described previously, OPPTS has formed an EJ Team that consists of representatives from all
three of its program offices. To this end, the EJ Team serves as the key mechanism for communicating EJ
information to and from program offices. Members of the EJ Team actively participate in regularly
scheduled meetings with other Headquarters and Regional EJ Coordinators to discuss national policy
issues as well as local/regional EJ issues and activities. In addition, as a member of EPA's EJ Executive
Committee, OPPTS' DAA frequently engages in meetings with other DAAs and regional directors to
share, review, and discuss EJ activities, policies, and issues. The information gathered from such
meetings is passed on to the EJ Team to ensure that OPPTS' approach to integrating EJ into policies and
programs is consistent
with Agency policy and direction. OPPTS will continue this approach for communicating with its
program offices, as well as establish new cross-divisional EJ teams within each program office to fully
engage other staff members.
OPPTS uses public participation in its decision-making process. Outreach to all stakeholders
involved in the EJ dialogue (e.g., state, tribal, and local government; other federal agencies; community
and grassroots groups; indigenous groups; business and industry; environmental groups and other non-
governmental organizations; and academia) is a priority.
OPPTS will utilize its current communication processes to receive input on EJ issues from
external stakeholders. OPPTS staff meets frequently with external stakeholders who may be affected by
or who may have a vested interest in the rules and guidance the Office develops. This interaction with
external stakeholders may take many forms including, but not limited to the following: (1) a meeting with
industry or an environmental group, (2) a public hearing or public listening session, (3) through the public
comment period required for all rulemaking, or (4) through parent committees and workgroups formed
under the Federal Advisory Council Act (FACA). EJ communities are expected to be a part of these
meetings as well as State and local governments that can communicate with these communities.
Further, OPPTS will also engage in risk communication activities to external stakeholders
through its websites, printed materials, brochures, tool kits, and public broadcast announcements. Much
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of the outreach material has been translated to Spanish. OPPTS continues to strive to translate materials
into other languages.
OPPTS is committed to increasing its outreach practices to include communities of concern and
ensure that as part of its overall EJ mission, communities become more engaged in the collaborative
problem-solving process. OPPT plans to consider mechanisms to inform EJ communities about public
meetings and the outcome of these activities. OPPT also plans to consider various means to involve EJ
communities in the process by partnering with Regions and States possibly by sponsoring an Annual
National Meeting that will include representatives from Regions and States to discuss EJ concerns and
other issues.
OPPTS staff is actively involved with the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council
(NEJAC). Specifically, staff collaborates with the Health and Research, Pollution Prevention and
Indigenous Peoples Subcommittees (Subcommittees). A number of OPPTS staff participate on the
Subcommittees monthly calls and provide technical expertise to help inform and educate the
Subcommittee on the EJ related work being conducted in our Office. Staff are also present at the annual
meetings of the NEJAC and provide support to the work being done at those meetings.
OPPT has established the National Pollution Prevention and Toxics Advisory Committee
(NPPTAC or Committee) to obtain consensus recommendations from a balanced group of stakeholders,
including environmental justice communities and our Tribal partners. The purpose of the NPPTAC,
which includes Tribal representation, is to provide formal advice to EPA on OPPT's chemicals
management and pollution prevention program. A Tribal Workgroup has been formed by the Committee
to explore issues and options for further collaboration between OPPTS and Tribes for potential
consideration by the NPPTAC.
OPPTS is sensitive to the public health and environmental concerns of tribal communities.
OPPTS is actively involved with the Forum on State and Tribal Toxics Action (FOSTTA) Tribal Affairs
Project. This initiative is a mechanism for tribes to provide EPA with valuable program expertise from
the tribal perspective. Tribal representation on this project comes from a variety of environmental and
health officials. Funding is also provided to tribal entities, such as the Tribal Pesticide Program Council,
that focuses attention on pesticide issues and concerns. OPPTS currently has several grant programs
exclusively for Native American Tribes, including grant programs for lead assessment and education and
grants for targeted, pesticide-related field projects, such as water quality management and endangered
species protection.
