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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
EPA's Mission 1
Annual Performance Plan and Congressional Justification Overview 1
Invests in Water Infrastructure 1
Accelerates Great Lakes Restoration 1
Initiates a Comprehensive Approach to Slow Global Warming 2
Enhances Vital Research Efforts 2
Continues Superfund Cleanup 2
Strengthens Enforcement 2
Protects Our Nation's Water Supply 3
Moves EPA Forward 3
RESOURCE SUMMARY TABLES
Appropriation Summary
Budget Authority 4
Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) 5
GOAL AND OBJECTIVE OVERVIEW
Goal, Appropriation Summary 6
Authorized Full-Time Equivalents 8
Clean Air and Global Climate Change 10
Clean Air 11
Climate Protection 12
Energy 13
Reduce Risk to Indoor Air and Radon Programs 13
Stratospheric Ozone -Domestic and Montreal Protocol 13
Radiation 14
Research 14
Clean and Safe Water 15
Drinking Water 16
Clean Water 16
Nutrients 17
Homeland Security 17
Land Preservation and Restoration 18
Prevention, Protection, and Response Activities 19
Homeland Security 21
Enforcement 21
Enhancing Science and Research to Restore and Preserve Land 22
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems 24
Pesticides Programs 25
Toxics Programs 27
Water Progams 28
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Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) 29
Brownfields 29
International Activities 30
Environmental Justice 30
Research 31
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship 35
Improving Compliance with Environmental Laws 36
NEPA Federal Review 38
Improving Environmental Performance through Innovation and Pollution
Prevention and Stewardship 39
Improving Human Health and the Environment in Indian Country 40
Research 41
PERFORMANCE - 4 YEAR ARRAY
Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change 42
Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water 48
Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration 53
Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems 57
Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship 68
Enabling and Support Programs 72
Assessment Measures Supplemental Table 74
Assessment Improvement Plans - 2008 Fall Update Report 84
APPENDIX
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies - Environmental Programs
Goal 1- Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Healthier Outdoor Air 109
Healthier Indor Air Ill
Protect the Ozone Layer Ill
Radiation 112
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity 113
Enhance Science and Research 113
Goal 2- Clean and Safe Water
Source Water Preservation and Protectioon for Public Water Systems 115
Data Availability, Outreach and Technical Assistance 115
Tribal Access Coordination 115
Collaboration with USGS 115
Collaboration with Public and Private Partners
on Critical Water Infrastructure Protection 116
Collaboration with FDA 116
Beach Monitoring and Public Notification 116
Protect Water Quality 116
National Pullutant Discharge Elimination System Program (NPDES) 117
Joint Strategy for Animal Feeding Operaitons 117
Clean Wate State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) 117
Federal Agency Partnerships on Impaired Waters Restoration Planning 117
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Nonpoint Sources 118
Vessel Discharges 118
Enhances Science and Research 119
Goal 3- Land Preservation and Resooration
Preserve Land 121
Restore Land 121
Superfund Federal Facilities Program 122
Resources Conservation and Recovery Act 122
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks 122
Emergency Preparedness and Response 122
Superfund Enforcement 123
Superfund Federal Facilities Enforcement Program 123
Oil Spills 123
Enhance Science and Research 124
Goal 4- Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Communities 128
Brownfields 129
Environmental Justice 129
Ecosystems 129
Wetlands 130
Coastal America 130
Great Lakes 130
Chesapeake Bay 131
Gulf of Mexico 134
Enhance Science and Research 132
Goal 5- Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Improve Environmental Performance through
Pollution Prevention and Innovation 133
Improve Human Health and the Environment in Indian Country 138
Enhance Science and Research 139
Coordination with Other Federal Agencies - Enabling Support Programs
Office of the Administrator 140
Office of the Chief Financial Officer 142
Office of Administration and Resources Management 142
Office of Environmental Information 143
Office of the Inspector General 145
Major Management Challenges 146
EPA User Fee Program 165
Working Capital Fund 167
Acronyms for Statutory Authorities 168
STAG Categorical Program Grants - Statutory Authority and Eligible Uses 171
Program Projects by Appropriation 181
Program Projects by Program Area 196
Discontinued Programs
Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training 210
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Categorical Grant: Targeted Watershed 211
Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative Agreements 212
Regional Geographic Initiatives 213
Expected Benefits
Grant.gov 214
Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) 214
Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) Grants and Loans 215
Enterprise Human Resource Integration Initiative 215
Recruitment One-Stop (ROS) 216
eTraining 216
Human Resources LoB 217
Grants Management LoB 217
Business Gateway 218
Geospatial LoB 218
eRulemaking 219
E-Travel 219
Financial Management Line of Business (FMLoB) 220
Budget Formulation and Execution (BFE) LoB 220
IT LoB 221
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Introduction and Overview
EPA's Mission
The mission of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect
human health and safeguard the
environment. The Fiscal Year (FY) 2010
Budget request represents the highest level
of funding for EPA in its 39 year history.
EPA's Budget supports innovation,
investment, and technologies to advance a
green economy, and a green environment.
Annual Performance Plan and
Congressional Justification
The EPA's FY 2010 Annual Performance
Plan and Congressional Justification
requests $10.5 billion in discretionary
budget authority and 17,384.3 Full Time
Equivalents (FTE) to accomplish EPA's
efforts to build a greener economy, move
into a clean energy future, and protect the
human health and environment in
communities across the nation. The FY
2010 Budget provides a substantial increase,
reflecting greater opportunity for the
Agency to address public health and
environmental challenges that can no longer
be postponed, in vital areas such as water
infrastructure, protecting our freshwater
resources, laying the foundation to address
climate change and addressing gaps in
research as well as chemical management.
Below are funding highlights of the 2010
Budget.
Invests in Water Infrastructure
The FY 2010 Budget requests $3.9 billion
for the Clean Water and Drinking Water
State Revolving Funds (SRFs) to fund water
infrastructure projects for states, tribes, and
territories. This 157% increase will help
states and communities meet the challenges
of updating our nation's water infrastructure.
The Clean Water and Drinking Water SRFs
provide grants to States to capitalize their
own revolving funds, making water
infrastructure more efficient and supporting
green jobs in the 21st century. Because
repayments and interest are recycled back
into the program, SRFs generate funding for
loans even without Federal capitalization.
EPA estimates that for every Federal dollar
invested, approximately two dollars in
financing is provided to municipalities.
This historic investment will support
urgently needed projects to rebuild and
enhance America's aging clean and drinking
water facilities. Combined with $6 billion
provided through the American
Reinvestment and Recovery Act in FY
2009, a total of nearly $10 billion will be
invested through Federal capitalization
grants into the Clean Water and Drinking
Water SRFs over the course of two years.
This investment will encourage efficient
water delivery and "green infrastructure"
projects to further promote clean water. In
addition, the Administration will pursue
program reforms that will put resources for
these program's ongoing needs on a firmer
foundation. EPA will continue to work with
state and local partners to develop a
sustainability policy, including management
and pricing for future infrastructure,
encourage conservation, provide adequate
long-term funding for future capital needs,
and provide equitable consideration of small
system customers.
Accelerates Great Lakes Restoration
The Great Lakes basin, which is home to 34
million people in the U.S. and Canada, holds
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20 percent of the world's fresh surface
water, has 10,000 miles of coastline, and
contains a diverse array of biological
communities. The FY 2010 Budget requests
$475 million for programs and projects that
strategically target the most significant
problems in the region, such as aquatic
invasive species, nonpoint source pollution,
toxics and contained sediment, and habitat
and species loss. This Initiative represents
the federal government's commitment to
significantly advance Great Lakes protection
and restoration. Consequently, the Initiative
will use outcome-oriented performance
goals and measures to target the most
significant problems and track progress in
addressing them. EPA and its Federal
partners will coordinate state, Tribal, local,
and industry actions to protect, maintain,
and restore the chemical, biological, and
physical integrity of the Great Lakes.
Initiates a Comprehensive Approach to
Slow Global Warming
The FY 2010 Budget includes a $19 million
increase for EPA to work on a Greenhouse
Gas (GHG) emissions inventory and work
with industry sectors to report high-quality
GHG emission data. This increase will also
be used to develop environmentally sound
methodological approaches needed to
implement a possible cap and trade program,
including offsets, and to strengthen climate
partnership programs. FY 2010 funding
supports the Administration's effort to
develop a comprehensive energy and
climate change plan to support America's
transition to a clean energy economy, and
slow global warming.
Enhances Vital Research Efforts
The FY 2010 Budget requests an additional
$17.5 million for research to help advance
the deployment of green infrastructure for
water treatment, make continued progress on
the computational toxicology models,
increase the annual assessments and updates
of IRIS data and support further
development of biofuels lifecycle and
sustainability information. New research
will assess, develop and compile
scientifically rigorous tools to assist in
incorporating green infrastructure into
existing practices. IRIS and Comptox work
will help improve the management of risks
from exposure to chemicals in the
environment, and the biofuels research will
provide decision-makers with better
information on the trade offs and
opportunities associated with increased
production.
Continues Superfund Cleanup
The FY 2010 Budget requests an overall
annual appropriation of over $1.3 billion for
Superfund. The Budget request for the
Superfund Remedial program is
approximately $605 million, sustaining the
FY 2009 Enacted level. EPA will continue
to devote more resources toward post-
construction activities, as well as beginning
construction at new sites and continuing to
fund large and complex ongoing
construction projects. In FY 2010, EPA
estimates it will achieve 22 site construction
completions for a cumulative total of 1,102
(69 percent) National Priorities List (NPL)
sites. These construction completions will
contribute to the increase in EPA's target
from 30 sites to 65 sites.
Strengthens Enforcement
The FY 2010 Budget includes
approximately $600 million for EPA's
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
program, representing the highest
enforcement budget ever, and a $32 million
increase over the FY 2009 Enacted level.
The Budget reflects this Administration's
strong commitment to vigorous enforcement
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of our nation's environmental laws and
ensures that EPA will have the resources
necessary to maintain a robust and effective
criminal and civil enforcement program.
Specifically, the request includes an increase
of nearly 30 FTE to hire additional civil and
criminal enforcement staff, enhance efforts
to integrate environmental justice
considerations in EPA's programs and
policies as well as fulfill environmental
requirements with respect to other federal
agencies' projects funded by the American
Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Protects Our Nation's Water Supply
The FY 2010 Budget provides $24 million
to fully fund five Water Security Initiative
(WSI) pilot cooperative agreements and
Water Alliance for Threat Reduction
Activities. The WSI was launched in 2006
to demonstrate, test, and evaluate
contamination warning systems at drinking
water utilities. Adoption of effective water
security guidance on contamination systems
will be issued upon completion of these
projects.
Moves EPA Forward
The FY 2010 Budget includes $3.9 billion
for EPA's operating budget. The operating
budget supports the heart of EPA research,
regulation, and enforcement activities that
are the foundation for science based
decisions necessary to meet the 21st century
challenges of climate change, public health
protection, and environmental preservation.
Additionally, $1.1 billion is requested in
grants for States and Tribes to invest in
environmental programs that support cleaner
air, water, and land where Americans live,
work, play, and learn.
The FY 2010 Budget proposes an increase
to EPA's FTE ceiling by approximately 132
FTE bringing the total ceiling to 17,384
FTE. This workforce adjustment will allow
EPA to achieve its revitalized stewardship
responsibilities for the American people.
EPA will use workforce planning strategies
to attract, reward, and retain a highly skilled
and innovative staff essential to fulfill its
mission. The goal of this workforce effort is
to ensure EPA has a performance driven,
results-oriented staff with the right mix of
technical expertise, professional experience,
and leadership capability.
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Resource Summary Tables
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
Science & Technology
Environmental Program & Management
Inspector General
Building and Facilities
Oil Spill Response
Superfund Program
IG Transfer
S&T Transfer
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
SUB-TOTAL, EPA
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
TOTAL, EPA
FY 2008
/Actuals .
$763,442.3
$2,362,491.2
$41,896.5
$36,307.4
$17,325.3
$1,385,080.3
$12,037.8
$28,470.7
$1,425,588.8
$108,093.9
$3,237,929.7
$7,993,075.1
($5,000.0)
$7,993,075.1
FY 200f
4ni6e4
$790,051.0
$2,392,079.0
$44,791.0
$35,001.0
$17,687.0
$1,248,632.0
$9,975.0
$26,417.0
$1,285,024.0
$112,577.0
$2,976,464.0
$ 7, 653, 674.0
($10,000.0)
$7,643,674.0
FY 2010 .
pW-Bud .
$842,349.0
$2,940,564.0
$44,791.0
$37,001.0
$18,379.0
$1,271,732.0
$9,975.0
$26,834.0
$1,308,541.0
$113,101.0
$5,191,274.0
$10,496,000.0
($10,000.0)
$10,486,000.0
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APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Full-time Equivalents (FTE)
Science & Technology
Science and Tech. - Reim
Environmental Program & Management
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
Inspector General
Oil Spill Response
Oil Spill Response - Reim
Superfun d Program
IG Transfer
S&T Transfer
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Superfund Reimbursables
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
FEMA - Reim
WCF-REIMB
Rereg. & Exped. Proc. Rev Fund
Pesticide Registration Fund
TOTAL, EPA
FY 2008
Actuals
2,407.9
1.8
10,605.2
34.4
224.6
92.1
9.3
2,904.6
62.5
99.3
3,066.4
97.8
65.6
1.5
115.2
136.9
57.7
16,916.4
FY2009
Enmfted
2,432.5
3.0
10,786.2
0.0
271.4
102.2
0.0
3,031.7
60.4
110.0
3,202.1
75.5
75.3
0.0
136.1
167.8
0.0
17,252.1
FY2010
ifraB-fyft
2,442.5
3.0
10,892.6
0.0
296.0
102.2
0.0
3,017.5
65.8
110.0
3,193.3
75.5
75.3
0.0
136.1
167.8
0.0
17,384.3
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Goal and Objective Overview
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GOAL, APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY/2Q0S FY30109
Actual* /Enacted
Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Clean and Safe Water
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Inspector General
Land Preservation and Restoration
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Oil Spill Response
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
$984,806.8
$457,849.3
$224,788.0
$8,124.2
$284,897.9
$5,990.8
$3,156.5
$3,119,201.2
$476,274.1
$152,683.6
$5,535.1
$2,463,043.0
$21,665.5
$1,852,645.6
$216,201.3
$12,722.3
$4,257.0
$108,294.1
$108,093.9
$17,325.3
$2,742.8
$1,383,008.8
$1,296,975.2
$650,795.3
$330,187.3
$13,211.1
$276,548.2
$1,037,151.9
$453,274.0
$234,932.7
$7,882.6
$330,454.0
$7,050.9
$3,557.7
$2,879,615.5
$478,249.3
$148,259.3
$5,185.8
$2,225,802.0
$22,119.1
$1,732,403.0
$214,034.7
$15,477.9
$4,456.7
$111,846.0
$112,577.0
$17,687.0
$3,114.4
$1,253,209.2
$1,254,336.0
$666,029.9
$349,835.1
$12,183.8
$209,859.0
FY3Q10
fres^B^d .
$1,069,772.9
$488,859.8
$255,662.4
$8,343.2
$307,954.0
$4,815.4
$4,138.0
$5,137,301.6
$480,611.6
$157,653.4
$5,463.6
$4,466,612.0
$26,961.0
$1,761,418.6
$224,776.6
$15,645.6
$4,607.8
$108,846.0
$113,101.0
$18,379.0
$2,089.0
$1,273,973.7
$1,738,429.6
$1,131,330.2
$373,222.5
$12,926.2
$204,409.0
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Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Building and Facilities
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Sub-Total
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
TOTAL
(Totals may not sum due to rounding)
FY 2008
Actuals
$7,594.7
$18,638.5
$739,446.2
$561,371.2
$43,061.0
$5,179.9
$105,146.5
$3,902.6
$20,785.0
$7,993,075.1
($5000.0.0)
$7,988,075.1
FY 2009
Enacted
$8,153.6
$8,274.5
$750,167.6
$580,491.0
$41,545.9
$5,292.1
$98,503.0
$4,353.0
$19,982.6
$7,653,674.0
($10,000.0)
$7,643,674.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$7,877.8
$8,663.8
$789,077.2
$614,985.7
$40,165.2
$5,660.1
$103,453.0
$3,047.7
$21,765.5
$10,496,000.0
($10,000.0)
$10,486,000.0
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GOAL, APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Authorized Full-Time Equivalents (FTE)
Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
Science and Tech. - Reim
FEMA - Reim
WCF-REIMB
Clean and Safe Water
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Inspector General
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
WCF-REIMB
Land Preservation and Restoration
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Oil Spill Response
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
Oil Spill Response - Reim
FEMA - Reim
Superfund Reimbursables
WCF-REIMB
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Environmental Program & Management
FY/2Q0S
Actual*
2,607.3
1,856.8
672.1
32.1
15.3
3.1
1.4
0.7
25.8
2,815.1
2,182.1
494.8
116.1
3.6
18.5
4,448.9
1,162.5
49.3
65.6
92.1
14.7
2,932.4
11.8
9.3
0.8
97.8
12.6
3,750.0
2,400.2
FY2Q109
''Enacted
2,675.2
1,856.2
724.6
42.7
18.2
0.0
3.0
0.0
30.5
2,878.7
2,239.1
484.4
134.0
0.0
21.2
4,576.1
1,157.2
59.2
75.3
102.2
18.9
3,071.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
75.5
16.3
3,719.4
2,426.7
FY2Q10
EPw>fkc< # l-cf i fi
XT 1 Go*1 iJHi\jL *
2,673.1
1,865.3
724.6
31.8
18.5
0.0
3.0
0.0
30.0
2,892.7
2,209.7
484.3
178.2
0.0
20.5
4,564.8
1,160.4
59.2
75.3
102.2
13.8
3,062.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
75.5
15.8
3,846.9
2,539.0
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Science & Technology
Inspector General
Rereg. & Exped. Proc. Rev Fund
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
Science and Tech. - Reim
Pesticide Registration Fund
WCF-REIMB
Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Environmental Program & Management
Science & Technology
Inspector General
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Envir. Program & Mgmt - Reim
WCF-REIMB
FY/2008
Actuals
1,035.2
40.7
136.9
28.0
9.8
0.4
57.7
41.1
3,295.1
3,003.7
156.5
20.9
90.7
6.2
17.2
FY2009
-'"inmcted
1,001.9
49.4
167.8
27.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
46.7
3,402.8
3,107.1
162.5
26.4
85.4
0.0
21.4
FY 20,10
1,011.9
52.1
167.8
27.3
0.0
0.0
0.0
48.7
3,406.8
3,118.2
162.5
20.1
84.9
0.0
21.1
TOTAL
(Totals may not sum due to rounding)
16,916.4
17,252.1
17,384.3
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CLEAN AIR AND GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breath and risks to human health and the
environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas intensity by enhancing partnerships with
businesses and other sectors.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
Through 2014, working with
partners, protect human health and
the environment by attaining and
maintaining health-based air-quality
standards and reducing the risk from
toxic air pollutants.
Through 2014, working with
partners, reduce human health risks
by reducing exposure to indoor air
contaminants through the promotion
of voluntary actions by the public.
Through 2014, continue efforts to
restore the earth's stratospheric
ozone layer and protect the public
from the harmful effects of UV
radiation.
Through 2014, working with
partners, minimize unnecessary
releases of radiation and be prepared
to minimize impacts to human health
and the environment should
unwanted releases occur.
Through 2014, continue to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions through
voluntary climate protection
programs that accelerate the adoption
of cost-effective greenhouse gas
reducing technologies and practices.
By 2013, meet or exceed
expectations of an independent
expert review assessment of the
utility of EPA research for protecting
the air and reducing risks to human
health.
GOAL, APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Healthier Outdoor Air
Healthier Indoor Air
Protect the Ozone Layer
Radiation
Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
FY 2008
Actuals
$984,806.8
$646,703.1
$49,839.8
$17,456.1
$40,234.9
$137,117.3
$93,455.6
2,607.3
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to
breathe and risks to human health and the
environment are reduced. Reduce
greenhouse gas emissions by enhancing
FY 2009 FY 2010
Enacted Pres Bud
$1,037,151.9 $1,069,772.9
$689,404.9 $703,302.3
$44,530.4
$18,224.9
$41,463.0
$143,511.1
$100,017.7
2,675.2
$45,607.3
$18,729.8
$43,582.6
$155,750.7
$102,800.1
2,673.1
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
$32,621.0
$13,897.4
$1,076.9
$504.9
$2,119.6
$12,239.6
$2,782.4
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partnerships with businesses and other
organizations across all sectors of the
economy.
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EPA implements the Clean Air and Global
Climate Change goal through national, state,
Tribal, local and Regional programs
designed to provide healthier outdoor and
indoor air for all Americans, reduce
greenhouse gases, protect the stratospheric
ozone layer, minimize the risks from
radiation releases, and enhance science and
research. These programs are all founded on
several common principles: using health and
environmental risks to set priorities,
streamlining programs through regulatory
reforms; encouraging market-based
approaches; facilitating deployment of cost-
effective technologies; promoting energy
efficiency and clean energy supply; using
sound science, and maintaining partnerships
with states, tribes, local governments, non-
governmental organizations, and industry.
EPA's key clean air programs - including
those addressing six common "criteria"
pollutants: particulate matter, ozone, lead,
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon
monoxide; acid rain; air toxics; indoor air;
radiation and stratospheric ozone depletion -
focus on some of the highest health and
environmental risks faced by the Agency.
These programs have achieved results.
Every year, state and Federal air pollution
programs, established under the Clean Air
Act, prevent tens of thousands of premature
mortalities, millions of incidences of chronic
and acute illness, tens of thousands of
hospitalizations and emergency room visits,
and millions of lost work days.
Clean Air
Cleaner cars, industries and consumer
products have contributed to cleaner air for
much of the U.S. Since 1990, nationwide
air quality for the six criteria air pollutants,
for which there are national ambient air
quality standards, has improved
significantly. Despite this progress, millions
of Americans still live in areas that exceed
one or more of the national standards.
Ground-level ozone and particle pollution
still present challenges in many areas of the
country. In 2008, EPA promulgated more
protective standards for ozone and lead. In
FY 2010, the Agency will continue to work
with state agencies to ensure active progress
toward meeting these new standards. In FY
2010, EPA will promulgate nitrogen dioxide
and sulfur dioxide primary standards and
propose secondary standards for those
criteria pollutants, and the Agency will
consider further strengthening the standards
for particle pollution.
EPA's NOX SIP Call, Clean Air Interstate
Rule, and Acid Rain Program have
contributed to significant improvements in
air quality and environmental health. The
required reductions in sulfur dioxide and
oxides of nitrogen have reduced ozone and
particle pollution, improved visibility in our
treasured national parks, and led to
significant decreases in atmospheric
deposition. The decreases in deposition
have contributed to improved water quality
in lakes and streams. Specifically, between
the 1989-1991 and 2005-2007 time periods,
wet sulfate deposition decreased by more
than 30 percent and wet inorganic nitrogen
decreased by approximately 15 percent in
the eastern U.S. Scientists have observed
measurable improvements and signs of
recovery in a number of water bodies. Lake
and stream water acidity is decreasing in
three of the four acid-sensitive regions being
monitored. A critical load analysis shows
that emission reductions achieved by the
Acid Rain Program have resulted
inimproved environmental conditions and
increased ecosystem protection in the
Adirondack Mountain region.
From 1990 to 2005, emissions of air toxics
declined by 42 percent - the result of a
number of regulations on industrial and
transportation sources. EPA has issued 96
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industrial air toxics standards, affecting 174
categories of industry. When fully
implemented, these standards will reduce
1.7 million tons of air toxics every year. In
FY 2010, EPA will continue to review and
revise, as necessary, stationary air toxic
standards to address any legal deficiencies
within these rules, as well as address risk
and technology developments. EPA will
complete initial air toxics monitoring and
analysis work at 50-100 schools nationwide.
In FY 2010, EPA will analyze the initial
results from this assessment and determine
how best to proceed, which could involve
additional monitoring.
EPA also will continue efforts, begun in
2009, to set air toxic standards for utilities,
in light of the 2008 vacature of the Clean
Air Mercury Rule. EPA also will continue
to fulfill its obligation to set toxic standards
for area sources. To date, EPA has
promulgated rules for 51 of the 70 listed
area source categories. EPA estimates that
in 2030 the Mobile Source Air Toxics Rule
would reduce total emissions of mobile
source air toxics from vehicles and fuels by
330 thousand tons and VOC emissions
(precursors to ozone and PM2.5) by over 1
million tons. In FY 2010, EPA will
continue its ongoing program to review and
revise, as necessary, new source
performance standards (NSPS) for criteria
pollutant emissions from stationary sources.
In FY 2010, EPA will promulgate more
stringent nitrogen oxide and particulate
matter emission standards for ocean-going
vessels. The designation of U.S. coastal
areas as Emission Control Areas (EGA)
pursuant to MARPOL Annex VI fuel sulfur
provisions also will be critical to achieving
particulate matter reductions from ocean-
going vessels. In FY 2010, EPA will
establish standards for U.S. emissions
control areas while working with the
International Maritime Organization (IMO).
In FY 2010, EPA also will continue to
implement comprehensive certification and
compliance programs for existing vehicle,
engine, and fuel regulations including the
Tier II light-duty (LD) vehicle program, the
Mobile Sources Air Toxics (MSAT)
programs, the 2007-2010 Clean Heavy-Duty
(HD) Diesel standards, and the Clean Non-
Road Diesel Tier 4 standards (and earlier
nonroad standards) in order to ensure the
public health and environmental benefits of
these clean air programs.
Climate Protection
For more than a decade, businesses and
other organizations have partnered with
EPA, through voluntary climate protection
programs, to pursue common sense
approaches to reducing greenhouse gas
emissions. Voluntary programs, such as
Energy Star and SmartWay Transport, have
increased the use of energy-efficient
products and practices, spurred investment
in clean energy development, and reduced
emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and
other greenhouse gases with very high
global warming potentials. The Agency's
Clean Automotive Technology program
develops cost-effective advanced clean and
low greenhouse gas emitting engines and
hybrid technologies. Through this program,
EPA transfers innovations and know-how to
automotive and truck companies wanting to
commercialize significant elements of these
practical low-GHG innovations. These
partnership programs break down market
barriers and promote the deployment of
cost-effective technologies and processes
designed to yield greenhouse gas reductions
over the life of the investment.
In FY 2010, EPA will complete
development of the Greenhouse Gas
mandatory reporting rule and start the
implementation activities necessary for the
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rule. The purpose of the rule is to collect
accurate and comprehensive emissions data
to inform future policy decisions. In
addition, funding also is included to allow
for work on the necessary steps to address
greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
and toward implementing a comprehensive
climate bill.
Energy
EPA, under the Energy Independence and
Security Act (EISA) of 2007, is responsible
for implementing regulations to ensure that
gasoline sold in the United States contains a
minimum volume of renewable fuel. In FY
2010, EPA will continue work on
establishing new Renewable Fuel Standards
(RFS2) and will implement several other
actions required by the Energy Policy Act
(EPAct) of 2005 and EISA. The RFS2
program aims to increase the volume of
renewable fuel required to be blended into
gasoline from 9 billion gallons in 2008 to 36
billion gallons by 2022. In FY 2010, EPA
will invest increased resources to upgrade its
vehicle and fuel testing capability at the
National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions
Laboratory (NVFEL) to certify and assess
the emissions and fuel economy
performance of vehicles and engines using
increased volumes of renewable fuel. EPA
also will invest resources in other EISA
implementation activities, including
information technology to establish and
manage a renewable fuels credit trading
system. EPA estimates that the RFS
program could cut petroleum use by up to
3.9 billion gallons and greenhouse gas
emissions by up to 13.1 million metric tons
annually by 2012the equivalent of
eliminating the greenhouse gas emissions of
2.3 million cars.
Reduce Risks to Indoor Air and Radon
Programs
The Indoor Air Program characterizes the
risks of indoor air pollutants to human
health, develops techniques for reducing
those risks, and educates the public about
those techniques and other actions they can
take to reduce their risks from indoor air.
Through voluntary partnerships with non-
governmental and professional
organizations, EPA educates and encourages
individuals, schools, industry, the health-
care community, and others to take action to
reduce health risks in indoor environments
using a variety of approaches, including
national public awareness and media
campaigns, as well as community-based
outreach and education. EPA also uses
technology-transfer to improve the design,
operation, and maintenance of buildings -
including schools, homes, and workplaces -
to promote healthier indoor air. EPA also
carries out a national radon program that
encourages and facilitates voluntary
national, regional, state, and Tribal programs
and activities that support initiatives targeted
to radon testing and mitigation, as well as to
radon resistant new construction. Radon is
second only to smoking as a cause of lung
cancer.
Stratospheric Ozone - Domestic and
Montreal Protocol
In FY 2010, EPA's Stratospheric Ozone
Protection Program will continue to
implement the provisions of the Clean Air
Act and the Montreal Protocol on
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
(Montreal Protocol), and contribute to the
reduction and control of ozone-depleting
substances (ODS) in the U.S. EPA will
continue to lower health risks to the
American public associated with exposure to
UV radiation, including preventing an
estimated 6.3 million cases of fatal skin
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cancer in the U.S. In addition, through the
Multilateral Fund of the Montreal Protocol,
EPA will invest in cost-effective projects
that are designed to build capacity and
eliminate ODS production and consumption
in over 60 developing countries. The
Multilateral Fund continues to support over
six thousand activities in 148 countries, and
when fully implemented, will prevent annual
emissions of more than 431 thousand metric
tons of ODS. Additional projects will be
considered and approved in accordance with
Multilateral Fund guidelines.
Radiation
In FY 2010, EPA will continue upgrading
the national radiation monitoring system to
expand the population and geographic areas
covered, and to increase the speed at which
the system samples the air, analyzes the
measurements, and transmits the results.
Deployable monitors will be maintained in
ready condition so that during emergencies
or unusual events they can be quickly
transported to monitor radiation levels at
locations near and downwind from the initial
point of release. The Agency will continue
to upgrade laboratory response capacity and
capability for radiological incidents. EPA
also will continue to improve the readiness
of the Radiological Emergency Response
Team (RERT) to support Federal response
and recovery operations.
Research
EPA, in accordance with the
Administration's policy of scientific
integrity, conducts research to provide a
scientific foundation for the Agency's
actions to protect the air all Americans
breathe. The Agency's air research program
supports implementation of the Clean Air
Act, especially the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS), which sets
limits on how much tropospheric ozone,
particulate matter, carbon monoxide, sulfur
dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and lead, are
allowed in the atmosphere. EPA also
conducts research on hazardous air
pollutants, also known as air toxics.
In FY2010, the Agency's air research
program will continue research to
understand the sources and composition of
air pollution; develop methods for
controlling sources' emissions; study
atmospheric chemistry and model U.S. air
quality; investigate Americans' exposure to
air pollution; and conduct epidemiological,
clinical, and toxicological studies of air
pollution's health effects. In FY2010, the
program will continue to focus on the effects
of air pollution near roads on human health,
as well as the development and evaluation of
effective mitigation strategies. The Agency
also will fund research grants to universities
and nonprofits to study topics such as the
relationship between long-term exposure to
fine particles and air pollution mixtures in
the atmosphere and the frequency and
progression of pulmonary and
cardiovascular diseases. In FY 2010, EPA
requests $83.2 million for the Clean Air
Research program to continue studying
Americans' exposure to air pollution, and
the links between sources of pollution and
health outcomes.
Climate Change Research is discussed in the
Goal 4 overview section.
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Clean and Safe Water
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic
ecosystems to protect human health, support economic and recreational activities, and
provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
Protect human health by reducing
exposure to contaminants in drinking
water (including protecting source
waters), in fish and shellfish, and in
recreational waters.
Protect the quality of rivers, lakes,
and streams on a watershed basis and
protect coastal and ocean waters.
By 2014, conduct leading-edge,
sound scientific research to support
the protection of human health
through the reduction of human
exposure to contaminants in drinking
water, fish and shellfish, and
recreational waters and to support
the protection of aquatic ecosystems-
specifically, the quality of rivers,
lakes, and streams, and coastal and
ocean waters.
Clean and Safe Water
Protect Human Health
Protect Water Quality
Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY2008 FY2009 FY2010
Actuals Enacted Pres Bud
$3,119,201.2 $2,879,615.5 $5,137,301.6
$1,329,226.1 $1,192,479.9 $1,827,503.2
$1,658,310.4 $1,546,946.2 $3,168,933.8
$131,664.7 $140,189.5 $140,864.7
2,815.1 2,878.7 2,892.7
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
$2,257,686.1
$635,023.3
$1,621,987.6
$675.2
14.0
EPA achieves its Clean and Safe Water goal
through programs designed to secure our
national drinking water and to protect and
improve surface waters, such as our rivers,
lakes, and coastal waters. In FY 2010, EPA
will collaborate with states and tribes to
achieve clean and safe water objectives.
The Agency also will support additional
water initiatives, including carbon
sequestration, water security, and
sustainable infrastructure.
In FY 2010, EPA has increased its
commitment toward upgrading drinking
water and wastewater infrastructure with a
substantial combined investment of $3.9
billion for the Clean Water and Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund programs. This
investment will both facilitate continued
progress toward drinking water and clean
water goals, and result in increased job
opportunities at the local level. In
conjunction with this investment, EPA will
develop a sustainability policy including
management and pricing to encourage
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conservation and adequate long-term
funding for future capital needs.
The National Water Program will continue
to place emphasis on sustainable
infrastructure, watershed stewardship, full
cost pricing, watershed based approaches,
water efficiencies, and best practices
through Environmental Management
Systems. EPA will specifically focus on
innovative financing and leveraging for
infrastructure sustainability, green
infrastructure, banking for wetlands
conservation, and trading among point
sources and non-point sources for water
quality upgrades. In FY 2010, the Agency
will continue advancing the water quality
monitoring initiative and a water quality
standards strategy under the Clean Water
Act, as well as, important rules and activities
under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Related
efforts to improve monitoring and
surveillance will help advance water
security nationwide.
Drinking Water
During FY 2010, EPA, the states and
community water systems will build on past
successes while working toward the FY
2010 goal of assuring that 90 percent of the
population served by community water
systems receives drinking water that meets
all applicable health-based standards. To
promote compliance with drinking water
standards, states carry out a variety of
activities, such as conducting onsite sanitary
surveys of water systems and working with
small systems to improve their capabilities.
EPA will work to improve compliance rates
by providing guidance, training, and
technical assistance; ensuring proper
certification of water system operators;
promoting consumer awareness of drinking
water safety; maintaining the rate of system
sanitary surveys and onsite reviews; and
taking appropriate action for
noncompliance. In FY 2010, states and EPA
will process Underground Injection Control
permit applications for experimental carbon
sequestration and gather information from
these pilots to facilitate the permitting of
large-scale commercial carbon sequestration
in the future. To help ensure that water is
safe to drink, EPA provides $1.5 billion,
nearly doubling prior year funding, for the
Drinking Water State Revolving Fund.
Clean Water
In FY 2010, EPA will continue to
collaborate with states and tribes to make
progress toward EPA's clean water goals.
EPA will implement core clean water
programs and apply promising innovations
on a watershed basis to accelerate water
quality improvements. Building on 30 years
of clean water successes, EPA, in
conjunction with states and tribes, will
implement the Clean Water Act by focusing
on: TMDLs and NPDES permits built upon
scientifically sound water quality standards,
effective water monitoring, strong programs
for controlling nonpoint sources of
pollution, stringent discharge permit
programs, and revolving fund capitalization
grants to our partners to build, revive, and
"green" our aging infrastructure. Green
infrastructure research will be expanded to
assess, develop and compile scientifically
rigorous tools and models that will be used
by OW, States, and municipalities.
The Agency's FY 2010 request continues
the monitoring initiative begun in 2005 to
strengthen the nationwide monitoring
network and complete the baseline water
quality assessment of the nation's waters.
These efforts are resulting in scientifically
defensible water quality data and
information essential for cleaning up and
protecting the nation's waters. Progress in
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improving coastal and ocean waters,
documented in the National Coastal
Condition Report, will be maintained by
focusing on: assessing coastal conditions,
reducing vessel discharges, implementing
coastal nonpoint source pollution programs,
managing dredged material, and supporting
international marine pollution control. EPA
will continue to provide annual
capitalization to the Clean Water State
Revolving Fund (CWSRF) to enable EPA
partners to improve wastewater treatment,
non-point sources of pollution, and estuary
revitalization. Realizing the long-term
benefits derived from CWSRF, EPA is
roughly tripling its CWSRF commitment to
$2.4 billion in FY 2010.
Nutrients
Monitoring data shows that excessive
nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorous) remain
one of the top causes of water quality
impairment in the U.S. This request
includes a $5.0 million increase to accelerate
the development and adoption of numeric
nutrient standards by delegated states/tribes
water quality programs, thereby boosting the
efficiency and effectiveness of both point
source techniques (NPDES permitting and
TMDL development) and non-point source
plans using watershed-based strategies.
Developing numeric water quality criteria
and effectively translating them into TMDLs
and NPDES permits is critical to preventing
and remediating hypoxia and other problems
caused by excessive nutrients. Current
narrative nutrient standards are more
difficult to interpret and implement. While
states are charged with developing water
quality criteria for achieving and
maintaining designated beneficial uses of
surface water, twenty-five states do not have
numeric standards. The remaining twenty-
five states have very limited numeric
standards. Recent litigation and the
resulting determination by EPA to craft
numeric nutrient standards for the State of
Florida underscores the importance of this
FY 2010 request.
Homeland Security
EPA has a major role in supporting the
protection of the nation's critical water
infrastructure from terrorist threats. In FY
2010, EPA will continue to support the
Water Security Initiative (WSI) pilot
program and water sector-specific agency
responsibilities, including the Water
Alliance for Threat Reduction (WATR), to
protect the nation's critical water
infrastructure. The FY 2010 budget request
provides $31.5 million for water security
efforts. This includes a request of $22.4
million for WSI and $1.3 million for WATR
which will continue efforts to demonstrate
the concept of an effective contamination
warning system that drinking water utilities
in high threat cities of all sizes and
characteristics could adopt. In FY 2010,
there will be increased training and outreach
exercises for Regional Water Emergency
Response/Technical Assistance Team
members, consistent with the National
Approach to Response. Also, the Agency,
in collaboration with our water sector
security stakeholders, will continue efforts
to develop, implement and initiate tracking
of national measures related to homeland
security critical infrastructure protection
activities.
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Land Preservation and Restoration
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning
up contaminated properties to reduce risks posed by releases of harmful substances.
V '
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
By 2014, reduce adverse effects to
land by reducing waste generation,
increasing recycling, and ensuring
proper management of waste and
petroleum products at facilities in
ways that prevent releases.
By 2014, control the risks to human
health and the environment by
mitigating the impact of accidental
or intentional releases and by
cleaning up and restoring contaminated
sites or properties to appropriate levels.
Through 2014, provide and apply sound
science for protecting and restoring land
by conducting leading-edge research,
which through collaboration, leads to
preferred environmental outcomes.
Land Preservation and Restoration
Preserve Land
Restore Land
Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY2008 FY2009 FY2010
Actuals Enacted Pres Bud
$1,852,645.6 $1,732,403.0 $1,761,418.6
$208,260.7 $241,275.0 $251,575.5
$1,597,505.0 $1,437,803.4 $1,453,867.6
$46,880.0 $53,324.5 $55,975.5
4,448.9 4,576.1 4,564.8
Land is one of America's most valuable
resources. Hazardous and non-hazardous
wastes on the land can migrate to the air,
groundwater, and surface water,
contaminating drinking water supplies,
causing acute illnesses or chronic diseases,
and threatening healthy ecosystems in urban,
rural, and suburban areas. To protect the
land, human health and the environment,
EPA implements the Land Preservation and
Restoration goal with the following
approachesprevention, protection, and
response activities to address risks posed by
releases of harmful substances on land;
emergency preparedness, response and
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
$29,015.6
$10,300.5
$16,064.2
$2,651.0
-11.3
homeland security to address immediate
risks to human health and the environment;
enforcement and compliance assistance to
determine what needs to be done and who
should pay; and sound science and research
to address risk factors and new, innovative
solutions. EPA's Land Research program,
in accordance with the Agency's policy of
scientific integrity1' provides the scientific
foundation for actions to protect America's
land.
For more information, see
httpV/www.whitehouse.gov/thejressjjfficeMemorandum
-for-the-Heads-of-Executive-Departments-and-Agencies-3-
9-09A
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Prevention, Protection, and Response
Activities
EPA leads the country's activities to prevent
and reduce the risks posed by releases of
harmful substances and to preserve and
restore land with effective waste
management and cleanup methods. In FY
2010, the Agency requests $1,705.4 million
to continue to apply the most effective
approach to preserve and restore land by
developing and implementing prevention
programs, improving response capabilities,
and maximizing the effectiveness of
response and cleanup actions. This
approach will help ensure that human health
and the environment are protected and that
land is returned to beneficial use.
In FY 2010, EPA also will continue to use a
hierarchy of approaches to protect the land:
reducing waste at its source, recycling
waste, managing waste effectively by
preventing spills and releases of toxic
materials, and cleaning up contaminated
properties. The Agency especially is
concerned about threats to our most
sensitive populations, such as children, the
elderly, and individuals with chronic
diseases, and prioritizes cleanups
accordingly.2
The Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), known as Superfund, and the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) provide legal authority for EPA's
work to restore and protect the land. The
Agency and its partners use Superfund
authority to clean up uncontrolled or
Additional information on these programs can be found
at: http://www.epa.gov/superfund/,
http://www.epa. gov/oem/content/er_cleanup.htnu
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ca/.
http://www.epa.gov/swerustlA
http://www.epa.gov/swerffrr/ and
http://www.epa.gov/swerrims/landrevitalization/.
abandoned hazardous waste sites, allowing
land to be returned to productive use.
Under RCRA, EPA works in partnership
with states and tribes to address risks
associated with leaking underground storage
tanks and with the generation and
management of hazardous and non-
hazardous waste.
In addition, EPA uses authorities provided
under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act,
and Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to protect
against spills and releases of hazardous
materials. Controlling the many risks posed
by accidental and intentional releases of
harmful substances presents a significant
challenge. In FY 2010, EPA will continue
to ensure that it is adequately prepared to
minimize contamination and harm to the
environment from spills and releases of
hazardous materials by improving its
readiness to respond to emergencies through
training as well as maintaining a highly
skilled, well-trained, and equipped response
workforce.
The following themes characterize EPA's
land program activities under Goal 3 in FY
2010: Revitalization; Recycling, Waste
Minimization and Energy Recovery; and
implementation of the Energy Policy Act of
2005 (EPAct).
Revitalization: All of EPA's cleanup
programs (Superfund Remedial, Superfund
Federal Facilities Response, Superfund
Emergency Response and Removal, RCRA
Corrective Action, and Underground
Storage Tanks) and their partners are taking
proactive steps to facilitate the cleanup and
revitalization of contaminated properties. In
FY 2010, the Agency requests $943.3
million to help communities revitalize these
once productive properties by removing
blight, satisfying the growing demand for
land, helping limit urban sprawl, fostering
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ecologic habitat enhancements, enabling
economic development, and maintaining or
improving quality of life. In reflection of
the high priority the Agency has placed on
land revitalization, EPA has adopted a series
of acres-based, cross-program revitalization
measures (CPRMs) to help document
progress in cleaning up and promoting the
productive and protective use of previously
contaminated land. Building upon its
successful land revitalization and reuse
efforts, in FY 2008 EPA launched the RE-
Powering America's Land initiative3 and
partnered with the Department of Energy to
develop an interactive Google Earth
Mapping application that shows the
potential of thousands of environmentally
impaired properties across the country to
host solar, wind, or biomass energy
facilities. These sites offer appropriate
location, existing infrastructure, such as
transmission lines and roads and rail, and are
often zoned for this type of development.
Finding suitable environmentally impaired
lands to site renewable energy facilities is
one significant way EPA and the States can
help the Administration meet its goals of 10
percent renewable energy by 2010 and 25
percent by 2025.
Recycling, Waste Minimization and
Energy Recovery: EPA requests $10.6
million in FY 2010 to support EPA's
strategy for reducing waste generation and
increasing recycling. EPA's strategy will
continue to be based on: (1) establishing and
expanding partnerships with businesses,
industries, tribes, states, communities, and
consumers; (2) stimulating infrastructure
development and environmentally
responsible behavior by product
manufacturers, users, and disposers; and (3)
helping businesses, government, institutions,
and consumers reduce waste generation and
increase recycling through education,
outreach, training, and technical assistance.
In FY 2010, EPA will continue the Resource
Conservation Challenge (RCC) as a major
national effort to find flexible, yet more
protective ways to conserve our valuable
natural resources through waste reduction,
energy recovery, and recycling. Through
RCC, the Agency also will pursue the
advancement of alternative domestic energy
sources as well as clean energy, which
power our economy and drive our
environmental successes.
Implementing the EPAct: The EPAct4
contains numerous provisions that
significantly affect Federal and state
underground storage tank (UST) programs
and requires that EPA and states strengthen
tank release and prevention programs. In
FY 2007, working with its tank partners,
EPA developed grant guidelines5 which
implement the UST provisions of the EPAct.
In FY 2010, EPA requests $49.4 million to
provide assistance to states to help them
meet their EPAct responsibilities, which
include: (1) mandatory inspections every
three years for all underground storage
tanks; (2) operator training; (3) prohibition
of delivery for non-complying facilities6;
and (4) secondary containment or financial
responsibility for tank manufacturers and
installers.
Additional information on this initiative can be found on
http://www.epa.gov/renewableenergyland/.
4 For more information, refer to
http: //frwebgate. access, gpo. go v/cgi-
bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=109_cong_public_laws&docid=f:p
ubl058.109.pdf (scroll to Title XV - Ethanol And Motor
Fuels, Subtitle B - Underground Storage Tank Compliance,
on pages 500-513 of the pdf file).
5 For more information, refer to
http: //www.epa. go v/OUST/.
Refer to Grant Guidelines to States for Implementing the
Delivery Prohibition Provision of the Energy Policy Act of
2005, August 2006, EPA-510-R-06-003,
http://www.epa.gov/oust/fedlaws/epact Q5.htm#Final.
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In addition to these themes, EPA's
Homeland Security and Enforcement work
are important components of the Agency's
prevention, protection, and response
activities.
Homeland Security
EPA will continue to improve its emergency
preparedness and response capability,
including homeland security capabilities. In
FY 2010, the Agency requests $51.5 million
to improve its capability to respond
effectively to incidents that may involve
harmful chemical, biological, and
radiological substances. The Agency will
provide training to build the cadre of
volunteers in the Response Support Corps
(RSC) and members of an Incident
Management Team (EVIT), and will continue
to participate in multi-agency training and
exercises.
In FY 2010, EPA will continue to operate
and expand the Environmental Response
Laboratory Network (ERLN). Activities
include the improvement of an electronic
data deliverable (EDO) for use by all ERLN
laboratories. The EDD enables laboratories
to report analytical data electronically rather
than manually via hard copy reports, which
will support and potentially expedite
decision-making. EPA also will continue to
maximize the effectiveness of its
involvement in national security events
through pre-deployments of assets such as
emergency response personnel and field
detection equipment.
EPA also will continue to maintain and
improve the Emergency Management Portal
(EMP). EPA will continue to manage,
collect, and validate new information for
new and existing Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) agents as
decontamination techniques are developed
or as other information emerges from the
scientific community.
Enforcement
EPA's Superfund enforcement program
ensures prompt site cleanup and uses an
"enforcement first" approach that maximizes
the participation of liable and viable parties
in performing and paying for cleanups in
both remedial and removal programs. The
Superfund enforcement program includes
nationally significant or precedential civil,
judicial and administrative site remediation
cases, and provides legal and technical
enforcement support on Superfund
enforcement actions and emerging issues.