OPP has instituted the Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition (CARAT) and the
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) to more effectively and efficiently gather input from
stakeholders. Both groups include representation from farm workers advocacy groups, public health
organizations and tribal governments. OPP routinely confers with groups through workshops, meetings,
other forms of communications and has received valuable input on its programs. Pesticide issues and
decisions are electronically communicated to interested parties from a centralized mailing list, including
those identified by the People of Color Environmental Groups Directory, a compendium of ethnically
diverse groups with an interest in the environment and public health.
OPPTS does consider opportunities to incorporate EJ as a funding priority for grant activity.
OPPT's tribal grant gave some preference to the inclusion of addressing EJ needs as a priority. OPPTS
continues to consider EJ issues when developing grant proposals. OPPT plans to review the PBT grants
to determine if it is appropriate to include EJ as a priority component. In addition, OPP is establishing an
EJ Small Grant Program to focus awards to community-based organizations for outreach projects on
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pesticide safety.
In addition to the activities listed above, OPPTS works with a wide variety of other public
national organizations that have extensive regional and local networks and share mutual goals with the
program such as the protection of public health and establishment of local efforts to stimulate public
action through media and grassroots efforts. OPPTS supports national organizations with extensive
regional and local networks to help establish local environmental justice outreach programs. OPPTS
meets regularly with these groups in order to help create new opportunities to achieve significant risk
reduction. Funding is provided to cooperative partners to support the development of new tools for
building community based programs that are flexible enough to be responsive to the needs of residents in
local communities. Some examples of funded activities include the following:
1. Hispanic Radio Network - Spanish radio spots on pesticide-related issues;
2. American Association of Poison Control Centers - Encourage parents and care givers to keep
pesticides and household chemicals locked away from children.
3. Washington, DC Metro Transit System - Display of pesticide safety information
4. National Environmental Education and Training Foundation - Educate health care providers on
recognition and management of pesticide health-related conditions.
5. Indian Health Service - Participation in reducing mercury use and exposure.
6. Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs/Americorps - Train farmworkers on pesticide
safety.
7. ECOS - Environmental Council of States
8. National Tribal Environmental Council
9. National Pesticide Medical Monitoring Program - provide clinical and basic toxicological
pesticide information and services to the public.
10. National Pesticide Information Center - provide real time science-based information on
pesticides.
OPPTS will continue to engage stakeholders and the public as it proceed with the integration of
EJ into its program, policies, and activities.
OPPTS currently does not have a formal way of collecting EJ information. However, the EJ team
will research methods for collecting such information and recommend to upper management the best
approach for doing so. The goal of a formal data collection method will be to allow storage of
information about OPPTS EJ-related activities in one comprehensive easily accessible location.
To highlight best practices, OPPTS will continue to fulfill the Agency's requirements for the
annual EJ Progress Report and EJ Biennial Report. In addition, the EJ team will devise a communication
strategy for sharing success stories throughout the Agency and with the public. The EJ team will also do
internal midyear and annual assessments of EJ activities to identify areas of strengths and weaknesses and
lessons learned. The findings from the assessments will be shared with EJCC for advice and
recommendation.
OPPTS Managers and Staff Training on Environmental Justice - OPPTS is committed to
supporting and promoting EJ. To ensure our goal is achieved, OPPTS will offer EJ training to its
managers and staff who will be strongly encouraged to attend. At the completion of the course, the
OPPTS staff will: 1) recognize potential environmental justice situations in their work; and (2 describe
their role and OPPTS' role and responsibilities in applying environmental justice concepts.
One of the methods used to promote shared learning, such as best practices and lessons learned, is
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by sharing the methods developed by OPPTS EJ training with the Office of Environmental Justice and the
EJ Training Collaborative. In addition, as program staff interact on a frequent basis with their respective
colleagues, the opportunity increases for shared learning of actual working experience.
For many years, OPPTS has been implementing programs, policies, and activities that address
environmental issues in the community. OPPTS will review its current processes for assessing and
responding to community environmental issues to determine if there is a need to establish guidance for
conducting an EJ assessment. Strengths and weaknesses of existing processes, ways to improve upon
these processes, and necessary steps to move forward to ensure that EJ issues are adequately addressed in
our daily operations will be ascertained.
The OPPTS EJ Team is responsible for tracking and reporting the progress of the items outlined
in the EJ Action Plan, and determining other measures for evaluating the larger concepts of organizational
culture change and institutionalization of EJ principles. The EJ Team will develop a list of both
quantifiable and qualifiedly measures to assess these goals. Baseline data will be collected to evaluate the
extent to which OPPTS has achieved the goals. Examples of some of the measures may include resources
allocated to EJ-related activities and accomplishments, number of staff trained in EJ, number and nature
of EJ inventory activities. If OPPTS management determines that sufficient progress for incorporating EJ
is not being made in a timely manner, a determination will be made on how to strengthen or improve the
Office's performance. OPPTS will highlight its accomplishments and results from the EJ Action plan in
its annual Progress report and Biennial EJ report. The EJ Team will also determine the feasibility of a
quarterly EJ Newsletter.
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Attachment A
Activity
Antimicrobial Division (AD) continues
efforts to address areas of pesticide use
that may pose potential for EJ concerns in
its risk assessment, registration and
reregistration processes.
Biological and Economic Anbalysis
Output
The Division is working to complete
Integrated divisional guidance for
identifying and integrating EJ into the
Antimicrobial Division's risk
assessment, registration and
reregistration process.
Partner with the Penobscot Indian
Outcome
Will address the following specific EJ areas of
concern:
• providing urban/rural mold education;
• providing disinfection training/education
and outreach material to nail salon
community
• utilizing Q&A /questionnaire/checklist
designed to capture EJ considerations
during reregistration SMART meetings.
• the division is using a list of EJ based
questions during its meetings with
representatives of chemicals eligible for
reregistration to identify possible
disproportionate exposure in use,
disposal, transport, and manufacturing of
reregistered chemicals,
• as part of ongoing efforts to institute a
mold and mildew outreach communication
initiative for urban/rural communities hire a
student (June 2006) under the Hispanic
Association of Colleges and Universities
program to conduct initial research and
project pilot.
• Finalization of CCA RED .
The focus of this research is to determine the
Point of Contact
Cleo Pizana
Pizana.cleo(@,epa.gov
Michael Hardy
Hardv.michael(fl),epa.gov
Joseph Ferrario
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
Division (BEAD) will continue with its
work to provide analytic support to tribal
and other communities to assist these
communities in identifying contaminants
that may expose them to potential health
risks.
Nation and other Federal partners
(ATSDR, USF&W, USGS), to submit
a proposal to the Regional Applied
Research Effort (RARE) to assist in
developing exposure concentrations for
a regional tribal risk assessment.
The proposal applies for $100,000 to
collect and analyze flora, fauna and
sediment for chlorinated
dioxins/furans, dioxin-like PCBs, and
mercury, all of which are elevated in
the tribal portion of the Penobscot
River.
amount of exposure Penobscot Tribal members face
when engaging in their statutorily protected right of
sustenance fishing and their traditional cultural
practices.
Ferrario.ioseph(g),epa.gov
Field and External Affairs Division
(FEAD) has formed collaborative
partnership with a nonprofit organization,
the Association of Farmworker
Opportunity Programs (AFOP), to
improve pesticide safety training for
farmworkers and their families.
Continued cooperative agreement with
the AFOP to increase the number of
farmworkers and families trained on
pesticide safety
In 2006 OPP will fund the third year of a
five-year cooperative agreement with
AFOP to increase the number of
farmworkers and families trained on
pesticide safety
At least 20, 000 new farmworkers and
farmworker families will be trained on
pesticide safety in workplace each year.
Amendment to Cooperative Agreement
awarded in March 2006 Pesticide safety
educators now working to implement
lessons learned from train-the trainer
instruction they received in October.
At least 2500 farmworkers, their families
and community managers will know how
to protect themselves from pesticide
hazards in 23 sites in 14 states across the
country.
Carol Parker
Parker. carol(@,epa. gov
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
FEAD/Govemment and International
Service (GISB) continues to work closely
with tribes to identify international
pesticide issues that are of significant
concern to tribal populations.
OPP continues to hold at least two
national meetings with the Tribal
pesticide Program Council (TPPC)
members to clearly identify the
pesticide related concerns of Indian
Country.
The FEAD Tribal program continues
its regularly scheduled in-house
information sharing with all levels of
OPP management.
OPP will continue to disseminate
information on EPA projects,
programs, emerging issues and grant
opportunities that may affect and/or be
if interest to pesticide program
managers in Indian Country.
Pesticide related concerns of Indian
Country will be clearly identified.