The Superfund enforcement program also
develops waste cleanup enforcement
policies, and provides guidance and tools
that clarify potential environmental cleanup
liability, with specific attention to the reuse
and revitalization of contaminated
properties, including Brownfield properties.
Enforcement authorities play a unique role
under the Superfund program: they are used
to leverage private-party resources to
conduct a majority of the cleanup actions
and to reimburse the Federal government for
cleanups financed by appropriations. In FY
2010, the Agency requests $183.6 million to
support enforcement activities at Federal
and non-Federal Superfund sites. EPA's
"enforcement first" approach ensures that
sites with financially viable potentially
responsible parties (PRPs) are cleaned up by
those parties, allowing EPA to focus
appropriated resources on sites where viable
PRPs either do not exist or lack funds or
capabilities needed to conduct the cleanup.
In tandem with this approach, various
reforms have been implemented to increase
fairness, reduce transaction costs, promote
economic development, and make sites
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available for appropriate reuse.7 The
Department of Justice supports EPA's
Superfund Enforcement program through
negotiations and judicial actions to compel
PRP cleanup and litigation to recover Trust
Fund monies spent. In FY 2008, the
Superfund Enforcement program secured
private party commitments that exceeded
$1.8 billion. Of this amount, PRPs have
committed to future response work with an
estimated value of approximately $1,575
million; PRPs have agreed to reimburse the
Agency for more than $232 million in past
costs; and PRPs have been billed by the
EPA for approximately $75 million in
oversight costs. These results can be
directly linked to Goal 3. EPA also works to
ensure that required legally enforceable
institutional controls and financial assurance
instruments are in place and adhered to at
Superfund sites and at facilities subject to
RCRA Corrective Action to ensure the long-
term protectiveness of cleanup actions.
In FY 2010, the Agency will negotiate
remedial design/remedial action cleanup
agreements and removal agreements at
contaminated properties. Where
negotiations fail, the Agency will either take
unilateral enforcement actions to require
PRP cleanup or use appropriated dollars to
remediate sites (or both). When
appropriated dollars are used to clean up
sites, the program will recover the
associated cleanup costs from the PRPs. If
future work remains at a site, recovered
funds could be placed in a site-specific
special account. Special accounts are sub-
accounts within the Trust Fund which
segregate funds obtained from responsible
parties who enter into settlement agreements
with EPA. These funds act as an incentive
for other PRPs to perform cleanup work and
can be used by the Agency to fund cleanup
at that site. The Agency also will continue
its efforts to establish and use special
accounts to facilitate cleanup, improve
tracking and plan the use of special account
funds. Through the end of FY 2008, more
than 860 site-specific special accounts have
been established and over $2.7 billion have
been deposited into special accounts
(including earned interest). Approximately
$1.4 billion from special accounts has been
used by EPA for site response actions.
EPA has ongoing cleanup and property
transfer responsibilities at some of the
Nation's most contaminated Federal
properties, which range from realigning and
closing military installations and former
military properties containing unexploded
ordnance, solvents, and other industrial
chemicals to Department of Energy sites
containing nuclear waste. EPA's Superfund
Federal Facilities Response and
Enforcement program helps Federal and
local governments, tribes, states,
redevelopment authorities and the affected
communities ensure contamination at
Federal or former Federal properties is
addressed in a manner that protects human
health and the environment.8 In addition,
EPA ensures that Federal entities are held
accountable for the commitments made in
Federal Facility Agreements. EPA also is
evaluating the enforcement approach for
formerly-utilized Defense sites and mine
sites with Federal ownership.
Enhancing Science and Research to
Restore and Preserve Land
EPA's Land Research program, in
accordance with the Administration's policy
7 For more information regarding EPA's enforcement
program and its various components, please refer to
http://www.epa.gov/compliance/cleanup/superfund/.
8 For more information on the Superfund Federal Facilities
Response and Enforcement program, please refer to
http://www.epa.gov/fedfac/.
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of scientific integrity9, provides the
scientific foundation for the Agency's
actions to protect America's land. The FY
2010 Land Research program supports the
Agency's objective of reducing or
controlling potential risks to human health
and the environment at contaminated waste
sites by providing the science to accelerate
scientifically defensible and cost-effective
decisions for cleanup at complex sites in
accordance with CERCLA.
In FY 2010, EPA requests $55.9 million in
support of EPA's efforts to enhance science
and research for land preservation and
restoration. Research activities in FY 2010
will focus on materials management, land
reuse and revitalization issues, emerging
research topics, contaminated sediments,
ground water contamination, multi-media,
and site-specific technical support.
Research will advance EPA's ability to
accurately characterize the risks posed by
contaminated sediments and to determine
the range and scientific foundation for
remedy selection options. In addition,
research aimed at developing data to support
dosimetric and toxicologic assessment of
amphibole asbestos fiber-containing
material from Libby, Montana, will
continue. Groundwater research will focus
on the transport of contaminants in that
medium and the subsequent intrusion of
contaminant vapors into buildings, as well
as the development of applications for
permeable reactive barriers.
Oil spill remediation research will continue
on physical, chemical, and biological risk
management methods for petroleum and
non-petroleum oil spills in freshwater and
marine environments as well as
development of a protocol for testing
solidifiers and treating oil. Underground
storage tank research will address the
development of online transport models that
can be used by state project managers.
Research areas such as resource
conservation, corrective action, multi-media
modeling, leaching, containment systems,
and landfill bioreactors will constitute the
major areas of research and support for
RCRA activities in FY 2010. EPA also will
continue to develop a site-specific
management approach of brownfields sites,
develop validated acceptable practices for
land revitalization, collaborate with the
private sector to conduct field sampling, and
work with the states to optimize operations
and monitoring of several landfill
bioreactors and to determine their potential
to provide alternative energy in the form of
landfill gas while increasing the nation's
landfill capacity.
In FY 2010, research will continue in the
area of nanotechnology fate and transport
as part of the Land Research program
efforts to address emerging issues and
strategic EPA issues. The goal of this
research is to lead the Federal government
in addressing key science questions on the
persistence and movement of nanomaterials
in the environment.
For more information, see
http://www.whitehouse.gov/thej3ressj3fficeMemorandum
-for-the-Heads-of-Executive-Departments-and-Agencies-3-
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HEALTHY COMMUNITIES AND ECOSYSTEMS
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using
integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
By 2014, prevent and reduce
pesticide and industrial chemical
risks to humans, communities, and
ecosystems.
Sustain, clean up, and restore
communities and the ecological
systems that support them.
Protect, sustain, and restore the
health of critical natural habitats and
ecosystems.
Through 2014, identify and
synthesize the best available
scientific information, models,
methods, and analyses to support
Agency guidance and policy
decisions related to the health of
people, communities, and
ecosystems. Focus research on
pesticides and chemical toxicology;
global change; and comprehensive,
cross-cutting studies of human,
community, and ecosystem health.
APPROPRIATION SUMMARY
Budget Authority
(Dollars in Thousands)
FY2008 FY2009 FY2010
Actuals Enacted Pres Bud
Healthy Communities and Ecosystems $1,296,975.2 $1,254,336.0 $1,738,429.6
$394,785.0
$305,252.4
Chemical and Pesticide Risks
Communities
Restore and Protect Critical
Ecosystems
Enhance Science and Research
Total Authorized Workyears
In FY 2010, the Environmental Protection
Agency will protect, sustain or restore the
health of communities and ecosystems by
bringing together a variety of programs,
tools, approaches and resources, including
partnerships with stakeholders and Federal,
state, Tribal, and local government agencies.
EPA manages environmental risks to
watersheds, communities, homes, and
workplaces to protect human health and the
environmental integrity of ecosystems. The
Agency has a responsibility to ensure that
$394,141.0
$246,550.7
$420,544.6
$245,987.1
$224,338.0
$372,599.7
3,750.0
$225,395.4
$388,248.9
3,719.4
$659,037.0
$412,860.9
3,846.9
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
$484,093.6
$26,403.6
($563.6)
$433,641.6
$24,612.0
127.5
efforts to reduce these potential
environmental risks are based on the best
available scientific information.
The Agency employs a mix of regulatory
programs and partnership approaches to
achieve results in ways that are efficient,
innovative, and sustainable. Ideally, EPA
can implement a strategy of preventing
pollution at the source; however, where
programs to prevent pollution or ecosystem
damage are not viable, EPA promotes waste
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minimization, avoidance of impact on
habitat, safe disposal, and remediation.
Continuing Environmental Justice (EJ)
efforts address the environmental and public
health concerns of minority, low income,
Tribal, and other disproportionately
burdened communities and focus on
improving environmental and public health
protection in these communities. The
Agency's efforts ensure that EPA actions do
not unfairly burden these or other
communities facing disproportionate
environmental or public health challenges.
In managing risk and in ensuring that
environmental rules protect all Americans,
EPA directs its efforts toward identifying
and mitigating exposures and other factors
in our communities, homes, and workplaces
that might negatively impact human health
and environmental quality. To do so, EPA
conducts research to understand both how
specific groups of people may differ in their
inherent biological susceptibility to adverse
impacts of pollutants and whether certain
groups may be disproportionately exposed
based on where they live and how they
behave. For example, in comparison with
adults, children may be disproportionately
exposed to certain contaminants because of
their unique behavior patterns such as
crawling on the floor and putting things into
their mouths and because of their unique
diets.
Children and older Americans may be
inherently more sensitive to certain
exposures. For children, sensitivity can be
based on developmental stage, which can
determine how they metabolize (absorb and
detoxify) chemicals. People living in
communities near certain industrial sources
of pollution and/or roadways with high
traffic volume may be disproportionately
impacted. And Native Americans, or other
Americans who rely on traditional sources
of food, may consume more fish or other
locally gathered foods and may be
disproportionately exposed to contaminants
in those foods.
Pesticides Programs
A key component of protecting the health of
people, communities, and ecosystems is
identifying, assessing, and reducing the risks
presented by the thousands of chemicals on
which our society and economy have come
to depend. Toward that end, EPA is
investing $137.5 million in Pesticides
Licensing programs in FY 2010. Chemical
and biological pesticides help meet national
and global demands for food; provide
effective pest control for homes, schools,
gardens, highways, utility lines, hospitals,
and drinking water treatment facilities; and
control animal vectors of disease.
During FY 2010, EPA will continue to
review and register new pesticides, new uses
for existing pesticides, and other registration
requests in accordance with Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) standards and
Pesticide Registration Improvement
Renewal Act (PRIA 2) timeframes. EPA
will continue to process these registration
requests, with special consideration given to
susceptible populations, especially children.
Specifically, EPA will focus special
attention on the foods commonly eaten by
children to reduce their pesticide exposure
where the science identifies potential
concerns.
Reduced concentrations of pesticides in
water sources indicate the efficacy of EPA's
risk assessment, management, mitigation,
and communication activities. Using
sampling data, collected under the U.S.
Geological Survey (USGS) National Water
Quality Assessment program for urban
watersheds, EPA will monitor the impact of
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our regulatory decisions for four pesticides
of concerndiazinon, chlorpyrifos,
malathion, and cabaryland consider
whether any additional action is necessary.10
In FY 2010, the Agency will continue to
work with USGS to develop sampling plans
and refine goals, and the Agency will ask
USGS to add additional insecticides to
sampling protocols and establish baselines
for newer products that are replacing
organophosphates, such as synthetic
pyrethroids.
EPA's statutory and regulatory functions
include registration, Reregi strati on
Eligibility Decisions implementation,
registration review, risk reduction
implementation, rulemaking and program
management. Many of these actions involve
reduced-risk pesticides which, once
registered, will result in increased societal
benefits. Working together with the affected
user communities through programs such as
the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
program and the Strategic Agricultural
Initiative, the Agency will find ways to
accelerate the adoption of these lower-risk
products.
Along with assessing the risks that
pesticides pose to human health, EPA
conducts ecological risk assessments, under
the Endangered Species Act (ESA), to
determine potential effects on plants,
animals, and ecosystems. To ensure
unreasonable risks are avoided, EPA may
impose risk mitigation measures such as
modifying use rates or application methods,
restricting uses, or denying uses. EPA must
ensure that pesticide regulatory decisions
10 Gilliom, R.J., et al. 2006. The Quality of Our
Nation's Waters: Pesticides in the Nation's Streams
and Ground Water, 1992-2001. Reston, Virginia:
U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1291. 171p.
Available on the internet at:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/2005/1291/.
will not adversely modify critical habitat or
jeopardize the continued existence of
species listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service or National Marine Fisheries
Service as threatened or endangered.
In the biodefense arena, EPA will continue
work to develop and validate methods to
evaluate the efficacy of antimicrobial
products against bioterrorism agents,
expanding this work to address unique
formulations, additional surface types, and
additional bioterrorism agents and emerging
pathogens. The Agency will address critical
gaps in efficacy test methodology and
knowledge of microbial resistance. In
addition to vegetative bacteria, in FY 2010,
EPA will address threatening viruses and
other emerging pathogens in environmental
media. EPA will continue to invest in the
development and evaluation of efficacy test
protocols for products designed to control
viruses in the environment during
decontamination. The development of
"decon toolboxes" for specific bioterrorism
agents or classes of bacteria/viruses will
continue into FY 2010.
In order to improve the Agency's ability to
respond to events involving biothreat agents,
EPA will increase the number of
standardized and validated methods for
evaluating the efficacy of decontamination
agents. EPA will continue to seek
independent third-party analysis for method
validation efforts through recognized
standard setting organizations. As new
methods are developed, statistical modeling
for various biodefense scenarios will be
critical to the development of science-based
performance standards. Microbial
persistence, resistance to antimicrobial
agents, and an understanding of biofilm
environments are also key factors in
evaluating the efficacy of decontamination
tools. This work is taking place in the
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Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response and Recovery program. The FY
2010 request level for this area is $5.7
million.
Toxics Programs
EPA programs under this goal have many
direct and many indirect benefits. For
example, each year the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals
program reviews and manages the potential
risks from approximately 1,500 new
chemicals and 40 products of biotechnology,
and new chemical nanoscale materials prior
to their entry into the marketplace. This
new chemical review process not only
protects the public from the possible
immediate threats of harmful chemicals, but
it also has contributed to changing the
behavior of the chemical industry, making
industry more aware and responsible for the
impact these chemicals have on human
health and the environment.
The Acute Exposure Guideline Levels
(AEGLs) program was designed by EPA to
provide scientifically credible data to
directly support chemical emergency
planning, response, and prevention programs
mandated by Congress. Emergency workers
and first responders addressing accidental or
intentional chemical releases need to know
how dangerous a chemical contaminant may
be to breathe or touch, and how long it may
remain dangerous. The program develops
short-term exposure limits applicable to the
general population for a wide range of
extremely hazardous substances and has
assigned values to 246 chemicals to date.
In addressing chemicals that have entered
the market before the inception of the New
Chemical Review program, EPA is revising
and strengthening its chemicals management
and risk assessment programs investing $8
million in FY 2010 to accelerate assessing
the safety of thousands of un-reviewed
existing chemicals and deploying the full
arsenal of TSCA regulatory authorities to
quickly and effectively eliminate or
significantly reduce identified risks. The
enhanced toxics program draws on chemical
hazard data developed through the High
Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals
program for approximately 2,100 HPV
chemicals in conjunction with new exposure
data obtained through the expanded TSCA
Inventory Update Rule to produce Risk-
Based Prioritizations (RBPs) that will guide
subsequent risk management actions such as
TSCA Section 6 use prohibitions and
Significant New Use Rules. The program
also will expand on EPA's work on HPV
chemicals to assess approximately 3,900
moderate production volume chemicals
(those chemicals produced or imported in
excess of 25 thousand pounds per year), for
which Hazard-Based Prioritizations (HBPs)
will be developed.
In FY 2010 EPA expects to bring the pilot
phase of the Voluntary Children's Chemical
Evaluation program (VCCEP) to a
conclusion by ensuring that data needs
decisions for the 20 pilot chemicals are
completed. Most were completed by the end
of FY 2008. Future VCCEP chemicals will
be identified through the RBPs and HBPs,
and the VCCEP framework will become an
integral component of the enhanced
chemical risk management strategy. The
Agency also will continue to manage its
programs to address specific chemicals and
toxics of concern, including lead; mineral
fibers; mercury; polychlorinated biphenyls
(PCBs); perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); and
persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT)
chemicals.
The lead program is focusing efforts on
reducing lead hazards, and in FY 2010, will
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implement a final regulation and a
comprehensive program to address lead
hazards created by renovation, repair and
painting activities in homes with lead-based
paint. In FY 2010 the EPA is requesting an
increase of $1 million for lead grants to
accelerate the program's certification and
training of contractors to provide additional
support for the Department of Housing and
Urban Development's work under the Lead
Hazard Reduction Program provided in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009. The program also will continue to
improve methods to reach vulnerable
populations and communities with a high
concentration of children with elevated
blood-lead levels and emphasize grant-
supported activities such as state-
implemented lead-based paint training and
certification programs.
Water Programs
EPA's ecosystem protection programs
encompass a wide range of approaches that
address specific at-risk regional areas and
larger categories of threatened systems, such
as estuaries and wetlands. Locally
generated pollution, combined with
pollution carried by rivers and streams and
through air deposition, can accumulate in
these ecosystems and degrade them over
time. Large water bodies, such as the Gulf
of Mexico, the Great Lakes, and the
Chesapeake Bay, have been exposed to
substantial pollution over many years.
Coastal estuaries and wetlands are also
vulnerable. As the populations in coastal
regions grow, the challenges to preserve and
protect these important ecosystems increase.
Working with stakeholders, EPA has
established special programs to protect and
restore these unique resources.
In FY 2010, EPA will lead the
implementation of a new Great Lakes
Restoration Initiative. The Initiative
identifies $475 million for programs and
projects strategically chosen to target the
most significant environmental problems in
the Great Lakes ecosystem. EPA will
collaborate closely with its federal partners
in the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force
to implement the Initiative. The Initiative
will use outcome-oriented performance
goals and measures to direct Great Lakes
protection and restoration funding to the
following areas:
Toxic Substances and Areas of
Concern
Invasive Species
Nearshore Health and Nonpoint
Source
Habitat and Wildlife Protection and
Restoration
Accountability, Monitoring,
Evaluation, Communication, and
Partnerships
Funds will be used to strategically
implement both federal projects and
prioritized/competitive grants. These funds
will not be directed toward water
infrastructure programs that are addressed
under the Clean Water or Drinking Water
State Revolving Fund program. Funding will
be distributed directly by EPA or through
the transfer of funds to other federal
agencies for subsequent use and distribution.
In FY 2010, EPA will continue cooperation
with Federal, state and Tribal governments
and other stakeholders toward achieving the
national goal of an overall increase in the
acreage and condition of wetlands. FY 2010
funding supports and monitors all 28
National Estuary programs (NEPs) in
implementing approved Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plans
(CCMPs), which identify more than 2,000
priority actions needed to protect and restore
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the estuaries. The FY 2010 budget for NEPs
and coastal watersheds is $26.6 million.
The $35.1 million Chesapeake Bay program
FY 2010 budget request will enable EPA to
continue work with program partners to
accelerate implementation of pollution
reduction and aquatic habitat restoration
efforts and ensure that water quality
objectives are achieved as soon as possible.
EPA is committed to its ambitious long-term
goals of 100 percent attainment of dissolved
oxygen standards in waters of the
Chesapeake Bay and 185 thousand acres of
submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV). The
FY 2010 request will bring the Agency
closer to addressing key priority coastal and
ocean issues in the Gulf of Mexico, such as
coastal restoration, water quality for healthy
beaches and shellfish beds through
improved detection and forecasting of
harmful algal blooms and microbial source
tracking methodologies, and reduction of
nutrient inputs to coastal ecosystems.
In conducting special initiatives and
planning activities, in FY 2010, EPA is
investing $2.2 million in the South Florida
program to assist with coordinating and
facilitating the ongoing implementation of
the Water Quality Protection program for
the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
(FKNMS), conduct studies to determine
cause and effect relationships among
pollutants and biological resources,
implement wastewater and storm water
master plans, and provide public education
and outreach activities.
The strategic targets for the South Florida
program, in the 2009-2014 Strategic Plan,
address important environmental markers
such as stony coral cover, health and
functionality of seagrass beds, water quality
in the FKNMS, phosphorus levels
throughout the Everglades Protection Area
and effluent limits for all discharges,
including storm water treatment areas.
Community Action for a Renewed
Environment (CARE)
CARE is a competitive grant program that
offers an innovative way for communities to
take action to reduce toxic pollution.
Through CARE, communities create local
collaborative partnerships that implement
local solutions to minimize exposure to toxic
pollutants and reduce their release. In FY
2010, the Agency is investing $2.4 million
in the program to award approximately 14
new grants, provide technical resources and
training to approximately 89 communities,
and work with other federal agencies to
coordinate support for communities.
Brownfields
EPA works collaboratively with state,
Tribal, and local partners to promote the
assessment, cleanup, and sustainable reuse
of brownfields and other contaminated
properties. EPA's enforcement program
plays an essential role in supporting the
Agency's land reuse priorities by clarifying
potential environmental cleanup liability and
providing greater certainty for parties
seeking to reuse contaminated properties.
Improving a community's ability to make
decisions that affect its environment is at the
heart of EPA's community-centered work.
EPA shares information and builds
community capacity to consider the many
aspects of planned development or
redevelopment. EPA encourages community
development by providing funds to assist
communities with inventory, assessment,
and clean up of the contaminated properties
that lie abandoned or unused. In addition,
the Smart Growth program works with
stakeholders to create an improved
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economic and institutional climate for
brownfields redevelopment. Addressing
these challenges requires combining
innovative and community-based
approaches with national guidelines and
interagency coordination to achieve results.
International Activities
EPA leads efforts to address global
environmental issues. To sustain and
enhance domestic and international
environmental progress, EPA enlists the
cooperation of other nations and
international organizations to help predict,
understand, and solve environmental
problems of mutual concern. EPA assists in
the coordination of its international and
domestic environmental policies in order
that U.S. international obligations are
informed by domestic policy and expertise,
that domestic programs fulfill international
obligations, and that actions by other
countries needed to reach domestic goals are
catalyzed and promoted. By assisting
developing countries to manage their natural
resources and protect the health of their
citizens, EPA also helps to protect human
health and the environment in the U.S.
The Agency also works to include
environmental protection provisions and
commitments, by all parties, to effectively
enforce environmental laws and regulations
in all international trade agreements
negotiated by the United States. As an
example, EPA contributes to the associated
environmental reviews of all trade
agreements by providing information
regarding potential domestic and
transboundary environmental effects
resulting from trade liberalization. In
addition, the Agency helps negotiate
environmental cooperation mechanisms to
advance the objectives of each trade
agreement, and provide technical expertise
to implement these cooperation
mechanisms.
Addressing local pollution and infrastructure
deficiencies along the U.S.-Mexico border
are also priorities for Mexico and the United
States under the Border 2012 Agreement.
The key to sustaining and enhancing
progress, both domestically and
internationally, is the collaborative efforts of
national, Tribal, state, and local
governments, international organizations,
the private sector, and concerned citizens.
Environmental Justice
EPA is committed to addressing the
environmental and public health concerns of
communities disproportionately burdened by
environmental harms and risks by focusing
on efforts to improve environmental and
public health protection for these
communities. These efforts will ensure that
EPA actions do not adversely affect these or
other communities facing disproportionate
environmental or public health burdens.
Toward that end, the Agency continues to
integrate Environmental Justice (EJ) in its
programs, policies, and activities to improve
environmental and public health protection
for minority, low income, Tribal, and other
disproportionately burdened communities.
Environmental justice activities will
continue to focus on eight national priorities
including the following:
Reducing asthma attacks,
Reducing exposure to air toxics,
Reducing incidence of elevated
blood lead levels,
Ensuring that fish and shellfish are
safe to eat,
Ensuring that water is safe to drink,
Revitalizing brownfields and
contaminated sites, and
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Using collaborative problem-solving
to address environmental and public
health concerns.
In addition, the Agency will focus efforts to
make a tangible difference in enabling
access of communities to green jobs. The
Agency supports proactive and meaningful
approaches to encouraging informed public
participation particularly among
traditionally underrepresented groups in
EPA's decision-making process. EPA
provides financial and technical assistance
to build the long-term capacity for
communities to protect and improve the
conditions in their own environments.
Finally, the Agency will continue to provide
leadership and assistance to other Federal
agencies to support their efforts to integrate
environmental justice and to leverage
opportunities to foster economic,
environmental, public health and safety and
other benefits to communities
disproportionately burdened.
Research
EPA has a responsibility to ensure that
efforts to reduce potential environmental
risks are based on the best available
scientific information. Strong science
allows for identification of the most
important sources of risk to human health
and the environment, as well as the best
means to detect, abate, and avoid possible
environmental problems, and thereby guides
our priorities, policies, and deployment of
resources.
To accelerate the pace of environmental
protection for healthy people, communities,
and ecosystems, EPA will engage in high-
priority, cutting-edge, multidisciplinary
research efforts in areas related to human
health, ecosystems, mercury, global change,
pesticides and toxics, endocrine disrupters,
computational toxicology, nanotechnology,
human health risk assessment, and
homeland security. EPA also conducts
research through its Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) grants program, which is
competitive and peer-reviewed and is
integrated with EPA's overall research
efforts. The Agency proposes $10.9 million
for the Fellowships research program in FY
2010 which will allow EPA to award
approximately 131 new fellowships.
In FY2010, the Human Health Research
program is working to maintain its success
with characterizing and reducing
uncertainties in exposure and risk
assessment as well as developing improved
tools for predicting the safety of chemicals
and products. The program is orienting this
work toward understanding linkages along
the source-exposure-effects-disease
continuum and demonstrating reductions in
human risk. This strategic shift is designed
to include research that addresses
limitations, gaps, and health-related
challenges articulated in the health chapter
of the EPA Report on the Environment
(2007). Research includes development of
sensitive and predictive methods to identify
viable bio-indicators of exposure,
susceptibility, and effect that could be
applied to evaluate public health impacts at
various geospatial and temporal scales. The
Agency is requesting $82 million in FY
2010 for Human Health research.
In FY2010, the Agency's Human Health
Risk Assessment (HHRA) program will
continue to implement a process to identify,
compile, characterize, and prioritize new
scientific studies into Integrated Science
Assessments (ISAs) of criteria air pollutants
to assist EPA's air and radiation programs in
determining the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS). The program
will deliver final ISAs for particulate matter
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and carbon monoxide and release external
review draft ISAs for ozone and lead. In
addition, the HHRA research program will
complete multiple human health assessments
of high priority chemicals for interagency
review or external peer review and post
several completed human health assessments
in the integrated risk information system. In
FY 2010, EPA requests $45 million for the
Human Health Risk Assessment program,
which includes an increase of $5.0 million
and 10 work years to allow the Integrated
Risk Information System (IRIS) program to
increase the annual output of new IRIS
assessments and updates of existing
assessments.
In order to assess the benefits of ecosystem
services to human and ecological well-
being, it is important to define ecosystem
services and their implications, to measure,
monitor and map those services at multiple
scales over time, to develop predictive
models for quantifying the changes in
ecosystem services, and to develop decision
platforms for decision makers to protect and
restore ecosystem services through informed
decision making. The Agency is requesting
a total of $76 million in FY 2010 to support
Ecosystems research. The Ecosystem
Services research program has transitioned
to focus on advancing the science of
ecosystems services and its application to
decision making. For FY 2010, the program
will focus on the following:
Defining ecosystem services and
their implications for human well-
being and economic valuation;
Measuring, monitoring and mapping
ecosystem services at multiple scales
over time;
Developing predictive models for
quantifying and forecasting the
changes in ecosystem services under
alternative management scenarios;
and
Developing a decision support
framework that enables decision
makers to integrate, visualize, and
maximize diverse data, models and
tools.
Over the last decade, the endocrine disrupter
research program conducted the underlying
research, developed and standardized
protocols, prepared background materials
for transfer to EPA's Office of Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances and the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, briefed Agency advisory
committees, participated on international
committees on harmonization of protocols,
and participated in the validation of 19
different in vitro and/or in vivo assays for
the development and implementation of the
Agency's two-tiered Endocrine Disrupters
Screening program (EDSP). In FY 2010,
EPA is requesting $11.4 million for the
continued development, evaluation, and
application of innovative tools for endocrine
disrupting chemicals. Research efforts will
continue to achieve the following:
Develop novel in vitro assays as
improved alternatives that may
further reduce the quantity of
animals used;
Finalize the Tier 2 amphibian
developmental/reproductive assay
and the fish 2 generation study for
validation;
Provide the underlying science that
will help in the interpretation of
studies submitted to the Agency
under EDSP; and
Determine the impact of EDCs on
the environment and develop
methods for preventing and
mitigating exposures.
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In FY 2010, the National Center for
Computational Toxicology (NCCT) will
play a critical role in coordinating and
implementing these activities across the
Agency. In addition, greater emphasis will
be placed on using systems biology-based
approaches to advance health-based
assessments. In FY 2010, EPA is requesting
$19.6 million to support application of
mathematical and computer models to help
assess chemical risk to human health and the
environment. The computational toxicology
research program's strategic direction is
guided by three long term goals:
Improving the linkages in the source-
outcome paradigm;
Providing tools for screening and
prioritizing of chemicals under
regulatory review; and
Enhancing quantitative risk
assessment.
In FY 2010, continued pesticides and toxics
research will focus on characterizing
toxicity and pharmacokinetic profiles of
perfluoroalkyl chemicals, examining the
potential for selected perfluorinated telomers
to degrade to perfluoroctanoic acid or its
precursors, and developing methods and
models to forecast the fate of pesticides and
byproducts from source waters through
drinking water treatment systems and
ultimately to the U.S. population. The
program also will conduct research to
develop spatially-explicit probabilistic
models for ecological assessments and
evaluate the potential environmental and
human health impacts of genetically
engineered crops. In FY 2010, EPA
requests $27.8 million for continued
pesticides and toxics research to support the
scientific foundation for addressing the risks
of exposure to pesticides and toxic
chemicals in humans and wildlife.
EPA will continue to investigate
nanotechnology's environmental, health,
and safety implications in FY 2010. This
research will examine which processes
govern the environmental fate of
nanomaterials and what data are available
and needed to enable nanomaterial risk
assessment. Research will continue to
improve our measurement, understanding,
and control of mercury, with a research
focus on the fate and transport of mercury
and mercury compounds. The Agency also
will cultivate the next generation of
environmental scientists by awarding
fellowships to pursue higher education in
environmentally-related fields and by
hosting recent graduates at its facilities.
EPA is requesting $17.8 million for the
Nanomaterials Research program in FY
2010 to expand the availability of
information to ensure the safe development,
use, recycling and disposal of products that
contain nanoscale materials.
EPA will continue research to better
understand how global change (e.g., climate
change) will affect the environment,
including the environmental and human
health implications of greenhouse gas
adaptation and mitigation strategies, and the
implications of climate change for the
Agency's fulfillment of its statutory,
regulatory and programmatic requirements.
The Agency's climate change research also
includes the development of decision
support tools to help resource managers
adapt to changing climate conditions. In FY
2010, EPA requests $20.9 million for the
Global Change Research program to
enhance understanding of the effects of
global change on the environment.
In FY 2010, the Agency will continue to
enhance the nation's preparedness, response
and recovery capabilities for homeland
security incidents through research,
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development, and technical support buildings. The FY 2010 request level for
activities in the areas of decontamination, this area is $35.6 million.
water infrastructure protection, and safe
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Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental
requirements by enforcing environmental statutes, preventing pollution, and promoting
environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for governments,
businesses, and the public that promote environmental stewardship and long-term
sustainable outcomes.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES:
Address environmental problems,
promote compliance and deter
violations, by achieving goals for
national priorities and programs
including those with potential
environmental justice concerns and
those in Indian country.
Enhance public health and
environmental protection and
increase conservation of natural
resources by promoting pollution
prevention and the adoption of other
stewardship practices by companies,
communities, governmental
organizations, and individuals.
Protect human health and the
environment on tribal lands by
assisting federally-recognized tribes
to build environmental management
capacity, assess environmental
conditions and measure results, and
implement environmental programs
in Indian country.
Conduct leading-edge, sound
scientific research on pollution
prevention, new technology
development, and sustainable
systems. The products of this
research will provide critical and key
evidence in informing Agency
policies and decisions and solving
complex multimedia problems for
the Agency and its partners and
stakeholders.
GOAL, OBJECTIVE SUMMARY
Budget Authority
Full-time Equivalents
(Dollars in Thousands)
Compliance and Environmental
Stewardship
Achieve Environmental Protection
through Improved Compliance
Improve Environmental Performance
through Pollution Prevention and
Other Stewardship Practices
Improve Human Health and the
FY 2008
Actuals
FY 2009
Enacted
FY2010
Pres Bud
$739,446.2 $750,167.6 $789,077.2
$496,562.3 $512,260.5 $539,951.0
$112,770.5 $110,361.6 $116,834.5
$76,996.6 $75,824.5 $81,551.1
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
$38,909.6
$27,690.5
$6,472.9
$5,726.6
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Environment in Indian Country
Enhance Societies Capacity for
Sustainability through Science and
Research
Total Authorized Workyears
(Totals may not sum due to rounding)
FY 2008
Actuals
$53,116.9
3,295.1
FY 2009
Enacted
$51,720.9
3,402.8
FY2010
Pres Bud
$50,740.6
3,406.8
FY 2010 Pres Bud v.
FY 2009 Enacted
($980.3)
4.0
Protecting the public and the environment
from risks posed by violations of
environmental regulations is central to the
Environmental Protection Agency's mission.
Many of America's historic environmental
improvements are attributable to a strong set
of environmental laws and an assurance of
compliance with those laws. EPA's strong
and aggressive enforcement program has
been the centerpiece of efforts to ensure
compliance, and has achieved significant
improvements in the protection of human
health and the environment. To help the
Agency meet its mission, EPA will employ a
mixture of effective monitoring,
enforcement and compliance strategies,
provide leadership and support for pollution
prevention and sustainable practices, reduce
regulatory barriers, and refine and apply
results-based, innovative, and multi-media
approaches to environmental stewardship
and safeguarding human health.
In addition, EPA will assist Federally-
recognized tribes in assessing environmental
conditions in Indian country, and will help
build their capacity to implement
environmental programs. EPA also will
strengthen the scientific evidence and
research supporting environmental policies
and decisions on compliance, pollution
prevention, and environmental stewardship.
Improving Compliance with
Environmental Laws
To be effective, EPA requires a strong
enforcement and compliance program, one
which: identifies and reduces
noncompliance problems, assists the
regulated community in understanding
environmental laws and regulations,
responds to complaints from the public,
strives to secure a level economic playing
field for law-abiding companies, and deters
future violations. In order to meet the
Agency's goals, the program employs an
integrated, common-sense approach to
problem-solving and decision-making. An
appropriate mix of data collection and
analysis, compliance monitoring, assistance
and incentives, civil and criminal
enforcement efforts, and innovative
problem-solving approaches address
significant environmental issues and achieve
environmentally beneficial outcomes. The
total proposed FY 2010 budget to support
compliance and environmental stewardship
is $789.1 million.
EPA's enforcement and compliance
program uses compliance assistance to
educate the regulated community and
promote compliance with regulatory
requirements to reduce adverse public health
and environmental problems. To achieve
compliance, the regulated community must
first understand its obligations and how to
comply with regulatory obligations. The
Compliance Assistance program is
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especially important for small businesses
and other entities that might not have
substantial expertise in the area of
environmental compliance. In FY 2010, the
Compliance Assistance and Centers
program's proposed budget is $26.1 million.
The Agency's Compliance Monitoring
program reviews and evaluates the activities
of the regulated community to determine
compliance with applicable laws,
regulations, permit conditions and
settlement agreements, and to determine
whether conditions presenting imminent and
substantial endangerment exist. FY 2010
Compliance Monitoring activities will be
both environmental media- and sector-
based. The traditional media-based
inspections complement those performed by
states and tribes, and are a key part of our
strategy for meeting the long-term and
annual goals established for the air, water,
pesticides, toxic substances, and hazardous
waste. To ensure that wastes are properly
handled in accordance with international
agreements and Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act regulations, the Agency
reviews and responds to 100 percent of the
notices for trans-boundary movement of
hazardous waste. In FY 2010, the
Compliance Monitoring program's proposed
budget is $101.1 million.
Maximum compliance requires the active
efforts of the regulated community. EPA
provides a series of compliance incentives to
complement its enforcement of
environmental violations. EPA's Audit
Policy encourages corporate audits of
environmental compliance and subsequent
correction of self-discovered violations,
providing a uniform enforcement response
toward disclosures of violations. Evaluation
of the results of violations disclosed through
self-reporting will occur in order to
understand the effectiveness and accuracy of
such self-reporting. Throughout FY 2010,
EPA will continue to investigate options for
encouraging self-directed audits and
disclosures with particular emphasis on
companies in the process of mergers and/or
acquisitions. In FY 2010, the Compliance
Incentives program's proposed budget is
$10.7 million.
The Enforcement program addresses
violations to ensure that violators come into
compliance with Federal laws and
regulations and reduce pollution. In FY
2010, the program will achieve these
environmental goals through consistent, fair,
and focused enforcement of all
environmental statutes. EPA will continue
to implement its national compliance and
enforcement priorities, which address the
most widespread types of violations that also
pose the most substantive health and
environmental risks. In FY 2010, we will
continue to build upon our achievements.
Our enforcement cases have resulted in
commitments to reduce, treat, or eliminate
over 8.6 billion pounds of pollutants from
2002 to 2008. Also in FY 2010, EPA will
continue to develop meaningful measures to
assess the impact of enforcement and
compliance activities and target areas that
pose the greatest risks to human health or
the environment, display patterns of
noncompliance, or include
disproportionately exposed populations.
A strong Civil Enforcement program's
overarching goal is to protect human health
and the environment, targeting enforcement
actions according to degree of health and
environmental risk. The program works
with the Department of Justice to ensure
consistent and fair enforcement of all
environmental laws and regulations. The
program seeks to level the economic playing
field by ensuring that violators do not realize
an economic benefit from noncompliance,
and to deter future violations. The Civil
Enforcement program develops, litigates,
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and settles administrative and civil judicial
cases against serious violators of
environmental laws. In FY 2010, the
Agency will aggressively implement its core
Civil Enforcement program, as well as the
National Compliance and Enforcement
Priorities established for calendar years
2008-2010. The nation's top priorities for
enforcement include Clean Water Act "Wet
Weather" discharges (water contamination
resulting from sewer overflows,
contaminated storm water runoff, and runoff
from concentrated animal feeding
operations), violations of the Clean Air Act
New Source Review/Prevention of
Significant Deterioration requirements and
Air Toxics regulations, Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
violations at Mineral Processing facilities,
violations of Financial Responsibility
requirements for the RCRA, Safe Drinking
Water Act, and Toxic Substances Control
Act programs, and ensuring compliance in
Indian Country. The Civil Enforcement
program also will support the Environmental
Justice program by focusing enforcement
actions on industries that have repeatedly
violated environmental laws in communities
that may be disproportionately exposed to
risks and harms from the environment,
including minority and/or low-income areas.
In FY 2010, the Civil Enforcement
program's proposed budget is $145.2
million.
EPA's Criminal Enforcement program
investigates and helps prosecute
environmental violations which seriously
threaten public health and the environment
and which involve intentional, deliberate, or
criminal behavior on the part of the violator.
The Criminal Enforcement program deters
violations of environmental laws and
regulations by demonstrating that the
regulated community will be held
accountable, through jail sentences and
criminal fines, for such violations. Bringing
criminal cases sends a strong message for
potential violators, enhancing aggregate
compliance with laws and regulations. In
FY 2010, the criminal enforcement program
will continue to expand its identification and
investigation of cases with significant
environmental, human health, and
deterrence impact while balancing its overall
case load of "core" cases across all pollution
statutes (e.g., traditional cases involving
wastewater; hazardous waste; the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act;
the Toxic Substances Control Act, etc.).
The program will increase the number of
agents to complete its three-year hiring
strategy of raising its special agent
workforce to 200 criminal investigators.
With these resources, the program will
expand its capacity in supporting efforts to
address complex environmental cases. In
FY 2010, the Criminal Enforcement
program's proposed budget is $57.7 million.
NEPA Federal Review
EPA fulfills its uniquely Federal
responsibilities under the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and
Section 309 of the Clean Air Act by
reviewing and commenting on other Federal
agency Environmental Impact Statements
(EISs), making the comments available to
the public, and allowing public input.
NEPA requires that Federal agencies
prepare and submit EISs to identify potential
environmental consequences of major
proposed activities, and develop plans to
mitigate or eliminate adverse impacts. A
focal point in the near term will be
implementing the Agency's NEPA
responsibilities with respect to projects
funded under the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act (ARRA). In FY 2010,
additional personnel resources will enable
EPA to meet these increased environmental
review responsibilities, which will help with
the expeditious approval and
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implementation of Federal economic
stimulus projects. EPA will continue to
work with other Federal agencies to
streamline and to improve their NEPA
processes. Work also will focus on a
number of key areas such as review and
comment on on-shore and off-shore liquid
natural gas facilities, coal bed methane
development and other energy-related
projects, nuclear power/hydro-power plant
licensing/re-licensing, highway and airport
expansion, military base
realignment/redevelopment, flood control
and port development, and management of
national forests and public lands. In FY
2010, the NEPA program's proposed budget
is $18.3 million.
Improving Environmental Performance
through Innovation and Pollution
Prevention and Stewardship
In FY 2010, with a budget of approximately
$23.8 million, the Pollution Prevention
program will continue being one of the
Agency's primary tools for minimizing and
preventing adverse environmental impacts
by preventing the generation of pollution at
the source. Through pollution prevention
integration, EPA will work to bring about a
performance-oriented regulatory system that
develops innovative, flexible strategies to
achieve measurable results; promotes
environmental stewardship in all parts of
society; supports sustainable development
and pollution prevention; and fosters a
culture of creative environmental problem-
solving.
Partnering with Businesses and
Consumers: In FY 2010, through the
Pollution Prevention (P2) program, EPA
will promote technology transfer and
technical assistance and to spur development
of greener chemicals, processes and
products through eight programs: Green
Chemistry, Design for the Environment,
Green Suppliers Network, Regional Grants,
Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange,
Partnership for Sustainable Healthcare,
Green Engineering, and Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing. Also in FY 2010,
EPA will continue to encourage, empower,
and assist government and business to adopt
source reduction practices and promote
strong collaboration among Regions to
promote geographically specific approaches
to address unique local problems. P2 grants
to states and tribes enable them to provide
technical assistance, education, and outreach
to assist businesses.
In FY 2010, through the Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Program (EPP), the
Agency also will implement the Federal
Electronics Challenge and promote the use
of the Electronic Product Environmental
Assessment Tool (EPEAT), a procurement
tool designed to help institutional purchasers
compare and select desktop computers,
laptops, and monitors based on
environmental attributes. In addition, EPA's
innovative Green Suppliers Network
Program works with large manufacturers to
engage their small and medium-sized
suppliers in low-cost technical reviews that
focus on process improvements and waste
reduction. Finally, through the Green
Chemistry and Design for the Environment
Program (DfE), EPA works to promote and
recognize greener chemicals, synthetic
pathways, and formulations. DfE has
incorporated green formulations into over
1,000 recognized products to date.
Promoting Innovation and
Stewardship: In FY 2010, EPA will work
to bring about a performance-oriented
regulatory system that develops innovative,
flexible strategies to achieve measurable
results, promotes environmental stewardship
in all parts of society, supports sustainable
development and pollution prevention, and
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fosters a culture of creative environmental
problem-solving.
In FY 2010, through an annual Program
Evaluation Competition managed by the
National Center for Environmental
Innovation, resources will be provided to
EPA programs and Regional offices to
conduct rigorous evaluations. Specific
consideration will be given to evaluations
that support the Government Performance
and Results Act, provide evidence-based
assessments of performance and outcomes
for a wide range of current EPA programs,
and allow EPA to improve and invest in
promising environmental program
innovations.
The Sector Strategies program will engage
industry, non governmental organizations,
state, and Federal stakeholders in policy
dialogue and strategic planning, including a
dialogue with states on data templates and
climate analysis. In addition, EPA plans to
initiate discussions with states on the design
and implementation of sector-specific
strategies and performance improvement
projects that will address GHG reductions
(sectors represent 29 percent of total GHG
emissions), toxic air emissions (34 percent
of national releases), hazardous waste (80
percent of hazardous waste releases), and
water impact issues.
In FY 2010, the Smart Growth program
plans to build upon its work in outreach and
direct implementation assistance. EPA will
provide national best practices to
communities and use its local, on-the-
ground work to communicate its national
research and policy agenda.
Improve Human Health and the
Environment in Indian Country
Since adopting the EPA Indian Policy in
1984, EPA has worked with Federally
recognized tribes on a government-to-
government basis, in recognition of the
Federal government's trust responsibility to
Federally recognized tribes. Under Federal
environmental statutes, the Agency is
responsible for protecting human health and
the environment in Indian country. EPA's
American Indian Environmental Office
(AIEO) leads an Agency wide effort to work
with tribes, Alaska Native Villages, and
inter-tribal consortia to fulfill this
responsibility. EPA's strategy for achieving
this objective has three major components:
Establish an Environmental
Presence in Indian Country: The Agency
will continue to provide funding through the
Indian General Assistance Program (GAP)
so each federally-recognized tribe can
establish an environmental presence.
» Provide Access to Environmental
Information: EPA will provide the
information tribes need to meet EPA and
Tribal environmental priorities, as well as
characterize the environmental and public
health improvements that result from joint
actions.
Implementation of Environmental
Goals: The Agency will provide
opportunities for the implementation of
Tribal environmental programs by tribes, or
directly by EPA, as necessary.
In FY 2010, EPA will provide $62.9 million
in GAP grants to help build Tribal
environmental capacity to assess
environmental conditions, utilize available
information, and build an environmental
program tailored to tribes' needs. The
grants will develop environmental education
and outreach programs, develop and
implement integrated solid waste
management plans, and alert EPA to serious
conditions that pose immediate public health
and ecological threats. Through GAP
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program guidance,
outcome based results.
Research
EPA emphasizes
The Agency proposes $24.1 million to
enhance capacity for sustainability through
science and research. EPA has developed
and evaluated tools and technologies to
monitor, prevent, control, and clean up
pollution throughout its history. EPA's
Science and Technology for Sustainability
(STS) research program, in accordance with
the Agency's policy of scientific integrity,11
provides the scientific foundation for the
Agency's actions for the integrated
management of air, water, and land
resources, as well as changes in traditional
methods of creating and distributing goods
and services. Since the Pollution Prevention
Act of 1990, the Agency has increasingly
focused on preventative and sustainable
approaches to health and environmental
problems. EPA's efforts in this area support
research specifically designed to address the
issue of advancing sustainability goals.
Sustainable approaches require: innovative
design and production techniques that
minimize or eliminate environmental
liabilities; integrated management of air,
water, and land resources; and changes in
the traditional methods of creating and
distributing goods and services. And in
addition to conducting research related to
human health and environmental threats,
EPA is committed to promoting
sustainabilityachieving economic
prosperity while protecting natural systems
and quality of life for the long term.
The FY 2010 EPA budget request includes a
$5.0 million increase for a biofuels research
initiative to help decision-makers better
understand the risk tradeoffs associated with
biofuels production and use. The work will
inform the life-cycle analysis and mandatory
reporting requirements contained in the
Energy Independence and Security Act.
EPA's STS research program will continue
efforts aimed at creating a suite of science-
based sustainability metrics that are readily
understood by the public. This work will
address both large and small systems,
including the implementation and tracking
of sustainability metrics across the biofuels
system. In addition, the People, Prosperity,
and Planet Award will support up to 50
student design projects from around the
country, focusing on challenges in areas
such as materials and chemicals, energy,
resources, and water.