EPA decision makers are aware of Indian
Country's pesticide related concerns, and
are more effectively able to take those
concerns into consideration when making
regulatory decisions.
Ron Kendall
Kendall.ron(g),epa. gov
FEAD/GISB continues its efforts to
address EJ issues in tribal communities by
continuing to strengthen and advance its
Circuit rider program Circuit Rider
Program Development
In FY 06 OPP/TPPC and the Regions
will begin n developing circuit rider
program strategies to place more
FIFRA presence in 1C for tribes
without the resources to support full
FIFRA program implementation.
Currently OPP has 24 enforcement
programs covering 33 of the 572
recognized tribes. This circuit rider
coverage may add another 20 to 30
tribes under the FIFRA umbrella.
Added two circuit riders in Indian Country
with sustainable funding.
The increased presence of circuit riders will
add depth to both OPP and OECA's
programs in underserved areas and widens
the presence of FIFRA protections while
minimizing costs to tribes.
Ron Kendall
Kendall.ron(@,epa. gov
FEAD - African American Outreach
Campaign
Raise awareness about responsible
pesticide use and IPM among African
Americans, reduce pesticide poising
incidents; reduce health effects
associated with exposure to pests and
New 8(a) (minority and small disadvantaged
businesses) contract in place to develop outreach
campaigns targeting African American
communities.
Darlene Dinkins
Dinkins.darlene(@,epa.gov
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
pesticides
FEAD - Alliance for Healthy Homes In
Door Air quality (IAQ) Training
Reduce health risks related to exposure
to pests and pesticides for low-income
seniors in Cleveland, Ohio.
Reduced adverse health effects for low
income seniors.
Grant awarded for FY 2005-2006
OPP/CSB involved in review and approval
of training materials, grant to continue
through September 2006
5-6 training sessions in-place in the
Cleveland area for resident leaders for
seniors living in low-income housing; the
training encompasses all aspects of indoor
air quality with a heavy emphasis on IPM.
Kathy Seikel
Seikel.kathy(@,epa.gov
FEAD/CSB - Forge sustainable Federal,
industry, community and non-profit
partnerships aimed at identifying and
addressing environmental justice issues
and identifying areas where lessons
learned from such partnerships can be
integrated into OPP's routine processes of
regulatory and environmental protection.
Implementation of sustainable methods
for addressing pesticide and pest
management issues in vulnerable
populations and integrate lessons
learned into OPP's routine processes
for identifying and managing pesticide
risk in EJ populations.
• In 2006 partnership formed between
EPA/OPP and the National Center for
Environmental health (NCEH) to strengthen
integrated pest management
(IPM) programs of both agencies by
providing opportunities for collaboration,
sharing and expertise and possible co-
sponsorship of selected projects.
• IPM programs have been developed that
focus on coordinated efforts for vector
management in urban settings and the
implementation of IPM programs in low
income-housing.
Kathy Seikel
Seikel.kathv(g),epa.gov
FEAD/CSB - National Poison Prevention
Week
Raise awareness about pesticide
poisoning and prevention through
press releases, and media events.
A partnered campaign between EPA/OPP and the
American Association of Poison Control Centers to
raise awareness about pesticide poisoning
prevention activities include press releases and
media events.
Darlene Dinkins
Dinkins.darlene(@,epa.gov
FEAD/CSB - New York City Department
of Health
Reduce health risks related to exposure
to pests and pesticides for low-income
seniors in NYC, NY.
Reduced adverse health effects for
Grant awarded for FY 2005 - 2006
OPP/CSB involved in review and approval
of training materials, 10 training sessions
for senior citizens suffering from asthma
Kathy Seikel
Seikel.kathy(@,epa. gov
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Activity
FEAD/CSB - Partnership with HUD
Healthy Homes Program to reduce
exposure to pests and pesticides for
residents of low-income housing.
FEAD/CSB - Partnership with the
National Center for Healthy Housing to
Develop IPM training for public health
officials, property managers, public
housing officials and others change
agents;
Development of tool box and promotional
materials to enhance the spread of IPM in
low income multi-family housing nation-
wide.
FEAD/CSB - Partnership with
Washington D.C. Department of Health
on IPM for Rodent Management
FEAD/CSB CDC/NCEH Partnership
Output
low- income seniors
Raise awareness about IPM in public
housing authorities (PHA's) and
facilitate transition of PHAs from
conventional pest management
practices to IPM programs.
Widespread adoption of IPM
programs in low income housing and
reduce health risks related to exposure
to pests and pesticides for low income
persons living in multi-family housing.
Support Washington, D.C. in
implementing rodent management
based Rodent Control Academy.
Support City government agencies in
efforts to increase reduced risk pest
management collaboration across
agency lines
This is a partnership between
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on steps to implement IPM approaches
(principally for cockroach control) in multi-
family housing units.
• EPA providing technical assistance to
HUD in development of tools and guidance
for implementation of new HUD regulatory
requirements concerning pest management
in low-income housing
• Publication of case studies highlighting
IPM success stories;
• Participation in HUDHealthy Homes
Conference
• EPA participation in American Public
Health Association national meeting;
• EPA participation on federal advisory
committee for NCHH;
• NCHH provision of deliverables required
by work assignment through which they
provide technical support for this effort.
• Reduction in rodent population
• Increased use of IPM practices
• EPA participation in NYC Rodent Control
Point of Contact
Kathy Seikel
Seikel.kathv(@,epa.gov
Kathy Seikel
Seikel.kathy(g),epa.gov
Kathy Seikel
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
EPA/OPP and the National enter for
Environmental Health to strengthen the
IPM programs of both agencies by
providing opportunities for
collaboration, sharing of resources and
expertise, and possible co-sponsorship
of selected projects.
The IPM programs of focus and
coordinated efforts include vector
management in urban settings, and the
implementation of IPM programs in
low income housing.
Academy; use of data gained from this
experience in the risk analysis for the re-
registration of 9 rodenticides currently
under review;
Replication of Rodent Academy approach
in other urban centers; collaboration on
IPM training being delivered through the 5
university based training centers out of
which the National Center for Healthy
Housing operates.
Seikel.kathy(fl),epa.gov
FEAD/CSB National Head Start
Association Partnership
Reduce health risks related to exposure
to pests and pesticides in Head Start
Centers and in low-income homes
Production and distribution of outreach
materials for Head Start Center Directors,
teachers, social workers and the families of
head start children.
News articles discussing health risks
related to exposure to pests and pesticides
published in two magazines (one geared to
Head Start Center personnel, the other
targeting families of Head Start children
Darlene Dinkins
Dinkins.darlene(@,epa.gov
FEAD/TRIBAL continues to provide
competed tribal grants for targeted,
pesticide related "field projects" such as
water quality management and endangered
species protection
OPP will award about 10 grants for
targeted pesticide related "field
projects in 2006 and develop more
accountable methods of tracking the
progress and completion of projects in
FY06
This program provides resources and builds
pesticide management expertise in Indian Country
where either full program implementation is not
possible or resolves pesticide specific problems that
fit specific tribal needs
Ron Kendall
Kendall.ron(@,epa. gov
FEAD/GISB will work closely with tribes
to identify national pesticide issues that
are of significant concern to tribal
populations.
OPP has held at least two national
meetings with the Tribal Pesticide
Program Council (TPPC) members to
clearly identify the pesticide related
concerns of Indian Country.
• Pesticide related concerns of Indian
Country will be clearly identified.
• EPA decision makers are aware of Indian
Country's pesticide related concerns, and
Ron Kendall
kendall. ron(@,epa. gov
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
OPP will continue the regularly
scheduled in-house information sharing
with all levels of OPP management.
OPP will continue to disseminate
information on EPA projects,
programs, emerging issues and grant
opportunities that may affect and/or be
of interest to pesticide program
managers in Indian Country.
take those concerns into consideration
when making regulatory decisions.
FEAD/Worker Protection Office is
conducting a series of studies/pilot
projects to determine the most effective
methods and materials for delivering
pesticide specific hazard communication
(HazComm) information to farmworkers.
HazComm pilot work will be
completed by the end of FY 2006 and
results will be integrated into the
regulatory revision process.
• Better information about the needs of the
farmworker and agricultural community;
better understanding of the complex issues
affecting implementation of a HazComm
program for pesticides; greater consensus
among the regulated/ protected community
regarding the approach for a national
HazComm program; and a better overall
plan for eventual regulatory change and
program improvement that will lead to a
reduction in the risk to pesticide workers in
agriculture.