1' For more information, see
http://www.whitehouse.gov/thej3ressj3fiice/Memorandum
-for-the-Heads-of-Executive-Departments-and-Agencies-3-
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PERFORMANCE - 4 YEAR ARRAY
GOAL 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Protect and improve the air so it is healthy to breathe and risks to human health and the environment are reduced. Reduce greenhouse gas
intensity by enhancing partnerships with businesses and other sectors.
Objective - Healthier Outdoor Air: Through 2014, working with partners, protect human health and the environment by attaining and
maintaining health-based air quality standards and reducing the risk from toxic air pollutants.
Group
Reduce Criteria
Pollutants and
Regional Haze
Performance Measure
Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air
Quality Index (AQI) values over 100 since 2003, weighted by
population and AQI value.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
21
42
FY 2008
Target Actual
25
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
29
FY 2010
Target
33
. Unit .
Percentage
Additional Information: Baseline was zero in 2003.
Tons of PM-10 Reduced since 2000 from Mobile Sources
87,026
87,026
99,458
Data Avail
2009
111,890
124,322
Tons
Additional Information: In FY 2005, the 2000 Mobiles inventory is used as the baseline for mobile source emissions. The 2000 baseline for PM-10 from mobile source is
613,000 tons.
Cumulative percent reduction in population- weighted
ambient concentrations of ozone in monitored counties from
2003 baseline.
Cumulative percent reduction in the average number of days
during the ozone season that the ozone standard is
exceeded in baseline non-attainment areas, weighted by
population.
Limit the increase of CO emissions (in tons) from mobile
sources compared to a 2000 baseline.
Millions of Tons of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
Reduced since 2000 from Mobile Sources
Millions of Tons of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) Reduced since
2000 Reduced from Mobile Sources.
6
16
1.18M
1.20M
2.37M
6
28
1.18M
1.20M
2.37M
8
19
1.35M
1.37M
2.71M
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
10
23
1.52M
1.54M
3.05M
11
26
1.69
1.71
3.39
Percentage
Percentage
Tons
Tons
Tons
Additional Information: The ozone concentration measure reflects improvements (reductions) in ambient ozone concentrations across all monitored counties, weighted
by the populations in those areas. To calculate the weighting, pollutant concentrations in monitored counties are multiplied by the associated county populations. The
units for this measure are therefore, "million people parts per billion." The 2003 baseline is 15,972 million people-ppb. In FY 2005, the Mobiles inventory is used as the
baseline year for mobile source emissions. The 2000 baseline was 7.7M tons for mobile source VOC emissions, and 1 1 .8M tons for mobile source NOx emissions. |n
FY 2005, the 2000 Mobiles inventory is used as the baseline for mobile source emission. The 2000 baseline was 79. 2M tons for mobile source CO emissions. While on-
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Group
Reduce Criteria
Pollutants and
Regional Haze
Reduce the
Adverse Effects of
Acid Deposition
Reduce Air Toxics
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
/'Unit
road CO emissions continue to decrease, there is an overall increase in mobile source CO emissions due to a growth in nonroad CO.
Cumulative percent reduction in population-weighted ambient
concentration of fine particulate matter (PM-2.5) in all
monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
Tons of PM-2.5 Reduced since 2000 from Mobile Sources
3
85,704
8
85,704
4
97,947
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
5
110,190
6
122,434
Percentage
Tons
Additional Information: The PM 2.5 concentration reduction annual measure reflects improvements (reductions) in the ambient concentration of fine particulate matter
PM2.5 pollution across all monitored counties, weighted by the populations in those areas. To calculate this weighting, pollutant concentrations in monitored counties
are multiplied by the associated county populations. Therefore, the units for this measure are "million people micrograms per meter cubed: (million people ug/mg3."
The 2003 baseline is 2.581 baseline is 2,581 million people-ug/mg3. In FY 2005, the 2000 Mobiles inventory is used as the baseline for mobile source emissions.
The 2000 baseline for PM 2.5 from mobile sources is 613,000 tons.
Percent of major NSR permits issued within one year of
receiving a complete permit application.
75
83
78
Data Avail
2009
78
78
Percentage
Additional Information: The baseline for NSR permits issued within one year of receiving a complete permit application is 61 % in 2004.
Percent of significant Title V operating permit revisions
issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit
application.
Percent of significant and new Title V operating permits
issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit
application.
94
87
81
51
97
91
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
100
95
100
99
Percentage
Percentage
Additional Information: The 2004 baseline for significant Title V operating permit revisions issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application is 100%
and the baseline for new Title V operating permits issued within 18 months of receiving a complete permit application is 95%.
Tons of sulfur dioxide emissions from electric power
generation sources
7,500,000
8,450,000
8,000,000
Data Avail
2009
8,000,000
8,450,000
Tons Reduced
Additional Information: The baseline year is 1980. The 1980 S02 emissions inventory totals 17.4 million tons for electric utility sources. This inventory was developed
by National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (NAPAP) and is used as the basis for reductions in Title IV of the Clean Air Act Amendments. This data is also
contained in EPA's National Air Pollutant Emissions Trends Report. Statutory S02 emissions cap for year 2010 and later is at 8.95 million tons, approximately 8.5
million tons below 1980 emissions level. "Allowable S02 emission level" consists of allowance allocations granted to sources each year under several provisions of the
Act and additional allowances carried over, or banked, from previous years.
Cumulative percentage reduction in tons of toxicity-weighted
(for cancer risk) emissions of air toxics from 1993 baseline.
Cumulative percentage reduction in tons of toxicity-weighted
(for noncancer risk) emissions of air toxics from 1993
baseline.
35
58
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
35
59
Data Avail
2011
Data Avail
2011
36
59
36
59
Percentage
Percentage
Additional Information: The toxicity-weighted emission inventory will also utilize the NEI for air toxics along with the Agency's compendium of cancer and noncancer
health risk criteria to develop a risk metric that can be tabulated and tracked on an annual basis, the baseline is based on emission inventory data from 1990-1993.
The baseline is in 1993. Air toxics emissions data are revised every three years to generate inventories for the National Emissions Inventory (NEI), which replaced the
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Group
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
/'Unit
National Toxics Inventory (NTI). In intervening years between updates of the NEI, the model EMS-HAP (Emissions Modeling System for Hazardous Air Pollutants) is
used to estimate and project annual emissions of air toxics. As new inventories are completed and improved inventory data is added, the baseline (or total tons of air
toxics) is adjusted. The toxicity-weighted emission inventory will also utilize the NEI for air toxics along with the Agency's compendium of cancer and noncancer health
risk criteria to develop a risk metric that can be tabulated and tracked on an annual basis. The baseline is based on emission inventory data from 1990-1993. The 2002
NEI was completed in fall of 2006 so there is a 4yr. lag. 2005 NEI will be an improvement so we should have actuals in early 2009.
Objective - Healthier Indoor Air: Through 2014, working with partners, reduce human health risks by reducing exposure to indoor air
contaminants through the promotion of voluntary actions by the public.
Group
Reduce Exposure
to Radon
Reduce Exposure
to Asthma Triggers
Performance Measure
Number of additional homes (new and existing) with radon
reducing features
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
190,000
183,000
FY 2008
Target Actual
225,000
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
265,000
FY 2010
Target
280,000
'Unit
Homes
Additional Information: By 2008, number of people living in homes built (new or existing) with radon reducing features will be 225,000. The baseline for the performance
measure was 1996 (107,000 homes). Annual Surveys are conducted by our partners to gather information such as types of houses built, lot sizes, foundation designs,
types of lumber used, types of doors and windows used. End-of-year performance for the asthma program is a best professional estimate using all data sources
(including annual measures on partner performance and advertising awareness outlined below). yne survey provides statist ica'ly sound results every three years for
one period of time. Also, the surveys gather information on the use of radon-resistant design features in new houses. Each year, the survey of building practices is
typically mailed out to home builders. The survey responses are analyzed, with respect to State market areas and Census Division in the U.S., to assess the percentage
and number of homes built each year that incorporate radon-reducing features. The data are also used to assess the percentage and number of homes built with
radon-reducing features in high radon potential areas in the United States (high risk areas). Other analyses include radon-reducing features as a function of housing
type, foundation type, and different techniques for radon-resistant new home construction.
Percent of public that is aware of the asthma program's
media campaign.
>20
No Data
Avail
>20
Data Avail
2009
>20
>30
Percentage
Additional Information: No tracking study was done for this measure in FY2007, therefore the percentage of public awareness is not known.
Additional health care professionals trained annually by EPA
and its partner on the environmental management of asthma
triggers.
2,000
4,582
2,000
Data Avail
2009
2,000
2,000
Number
Additional Information: Asthma is a serious, life-threatening respiratory disease that affects more than 20 million Americans. Rates of asthma have risen sharply over
the past 30 years, particularly among children aged 5 to14. Although there is no cure, asthma can be controlled by managing environmental asthma triggers and
through medical treatment. EPA's goal is to reduce exposure to asthma triggers and improve the quality of life for 4.9 million people by 2008. Toward this end, EPA
provides educational material about the environmental factors - indoor and outdoor - that trigger asthma. Through 2006, 4.2 million people are estimated to be taking
all essential actions to reduce exposure to indoor environmental asthma triggers and approximately 60,000 emergency room visits are avoided annually. This measure
is reported in 3-year increments.
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Reduce Exposure
to Indoor Air
Contaminants in
Schools
Estimated annual number of schools establishing indoor air
quality programs based on EPA's Tools for Schools
guidance.
1,100
1,346
1,100
Data Avail
2009
1,000
1,000
Number
Additional Information: The nation has approximately 1 18,000 (updated to include new construction)* schools. Each school has an average of 525 students, faculty,
and staff for a total estimated population of 62,000,000. The IAQ "Tools for Schools" Guidance implementation began in 1997. Results from a 2002 IAQ practices in
schools survey suggest that approximately 20-22% of U.S. schools report an adequate effective IAQ management plan that is in accordance with EPA guidelines.
Objective - Protect the Ozone Layer: Through 2014, continue efforts to restore the earth's stratospheric ozone layer and protect the public
from the harmful effects of UV radiation.
Group
Reduce Emissions
of Ozone-
Depleting
Substances
Performance Measure
*
Remaining US Consumption of Class II ODS, measured in
tons of ozone depleting potential (OOP).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
<9,900
Data Avail
2009
FY 2008
Target Actual
<9,900
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
<9,900
FY 2010
Target
<3,811
Unit _
OOP MTs
Additional Information: The base of comparison for assessing progress on the 2005 annual performance goal is the domestic consumption cap of class II HCFCs as set
by the Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Each Ozone Depleting Substance (ODS) is weighted based on the damage it does to the stratospheric ozone - this is its ozone-
depletion potential (OOP). Beginning on January 1, 1996, the cap was set at the sum of 2.8 percent of the domestic OOP-weighted consumption of CFCs in 1989 plus
the OOP-weighted level of HCFCs in 1989. Consumption equals production plus import minus export.
Objective - Radiation: Through 2014, working with partners, minimize unnecessary releases of radiation and be prepared to minimize
impacts to human health and the environment should unwanted releases occur.
Group
Monitor the
Environment for
Radiation
Performance Measure
-* , ,
Percentage of most populous US cities with a RadNet
ambient radiation air monitoring system, which will provide
data to assist in protective action determinations.
Average time of availability of quality assured ambient
radiation air monitoring data during an emergency.
Time to approve site changes affecting waste
characterization at DOE waste generator sites to ensure safe
disposal of transuranic radioactive waste at WIPP (measured
as percentage reduction from a 2004 baseline).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
80
1.3
40
87
1.3
43
FY 2008
Target Actual
85
1.0
46
92
0.8
50
FY 2009
Target
90
0.8
53
FY 2010
Target
95
0.7
53
'Unit _
Percentage
Days
Percentage
Additional Information: Baseline is 55% for most populous cities. Baseline is 2.5 days for average time of availability of quality assured air monitoring data during an emergency. Time of
approve is measured by percentage of days with a baseline of 150 days at 0%. (e.g., FY2007 Target was 40% (90 days) and actual was 43% (86 days).
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Group
Prepare for and
Respond to
Radiological
Emergencies
Performance Measure
Level of readiness of radiation program personnel and assets
to support federal radiological emergency response and
recovery operations (measured as percentage of radiation
response team members and assets that meet scenario-
based response criteria).
Level of readiness of national environmental radiological
laboratory capacity (measured as percentage of laboratories
adhering to EPA quality criteria for emergency response and
recovery decisions).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
80
20
83
21
FY 2008
Target Actual
85
35
87
37
FY 2009
Target
90
50
FY 2010
Target
90
60
/'Unit
Percentage
Percentage
Additional Information: The baseline for the emergency response program readiness was 50 percent.
Objective - Greenhouse Gas Intensity: Through 2014, continue to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through voluntary climate protection
programs that accelerate the adoption of cost-effective greenhouse gas reducing technologies and practices.
Group
Reduce
Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
Performance Measure
,
. ,
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of
greenhouse gas reductions in the buildings sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of
greenhouse gas reductions in the transportation sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of
greenhouse gas reductions in the industry sector.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
29.4
0.9
62.6
36.1
1.15
72.9
FY 2008
Target Actual
32.4
1.5
67.7
Data Avail
2009
1.6
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
35.5
2.6
72.9
FY 2010
Target
39.0
4.3
82.9
Unit
MMTCE
MMTCE
MMCTE
Additional Information: The baseline for evaluating program performance is a projection of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in the absence of the U.S. climate change
programs. The baseline was developed as part of an interagency evaluation of the U.S. climate change programs in 2002, which built on similar baseline forecasts
developed in 1997 and 1993. Baseline data for carbon emissions related to energy use is based on data from the Energy Information Agency (EIA) and from EPA's
Integrated Planning Model of the U.S. electric power sector. Baseline data for non-carbon dioxide (C02) emissions, including nitrous oxide and other high global
warming potential gases are maintained by EPA. Baseline information is discussed at length in the U.S. Climate Action Report 2002
(http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/GlobalWarming.nsf/content/ResourceCenterPublicationsUSCIimate ActionReporthtml), which provides a discussion of differences in
assumptions between the 1997 baseline and the 2002 update, including which portion of energy efficiency programs are included in the estimates. EPA develops the
non-C02 emissions baselines and projections using information from partners and other sources. EPA continues to develop annual inventories as well as update
methodologies as new information becomes available.
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Objective - Enhance Science and Research: By 2014, provide sound science to support EPA's goal of clean air by conducting leading-edge
research and developing a better understanding and characterization of human health and environmental outcomes.
Group
Clean Air
Research
Performance Measure
Percentage of NAAQS program publications rated as highly
cited papers (Research)
Percent planned actions accomplished toward the long-term
goal of reducing uncertainty in the science that support
standard setting and air quality management decisions.
(Research)
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
35.7
100
32.9
100
FY 2008
Target Actual
No Target
Established
100
100
33.9
FY 2009
Target
100
FY 2010
Target
No Target
Established
100
/'Unit
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) assessing the linkage between health impacts and air pollutant sources and reducing the
uncertainties that impede the understanding and usefulness of these linkages, and 2) reducing uncertainty in the science that supports standard setting and air quality
management decisions. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions
to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase performance in three ways. 1) Increase the number of planned outputs completed on
time (a measure of timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's
research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse
to measure a significant shift in citation trends. 3) Increase the percentage of ORD-developed outputs appearing in the Office of Air and Radiation National Ambient Air
Quality Standard Staff Paper (a measure of the utility and use of ORD's research). The program is also working toward completion of a hierarchy of air pollutant sources
based on the risk they pose to human health.
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GOAL 2: Clean and Safe Water
Ensure drinking water is safe. Restore and maintain oceans, watersheds, and their aquatic ecosystems to protect human health, support economic
and recreational activities, and provide healthy habitat for fish, plants, and wildlife.
Objective - Protect Human Health: Protect human health by reducing exposure to contaminants in drinking water (includingprotecting
source waters), in fish and shellfish, and in recreational waters.
Group
Water Safe to
Drink
Performance Measure
Percent of the population in Indian country served by
community water systems that receive drinking water that
meets all applicable health-based drinking water standards.
Percent of population served by community water systems
that will receive drinking water that meets all applicable
health-based drinking water standards through approaches
incl. effective treatment & source water protection.
Fund utilization rate for the DWSRF.
Number of additional projects initiating operations.
Percent of community water systems that have undergone a
sanitary survey within the past three years (five years for
outstanding performance.)
Percent of identified Class V motor vehicle waste disposal
wells and other high priority Class V wells closed or
permitted.
Percent of community water systems that meet all applicable
health-based standards through approaches that include
effective treatment and source water protection.
Percent of person months during which community water
systems provide drinking water that meets all applicable
health-based standards.
Percent of deep injection wells that are used to inject
industrial, municipal, or hazardous waste(Class 1) that lose
mechanical integrity and are returned to compliance within
180 days thereby reducing the potential to endanger
underground sources of drinking water.
Percent of deep injection wells that are used to enhance
oil/natural gas recovery or for the injection of other (Class II)
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
87
94
85
430
94
88
89
N/A
87
91.5
88
438
92
85
88.9
96.8
FY 2008
Target Actual
87
90
86
440
95
90
89.5
95
83
92
90
445
87
88
89
97
FY 2009
Target
87
90
89
445
95
75
90
95
89
FY 2010
Target
87
90
89
450
95
80
90
95
92
89
Unit
Percent
Population
Percent
Population
Rate
Number of
Projects
Percent CWS
Percent Class V
Wells
Percent
Systems
Percent CWS
Percent Wells
Percent Wells
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Group
Water Safe to
Drink
Fish and Shellfish
Safe to Eat and
Water Safe for
Swimming
Performance Measure
;
, * !
fluids associated with oil and natural gas production that
have lost mechanical integrity and are returned to
compliance within 180 days thereby reducing the potential to
endanger underground sources of drinking water.
Percent of deep injection wells that are used for salt solution
mining (Class III) that lose mechanical integrity and are
returned to compliance within 180 days thereby reducing the
potential to endanger underground sources of drinking water.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
91
FY 2010
Target
93
/'Unit
Percent Wells
Additional Information: In 1998, 85% of the population that was served by community water systems and 96% of the population served by non-community, non-transient
drinking water systems received drinking water for which no violations of Federally enforceable health standards had occurred during the year.
Percent of women of childbearing age having mercury levels
in blood above the level of concern.
Number of waterborne disease outbreaks attributable to
swimming in or other recreational contact with coastal and
Great Lakes waters measured as a 5-year average.
Percent of days of beach season that coastal and Great
Lakes beaches monitored by State beach safety programs
are open and safe for swimming.
92.6
95.2
5.5
2
92.6
Data Avail
2009
0
95
5.2
2
93
5.1
2
95
Percent of
Women
Number of
Outbreaks
Percent
Days/Season
Additional Information: These territories have a higher percentage of beach season day closures resulting in a lower percentage of days at the regional and national levels.
Objective - Protect Water Quality: Protect the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams on a watershed basis and protect coastal and ocean
waters.
Group
Improve Water
Quality on a
Watershed Basis
Performance Measure
Number of waterbody segments identified by States in 2002
as not attaining standards, where water quality standards are
now fully attained (cumulative).
Fund utilization rate for the CWSRF.
Percent of all major publicly-owned treatment works
(POTWs) that comply with their permitted wastewater
discharge standards.
Estimated annual reduction in millions of pounds of
phosphorus from nonpoint sources to waterbodies. (Section
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
1,166
93.4
4fc.8
1,409
96.7
7.5
FY 2008
Target Actual
1,550
93.5
86
4.5
2165
98
86
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
2,270
94.5
86
4.5
FY 2010
Target
2,525
94.5
86
4.5
. Unit-
Number of
Segments
Percent Rate
Percent POTWs
Pounds in
Millions
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Group
Improve Water
Quality on a
Watershed Basis
Performance Measure
;
, * !
319 funded projects only)
Estimated additional reduction in million pounds of nitrogen
from nonpoint sources to waterbodies. (Section 319 funded
projects only)
Estimated additional reduction in thousands of tons of
sediment from nonpoint sources to waterbodies. (Section 319
funded projects only
Number of TMDLs that are established by States and
approved by EPA [State TMDL] on schedule consistent with
national policy (cumulative). A TMDL is a technical plan for
reducing pollutants in order to attain water quality standards.
The terms "approved" and "established" refer to the
completion and approval of the TMDL itself.
Percentage of high priority state NPDES permits that are
scheduled to be reissued.
Percentage of major dischargers in Significant
Noncompliance (SNC) at any time during the fiscal year.
Percentage of submissions of new or revised water quality
standards from States and Territories that are approved by
EPA.
Number of TMDLs that are established or approved by EPA
[Total TMDL] on a schedule consistent with national policy
(cumulative). A TMDL is a technical plan for reducing
pollutants in order to attain water quality standards. The
terms "approved" and "established" refer to the completion
and approval of the TMDL itself.
Percent of waters assessed using statistically valid surveys.
Percent of high priority EPA and state NPDES permits that
are reissued on schedule.
Percent of States & Territories that, within the preceding 3-yr.
period, submitted new or revised water quality criteria
acceptable to EPA that reflect new scientific info from EPA or
sources not considered in previous standards.
Remove the specific causes of waterbody impairment
identified by states in 2002 (cumulative).
Improve water quality conditions in impaired watersheds
nationwide using the watershed approach (cumulative).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
8.5
700,000
20,232
95
22.5
85
25,274
54
95
67
N/A
N/A
19.1
3,900,000
21,685
112
22.6
85.6
26,844
54
110
66.1
4,033
21
FY 2008
Target Actual
8.5
700,000
28,527
95
22.5
87
33,801
65
95
68
4,607
40
Data Avail
2009
Data Avail
2009
30,658
120
23.9
92.5
35,979
65
119
62.5
6,723
60
FY 2009
Target
8.5
700,000
33,540
95
22.5
85
38,978
65
95
68
6,891
102
FY 2010
Target
8.5
700,000
36,495
95
22.5
85
41,992
82
95
66
7,720
128
/'Unit
Pounds in
Millions
Tons
Number of
TMDLs
Percent Permits
Percent
Dischargers
Percent
State/Territories
Submissions
Number of
TMDLs
Percent Waters
Percent Permits
Percent
State/Territories
Number of
Causes Removed
Number of
Watersheds
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Group
Improve Coastal
and Ocean Water
Alaska Native
Villages
Performance Measure
;
, * !
Percent of active dredged material ocean dumping sites that
will have achieved environmentally acceptable conditions (as
reflected in each site's management plan).
Percent of serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to
drinking water supply and wastewater disposal.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
N/A
87
84.8
92
FY 2008
Target Actual
95
94
99
Data Avail
2009
FY 2009
Target
98
96
FY 2010
Target
95
98
/'Unit
Percent Sites
Percent Homes
Additional Information: In 2003, 77% of serviceable rural Alaska homes had access to drinking water supply and wastewater disposal. A Total Maximum Daily Load
(TMDL) is a technical plan for reducing pollutants in order to attain water quality standards. The terms "approved" and "established" refer to the completion and
approval of the TMDL itself.
Objective - Enhance Science and Research: By 2014, conduct leading-edge, sound scientific research to support the protection of human
health through the reduction of human exposure to contaminants in drinking water, fish and shellfish, and recreational waters and to support
the protection of aquatic ecosystems-specifically, the quality of rivers, lakes, and streams, and coastal and ocean waters.
Group
Drinking Water
Research
Performance Measure
; '
Percentage of planned risk management research products
delivered to support EPA's Office of Water, Regions, water
utilities, and other key stakeholders to manage public health
risks associated with exposure to drinking water, implement
effective safeguards on the quality and availability of surface
and underground sources of drinking water, improve the
water infrastructure, and establish health-based measures of
program effectiveness.
Percentage of planned methodologies, data, and tools
delivered in support of EPA's Office of Water and other key
stakeholders needs for developing health risk assessments,
producing regulatory decisions, implementing new and
revised rules, and achieving simultaneous compliance under
the Safe Drinking Water Act. (Research)
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
100
FY 2008
Target Actual
100
100
100
100
FY 2009
Target
100
100
FY 2010
Target
100
100
'Unit . '
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) developing data, tools, and technologies to support scientifically sound Six Year Review
decisions; and 2) developing data, tools, and technologies to support scientifically sound Contaminant Candidate List (CCL) decisions. EPA's Board of Scientific
Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the
program aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); and 2) the number of its papers actually used by EPA's Office
of Water in Six Year Review and CCL decisions (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research).
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Group
Water Quality
Research
Performance Measure
;
, * !
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long-
term goal #1) delivered (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long-
term goal #2) delivered (Research)
Percentage of planned outputs (in support of WQRP long-
term goal #3) delivered (Research)
Percent of WQRP publications in high impact journals.
(Research)
Percent of WQRP publications rated as highly cited
publications (Research)
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
100
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
100
FY 2008
Target Actual
100
100
100
14.7
15.7
100
100
100
13.8
15.2
FY 2009
Target
100
100
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
FY 2010
Target
100
100
100
15.7
16.7
/'Unit
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in 1) supporting water quality criteria development; 2) developing diagnostic tools that aid in
establishing causal relationships between pollution and water quality impairments; and 3) providing information that supports sustainable watershed management
practices through the demonstration of technologies, the application of decision tools and for forecasting restoration and benefits of management practices. Research
under these three rubrics is designed to lead to the promulgation of protective standards, the identification of contaminant contributions to impaired waters, and the tools
needed to restore and protect the nation's waters. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program
responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase performance in two ways. 1) Increase the number of
planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the
quality and use of ORD's research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not
allow enough time to elapse to measure a significant shift in citation trends.
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GOAL 3: Land Preservation and Restoration
Preserve and restore the land by using innovative waste management practices and cleaning up contaminated properties to reduce risks posed by
releases of harmful substances.
Objective - Preserve Land: By 2014, reduce adverse effects to land by reducing waste generation, increasing recycling, and ensuring proper
management of waste and petroleum products at facilities in ways that prevent releases.
Group
Municipal Solid
Waste Source
Reduction
Waste and
Petroleum
Management
Controls
Performance Measure
Billions of pounds of municipal solid waste reduced, reused,
or recycled.
Increase in percentage of coal combustion ash that is used
instead of disposed.
Number of closed, cleaned up, or upgraded open dumps in
Indian Country or on other tribal lands.
Number of tribes covered by an integrated solid waste
management plan.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
1.8
30
27
-0.7
107
28
FY 2008
Target Actual
1.8
30
26
Data Avail
2009
166
35
FY 2009
Target
19.5
1.8
27
16
FY 2010
Target
20.5
1.8
22
23
' 'Unit ..
Billion Ibs.
Percentage
Open Dumps
Tribes
Additional Information: An analysis conducted at the end of FY 2006 shows approximately 4.6 Ibs of MSW per person daily generation. For coal combustion ash,
approximately 1 25 million tons of coal combustion ash is generated annually, and in 2007, 42.7 percent was used rather than landfilled. While annual increases in use
are targeted, associated increases in generation are also expected. There is a one-year data lag in reporting these data. With respect to the tribal data, targets are
established relative to 2006 when new criteria for reporting were identified.
Number of hazardous waste facilities with new controls or
updated controls.
Minimize the number of confirmed releases at LIST facilities
to 9,000 or fewer each year.
Increase the percentage of LIST facilities that are in
significant operational compliance (SOC) with both release
detection and release prevention requirements by 0.5% over
the previous year's target.
<10,000
67
7,570
63
<10,000
68
7,364
66
100
<9,000
65.0
100
<9,000
65.5
Facilities
LIST Releases
Percent
Additional Information: Implementing the 2005 Energy Policy Act requirements, EPA and states are inspecting infrequently inspected facilities, and are finding many out
of compliance, impacting our ability to achieve compliance rate goals. As a result, the significant operational compliance targets have been adjusted to reflect a 0.5%
increase each year to maintain aggressive goals. Between FY 1999 and FY 2008, confirmed LIST releases averaged 10,656, and the annual number of confirmed
releases in FY 2008 was 7,364. In FY 2008, there were significantly fewer releases from underground storage tanks than the goal of no more than 10,000 releases. To
account for this success, the program has made its FY 2009 and future goals more challenging by lowering the goal to no more than 9,000 releases. By 2014, 600
RCRA hazardous waste facilities will have initial approved controls or upgraded controls. There are an estimated 820 facilities that will require these controls out of the
universe of 2,450 facilities.
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Objective - Restore Land: By 2014, control the risks to human health and the environment by mitigating the impact of accidental or
intentional releases and by cleaning up and restoring contaminated sites or properties to appropriate levels.
(Group
Superfund Cost
Recovery
Superfund
Potentially
Responsible Party
Participate
Assess and
Cleanup
Contaminated
Land
Performance Measure
Refer to DOJ, settle, or write off 100% of Statute of
Limitations (SOLs) cases for SF sites with total unaddressed
past costs equal to or greater than $200,000 and report value
of costs recovered.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
98
FY 2008
Target Actual
100
100
FY 2009
Target
100
FY 2010
Target
100
'Unit . '
Percent
Additional Information: In FY 98 the Agency will have addressed 100% of Cost Recovery at all NPL & non-NPL sites with total past costs equal or greater than
$200,000.
Percentage of Superfund sites at which settlement or
enforcement action taken before the start of RA.
95
98
95
100
95
95
Percent
Additional Information: In FY 98 approximately 70% of new remedial work at NPL sites (excluding Federal facilities) was initiated by private parties. |n FY2003, a
settlement was reached or an enforcement action was taken with non-Federal PRPs before the start of the remedial action at approximately 90 percent of Superfund
sites.
Number of LUST cleanups completed that meet state risk-
based standards for human exposure and groundwater
migration.
Number of LUST cleanups completed that meet risk-based
standards for human exposure and groundwater migration in
Indian Country.
Superfund final site assessment decisions completed.
Annual number of Superfund sites with remedy construction
completed.
Number of Superfund sites with human exposures under
control.
Superfund sites with contaminated groundwater migration
under control.
Number of Superfund sites ready for anticipated use site-
wide.
Number of Federal Facility Superfund sites where all
remedies have completed construction.
Number of Federal Facility Superfund sites where the final
remedial decision for contaminants at the site has been
determined.
Cumulative percentage of RCRA facilities with final remedies
constructed.
Cumulative percentage of RCRA facilities with human
13,000
30
350
24
10
10
30
56
76
13,862
54
395
24
13
19
64
59
71
13,000
30
400
30
10
15
30
60
81
12,768
40
415
30
24
20
85
61
73
12,250
30
400
20
10
15
45
64
77
12,250
30
330
22
10
10
65
68
92
30
63
Cleanups
Cleanups
Assessments
Completions
Sites
Sites
Sites
Sites
Remedies
Percent
Percent
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Group
Assess and
Cleanup
Contaminated
Land
Prepare / Respond
to Accidental /
Intentional
Release
Performance Measure
;
, * !
exposures to toxins under control.
Cumulative percentage of RCRA facilities with migration of
contaminated groundwater under control.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
55
/'Unit
Percent
Additional Information: Through the end of FY 2008, Superfund had made a cumulative total of 40,187 final assessment decisions at potentially hazardous sites,
completed construction at 1 ,060 final and deleted NPL sites, and ensured that 343 final and deleted NPL sites met the criteria for Siitewide Ready for Anticipated Use.
Additionally, as of October 1, 2008, Superfund had controlled human exposures at 1,309 final and deleted NPL sites and controlled groundwater migration at 996 final
and deleted NPL sites. The new measures for RCRA Corrective Action reflect a universe of 3,746 of the high National Corrective Action Prioritization System-ranked
facilities. At the end of FY 2008, cleanup remedies had been constructed at 24 percent of the 3,746 facilities, potential human exposures to toxins were controlled at 58
percent of facilities, and migration of contaminated groundwater was controlled at 50 percent of facilities. Through FY 2008, EPA completed a cumulative total of
377,019 leaking underground storage tank cleanups.
Superfund-lead removal actions completed annually.
PRP removal completions (including voluntary, AOC, and
UAO actions) overseen by EPA.
Percent of all SPCC inspected facilities found to be non-
compliant brought into compliance.
Percent of all FRP inspected facilities found to be non-
compliant brought into compliance.
Score on annual Core NAR.
195
200
195
215
195
170
170
15
15
55
Removals
Removals
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: Between 2002 and 2008 EPA completed an average 202 Superfund-lead removal response actions. In FY 2010, EPA will begin implementing a
new measure to track removals undertaken by potentially responsible parties, either voluntarily or pursuant to an enforcement instrument, where EPA has overseen the
removals. Between 2004 and 2008, the Oil Program has conducted 1,439 inspections and exercises. Beginning in FY 2007, EPA regional, HO, and Special Teams
scores were determined according to a set of readiness criteria to enhance and strengthen the core emergency response program. Consistent with the government-
wide National Response Framework (NRF), EPA will work to fully implement the priorities under its internal NAR so that the Agency is prepared to respond to multiple
nationally significant incidents. Some of these activities, e.g., building adequate laboratory capacity will take extensive coordination and resources. Specifically, by 2014,
EPA will achieve and maintain at least 75 percent of the maximum score on readiness evaluation criteria.
Objective- Enhance Science and Research: Through 2014, provide and apply sound science for protecting and restoring land by conducting
leading-edge research, which through collaboration, leads to preferred environmental outcomes.
Group
Land Protection
and Restoration
Research
Performance Measure
; '
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
manage material streams, conserve resources and
appropriately manage waste long-term goal.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
100
FY 2008
Target Actual
100
100
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
100
100
'Unit . '
Percent
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Group
Land Protection
and Restoration
Research
Performance Measure
;
, * !
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
mitigation, management and long-term stewardship of
contaminated sites long-term goal.
Percentage of Land publications in nigh-impact journals
Percentage of Land publications rated as highly cited
publications
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
OR 7
FY 2008
Target Actual
100
100
26.2
18
FY 2009 FY 2010
Target Target
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
26.7
27.8
/'Unit
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing timely, cutting edge, problem-driven research products to support sound science
decisions by EPA offices engaged in activities to preserve land quality and remediatagontaminated land for beneficial reuse. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors
(BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program
aims to increase 1) the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); and 2) the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" and of "high
impact" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of
publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse to measure a significant shift in citation trends. .
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GOAL 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Protect, sustain, or restore the health of people, communities, and ecosystems using integrated and comprehensive approaches and partnerships.
Objective - Chemical And Pesticide Risks: By 2014, prevent and reduce pesticide and industrial chemical risks to humans, communities,
and ecosystems.
Group
Protect Human
Health from
Pesticide Risk
Protect the
Environment from
Pesticide Risk
Performance Measure
Percentage of agricultural acres treated with reduced-risk
pesticides.
Improve or maintain a rate of incidents per 100,000 potential
risk events in population occupationally exposed to
pesticides.
Percent reduction in concentrations of pesticides detected in
general population.
Percent reduction in moderate to severe incidents for six
acutely toxic agricultural pesticides with the highest incident
rate.
Percent of decisions completed on time (on or before PRIA
or negotiated due date).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
18
10
20
5
FY 2008
Target Actual
18.5
<=3.5/
100,000
No target
Established
20
Data Avail
10/2009
<=3.5/
100,000
N/A
43
FY 2009
Target
20
<=3.5/
100,000
30
30
FY 2010
Target
21
<=3.5/
100,000
No target
Established
40
99
' Unit . '
Percent Acre-
Treatments
Incidents/
100,000
Percent Cum.
Reduction
Percent Cum.
Reduction
Percent
Additional Information: There were 1 ,388 incidents out of 39,850,000 potential risk events for those occupationally exposed to pesticides in FY 2003. According to NHANES data for FY
1999-2002 the concentration of pesticides residues detected in blood samples from the general population are: Dimethylphosphaste = 0.41 ug/L; Dimethylthiophosphate = 1 .06 ug/L;
Dimethyldithiophosphate = 0.07 ug/L; Diethylphosphate = 0.78 ug/L; Diethylthiophosphate = 0.5 ug/L; Diethyldithiophosphate = 0.07 ug/L; and 3,5,6-Trichloro-2-pyridinol = 1.9 ug/L. The
rates for moderate to severe incidents for exposure to agricultural pesticides with the highest incident rates base on FY 1999 -2003 data were: Chlorpyrifos, 67 incidents; diazinon, 51
incidents; malathion, 36 incidents; pyrethrins, 29 incidents; 2, 4-D, 27 incidents; carbofuran, 24 incidents, based on data from Poison Control Centers' Toxic Exposure Surveillance System
(TESS), and NIOSH's Sentinel Event Notification System for Occupational Risk (SENSOR). The baseline for acres-treated is 3. 6% of total acreage in 1998, when the reduced-risk
pesticide acre treatments was 30,332,499 and total (all pesticides) was 843,063,644 acre-treatments. Zero reduced risk pesticides (including biopesticides) are registered in FY 1996;
Cumulative total in FY 2008 is 212 registrations. Zero new chemicals (active ingredients) is registered in FY 1996; Cumulative total in FY 2008 is 125 new chemicals (Al). Zero new
use actions in FY 1996; Cumulative total in FY 2008 is 4,101 new use actions. Concentration of pesticides data, which is based on the National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES), is collected on an annual basis but released to the public in two year data sets.
Number of Registration Review pesticide case dockets
opened.
Number of Final Work Plans for Reviewing Registered
Pesticides
Product Reregistration
Percent of agricultural watersheds that exceed the aquatic
life benchmarks for two key pesticides of concern.
545
962
1075
1194
2000
70
70
1,500
5% Azinphos-
methyl
10%
Chlorpyrifos
Dockets
Work Plans
Actions
Percent
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Group
Protect the
Environment from
Pesticide Risk
Reduce Chemical
Risks
Realize the
Benefits from
Pesticide
Availability
Reduce Chemical
Risks
Performance Measure
;
, * !
Percent of urban watersheds that exceeds EPA aquatic life
benchmarks for three key pesticides of concern.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
25%
diazinon
25%
chlorpyrifo;
30%
malathion
40%
diazinon
0%
chlorpyrifos
30%
malathion
FY 2009
Target
20% diazinon
20%
chlorpyrifos25
% malathion
FY 2010
Target
20% diazinon
20%
chlorpyrifos;2
5% malathion
/'Unit
Percent
Reduction
Additional Information'. In 2008, 71 registration review pesticide case dockets were opened, 47 final work plans for registered pesticides were reviewed and 99.9% of
decisions were completed on time (on or before PRIA or negotiated due date). In 2005, 501 product reregistrations were completed; a total of 8,439 product
reregistrations were completed in 2008.The 1992-2001 baselines as a percentage of urban watersheds sampled that exceeded benchmarks are: diazinon, 40 percent;
chlorpyrifos, 37 percent; and malathion, 30 percent. Based on 1992-2001 data, 18 percent of agricultural watersheds sampled exceeded benchmarks for azinphos-
methyl and chlorpyrifos.
Cumulative number of assays that have been validated.
(Research)
8/20
3/20
13/20
12/20
14/19
19/19
Assays
Additional Information: Zero assays were validated in FY 2005.
Maintain timeliness of S18 decisions.
Millions of dollars in termite structural damage avoided
annually by ensuring safe and effective pesticides are
registered/re-registered and available for termite treatment.
Billions of dollars in crop loss avoided by ensuring that
effective pesticides are available to address pest infestations.
45
36.6
45
900 M
$1.5B
34
900 M
$1.5B
45
900 M
$1.5 B
45
900 M
$1.5B
Days
Dollars/loss
avoided
Loss avoided
Additional Information: Based on U.S Census housing data, industry data, and academic studies on damage valuation, EPA calculates that in FY 2003 there were $900
million in annual savings from structural damage avoided due to availability of registered termiticides. According to EPA and USDA data for the years FY 2000-2005,
emergency exemptions issued by EPA resulted in $1 .5 billion in avoided crop loss. Baseline for S18 decisions is 45 days in 2005.
Number of countries completing phase out of leaded
gasoline, (incremental)
Number of countries introducing low sulfur in fuels.
(incremental)
7
2
7
5
4
3
3
9
Countries
Countries
Additional Information: As of June 2005, 122 countries have phased out the use of lead in gasoline. As of 2005, United States, Japan, Canada, and the European
Community have introduced low-sulfur fuels.
Percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in low-
income children 1-5 years old as compared to the geometric
mean for non-low income children 1-5 years old.
Number of cases of children (aged 1-5 years) with elevated
blood lead levels (>10ug/dl).
No target
Established
No target
Established
N/A
N/A
29
90,000
Data Avail
11/2011
Data Avail
10/2010
No target
Established
No target
Established
28
0
Percent
Children
Additional Information: Data released by CDC from the National Health and Nutritional Evaluation Survey (NHANES) in May of 2005 estimated a population of 310,000
children aged 1 - 5 with lead poisoning (blood lead levels of 10 ug/dl or greater). Baseline for percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in low-income
children 1-5 years old as compared to the geometric mean for non-low income children 1-5 years old is 37% in 1991-1994. Lead measure data is based on the National
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Group
Reduce Chemical
Risks
Reduce Chemical
Risks at Facilities
and in Communities
Performance Measure
;
, * !
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
/'Unit
Health & Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and is collected on an annual basis, but released to the public in two year data sets.
Annual number of chemicals with proposed values for Acute
Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGL)
Annual number of chemicals with final values for Acute
Exposure Guideline Levels (AEGL).
Percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into
commerce that do not pose unreasonable risks to workers,
consumers, or the environment.
Reduction in the current year production-adjusted risk-based
score of releases and transfers of toxic chemicals from
manufacturing facilities.
Annual number of High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals
with Risk Based Prioritizations Completed through the
Chemical Assessment and Management Program (ChAMP).
Annual number of Moderate Production Volume (MPV)
chemicals with Hazard Based Prioritizations Completed
through the Chemical Assessment and Management
Program (ChAMP).
Annual reduction in the production-adjusted risk-based score
of releases and transfers of High Production Volume (HPV)
chemicals from manufacturing facilities.
24
100
4.0
Baseline
Baseline
2.6
33
96
Data Avail
10/2009
0
0
Data Avail
10/2009
24
Baseline
100
3.5
150
55
2.5
28
37
Data Avail
10/2009
Data Avail
10/2010
150
14
Data Avail
10/2010
18
6
100
3.2
180
100
2.4
18
14
100
3.0
230
325
2.2
Chemicals
Chemicals
Percent
Percent RSEI
Rel Risk
HPV Chemicals
MPV chemicals
Percent
Reduction
Additional Information: The baseline for percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into commerce that do not pose unreasonable risks to workers, consumers,
or the environment was developed from a 2 year analysis from 2004-2005 comparing 8(e) reports to New Chemical submissions and is 100%. The baseline for the
number of proposed AEGL values was developed for 2002 because after September 1 1 , 2001 , EPA received a substantial increase in funding for this activity. EPA
developed Proposed AEGL values for 78 chemicals through 2002. In 2007, a total of 246 chemicals with proposed AEGL Values were reported for the AEGL Program
(cumulative count). Baseline for the overall Risk Screening Environmental Indicators Model in 2001 was zero percent. 2001 was selected as the baseline year because
of changing TRI reporting thresholds for persistent, bioaccumulative, toxic chemicals took effect in 2001 . These changes significantly affect the RSEI model, making
comparisons with years prior to 2001 inappropriate. Cumulative reduction reported through 2006 is 39.5%. The baseline for the HPV subset of the RSEI model in 1998
was zero percent. 1998 was selected because this was the kick off year for the HPV challenge program. Cumulative reduction reported through 2006 is 35.3%. The
universe of ChAMP chemicals receiving risk based prioritizations is approximately 2,000 chemicals and baseline is zero as of 2007. The universe of ChAMP chemicals
receiving hazard based prioritizations is approximately 4,000 chemicals and baseline is zero as of 2007.
Conduct 400 risk management plan audits and inspections.
400
628
400
416
400
400
Audits
Additional Information: 4,987 Risk Management Plan audits were completed between FY 2000 and FY 2008.
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Objective - Communities: Sustain, clean up, and restore communities and the ecological systems that support them.
Group
U.S. - Mexico
Border
Water/Wastewater
Infrastructure
Pacific Island
Territories
Environmental
Justice
Performance Measure
Number of additional homes provided safe drinking water in
the Mexican border area that lacked access to drinking water
in 2003.
Number of additional homes provided adequate wastewater
sanitation in the Mexican border area that lacked access to
wastewater sanitation in 2003.
Cleanup waste sites in the United-States - Mexico border
region (incremental)
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
1,200
70,750
1,276
73475
FY2008
Target Actual
2,500
15,000
1
5,162
31,686
1
FY2009
Target
1,500
105,500
1
FY2010
Target
28,434
246,175
1
"Unit
More Homes
More Homes
Sites
Additional Information: The US-Mexico border region extends more than 3,100 kilometers (2,000 miles) from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean, and 62.5 miles on
each side of the international border. More than 1 1 .8 million people reside along the border and this figure is expected to increase to 19.4 million by 2020. Ninety
percent of the population reside in the 14 impaired, interdependent sister cities. Rapid population growth in urban areas has resulted in unplanned development,
greater demand for land and energy, increased traffic congestion, increased waste generation, overburdened or unavailable waste treatment and disposal facilities, and
more frequent chemical emergencies. Rural areas suffer from exposure to airborne dust, pesticide use, and inadequate water supply and treatment facilities. EPA,
other US Federal agencies, and the Government of Mexico have partnered to address these environmental problems.
Percent of population in the U.S. Pacific Island Territories
that has access to continuous drinking water that meets all
applicable health-based drinking water standards, measured
on a four quarter rolling average basis.
Percent of sewage treatment plants in the U.S. Pacific Island
Territories that comply with permit limits for biochemical
oxygen demand (BOD) and total suspended solids (TSS).
Percent of days of the beach season that beaches in each of
the U.S. Pacific Island Territories monitored under the Beach
Safety Program will be open and safe for swimming.
69
62
85
Data Avail
4/2009
Data Avail
4/2009
80
73
62
80
73
62
80
Percent
Population
Percent of Time
Percent Days
Additional Information: In 2005, 95% of the population in American Samoa, 10% in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) and 80% of Guam
served by CWS received drinking water that meets all applicable health-based standards. The sewage treatment plants in the Pacific Island Territories compiled 59% of
the time with BOD & TSS permit limits. Beaches were open and safe 64% of the beach season in American Samoa, 97% in the CNMI & 76% in Guam.
Number of communities with potential environmental justice
concerns that achieve significant measurable environmental
or public health improvement tri-annually through the
Collaborative Problem-Solving Cooperative Agreement
Program or through other EPA community assistance
programs utilizing collaborative problem-solving strategies.
17
17
No Target
Established
N/A
No Target
Established
8*
Communities
Additional Information: This measure is in a 3 year cycle: organizations take 3 years to develop projects using collaborative problem-solving strategies; therefore, output
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Group
Assess and Clean
up Brownfields
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY2008
Target Actual
FY2009
Target
FY2010
Target
/'Unit
measures are only available at the end of the projects. For example, 17 communities awarded cooperative agreements in 2004 showed measurable results in 2007.
Projects initiated in 2007 will be reported in 2010. *Measure(s) pertaining to environmental justice are under review and may be modified in the coming months.
Brownfield properties assessed.
Number of properties cleaned up using Brownfields funding.
Acres of Brownfields properties made ready for reuse.
Jobs leveraged from Brownfields activities.
Billions of dollars of cleanup and redevelopment funds
leveraged at Brownfields sites.