• Contract with SAIC is in place and OPP is
working with ORD and SAIC to initiate
and carry out pilots.
Richard Pont
Pont. richard(@,epa. gov
Health Effects Division (HED) continues
its assessment of divisional processes to
identify areas where EJ considerations can
be incorporated during the registration and
reregistration processes.
HED is assess its risk assessment
process and draft guidance for
addressing EJ issues and ensure
adequate EJ training for all divisional
staff and facilitating the dissemination
of EJ awareness materials within the
division, to promote better realization
of EJ concerns and discussions among
HED practitioners.
• A draft environmental justice language
section for HED risk assessment
document. Is in the approval stage
• A draft checklist of environmental justice
issues for use during risk assessment is
being reviewed to determine practical
consideration of how these questions can
best be communicated to risk assessors.
Gerome V. Burke
Burke. gerome-v(@,epa. gov
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Activity
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
• Additional HED staffers have undergone
basic EJ training (NETI).
• Relevant items related to international
Agency and national EJ activities and
issues are now being included in HED's
internal newsletter (ex: meeting notices,
workshops, FR Notices, etc.)to keep HED
staff apprised of EJ activities and issues.
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OPPT Activity
Activities
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
OPPT will work with
States, Territories,
Tribes, and
environmental justice
communities to reduce
the risk of exposure to
lead.
Tribal Baseline Assessment and Outreach for
Lead - Work in collaboration with Tribes so that
they collect lead exposure data and educate
parents on lead poisoning.
Targeted Lead Grants "Hot Spots Grants" -
"Targeted Grants to Reduce Childhood Lead
Poisoning". The grants were available to a wide
range of applicants, including state and local
governments, Federally-recognized Indian Tribes
and tribal consortia, territories, institutions of
higher learning, and nonprofit organizations.
Renovation, Repair, and Painting Proposed
Regulation - On January 10, 2006, EPA
proposed new requirements to reduce exposure
to lead hazards created by renovation, repair and
painting activities that disturb lead-based paint.
In FY 2005, 25 grants were recommended
for funding to Tribes.
The grant program is designed to: (1)
address areas with high incidence of
elevated blood-level; (2) identify and
address areas with high potential for
heretofore undocumented elevated blood-
lead levels; (3) develop tools to address
unique and challenging issues in lead
poisoning prevention; (4) identify tools that
are replicable and scalable for other areas.
This action supports the attainment of the
Federal government's goal of eliminating
childhood lead poisoning by 2010. The
proposal would establish requirements for
training renovators and dust sampling
technicians; certifying renovators, dust
sampling technicians, and renovation firms;
accrediting providers of renovation and
dust sampling technician training; and for
renovation work practices. These
requirements would apply to compensated
renovation activities conducted in many
homes constructed before 1978.
Darlene Watford (NPCD)
waterford. darlene(@,epa. gov
Doreen Cantor (NPCD)
cantor.doreen(@,epa.gov
Mike Wilson (NPCD)
wilson.robert(@,epa.gov
OPPT will work with
States, Territories,
Tribes and
environmental justice
communities to reduce
2.
Train and certify individuals to conduct
lead-based paint activities; certify firms
conducting those activities; and accredit
training providers.
Develop and disseminate an education
1. In 2006, the certification program
will certify approximately 200
individuals and 350 firms, and
will accredit approximately 100
training providers.
Robert Wright (NPCD)
wright. robert(@,epa. gov
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the risk of exposure to
lead.
3.
brochure that specifically addresses the
potential risks from renovation, repair,
and painting projects that disturb lead-
based paint.
Promulgate regulations to reduce
exposure to lead hazards created by
renovation, repair, and painting
activities that disturb lead-based paint.
2. In 2006, publish a draft of the
brochure in Federal Register.
Review comments and revise the
rule as necessary.
3. In 2006, publish a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in the
Federal Register. Review
comments and revise and rule as
necessary.
Joshua Novikoff (NPCD)
novikoff.ioshua(@,epa.gov
Mike Wilson (NPCD)
wilson.mike(@,epa. gov
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Activities
Output
Outcome
Point of Contact
1. OPPT will work with tribes
to identify environmental justice
concerns related to toxics and
pollution prevention.