1,000
60
5,000
$0.9
1,371
77
2,399
5,209
$1.79
1,000
60
225
5,000
$0.9
1,453
78
4,404
5,484
$1.5
1,000
60
1,000
5,000
$0.9
1,000
60
1,000
5,000
$0.9
Properties
Properties
Acres
Jobs
Billions of
Dollars
Additional Information: By the end of FY 2007, the Brownfields program assessed 1,371 properties, cleaned up 77 properties, made 2,399 acres ready for reuse,
leveraged 5,209 jobs, and leveraged $1.7B in cleanup and redevelopment funding.
Objective - Restore and Protect Critical Ecosystems: Protect, sustain, and restore the health of critical natural habitats and ecosystems.
Group
Increase Habitat
Protected or
Restored
Improve the Health
of the Gulf of
Mexico
Improve the Health
of the Great Lakes
Performance Measure
Acres protected or restored in NEP study areas.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
50,000
102,463
FY2008
Target Actual
50,000
83,490
FY2009
Target
100,000
FY2010
Target
100,000
'Unit
Acres
Additional Information: 2005 Baseline: 449,242 acres of habitat protected or restored; cumulative from 2002.
Improve the overall health of coastal waters of the Gulf of
Mexico on the "good/fair/poor" scale of the National Coastal
Condition Report.
Restore water and habitat quality to meet water quality
standards in impaired segments in 13 priority coastal areas
(cumulative starting in FY 07).
Restore, enhance, or protect a cumulative number of acres of
important coastal and marine habitats.
2.4
32
15,800
2.4
38
18,660
2.5
64
18,200
2.2
Data Avail
4/2008
25,215
2.5
96
26,000
2.5
96
27,500
Scale
Impaired
Segments
Acres
Additional Information: In 2008, the Gulf of Mexico rating of fair/poor was 2.2 where the rating is based on a 5-point system in which 1 is poor and 5 is good and is
expressed as an aerially weighted mean of regional scores using the National Coastal Condition Report II indicators: water quality index, sediment quality index, benthic
index, coastal habitat index, and fish tissue contaminants. In 2008, 25,215 acres restored, enhanced, or protected; Gulf of Mexico coastal wetlands habitats include
3,769,370 acres.
Average annual percentage decline for the long-term trend in
concentrations of PCBs in whole lake trout and walleye
samples.
Average annual percentage decline for the long-term trend in
5
7
6
7.5
5
7
6
7
5
7
5
7
Percent Annual
Decrease
Percent Annual
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Group
Improve the Health
of the Great Lakes
Increase Wetlands
Improve the Health
of the Chesapeake
Bay Ecosystem
Performance Measure
concentrations of PCBs in the air in the Great Lakes Basin.
Cubic yards of contaminated sediment remediated
(cumulative) in the Great Lakes.
Number of Beneficial Use Impairments removed within Areas
of Concern.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
4.5
9
4.5
9
FY2008
Target Actual
5.0
16
5.5
11
FY2009
Target
5.9
21
FY2010
Target
6.5
26
/'Unit
Decrease
Million Cubic
Yards
Cum. Number of
BUI Removed
Additional Information: (i) 2.1 million cubic yards of contaminated sediments were remediated from 1997 through 2001 of the 40 million requiring remediation, (ii) On
average, total PCB concentrations in whole Great Lakes top predator fish have recently declined 5 percent annually - average concentrations at Lake sites from 2002
were: L Superior-9ug/g; L Michigan- 1 .6ug/g; L Huron- .8ug/g L Erie- 1 .8ug/g; and L Ontario- 1 .2ug/g. 9 (iii) Average concentrations of toxic chemicals in the air (PCBs)
from 2002 were; L Superior- 60 pg/m2; L Michigan- 87 pg/m2; L Huron-19 pg/m2; L Erie- 183 pg/m2; and L Ontario- 36 pg/m2. (iv) In 2002, no Areas of Concern had
been delisted.
In partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, states,
and tribes, achieve "no net loss" of wetlands each year under
the Clean Water Act Section 404 regulatory program.
Number of acres restored and improved, under the 5-Star,
NEP.319, and great waterbody programs (cumulative).
No Net
Loss
7,200
Data Avail
5/2009
61,856
No Net
Loss
75,000
Data Avail
12/09
82,875
No Net Loss
88,000
No Net Loss
96,000
Acres
Acres/year
Additional Information: Annual net wetland loss of an estimated 58,500 acres as measured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and reported in Status and Tends of
Wetlands in the Conterminous United States, 1986-1997. The United States achieved a net cumulative increase of 32,000 acres per year of wetlands over a 6-year
period, from 1998 through 2004, as measured by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and reported in Status and trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States,
1998 to 2004. (Dahl, T.E. 2006. Status and Trends of Wetlands in the Conterminous United States, 1998 to 2004. U.S. Department of the Interior; Fish and Wildlife
Service, Washington, D.C. 112 pp.)
Percent of point source nitrogen reduction goal of 49.9 million
pounds achieved.
Percent of point source phosphorus reduction goal of 6.16
million pounds achieved.
Percent of forest buffer planting goal of 10,000 miles
achieved.
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of nitrogen
reduction practices (expressed as progress meeting the
nitrogen reduction goal of 162.5 million pounds). .
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of phosphorus
reduction practices (expressed as progress meeting the
phosphorus reduction goal of 14.36 million pounds).
Percent of goal achieved for implementation of sediment
reduction practices (expressed as progress meeting the
sediment reduction goal of 1.69 million pounds). .
70
84
53
47
64
61
69
87
53
46
62
61
74
85
60
50
66
64
69
87
57
47
62
64
74
87
62
50
64
67
79
89
65
52
66
71
Percent Goal
Achieved
Percent Goal
Achieved
Percent Goal
Achieved
Percent Goal
Achieved
Percent Goal
Achieved
Percent Goal
Achieved
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Group
Protect Long
Island Sound
South Florida
Ecosystem
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY2008
Target Actual
FY2009
Target
FY2010
Target
/'Unit
Additional Information: In 2002, baseline for nitrogen load reductions was 53 million pounds per year; phosphorus load reductions was 8.0 million pounds per year; and
sediment load reductions was 0.8 million tons per year. *Fiscal year data in this table reflects prior calendar year performance data. In 2006, there were 33.73 million Ibs
of point source nitrogen reduced, 68% towards the goal. There were 5.18 million Ibs of point source phosphorus reduced, 84% towards the goal. Four thousand six
hundred six miles of forest buffer were planted, 46% towards the goal.
Reduce point source nitrogen discharges to Long Island
Sound as measured by the Long Island Sound Nitrogen Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)) .
Percent of goal achieved in reducing trade-equalized (TE)
point source nitrogen discharges to Long Island Sound from
the 1999 baseline of 59,146 TE Ibs/day.
Restore or protect acres of coastal habitat, including tidal
wetlands, dunes, riparian buffers, and freshwater wetlands.
Percent of goal achieved in restoring, protecting or
enhancing 240 acres of coastal habitat from the 2008
baseline of 1,1 99 acres.
Reopen miles of river and stream corridor to anadromus fish
passage through removal of dams and barriers or installation
of by-pass structures such as fishways.
Percent of goal achieved in reopening 50 river and stream
miles to diadromous fish passage from the 2008 baseline of
124 miles.
123
Additional Information: The 2000 TMDL baseline is 59,146 Trade-Equalized
Achieve "no net loss" of stony coral cover in FL Keys Nat'l
Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) and in the coastal waters of
Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties, FL working with
all stakeholders.
Annually maintain the overall health and functionality of sea
grass beds in the Florida Keys Nat'l Marine Sanctuary
(FKNMS) as measured by the long-term sea grass
monitoring project.
Annually maintain the overall water quality of the near shore
and coastal waters of the Florida Keys Nat'l Marine
Sanctuary (FKNMS).
Improve the water quality of the Everglades ecosystem as
measured by total phosphorus, including meeting the 10 ppb
total phosphorus criterion throughout the Everglades
Protection Area marsh and the effluent limits to be
established for discharges from stormwater treatment areas.
39,232
1,023
37,323
862
105.9
40,440
1,199
124.3
37,323
912
16
114
16
60
33
33
Pounds per day
Percent Goal
Achieved
Acres
Percent Goal
Achieved
Miles
Percent Goal
Achieved
TE) pounds/day. The 2014 TMDL target is 26,854 TE/lbs-day.
No Net
Loss
Maintain
Maintain
Maintain
Small
Loss
Not
Maintained
Not
Maintained
Not
Maintained
No Net Loss
Maintain
Maintain
Maintain
No Net Loss
Maintain
Maintain
Maintain
phosphorus
baseline and
meet
discharge
Mean Percent of
Area
Sea Grass
Health
Water Quality
Parts per Billion
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Group
South Florida
Ecosystem
Restore and
Protect the Puget
Sound Basin
Restore and
Protect the
Columbia River
Basin
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY2008
Target Actual
FY2009
Target
FY2010
Target
imite
/'Unit
Additional Information: In 2005, the mean percent of stony coral cover was 6.8% in FKNMS and 5.9% in Southeast Florida. Total water quality was at chl < 0.2 ug/l,
light attenuation < 0.13/meter, DIN < 0.75 micromolar, and TP < 0.2 micromolar. Florida Keys seagrasses were at 8.28 for N:P of Thalassia and 0.48 for relative
abundance of Thalassia. The average annual geometric mean phosphorus concentrations were 5 ppb in the Everglades National Park, 10 ppb in Water Conservation
3A, 13 ppb in the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, and 18 ppb in Water Conservation Area 2A; annual average flow-weighted from total phosphorus discharges
from storm water treatment areas ranged from 13 ppb for area 3/4 and 98 ppb for area 1 W. Effluent limits will be established for all discharges, including storm water
treatment areas.
Improve water quality and enable the lifting of harvest
restrictions in acres of shellfish bed growing areas impacted
by degrading or declining water quality (cumulative from
FY06).
Remediate acres of prioritized contaminated sediments
(cumulative starting in FY09).
Restore the acres of tidally and seasonally influenced
estuarine wetlands (cumulative starting in FY06).
N/A
N/A
N/A
322
120
4,152
450
100
2,310
1,566
123
4,413
600
125
3,000
1,800
123
6,500
Acres
Acres
Acres
Additional Information: In 2006, 100 acres of shellfish-bed growing areas improved water quality and lifted harvest restrictions. Additionally, 750 acres of tidally- and
seasonally-influenced estuarine wetlands were restored. In 2007, 120 acres of prioritized contaminated sediments were remediated.
Protect, enhance, or restore acres of wetland habitat and
acres of upland habitat in the Lower Columbia River
watershed.
Clean up acres of known contaminated sediments.
N/A
N/A
4,204
N/A
8,000
0
12,986
0
10,000
5
14,250
20
Acres
Acres
Additional Information: In 2005, 96,770 acres of wetland and upland habitat available for protection, enhancement, or restoration.
Objective - Enhance Science and Research: Through 2014, identify and synthesize the best available scientific information, models,
methods, and analyses to support Agency guidance and policy decisions related to the health of people, communities, and ecosystems. Focus
research on pesticides and chemical toxicology; global change; and comprehensive, cross-cutting studies of human, community, and ecosystem
health.
Group
Homeland Security
Research
Performance Measure
*
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
efficient and effective clean-ups and safe disposal of
contamination wastes.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
100
FY2008
Target Actual
100
100
FY2009
Target
100
FY2010
Target
100
Unit :
Percent
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Group
Homeland Security
Research
Human Health
Research
Global Change
Research
Human Health
Risk Assessment
(HHRA)
Performance Measure
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of water
security initiatives.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
100
100
FY2008
Target Actual
100
100
FY2009
Target
100
FY2010
Target
100
/'Unit
Percent
Additional Information: EPA's homeland security research provides appropriate, effective, and rapid risk assessment guidelines and technologies to help decision-
makers prepare for, detect, contain, and decontaminate building and water treatment systems against which chemical and/or biological attacks have been directed. The
Agency intends to expand the state of the knowledge of potential threats, as well as its response capabilities, by assembling and evaluating private sector tools and
capabilities so that preferred response approaches can be identified, promoted, and evaluated for future use by first responders, decision-makers, and the public. These
products will enable first responders to better deal with threats to the public and the environment posed by the intentional release of toxic or infectious materials.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of public
health outcomes long-term goal.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
mechanistic data long-term goal.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of
aggregate and cumulative risk long-term goal.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
susceptible subpopulations long-term goal.
Percentage of Human Health program publications rated as
highly cited papers (top 10% in field) in research journals.
100
100
100
100
No Target
Established
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
100
25.5%
100
100
100
100
25.6%
100
100
100
100
No Target
Established
100
100
100
100
26.5%
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information'. The program aims to make measurable progress in reducing uncertainty in the science underlying human health risk assessment. The program also conducts
research into methods of measuring public health outcomes resulting from risk management practices. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress
periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase performance in two ways. 1) Increase the
number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and
use of ORD's research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 1 0-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse to
measure a significant shift in citation trends.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered.
Percentage of Global publications in high impact journals.
Percentage of Global publications rated as highly cited
publications.
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
24.6
23
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in enhancing the understanding of potential impacts of climate variability and change on the environment.
Accordingly, the program provides stakeholders and policy makers with information to help support decision-making. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on
its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase performance in two ways. 1)
Increase the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of
the quality and use of ORD's research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 1 0-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough
time to elapse to measure a significant shift in citation trends.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of HHRA
Technical Support Documents.)
90
100
90
89
90
90
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing timely, peer-reviewed health assessments of priority environmental contaminants
to support science-based decision-making in EPA's regulatory and cleanup programs. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress
GOAL 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Group
Safe
Pesticides/Safe
Products Research
Ecosystems
Research
Performance Measure
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY2008
Target Actual
FY2009
Target
FY2010
Target
/'Unit
periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the number of planned
outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness); 2) the percentage of regulatory decisions in which decision-makers used HHRA peer-reviewed health
assessments; and 3) the usefulness of HHRA's Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) documents as represented by the number of days between the completion of ISA
peer review and publication of the EPA staff document that relies on the ISAs.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal one.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal two.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of the
SP2 program's long-term goal three.
Percentage of SP2 publications in high impact journals.
Percentage of SP2 publications rated as highly cited
publications.
100
100
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
86
100
80
100
100
100
36.2
23.2
100
100
100
Available
2010
Available
2010
100
100
100
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
100
37.2
24.2
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in prioritizing testing requirements and enhancing interpretation of data; conducting spatially
explicit probabilistic ecological risk assessments; and supporting decisionmaking related to products of biotechnology and specific high priority individual/classes of
pesticides and toxic substances. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC
suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase 1) the percentage of planned outputs completed on time; and 2) the
percentage of program papers rated as "highly cited" and of "high impact" in its bibliometric analysis (a measure of quality and the use of ORDs research). ) compiled
biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse to measure a
significant shift in citation trends.
Number of states using a common monitoring design and
appropriate indicators to determine the status and trends of
ecological resources and the effectiveness of programs and
policies.
Percentage of Ecological Research publications rated as
highly-cited publications.
Percentage of Ecological research publications in "high-
impact" journals.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of State,
tribe, and relevant EPA office needs for causal diagnosis
tools and methods to determine causes of ecological
degradation.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of State,
tribe, and relevant EPA office needs for environmental
forecasting tools and methods to forecast the ecological
impacts of various actions.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of State,
30
20.4
20.3
100
100
100
30
21.1
20.8
100
100
100
35
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
100
35
N/A
N/A
100
83
100
40
21.4
21.3
100
100
100
45
No Target
Established
No Target
Established
100
100
100
States
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
GOAL 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
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Group
Performance Measure
tribe, and EPA office needs for environmental restoration and
services tools and methods to protect and restore ecological
condition and services.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY2008
Target Actual
FY2009
Target
FY2010
Target
/'Unit
Additional Information: The program aims to make measurable progress in providing the scientific understanding to measure, model, maintain, and/or restore, at
multiple scales, the integrity and sustainability of highly valued ecosystems now and in the future. EPA's Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) rates the program on
its progress periodically, and the program responds to BOSC suggestions to ensure continued improvement. Additionally, the program aims to increase performance in
three ways. 1)lncrease the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in
bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research) compiled biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of publications.
Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse to measure a significant shift in citation trends. 3) Increase the number of states using a common
monitoring design and appropriate indicators to determine the status and trends of ecological resources and the effectiveness of programs and policies.
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GOAL 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Protect human health and the environment through ensuring compliance with environmental requirements by enforcing environmental statutes,
preventing pollution, and promoting environmental stewardship. Encourage innovation and provide incentives for governments, businesses, and
the public that promote environmental stewardship and long-term sustainable outcomes.
Objective - Achieve Environmental Protection Through Improved Compliance: Address environmental problems, promote compliance and
deter violations, by achieving goals for national priorities and programs including those with potential environmental justice concerns and those
in Indian country.
Group
Air
Water
Waste, Toxics,
Pesticides
Performance Measure
* * *
Reduce, treat, or eliminate air pollutants through concluded
enforcement actions.
Total number of regulated entities that change behavior
resulting in direct environmental benefits or the prevention of
pollution into the environment for air as a result of EPA
enforcement and compliance actions.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
480
127
. Unit-
Million Pounds
Entities
Additional Information: FY 2005-2008 Average Pollutant Reduction Baseline: 480 million pounds. FY 2007-2008 Average Entities Baseline: 1 51 entities Results reported under the
measure "Total number of regulated entities that change behavior resulting in direct environmental benefits or the prevention of pollution into the environment" include: enforcement
settlements, compliance incentive audits, direct compliance assistance delivered by EPA staff only, and Federal inspections that result in a direct or preventative environmental benefit.
Compliance measures are under review.
Reduce, treat, or eliminate water pollutants through
concluded enforcement actions.
Total number of regulated entities that change behavior
resulting in direct environmental benefits or the prevention of
pollution into the environment for water as a result of EPA
enforcement and compliance actions.
320
608
Million Pounds
Entities
Additional Information: FY 2005-2008 Average Baseline: 320 million pounds. FY 2007-2008 Average Entities Baseline: 626 entities. Results reported under the measure "Total
number of regulated entities that change behavior resulting in direct environmental benefits or the prevention of pollution into the environment" include: enforcement settlements,
compliance incentive audits, direct compliance assistance delivered by EPA staff only, and Federal inspections that result in a direct or preventative environmental benefit. Compliance
measures are under review.
Reduce, treat, or eliminate toxics and pesticides through
concluded enforcement actions.
Reduce, treat, or eliminate hazardous waste through
concluded enforcement actions.
Total number of regulated entities that change behavior
resulting in direct environmental benefits or the prevention of
pollution into the environment for land as a result of EPA
3.8
6,500
213
Million Pounds
Million Pounds
Entities
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Group
Criminal
Enforcement
Performance Measure
;
, * !
enforcement and compliance actions.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
FY 2009
Target
FY 2010
Target
/'Unit
Additional Information: FY 2005-2008 Average Pollutant Reduct ion Baseline: 3.8 million pounds. FY 2008 Hazardous Waste Baseline: 6,500 mil lion pounds. FY 2007-
2008 Average Entities Baseline: 235 entities. Results reported under this measure "Total number of regulated entities that change behavior resulting in direct
environmental benefits or the prevention of pollution into the environment" include: enforcement settlements, compliance incentive audits, direct compliance assistance
delivered by EPA staff only, and Federal inspections that result in a direct or preventative environmental benefit. Compliance measures are under review.
Percent of recidivism.
Percent of closed cases with criminal enforcement
consequences (indictment, conviction, fine, or penalty).
<1%
33%
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: FY 1997-2008 Average recidivism baseline: <1%. FY 2006-2008 Average Closed Cases Baseline: 33%.
Objective - Improve Environmental Performance through Pollution Prevention and Other Stewardship Practices: By 2014, enhance
public health and environmental protection and increase conservation of natural resources by promoting pollution prevention and the adoption
of other stewardship practices by companies, communities, governmental organizations, and individuals.
Group
Reducing PBTs in
Hazardous Waste
Streams
Innovation
Activities
Reduction of
Industrial/
Commercial
Chemicals
Performance Measure
; '
Quantity of priority chemicals reduced from all phases of the
manufacturing lifecycle through source reduction and/or
recycling.
Performance Data
FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target Actual
0.5 M
1.3M 1.0M
5.7 M
FY 2009
Target
1.0 M
FY 2010
Target
0.75 M
'Unit . '
Pounds
Additional Information: The National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (NPEP) program reduced approximately 5.7 million pounds of priority chemicals during FY
2008. The performance measure reflects the fact that the NPEP now has over 215 partners, including many federal and state facilities, who have removed more than
9.2 million pounds of priority chemicals through both source reduction and recycling activities.
75% of innovative projects completed under the SIG program
will achieve, on average, 8% or greater improvement in
environmental results for sectors and facilities involved, or
5% or greater improvements in cost-effectiveness &
efficiency.
75
0
75
75
Percentage
Additional Information: No State Innovation Grant projects were completed in FY 2008. Grant projects are generally 3-4 years in duration and even then, most require
extension to complete because of the inherent uncertainties involved with testing innovation.
BTUs of energy reduced, conserved or offset by P2 program
participants.
Gallons of water reduced by P2 program participants.
Business, institutional and government costs reduced by P2
1,106.86
1 79 R
443M
6,470.4
6
1 619 R
1RRQ M
1,217.4
6
1 M R
45.9M
Data Avail
06/2009
21.6026
Data Avail
8,000 6
1 791 R
13D M
9,000 6
1 795 R
3DD M
6TUs
Gallons
Dollars saved
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Group
Reduction of
Industrial/
Commercial
Chemicals
Performance Measure
;
, * !
program participants.
Pounds of hazardous materials reduced by P2 program
participants.
Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MTC02e) ,_
reduced, conserved, or offset by Pollution Prevention (P2)
program participants.
Performance Data
FY 2007 FY 2008
Target Actual Target Actual
414
456.9 M
429 M
06/2009
Data Avail
10/2009
FY 2009
Target
494 M
2M
FY 2010
Target
522 M
5M
/'Unit
Pounds
MTC02e
Additional Information: The baseline for the Pollution Prevention (P2) program measure of pounds reduced is 44 million pounds in 2000. Data currently available
indicate that the P2 has cumulatively reduced 2.2 billion pounds of hazardous materials since 2000. The baseline for the P2 Program measure of BTUs is 0 in FY 2002.
Data currently available indicate that the P2 program has cumulatively reduced, conserved, or offset 15 Billion BTUs since 2002. The baseline for the P2 Program
measure gallons of water was 220 millions gallons in FY 2000. Data currently available indicate that the P2 program has cumulatively reduced 33 billion gallons of
water since 2000. In FY 08, a Green Chemistry Award winning technology (Nalco's 3-D TRASAR technology) has had a huge impact on water savings from industrial
and commercial cooling systems (e.g. heating ventilating, and air conditioning). The technology reduces the need to flush and refill cooling water as well as reduces the
amount of treatment chemicals needed to keep systems running efficiently. The baseline for the P2 Program measure cost savings is 0 dollar in FY 2002. Data
currently available indicate that the P2 program has cumulatively saved $458.5 million in business, government, and institutional costs since 2002. The baseline for the
P2 Program measure Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MTC02e) reduced, conserved, or offset by Pollution Prevention (P2) program participants in 2005 is
0.187 Million. Data currently available indicate that the P2 program has cumulatively reduced 3.4 Million MTC02e since 2005.
Objective - Improve Human Health and the Environment in Indian Country: Protect human health and the environment on tribal lands
by assisting federally-recognized tribes to build environmental management capacity, assess environmental conditions and measure results,
and implement environmental programs in Indian country.
Group
Tribal
Environmental
Baseline/
Environmental
Priorities
Performance Measure
Percent of Tribes implementing federal regulatory
environmental programs in Indian country (cumulative).
Percent of Tribes conducting EPA approved environmental
monitoring and assessment activities in Indian country
(cumulative.)
Percent of Tribes with an environmental program
(cumulative).
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
FY 2008
Target Actual
6
21
57
11
34
28
FY 2009
Target
7
23
60
FY 2010
Target
8
25
63
. Unit-
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Percent Tribes
Additional Information: There are 572 tribal entities that are eligible for GAP program funding.
GOAL 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
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Objective - Enhance Societies Capacity for Sustainability Through Science and Research: Conduct leading-edge, sound scientific
research on pollution prevention, new technology development, socioeconomic, sustainable systems, and decision-making tools. By 2011, the
products of this research will be independently recognized as providing critical and key evidence in informing Agency policies and decisions
and solving problems for the Agency and its partners and stakeholders.
Group
Sustainability
Research
Performance Measure
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Percentage of Science and Technology Sustainability (STS)
publications rated as highly cited publications.
Percentage of Science and Technology Sustainability (STS)
publications rated as "high impact" journals.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of STS's
goal that decision makers adopt ORD-identified and
developed metrics to quantitatively assess environmental
systems for Sustainability.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of STS's
goal that decision makers adopt innovative technologies
developed or verified by ORD to solve environmental
problems contributing to sustainable outcomes.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of STS's
goal that decision makers adopt ORD-developed and
developed decision support tools and methodologies to
promote environmental stewardship for sustainable
environmental management practices.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
No
Target
Established
No
Target
Established
No
Target
Established
100
100
28.2
34.3
94
100
FY 2008
Target Actual
No
Target
Established
No
Target
Established
100
100
100
100
100
100
FY 2009
Target
29.2
35.3
100
100
100
FY 2010
Target
No
Target
Established
No
Target
Established
100
100
100
/Unit
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
Additional Information: The program aims to increase performance in three ways. 1) Increase the number of planned outputs completed on time (a measure of
timeliness). 2) Increase the number of its papers deemed "highly cited" in bibliometric analyses (a measure of the quality and use of ORD's research) compiled
biennially since analyses are based on a rolling 10-year period of publications. Annual analysis would be costly and not allow enough time to elapse to measure a
significant shift in citation trends. 3) Increase the percentage of various outputs that decision-makers adopt.
GOAL 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
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Enabling and Support Programs
NPM: Office of Administration and Resources Management
Group
Energy
Consumption
Reduction
Human Capital
Performance Measure
Cumulative percentage reduction in energy consumption.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
6
12
FY 2008
Target Actual
9
13
FY 2009
Target
12
FY 2010
Target
15
. Unit-
Percent
Additional Information: On January 24, 2007, the President signed Executive Order: Strengthening Federal Environment, Energy, and Transportation Management,
requiring all Federal Agencies to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and energy intensity by 3% annually through FY 2015 compared to a FY2003 baseline (for a
cumulative reduction). This annual energy reduction requirement was reinforced by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. For the Agency's 29 reporting
facilities, the FY 2003 energy intensity is 395,520 BTUs per square foot (Btu/GSF).
Average time to hire non-SES positions from date vacancy
closes to date offer is extended, expressed in working days.
Average time to hire SES positions from date vacancy closes
to date offer is extended, expressed in working days.
45
90
28
66
45
73
26.3
66
45
68
45
68
Days
Days
Additional Information: Baselines for performance measures were established by using FY2008 year-end actuals. For the average time to hire, these human capital
performance measures and targets were selected from EPA's President's Management Agenda.
NPM: Office of Environmental Information
Group
Information
Exchange Network
Information
Security
Performance Measure
; '
Number of major EPA environmental systems that use the
CDX electronic requirements enabling faster receipt,
processing, and quality checking of data.
States, tribes and territories will be able to exchange data
with CDX through nodes in real time, using standards and
automated data-quality checking.
Number of users from states, tribes, laboratories, and others
that choose CDX to report environmental data electronically
to EPA..
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
36
55,000
37
88,516
FY 2008
Target Actual
45
55
100,000
48
58
120,000
FY 2009
Target
50
60
130,000
FY 2010
Target
60
65
140,000
'Unit . '
Systems
Users
Users
Additional Information: The Central Data Exchange program began in FY 2001 .
Percent of Federal Information Security Management Act
reportable systems that are certified and accredited.
100
100
100
100
100
100
Percent of
Reportable
Systems
Additional Information: In FY 2002, the Agency started planning an effort to expand and strengthen its information security infrastructure.
Enabling and Support Programs
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NPM: Office of the Inspector General
Group
Fraud Detection
and Deterrence
Audit and Advisory
Services
Performance Measure
Criminal, civil, administrative, and fraud prevention actions.
Performance Data
FY 2007
Target Actual
80
103
FY 2008
Target Actual
80
84
FY 2009
Target
80
FY 2010
Target
75
' "Unit
Actions
Additional Information: In FY 2009, the OIG established a baseline of 102 criminal, civil, administrative, and fraud prevention actions.
Environmental and business actions taken for improved
performance or risk reduction.
Environmental and business recommendations or risks
identified for corrective action.
Return on the annual dollar investment, as a percentage of
the OIG budget, from audits and investigations.
318
925
150
464
949
189
334
971
150
463
624
186
318
903
120
334
950
120
Actions
Recommendations
Percentage
Additional Information: In FY 2009 the OIG established a revised baseline of 444 environmental and business actions taken for improved performance or risk reduction;
865 environmental and business recommendations or risks identified for corrective action; 176% in potential dollar return on investment as a percentage of OIG Budget
from identified opportunities for savings, questioned costs, fines, recoveries and settlements. The Baselines are adjusted to reflect an average of the actual reported
results for the period FY 2006-2008. Baselines have generally decreased to reflect the transfer of DCAA audit oversight to the Agency, a reduction in staffing ceiling and
gap between the ceiling and actual staffing levels. The Baseline in actions taken has increased as a time lag result from previous years' level of recommendations, and a
concentrated effort to identify unimplemented recommendations.
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ASSESSMENT MEASURES SUPPLEMENTAL TABLE
Assessment Measures
Year Data
Available
Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Long-Term Performance Measure
Elimination of U.S. consumption of Class II Ozone Depleting substances
measured in tons/yr. of Ozone Depleting Potential (ODP).
Level of total equivalent stratospheric chlorine, measured in parts per billion
of air by volume.
Estimated future premature lung cancer deaths prevented annually through
lowered radon exposure.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmcte) of greenhouse gas in the
building sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas in the
industry sector.
Million metric tons of carbon equivalent (mmtce) of greenhouse gas
reductions in the transportation sector.
Millions of tons of nitrogen oxides (NOX) reduced since 2000 from mobile
sources.
Millions of tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) reduced since 2000
from mobile sources.
Percent improvement in visibility on 20% worst days, on average for all
eastern Class I areas.
Percent improvement in visibility on 20% worst days, on average for all
western Class I areas.
Percent change in number of chronically acidic waterbodies in acid sensitive
regions.
Percent change in annual average nitrogen deposition.
Percent change in annual average sulfur deposition.
Percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of fine
parti culate matter (PM 2.5) in all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
Percent reduction in population-weighted ambient concentration of ozone in
all monitored counties from 2003 baseline.
Percentage reduction in tons toxicity-weighted (for cancer risk) emissions
from 1993 baseline.
Total number of schools implementing an effective Indoor Air Quality plan.
Percentage reduction in tons of toxicity-weighted (for non-cancer) risk
FY2010
FY2014
FY2012
FY2012
FY2012
FY2012
FY2014
FY2014
FY2018
FY2018
FY 2030
FY2012
FY2012
FY2015
FY2015
FY2014
FY2012
FY2014
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Assessment Measures
emissions from 1993 baseline.
Number of people taking all essential actions to reduce exposure to indoor
environmental asthmas triggers.
Progress in assessing the linkage between health impacts and air pollutant
sources and reducing the uncertainties that impede the understanding and
usefulness of these linkages. (Research)
Progress toward reducing uncertainty in the science that supports standard
setting and air quality management decisions. (Research)
Utility of ORD's research for assessing the linkage between health impacts
and air pollutant sources and reducing the uncertainties that impede the
understanding and usefulness of these linkages.
Utility of ORD's research for reducing uncertainty in the science that supports
standard-setting and air quality management decisions.
Percentage of U.S. population in proximity to an ambient radiation
monitoring system that provides scientifically sound data for assessing public
exposure resulting form radiological emergencies.
Level of readiness of radiation program personnel and assets to support
Federal radiological emergency response and recovery operations (measured
as percentage of radiation response team members and assets that meet
scenario-based response criteria).
Reduced incidence of melanoma skin cancers, measured by new skin cancer
cases avoided per 100,000 population.
Tons of fine parti culate matter (PM 2.5) reduced since 2000 from mobile
sources.
Sulfur dioxide emissions from electric power generation sources.
Percentage of program publications rated as highly cited papers. (Research)
Percent progress toward completion of a hierarchy of air pollutant sources
based on the risk they pose to human health.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Percent reduction in time (days) per certificate approval for large engines
(nonroad Compression Ignition, Heavy duty gas and diesel engines).
Tons of pollutants (VOC, NOX, PM, CO) reduced per total emission
reduction dollars spent (both EPA and private industry).
Population covered by Radiation Protection Program monitors per million
dollars invested.
Total federal dollars spent per school joining the Sun Wise program.
Year Data
Available
FY2012
FY2013
FY2013
FYs 2009, 2013
FY' s2009,2013
FY2014
FY2014
FY 2050
FY2012
FY2012
FY2011
Under Review
FY2012
FY2012
FY 2009
FY 2009
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Assessment Measures
Tons of greenhouse gas emissions (MMTCE) prevented per societal dollar in
the Building sector.
Tons of greenhouse gas emissions (MMTCE) prevented per societal dollar in
the Industry sector.
Tons of greenhouse gas emissions (MMTCE) prevented per societal dollar in
the Transportation sector.
Reduction in exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) per total dollar spent
on sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission reduction.
Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days with Air Quality Index
(AQI) values over 100 since 2003 per grant dollar allocated to the States in
support of the NAAQS program.
Cumulative percent reduction in the number of days to process State
Implementation Plan revisions, weighted by complexity.
Total cost (public and private) per future premature lung cancer death
prevented through lowered radon exposure.
Annual cost to EPA per person with asthma taking all essential actions to
reduce exposure to indoor environmental asthma triggers.
Average cost to EPA per student per year in a school that is implementing an
effective indoor air quality plan.
Tons of toxi city -weighted (for cancer and noncancer risk) emissions reduced
per total cost ($).
Percent variance from planned cost and schedule.
Year Data
Available
FY2014
FY2014
FY2014
FY2015
FY 2009
FY 2009
FY2012
FY2012
FY2012
UD
TBD
Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water
Long-Term Performance Measure
Percent of serviceable rural Alaska homes with access to drinking water
supply and wastewater disposal.
CWSRF Long-Term Revolving Level ($billions/yr).
DWSRF Long-Term Revolving Level ($billions/yr).
National Coastal Condition Report (NCCR) score for overall aquatic
ecosystem health of coastal waters nationally (1-5 scale).
Number of baseline monitoring stations showing improved water quality in
tribal waters.
Number of waterbodies identified by States (in 2000 or subsequent years) as
being primarily NPS-impaired that are partially or fully restored.
Number of waterbody segments identified by States in 2002 as not attaining
FY2011
FY2011
FY2018
FY2011
FY2012
FY2012
FY2012
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Assessment Measures
standards, where water quality standards are now fully attained.
Ensure that the condition of the Nation's wadeable streams does not degrade
(i.e. there is no statistically significant increase in the percent of streams rated
"poor" and no statistically significant decrease in the streams rated "good."
100% of Alaska rural population served by public water systems in
compliance with Safe Drinking Water Act regulatory requirements by 201 1.
Percent of community water systems for which minimized risk to public
health through source water protection is achieved.
Percent of homes on tribal lands lacking access to basic sanitation.
Percent of homes on tribal lands lacking access to drinking water.
Reduction in the number of cases of bladder cancer attributable to the
implementation of Stages 1 and Stage 2 Disinfection By-Products Rules
(DBPRs).
Reduction in annual endemic cases of Cryptosporidiosis attributable to the
implementation of the Long-Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
(LT2).
Usefulness of ORD's risk management research products for enabling EPA's
Office of Water, regions, water utilities, and other key stakeholders to manage
pubic health risks associated with exposure to drinking water, implement
effective safeguards on the quality and quantity of surface and underground
sources of drinking water, improve the water infrastructure, and establish
health-based based measures of program effectiveness.
Independent Expert Review Panel summary score on tool designed to
measure the use of ORD data, tools, and technologies for key decisions
leading to scientifically-sound 6 Year Review Decisions made by OW.
Independent Expert Review Panel summary score on tool designed to
measure the use of ORD data, tools, and technologies for key decisions
leading to scientifically-sound CCL decisions made by the OW.
Percentage of research products used by the Office of Water as the basis of or
in support of Six Year Review Decisions.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Average funding (in millions of dollars) per project initiating operations.
Total Federal National UIC Program costs per well managed (Classes I, II,
III, and V).
Number of waterbodies protected per million dollars of CWSRF assistance
provided.
Year Data
Available
FY2012
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2014
FY2014
FY 2009
UD
UD
UD
FY2012
UD
FY2012
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Assessment Measures
Number of waterbodies restored or improved per million dollars of CWSRF
assistance provided.
Section 319 funds ($ million) expended per partially or fully restored
waterbody.
People receiving drinking water that meets all applicable health-based
standards per million dollars spent to manage the national drinking water
program.
Year Data
Available
FY2012
FY2012
FY2011
Goal 3: Land Preservation and Restoration
Long-Term Performance Measure
Acres of land ready for re-use at Superfund sites.
Federal Facility Superfund sites with contaminated groundwater under control
(exposure pathways eliminated or potential exposures under health-based
levels for current use of land/water resources.
Federal Facility Superfund sites with human exposures under control
(exposure pathways are eliminated or potential exposures are under health-
based levels for current use of land or water resources).
Percent of all SPCC inspected facilities found to be non-compliant brought
into compliance.
Percent of all FRP inspected facilities found to be non-compliant brought into
compliance.
Gallons of oil verified as safely stored at the time of inspection at FRP and
SPCC facilities during the fiscal year.
Total Superfund-lead removal actions completed.
Total PRP-lead removal actions completed under EPA oversight.
Cumulative percentage of human exposure universe of sites with human
exposures under control.
Cumulative percentage of groundwater migration universe of sites with
groundwater migration under control.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Billions of pounds of municipal solid waste reduced, reused or recycled per
Federal dollars budgeted.
Cleanups complete (3 -year rolling average) per total cleanup dollars.
Number of annual confirmed UST releases per federal, state and territorial
costs.
Human Exposure avoided per million dollars spent on fund-lead removal
UD
FY2011
FY2011
FY2014
FY2014
FY2014
FY2011
FY2014
FY2014
FY2014
FY2011
UD
UD
UD
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Assessment Measures
actions.
Human Exposure avoided per million dollars spent assisting PRP-lead
removal actions.
Total gallons of oil capacity verified as safely stored at inspected FRP and
SPCC facilities during the reporting period per one million program dollars
spent annually on prevention and preparedness.
Year Data
Available
UD
UD
Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Long-Term Performance Measure
% of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments where ORD methods, models or
data for assessing risk to susceptible subpopulations is cited as supporting a
decision to move away from or apply default risk assessment assumptions.
% of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments in which ORD's characterization of
aggregate/cumulative risk is cited as supporting a decision to move away
from or to apply default risk assessment assumptions.
Acres protected or restored in NEP study areas.
Assessed or cleaned Brownfields properties redeveloped.
Average cost and average time to produce or update an Endangered Species
Bulletin.
Reduce the number of currently exceeded water quality standards in impaired
transboundary segments of US surface waters.
By 2012, provide safe drinking water to 25% of homes in the U.S. Mexico
border area that lacked access to safe drinking water in 2003.
By 2012, provide wastewater sanitation to 25% of homes in the U.S. Mexico
border area that lacked access to wastewater sanitation in 2003.
Cumulative number of chemicals for which proposed values for Acute
Exposure Guidelines Levels (AEGL) have been developed.
Cumulative reduction in the production adjusted risk based score of releases
and transfers of toxic chemicals from manufacturing facilities.
Cumulative reduction in the production-adjusted risk-based score of releases
and transfers of High Production Volume (HPV) chemicals from
manufacturing facilities.
Determination of the extent of the impact of endocrine disrupters on humans,
wildlife, and the environment to better inform the federal and scientific
communities.
Improve the overall ecosystem health of the Great Lakes by preventing water
pollution and protecting aquatic systems.
FY2009, FY2013
FY2009, FY2013
FY2011
UD
FY2011
FY2012
FY2012
FY2012
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
UD
FY2011
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Assessment Measures
Number of Areas of Concern in the Great Lakes Basin which are restored and
de-listed.
Number of Beneficial Use Impairments removed within Areas of Concern.
Number of cases of children (aged 1-5 years) with elevated blood lead levels
(>10ug/dl).
Percent difference in the geometric mean blood level in low-income children
1-5 years old as compared to the geometric mean for non-low income
children 1-5 years old.
Percent of Dissolved Oxygen goal of 100% standards attainment achieved,
based on annual monitoring from the previous calendar year and the
preceding 2 years.
Percent of agricultural watersheds that exceeds EPA aquatic life benchmarks
for two key pesticides of concern.
Percent of new chemicals or organisms introduced into commerce that do not
pose unreasonable risks to workers, consumers, or the environment.
Percent of submerged Aquatic Vegetation goal of 185,000 acres achieved,
based on annual monitoring from previous goal.
Percentage of Global publications in high impact journals.
Percentage of Global publications rated as highly cited publications.
Percentage of peer-reviewed EPA risk assessments in which ORD's
mechanistic information is cited as supporting a decision to move away from
or to apply default risk assessment assumptions.
Reduced cost per pesticide occupational incident avoided.
Reduction in PFOA, PFOA precursors, and related higher homologue
chemicals in facility emissions by PFOA Stewardship program participants.
Reduction in uncertainty regarding the effects, exposure, assessment, and
management of endocrine disrupters so that EPA has a sound scientific
foundation for environmental decision-making.
Utility of ORD's methods and models for risk assessors and risk managers to
evaluate the effectiveness of public health outcomes.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for risk assessors and risk
managers to use mechanistic (mode of action) information to reduce
uncertainty in risk assessment.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for OPPTS and other
organizations to make decisions related to products of biotechnology.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for OPPTS and other
Year Data
Available
FY2011
FY2011
FY2010
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY 2009, FY
FY 2009, FY
FY 2009, FY
2011
2011
2013
FY2011
FY2010
FY2012
FY 2009, FY
FY 2009, FY
2012
2012
FY2011
FY2011
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Assessment Measures
organizations to make probabilistic risk assessments to protect natural
populations of birds, fish, other wildlife, and non-target plants.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for risk assessors and risk
managers to characterize and provide adequate protection for susceptible
subpopulations.
Utility of ORD's methods, models, and data for EPA's Office of Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances and other organizations to prioritize testing
requirements; enhance interpretation of data to improve human health and
ecological risk assessments; and inform decision -making regarding high
priority pesticides and toxic substances.
Utility of ORD's priority health hazard assessments for Agency, state and
local risk assessors.
Utility of ORD's state-of-the-science risk assessment models, methods and
guidance for EPA programs, states, and other risk assessors.
Utility of ORD Integrated Science Assessments (IS As) for providing best
available scientific information on identifiable effects resulting from exposure
to criteria pollutants.
Percentage of Ecological Research publications rated as highly-cited
publications.
Percentage of Ecological Research publications in high impact journals.
States use a common monitoring design and appropriate indicators to
determine the status and trends of ecological resources and the effectiveness
of programs and policies.
Annual Performance Measures
Demonstrate a reduction in mean concentration of contaminants of concern
found in water and fish tissue (cumulative starting in FY 06).
Improved protocols for screening and testing.
Assessment Milestones Met.
Risk Management Milestones Met.
Effects and Exposure Milestones Met.
Percent progress toward completion of a framework linking global change to
air quality.
Efficiency Performance Measure
Acres of brownfields made ready for reuse per million dollars.
Additional people served per million dollars (US and Mexico federal
Year Data
Available
FY 2009, FY
2012
FY2011
FY 2008, FY
FY 2008, FY
FY 2008, FY
FY 2009, FY
FY 2009, FY
FY 2008, FY
2012
2012
2011
2011
2011
2011
FY2011
UD
UD
UD
UD
TBD
UD
FY2012
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Assessment Measures
expenditures).
Year Data
Available
Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Long-Term Performance Measure
Pounds of pollution reduced, treated, or eliminated.
Cumulative business, institutional and government costs reduced by P2
program participants.
Cumulative pounds of hazardous materials reduced by P2 program
participants.
Cumulative gallons of water reduced by Pollution Prevention (P2) program
participants.
Cumulative Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (MTCO2e) reduced,
conserved, or offset by P2 Program participants.
Utility of ORD-identified and developed metrics for quantitatively assessing
environmental systems for sustainability.
Utility of ORD-developed decision support tools and methodologies for
promoting environmental stewardship and sustainable environmental
management practices.
Utility of innovative technologies developed or verified by ORD for solving
environmental problems and contributing to sustainable outcomes.
Reduction in recidivism, (criminal enforcement)
Percentage of Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) publications
rated as highly cited publications.
Percentage of Science and Technology for Sustainability (STS) publications
in "high impact" journals.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of STS's goal that decision
makers adopt ORD-identified and developed metrics to quantitatively assess
environmental systems for sustainability.
Percentage of planned outputs delivered in support of STS's goal that decision
makers adopt ORD-developed decision support tools and methodologies to
promote environmental stewardship and sustainable environmental
management practices.
Annual Performance Measure
Percent of all learners who gained environmental knowledge by participating
in an environmental education project.
Percent of all educators who gained education skills by participating in an
FY2010
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2014
FY2011
FY2011
FY2011
FY2010
FY2011
FY2011
FY2009, FY2011
FY2009, FY2011
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Assessment Measures
environmental education project.
Percent of compliance actions taken as a result of inspection/enforcement.
(pest, enforcement)
Percent of violators committing subsequent violations, (pest, enforcement)
Reduction in recidivism (criminal enforcement).
Severity of the crimes investigated (as measured by the percent of open high
impacts cases (criminal enforcement).
Efficiency Performance Measure
Number of enforcement actions taken (Federal + State) per million dollars of
cost (Federal + State), (pest enforcement)
Ratio of number of students that have improved environmental knowledge per
total dollar expended, reported as dollar per student.
Year Data
Available
FY2010
FY2010
FY2010
TBD
FY2010
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Regional training continues to take place. Updated recommendations have been collected,
and the third round of system updates are scheduled to be completed by April 30, 2008.
It is impractical to try and distinguish between the types of activities funded under GAP
and those for which that OSWER is responsible. Therefore, at this time we have
determined that a GAP SW measure would not present a relevant measure.
.-'Improvement Han
To continue to improve this program and meet its long-term goals, EPA will focus on
ensuring its funds are used for the most beneficial projects.
EPA will consider contracting for an independent evaluation of the program that can serve
as the basis for further improvements.
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Increase funding for toxic air pollutant programs by $7 million in State grants for
monitoring to help fill data gaps.
Focus on maximizing programmatic net benefits and minimizing the cost per deleterious
health effect avoided.
By the end of March 2008, brief OMB on proposals for implementing a toxicity-weighted
efficiency measure.
Use the newly developed efficiency measure to demonstrate efficiency improvements.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10000228
10000234
Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Cleanup Program
Pesticide Registration
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
In response to initial findings that the program needed better long-term outcome goals with
adequate baselines and targets, the program has been participating in an Office of Pesticide
Seek out regular independent evaluations and a systematic process to review the program's
strategic planning.
Programs initiative on performance indicators. The program has proposed new measures
for this reassessment.
Backlog characterization study and potential refinement of LUST efficiency measure.
ImpttHwaent 'Plan
^
The Administration recommends maintaining funding at the 2004 President's Budget level
adjusted for the annual pay increase.
The program will develop long-term risk-based outcome performance measures that will
supplement the existing long-term measures.
The program will also work on long-term outcome efficiency measures.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management activities and day -to-
day operations.
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3 mission areas in the
new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger alignment between
Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement and Recognition System (PARS)
agreements.
Executive leads working toward the development and refinement of meaningful outcome
oriented measures for each of the three mission area in the new Strategic Plan
Independent assessment of the performance measures improvement project by the Federal
Consulting Group.
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Action taken, but not
completed
Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action Taken.
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Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10000228
10000236
Leaking Underground Storage
Tank Cleanup Program
Pesticide Reregistration
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
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In response to initial findings that the program needed better long-term outcome goals with
adequate baselines and targets, the program has been participating in an Office of Pesticide
Seek out regular independent evaluations and a systematic process to review the program's
strategic planning.
Programs initiative on performance indicators. The program has proposed new measures
for this reassessment.
Backlog characterization study and potential refinement of LUST efficiency measure.
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The original OMB assessment found that the program was not measuring its level of
efficiency. As a result, the program has proposed new output efficiency measures that will
promote better management and a more direct focus on efficiently achieving outcomes.
To address the issue of not meeting annual targets and concerns about meeting statutorily-
required deadlines, the program did use additional resources for reviewing antimicrobial
pesticides and inert ingredients as proposed in the FY 2004 President's Budget.
Per the Agency targets develop and finalize appropriate regional performance targets.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management activities and day -to-
day operations.
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3 mission areas in the
new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger alignment between
Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement and Recognition System (PARS)
agreements.
Executive leads working toward the development and refinements of meaningful outcome-
oriented measures for each of the three mission areas in the new Strategic Plan
Independent assessment of the performance measures improvement project by the Federal
Consulting Group.
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Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
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87
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10000238
10001131
10001132
Superfund Removal
EPA Acid Rain Program
Brownfields Revitalization
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Investigate the feasibility of outcome-oriented measures that test the linkage between
program activities and impacts on human health and the environment.
Modernize the program's data repository (CERCLIS) to ensure accurate and complete
information on program performance and financial management.
Develop a plan for regular, comprehensive and independent assessments of program
performance.
IpjirowipenlsPlan
EPA will continue to work with OMB to finalize an interim efficiency measure, by March
2009, for the Acid Rain Program based on available data.
Remove statutory requirements that prevent program from having more impact including
(but not limited to) barriers that; set maximum emissions reduction targets, exempt certain
viable facilities from contributing, and limit the scope of emission reduction credit trading.
The Administration's Clear Skies proposal adequately addresses these and other statutory
impediments.
. Improvement Han
/'/'"' /
Improve grantee use of electronic reporting systems to reduce data lags in performance
information.
Conduct regional program reviews to share and implement best practices among regional
offices that will improve the program's overall performance and efficiency.
Complete performance measures that are under development including a new cross-agency
measure that tracks brownfields redevelopment.
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
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completed
Actloni/taken
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Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action Tpfem
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10001133
10001134
10001135
Clean Water State Revolving
Fund
EPA Enforcement of
Environmental Laws
(Criminal)
EPA Ecological Research
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
EPA will focus on improving the quality and breadth of CWSRF performance data. EPA
will improve quality of CWSRF environmental/health benefits reporting system from all 51
state programs to improve program performance tracking. In particular, EPA will
disseminate error-checking reports to the states to bolster their capability to perform data
quality assessment and control.
/IpipfCiyf "Plan
Developing a baseline and targets for the outcome measure, pounds of pollutants reduced,
that is characterized as to risk.
Created standardized definitions (completed) and merging databases from within the
agency to allow easier implementation and evaluation of measures.
Developing baselines and targets to measure recidivism.
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Refine the questions used in independent scientific reviews to improve EPA's
understanding of program utility and performance in relationship to environmental
outcomes.
Link budget resources to annual and long term performance targets by requesting and
reporting Human Health Research and Ecosystem Research funding separately.
Develop a program specific customer survey to improve the program's utility to the
Agency.
Increase the transparency of budget, program, and performance information in budget
documents.
Develop and publish a revised multi-year research plan clearly demonstrating how the
program's research supports the EPA mission and avoids duplication with other research
programs.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10001136
10001137
10001138
EPA Environmental
Education
National Ambient Air Quality
Standards Research
Pollution Prevention and New
Technologies Research
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Identify appropriate targets for bibliometric analysis measures by benchmarking with other
agencies.
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The administration is continuing its recommendation to terminate the program at EPA and
rely on NSF programs to fulfill scientific education initiatives.
Transition program activities to other program offices that fulfill scientific education
initiatives.
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Convene annual program reviews in which extramural expert discipline scientists and
clients will assess the state of ORD science, ensure progress toward outcome goals, and
determine the need for strategic mid-course adjustments to maximize program efficiency
and assist with outyear planning.
The program must develop at least one efficiency measure that adequately reflects the
efficiency of the program.
Improve multi-year plan (MYP) and financial data tracking systems and procedures to
better and more transparently integrate grantee and program performance with financial
information.
Develop an annual measure that more directly demonstrates progress on toward the long-
term goal of reducing uncertainty in identified research areas of high priority.
Develop and implement adequate methods for determining progress on the program's two
new long-term measures (uncertainty and source-to-health linkage measures) as well as for
the new annual measure (customer survey measure).
Assess the current efficiency measure, and revise it, if necessary, to best capture the cost
effectiveness of research activities.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
Improyeiftent Plan
Shift funding from this research program to another Environmental Protection Agency
pollution prevention program that has shown results (see New Chemicals OMB
Assessment).
Action taken, but not
completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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90
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10001139
10002272
Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act Corrective
Action
Alaska Native Village Water
Infrastructure
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Improve the program's strategic planning. These improvements should include a plan for
independent evaluation of the program, responses to previous evaluations, and should
clearly explain why the program should pursue projects instead of other capable parties.
Establish performance measures, including efficiency measures.
Develop and publish a revised multi-year research plan with an improved strategic focus
and clear goals and priorities. This plan must include explicit statements of: specific issues
motivating the program; broad goals and more specific tasks meant to address the issue;
priorities among goals and activities; human and capital resources anticipated; and intended
program outcomes against which success may later be assessed.
Institute a plan for regular, external reviews of the quality of the program's research and
research performers, including a plan to use the results from these reviews to guide future
program decisions.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
Implement follow-up recommendations resulting from the Technology for Sustainability
Subcommittee Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) review. Follow up actions are those
actions committed to in the Pollution Prevention and New Technologies Research
Assessment program's formal response to the BOSC
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Program must define a new baseline for performance measures and establish appropriate
annual targets to make goals more ambitious in achieving long-term objectives of the
program.
Program should establish appropriate efficiency measures to adequately track program
efficiency over time.
ImpttHwaent 'Plan
Correcting incomplete data fields and reporting deficiencies in database to support analysis
for cost effectiveness and efficiency by January 30, 2007.
Finalizing web based project reporting system to include all projects funded by EPA dollars
by April 30, 2007.
Implement stalled projects review procedures in accordance with the management control
policy.
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Completed
Completed
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completed
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completed
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Completed
Completed
Action Taken.
Completed
Completed
Completed
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
EPA will develop regulations for the management and oversight of the program, including
all grant funds to the State of Alaska and any subsidiary recipients of EPA funds via the
State of Alaska. By March 1 , 2008, EPA shall provide a draft regulation to OMB for review
and comment.
The program will issue a contract for an independent review of the Alaska Native Tribal
Health Consortium financial processes and records. The independent review will begin in
January 2007.
Develop an annual programmatic efficiency measure, which managers will find useful for
improving operational performance of the program.
Develop a plan to institutionalize the management framework of the program to ensure
continued program effectiveness.
Investigate a strategy for improving the obligation rate of program funds
Inactive
Completed
Action taken but not
completed
Action taken but not
completed
No action taken
92
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10002274
10002276
10002278
EPA Climate Change
Programs
Public Water System
Supervision Grant Program
Underground Injection
Control Grant Program
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
EPA will complete an assessment and comparison of the potential benefits and efforts of
the Clean Automotive Technology program to other agency's efforts with similar goals by
April 1,2005.
The Clean Automotive Technology program will work to develop better performance
measures that more clearly link to greenhouse gas reduction potential in the near term.
The Clean Automotive Technology program will annually report progress towards
commercialization of its advanced technologies (2008 thru 20 1 1 ).
/IpipfCiyf "Plan
Implement recommendations from the second triennial drinking water data quality review
which are designed to improve the overall quality of the data in EPA's drinking water
compliance reporting system.
Develop a new long-term outcome performance measure to assess the impact of drinking
water compliance improvements on public health.
Develop an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for tracking annual
programmatic efficiency.
/IpipfCiyf "Plan
Develop an outcome-based annual performance measure and an efficiency measure, which
demonstrate the protection of source water quality.
Implement recommendations from the second triennial drinking water data quality review
which are designed to improve the overall quality of the data in EPA's drinking water
compliance reporting system.
Develop an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for tracking annual
programmatic efficiency.
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completed
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completed
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10002280
10002282
Endocrine Disrupters
U. S.-Mexico Border Water
Infrastructure
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Maintain funding at approximately the FY 2005 President's Budget level.
Articulate clearly R&D priorities to ensure compelling, merit-based justifications for
funding allocations.
By the end of CY 2006, develop baseline data for an efficiency measure that compares
dollars/labor hours in validating chemical assays.
By the end of CY 2007, collect data for first year of new contracts and compare to baseline
efficiency measures.
By end of CY, collect data for second year of contracts and compare to baseline of the
efficiency measure.
Develop a new performance measure to evaluate efficiencies associated with reviewing the
testing phase of the program in 2009.
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Develop baselines and targets for its long-term and efficiency measures.
Follow-up on the results of the business process review to help EPA implement program
changes that could improve effectiveness.
Implement a new program requirement that detailed project schedules be included in future
subgrant agreements.
Implement program management controls that expedite project completions.
Action Tatem
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Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
No action taken
A-rtfon/Taken
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Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
94
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10002284
10002286
10002288
Mobile Source Air Pollution
Standards and Certification
EPA Pesticide Enforcement
Grant Program
EPA's Recycling, Waste
Minimization, and Waste
Management Program
2008 FALL
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Request $66 million for EPA's mobile source programs, $1.5 million more than the 2005
President's Budget request.
Systematically review existing regulations to maintain consistency and ensure that
regulations maximize net benefits. Conduct thorough ex ante economic analyses and
evaluations of alternatives in support of regulatory development.
By the end of March 2008, brief OMB on progress developing two new efficiency
measures one long and one short-term to enable the program to measure further
efficiency improvements.
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Work to develop appropriate outcome performance measures.
Develop targets and baselines.
Evaluate why cost effectiveness appears inversely proportional to amount of Federal
funding.
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Develop an efficiency measure for the waste minimization component of the RCRA base
program.
Continuously improving the program by identifying where compliance costs are excessive
and reducing the cost of compliance where appropriate (i.e. RCRA manifest rule).
Develop a new regulatory definition of solid waste that satisfies the judicial requirements
while ensuring that costs are not inappropriately shifted to the Superfund or other corrective
action programs by narrowing the exclusion of previously regulated substances.
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completed
Completed
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Completed
Completed
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completed
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completed
95
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10002290
10002292
Stratospheric Ozone
Protection
Superfund Remedial Action
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Convert long-term health effects measure into a rate of skin cancer prevalence so that an
actual baseline can be established once statistics are available.
Continue to support the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
Continue to monitor progress to ensure that the program is on track to meet goals.
By the end of July 2008 brief OMB on progress developing a performance measure and
targets to track intermediate outcomes by measuring "thickness" of the ozone layer in the
atmosphere. Many of the program's outcome performance measures are extremely long-
term, so it is important to establish measurable performance objectives for the near term.
By the end of July 2008 brief OMB on progress developing a long-term performance
measure and set ambitious targets for reduced incidence of non-melanoma skin cancers.
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Implement the recommendations of the Agency's 120-day study on management of the
Superfund program.
Modernize the program's data repository (CERCLIS) to ensure accurate and complete
information on program performance and financial management.
Conduct regional program reviews to share and implement best practices among regional
offices that will improve the program's overall performance and efficiency. Specific areas
for study will be identified.
Validate the reporting method for performance data and develop a new Superfund cleanup
efficiency measure.
Action Tatem
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Completed
Completed
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
No action taken
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96
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10002426
10004301
Pesticide Field Programs
Drinking Water Protection
Program
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Include a $1 million reduction in funding for the Field Programs WQ program in the FY
2006 President's Budget. EPA must ensure that WQ program activities affected by this
reduction are adequately addressed in the Office of Water's Surface Water Protection
program.
Make the Field Programs budgeting more transparent and more clearly link to adequate and
relevant program-specific measures.
Develop and implement annual goals and efficiency measures and continue development of
baselines and targets for long-term outcome measures for all Field Programs.
Develop and implement a method of compiling and disseminating Field Programs grantee
performance data in a manner easily accessible to the public. EPA worked with states to
develop a simplified, electronic, EOY reporting system for worker safety activities. Will
expand to other field programs by EOY 2007.
Implement new strategic plan architecture into FY 08 management activities and day -to-
day operations.
Establish executive leads to provide senior leadership for each of the 3 mission areas in the
new Strategic Plan.
Brief staff on new Strategic Plan in order to incorporate stronger alignment between
Strategic Plan individual Performance Agreement and Recognition System (PARS)
agreements.
Executive leads working toward the development and refinement of meaningful outcome
oriented measures for each of the three mission areas in the new Strategic Plan
Independent assessment of the performance measures improvement project by the Federal
Consulting Group.
.'ImprpFement; Plan
Developing a long-term outcome performance measure to assess the public health impacts
of improvements in drinking water compliance.
Revising the current drinking water small system affordability methodology to address
negative distributional impacts.
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Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
Completed
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
97
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004302
10004303
10004304
Chesapeake Bay Program
Underground Storage Tank
Program
Pollution Prevention Program
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
Implementing data quality review recommendations to improve the overall quality of the
data in EPA's drinking water compliance reporting system.
The program is developing an efficiency measure that is more useful and meaningful for
tracking annual programmatic efficiency.
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Investigating potential methods to more transparently characterize the uncertainty of the
watershed and water quality models, ideally leading to implementation of a method, if
feasible.
Developing a comprehensive implementation strategy that is coordinated between program
partners and accurately accounts for available resources.
Promoting and tracking implementation of the most cost effective restoration activities to
maximize water quality improvements.
Improved tracking and explanation of the current efficiency measure
Improved explanation of current long term and annual outcome and output measures
Improyeiftent Plan
Underground Storage Tanks Improvement Plan: collaborate with states to meet the 2005
EPAct deadlines and develop performance measures to track progress.
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Identifying and reducing barriers associated with core EPA activities that limit
implementation of pollution prevention practices by industry.
Developing additional P2 Program efficiency measures to expand the portion of the
program's resources that are addressed.
Fully implement Grant Trak and P2 State Reporting System. Obtain consistent 2007 results
from Regions.
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action Taken
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004305
Land Protection and
Restoration Research
2008 SPR
Evaluate Science Advisory Board Report recommendations for improving performance
measures to better demonstrate P2 results.
Complete P2 Program Strategic Plan and commence implementation of targeted actions in
priority focus areas.
Implement recommendations emerging from Pollution Prevention Integration study and
report.
Develop and implement new or improved data management/tracking systems in response to
completed Grant Track review.
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Finalize ambitious, long-term outcome performance measures that assess the utility of the
program's research products and services with respect to the outcome goals of its clients.
Develop and implement a protocol for more frequent review and use of financial and
performance tracking data to improve budget-performance integration.
Identify appropriate targets for bibliometric analysis measures by benchmarking with other
agencies.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement..
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
No action taken
No action taken
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Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
99
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004306
10004307
10004308
Water Quality Research
Global Change Research
Human Health Risk
Assessment Program
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Finalize ambitious long-term outcome performance measures, which assess the utility of
the program's research products and services with respect to the outcome goals of its
clients.
Developing and implementing a protocol for more frequent review and use of financial and
performance tracking data to improve budget and performance integration.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
Identify appropriate targets for bibliometric analysis measures by benchmarking with other
agencies.
Improve the collection of partner performance information to more clearly link to
programmatic goals so managers can take appropriate actions to improve overall program
performance.
. Improvement Plan
/'/'"' /
Finalize ambitious long-term outcome measures that assess the utility of the program's
research products and services with respect to the outcome goals of its clients.
More clearly define the program's framework and mission to help focus assessment efforts
and provide structure for setting priorities.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
Identify appropriate targets for bibliometric analysis measures by benchmarking with other
agencies.
Develop and implement a protocol for more frequent review and use of financial and
performance tracking data to improve budget-performance integration.
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Expand efficiency measure to include all major work products.
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completed
Action taken, but not
completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
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completed
100
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004370
Ocean, Coastal, and Estuary
Protection
2008 SPR
Implement new IRIS review process.
Implement regular, independent evaluations that assess the program's effectiveness
specifically related to its influence on key risk management decisions made by the
Agency's environmental media offices.
Investigate alternative approaches for measuring progress related to providing timely, high
quality scientific assessments.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
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Develop an annual performance measure for the Ocean Dumping Program.
Develop an additional performance measure for non-estuary program activities.
Developing more ambitious targets for the National Estuary Program's annual and long
term measures on habitat acres protected and restored.
Develop treatment and management options for improving environmental management of
cruise ship waste streams
Action taken, but not
completed
Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
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Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken but not
completed
101
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004371
10004372
Drinking Water Research
EPA Support for Cleanup of
Federal Facilities
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Develop baselines and targets for all long term and annual performance measures. These
will allow the program to set quantitative goals and assess progress through time.
Develop a performance measure which tracks the efficiency with which the program
delivers its services to its primary client, the EPA Office of Water.
Improve oversight of non-grant partners and require non-grant partners to work towards the
annual and long term goals of the program.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
ImpttHwaent 'Plan
Work with other Federal agencies to support attainment of long-term environmental and
human health goals.
Conduct one evaluation on an aspect of the program to identify areas and means for
program improvements.
Explore with DOE and DOD the development of cross-program revitalization measures.
Work with Fed. Fac. to evaluate their progress toward achieving environmental goals.
Improve program management
Action Isfcem
Action taken, but not
completed
Completed
Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action Taken.
Completed
Completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
Action taken, but not
completed
102
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
10004373
10004374
EPA Human Health Research
EPA Indoor Air Quality
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
Jinproyei^ent-Plan
Improve ability to link budget resources to annual and long-term performance targets by
requesting and reporting Human Health research and Ecosystem research funding as
separate program-projects.
Develop ambitious long-term performance targets that clearly define what outcomes would
represent a successful program.
Implement follow up recommendations resulting from external expert review by the
Human Health Subcommittee of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC). Follow up
actions are those actions committed to in the Human Health Research program's formal
response to the BOSC in September 2005.
Implement follow-up recommendations resulting from the Human Health Subcommittee
Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) mid-cycle review. Follow up actions are those
actions committed to in the Human Health Research program's formal response to the
BOSC.
Establish formal baselines for the program's BOSC-informed long-term measures at the
next comprehensive BOSC review.
Increase the transparency of budget, program, and performance information in budget
documents.
Identify appropriate targets for bibliometric analysis measures by benchmarking with other
agencies.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National Academy
of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
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by stipulating how adjustments to resource levels would impact performance.
Improve transparency by making State radon grantee performance data available to the
public via a website or other easily accessible means.
Use efficiency measures to demonstrate improved efficiencies or cost effectiveness in
achieving program goals.
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Reduction Program
2008 FALL
The program shall review the existing mechanisms for tracking programmatic performance
data. Based upon the findings of the review, the program shall develop and implement a
database tool that will efficiently track and consolidate program outputs and outcomes by
September 30, 2008.
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Initiate a campaign to educate the public about a new regulation to address lead-based paint
hazards created by renovation, repair and painting activities in pre-1978 housing and child
occupied facilities
Improve the consistency of grantee and regional office accountability mechanisms and
develop a system that ensures all relevant performance data from grantees and the Regional
offices is being collected for the purposes of focusing program actions.
Improve the linkage between program funding and the associated contributions towards
progress in achieving program goals, especially for program grant and contractor funding.
Refine/Improve measures used in State Grant Reporting Template to improve
accountability of program partners for achievement of program goals.
Further improve results reporting from program partners.
Develop and implement a method of measuring the impacts of the program's outreach and
education efforts.
Develop and implement a reporting measure to track EPA authorization of State, Tribal and
Territorial Renovation, Repair and Painting Programs
Initiate, track progress of and complete workgroup process designed to improve and
streamline Lead Program measures.
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Standards and Regional Haze
Programs
Air Quality Grants and
Permitting
EPA Oil Spill Control
2008 FALL
2008 FALL
2008 SPR
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Implement improvements within current statutory limitations that address deficiencies in
design and implementation and identify and evaluate needed improvements that are beyond
current statutory authority.
Improve the linkage between program funding and the associated contributions towards
progress in achieving program goals.
Develop at least one efficiency measure that adequately reflects program efficiency.
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Develop a measure that assesses the State permitting programs' quality, efficiency, and
compliance.
Develop policy and criteria for transitioning the fine particulate matter (PM2.5) monitoring
program from Clean Air Act Section 103 grant funding to Clean Air Act Section 105 grant
funding.
Review and update current grant allocation processes to ensure resources are properly
targeted.
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Develop a second long-term outcome measure and at least one annual outcome measure.
Develop stronger strategic planning procedures to ensure continuous improvement in the
program, including regular procedures that will track and document key decisions and work
products.
Evaluate the data quality of key data sources used by the program to improve the accuracy
and reliability of performance information.
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Grants
Surface Water Protection
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EPA Radiation Protection
Program
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
2008 SPR
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will improve the program's overall performance and efficiency.
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activities in support of the national probabilistic monitoring survey.
Require that State workplans and performance data are formatted and reported consistently
and directly support specific goals in EPA's strategic plan.
Provide incentives for States to implement or improve their permit fee programs, increasing
the resources available for water quality programs.
Conduct scheduled periodic review of State allocation formula
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Conduct permit quality reviews as part of the regional review cycle and incorporate agreed-
upon action items into the NPDES program action item tracking list
Working with States and other partners, EPA will assess 100% of rivers, lakes, and streams
in the lower 48 states using statistically-valid surveys by 2010.
Working with States and other partners, EPA will issue water quality reports based on the
statistically-valid surveys in the lower 48 states by 201 1.
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appropriately considered by other remediation programs, such as Superfund.
Developing a set of recommendations that address ways the program could improve how it
targets funds while coordinating more effectively with other Federal programs.
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10009064
EPA Pesticides and Toxics
Research
EPA Chemical Risk Review
and Reduction
2008 SPR
2008 FALL
By the end of September, the program will present an analysis of major radiological
monitoring activity at EPA and other Federal agencies, exploring complementary
efficiencies and potential redundancies.
The Radiation Protection Program will continue work to improve the sharing of
information and monitoring resources with DHS, DOE, other federal agencies, and the
states. By June 30, 2008, the Program will provide a progress report and analysis of options
for future efforts in this area that improve EPA's ability to contribute to interagency
emergency response and environmental characterization during radiological emergencies.
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Develop a formal response to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) independent
expert review report, address action items, and make progress toward long-term and annual
targets.
Reassess meaningfulness of current efficiency measure in light of recent National
Academy of Sciences (NAS) report on efficiency measurement.
Develop a system to utilize quarterly performance measurement reporting to improve
program performance rather than solely revising annual and long-term plans.
Improyeiftent Plan
Develop long-term and annual performance measures to reflect risk-based
recommendations for HPV Chemicals.
Program will develop a biomonitoring performance measure with NHANES data from the
Center for Disease Control or other biomonitoring data (NATA) for chemicals of concern.
Risk Screening Environmental Model will be updated annually to reflect updated TRI data
to ensure performance measures are updated within 2 years that rely on TRI data.
Complete design of ChAMP document management system and successfully track and
maintain records through second quarter FY 2009.
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DATA VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION
The data verification and validation has been updated to reflect significant changes for FY 2010.
A comprehensive review of the document will take place for FY 2011.
The complete FY 2010 data verification and validation is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/ocfo/budget/2010/verification-and-validation.pdf
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COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
Environmental Programs
Goal 1- Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Objective: Healthier Outdoor Air
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) cooperates with other Federal, state,
Tribal, and local agencies in achieving goals
related to ground level ozone and particulate
matter (PM). EPA continues to work
closely with the Department of Agriculture
and the Forest Service in developing its
burning policy and reviewing practices that
can reduce emissions. EPA, the Department
of Transportation (DOT), and the Army
Corps of Engineers (COE) work with state
and local agencies to integrate transportation
and air quality plans, reduce traffic
congestion, and promote livable
communities. EPA continues to work with
the Department of the Interior (DOT),
National Park Service (NFS), in developing
its regional haze program and deploying the
Interagency Monitoring of Protected Visual
Environments (IMPROVE) visibility
monitoring network. The operation and
analysis of data produced by the PM
monitoring system is an example of the
close coordination of effort between the
EPA and state and Tribal governments.
For pollution assessments and transport,
EPA is working with the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) on technology transfer using
satellite imagery. EPA will be working to
further distribute NASA satellite products
and NOAA air quality forecast products to
Regions, states, local agencies, and Tribes to
provide better understanding of air quality
on a day-to-day basis and to assist with PM
forecasting. EPA also will work with
NASA to develop a better understanding of
PM formation using satellite data. EPA
works with the Department of the Army,
Department of Defense (DoD) on advancing
emission measurement technology and with
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce for meteorological support for
our modeling and monitoring efforts.
To better understand the magnitude, sources,
and causes of mobile source pollution, EPA
works with the Department of Energy
(DOE) and DOT to fund research projects.
A program to characterize the exhaust
emissions from light-duty gasoline vehicles
is being co-funded by DOE and DOT. Other
DOT mobile source projects include
TRANSIMS (TRansportation ANalysis and
SEVIulation System) and other transportation
modeling projects; DOE is funding these
projects through the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory. EPA also works closely
with DOE on refinery cost modeling
analyses and the development of clean fuel
programs. For mobile sources program
outreach, the Agency is participating in a
collaborative effort with DOT's Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) and the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
designed to educate the public about the
impacts of transportation choices on traffic
congestion, air quality, and human health.
This community-based public education
initiative also includes the Centers for
Disease Control (CDC). In addition, EPA is
working with DOE to identify opportunities
in the Clean Cities program. EPA also
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works with other Federal agencies, such as
the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), on air
emission issues. Other programs targeted to
reduce air toxics from mobile sources are
coordinated with DOT. These partnerships
can involve policy assessments and toxic
emission reduction strategies in different
regions of the country. EPA also is working
with the National Highway Transportation
Administration and the Department of
Agriculture on the greenhouse gas
transportation rules. EPA is working with
DOE and DOT and other agencies, as
needed, on the requirements of the Energy
Policy Act of 2005 and the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007.
To develop air pollutant emission factors
and emission estimation algorithms for
aircraft, ground equipment and military
vehicles, EPA has partnered with the DoD.
This partnership will provide for the joint
undertaking of air-monitoring/emission
factor research and the successful regulatory
implementation of results nationwide.
To reduce air toxic emissions that do not
inadvertently increase worker exposures,
EPA is continuing to work closely with the
Department of Labor's Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA) to
coordinate the development of EPA and
OSHA standards. EPA also works closely
with other health agencies such as the CDC,
the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
on health risk characterization for both toxic
and criteria air pollutants. To assess
atmospheric deposition and characterize
ecological effects, EPA works with NOAA
and the Department of the Interior's U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) and
National Park Service, and the Department
of Agriculture.
The Agency has worked extensively with
the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) on the National Health and
Nutritional Evaluation Study to identify
mercury accumulations in humans. EPA
also has worked with DOE on the 'Fate of
Mercury' study to characterize mercury
transport and traceability in Lake Superior.
To determine the extent to which
agricultural activities contribute to air
pollution, EPA will continue to work closely
with the USD A through the joint
USDA/EPA Agricultural Air Quality Task
Force (AAQTF). The AAQTF is a
workgroup, set up by Congress, to oversee
agricultural air quality-related issues and to
develop cost-effective ways in which the
agricultural community can improve air
quality. In addition, the AAQTF
coordinates research on agricultural air
quality issues to avoid duplication and
ensure data quality and sound interpretation
of data.
In developing Regional and international air
quality programs and projects and working
on regional agreements, EPA works
primarily with the Department of State, the
Agency for International Development
(USAID), and the DOE as well as with
Regional organizations. EPA's international
air quality management program will
complement EPA's programs on children's
health, Trade and the Environment, and
trans-boundary air pollution. In addition,
EPA will partner with others worldwide,
including international organizations such as
the United Nations Environment
Programme, the European Union, the
Organization for Economic Development
and Co-operation (OECD), the North
American Commission for Environmental
Cooperation (CEC), the World Bank, the
Asian Development Bank, and our
colleagues in Canada, Mexico, Europe, and
Japan.
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EPA is working with DOE and USTR under
the CEC to promote renewable energy
markets in North America
Objective: Healthier Indoor Air
EPA works closely, through a variety of
mechanisms, with a broad range of Federal,
state, Tribal, and local government agencies,
industry, non-profit organizations, and
individuals, as well as other nations, to
promote more effective approaches to
identifying and solving indoor air quality
problems. At the Federal level, EPA works
closely with several departments or
agencies:
Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) to develop and
coordinate programs aimed at
reducing children's exposure to
known indoor triggers of asthma,
including secondhand smoke;
Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) on home health
and safety issues including radon;
Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) to identify and
mitigate the health hazards of
consumer products designed for
indoor use;
Department of Education (DoEd) to
encourage construction and
operation of schools with good
indoor air quality; and
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
to encourage USDA Extension
Agents to conduct local projects
designed to reduce risks from indoor
air quality. EPA plays a leadership
role on the President's Task Force on
Environmental Health Risks and
Safety Risks to Children, particularly
with respect to asthma and school
environmental health issues.
As Co-chair of the interagency Committee
on Indoor Air Quality (CIAQ), EPA works
with the CPSC, DOE, the National Institute
for Occupational Safety and Health, and
OSHA to review EPA draft publications,
arrange the distribution of EPA publications,
and coordinate the efforts of Federal
agencies with those of state and local
agencies concerned with indoor air issues.
Objective: Protect the Ozone Layer
EPA leads a task force with the Department
of Justice (DOJ), Department of Homeland
Security (DHS), Department of Treasury,
and other agencies to curb the illegal
importation of ozone-depleting substances
(ODS). Illegal import of ODS has the
potential to prevent the United States from
meeting the goals of the Montreal Protocol
to restore the ozone layer.
EPA works very closely with the
Department of State and other Federal
agencies, as appropriate, in international
negotiations among Parties to the Protocol
and in developing the implementing
regulations. EPA works with the Office of
the United States Trade Representative to
analyze potential trade implications in
stratospheric protection regulations that
affect imports and exports.
EPA is working with USDA and the
Department of State to facilitate research,
development, and adoption of alternatives to
methyl bromide. EPA collaborates with
these agencies to prepare U.S. requests for
critical use exemptions of methyl bromide.
EPA is providing input to USDA on
rulemakings for methyl bromide related
programs.
EPA consults with the USDA on the
potential for domestic methyl bromide
needs.
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EPA also coordinates closely with FDA to
ensure that sufficient supplies of
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are available
for the production of life-saving metered-
dose inhalers for the treatment of asthma
and other lung diseases. This partnership
between EPA and FDA combines the critical
goals of protecting public health and
limiting damage to the stratospheric ozone
layer.
EPA works with the CDC and the National
Weather Service (NWS) to coordinate the
UV Index and the health messages that
accompany UV Index reports.
EPA coordinates with NASA and NOAA to
monitor the state of the stratospheric ozone
layer and to collect and analyze UV data.
EPA works with NASA on assessing
essential uses and other exemptions for
critical shuttle and rocket needs, as well as
effects of direct emissions of high-speed
aircraft flying in the stratosphere.
EPA coordinates with the Small Business
Administration (SBA) to ensure that
proposed rules are developed in accordance
with the Small Business Regulatory
Flexibility Act.
Objective: Radiation
EPA works primarily with the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), Department
of Energy (DOE), and Department of
Homeland Security (DHS) on multiple
radiation protection issues, such as the
prevention of radioactive contaminated
metals and products from entering the U.S.
EPA also works with NRC and DOE on the
development of state-of-the-art tracking
systems for radioactive sources in U.S.
commerce. EPA has ongoing planning and
guidance discussions with DHS on
Protective Action Guidance and general
emergency response activities, including
exercises responding to nuclear related
incidents. As the regulator of DOE's Waste
Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility, EPA
has to continually coordinate oversight
activities with DOE to keep the facility
operating in compliance with our
regulations. EPA also works with the
Department of Transportation (DOT) on
initiatives to promote use of non-nuclear
density gauges for highway paving.
For emergency preparedness purposes, EPA
coordinates closely with other Federal
agencies, through the Federal Radiological
Preparedness Coordinating Committee, and
other coordinating bodies. EPA participates
in planning and implementing table-top and
field exercises including radiological anti-
terrorism activities, with the NRC, DOE,
Department of Defense (DOD), Department
of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and
DHS.
With regard to international assistance, EPA
serves as an expert member of the
International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) on its Environmental Modeling for
Radiation Safety, Naturally Occurring
Radioactive Materials Working Group.
Additionally, EPA remains an active
contributor to the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development's
(OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA).
EPA serves on both the NEA Radioactive
Waste Management Committee (RWMC)
and the Committee on Radiation Protection
and Public Health (CRPPH). Through the
RWMC, EPA is able to exchange
information with other NEA Member
Countries on the management and disposal
of high-level and transuranic waste.
Through participation on the CRPPH and its
working groups, EPA has been successful in
bringing a U.S. perspective to international
radiation protection policy.
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Objective: Reduce Greenhouse Gas
Intensity
Voluntary climate protection programs
government-wide stimulate the development
and use of renewable energy technologies
and energy efficient products that will help
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The
effort is led by EPA and DOE with
significant involvement from USDA, HUD,
and the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).
Agencies throughout the government make
significant contributions to the climate
protection programs. For example, DOE
will pursue actions such as promoting the
research, development, and deployment of
advanced technologies (for example,
renewable energy sources). The Department
of Treasury will administer proposed tax
incentives for specific investments that will
reduce emissions. EPA is working with
DOE to demonstrate technologies that
oxidize ventilation air methane from coal
mines. EPA is broadening its public
information transportation choices campaign
as a joint effort with DOT. EPA coordinates
with each of the above-mentioned agencies
to ensure that our programs are
complementary and in no way duplicative.
This coordination is evident in work recently
completed by an interagency task force,
including representatives from the
Department of State, EPA, DOE, USDA,
DOT, Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Department of Commerce,
USGCRP, NOAA, NASA, and the DoD, to
prepare the Third National Communication
to the Secretariat as required under the
Framework Convention on Climate Change
(FCCC). The FCCC was ratified by the
United States Senate in 1992. A portion of
the Third National Communication
describes policies and measures (such as
ENERGY STAR and EPA's Clean
Automotive Technology initiative)
undertaken by the U.S. to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions, implementation status of the
policies and measures, and their actual and
projected benefits. One result of this
interagency review process has been a
refinement of future goals for these policies
and measures which were communicated to
the Secretariat of the FCCC in 2002. The
"U.S. Climate Action Report 2002: Third
National Communication of the United
States of America under the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change"
is available at:
http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/natc/usnc3 .pdf
EPA works primarily with the Department
of State, USAID and DOE, as well as with
Regional organizations, in implementing
climate-related programs and projects. In
addition, EPA partners with others
worldwide, including international
organizations such as the United Nations
Environment Programme, the United
Nations Development Programme, the
International Energy Agency, the OECD,
the World Bank, the Asian Development
Bank, and our colleagues in Canada,
Mexico, Europe and Japan.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA coordinates its air quality research with
other Federal agencies through the
Subcommittee on Air Quality Research12 of
the NSTC Committee on Environment and
Natural Resources (CENR). The Agency
and NIEHS co-chaired the subcommittee's
Particulate Matter Research Coordination
Working Group, which produced a strategic
plan13 for Federal research on the health and
12 For more information, see
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13 For more information, see
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environmental effects, exposures,
atmospheric processes, source
characterization and control of fine airborne
particulate matter. The Agency also is a
charter member of NARSTO,14 an
international public-private partnership,
established in 1995, to improve management
of air quality across North America. EPA
coordinates specific research projects with
other Federal agencies (one notable example
at the present time is the near road air toxics
program coordinated with Federal
Highways) where appropriate. In addition,
the research program supports, in
collaboration with other federal agencies
such as the National Institutes of Health, air-
related research at universities and nonprofit
organizations through its Science to Achieve
Results (STAR) research grants program.
14 For more information, see
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Goal 2- Clean and Safe Water
The 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act (SOWA)
amendments mandate joint EPA/CDC study
of waterborne diseases in public water
supplies. Through an Interagency
Agreement (IA), EPA and CDC have
collaborated on the completion of these
studies and on improving identification and
investigation of waterborne diseases from
drinking water. EPA and CDC are building
state capacity by directly assisting state
health departments develop skills and tools
to improve waterborne disease investigation
and prevention. The two agencies are also
investigating the health risks associated with
contaminant problems in the drinking water
distribution system. Additionally, EPA and
CDC also share expertise and information
exchange on drinking water related health
effects, risk factors, and research needs on a
regular basis.
Source Water Preservation and Protection
for Public Water Systems (PWS)
In implementing its source water
preservation and protection efforts, the
Agency coordinates with other Federal
agencies that own or operate public water
systems (e.g., USDA, USFS, DOD, DOE,
DOI/NPS).. EPA's coordination focuses on
ensuring that they cooperate with the states
in which their systems are located, and that
they are accounted for in the states' source
water assessment programs as mandated in
the 1996 amendments to the SDWA.
Data Availability, Outreach and Technical
Assistance
EPA coordinates with USGS, USDA (Forest
Service, Natural Resources Conservation
Service, Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
(CSREES), Rural Utilities Service); CDC,
DOT, DoD, DOE, DOT (NPS and Bureau of
Indian Affairs (BIA), Land Management,
and Reclamation); HHS (Indian Health
Service) and the Tennessee Valley Authority
(TVA).
Tribal Access Coordination
In 2003 EPA and its Federal partners in
USDA, HUD, HHS, and BOI set a very
ambitious goal to reduce the number of
homes without access to safe drinking water
by 50% by 2015. EPA leads the Tribal
Access Subgroup, which developed a
strategy document that identified the goal's
challenges and recommended approaches to
overcome them. This goal remains
ambitious due to the logistical challenges
and capital and operation and maintenance
costs involved in providing access. EPA is
working with its Federal partners to
coordinate spending and address some of the
challenges to access on Tribal lands, and we
are hopeful that we can make measureable
progress on the access issue. Specific
actions currently underway by the Tribal
Access Subgroup are developing a map of
homes without access to safe drinking water
on the Navajo Nation and a strategy to
coordinate technical assistance services to
tribes.
Collaboration with USGS
EPA and USGS have established an IA to
coordinate activities and information
exchange in the areas of unregulated
contaminants occurrence, the environmental
relationships affecting contaminant
occurrence, protection area delineation
methodology, and analytical methods. This
collaborative effort has improved the quality
of information to support risk management
decision-making at all levels of government,
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generated valuable new data, and eliminated
potential redundancies.
Collaboration with Public and Private
Partners on Critical Water Infrastructure
Protection
EPA coordinates with other Federal
agencies, primarily DHS, CDC, FDA and
DoD on biological, chemical, and
radiological contaminants of high concern,
and how to detect and respond to their
presence in drinking water and wastewater
systems. A close linkage with the FBI and
the Intelligence Analysis Directorate in
DHS, particularly with respect to ensuring
the timely dissemination of threat
information through existing communication
networks, will be continued. The Agency is
strengthening its working relationships with
the Water Research Foundation, the Water
Environment Research Federation and other
research institutions to increase our
knowledge on technologies to detect
contaminants, monitoring protocols and
techniques, and treatment effectiveness.
Collaboration with FDA
EPA and FDA have issued joint national
fish consumption advisories to protect the
public from exposure to mercury in
commercially and recreationally caught fish,
as well as fish caught for subsistence.
EPA's advisory covers the recreational and
subsistence fisheries in fresh waters where
states and tribes have not assessed the
waters for the need for an advisory, ibid.
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FDA's advisory covers commercially caught
fish, and fish caught in marine waters. Ibid.
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works closely with FDA to distribute the
advisory to the public. In addition, EPA
works with FDA to investigate the need for
advisories for other contaminants and to
ensure that these federal advisories support
and augment advisories issued by states and
tribes.
Beach Monitoring and Public Notification
The BEACH Act requires that all Federal
agencies with jurisdiction over coastal and
Great Lakes recreation waters adjacent to
beaches used by the public implement beach
monitoring and public notification
programs. These programs must be
consistent with guidance published by EPA.
ibid. "National Beach Guidance and
Required Performance Criteria for Grants."
EPA will continue to work with the USGS
and other Federal agencies to ensure that
their beach water quality monitoring and
notification programs are technically sound
and consistent with program performance
criteria published by EPA.
Objective: Protect Water Quality
Watersheds
Protecting and restoring watersheds will
depend largely on the direct involvement of
many Federal agencies and state, Tribal and
local governments who manage the
multitude of programs necessary to address
water quality on a watershed basis. Federal
agency involvement will include USDA
(Natural Resources Conservation Service,
Forest Service, Agriculture Research
Service), DOI (Bureau of Land
Management, Office of Surface Mining,
USGS, USFWS, and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs), NOAA, DOT, and DoD (Navy and
COE). At the state level, agencies involved
in watershed management typically include
departments of natural resources or the
environment, public health agencies, and
forestry and recreation agencies. Locally,
numerous agencies are involved, including
Regional planning entities such as councils
of governments, as well as local departments
of environment, health and recreation who
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frequently have strong interests in watershed
projects.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System Program (NPDES)
Since inception of the NPDES program
under Section 402 of the CWA, EPA and the
authorized states have developed expanded
relationships with various Federal agencies
to implement pollution controls for point
sources. EPA works closely with USFWS
and the National Marine Fisheries Service
on consultation for protection of endangered
species through a Memorandum of
Agreement. EPA works with the Advisory
Council on Historic Preservation on
National Historic Preservation Act
implementation. EPA and the states rely on
monitoring data from USGS to help confirm
pollution control decisions. The Agency
also works closely with SBA and the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) to
ensure that regulatory programs are fair and
reasonable. The Agency coordinates with
the NOAA on efforts to ensure that NPDES
programs support coastal and national
estuary efforts; and with the DOT on mining
issues.
Joint Strategy for Animal Feeding
Operations
The Agency is working closely with the
USDA to implement the Unified National
Strategy for Animal Feeding Operations
finalized on March 9, 1999. The Strategy
sets forth a framework of actions that USDA
and EPA will take to minimize water quality
and public health impacts from improperly
managed animal wastes in a manner
designed to preserve and enhance the long-
term sustainability of livestock production.
EPA's recent revisions to the CAFO
Regulations (effluent guidelines and NPDES
permit regulations) will be a key element of
EPA and USDA's plan to address water
pollution from CAFOs. EPA and USDA
senior management meet routinely to ensure
effective coordination across the two
agencies.
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
(CWSRF)
Representatives from EPA's SRF program,
HUD's Community Development Block
Grant program, and USDA's Rural Utility
Service have signed a MOU committing to
assisting state or Federal implementers in:
(1) coordination of the funding cycles of the
three Federal agencies; (2) consolidation of
plans of action (operating plans, intended
use plans, strategic plans, etc.); and (3)
preparation of one environmental review
document, when possible, to satisfy the
requirements of all participating Federal
agencies. A coordination group at the
Federal level has been formed to further
these efforts and maintain lines of
communication. In many states,
coordination committees have been
established with representatives from the
three programs.
In implementation of the Indian set-aside
grant program under Title VI of the CWA,
EPA works closely with the Indian Health
Service to administer grant funds to the
various Indian Tribes, including
determination of the priority ranking system
for the various wastewater needs in Indian
Country. In 1998, EPA and the Rural
Utilities Service of the USDA formalized a
partnership between the two agencies to
provide coordinated financial and technical
assistance to tribes.
Federal Agency Partnerships on Impaired
Waters Restoration Planning
The Federal government owns about 671.8
million acres, which is about 29.6% of the
2.27 billion acres of land in the United
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States. Four agencies administer about
93.5% of these federal lands, including the
Forest Service (28.7% of federal total), Fish
and Wildlife Service (14.2%), National Park
Service (11.8%), and Bureau of Land
Management (38.9%). EPA has increased
its coordination with these Federal land
management agencies at the national level to
enhance watershed protection and assess
restoration needs on federal lands.
Increased collaboration will mutually aid
each agency's statutory programs, strategic
plans, and shared mission to protect aquatic
resources. As part of these coordination
efforts, EPA is initially working with
Federal land management agencies to
determine the extent and type of impaired
waters on federal lands.
Nonpoint Sources
EPA will continue to work closely with its
Federal partners to achieve our goals for
reducing pollutant discharges from nonpoint
sources, including reduction targets for
sediments, nitrogen and phosphorous. Most
significantly, EPA will continue to work
with the USDA, which has a key role in
reducing sediment loadings through its
continued implementation of the
Environmental Quality Incentives Program,
Conservation Reserve Program, and other
conservation programs. USDA also plays a
major role in reducing nutrient discharges
through these same programs and through
activities related to the AFO Strategy. EPA
will also continue to work closely with the
Forest Service and Bureau of Land
Management especially on the vast public
lands that comprise 29 percent of all land in
the United States. EPA will work with these
agencies, USGS, and the states to document
improvements in land management and
water quality.
EPA will also work with other Federal
agencies to advance a watershed approach to
Federal land and resource management to
help ensure that Federal land management
agencies serve as a model for water quality
stewardship in the prevention of water
pollution and the restoration of degraded
water resources. Implementation of a
watershed approach will require
coordination among Federal agencies at a
watershed scale and collaboration with
states, tribes and other interested
stakeholders.
Vessel Discharges
Regarding vessel discharges, EPA will
continue working closely with the U.S.
Coast Guard on addressing ballast water
discharges domestically, and with the
interagency work group and U.S. delegation
to Marine Environmental Protection
Committee (MEPC) on international
controls. EPA will continue to work closely
with the U.S. Coast Guard, Alaska and other
states, and the International Council of
Cruise Lines regarding regulatory and non-
regulatory approaches to managing
wastewater discharges from cruise ships.
Also, EPA will continue to work with the
U.S. Coast Guard in the development of
Best Management Practices and discharge
standards under the Clean Boating Act.
Additionally, EPA will work with the U.S.
Coast Guard on vessel sewage standards.
Regarding dredged material management,
EPA will continue to work closely with the
COE on standards for permit review, as well
as site selection/designation and monitoring.
OIA also serves as the primary point-of-
contact and liaison with USAID. Specially
drawing on expertise from throughout EPA,
OIA administers a number of interagency
agreements for environmental assistance.
EPA works closely with a number of other
Federal agencies with environmental, health,
or safety mandates. These include (among
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others) the DOL, DOT, USDA, DOI, HHS
and FDA.
EPA works with the Department of State,
NOAA, USCG, Navy, and other Federal
agencies in developing the technical basis
and policy decisions necessary for
negotiating global treaties concerning
marine antifouling systems, invasive
species, and air pollution from ships. EPA
also works with the same Agencies in
addressing land-based sources of marine
pollution in the Gulf of Mexico and Wider
Caribbean Basin.
EPA chairs the intergovernmental
Mississippi River/Gulf of Mexico
Watershed Nutrient Task Force (Gulf
Hypoxia Task Force) and is responsible for
overseeing implementation of the 2008 Gulf
Hypoxia Hypoxia Action Plan. Also, EPA
is a member o the Committee on
Environment and Natural Resources
(CENR) which coordinates the research
activities among Federal agencies to assess
the impacts of nutrients and hypoxia in the
Gulf of Mexico.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA's Clean Water Research Programs are
in accordance with the Administration's
policy of scientific integrity.15 While EPA is
the Federal agency mandated to ensure safe
drinking water, other Federal and non-
Federal entities are conducting research that
complements EPA's drinking water research
program. For example, the CDC and
NIEHS conduct health effects and exposure
research, the USGS is actively involved in
monitoring sources of drinking water for
chemicals and emerging contaminants.