1. Participate in three meetings/year and
monthly conference calls with Tribal Affairs
Project members of FOSTTA to identify EJ
concerns related to toxics and p2 programs.
2. Disseminate information to tribes on EPA EJ
projects, program, emerging issues and grant
opportunities through OPPTS Tribal
News, conference calls, and meetings with
tribal governmental leaders, tribal
organizations, and tribal consortiums.
3. Provide support to the Tribal Workgroup of
the National Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Advisory Committee (NPPTAC) for discussion
meetings to be held as determined by the
workgroup.
1. Identification of national toxic and
pollution prevention issues that are of
significant concern to tribal populations.
2. Ensure that the Tribes are brought into
stakeholder discussions of EJ issues and
those tribal concerns are considered during
Pop's decision making process.
3. Identification of national toxic and
pollution prevention issues that are of
significant concern to tribal populations for
potential consideration by and, advice and
recommendations from NPPTAC.
1. Darlene Harrod
harrod. darlene(@,epa. gov
Mary Lauterbach
lauterbach. mary(g),epa. gov
2. Mary Lauterbach
lauterbach. marv(g),epa. gov
3. Barbara Cunningham
cunningham.barbara(g),epa. gov
1. OPPT will work with HUD to
incorporate green building guidance
into the Indian Housing Block
Grants (IHBG Program and other
Tribal programs.
2. OPPT will work to promote the
H2E program within the Indian
Health Service (HIS)
3. Continue and improve the tribal
portal thru the partnership among
OPPT, the National Pollution
Prevention Roundtable (NPPR)
Tribal Workgroup, and the Pollution
1. By 09/30/2006 OPPT will assist HUD in the
development and inclusion of green building
guidelines to accompany IHBG disbursements
in FY 2007.
Assist HUD, Office of Native American
Program in developing Green Building Training
for Tribes.
2. H2E staff will work with HIS staff on a pilot
H2E program in two HIS facilities.
1. Increased Tribal Awareness of green
building concepts, opportunities, and
funding options.
1. CateBerard
berard. cate@epa. gov
2. Reduction of mercury-containing
products in HIS
Facilities
2. Chen Wen (PPD)
wen. chen@epa. gov
3. Beth Anderson
andersen.beth(fl),epa. gov
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Prevention Resource Exchange2
(P2Rx).
OPPT will work with Regions,
states, tribes, stakeholders, and the
community to reduce mercury use,
release, and exposure.
One product of this coordination will manifest
in the production of "EPA's Roadmap for
Addressing Mercury Exposure: A Short-term
Action Plan," which is scheduled to be
published in late 2006
The Roadmap for Mercury will provide, in
one place, comprehensive information about
the Agency's major ongoing and planned
actions to address mercury domestically and
internationally, and describe progress to
date in reducing mercury in the
environment.
Nancy Wilson (NPCD)
wilson.nancv(@,epa.gov
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Cross-Cutting Strategies:
Objective: Internal Capacity-Building
Activities
Output
Outcome
Point of
Contact
OPPTS training course that will
provide an overall awareness with
some OPPT-wide specific case
studies and overview of current
community initiatives.
Provide specific tools and guidance
on incorporating EJ considerations
into OPPTS review and testing
responsibilities.
Provide specific tools and guidance
for using OPPTS resources to
assist work in EJ communities.
OPPTS Environmental Justice
Coordinating Coordinator (EJCC)
By April 2006 OPPTS will pilot the
Environmental Justice Training.
The EJCC meeting bi-monthly to discuss the
status of ongoing EJ activities as it relates to
OPPTS policies, programs and activities. This
is the body that formally organizes the efforts
to develop the OPPTS EJ Action Plan, Annual
EJ Progress Reports, and Biennial Reports.
At the completion of this course OPPTS
employees will be able to recognize
potential environmental justice situations
in their work.
The employee will be able to describe their
role and OPPTS' role and responsibilities
in applying environmental justice concepts.
Elizabeth Resek
resek.elizabeth(@,epa.gov
The ability to convene the EJCC allows an
enhance understanding of the mult-media
impact of EJ and it respective divisions.
Thus, the coordination of implementation
of the Action Plan is greatly benefited.
Elaine Lyon-Johnson
lyon-i ohnson.elaine(fl),epa. gov
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