FDA also performs research on children's
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health risks. The DOE and USGS are
actively involved in research that relates to
underground sources of drinking water, with
increasing efforts focused on geologic
sequestration of carbon dioxide. The
Bureau of Reclamation is also involved in
research on water resources and water
purification with an emphasis on recovering
water from saline or impaired sources.
The private sector, particularly water
utilities and industries that develop and
support treatment and monitoring
technologies, is actively involved in research
activities on analytical methods, treatment
technologies, water infrastructure
rehabilitation, repair, and replacement, and
water resources protection. Recently there
has been increasing interest in research to
support water efficiency, reduce the energy
dependencies of water systems, and
implementation of alternative "green"
technologies for treatment and distribution
of water. There has also been increasing
interest in linking the quality of water with
its intended use to preserve high quality
water for potable purposes and substitute
alternative sources for nonpotable
applications (e.g. toilet flushing, irrigation,
etc.). Cooperative research efforts have been
ongoing with the Water Research
Foundation and other stakeholders to
coordinate drinking water research on
emerging contaminants water infrastructure,
and other topics. In 2009 EPA and the
Water Research Foundation formed the
Distribution System Research and
Information Collection Partnership (RICP)
to coordinate and collaborate on decision-
relevant distribution system research.
EPA has active collaborations with several
federal agencies through a variety of efforts.
EPA actively participates in the interagency
Committee on Environment and Natural
Resources (CENR) Subcommittee on Water
Availability and Quality (SWAQ). The
CENR is also coordinating the research
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efforts among Federal agencies to assess the
impacts of nutrients and hypoxia in the Gulf
of Mexico. In addition, EPA is working
directly with CDC in coordinating research
on waterborne disease outbreaks, pathogens,
algal toxins, and water distribution systems,
EPA is also working with USGS on
monitoring pharmaceuticals, personal care
products, and other emerging contaminants,
evaluating newly developed methods for
microbial monitoring, and interpreting water
data from the Ambient Water Quality
Assessment (NAWQA) program. This
effort has helped demonstrate that pesticide
levels in urban watersheds can exceed levels
in agricultural dominated streams and
follow-on collaborations will be integrated
into the Geographic Information System
(GIS) database system. EPA has also
developed joint research initiatives with
NOAA and USGS for linking monitoring
data and field study information with
available toxicity data and assessment
models for developing sediment criteria.
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Goal 3 - Land Preservation and Restoration
Objective: Preserve Land
Pollution prevention activities entail
coordination with other Federal departments
and agencies. EPA coordinates with the
General Services Administration (GSA) on
the use of safer products for indoor painting
and cleaning, with the Department of
Defense (DoD) on the use of safer paving
materials for parking lots, and with the
Defense Logistics Agency on safer solvents.
The program also works with the National
Institute of Standards and Technology and
other groups to develop standards for
Environmental Management Systems.
In addition to business, industry, and other
non-governmental organizations, EPA
works with Federal, state, Tribal, and local
governments to encourage reduced
generation and safe recycling of wastes.
Partners in this effort include the
Environmental Council of States and the
Association of State and Territorial Solid
Waste Management Officials.
The Federal government is the single largest
potential source for "green" procurement in
the country, for office products as well as
products for industrial use. EPA works with
the Office of Federal Environmental
Executive and other Federal agencies and
departments in advancing the purchase and
use of recycled-content and other "green"
products. In particular, the Agency is
currently engaged with other organizations
within the Executive Branch to foster
compliance with Executive Order 13423 and
in tracking and reporting purchases of
products made with recycled contents, in
promoting electronic stewardship and
achieving waste reduction and recycling
goals.
In addition, the Agency is currently engaged
with the DoD, the Department of Education,
the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S.
Postal Service, and other agencies to foster
proper management of surplus electronics
equipment, with a preference for reuse and
recycling. With these agencies, and in
cooperation with the electronics industry,
EPA and the Office of the Federal
Environmental Executive launched the
Federal Electronics Challenge which will
lead to increased reuse and recycling of an
array of computers and other electronics
hardware used by civilian and military
agencies.
Objective: Restore Land
Super fund Remedial Program
The Superfund Remedial program
coordinates with several other Federal
agencies, such as ATSDR or NIEHS, in
providing numerous Superfund related
services in order to accomplish the
program's mission. In FY 2010, EPA will
have active interagency agreements with the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) and the Department
ofthelnterior(DOI).
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also
substantially contributes to the cleanup of
Superfund sites by providing technical
support for the design and construction of
many fund-financed remediation projects
through site-specific interagency
agreements. This Federal partner has the
technical design and construction expertise
and contracting capability needed to assist
EPA regions in implementing most of
Superfund's remedial action projects. This
agency also provides technical on-site
support to Regions in the enforcement
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oversight of numerous construction projects
performed by private Potentially
Responsible Parties (PRPs).
Superfund Federal Facilities Program
The Superfund Federal Facilities Program
coordinates with Federal agencies, states,
Tribes and state associations and others to
implement its statutory responsibilities to
ensure cleanup and property reuse. The
Program provides technical and regulatory
oversight at Federal facilities to ensure
human health and the environment are
protected.
EPA has entered into Interagency
Agreements (lAGs) with DoD and DOE to
expedite the cleanup and transfer of Federal
properties, and was recently approached by
the U.S. Coast Guard for oversight
assistance as they focus on downsizing their
lighthouse inventory. A Memorandum of
Understanding has been negotiated with
DoD to continue the Agency's oversight
support through September 30, 2011 for the
acceleration of cleanup and property transfer
at Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC)
installations affected by the first four rounds
of BRAC. In addition, EPA has signed an
TAG with DOE for technical input regarding
innovative and flexible regulatory
approaches, streamlining of documentation,
integration of projects, deletion of sites from
the National Priorities List (NPL), field
assessments, and development of
management documents and processes. The
joint EPA/DOE IAG has received
recognition as a model for potential use at
other DOE field offices.
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
The RCRA Permitting and Corrective
Action Programs coordinate closely with
other Federal agencies, primarily the DoD
and DOE, which have many sites in the
corrective action and permitting universe.
Encouraging Federal facilities to meet the
RCRA Corrective Action and permitting
program's goals remains a top priority.
RCRA Programs also coordinate with the
Department of Commerce and the
Department of State to ensure the safe
movement of domestic and international
shipments of hazardous waste.
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
EPA, with very few exceptions, does not
perform the cleanup of leaking underground
storage tanks (LUST). States and territories
use the LUST Trust Fund to administer their
corrective action programs, oversee
cleanups by responsible parties, undertake
necessary enforcement actions, and pay for
cleanups in cases where a responsible party
cannot be found or is unwilling or unable to
pay for a cleanup.
States are key to achieving the objectives
and long-term strategic goals. Except in
Indian Country, EPA relies on state agencies
to implement the LUST Program, including
overseeing cleanups by responsible parties
and responding to emergency LUST
releases. LUST cooperative agreements
awarded by EPA are directly given to the
states to assist them in implementing their
oversight and programmatic role.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
EPA plays a major role in reducing the risks
that accidental and intentional releases of
harmful substances and oil pose to human
health and the environment. EPA
implements the Emergency Preparedness
program coordination with the Department
of Homeland Security and other Federal
agencies to deliver Federal assistance to
state, local, and Tribal governments during
natural disasters and other major
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environmental incidents. This requires
continuous coordination with many Federal,
state and local agencies. The Agency
participates with other Federal agencies to
develop national planning and
implementation policies at the operational
level.
The National Response Plan (NRP), under
the direction of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), provides for the
delivery of Federal assistance to states to
help them deal with the consequences of
terrorist events as well as natural and other
significant disasters. EPA maintains the
lead responsibility for the NRP's Emergency
Support Function covering inland hazardous
materials and petroleum releases and
participates in the Federal Emergency
Support Function Leaders Group which
addresses NRP planning and implementation
at the operational level.
EPA coordinates its preparedness activities
with DHS, FEMA, the Federal Bureau of
Investigation, and other Federal agencies,
states and local governments. EPA will
continue to clarify its roles and
responsibilities to ensure that Agency
security programs are consistent with the
national homeland security strategy.
Super/and Enforcement
As required by the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation,
and Liability Act (CERCLA) and Executive
Order (EO) 12580, OSRE coordinates with
other federal agencies in their use of
CERCLA enforcement authority. This
includes the coordinated use of CERCLA
enforcement authority at individual
hazardous waste sites that are located on
both nonfederal land (EPA jurisdiction) and
federal lands (other agency jurisdiction). As
required by EO13016, the Agency also
coordinates the use of CERCLA section 106
administrative order authority by other
Departments and agencies.
EPA also coordinates with the Departments
of Interior, Agriculture, and Commerce to
ensure that appropriate and timely notices
required under CERCLA are sent to the
Natural Resource Trustees. The Department
of Justice also provides assistance to EPA
with judicial referrals seeking recovery of
response costs incurred by the U.S.,
injunctive relief to implement response
actions, or enforcement of other CERCLA
requirements.
Superfund Federal Facilities Enforcement
Program
The Superfund Federal Facilities
Enforcement program ensures that 1) all
Federal facility sites on the National Priority
List have interagency agreements (lAGs),
which provide enforceable schedules for the
progression of the entire cleanup; 2) these
lAGs are monitored for compliance; and 3)
Federal sites that are transferred to new
owners are transferred in an environmentally
responsible manner. After years of service
and operation, some Federal facilities
contain environmental contamination, such
as hazardous wastes, unexploded ordnance,
radioactive wastes or other toxic substances.
To enable the cleanup and reuse of such
sites, the Federal Facilities Enforcement
program coordinates creative solutions that
protect both human health and the
environment. These enforcement solutions
help restore facilities so they can once again
serve an important role in the economy and
welfare of local communities and our
country.
Oil Spills
Under the Oil Spill Program, EPA works
with other Federal agencies such as U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Coast
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Guard (USCG), NOAA, FEMA, DOI, DOT,
DOE, and other Federal agencies and states,
as well as with local government authorities
to develop Area Contingency Plans. The
Department of Justice also provides
assistance to agencies with judicial referrals
when enforcement of violations becomes
necessary. In FY 2010, EPA will have an
active interagency agreement with the
USCG. EPA and the USCG work in
coordination with other Federal authorities
to implement the National Preparedness for
Response Program.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA expends substantial effort coordinating
its research with other Federal agencies,
including work with DoD in its Strategic
Environmental Research and Development
Program (SERDP) and the Environmental
Security Technology Certification Program,
DOE and its Office of Health and
Environmental Research. EPA also conducts
collaborative laboratory research with DoD,
DOE, DOI (particularly the USGS), and
NASA to improve characterization and risk
management options for dealing with
subsurface contamination.
The Agency is also working with NIEHS,
which manages a large basic research
program focusing on Superfund issues, to
advance fundamental Superfund research.
The Agency for Toxic Substances and
Disease Registry (ATSDR) also provides
critical health-based information to assist
EPA in making effective cleanup decisions.
EPA works with these agencies on
collaborative projects, information
exchange, and identification of research
issues and has a MOU with each agency.
EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, and Navy
recently signed a MOU to increase
collaboration and coordination in
contaminated sediments research.
Additionally, the Interstate Technology
Regulatory Council (ITRC) has proved an
effective forum for coordinating Federal and
state activities and for defining continuing
research needs through its teams on topics
including permeable reactive barriers,
radionuclides, and Brownfields EPA has
developed an MOU16 with several other
agencies [DOE, DoD, NRC, USGS, NOAA,
and USDA] for multimedia modeling
research and development.
Other research efforts involving
coordination include the unique controlled-
spill field research facility designed in
cooperation with the Bureau of Reclamation.
Geophysical research experiments and
development of software for subsurface
characterization and detection of
contaminants are being conducted with the
USGS and DOE's Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory.
16 For more information please go to: Interagency Steering
Committee on Multimedia Environmental Models MOU,
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Goal 4 - Healthy communities and Ecosystems
Coordination with state lead agencies and
with the USDA provides added impetus to
the implementation of the Certification and
Training program. States also provide
essential activities in developing and
implementing the Endangered Species and
Worker Protection programs and are
involved in numerous special projects and
investigations, including emergency
response efforts. The Regions provide
technical guidance and assistance to the
states and Tribes in the implementation of
all pesticide program activities.
EPA uses a range of outreach and
coordination approaches for pesticide users,
agencies implementing various pesticide
programs and projects, and the general
public. Outreach and coordination activities
are essential to effective implementation of
regulatory decisions. In addition
coordination activities protect workers and
endangered species, provide training for
pesticide applicators, promote integrated
pest management and environmental
stewardship, and support for compliance
through EPA's Regional programs and those
of the states and Tribes.
In addition to the training that EPA provides
to farm workers and restricted use pesticide
applicators, EPA works with the State
Cooperative Extension Services designing
and providing specialized training for
various groups. Such training includes
instructing private applicators on the proper
use of personal protective equipment and
application equipment calibration, handling
spill and injury situations, farm family
safety, preventing pesticide spray drift, and
pesticide and container disposal. Other
specialized training is provided to public
works employees on grounds maintenance,
to pesticide control operators on proper
insect identification, and on weed control for
agribusiness.
EPA coordinates with and uses information
from a variety of Federal, state and
international organizations and agencies in
our efforts to protect the safety of America's
health and environment from hazardous or
higher risk pesticides. In May 1991, the
USDA implemented the Pesticide Data
Program (PDF) to collect objective and
statistically reliable data on pesticide
residues on food commodities. This action
was in response to public concern about the
effects of pesticides on human health and
environmental quality. EPA uses PDF data
to improve dietary risk assessment to
support the registration of pesticides for
minor crop uses.
PDF is critical to implementing the Food
Quality Protection Act (FQPA). The system
provides improved data collection of
pesticide residues, standardized analytical
and reporting methods, and sampling of
foods most likely consumed by infants and
children. PDF sampling, residue, testing
and data reporting are coordinated by the
Agricultural Marketing Service using
cooperative agreements with ten
participating states representing all regions
of the country. PDF serves as a showcase
for Federal-state cooperation on pesticide
and food safety issues.
FQPA requires EPA to consult with other
government agencies on major decisions.
EPA, USDA and FDA work closely together
using both a MOU and working committees
to deal with a variety of issues that affect the
involved agencies' missions. For example,
agencies work together on residue testing
programs and on enforcement actions that
involve pesticide residues on food, and we
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coordinate our review of antimicrobial
pesticides. The Agency coordinates with
USDA/ARS in promotion and
communication of resistance management
strategies. Additionally, we participate
actively in the Federal Interagency
Committee on Invasive Animals and
Pathogens (ITAP) which includes members
from USDA, DOL, DoD, DHS and CDC to
coordinate planning and technical advice
among Federal entities involved in invasive
species research, control and management.
While EPA is responsible for making
registration and tolerance decisions, the
Agency relies on others to carry out some of
the enforcement activities. Registration-
related requirements under FIFRA are
enforced by the states. The HSS/FDA
enforces tolerances for most foods and the
USDA/Food Safety and Inspection Service
enforces tolerances for meat, poultry and
some egg products.
Internationally, the Agency collaborates
with the Intergovernmental Forum on
Chemical Safety (IFCS), the CODEX
Alimentarius Commission, the North
American Commission on Environmental
Cooperation (CEC), the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development
(OECD) and NAFTA Commission. These
activities serve to coordinate policies,
harmonize guidelines, share information,
correct deficiencies, build other nations'
capacity to reduce risk, develop strategies to
deal with potentially harmful pesticides and
develop greater confidence in the safety of
the food supply.
One of the Agency's most valuable partners
on pesticide issues is the Pesticide Program
Dialogue Committee (PPDC), which brings
together a broad cross-section of
knowledgeable individuals from
organizations representing divergent views
to discuss pesticide regulatory, policy and
implementation issues. The PPDC consists
of members from industry/trade
associations, pesticide user and commodity
groups, consumer and environmental/public
interest groups and others.
The PPDC provides a structured
environment for meaningful information
exchanges and consensus building
discussions, keeping the public involved in
decisions that affect them. Dialogue with
outside groups is essential if the Agency is
to remain responsive to the needs of the
affected public, growers and industry
organizations.
EPA works closely with Federal agencies to
improve the health of children and older
adults. Working with the CDC, the
Environmental Council of the States
(ECOS), and the Association of State and
Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), a
national action agenda to reduce
environmental triggers of childhood asthma
was developed and implemented.
The Agency continues to work with other
Federal agencies in the development of
children's environmental health indicators
used to monitor the outcomes of children's
health efforts. The Agency collaborates
with the CDC, National Center for Health
Statistics and obtains approval from the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and
Family Statistics (www.childstats.gov) on
the reporting of appropriate children's health
indicators and data. EPA also participates in
the development of the annual report entitled
"America's Children: Key National
Indicators of Weil-Being."
As a member of the Interagency Forum on
Aging Related Statistics, EPA helps to
assure that key indicators associated with
important aspects of older Americans' lives
are considered in reports such as "Older
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Americans 2004: Key Indicators of Weil-
Being."
EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry (ATSDR) support the
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty
Units (PEHSUs) which provide education
and consultation services on children's
environmental health issues to health
professionals, public health officials, and the
public.
EPA works closely with other Federal
agencies to improve children's health in
schools. For example, EPA has incorporated
into the new Healthy School Environments
Assessment Tool (Heal thy SEAT), a number
of recommendations and requirements from
the Department of Education, the CDC,
DOT, DOE, CPSC and OSHA.
EPA relies on data from HHS to help assess
the risk of pesticides to children. Other
collaborative efforts that go beyond our
reliance on the data they collect include
developing and validating methods to
analyze domestic and imported food
samples for organophosphates, carcinogens,
neurotoxins and other chemicals of concern.
These joint efforts protect Americans from
unhealthful pesticide residue levels.
EPA's chemical testing data provides
information for the OSHA worker protection
programs, NIOSH for research, and the
Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) for informing consumers about
products through labeling. EPA frequently
consults with these Agencies on project
design, progress and the results of chemical
testing projects.
The Agency works with a full range of
stakeholders on homeland security issues:
USDA, CDC, other Federal agencies,
industry and the scientific community.
Review of the agents that may be effective
against anthrax has involved GSA, State
Department, Research Institute for
Infectious Disease, FDA, EOSA, USPS, and
others, and this effort will build on this
network.
The Acute Exposure Guidelines (AEGL)
program is a collaborative effort that
includes ten Federal agencies (EPA, DHS,
DOE, DoD, DOT, NIOSH, OSHA, CDC,
ATSDR, and FDA), numerous state
agencies, private industry, academia,
emergency medical associations, unions, and
other organizations in the private sector.
The program also has been supported
internationally by the OECD and includes
active participation by the Netherlands,
Germany and France.
The success of EPA's lead program is due in
part to effective coordination with other
Federal agencies, states and Indian Tribes
through the President's Task Force on
Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks to Children. EPA will continue to
coordinate with HUD to clarify how new
rules may affect existing EPA and HUD
regulatory programs, and with the FHWA
and OSHA on worker protection issues.
EPA will continue to work closely with state
and Federally recognized Tribes to ensure
that authorized state and Tribal programs
continue to comply with requirements
established under TSCA, that the ongoing
Federal accreditation certification and
training program for lead professionals is
administered effectively, and states and
Tribes adopt the Renovation and
Remodeling and the Buildings and
Structures Rules when these rules become
effective.
EPA has a MOU with HUD on coordination
of efforts on lead-based paint issues. As a
result of the MOU, EPA and HUD have co-
chaired the President's Task Force since
1997. There are fourteen other Federal
agencies including CDC and DoD on the
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Task Force. HUD and EPA also maintain
the National Lead Information Center and
share enforcement of the Disclosure Rule.
Mitigation of existing risk is a common
interest for other Federal agencies
addressing issues of asbestos and PCBs.
EPA will continue to coordinate interagency
strategies for assessing and managing
potential risks from asbestos and other
fibers. Coordination on safe PCB disposal is
an area of ongoing emphasis with the DoD,
and particularly with the U.S. Navy, which
has special concerns regarding PCBs
encountered during ship scrapping. Mercury
storage and safe disposal are also important
issues requiring coordination with the
Department of Energy and DoD as they
develop alternatives and explore better
technologies for storing and disposing high
risk chemicals.
To effectively participate in the international
agreements on POPs, heavy metals and PIC
substances, EPA must continue to
coordinate with other Federal agencies and
external stakeholders, such as Congressional
staff, industry, and environmental groups.
For example, EPA has an interest in
ensuring that the listing of chemicals,
including the application of criteria and
processes for evaluating future chemicals for
possible international controls, is based on
sound science. Similarly, the Agency
typically coordinates with FDA's National
Toxicology Program, the CDC/ATSDR,
NIEHS and/or the Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC) on matters relating to
OECD test guideline harmonization.
EPA's objective is to promote improved
health and environmental protection, both
domestically and worldwide. The success of
this objective is dependent on successful
coordination not only with other countries,
but also with various international
organizations such as the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS), the
North American Commission on
Environmental Cooperation (CEC), OECD,
the United Nations Environment Program
(UNEP) and the CODEX Alimentarius
Commission. NAFTA and cooperation with
Canada and Mexico play an integral part in
the harmonization of data requirements.
EPA is a leader in global discussions on
mercury and was instrumental in the launch
of UNEP's Global Mercury Program, and
we will continue to work with developing
countries and with other developed countries
in the context of that program. In addition,
we have developed a strong network of
domestic partners interested in working on
this issue, including the DOE and the USGS.
EPA has developed cooperative efforts on
persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with
key international organizations and bodies,
such as the United Nations Food and
Agricultural Organization, the United
Nations Environment Program, the Arctic
Council, and the World Bank. EPA is
partnering with domestic and international
industry groups and foreign governments to
develop successful programs.
Objective: Communities
The Governments of Mexico and the United
States agreed, in November 1993, to assist
communities on both sides of the border in
coordinating and carrying out environmental
infrastructure projects. The agreement
between Mexico and the United States
furthers the goals of the North American
Free Trade Agreement and the North
American Agreement on Environmental
Cooperation. To this purpose, the
governments established two international
institutions, the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the
North American Development Bank
(NADBank), which manages the Border
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Environment Infrastructure Fund (BEIF), to
support the financing and construction of
much needed environmental infrastructure.
The BECC, with headquarters in Ciudad
Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, assists local
communities and other sponsors in
developing and implementing environmental
infrastructure projects. The BECC also
certifies projects as eligible for NADBank
financing. The NADBank, with
headquarters in San Antonio, Texas, is
capitalized in equal shares by the United
States and Mexico. NADBank provides
new financing to supplement existing
sources of funds and foster the expanded
participation of private capital.
A significant number of residents along the
U.S.-Mexico border area are without basic
services such as potable water and
wastewater treatment and the problem has
become progressively worse in the last few
decades. Over the last several years, EPA
has continued to work with the U.S. and
Mexican Sections of the International
Boundary and Water Commission and
Mexico's national water commission,
Comision Nacional del Agua (CONAGUA),
to further efforts to improve drinking water
and wastewater services to communities
within 100 km on the U.S. and 300 km on
the Mexico side of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Brownfields
EPA continues to lead the Brownfields
Federal Partnership. The Partnership
includes more than 20 federal agencies
dedicated to the cleanup and redevelopment
of brownfields properties. Partner agencies
work together to prevent, assess, safely
clean up, and redevelop brownfields. The
Brownfields Federal Partnership's on-going
efforts include promoting the Portfields and
Mine-Scarred Lands projects and looking
for additional opportunities to jointly
promote community revitalization by
participating in multi-agency collaborative
projects, holding regular meetings with
federal partners, and supporting regional
efforts to coordinate federal revitalization
support to state and local agencies.
Environmental Justice
Through the Federal Interagency Working
Group on Environmental Justice (IWG),
EPA is working in partnership with ten other
federal agencies to address the
environmental and public health issues
facing communities with environmental
justice concerns. In 2009, the IWG will
continue its efforts to work collaboratively
and constructively with all levels of
government, and throughout the public and
private sectors. The issues range from lead
exposure, asthma, safe drinking water and
sanitation systems to hazardous waste clean-
up, renewable energy/wind power
development, and sustainable
environmentally-sound economies. The
IWG is utilizing EPA's collaborative
problem-solving model, based on the
experiences of federal collaborative
partnerships, to improve the federal
government's effectiveness in addressing the
environmental and public health concerns
facing communities. As the lead agency,
EPA shares its knowledge, experience and
offers assistance to other federal agencies as
they enhance their strategies to integrate
environmental justice into their programs,
policies and activities.
Objective: Ecosystems
National Estuary Program
Effectively implementing successful
comprehensive management plans for the
estuaries in the NEP depends on the
cooperation, involvement, and commitment
of Federal and state agency partners that
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have some role in protecting and/or
managing those estuaries. Common Federal
partners include NOAA, USFWS, COE, and
USDA. Other partners include state and
local government agencies, universities,
industry, non-governmental organizations
(NGO), and members of the public.
Wetlands
Several Federal agencies share the goal of
increasing wetland acreage in the U.S. as
well as better understanding and protecting
wetland functions and values. EPA,
USFWS, COE, NOAA, USGS, USDA, and
FHWA currently coordinate on a range of
wetlands activities. These activities include:
studying and reporting on wetlands trends in
the U.S., diagnosing causes of coastal
wetland loss, updating and standardizing the
digital map of the nations' wetlands,
statistically surveying the condition of the
Nation's wetlands, and developing methods
for better protecting wetland function. In
addition to that, EPA and the ACOE work
very closely together in implementing the
wetlands regulatory program under Clean
Water Act Section 404. Under the
regulatory program the agencies coordinate
closely on overall implementation of the
permitting decisions made annually under
Section 404 of the Clean Water Act,.through
the headquarters offices as well as the ten
EPA Regional Offices and 38 ACOE
District Offices. The agencies also
coordinate closely on policy development
and litigation. EPA and ACOE are
committed to achieving the goal of no net
loss of wetlands under the Section 404
program.
Coastal America
In efforts to better leverage our collaborative
authorities to address coastal communities'
environmental issues (e.g., coastal habitat
losses, nonpoint source pollution,
endangered species, invasive species, etc.),
EPA, by memorandum of agreement in 2002
entered into an agreement with Multi-
agency signatories. November 2002.
Coastal America 2002 Memorandum of
Understanding. Available online at
http://www.coastalamerica.gov/text/mou02.
htm.
Great Lakes
EPA is leading the member Federal agencies
of the Interagency Task Force17 in the
development and implementation of a new
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. As the
Initiative progresses, EPA will work with its
partners to develop the management and
coordinative structures required for this
effort, including Interagency Agreements
with all appropriate Federal agency
participants. Participating agencies will
focus their activities to support outcome-
oriented performance goals and measures to
direct their Great Lakes protection and
restoration activities. This effort builds
upon previous coordination and
collaboration by the Great Lakes National
Program Office (GLNPO) pursuant to the
mandate in Section 118 of the Clean Water
Act to "coordinate action of the Agency
with the actions of other Federal agencies
and state and local authorities..." pursuant to
which GLNPO was already engaged in
extensive coordination efforts with state,
Tribal, and other Federal agencies, as well
as with our counterparts in Canada pursuant
to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
(GLWQA). The Federal Interagency Task
Force, created by EO 13340, is charged with
increasing and improving collaboration and
integration among Federal programs
17 The Interagency Task Force includes eleven
agency and cabinet organizations: EPA, State,
Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing and Urban
Development, Transportation, Homeland Security,
Army, Council on Environmental Quality, and Health
and Human Services.
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involved in Great Lakes environmental
activities. The Great Lakes task force brings
together eleven Cabinet department and
Federal agency heads to coordinate
restoration of the Great Lakes, focusing on
outcomes, such as cleaner water and
sustainable fisheries, and targeting
measurable results. In December 2005, the
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration issued a
Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Strategy. The Interagency Task Force has
been able to use that work to guide
development of the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative. Coordination by GLNPO
supports the GLWQA and other efforts to
improve the Great Lakes and will now lead
to implementation of priority actions for
Great Lakes restoration by the Federal
agencies and their partners. Coordinative
activities that will continue as part of the
implementation of the Initiative are expected
to include: extensive coordination among
state, Federal, and provincial partners, both
in terms of implementing the monitoring
program, and in utilizing results from the
monitoring to manage environmental
programs: sediments program work with the
states and the Corps regarding dredging
issues; implementation of the Binational
Toxics Strategy via extensive coordination
with Great Lakes States; habitat protection
and restoration with states, tribes, FWS, and
NRCS; and coordination with these partners
regarding development and implementation
of Lakewide Management Plans for each of
the Great Lakes and for Remedial Action
Plans for the 30 remaining U.S./binational
Areas of Concern.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay Program's former
Federal Agencies Committee has been
replaced by a higher level group of the nine
principal Federal agencies involved in
Chesapeake Bay restoration and protection
work. This group of Federal Office
Directors (FOD), chaired by EPA, meets
monthly, and includes:
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Natural Resources Conservation
Service
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Forest Service
National Park Service
U.S. Navy (representing Department
of Defense)
The new group has been meeting regularly
and provides a forum for Federal agencies to
coordinate and to devise unified Federal
positions on various policy options. EPA is
the lead Federal agency which represents the
Federal government on the Chesapeake
Executive Council, and the FOD provides
the opportunity for EPA to coordinate
Federal positions. In addition to the
Administrator of EPA, the Chesapeake
Executive Council consists of the governors
of the Bay states, the mayor of the District
of Columbia, the chair of the Chesapeake
Bay Commission, and for the past few years,
the Secretary of Agriculture.
Through the FODs and the Chesapeake
Executive Council, several Federal agencies
have become "champions" of specific
issues:
EPA - Funding to promote
innovation and implementation; No
Runoff Challenge; promoting the use
of "green infrastructure", such as
through the DC stormwater permit
NRCS - Promoting and encouraging
use of best conservation practices on
watershed farms
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U.S. Forest Service - Working to
ensure that the 2012 forest protection
goals are met in the Bay watershed
U.S. Navy - Promoting and
incorporating low impact and no
impact development on Navy
properties throughout the
Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Gulf of Mexico
Key to the continued progress of the Gulf of
Mexico Program is a broad multi-
organizational Gulf states-led partnership
comprised of regional; business and
industry; agriculture; state and local
government; citizens; environmental and
fishery interests; and, numerous Federal
departments and agencies. This Gulf
partnership is comprised of members of the
Gulf Program's Policy Review Board,
subcommittees, and workgroups.
Established in 1988, the Gulf of Mexico
Program is designed to assist the Gulf States
and stakeholders in developing a regional,
ecosystem-based framework for restoring
and protecting the Gulf of Mexico through
coordinated Gulf-wide as well as priority
area-specific efforts. The Gulf States
strategically identify the key environmental
issues and work at the regional, state, and
local level to define, recommend, and
voluntarily implement the supporting
solutions. To achieve the Program's
environmental objectives, the partnership
must target specific Federal, state, local, and
private programs, processes, and financial
authorities in order to leverage the resources
needed to support state and community
actions.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
Research in human health is coordinated
with several Federal agencies that also
sponsor research on variability and
susceptibility in health risks from exposure
to environmental contaminants. EPA
collaborates with a number of the Institutes
within the NIH and CDC. For example, the
National Institute of Environmental Health
Sciences (NIEHS) conducts multi-
disciplinary biomedical research programs,
prevention and intervention efforts, and
communication strategies. The NIEHS
program includes an effort to study the
effects of chemicals, including pesticides
and other toxics, on children's health. EPA
collaborates with NIEHS in supporting the
Centers for Children's Environmental
Health and Disease Prevention, which study
whether and how environmental factors play
a role in children's health.18 EPA
coordinates research on identification and
management of health risks of mold with the
Federal Interagency Committee on Indoor
Air Quality. EPA coordinates with AT SDR
through a memo of understanding on the
development of toxicological reviews and
toxicology profiles, respectively. EPA also
has strong working collaborations with CDC
including 1) an MOU and projects directed
at linking the CDC Public Health Tracking
Network Program with EPA's
environmental monitoring data and the
indicators efforts tied to EPA's Report on
the Environment; 2) an MOU and projects
linking EPA's Community Action for
Renewed Environments with CDC's
community-based environmental health
programs, a collaboration that already has
addressed environmental public health
issues along the U.S.-Mexico border under
the Binational Border 2012 Program.. EPA
and CDC are also collaborating in the areas
of asthma, biomonitoring, and global health.
EPA also works collaboratively with CDC
on the development of indicators of
exposure and health effects generating data
included in EPA's Report on the
Environment and assisting CDC in its Public
health Surveillance efforts.
18 For more information, see
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Goal 5 - Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Objective: Improve Compliance
The Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Program coordinates closely with
DOJ on all enforcement matters. In
addition, the program coordinates with other
agencies on specific environmental issues as
described herein.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA) coordinates with the
Chemical Safety and Accident Investigation
Board, OSHA, and Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry in
preventing and responding to accidental
releases and endangerment situations, with
the BIA on Tribal issues relative to
compliance with environmental laws on
Tribal Lands, and with the SBA on the
implementation of the Small Business
Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act
(SBREFA). OECA also shares information
with the IRS on cases which require
defendants to pay civil penalties, thereby
assisting the IRS in assuring compliance
with tax laws. In addition, it coordinates
with the SBA and a number of other Federal
agencies in implementing the Business
Gateway initiative, an "E-Government"
project in support of the President's
Regulatory Management Agenda. OECA
also works with a variety of Federal
agencies including the DOL and the IRS to
organize a Federal Compliance Assistance
Roundtable to address cross cutting
compliance assistance issues. Coordination
also occurs with the COE on wetlands.
Due to changes in the Food Security Act, the
USDA/NRCS has a major role in
determining whether areas on agricultural
lands meet the definition of wetlands and are
therefore regulated under the CWA. Civil
Enforcement coordinates with USDA/NRCS
on these issues also. The program
coordinates closely with the USDA on the
implementation of the Unified National
Strategy for Animal Feedlot Operations.
EPA's Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance Program also coordinates with
USDA on food safety issues arising from the
misuse of pesticides, and shares joint
jurisdiction with Federal Trade Commission
(FTC) on pesticide labeling and advertising.
Coordination also occurs with Customs and
Border Protection on implementing the
secure International Trade Data System
across all Federal agencies, and on pesticide
imports. EPA and the FDA share
jurisdiction over general-purpose
disinfectants used on non-critical surfaces
and some dental and medical equipment
surfaces (e.g., wheelchairs). The Agency
has entered into a MOU with HUD
concerning lead poisoning.
The Criminal Enforcement Program
coordinates with other Federal law
enforcement agencies (i.e., FBI, Customs,
DOL, U.S. Treasury, USCG, DOI and DOJ)
and with state and local law enforcement
organizations in the investigation and
prosecution of environmental crimes. EPA
also actively works with DOJ to establish
task forces that bring together Federal, state
and local law enforcement organizations to
address environmental crimes. In addition,
the program has an Interagency Agreement
with the DHS to provide specialized
criminal environmental training to Federal,
state, local, and Tribal law enforcement
personnel at the Federal Law Enforcement
Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.
The Homeland Security and Forensics
Support Programs also coordinate with
other Federal law enforcement agencies and
with state and local law enforcement
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organizations to support counter-terrorism
efforts.
Under Executive Order 12088, EPA is
directed to provide technical assistance to
other Federal agencies to help ensure their
compliance with all environmental laws.
The Federal Facility Enforcement Program
coordinates with other Federal agencies,
states, local, and Tribal governments to
ensure compliance by Federal agencies with
all environmental laws. In FY 2009, EPA
will also continue working with other
Federal agencies to support the Federal
Facilities Stewardship and Compliance
Assistance Center (www.fedcenter.gov).
OECA collaborates with the states and
Tribes. States perform the vast majority of
inspections, direct compliance assistance,
and enforcement actions. Most EPA statutes
envision a partnership between EPA and the
states under which EPA develops national
standards and policies and the states
implement the program under authority
delegated by EPA. If a state does not seek
approval of a program, EPA must
implement that program in the state.
Historically, the level of state approvals has
increased as programs mature and state
capacity expands, with many of the key
environmental programs approaching
approval in nearly all states. EPA will
increase its effort to coordinate with states
on training, compliance assistance, capacity
building and enforcement. EPA will
continue to enhance the network of state and
Tribal compliance assistance providers.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance chairs the Interagency
Environmental Leadership Workgroup
established by Executive Order 13148. The
Workgroup consists of over 100
representatives from most Federal
departments and agencies. Its mission is to
assist all Federal agencies with meeting the
mandates of the Executive Order, including
implementation of environmental
management systems and environmental
compliance auditing programs, reducing
both releases and uses of toxic chemicals,
and compliance with pollution prevention
and pollution reporting requirements. In FY
2009, the OECA will work directly with a
number of other Federal agencies to improve
CWA compliance at Federal facilities.
OECA and other agencies will jointly
investigate the underlying causes of
persistent CWA violations and design and
implement fixes to the problems to keep
facilities in compliance over the long term.
OECA anticipates that FY 2009 will see the
completion of a multiple-year partnership
with the Veterans Health Administration
(VHA), a part of the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA). OECA and the VHA formed
the partnership in 2002 to improve
compliance at VHA medical centers across
the nation. Since then, EPA and VHA have
jointly designed and begun implementing
environmental management systems at all
VHA medical centers, completed multi-day
onsite reviews at more than 20 medical
centers to assess the strengths and
weaknesses of their environmental programs
and to guide the VHA in making program
improvements at all its medical centers, and
delivered multiple environmental
compliance courses for VHA staff and
managers.
EPA works directly with Canada and
Mexico bilaterally and in the trilateral
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
(CEC). EPA's border activities require
close coordination with the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Department of Justice,
and the States of Arizona, California, New
Mexico, and Texas. EPA is the lead agency
and coordinates U.S. participation in the
CEC. EPA works with NOAA, the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological
Survey on CEC projects to promote
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biodiversity cooperation, and with the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative to reduce
potential trade and environmental impacts
such as invasive species.
The Agency is required to review
environmental impact statements and other
major actions impacting the environment
and public health proposed by all Federal
agencies, and make recommendations to the
proposing Federal agency on how to
remedy/mitigate those impacts. Although
EPA is required under § 309 of the Clean
Air Act (CAA) to review and comment on
proposed Federal actions, neither the
National Environmental Policy Act nor §
309 CAA require a Federal agency to
modify its proposal to accommodate EPA's
concerns. EPA does have authority under
these statutes to refer major disagreements
with other Federal agencies to the Council
on Environmental Quality. Accordingly,
many of the beneficial environmental
changes or mitigation that EPA recommends
must be negotiated with the other Federal
agency. The majority of the actions EPA
reviews are proposed by the Forest Service,
Department of Transportation (including the
Federal Highway Administration and
Federal Aviation Administration), U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Department of
Interior (including Bureau of Land
Management, Minerals Management Service
and National Parks Service), Department of
Energy (including Federal Regulatory
Commission), and Department of Defense.
EPA works directly with Canada and
Mexico bilaterally and in the trilateral
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
(CEC). EPA's border activities require
close coordination with the Bureau of
Customs and Border Protection, the Fish and
Wildlife Service, the Department of Justice,
and the States of Arizona, California, New
Mexico, and Texas. EPA is the lead agency
and coordinates U.S. participation in the
CEC. EPA works with NOAA, the Fish and
Wildlife Service and the U.S. Geological
Survey on CEC projects to promote
biodiversity cooperation, and with the Office
of the U.S. Trade Representative to reduce
potential trade and environmental impacts
such as invasive species.
Objective: Improve Environmental
Performance through Pollution Prevention
and Innovation
EPA is involved in a broad range of
pollution prevention (P2) activities which
can yield reductions in waste generation and
energy consumption in the public and
private sectors. For example, the
Environmental Performance through
Pollution Prevention and Innovation
(EPP) initiative, which implements
Executive Orders 12873 and 13101,
promotes the use of cleaner products by
federal agencies. This is aimed at
stimulating demand for the development of
such products by industry.
This effort includes a number of
demonstration projects with other federal
Departments and agencies, such as the
National Park Service (NFS) (to use Green
Purchasing as a tool to achieve the
sustainability goals of the parks), the
Department of Defense (DoD) (use of
environmentally preferable construction
materials), and Defense Logistics Agency
(identification of environmental attributes
for products in its purchasing system). The
program is also working within EPA to
"green" its own operations. The program
also works with the Department of
Commerce's National Institute of Science
and Technology (NIST) to develop a life-
cycle based decision support tool for
purchasers.
Under the Suppliers' Partnership for the
Environment program and its umbrella
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program, the Green Suppliers' Network
(GSN), EPA's P2 Program is working
closely with NIST and its Manufacturing
Extension Partnership Program to provide
technical assistance to the process of
"greening" industry supply chains. The
EPA is also working with the Department of
Energy's (DOE) Industrial Technologies
Program to provide energy audits and
technical assistance to these supply chains.
EPA is working with DOE and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) to
develop a "Biofuels Posture Plan," the first
step in implementing a Biofuels Initiative to
support the goals of the Advanced Energy
Initiative. The Biofuels Posture Plan will be
designed to promote the development of a
biofuels industry in the U.S. to help shift the
country towards clean, domestic energy
production and away from dependence on
foreign sources of energy (mostly
petroleum). EPA is investigating the use of
municipal and industrial solid and hazardous
wastes as sources of biomass that can be
used to produce clean biofuels. EPA is
promoting specific waste-to-energy
technologies through policy development,
research, and, where feasible, regulatory
change.
EPA and DOI are coordinating an
Interagency Tribal Information Steering
Committee that includes the Bureau of
Reclamation, DOE, Housing and Urban
Department, U.S. Geological Service,
Federal Geographic Data Committee,
Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Indian Health
Service, Department of the Treasury, and the
Department of Justice. This Interagency
effort is aimed to coordinate the exchange of
selected sets of environmental, resource, and
programmatic information pertaining to
Indian Country, among federal agencies in a
"dynamic" information management system
that is continuously and automatically
updated and refreshed, and to be shared
equally among partners and other
constituents.
Under a two-party interagency agreement,
EPA works extensively with the Indian
Health Service to cooperatively address the
drinking water and wastewater infrastructure
needs of Indian Tribes. EPA is developing
protocols with the Indian Health Service
Sanitation Facilities Construction Program
for integration of databases of the two
agencies, within the framework of the Tribal
Enterprise Architecture.
EPA has organized a Tribal Data Working
Group under the Federal Geographic Data
Committee, and, along with BIA, is the co-
chair of this group. EPA will play a lead
role in establishing common geographic data
and metadata standards for Tribal data, and
in establishing protocols for exchange of
information among federal, non-federal and
Tribal cooperating partners.
EPA is developing protocols with the
Bureau of Reclamation, Native American
Program, for integration of databases of the
two agencies, within the framework of the
Tribal Enterprise Architecture. EPA is also
developing agreements to share information
with the Alaska District of the COE.
The Sector Strategies Program promotes
optimal environmental protection, energy
efficiency, and resource management in
high-impact industries and fuel production
sectors. The program engages with many
diverse stakeholder groups, including other
Federal programs, for policy dialogue and
strategic planning. Engagement tends to be
informal and issue-specific, as opposed to
formal inter-agency partnerships. At the
program-wide level, Sector Strategies works
on various issues with the Council on
Environmental Quality; with industry-
oriented programs in the Department of
Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and
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Renewable Energy; with manufacturing
programs at the Department of Commerce;
and with the North American Commission
on Environmental Cooperation on trade
issues related to climate policy. Examples
of sector-specific interactions include
Agribusiness Sector work with USDA
programs; Oil & Gas Sector work with the
Bureau of Land Management at the
Department of the Interior; work on Port
Sector issues with the Coast Guard and the
Committee on the Marine Transportation
System at the Department of Transportation;
work on industrial material recycling issues
with the DOT's Federal Highway
Administration; and work with the
Department of the Navy on Shipbuilding
Sector initiatives.
The Smart Growth program has a number of
key Federal partnerships. Under an MOU
with NOAA the program is - developing a
joint publication on smart growth guidelines
for coastal communities, offering
introductory smart growth training through
NOAA's Coastal Services Center, and
providing technical support to state Sea
Grant programs. Along with the Federal
Highway Administration, the program is co-
sponsoring a publication on Designing
Walkable Urban Streets and participating in
an Interagency Working Group on Land
Use, Vehicle Travel and Greenhouse Gas
Emissions. Through an interagency
agreement with FEMA, EPA is providing
recovery and redevelopment assistance to
five Iowa communities impacted by recent
flooding. Also through an interagency
agreement, the program is working with the
Centers for Disease Control to develop
Active Community Design indicators for
regional Metropolitan Listing Services
(MLS) that will provide home buyers with
information on neighborhood walkability.
Finally, the program has continued to work
with the Forest Service's Urban and
Community Forestry and Cooperative
Forestry program to promote smart growth
in both urban and rural areas.
EPA is a member of the Interagency
Network of Enterprise Assistance Providers
(INEAP), an interagency collaboration that
also includes the departments of Commerce,
Transportation working to leverage program
effectiveness through partnership. The
collaboration is focusing specifically on
ways to promote competitiveness and work
toward sustainability.
EPA is also a member and plays a leadership
role in the federal Program Evaluators
Network which is a cross-agency
collaboration working on improving
program evaluation tools and improving
capacity for more effective performance
management.
Information on regulations and other issues
that may have an adverse impact on small
businesses is shared regularly with the Small
Business Administration's Office of
Advocacy. An ongoing activity includes the
coordination of interactions among the
Office of Air and Radiation, the State Small
Business Assistance Program's National
Steering Committee, and the Office of
Advocacy in the development of the
proposed 55 area source Maximum
Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
rules that will impact small businesses and
state programs.
Activities associated with the Environmental
Education Program are coordinated with
other Federal agencies in a variety of ways:
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EPA currently funds approximately $1.5M
for eight interagency agreements with four
Federal agencies. Current projects are
focused on helping these agencies to better
coordinate their environmental education
efforts (see www.handsontheland.org) and
improving capacity to measure
environmental education program outcomes.
All of the activities are funded jointly by the
cooperating Federal agency and a third non-
profit partner. Detailed information about
the interagency agreements is available at
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/iag.html.
EPA chairs the Task Force on
Environmental Education which meets
periodically to share information. The
current focus involves sharing information
on linking environmental education
programs to the strategic planning initiatives
of Federal agencies and developing program
impact measures.
EPA, in partnership with Department of
Education, the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry, the Department of
Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the
Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
the Centers for Disease Control, is
implementing a national Schools Chemical
Cleanout Campaign (SC3). SC3 is building
a national public/private network that will
facilitate the removal of dangerous and
inappropriate chemicals from K - 12
schools; encourage responsible chemical
management practices to prevent future
chemical accidents and accumulations; and
raise issue awareness.
As a participant on the following
interagency workgroups, EPA remains
informed of related efforts across the
government and provides coordination
assistance as necessary: The Interagency
Committee on Education (Chair:
Department of Education); Partners in
Resource Education (Chair: National
Environmental Education and Training
Foundation); the Federal Interagency
Committee on Interpretation (Chair:
National Park Service); Ocean Education
Task Force (workgroup of the U.S. Ocean
Commission); and the Afterschool.gov
(Chair: General Services Administration).
EPA coordinates U.S. participation in the
activities of the North American
Commission on Environmental Cooperation
(CEC) on green purchasing, supply chains,
and buildings.
EPA's web portal of all Federal
environmental education program web sites
is:
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/FTFmemws.ht
ml-
Objective: Improve Human Health and the
Environment in Indian Country
EPA completed two important Tribal
infrastructure Memoranda of Understanding
(MOU) amongst five federal agencies.
EPA, the Department of the Interior,
Department of Health and Human Services,
Department of Agriculture, and the
Department of Housing and Urban
Development will work as partners to
improve infrastructure on Tribal lands and
focus efforts on providing access to safe
drinking water and basic wastewater
facilities to tribes.
The first, or umbrella MOU, promotes
coordination between federal Tribal
infrastructure programs, including financial
services, while allowing federal programs to
retain their unique advantages. It is fully
expected that the efficiencies and
partnerships resulting from this
collaboration will directly assist tribes with
their infrastructure needs. Under the
umbrella MOU, for the first time, five
Federal departments joined together and
agreed to work across traditional program
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boundaries on Tribal infrastructure issues.
The second MOU, addressing a specific
infrastructure issue was created under the
umbrella authority and addresses the issue of
access to safe drinking water and wastewater
facilities on Tribal lands. Currently, the five
Federal agencies are working together to
develop solutions for specific geographic
areas of concern (Alaska, Southwest),
engaging in coordination of ARAR funding,
and promoting cross-agency efficiency.
These activities are completed in
coordination with federally recognized
tribes.
For more information, please see the web
link:
http://www.epa.gov/tribalportal/mous.htm.
Objective: Enhance Science and Research
EPA is coordinating with DoD's Strategic
Environmental Research and Development
Program (SERDP) in an ongoing
partnership, especially in the areas of
sustainability research and of incorporating
materials lifecycle analysis into the
manufacturing process for weapons and
military equipment. EPA is continuing its
partnerships with NSF, NIEHS, and NIOSH
on jointly issued grant solicitations for
nanotechnology, and its coordination
through the NSET with all agencies that are
part of the NNI. In addition, in response to a
Congressional request to collaborate
internationally, EPA is partnering with sister
agencies in the United Kingdom and will
jointly fund consortia between U.S. and
United Kingdom research institutions.
EPA will continue work under the MOA
with the USCG and the State of
Massachusetts on ballast water treatment
technologies and mercury continuous
emission monitors. The agency also
coordinates technology verifications with
NOAA (multiparameter water quality
probes); DOE (mercury continuous emission
monitors); DoD (explosives monitors, PCB
detectors, dust suppressants); USDA
(ambient ammonia monitors); Alaska and
Pennsylvania (arsenic removal); Georgia,
Kentucky, and Michigan (storm water
treatment); and Colorado and New York
(waste-to-energy technologies).
The statutorily mandated Biomass Research
and Development Board (chaired by DOE
and USDA) provides overall federal
coordination of biofuel research activities.
EPA's Office of Research and Development
(ORD) represents the Agency on this Board
and co-chairs two of its seven working
groups. The two working groups chaired by
EPA's ORD are the Sustainability and
Environment, Health and Safety
workgroups. ORD works to ensure that all
relevant EPA offices are aware of and
involved in EPA-related Board activities.
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COORDINATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES
Enabling Support Programs
Office of the Administrator (OA)
The Office of the Administrator (OA)
supports the leadership of the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) programs and
activities to protect human health and
safeguard the air, water, and land upon
which life depends. Several program
responsibilities include policy, economics,
and innovation; children's health protection
and environmental education; homeland
security; Congressional and
intergovernmental relations, the Science
Advisory Board, and the small business
program.
EPA collaborates with other Federal
agencies in the collection of economic data
used in the conduct of economic benefit-cost
analyses of environmental regulations and
policies. The Agency collaborates with the
Department of Commerce's Bureau of the
Census on the Pollution Abatement Costs
and Expenditure (PACE) survey in order to
obtain information on pollution abatement
expenditures by industry. In our effort to
measure the beneficial outcomes of Agency
programs, EPA co-sponsors with several
other agencies the U.S. Forest Service's
National Survey on Recreation and the
Environment (NSRE), which measures
national recreation participation and
recreation trends. EPA also collaborates
with other natural resource agencies (e.g.,
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA), Department of Interior, and
National Oceanic Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)) to foster improved
interdisciplinary research and reporting of
economic information by collaboratively
supporting workshops and symposiums on
environmental economics topics (e.g.,
economic valuation of ecosystem services,
adoption of market mechanisms to achieve
environmental goals); and measuring health
and welfare benefits (e.g., represent EPA
issues in cross-agency group charged with
informing USDA efforts to establish
markets for ecosystem services). EPA also
collaborates with the State Department and
Treasury on the Strategic Economic
Dialogue (SED) Joint Economic Study
(JES), which includes examining the
environmental, economic, and human health
costs of pollution and enhancing further
cooperation between the U.S. and China to
analyze and address these issues.
The Agency also continues to work with
other Federal agencies in the development of
children's environmental health indicators
used to monitor the outcomes of children's
health efforts. The Agency collaborates
with the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention and the National Center for
Health Statistics to obtain approval of the
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and
Family Statistics (www.childstats.gov) on
the reporting of appropriate children's health
indicators and data. Furthermore, the
Agency is an active member of the
Interagency Forum on Aging-Related
Statistics (www.agingstats.gov). The Forum
was created to foster collaboration among
Federal agencies that produce or use
statistical data on the older population. The
biannual chartbook contains an indicator on
air quality and the counties where older
adults reside that have experienced poor air
quality.
EPA's Office of Homeland Security (OHS)
continues to focus on broad Agency and
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government-wide homeland security policy
issues that cannot be adequately addressed
by a single program office, as well as
ensuring implementation of EPA's
Homeland Security Strategy. A significant
amount of the responsibilities require close
coordination with Federal partners, through
Interagency Planning Committees (IPCs),
briefings, and discussions with individual
senior Federal officials. The Associate
Administrator for Homeland Security (OHS)
and staff represent the Administrator,
Deputy Administrator, and other senior
Agency officials at meetings with personnel
from the White House and Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), and other high-
level stakeholders. OHS coordinates the
development of responses to inquiries from
the White House, DHS, the Congress, and
others with oversight responsibilities for
homeland security efforts. EPA's ability to
effectively implement its broad range of
homeland security responsibilities is
significantly enhanced through these efforts.
OHS ensures consistent development and
implementation of the Agency's homeland
security policies and procedures, while
building an external network of partners so
that EPA's efforts can be integrated into,
and build upon, the efforts of other Federal
agencies.
The Science Advisory Board (SAB)
primarily provides the Administrator with
independent peer reviews and advice on the
scientific and technical aspects of
environmental issues to inform the Agency's
environmental decision-making. Often, the
Agency program office seeking the SAB's
review and advice has identified the Federal
agencies interested in the scientific topic at
issue. The SAB coordinates with those
Federal agencies by providing notice of its
activities through the Federal Register, and
as appropriate, inviting Federal agency
experts to participate in the peer review or
advisory activity. The SAB, from time to
time, also convenes science workshops on
emerging issues, and invites Federal agency
participation through the greater Federal
scientific and research community.
EPA's Office of Small Business Programs
(OSBP) works with the Small Business
Administration (SBA) and other Federal
agencies to increase the participation of
small and disadvantaged businesses in
EPA's procurements. OSBP works with the
SBA to develop EPA's goals for contracting
with small and disadvantaged businesses;
address bonding issues that pose a roadblock
for small businesses in specific industries,
such as environmental clean-up and
construction; and address data-collection
issues that are of concern to Offices of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU) throughout the Federal
government. EPA's OSBP works closely
with the Center for Veterans Enterprise and
EPA's Regional and program offices to
increase the amount of EPA procurement
dollars awarded to Service-Disabled
Veteran-Owned Small Businesses
(SDVOSB). OSBP, through its Minority
Academic Institutions (MAI) Program, also
works with the Department of Education and
the White House Initiative on Historically
Black Colleges and Universities to increase
the institutional capacity of HBCUs, and to
create opportunities for them to work with
Federal agencies, especially in the area of
scientific research and development. Also,
through its MAI Program, OSBP works
collaboratively with the Department of
Energy to provide summer internship
opportunities for students attending MAIs.
OSBP coordinates with the Minority
Business Development Agency, the
Department of Veteran's Affairs, the
Department of Defense, and many other
federal agencies to provide outreach to small
disadvantaged businesses and Minority-
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Serving Institutions throughout the United
States and the trust territories. OSBP's
Director is an active participant in the
Federal OSDBU Directors' Council
(www.osdbu.gov). The OSDBU Directors'
Council collaborates to support major
outreach efforts to small and disadvantaged
businesses, SDVOSB, and minority
academic institutions via conferences,
business fairs, and speaking engagements.
The OSBP's Asbestos and Small Business
Ombudsman partners with SBA and other
federal agencies to ensure small business
concerns are considered in regulatory
development and compliance efforts, and to
provide networks, resources, tools, and
forums for education and advocacy on
behalf of small businesses across the
country.
Office of the Chief Financial Officer
(OCFO)
EPA makes active contributions to standing
interagency management committees,
including the Chief Financial Officers
Council and the Federal Financial Managers'
Council. These groups are focused on
improving resources management and
accountability throughout the Federal
government. EPA actively participates on
the Performance Improvement Council
which coordinates and develops strategic
plans, performance plans, and performance
reports as required by law for the Agency.
EPA also coordinates appropriately with
Congress and other Federal agencies, such
as Department of Treasury, Office of
Management of Budget (OMB), and the
Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Office of Administration and Resources
Management (OARM)
EPA is committed to working with Federal
partners that focus on improving
management and accountability throughout
the Federal government. The Agency
provides leadership and expertise to
government-wide activities in various areas
of human resources, grants administration,
contracts management, and Homeland
Security. These activities include specific
collaboration efforts with Federal agencies
and departments through:
Chief Human Capital Officers, a
group of senior leaders that discuss
human capital initiatives across the
Federal government; and
Legislative and Policy Committee, a
committee comprised of other
Federal agency representatives who
assist Office of Personnel and
Management in developing plans and
policies for training and development
across the government.
The Chief Acquisition Officers
Council, the principal interagency
forum for monitoring and improving
the Federal acquisition system. The
Council also is focused on promoting
the President's specific initiatives
and policies in all aspects of the
acquisition system.
The Agency is participating in government-
wide efforts to improve the effectiveness
and performance of Federal financial
assistance programs, simplify application
and reporting requirements, and improve the
delivery of services to the public. This
includes membership on the Grants Policy
Committee, the Grants Executive Board, and
the Grants.gov Users Group. EPA also
participates in the Federal Demonstration
Partnership to reduce the administrative
burdens associated with research grants.
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EPA is working with the OMB, General
Services Administration (GSA), and
Department of Commerce's National
Institute of Standards and Technology to
implement the Policy for a Common
Identification Standard for Federal
Employees and Contractors.
Office of Environmental Information
(OEI)
To support EPA's overall mission, OEI
collaborates with a number of other Federal
agencies, states, and Tribal governments on
a variety of initiatives, including making
government more efficient and transparent,
protecting human health and the
environment, and assisting in homeland
security. OEI is primarily involved in the
information technology (IT), information
management (IM), and information security
aspects of the projects it collaborates on.
The Chief Information Officer's (CIO)
Council: The CIO Council is the principal
interagency forum for improving practices
in the design, modernization, use, sharing,
and performance of Federal information
resources. The Council develops
recommendations for IT management
policies, procedures, and standards;
identifies opportunities to share information
resources; and assesses and addresses the
needs of the Federal IT workforce.
E-Rulemaking: EPA is the managing
partner agency of the e-Rulemaking
Program. E-Rulemaking's mission
addresses two areas: to improve public
access to, understanding of, and
participation in regulation development, and
to streamline government's management of,
and efficiency in, promulgating regulations.
In January 2003, e-Rulemaking Program
launched the award-winning
Regulations.gov web site - a single web site
where citizens can access and comment on
all proposed Federal regulations. Since its
launch, tens of millions of individuals have
used the site to find, view, and comment on
proposed regulations. In September 2005,
the e-Rulemaking Program launched the
award-winning Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS - publicly accessible at
www.regulations.gov). FDMS is an
electronic document repository where
agencies post rulemaking and non-
rulemaking documents for public access and
comment. As a result, the public can now
access Federal Register documents,
supporting technical/legal/economic
analyses, and public comments, most of
which were previously available only by
physically visiting a Federal docket center.
The e-Rulemaking Program is partnering
with more than 29 Departments and
Independent Agencies, comprised of 161
bureaus, boards, agencies and
administrations, representing more than 90
percent of the Federal rules promulgated
annually.
The National Environmental Exchange
Network (EN): The EN is a partnership
among states, tribes, and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. It is
revolutionizing the exchange of
environmental information by allowing
these Partners to share data efficiently and
securely over the Internet. This approach is
providing real-time access to higher quality
data while saving time, resources, and
money for all of the Partners. Leadership
for the EN is provided by the Exchange
Network Leadership Council (ENLC),
which is co-chaired by OEI and a State
partner. The ENLC works with
representatives from the EPA, state
environmental agencies, and tribal
organizations to manage the Exchange
Network.
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Automated Commercial Environment/
International Trade Data System
(ACE/ITDS): ACE is the system being
built by Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) to ensure that its customs agents have
the information they need to decide how to
handle goods and merchandise being
shipped into, or out of, the US. ITDS is the
organizational framework by which all
government agencies with import/export
responsibilities participate in the
development of the ACE system. ACE will
be a single, electronic point of entry for
importers and exporters to report required
information to the appropriate agencies. It
will also be the way those Agencies provide
CBP with information about potential
imports/exports. ACE eliminates the need,
burden, and cost of paper reporting. It also
allows importers and exporters to report the
same information to multiple federal
agencies with a single submission.
EPA has the responsibility and legal
authority to make sure pesticides, toxic
chemicals, vehicles and engines, ozone-
depleting substances, and other commodities
entering the country meet our
environmental, human health, and safety
standards. EPA's ongoing collaboration
with CBP on the ACE/ITDS project will
greatly improve information exchange
between EPA and CBP. As a result,
Customs officers at our nation's borders will
have the information they need to admit
products that meet our environmental
regulations, and to interdict goods or
products that are hazardous or illegal.
EPA's work on ACE/ITDS builds on the
technical leadership developed by the
Central Data Exchange and Exchange
Network (CDX/EN). Applying the CDX/EN
technology offers all Agencies participating
in ACE the opportunity to improve the
quality, timeliness and accessibility of their
data at lower cost. Five Agencies have
expressed interest in the CDX/EN
technology as a way to exchange data.
Federal Information Security
Management Act (FISMA) Support:
EPA's Automated Security Self-Evaluation
and Reporting Tool (ASSERT) provides
Federal managers with the information they
need, from an enterprise perspective, to
make timely and informed decisions
regarding the level of security implemented
on their information resources. It provides
the reports and information those managers
need to protect their critical cyber
infrastructure and their privacy information.
It helps agencies understand and assess their
security risks, monitor corrective actions and
provide standardized and automated FISMA
reports. Federal agencies using EPA's
FISMA Reporting Solution, and ASSERT,
include: Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA), Export-Import Bank (EXEVI),
General Services Administration (GSA),
Housing and Urban Development (HUD),
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC), Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), and
the Social Security Administration (SSA)
Geospatial Information: OEI works
extensively with the Department of Interior,
NOAA, USGS, NASA, the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Homeland
Security and many other Federal agencies
through the activities of the Federal
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and
the OMB Geospatial Line of Business
(GeoLoB). OEI leads several key initiatives
within the FGDC and GeoLoB, and is one of
only two agencies (the other being the
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency)
that participate in the Coordinating
Committee, Steering Committee, and
Executive Steering Committee of the FGDC,
and the Federal Geospatial Advisory
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Committee. A key component of this work
is developing and implementing the
infrastructure to support a comprehensive
array of national spatial data - data that can
be attached to and portrayed on maps. This
work has several key applications, including
ensuring that human health and
environmental conditions are represented in
the appropriate contexts, supporting the
assessment of environmental conditions, and
supporting first responders and other
homeland security situations. Through
programs like the EPA National Information
Exchange Network, EPA also works closely
with its State and Tribal partners to ensure
consistent implementation of standards and
technologies supporting the efficient and
cost effective sharing of geographically
based data and services.
Global Earth Observation System of
Systems (GEOSS): OEI works with the
Office of Research and Development (ORD)
to lead EPA's involvement in the GEOSS
initiative. Other partners in this initiative
are: The U.S. Group on Earth Observations
(USGEO), and a significant number of other
Federal agencies, including NASA, NOAA,
USGS, HHS/CDC, DoE, DoD, USDA,
Smithsonian, NSF, State, and DOT. Under
a ten-year strategic plan published by the
Office of Science and Technology Policy
(OSTP) in 2005, OEI and ORD are leading
EPA's development of the environmental
component of the Integrated Earth
Observation System (IEOS), which will be
the U.S. Federal contribution to the
international GEOSS effort. Earth
observation data, models, and decision-
support systems will play an increasingly
important role in finding solutions for
complex problems, including adaptation to
climate change.
Office of the Inspector General (OIG)
The EPA Inspector General is a member of
the Council of the Inspectors General on
Integrity and Efficiency (CIGIE), an
organization comprised of Federal
Inspectors General (IG), GAO, and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The
CIGIE coordinates and improves the way
IGs conduct audits, investigations and
internal operations. The CIGIE also
promotes joint projects of government-wide
interest, and reports annually to the
President on the collective performance of
the OIG community. The OIG Special
Operations Division coordinates computer
crime activities with other law enforcement
organizations such as the FBI, Secret
Service and Department of Justice. In
addition, the OIG participates with various
inter-governmental audit forums and
professional associations to exchange
information, share best practices, and
obtain/provide training. The OIG further
promotes collaboration among EPA's
partners and stakeholders in the application
of technology, information, resources and
law enforcement efforts through its outreach
activities. The EPA OIG initiates and
participates in individual collaborative
audits, evaluations and investigations with
OIGs of agencies with an environmental
mission such as the Departments of Interior
and Agriculture, and with other Federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies as
prescribed by the IG Act, as amended. The
OIG also promotes public awareness of
opportunities to report possible fraud, waste
and abuse through the OIG Hotline.
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MAJOR MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES
Introduction
The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000
requires the Inspector General to identify the
most serious management challenges facing
EPA, briefly assess the Agency's progress in
addressing them, and report annually. In FY
2008, EPA's Office of Inspector General
revised its definition of a management
challenge to distinguish it from an internal
control weakness. A weakness is a
deficiency in the design or operation of a
program, function, or activity, which the
Agency can correct. In contrast, a
management challenge is a lack of capability
derived from internal self-imposed or
externally imposed constraints that prevent
an organization from reacting effectively to
a changing environment. Addressing a
management challenge may require
assistance from outside of EPA and take
years to fully resolve. The discussion that
follows summarizes each of the
management challenges that EPA's Office
of Inspector General (OIG) and the
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
have identified and presents the Agency's
response.
EPA has established a mechanism for
identifying and addressing its key
management challenges. As part of its
Federal Management Financial Integrity Act
(FMFIA) process, EPA senior managers
meet with representatives from EPA's OIG,
GAO, and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to hear their views on EPA's
key management challenges. EPA managers
also use audits, reviews, and program
evaluations conducted internally and by
GAO, OMB, and OIG to assess program
effectiveness and identify potential
management issues. EPA recognizes that
management challenges, if not addressed
adequately, may prevent the Agency from
effectively meeting its mission. EPA
remains committed to addressing all
management issues in a timely manner and
will address them to the fullest extent of our
authority.
1. Performance Measurement*
Summary of Challenge: EPA must focus on
the logic and design of its measures for
success and efficiency, along with data
standards and consistent definitions, to
ensure that usable, accurate, timely, and
meaningful information is used to evaluate
and manage EPA programs, operations,
processes, and results.
Agency Response: While measuring
environmental performance is inherently
challenging, EPA has made performance
measurement improvement and performance
management a priority and is pursuing many
actions to meet this challenge. The Agency
has undertaken significant work to
strengthen its performance management
framework and has made significant
progress. EPA's on-going work to
strengthen performance management
contributed to the Agency's winning the
President's Quality Award for Management
Excellence for the second consecutive year.
EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer
(OCFO) completed an annual performance
measures review for each of the last two
years and is currently conducting a third
annual review. This effort has included
better aligning EPA's operational measures
with its annual budget measures and
strategic plan measures. EPA established an
Agency-wide Deputy Regional
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Administrator and Deputy Assistant
Administrator Performance Management
Council to discuss and improve EPA's
performance management practices.
Additionally, EPA has begun to execute the
Agency's Implementation Plan for
Executive Order 13450 on Improving
Government Program Performance. OMB
lauded EPA's plan as a model for other
agencies. The Agency's Performance
Management Workgroup, comprising EPA
senior staff, continues to improve
performance measures and address key
issues at the staff level on an ongoing basis.
EPA continued implementing and improving
its quarterly management report and
"measures central"a centralized database
of the Agency's key performance measures.
Regional priorities are included in the
system; the Agency has characterized the
relationships among key sets of measures;
and staff have further streamlined and
aligned measures.
Other EPA offices have also led significant
efforts to improve performance management
practices. The Office of Policy, Economics,
and Innovation (OPEI) leads regular
progress meetings between regional offices,
Headquarters offices, and the Deputy
Administrator on key measures. OPEI's
National Center for Environmental
Innovation (NCEI) runs regular trainings for
EPA staff and managers on the logic of
program design, including specific training
in logic modeling and program evaluation.
NCEI offers detailed courses for staff and a
primer for managers.
In 2007, the Office of Research and
Development initiated a study with the
National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to
assist EPA and other agencies in addressing
the common challenge of evaluating
efficiency in research. The NAS study
provided precedent-setting information that
will allow research programs throughout the
government to reassess how they measure
efficiency.
EPA's plans to continue addressing the
performance measurement challenge
include:
Finalizing the annual review of FY
2010 measures, focused on further
improving the links between EPA's
operational measures, senior
management priorities, and long-
term environmental and health goals.
Strengthening efforts to
govern/oversee the overall quality of
the measures and data in the
measures central system.
Implementing systems improvements
to measures central to improve data
quality and consistency.
Developing an Agency-wide
"Quality Standard" for performance
information
Implementing a comprehensive
strategy to address barriers to
program evaluation (National Center
for Environmental Innovation).
Continuing to improve the
performance measures used for state
grants to increase transparency and
accountability of state contributions
to achieving EPA's mission.
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2. Meeting Homeland Security
Requirements**
Summary of Challenge: EPA needs to
implement a strategy to effectively
coordinate and address threats, including
developing a scenario to identify resource
needs, internal and external coordination
points, and responsible and accountable
entities.
Agency Response: In FY 2006, EPA
acknowledged homeland security as an
Agency weakness in response to concerns
raised by the OIG. Over the years, EPA has
taken action to strengthen its responsibility
for homeland security by expanding its
homeland security planning and
coordination efforts with other federal, state,
and local agencies; recognizing a more
complete range of issues and information
that must be considered in the development
of response plans for large-scale
catastrophic incidents; developing a crisis
communication plan and identifying
responsible parties and roles for crisis
communications; and fulfilling basic
homeland security requirements.
EPA established the Homeland Security
Collaborative Network to coordinate and
directly address high-priority, cross-Agency
technical and policy issues related to day-to-
day homeland security policies and
activities.
To improve its processes for identifying,
obtaining, maintaining, and tracking
response equipment necessary for large-
scale catastrophic incidents, EPA created
and convened the Homeland Security
Interagency Planning Committee (TPC). This
executive committee, activated after a
homeland-security-related attack, brings
together the Agency's senior political
leadership to provide policy direction to
responders.
In FY 2008, EPA revised the Homeland
Security Priority Work Plan (FYs 2008-
2010), the Agency's overarching planning
framework for identifying and aligning
cross-Agency homeland security programs
with EPA's highest homeland security
priorities. The Plan identifies EPA's
continuing efforts to advance the Agency to
the next level of preparedness.
EPA has been called on to respond to five
major disasters and nationally significant
incidents in the past seven years: the 9/11
terrorist attacks, the anthrax terrorist
incidents, the Columbia Shuttle disaster and
recovery efforts, the ricin incident on
Capitol Hill, and the Gulf Coast hurricanes.
These responses have reinforced the
importance of a continued focus on
improving the Agency's environmental
homeland security focal areas: detection,
prevention, and mitigation and field
preparedness and response. Within these
areas, EPA identified and continues to focus
on four homeland security priorities: water
security, decontamination, emergency
response, and internal preparedness. These
priority areas have been identified as the
result of external entities assigning EPA
specific responsibilities or through
homeland security requirements and
assignments.
Additionally, EPA developed three tiers of
information to be responsive to its homeland
security mandates. This information forms
the basis for understanding EPA's highest
homeland security priorities and serves as a
way to assess short-, medium-, and long-
term goals and results. The three tiers are:
Desired end states. These describe the
final outcomes of homeland security
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projects or efforts once EPA believes it
has met its various homeland security
responsibilities.
Desired results. These reflect specific
programmatic areas through which EPA
seeks to make progress toward the
desired end state.
Action items. EPA's FY 2008-2010
action items reflect specific program and
regional office plans (e.g., projects or
efforts) to progress toward desired
results and ultimately reach EPA's
desired end state.
EPA will continue to use its Homeland
Security Priority Work Plan as a systematic
method to assess homeland security
priorities and projects annually.
Additionally, the Agency will rely on audits
and evaluations conducted by the OIG to
help ensure that it achieves its homeland
security objectives and that its
appropriations supporting homeland security
are spent efficiently and effectively. EPA
has completed all corrective actions
associated with this Agency weakness.
3. Threat and Risk Assessment
Summary of Challenge: The Agency does
not comprehensively assess threats to
human health and the environment across
media to ensure EPA 's actions are planned,
coordinated, designed and budgeted to most
efficiently and effectively address
environment risks. The fragmentary nature
of EPA's approach continues as
environmental laws often focus on single
media or threats.
Agency Response: EPA appreciates the
OIG's concerns and recommendation that
the Agency enhance its efforts to
periodically assess and prioritize threats to
human health and the environment across
media and use this information to inform its
strategic planning and budgeting processes.
As the OIG points out, nearly 20 years ago
EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB)
recommended that EPA target its efforts
based on opportunities for the greatest risk
reduction. The Board's 1990 report,
Reducing Risk: Setting Priorities and
Strategies for Environmental Protection,
described the "fragmentary nature of EPA's
approach" to addressing environmental
problems due to a number of underlying
conditions, including environmental laws
that are focused on a single medium or
threat, the Agency's responsibilities for
addressing separate legislative mandates,
and technologies that are targeted to address
specific pollutant sources.
Given these conditions and EPA programs'
disparate and individual interests and
responsibilities, forging a cross-media,
cross-Agency approach to assessing risk and
using the information to establish risk-based
priorities for planning and resource
allocation represents a significant challenge.
In principle, however, EPA concurs with the
OIG's view that, given the diminishing
resources available for environmental
protection, there is a critical need for EPA to
focus on high-priority environmental threats
to human health and the environment across
media to ensure that the Agency's actions
are designed to reduce total risk in the most
efficient manner. Over the coming months,
EPA will conduct further discussions with
senior leadership and policy-makers from
across the Agency to initiate the
development of an integrated risk-based
strategy and appropriate metrics to measure
the aggregate impacts of risk reduction to
human health and ecosystems. EPA will
consult with the SAB as necessary in
developing this integrated risk-based
approach. The Agency also will continue to
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consult with the OIG and to provide
information on its progress.
4. EPA's
Organization
and
Infrastructure* * *
Summary of Challenge: EPA maintains
204 offices and laboratories in 144 locations
with over 18,000 staff members. With
diminishing resources, the autonomous
nature of regional and local offices, and the
growing pressure to expand its role
globally, EPA will be challenged to assess
the efficiency and effectiveness of its current
structure to identify opportunities for
consolidating and reducing costs.
Agency Response: EPA acknowledges the
OIG's concerns and agrees that the Agency
could benefit from a comprehensive review
of its organizational structure as it relates to
the number and location of employees
needed to effectively accomplish its mission.
While EPA does not have the resources or
the authority to conduct such a broad
review, it has conducted periodic nationwide
assessments to identify cost-saving
opportunities as a result of mission and
personnel changes.
EPA maintains an inventory of buildings
owned and leasedthat support its current
mission. While some employees are located
in "special use spaces," the vast majority of
employees are located in Headquarters
buildings, regional offices, and laboratories.
The "special use spaces" are rent-free in
many instances and generally used by
enforcement personnel who must work in
concert with and proximate to state and local
enforcement offices. The Agency requires
all program and regional senior management
officials to provide, in writing, space
requirements and any requests for additional
space, facility construction, repair, and
alterations.
Under the Space Consolidation and Rent
Avoidance Project, the Agency has released
approximately 195,000 square feet of space,
resulting in an annual rent avoidance of
more than $6.5 million. The Agency plans to
release approximately 86,000 square feet of
additional space in regional facilities for an
estimated annual rent avoidance of nearly $2
million. Through its master space planning
process, the Agency will continue to identify
and fulfill its long-term facility
requirements.
5. Water
and
Wastewater
Infrastructure
Summary of Challenge: Drinking water
and wastewater treatment systems are
wearing out and it will take huge
investments to replace, repair, and construct
facilities.
Agency Response: EPA is working to
change the way the country views, values,
manages, and uses its drinking water and
wastewater infrastructure. The Sustainable
Infrastructure initiative continues to be a top
priority and has been extremely active in the
past year. While ultimately long-term
sustainability will occur at the local level,
EPA has provided and continues to provide
national leadership. For example, the
Agency has partnered with six of the major
water and wastewater professional
associations to reach national consensus on
the 10 "Attributes of an Effectively
Managed Utility." This first-of-a-kind
national collaboration will enable utilities to
operate under a common management
framework that will help the sector move
toward sustainability in a unified manner.
Recently, this collaboration has resulted in a
primer to help utilities assess their
operations based on the "Attributes," focus
on their most critical challenges, and set
measurable performance goals. The primer
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is accompanied by an online tool kit that
identifies other sources that can help utilities
manage in a sustainable manner.
Recognizing that water efficiency has
significant implications for infrastructure
and how the Agency values water, EPA has
been actively expanding the WaterSense
Program, launched in 2006. The
WaterSense label will help consumers find
products and services that save water while
ensuring performance, thereby reducing the
burden on infrastructure and mitigating
water availability challenges. It also helps to
build a national consciousness of the value
of water and water services, which will be
essential to the national awareness and
commitment that will be required to pay for
infrastructure needs.
Additionally, EPA has reached out to other
federal agencies and departments to work
together on infrastructure sustainability.
EPA is working with the Department of
Transportation (DOT) on a set of case
studies on asset management, an area of
common interest for water and highway
infrastructure. DOT and EPA have agreed
to establish a full-time liaison position to
facilitate further collaboration. Last year,
EPA partnered with the Department of
Agriculture on the National Paying for
Sustainable Water Infrastructure conference
and continues to collaborate with the
Department and its funding programs. EPA
has discussed water infrastructure with the
Army Corps of Engineers and recently
shared with them its Special Appropriations
Act Project guidance, which includes a
section on how to incorporate sustainable
practices in earmark projects.
EPA believes it has taken and will continue
to take effective steps to define and pursue
its role in ensuring that the nation's drinking
water and wastewater infrastructure is
sustainable in the future and in increasing
public awareness and appreciation of the
need for sustainable water infrastructure.
Expanding EPA's role will require increased
authority and resources.
6. Oversight of Delegations to States*
Summary of Challenge: Implementing
EPA 's programs, enforcement of laws and
regulations, and reporting on program
performance has to a large extent been
delegated to States and tribes, with EPA
retaining oversight responsibility. However,
inconsistent capacity and interpretation of
responsibility among State, local, and tribal
entities limits accountability for and
compliance with environmental programs
and laws.
Agency Response: EPA agrees with the
OIG that the Agency has made progress in
its oversight of delegated programs, and it
intends to continue this progress through a
variety of ongoing initiatives. As the OIG
notes, state oversight is a very complex and
changeable arena. Through federal statute,
implementing regulations, and program
design, states are allowed flexibility in how
they manage and implement environmental
programs. This flexibility is critical for
individual states to meet the broad range of
environmental challenges and set priorities
to deal with them.
EPA is devoting significant attention to
improving its performance management and
accountability systems for Agency
programs, including those delegated to the
states. Several of these efforts are aimed at
improving data and performance measures
to better assess program progress nationally.
Through the Environmental Council of the
States (ECOS), state environmental
commissioners, who are responsible for
implementing delegated programs, annually
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participate in developing EPA's strategic
plan and national program guidance. For the
last three budget cycles, council officers
have participated in the Agency's budget
hearings with the Deputy Administrator and
Chief Financial Officer. For the budget
hearings, states provide information about
state priorities, respond to Agency questions
about program priorities and funding needs,
and submit state budget proposals for the
state and tribal categorical grant programs.
National program consistency and
accountability depend on the work that EPA
regions do with states to ensure that national
program goals are met through negotiated
EPA/state agreements and grants. National
program managers and EPA's OCFO work
closely with the states in planning,
budgeting, and accountability processes to
ensure better alignment of program goals,
objectives, and measures of effectiveness at
the state level. Each year, states, regions,
and national program managers review
existing program progress measures and
make recommendations for improving
individual measures, aligning their
measures, and where appropriate,
reducing/eliminating unnecessary measures.
The focus is on ensuring that the measures
are meaningful ways to measure program
progress.
EPA program offices are responsible for
state oversight of individual programs;
however, the Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations participates in
joint workgroups, such as the State Review
Framework Workgroup, to remove barriers
to collaborative problem solving. The Office
supports outreach and consultation with the
states through national associations,
particularly the Environmental Council of
the States. EPA works with the Council to
ensure that consultation with the states
occurs early in the development of
regulations, policy, and guidance, and that
the consultation that takes place is timely,
meaningful, appropriate, and facilitates the
goal of protection of human health and the
environment.
Currently, the Office of Congressional and
Intergovernmental Relations (OCIR) is
participating in a number of areas to
improve the EPA-state relationships. Many
of these areas involve improving data,
performance measurement, and
accountability.
EPA is working on a uniform state
grant workplan in response to OMB
concerns and has developed a
common set of environmental
measures that it requires be included
in all state grant workplans.
EPA will continue to utilize
performance measurement and
accountability analyses, using
information from completed Agency
Government Performance and
Results Act (GPRA) reviews and
OMB program assessments.
The Office of Environmental
Information is working with states to
have them adopt data standards for
national program databases and to
develop new applications for the
National Environmental Information
Exchange Network.
EPA is making expanded use of
business process improvement
techniques and burden reduction
projects to eliminate waste and
duplication in EPA and state work to
enable "doing the right things, the
right way," reducing reporting
burden for state programs, and
allowing the redirection and
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redeployment of scarce resources to
maximize program accountability.
The Agency is enhancing its
consultation with the states in
developing regulations to ensure that
final rules can be implemented
effectively. OCIR is also
participating in a special project to
revise EPA's guidance governing
economic analyses for the cost of
rules to include better estimates of
the costs to the states for
implementation.
The Agency is committed to pursuing these
improvements.
7. Chesapeake Bay Program
Summary of Challenge: EPA's
Chesapeake Bay Program Office is
responsible for overseeing the cleanup of the
Chesapeake Bay, North America's largest
and most biologically diverse estuary.
Despite EPA's efforts, which include
providing scientific information to its
federal, state, and local partners for setting
resource allocations, revising water quality
standards, and establishing stricter
wastewater treatment discharge limits, the
Agency continues to face significant
challenges in meeting water quality goals.
OIG notes that the remaining challenges
include: (1) managing land development,
(2) increasing implementation of
agricultural conservation practices, (3)
monitoring and expediting the installation of
nutrient removal technology at wastewater
treatment plants, (4) seeking greater
reduction in air emissions, and (5)
identifying consistent and sustained funding
sources to support tributary strategy
implementation. While EPA is responsible
for monitoring and assessing progress, its
partners will need to implement practices to
reduce loads. OIG believes EPA will need
to institute management controls to ensure
that the promised reductions are realistic
and achievable. EPA should then use its
reporting responsibilities to advise Congress
and the Chesapeake Bay community on the
partners' progress in meeting these
commitments and identify funding shortfalls
and other impediments that will affect
progress for restoring the Chesapeake Bay.
GAO notes that despite the hundreds of
measures to assess progress of its
Chesapeake Bay Program, the Agency does
not have an approach to translate the
measures or a strategy to target limited
resources to activities outlined in
Chesapeake 2000. While EPA has
developed a Web-based system to unify its
planning documents, these activities do not
fully address GAO's recommendations.
Additionally, EPA has made progress in
guiding the development of an overall
strategy for restoring environmental
conditions in the Great Lakes Basin.
However, it is unclear whether the strategy
will be the guiding document for Great
Lakes restoration. The Agency needs a
clearly defined organizational structure with
measurable basin-wide goals and a
monitoring system as called for in the Great
Lakes Water Quality Agreement and the
Clean Water Act.
Agency Response: GAO and OIG continue
to raise concerns about EPA's Chesapeake
Bay and Great Lakes programs. In October
2005, GAO issued Chesapeake Bay
Program: Improved Strategies are Needed
to Better Assess, Report and Manage
Restoration Progress. Between 2005 and
2008, OIG issued several evaluation reports
on the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), the
majority focusing on EPA's efforts to reduce
nutrients and sediment loads from the
principal source sectors in the Chesapeake
Bay. EPA believes that actions taken to date
and those planned in the future adequately
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address the concerns GAO and OIG
expressed in these reports.
In a May 2008 report to Congress,
Strengthening the Management,
Coordination and Accountability of the
Chesapeake Bay Program, EPA described
CBP partners' collective efforts to
implement GAO recommendations. This
report provides documentation and evidence
demonstrating how these recommendations
have been implemented and will support
enhanced coordination, collaboration, and
accountability among the CBP partners. In
addition, it describes CBP partners' progress
in developing and implementing the
Chesapeake Action Plan (CAP), a critical
enhancement of the CBP's management
system that supports implementation of the
GAO recommendations.
The CAP includes four primary
components:
A strategic framework that unifies
CBP's existing planning documents
and clarifies how CBP partners will
pursue the restoration and protection
goals for the Bay and its watershed;
An operating plan that identifies and
catalogues CBP partners' resources
and actions being undertaken and
planned;
Dashboards, which are high-level
summaries of key information,
including clear status of progress,
realistic annual targets toward certain
Chesapeake 2000 goals, summaries
of actions and funding, and critical
analyses of the current strategy,
challenges, and future emphasis; and
An adaptive management process
that begins to identify how this
information and analysis will provide
critical input to determine CBP
partners' actions, assign emphasis,
and establish future priorities.
These components enhance coordination
among CBP partners; encourage them to
continually review and improve their
progress in protecting and restoring the Bay;
increase the transparency of CBP's
operations for partners and the public; and
heighten the level of CBP's accountability
as a whole and as individual partners for
meeting their Bay health and restoration
goals.
The CAP supports a management system
that more closely aligns implementation
responsibilities with the unique capabilities
and missions of the CBP partners, thereby
using the limited resources available to the
CBP partners more efficiently. The CAP
will significantly transform the way CBP
will operate.
It is important to note that CBP partners
have long been engaged in significant
actions to advance the protection and
restoration of the Chesapeake Bay. CBP
partners are strongly committed to achieving
program goals for the Bay. The CAP has
placed CBP on a course to accelerate the
pace at which the partners implement
actions to improve the Bay.
In May 2004, President Bush signed
Executive Order 13340, creating a Cabinet-
level interagency task force to bring an
unprecedented level of collaboration and
coordination to restore and protect the Great
Lakes. EPA's Great Lakes National
Program Office (GLNPO) was cited in the
Order and given responsibility for providing
assistance to carry out the goals of the
Order. In addition, the Order created a
federal interagency task force to bring the
many governmental partners together to
protect and restore the Great Lakes. In
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December 2005, the Great Lakes Regional
Collaboration (GLRC) developed a strategy
to guide federal, state, tribal and other
partners' action to restore the Great Lakes.
Federal commitments have been identified
in the federal Near-Term Action Plan and
are being implemented. EPA's GLNPO is
tracking performance in improving the Great
Lakes and progress toward commitments in
the Federal Near-Term Action Plan.
During FY 2008, EPA continued to support
the Great Lakes Interagency Task Force. As
of August 2008, 37 of 48 near-term actions
had been completed, with most of the
remaining on track toward completion. The
completed projects include a standardized
sanitary survey tool for beach managers to
identify pollution sources at beaches and
$525,000 in grants to state and local
governments to pilot the use of the tool to
assess 60 beaches in the Great Lakes. In
addition, Asian Silver Carp, Largescale
Silver Carp, and Black Carp were listed as
injurious under the Lacey Act, and operation
of the electric carp barrier in Illinois
continued preventing the spread of these
species into the Great Lakes.
EPA has been working with other federal
agencies to strengthen interagency
coordination and resolve a variety of
problems. The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, Forest Service, Natural
Resources Conservation Service, and EPA
collectively provided nearly $2 million in
federal funding, and more in leveraged non-
federal funds, to support 36 projects to make
on-the-ground gains in protecting and
restoring watersheds in the Great Lakes.
Pursuant to the Great Lakes
Habitat/Wetlands Initiative, EPA
coordinated and leveraged resources with
appropriate agencies, including the Corps of
Engineers, to restore, protect, or improve
approximately 65,000 acres of wetlands
toward a near-term goal of 100,000 acres.
Great Lakes states have committed to meet a
similar 100,000 acre wetlands goal.
Since receiving its first appropriation under
the Great Lakes Legacy Act in 2004, EPA
has seen noteworthy success in the timely
removal of contaminants from Great Lakes'
Areas of Concern. For instance, EPA and its
partners have remediated more than 800,000
cubic yards of contaminated sediment at five
sites, and leveraged funds under the Act
(utilizing federal, state, and private dollars)
to remove more than 1.5 million pounds of
contaminated sediments from the
environment. These efforts have reduced
risk to aquatic life and human health,
removing more than 25,000 pounds of
PCBs, more than 1 million pounds of
chromium, about 400 pounds of mercury,
and 171 pounds of lead.
EPA acknowledges that there is much more
to be done and that many management
challenges remain. The Agency will
continue to work toward solving these
problems in collaboration with other Great
Lakes Interagency Task Force agencies, as
well as its other international, state, and
local level partners.
8. Voluntary Programs - Update****
Summary of Challenge: EPA must ensure
that applying voluntary approaches and
innovative or alternative practices to
provide flexible, collaborative, and market-
driven solutions for measurable results are
managed using standards, consistent
processes, and verifiable data, to ensure that
programs are efficiently and effectively
providing intended and claimed
environmental benefits.
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Agency Response: EPA programs support
nearly 50 voluntary or partnership programs,
which complement regulations, assistance,
grants, and other tools to promote improved
environmental performance. For example,
they may function as an adjunct to
regulatory programs (e.g., encouraging
retrofit or replacement of older equipment
where regulations apply only to new
equipment) or fill in where a regulatory
approach is not practicable (e.g., helping
companies design products to minimize their
long-term environmental impact). The wide
range of these programs is attributed to their
varying size, scope, environmental media,
target environmental issue, and stakeholder
base. These programs encompass a diverse
array of activities ranging from high-profile
programs such as Energy Star to smaller,
more targeted programs such as Sunwise or
Natural Gas STAR.
These programs are managed by of the
Agency's various program offices. OPEI
provides assistance and coordination to the
program offices. OPEI also provides advice
regarding the strategic management of the
voluntary programs to EPA's senior
management, through the Innovation Action
Council (IAC).
In 2008, EPA took a number of significant
steps to track these programs and ensure that
they are well-designed, well-managed and
properly evaluated. The Deputy
Administrator established a Senior
Leadership subgroup, under the auspices of
the Innovation Action Council. The
subgroup was tasked with adopting
minimum program standards, creating
procedures to report the establishment of
new programs, and clearly defining what
constitutes a "partnership program." The
new minimum standards require each
program to:
Develop a "logic model" and
business plan showing how the
resources invested are expected to
lead to environmental results;
Establish and carry out a plan for
measuring results;
Establish and carry out a plan for
periodic program evaluation; and
Create a professional marketing plan
to maximize program impact.
OPEI is also establishing a central database
for a variety of program information
including budgets and results data, for the
benefit of the Agency's management.
Concurrent efforts are under way to achieve
the greatest benefit from the resources
invested in these programs. For example:
Several regional offices are
beginning to "bundle" programs for
delivery to target partners, avoiding
duplicative marketing efforts.
OPEI provides technical assistance,
such as the annual partnership
program practitioners' workshop.
The 2008 workshop attracted more
participants than in the past and
served as a vehicle for providing
information about the new program
standards.
EPA issued a cross-agency guide to
the EPA Climate Programs, which is
designed to help businesses or
industry sectors find the programs
relevant to their needs for reducing
greenhouse gas emissions, reducing
overlap and duplication in marketing
efforts by programs reaching out to
similar partners.
These steps constitute a significant response
to the concerns identified in this
management challenge, in particular, the
need for Agency-wide policies on key
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evaluative elements, more consistent and
reliable data, operational guidelines, and a
systematic process to develop, test, market,
and evaluate the effectiveness of voluntary
programs.
9. Chemical Regulations
Summary of Challenge: GAO reviews
found that EPA does not routinely assess the
risks of all existing chemicals and faces
challenges in obtaining the information
necessary to do so. Although EPA initiated
the High-Production Volume (HPV)
Challenge Program, it is not yet clear
whether the program will produce sufficient
information for EPA to determine
chemicals' risks to human health and the
environment. Additionally, EPA has
established the Chemical Assessment and
Management Program (ChAMP) to assess
the harmfulness of chemicals; however,
obtaining information from the chemical
industry on toxicity and exposure has been
difficult. Until EPA can determine the value
of such programs, the Agency remains
challenged in its ability to assess chemical
risk to human health and the environment.
Agency Response: The Toxic Substance
Control Act (TSCA) authorizes EPA to
obtain information on chemicals and
regulate chemicals that pose an
unreasonable risk to human health and the
environment. In FY 2007, EPA initiated the
chemical assessment phase, drawing on: 1)
HPV Challenge Program chemical hazard
and fate data; and 2) EPA's expansion of the
TSCA Inventory Update Rule (IUR)
provided valuable new use data for large
volume chemicals that support exposure
characterizations. The Agency is combining
these data to produce Risk-Based
Prioritizations (RBP) to guide subsequent
actions for HPV chemicals. EPA will have
developed and posted 330 RBPs for HPV
chemicals by the end of FY 2009.
In FY 2008, EPA expanded the scope of its
existing chemicals assessment and risk
management program to develop Hazard-
Based Prioritizations (HBPs) for the
approximately 4,000 Moderate Production
Volume (MPV) chemicals produced
annually in quantities exceeding 25,000
pounds. HBPs differ from RBPs by
focusing exclusively on chemical hazard and
fate information. The expanded IUR
chemical use data are only reported for large
volume chemicals. Furthermore, since the
HPV Challenge Program did not include
MPV chemicals in its data collection efforts,
EPA is drawing on existing data and
sophisticated Structure/Activity Relationship
(SAR) models to develop the HBPs. EPA
will have developed and publically posted
155 HBPs by the end of FY 2009.
The RBPs and HBPs categorize chemicals
into three priority levels (high, medium,
low) for subsequent more detailed
assessment or direct risk management
action. Additional resources proposed by
EPA for FY 2010 to support an enhanced
toxics program will enable EPA to
significantly accelerate its pace in
developing RBPs (230 vs. 180 in FY 2009)
and HBPs (350 vs. 100 in FY 2009). More
importantly, a substantial portion of these
proposed additional resources will be used
by EPA to initiate the risk management
phase of this strategy, supporting
deployment of the full range of TSCA
regulatory authorities and pollution
prevention programs to address high priority
chemicals of concern. (More information is
available at:
http://www.epa.gov/chemrtk/pub s/sumresp.
htm.)
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Taken together, these efforts substantially
enhance EPA's ability to not only assess but
also act to reduce chemical risks to human
health and the environment.
10. Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS) Risk Assessment
Summary of Challenge: GAO believes that
EPA 's Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS) is at risk of becoming obsolete
because of the Agency's inability to: (1)
complete timely and credible assessments;
(2) decrease its backlog of ongoing
assessments; and (3) manage recent process
changes. GAO is concerned that these
factors may further prevent EPA from
properly managing the IRIS database. GAO
recommends that EPA, in order to
effectively maintain IRIS assessments,
streamline its assessment process and adopt
transparency practices that provide
assurance that the assessments are
appropriately based on the best available
science and not biased by policy
considerations.
Agency Response: In its March 2008
report, Chemical Assessments: Low
Productivity and New Interagency Review
Process Limit the Usefulness and Credibility
of EPA's Integrated Risk Information
System, GAO states that EPA's IRIS
database is at risk of becoming obsolete.
EPA has been working to revise the IRIS
process to help address delays in completing
IRIS assessments and to provide greater
transparency, objectivity, balance, rigor, and
predictability in the process to produce IRIS
assessments. EPA recently redesigned its
IRIS process and is considering other
changes that it believes will sufficiently
address GAO's recommendations.
With regard to GAO concerns about the
timeliness of IRIS assessments, EPA
continues working to ensure that
assessments are executed on a predictable
schedule and in a manner that decreases the
backlog of incomplete assessments. For the
first time, specific timelines and major
milestones are established for each step of
the process. The timelines in the IRIS
process must balance the need for careful
consideration of science and science policy
with EPA's need for timely information.
The new IRIS process enables greater public
involvement. For example, the nomination
process for new assessments has been
expanded to include a Federal Register
notice that allows the public to nominate
chemicals for review. EPA is also working
to improve the prioritization process to
capture and document the relative priorities
of EPA programs, in conjunction with
various interests of the public and other
stakeholders. In addition, to facilitate
transparency, a public comment period and
public listening session are now held for
each chemical. They are announced through
a Federal Register notice following the
release of the external review draft of an
assessment.
EPA believes that by promoting greater
communication and information sharing,
providing stakeholders and the public with
increased access to the IRIS process in a
well-defined capacity, it has ensured that
IRIS assessments will be highly transparent
and based on the most credible science. EPA
will continue to evaluate the process over
time, instituting additional improvements as
needed, to ensure that the process effectively
meets the needs of EPA, the Federal
government, and the American public.
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11. Management
of
Leaking
Underground Storage Tanks
Summary of Challenge: Under the
underground storage tanks program, EPA
relies on states to ensure that tank owners
and operators are in compliance with
federal financial responsibilities. In a 2007
report, GAO found that EPA did not provide
specific guidance to states as to whether or
how frequently they should verify coverage.
GAO believes EPA lacks assurance that
states are adequately overseeing and
enforcing financial responsibility provisions
and that the Agency's method of monitoring
whether state assurance funds provide
adequate financial responsibility coverage is
limited. In addition, GAO finds that EPA 's
distribution of LUST Trust Fund money to
states depends on data that may be
inaccurate, due to state reporting
requirements. GAO recommends EPA
develop national data on the extent to which
releases remaining to be cleaned up are
attributed to tanks without viable owners.
Agency Response: In February 2007,
GAO published its report to Congressional
requestors, Leaking Underground Storage
Tanks: EPA Should Take Steps to Better
Ensure the Effective Use of Public Funding
for Cleanups. GAO recommended EPA
ensure that tank owners maintain adequate
financial responsibility coverage and that
state assurance funds provide reliable
coverage. EPA believes it has taken steps to
address these GAO concerns.
EPA agrees that regular verification of
financial responsibility coverage is
important to ensure adequate funding for
future releases. EPA is now requiring state
and EPA inspectors to verify compliance
with the financial responsibility
requirements as part of the Energy Policy
Act's mandatory 3-year inspection
requirement. In response to GAO's
recommendation that the Agency improve
its oversight of the solvency of state
assurance funds to ensure that they continue
to provide reliable coverage for tank owners,
the Agency is developing guidance for
monitoring the financial soundness of state
funds and expects to complete this guidance
in September 2009. The Agency is also
conducting a study of backlog sites not yet
cleaned up and assessing the feasibility of
evaluating private UST insurance
mechanisms. The backlog study will
examine the pace of cleanups in 14 states
and attempt to identify factors that may slow
the rate of cleanup. The study is expected to
be completed by the end of 2009.
To better focus on how EPA distributes
program resources by states, the Agency has
developed a Quality Assurance/Quality
Evaluation Checklist and is working with
regions and states to implement quality
control measures and ensure that data is
consistent with existing EPA definitions.
EPA will also work with regions and states
to consider other changes to improve the
distribution of future LUST money,
including changes that more specifically
reflect the need at abandoned LUST sites.
12. Enforcement and Compliance
Summary of Challenge: While EPA has
improved its oversight of state enforcement
programs by implementing the State Review
Framework (SRF), GAO notes that the
Agency needs now to use SRF reviews as a
means to address issues identified.
Specifically, the Agency needs to determine
the root cause of poorly performing
programs, inform the public about states'
progress in implementing their enforcement
responsibilities, and utilize the SRF
methodology to assess performance of EPA
regions. EPA needs to improve its
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enforcement data to determine the universe
of regulated entities and their
characteristics and address apparent
inconsistencies in program delivery among
EPA 's regional offices.
Agency Response: In a July 2007 report
entitled, EPA-State Enforcement
Partnership Has Improved, but EPA's
Oversight Needs Further Enhancement,
GAO recommends that EPA improve its
oversight of enforcement programs by using
the State Review Framework (SRF) to
develop a more consistent approach. EPA
has used and will continue to use the SRF as
tool to assess state compliance and
enforcement programs, and regional direct-
implementation programs.
EPA created the SRF in FY 2004 as a pilot
(one state in each of its ten regions) to
address concerns about consistency in the
minimum level of enforcement activity
across states and the oversight of state
programs by EPA regions. Between FY
2005 and FY 2007, the SRF was
implemented in the remaining states and 4
territories. Using 12 core elements, the SRF
assesses enforcement activities across three
key programs - the Clean Air Act Stationary
Sources (Title V), the Clean Water Act
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES), and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Subtitle C. The 12 core elements include
data completeness, data accuracy, timeliness
of data entry, completion of work plan
commitments, inspection coverage,
completeness of inspection reports,
identification of alleged violations,
identification of significant noncompliance,
ensuring return to compliance, timely and
appropriate enforcement, calculation of
gravity and economic benefit penalty
components, and final assessed penalties and
their collection.
During FYs 2007-2008, EPA evaluated the
first full round of the SRF to identify ways
to streamline the time and effort of the
reviews and opportunities for further
improvements. Based on the reviews and
the evaluation, EPA identified four areas
that were recurring issues across states and
programs: data entry and reporting;
significant non-compliance and high priority
violations (SNC/HPV) identification; timely
enforcement; and calculation and
documentation of penalties. In September
2008, EPA made key improvements and
initiated Round 2, which included additional
and enhanced training for regions and states,
streamlined reporting through a standard
template, clarified elements, improved
metrics, more explicit guidance on
incorporating local agencies into reviews,
better understanding of where consistency is
important, a streamlined review of reports,
tracking and management of the
implementation of recommendations, and
additional steps for communication and
coordination between regions and states.
The current SRF outlines the process for
uniformly addressing significant problems
identified in state programs. The process
consists of a series of escalating steps. First,
the region and state will precisely define the
state's attributes and deficiencies, and then
develop a schedule for implementing needed
changes. Second, the region and state will
jointly develop a plan to address improved
performance, using established mechanisms
such as Performance Partnership
Agreements, Performance Partnership
Grants, or categorical grant agreements to
codify the plans. Third, the implementation
of the plan will be monitored and managed
to ensure progress as planned and to identify
and deal with issues as they arise.
EPA is using the SRF as a means to assess
compliance and enforcement programs. In
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early 2009, EPA reviewed the status of state
progress toward addressing the problems
identified in the first round of SRF reviews.
At that time, states had completed 74
percent of the recommended actions to
address problems. The Agency will review
the status of the recommendations annually
and discus progress with the regions at the
senior management level twice per year. In
addition, based on the reviews and the
evaluation, the Agency identified four areas
that were recurring issues across states and
programs: data entry and reporting;
significant non-compliance and high priority
violations (SNC/HPV) identification; timely
enforcement; and calculation and
documentation of penalties. EPA has
conducted an analysis of the nature and
causes of these national issues and will work
with the states to develop plans to improve
performance in these areas on a nationwide
basis.
EPA has made substantial progress in
planning and priority setting with states and
in using the SRF to enhance its ability to
evaluate and oversee state enforcement
activities. The Agency believes that the
SRF will help to maintain a level of
consistency across state programs, ensuring
that states meet minimum standards and
leading to fair and consistent enforcement of
environmental laws and consistent
protection of human health and the
environment across the country. EPA plans
to use the "SRF Tracker" to analyze trends
in findings and track corrective actions to
report on the results of the SRF reviews.
13. Environmental Information
Summary of Challenge: While noting
EPA 's progress in addressing critical data
gaps in its environmental information, GAO
believes the Agency still lacks the data it
needs to manage for environmental results.
The Agency continues to face challenges in
filling critical data gaps to incorporate
better scientific understanding into
assessments of environmental trends and
conditions and to develop better
performance measures for managing
programs and measuring program
effectiveness. Additionally, the Agency
needs to be cautious of its use of
biomonitoring as a tool for detecting
chemical effects on children's health.
Agency Response: EPA has made progress
in addressing critical data gaps in its
environmental information. Under the
Environmental Indicators Initiative, EPA is
seeking to identify and obtain the data
necessary to help the Agency manage for
results and to provide a coherent picture of
the Nation's environment. Despite the
progress being made, critical data gaps
remain that need to be filled to provide
better scientific understanding of
environmental trends and conditions. EPA's
Report on the Environment 2008 discusses
indicators and data that are currently
available to answer questions concerning
environmental conditions and trends and
describes their limitations. Additionally, the
report identifies key limitations of these
indicators and gaps where reliable indicators
do not yet exist. EPA points out that these
gaps and limitations highlight the disparity
between the current state of knowledge and
the goal of information about specific
environmental conditions and trends that can
direct future research and monitoring efforts.
To better link and integrate the Report on
the Environment with its strategic planning
and budgeting, EPA continues to implement
and refine a process for identifying and
prioritizing key data gaps that limit its
ability to report on and manage for
environmental results. EPA agrees with
GAO that it needs to continue to make
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progress in this process. However, EPA
does not agree that environmental
information supporting the indicators
activities remains a management challenge.
The Agency is taking steps to implement a
planning approach that takes into account
important environmental results and follows
through to identify knowledge gaps and
limitations at the program level. By
introducing environmental information
needs as part of the Agency's planning
process and continuing Office of Research
and Development and the Office of
Environmental Information (OEI) work on
indicators and performance management,
EPA believes it has addressed the challenge.
In addition, OEI's National Dialogue on
Access to Environmental Information,
launched in FY 2008, will result in
development of a strategy to enhance public
access to environmental information
available both within and outside EPA.
Because a significant portion of available
environmental information resides outside of
EPA, the Agency believes this strategy will
assist the Agency in making additional
progress in addressing information needs.
14. Financial Management Practices
Summary of Challenge: GAO continues to
raise concerns about the Agency's financial
management practices. While EPA has
made significant progress in enhancing its
deobligation efforts, GAO believes the
Agency needs to improve oversight of its
processes for conducting and tracking
deobligation of expired contracts, grants,
and interagency agreements. Additionally,
GAO recommends that the Agency report
deobligation and recertification of expired
funds in its Congressional budget
justification.
Agency Response: EPA acknowledges
GAO's concerns about its financial
management practices. The Agency has
already taken steps to reduce unliquidated
obligations in expired contracts and grants,
which have resulted in a significant decrease
since FY 2006.
During FY 2006 and 2007, EPA integrated
data elements between its Integrated Grants
Management System (IGMS) and Integrated
Financial Management System (IFMS),
thereby creating a relational database that
supports integrated administrative and
financial reporting. Using standard
reporting and baseline estimates, EPA is
able to measure unliquidated obligations
remaining in expired grants. During FY
2006 and 2007, EPA achieved annual
reductions of 12.1 percent and 10.6 percent,
respectively. In FY 2008, EPA recognized a
reduction of $25.9 million (14.8 percent) for
a baseline estimate of $175 million in
obligations that expired through October 3,
2007. The Agency is committed to
achieving unliquidated obligations as a
percentage of total obligations equal to no
more than 10 percent by the end of FY 2009.
Under its Proud to Be VI initiative, EPA has
noted the importance of integrated reporting
of contracts and financial data. Much of the
Agency's decision to undertake this data
integration reflects feedback provided
during roundtable discussions with end-
users of contracts information. During FY
2007, EPA developed a strategy to integrate
reports combining data from existing
systems, including IFMS and administrative
contract systems, and provided these
reporting tools to the end-user community.
In addition, to ensure continuity of data
availability to Agency decision makers, EPA
developed a suite of reports that are
accessible via its Financial Data Warehouse.
To provide timely data to program managers
on the status of a deobligation, EPA
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developed an Agency-wide "Recertification
Database." This allows program offices to
de-obligate no-year funds (e.g., Superfund
or STAG) and initiate reprogramming
requests in a timely manner. It also serves
as an incentive to monitor and deobligate
trailing funds.
EPA will continue to work toward its goals
for reducing unliquidated obligations in
expired grants and contracts.
15. Human Capital Management
Summary of Challenge: GAO finds that
despite EPA's progress in improving the
management of its human capital, the
Agency needs to ensure its workforce is
distributed in the most effective manner.
GAO further notes that if EPA is to improve
its resource planning process, the Agency
needs to obtain reliable data on key
workload indicators and design budget and
cost accounting systems that can isolate
resources needed and allocated to key
activities.
Agency Response: As part of ongoing
resource management efforts, EPA has been
exploring how to maximize the productivity
of its staff and other resources. During each
year's budget process, EPA reviews the
staffing, funding levels, and allocation to
address all activities. The OIG and GAO
routinely report that EPA (and other
agencies) need to increase the efficiency of
resource use in functional areas. In addition,
EPA and many other federal agencies have
begun specializing in particular functional
areas and providing these services externally
to other federal agencies. For example, EPA
has contracted with the Department of
Defense for its payroll services, and the
Department of the Interior provides
accounting services to nearly 20 other
agencies.
In 2006, a workload assessment and
benchmarking analysis was conducted for
EPA which compared EPA's workload
methodology with that of nine other federal
agencies. Data were used from the Office
Personnel Management's (OPM) FedScope
system, interviews, and past studies
conducted through contract support. Two
major difficulties were encountered: 1)
finding strong comparables for EPA as a
whole, and 2) finding appropriate qualitative
information sources at other agencies to help
understand the workload assessment
methodologies, if any, that these agencies
used.
In FY 2009, EPA is exploring ways to better
assess and benchmark current staff levels
against similar functions in other federal
agencies, in order to better understand EPA
workload, how other agencies approach the
issue, and identify potential efficiencies. In
2009, we will begin to collect and analyze
the data and this work will continue into FY
2010. The analysis will target certain key
functions that EPA shares with other federal
agencies, such as: 1) Regulatory
Development, 2) Scientific Research, 3)
Enforcement, 4) Financial Management, 5)
Environmental Monitoring, and 6)
Permitting.
Examining the Agency's workforce
distribution characteristics to improve its
resource planning is a broad and lengthy
process. Traditional methods require
extensive data collection and analysis.
Benchmarking may help identify where a
more targeted analysis could be effective.
EPA will continue to review current
processes and methodologies to determine
how best to improve the management of its
resources.
* FY 2004 and 2005 Working
Relationships with the States and
Linking Mission to Management were
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consolidated into Managing for Results.
FY 2006 and FY 2007 Managing for
Results and Data Gaps were merged into
Performance Management
** FY 2006 and 2007 titled Agency Efforts
in Support of Homeland Security
*** FY 2007 this topic was include in
Workforce Planning and in FY 2005 and
2006 in Human Capital Management
**** FY 2006 and 2007 Voluntary Programs
included Alternative and Innovative
Practices and Programs
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EPA USER FEE PROGRAM
In FY 2010, EPA will have several user fee
programs in operation. These user fee
programs and proposals are as follows:
Current Fees: Pesticides
The FY 2010 President's Budget reflects the
continued collection of Maintenance fees for
review of existing pesticide registrations,
and Enhanced Registration Service Fees for
the accelerated review of new pesticide
registration applications.
Pesticides
Extension
Maintenance Fee
The Maintenance fee provides funding for
the Registration Review program and a
certain percentage supports the processing
of applications involving "me-too" or inert
ingredients. In FY 2010, the Agency
expects to collect $22 million in
Maintenance fees under current law.
Enhanced Registration Services
Entities seeking to register pesticides for use
in the United States pay a fee at the time the
registration action request is submitted to
EPA specifically for accelerated pesticide
registration decision service. This process
has introduced new pesticides to the market
more quickly. In FY 2010, the Agency
expects to collect $6 million in Enhanced
Registration Service fees under current law.
Current Fees: Other
Pre-Manufacturing
Fee
Notification
Since 1989, the Pre-Manufacturing
Notifications (PMN) fee has been collected
for the review and processing of new
chemical pre-manufacturing notifications
submitted to EPA by the chemical industry.
These fees are paid at the time of submission
of the PMN for review by EPA's Toxic
Substances program. PMN fees are
authorized by the Toxic Substances Control
Act and contain a cap on the amount the
Agency may charge for a PMN review. EPA
is authorized to collect up to $1.8 million in
PMN fees in FY 2010 under current law.
Lead Accreditation
Certification Fee
and
The Toxic Substances Control Act, Title IV,
Section 402(a)(3), mandates the
development of a schedule of fees for
persons operating lead training programs
accredited under the 402/404 rule and for
lead-based paint contractors certified under
this rule. The training programs ensure that
lead paint abatement is done safely. Fees
collected for this activity are deposited in
the U.S. Treasury, and EPA estimates that
$1 million will be deposited in FY 2010.
Motor Vehicle and Engine
Compliance Program Fee
This fee is authorized by the Clean Air Act
of 1990 and is managed by the Air and
Radiation program. Fee collections began in
August 1992. This fee is imposed on
manufacturers of light-duty vehicles, light
and heavy trucks and motorcycles. The fees
cover EPA's cost of certifying new engines
and vehicles and monitoring compliance of
in-use engines and vehicles, engines In
2004, EPA promulgated a rule that updated
existing fees and established fees for newly-
regulated vehicles and engines. The fees
established for new compliance programs
are also imposed on heavy-duty, in-use, and
nonroad industries, including large diesel
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and gas equipment (earthmovers, tractors,
forklifts, compressors, etc.), handheld and
non-handheld utility (chainsaws, weed-
whackers, leaf-blowers, lawnmowers, tillers,
etc.), marine (boat motors, watercraft, jet-
skis), locomotive, aircraft and recreational
vehicles (off-road motorcycles, all-terrain
vehicles, snowmobiles). In 2009 EPA added
fees for evaporative requirements for
nonroad engines. EPA intends to apply
certification fees to additional industry
sectors as new programs are developed. In
FY 2010, EPA expects to collect $19.8
million from this fee.
Fee Proposals: Pesticides
Pesticides Tolerance Fee
A tolerance is the maximum legal limit of a
pesticide residue in and on food
commodities and animal feed. In 1954, the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA) authorized the collection of fees
for the establishment of tolerances on raw
agricultural commodities and in food
commodities. The collection of this fee has
been blocked by the Pesticides Registration
Improvement Renewal Act (PRIA 2)
through 2012. The Administration will
submit legislative language proposing to
allow for the collection of $13 million in
Pesticide Tolerance fees in FY 2010.
Enhanced Registration Services
Legislative language will be submitted
proposing to publish a new fee schedule to
collect an additional $12 million in FY 2010
to better align fee collections with program
costs. Currently, those who directly benefit
from EPA's registration services cover only
a fraction of the costs to operate the
program, leaving the general taxpayer to
shoulder the remaining burden.
Pesticides
Extension
Maintenance Fee
Legislative language will be submitted to
allow the collection of an additional $23
million in order to more closely align fee
collections with program costs. The
President's Budget proposes to relieve the
burden on the general taxpayer and finance
the costs of operating the Registration
Review program from those who directly
benefit from EPA's reregi strati on activities.
Fee Proposals: Other
Pre-Manufacturing
Fee
Notification
Under the current fee structure, the Agency
would collect $1.8 million in FY 2010.
Legislative language will be submitted to
remove the statutory cap in the Toxic
Substances Control Act on Pre-
Manufacturing Notification Fees. In FY
2010, EPA expects to collect an additional
$4 million by removing the statutory cap.
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WORKING CAPITAL FUND
In FY 2010, the Agency begins its
fourteenth year of operation of the Working
Capital Fund (WCF). It is a revolving fund,
authorized by law to finance a cycle of
operations, where the costs of goods and
services provided are charged to users on a
fee-for-service basis. The funds received
are available without fiscal year limitation,
to continue operations and to replace capital
equipment. EPA's WCF was implemented
under the authority of Section 403 of the
Government Management Reform Act of
1994 and EPA's FY 1997 Appropriations
Act. Permanent WCF authority was
contained in the Agency's FY 1998
Appropriations Act.
The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) initiated
the WCF in FY 1997 as part of an effort to:
(1) be accountable to Agency offices, the
Office of Management and Budget, and the
Congress; (2) increase the efficiency of the
administrative services provided to program
offices; and (3) increase customer service
and responsiveness. The Agency has a
WCF Board which provides policy and
planning oversight and advises the CFO
regarding the WCF financial position. The
Board, chaired by the Associate Chief
Financial Officer, is composed of twenty-
three permanent members from the program
and regional offices.
Four Agency activities, provided in FY
2009, will continue into FY 2010. These are
the Agency's information technology and
telecommunications operations, managed by
the Office of Environmental Information,
Agency postage costs, managed by the
Office of Administration, and the Agency's
core accounting system and relocation
services, which are both managed by the
Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
The Agency's FY 2010 budget request
includes resources for these four activities in
each National Program Manager's
submission, totaling approximately $200
million. These estimated resources may be
increased to incorporate program office's
additional service needs during the operating
year. To the extent that these increases are
subject to Congressional reprogramming
notifications, the Agency will comply with
all applicable requirements. In FY 2010, the
Agency will continue to market its
information technology and relocation
services to other Federal agencies in an
effort to deliver high quality services
external to EPA, which will result in lower
costs to EPA customers.
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ACRONYMS FOR STATUTORY AUTHORITIES
AEA: Atomic Energy Act, as amended, andCICA: Competition in Contracting Act
Reorganization Plan #3
CRA: Civil Rights Act
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
CSA: Computer Security Act
ADEA: Age Discrimination in Employment Act
CWPPR: Coastal Wetlands Planning,
AHERA: Asbestos Hazard Emergency ResponseProtection, and Restoration Act of 1990
Act
CWA: Clean Water Act
AHPA: Archaeological and Historic
Preservation Act CZARA: Coastal Zone Management Act
Reauthorization Amendments
ASHAA: Asbestos in Schools Hazard Abatement
Act CZMA: Coastal Zone Management Act
APA: Administrative Procedures Act
DP A: Deepwater Ports Act
ASTCA: Antarctic Science, Tourism, andDREAA: Disaster Relief and Emergency
Conservation Act Assistance Act
BEACH Act of 2000: Beaches EnvironmentalECRA: Economic Cleanup Responsibility
Assessment and Coastal Health Act Act
BRERA: Brownfields Revitalization andEFOIA: Electronic Freedom of Information
Environmental Restoration Act Act
CAA: Clean Air Act
CAAA: Clean Air Act Amendments
CCA: Clinger Cohen Act
CCAA: Canadian Clean Air Act
CEPA: Canadian Environmental Protection Act
CERCLA: Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(1980)
CFOA: Chief Financial Officers Act
CFR: Code of Federal Regulations
EPAA: Environmental Programs Assistance
Act
EPAAR: EPA Acquisition Regulations
EPCA: Energy Policy and Conservation Act
EPACT: Energy Policy Act
EPCRA: Emergency Planning and
Community Right to Know Act
ERD&DAA: Environmental Research,
Development and Demonstration
Authorization Act
ESA: Endangered Species Act
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ESECA: Energy Supply and Environmental
Coordination Act
FACA: Federal Advisory Committee Act
FAIR: Federal Activities Inventory Reform
Act
FCMA: Fishery Conservation and
Management Act
FEPCA: Federal Environmental Pesticide
Control Act; enacted as amendments to
FIFRA.
FFDCA: Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act
FGCAA: Federal Grant and Cooperative
Agreement Act
FIFRA: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act
FLPMA: Federal Land Policy and
Management Act
FMFIA: Federal Managers' Financial
Integrity Act
FOIA: Freedom of Information Act
FPAS: Federal Property and Administration
Services Act
FPA: Federal Pesticide Act
FPPA: Federal Pollution Prevention Act
FPR: Federal Procurement Regulation
FQPA: Food Quality Protection Act
FRA: Federal Register Act
FSA: Food Security Act
FUA: Fuel Use Act
FWCA: Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
FWPCA: Federal Water Pollution and
Control Act (aka CWA)
GISRA: Government Information Security
Reform Act
GMRA: Government Management Reform
Act
GPRA: Government Performance and
Results Act
HMTA: Hazardous
Transportation Act
Materials
HSWA: Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments
IGA: Inspector General Act
IP A: Intergovernmental Personnel Act
IPIA: Improper Payments Information Act
ISTEA: Intermodal Surface Transportation
Efficiency Act
LPA-US/MX-BR: 1983 La Paz Agreement
on US/Mexico Border Region
MPPRCA: Marine Plastic Pollution,
Research and Control Act of 1987
MPRSA: Marine Protection Research and
Sanctuaries Act
NAAEC: North American Agreement on
Environmental Cooperation
NAAQS: National Ambient Air Quality Standard
NAWCA: North American Wetlands Conservation
Act
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act
NHPA: National Historic Preservation Act
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NIPDWR: National Interim Primary
Drinking Water Regulations
NISA: National Invasive Species Act of
1996
ODA: Ocean Dumping Act
OPA: The Oil Pollution Act
OWBPA: Older Workers Benefit Protection
Act
PBA: Public Building Act
PFCRA: Program Fraud Civil Remedies
Act
PHSA: Public Health Service Act
PLIRRA: Pollution Liability Insurance and
Risk Retention Act
PR: Privacy Act
PRA: Paperwork Reduction Act
QCA: Quiet Communities Act
RCRA: Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act
RLBPHRA: Residential Lead-Based Paint
Hazard Reduction Act
RFA: Regulatory Flexibility Act
RICO: Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt
Organizations Act
SARA: Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986
SBREFA: Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
SBLRBRERA: Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization and
Environmental Restoration Act
SDWA: Safe Drinking Water Act
SICEA: Steel Industry Compliance Extension Act
SMCRA: Surface Mining Control and Reclamation
Act
SPA: Shore Protection Act of 1988
SWDA: Solid Waste Disposal Act
TCA: Tribal Cooperative Agreement
TSCA: Toxic Substances Control Act
UMRA: Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
UMTRLWA: Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation
Land Withdrawal Act
USC: United States Code
USTCA: Underground Storage Tank Compliance
Act
WQA: Water Quality Act of 1987
WRDA: Water Resources Development Act
WSRA: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
WWWQA: Wet Weather Water Quality Act of
2000
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STAG CATEGORICAL PROGRAM GRANTS
Statutory Authority and Eligible Uses
(Dollars in Thousands)
Grant Title
State and Local
Air Quality
Management
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Section
103
Eligible
Recipients
Multi-
jurisdictional
organizations
(non-profit
organizations
whose boards of
directors or
membership is
made up of CAA
section 302(b)
agency officers
and Tribal
representatives
and whose
mission is to
support the
continuing
environmental
programs of the
states)
Eligible Uses
Coordinating or
facilitating a
multi-
jurisdictional
approach to
addressing
regional haze.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$52,350.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goall,
Obj. 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$54,850.0
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Grant Title
State and Local
Air Quality
Management
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Sections
103, 105, 106
Eligible
Recipients
Air pollution
control agencies
as defined in
section 302(b) of
the CAA; Multi-
jurisdictional
organizations
(non-profit
organizations
whose boards of
directors or
membership is
made up of CAA
section 302(b)
agency officers
and whose
mission is to
support the
continuing
environmental
programs of the
states); Interstate
air quality
control region
designated
pursuant to
section 107 of
the CAA or of
implementing
section 176A, or
section 184
NOTE: only the
Ozone Transport
Commission is
eligible
Eligible Uses
Carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA and
associated
program support
costs, including
monitoring
activities
(section 105);
Coordinating or
facilitating a
multi-
jurisdictional
approach to
carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA (sections
103 and 106);
Supporting
training for CAA
section 302(b)
air pollution
control agency
staff (sections
103 and 105);
Supporting
research,
investigative and
demonstration
projects(section
103)
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$171,730.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goall,
/~\Vvi 1
Ob). 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$171,730.0
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Grant Title
Tribal Air
Quality
Management
Radon
Water Pollution
Control (Section
106)
Nonpoint Source
(NPS - Section
319)
Statutory
Authorities
CAA, Sections
103 and 105;
Tribal
Cooperative
Agreements
(TCA) in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
TSCA, Sections
10 and 306;
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 106;
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 3 19(h);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
Tribes;
Intertribal
Consortia;
State/ Tribal
College or
University
State Agencies,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia,
Interstate
Agencies
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Conducting air
quality
assessment
activities to
determine a
Tribe's need to
develop a CAA
program;
Carrying out the
traditional
prevention and
control programs
required by the
CAA and
associated
program costs;
Supporting
training for CAA
for Federally-
recognized
Tribes
Assist in the
development and
implementation
of programs for
the assessment
and mitigation of
radon
Develop and
carry out surface
and ground
water pollution
control
programs,
including
NPDES permits,
TMDL's,WQ
standards,
monitoring, and
NPS control
activities.
Implement EPA-
approved state
and Tribal
nonpoint source
management
programs and
fund priority
projects as
selected by the
state.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$13,300.0
$8,074.0
$218,495.0
$200,857.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goall,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 1
Goal 1,
(~\\-* ' O
Obj. 2
Goal 2,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. z
Goal 2,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. z
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$13,300.0
$8,074.0
$229,264.0
$200,857.0
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Grant Title
Wetlands
Program
Development
Public Water
System
Supervision
(PWSS)
Homeland
Security Grants
Underground
Injection Control
(UIC)
Statutory
Authorities
FWPCA, as
amended,
Section 104
(b)(3); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA,
Section 1443(a);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA, Section
1442; TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
SDWA, Section
1443(b); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Local
Governments,
Tribes,
Interstate
Organizations,
Intertribal
Consortia, Non-
Profit
Organizations
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
To develop new
wetland
programs or
enhance existing
programs for the
protection,
management and
restoration of
wetland
resources.
Assistance to
implement and
enforce National
Primary
Drinking Water
Regulations to
ensure the safety
of the Nation's
drinking water
resources and to
protect public
health.
To assist states
and Tribes in
coordinating
their water
security
activities with
other homeland
security efforts.
Implement and
enforce
regulations that
protect
underground
sources of
drinking water
by controlling
Class I-V
underground
injection wells.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$16,830.0
$99,100.0
$4,950.0
$10,891.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal 4,
/~\Vvi "2
Ob). J
Goal 2,
/~\Vvi 1
OuJ. 1
Goal 2,
f~\Ki 1
UuJ. 1
Goal 2,
/~\Vvi 1
OuJ. 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$16,830.0
$105,700.0
$0.0
$10,891.0
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Grant Title
Beaches
Protection
Hazardous
Waste Financial
Assistance
Brownfields
Statutory
Authorities
BEACH Act of
2000; TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
RCRA,
Section 3011;
FY1999
Appropriations
Act (PL 105-
276); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
CERCLA, as
amended by the
Small Business
Liability Relief
and Brownfields
Revitalization
Act(P.L. 107-
118);GMRA
(1990);FGCAA.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia, Local
Governments
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Develop and
implement
programs for
monitoring and
notification of
conditions for
coastal
recreation waters
adjacent to
beaches or
similar points of
access that are
used by the
public.
Development &
Implementation
of Hazardous
Waste Programs
Build and
support
Brownfields
programs which
will assess
contaminated
properties,
oversee private
party cleanups,
provide cleanup
support through
low interest
loans, and
provide certainty
for liability
related issues.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$9,900.0
$101,346.0
$49,495.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal 2,
Obj. 1
Goal 3,
Obj. 1
Obj. 2
Goal 4,
Obj. 2
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$9,900.0
$106,346.0
$49,495.0
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Grant Title
Underground
Storage Tanks
(UST)
Pesticides
Program
Implementation
Statutory
Authorities
SWDA, as
amended by the
Superfund
Reauthorization
Amendments of
1986 (Subtitle I),
Section 2007(f),
42 U.S.C.
6916(f)(2);
EPActof2005,
Title XV -
Ethanol and
Motor Fuels,
Subtitle B -
Underground
Storage Tank
Compliance,
Sections 1521-
1533, P.L. 109-
58, 42 U.S.C.
15801; Tribal
Grants -P.L.
105-276.
FIFRA, Sections
20 and 23; the
FY1999
Appropriations
Act (PL 105-
276); FY 2000
Appropriations
Act (P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Provide funding
for SEE
enrollees to
work on the
states'
underground
storage tanks
and to support
direct UST
implementation
programs.
Implement the
following
programs
through grants to
states, Tribes,
partners, and
supporters:
Certification and
Training /
Worker
Protection,
Endangered
Species
Protection
Program (ESPP)
Field Activities,
Pesticides in
Water, Tribal
Program, and
Pesticide
Environmental
Stewardship
Program.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$2,500.0
$12,970.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal3,
/~\Vvi 1
UuJ. 1
Goal 4,
/~O-i 1
UuJ. 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$2,500.0
$13,520.0
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Grant Title
Lead
Toxic
Substances
Compliance
Statutory
Authorities
TSCA, Sections
10 and 404 (g);
FY 2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
TSCA, Sections
28(a) and 404
(g); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States,
Territories,
Federally
recognized
Indian Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Implement the
lead-based paint
activities in the
Training and
Certification
program through
EPA-authorized
state, territorial
and Tribal
programs and, in
areas without
authorization,
through direct
implementation
by the Agency.
Activities
conducted as
part of this
program include
issuing grants
for the training
and certification
of individuals
and firms
engaged in lead-
based paint
abatement and
inspection
activities and the
accreditation of
qualified
training
providers.
Assist in
developing,
maintaining and
implementing
compliance
monitoring
programs for
PCBs, asbestos,
and lead based
paint, in addition
to the
enforcement of
the lead-based
paint program.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$13,564.0
$5,099.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal 4,
Obj. 1
Goal 5,
Obj. 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$14,564.0
$5,099.0
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Grant Title
Pesticide
Enforcement
National
Environmental
Information
Exchange
Network
(NEIEN, aka
"the Exchange
Network")
Statutory
Authorities
FIFRA
§ 23(a)(l); FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
As appropriate,
CAA, Section
103; CWA,
Section 104;
RCRA, Section
8001; FIFRA,
Section 20;
TSCA, Sections
10 and 28;
MPRSA,
Section 203;
SDWA, Section
1442; Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act of
1992, as
amended; FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); Pollution
Prevention Act
of 1990, Section
6605; FY 2002
Appropriations
Act and FY
2003
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States,
Territories,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
States, Tribes,
Interstate
Agencies, Tribal
Consortium,
Other Agencies
with Related
Environmental
Information
Activities
Eligible Uses
Assist in
implementing
cooperative
pesticide
enforcement
programs
Helps states,
territories, tribes,
and intertribal
consortia
develop the
information
management and
technology
(IM/IT)
capabilities they
need to
participate in the
Exchange
Network, to
continue and
expand data-
sharing
programs, and to
improve access
to environmental
information.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$18,711.0
$10,000.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal5,
Obj. 1
Goal 5,
Obj. 2
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$18,711.0
$10,000.0
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Grant Title
Pollution
Prevention
Sector Program
(previously
Enforcement &
Compliance
Assurance)
Statutory
Authorities
Pollution
Prevention Act
of 1990, Section
6605; TSCA
Section 10; FY
2000
Appropriations
Act(P.L. 106-
74); TCA in
annual
Appropriations
Acts.
As appropriate,
CAA, Section
103; CWA,
Section 104;
FIFRA, Section
20; TSCA,
Sections 10 and
28; MPRSA,
Section 203;
SDWA, Section
1442; Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act of
1992, as
amended; TCA
in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
States, Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia
State,
Territories,
Tribes,
Intertribal
Consortia,
Multi-
Jurisdictional
Organizations,
Universities,
Associations of
Environmental
Regulatory
Personnel
Eligible Uses
Provides
assistance to
states and state
entities (i.e.,
colleges and
universities) and
Federally-
recognized
Tribes and
intertribal
consortia in
order to deliver
pollution
prevention
technical
assistance to
small and
medium-sized
businesses. A
goal of the
program is to
assist businesses
and industries
with identifying
improved
environmental
strategies and
solutions for
reducing waste
at the source.
Assist in
developing
innovative
sector-based,
multi-media, or
single-media
approaches to
enforcement and
compliance
assurance.
Provide training
on sectors,
compliance and
enforcement,
and single or
multi-media
programs.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$4,940.0
$1,828.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
Goal5,
Obj.2
Goal 5,
(~\\-* ' 1
Obj. 1
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$4,940.0
$1,828.0
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Grant Title
Tribal General
Assistance
Program
Statutory
Authorities
Indian
Environmental
General
Assistance
Program Act (42
U.S.C. 4368b);
TCA in annual
Appropriations
Acts.
Eligible
Recipients
Tribal
Governments,
Intertribal
Consortia
Eligible Uses
Plan and develop
Tribal
environmental
protection
programs.
FY2009
Enacted Budget
Dollars (X1000)
$57,925.0
FY2010
Goal/
Objective
GoalS,
Obj. 3
FY2010
President's
Budget
Dollars (XI 000)
$62,875.0
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PROGRAM PROJECTS BY APPROPRIATION
(Dollars in Thousands)
Acquisition Management
EPM
LUST
Superfund
Administrative Law
EPM
Alternative Dispute Resolution
EPM
Superfund
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
IG
Superfund
Beach / Fish Programs
EPM
Brownflelds
EPM
Brownflelds Projects
STAG
Superfund
Categorical Grant: Beaches Protection
STAG
Categorical Grant: Brownflelds
STAG
Categorical Grant: Environmental
Information
STAG
FY 2008
Actuals
$50,728.2
$29,868.9
$154.2
$20,705.1
$5,657.9
$5,657.9
$1,913.7
$1,136.8
$776.9
$53,934.3
$41,896.5
$12,037.8
$2,307.5
$2,307.5
$25,200.3
$25,200.3
$101,682.5
$94,611.8
$7,070.7
$10,642.2
$10,642.2
$51,070.6
$51,070.6
$14,402.4
$14,402.4
FY 2009
Enacted
$56,398.0
$31,872.0
$165.0
$24,361.0
$5,128.0
$5,128.0
$2,248.0
$1,374.0
$874.0
$54,766.0
$44,791.0
$9,975.0
$2,806.0
$2,806.0
$22,957.0
$22,957.0
$97,000.0
$97,000.0
$0.0
$9,900.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$49,495.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$55,675.0
$32,281.0
$165.0
$23,229.0
$5,352.0
$5,352.0
$2,318.0
$1,423.0
$895.0
$54,766.0
$44,791.0
$9,975.0
$2,870.0
$2,870.0
$25,254.0
$25,254.0
$100,000.0
$100,000.0
$0.0
$9,900.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$49,495.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
($723.0)
$409.0
$0.0
($1,132.0)
$224.0
$224.0
$70.0
$49.0
$21.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$64.0
$64.0
$2,297.0
$2,297.0
$3,000.0
$3,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
181
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Categorical Grant: Hazardous Waste
Financial Assistance
STAG
Categorical Grant: Homeland Security
STAG
Categorical Grant: Lead
STAG
Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec.
319)
STAG
Categorical Grant: Pesticides
Enforcement
STAG
Categorical Grant: Pesticides Program
Implementation
STAG
Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Sec.
106)
STAG
Categorical Grant: Pollution Prevention
STAG
Categorical Grant: Public Water System
Supervision (PWSS)
STAG
Categorical Grant: Radon
STAG
Categorical Grant: Sector Program
STAG
FY 2008
Actuals
$101,740.4
$101,740.4
$5,688.0
$5,688.0
$14,699.7
$14,699.7
$207,166.5
$207,166.5
$20,098.6
$20,098.6
$14,014.7
$14,014.7
$243,836.1
$243,836.1
$5,076.8
$5,076.8
$101,503.0
$101,503.0
$10,007.4
$10,007.4
$1,666.3
$1,666.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$101,346.0
$101,346.0
$4,950.0
$4,950.0
$13,564.0
$13,564.0
$200,857.0
$200,857.0
$18,711.0
$18,711.0
$12,970.0
$12,970.0
$218,495.0
$218,495.0
$4,940.0
$4,940.0
$99,100.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$1,828.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$106,346.0
$106,346.0
$0.0
$0.0
$14,564.0
$14,564.0
$200,857.0
$200,857.0
$18,711.0
$18,711.0
$13,520.0
$13,520.0
$229,264.0
$229,264.0
$4,940.0
$4,940.0
$105,700.0
$105,700.0
$8,074.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$1,828.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$5,000.0
$5,000.0
($4,950.0)
($4,950.0)
$1,000.0
$1,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$550.0
$550.0
$10,769.0
$10,769.0
$0.0
$0.0
$6,600.0
$6,600.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
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Categorical Grant: State and Local Air
Quality Management
STAG
Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds
STAG
Categorical Grant: Toxics Substances
Compliance
STAG
Categorical Grant: Tribal Air Quality
Management
STAG
Categorical Grant: Tribal General
Assistance Program
STAG
Categorical Grant: Underground
Injection Control (UIC)
STAG
Categorical Grant: Underground Storage
Tanks
STAG
Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator
Training
STAG
Categorical Grant: Water Quality
Cooperative Agreements
STAG
Categorical Grant: Wetlands Program
Development
STAG
Categorical Grant: Local Govt Climate
Change
FY 2008
Actuals
$226,155.9
$226,155.9
$21,027.7
$21,027.7
$5,273.6
$5,273.6
$12,066.9
$12,066.9
$58,628.8
$58,628.8
$12,114.5
$12,114.5
$3,600.7
$3,600.7
$670.3
$670.3
$445.3
$445.3
$15,985.2
$15,985.2
$0.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$224,080.0
$224,080.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$13,300.0
$57,925.0
$57,925.0
$10,891.0
$10,891.0
$2,500.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$16,830.0
$10,000.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$226,580.0
$226,580.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$13,300.0
$62,875.0
$62,875.0
$10,891.0
$10,891.0
$2,500.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$16,830.0
$0.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$2,500.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,950.0
$4,950.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
($10,000.0)
183
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
STAG
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
EPM
LUST
Superfund
Children and Other Sensitive Populations:
Agency Coordination
EPM
Civil Enforcement
EPM
Oil Spills
Superfund
Civil Rights / Title VI Compliance
EPM
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs
EPM
S&T
Clean School Bus Initiative
STAG
Climate Protection Program
EPM
S&T
Commission for Environmental
Cooperation
EPM
Compliance Assistance and Centers
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
FY 2008
Actuals
$0.0
$89,653.5
$68,083.1
$708.9
$20,861.5
$7,226.7
$7,226.7
$134,428.8
$131,986.8
$1,851.0
$591.0
$11,109.6
$11,109.6
$29,028.7
$19,774.8
$9,253.9
$6,868.8
$6,868.8
$114,520.6
$97,364.3
$17,156.3
$4,289.2
$4,289.2
$29,169.4
$28,063.5
$787.5
$285.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$10,000.0
$99,897.0
$73,432.0
$987.0
$25,478.0
$6,071.0
$6,071.0
$139,299.0
$137,182.0
$2,117.0
$0.0
$11,488.0
$11,488.0
$29,145.0
$19,993.0
$9,152.0
$0.0
$0.0
$111,099.0
$94,271.0
$16,828.0
$0.0
$0.0
$24,886.0
$23,770.0
$817.0
$277.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$113,083.0
$85,215.0
$1,122.0
$26,746.0
$6,515.0
$6,515.0
$148,355.0
$145,949.0
$2,406.0
$0.0
$12,000.0
$12,000.0
$30,527.0
$20,548.0
$9,979.0
$0.0
$0.0
$130,609.0
$111,634.0
$18,975.0
$0.0
$0.0
$27,175.0
$26,070.0
$788.0
$317.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
($10,000.0)
$13,186.0
$11,783.0
$135.0
$1,268.0
$444.0
$444.0
$9,056.0
$8,767.0
$289.0
$0.0
$512.0
$512.0
$1,382.0
$555.0
$827.0
$0.0
$0.0
$19,510.0
$17,363.0
$2,147.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,289.0
$2,300.0
($29.0)
$40.0
184
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Superfund
Compliance Incentives
EPM
Superfund
Compliance Monitoring
EPM
Superfund
Congressional, Intergovernmental,
External Relations
EPM
Superfund
Congressionally Mandated Projects
EPM
S&T
STAG
Criminal Enforcement
EPM
Superfund
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant
Program
STAG
Drinking Water Programs
EPM
S&T
Endocrine Disrupters
EPM
Enforcement Training
EPM
Superfund
FY 2008
Actuals
$33.1
$10,309.4
$10,250.7
$58.7
$93,299.4
$92,048.1
$1,251.3
$48,923.4
$48,777.5
$145.9
$89,275.3
$12,403.5
$1,034.0
$75,837.8
$47,815.8
$40,128.8
$7,687.0
$29,798.9
$29,798.9
$110,747.3
$107,454.8
$3,292.5
$7,102.4
$7,102.4
$3,710.0
$2,924.9
$785.1
FY 2009
Enacted
$22.0
$9,129.0
$8,992.0
$137.0
$97,256.0
$96,064.0
$1,192.0
$48,456.0
$48,456.0
$0.0
$175,900.0
$17,450.0
$5,450.0
$153,000.0
$53,530.0
$45,763.0
$7,767.0
$75,000.0
$75,000.0
$102,334.0
$98,779.0
$3,555.0
$8,498.0
$8,498.0
$3,731.0
$2,938.0
$793.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$10,702.0
$10,702.0
$0.0
$101,106.0
$99,859.0
$1,247.0
$50,980.0
$50,980.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$57,735.0
$49,399.0
$8,336.0
$60,000.0
$60,000.0
$106,576.0
$102,856.0
$3,720.0
$8,659.0
$8,659.0
$3,948.0
$3,097.0
$851.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
($22.0)
$1,573.0
$1,710.0
($137.0)
$3,850.0
$3,795.0
$55.0
$2,524.0
$2,524.0
$0.0
($175,900.0)
($17,450.0)
($5,450.0)
($153,000.0)
$4,205.0
$3,636.0
$569.0
($15,000.0)
($15,000.0)
$4,242.0
$4,077.0
$165.0
$161.0
$161.0
$217.0
$159.0
$58.0
185
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Environment and Trade
EPM
Environmental Education
EPM
Environmental Justice
EPM
Superfund
Exchange Network
EPM
Superfund
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
B&F
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
Federal Stationary Source Regulations
EPM
Federal Support for Air Quality
Management
EPM
S&T
Federal Support for Air Toxics Program
EPM
S&T
Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards and
Certification
S&T
FY 2008
Actuals
$1,903.7
$1,903.7
$9,050.3
$9,050.3
$4,834.2
$4,332.1
$502.1
$15,563.0
$14,133.2
$1,429.8
$467,188.5
$28,081.5
$296,235.0
$890.3
$498.6
$69,239.2
$72,243.9
$27,253.7
$27,253.7
$107,232.0
$94,556.0
$12,676.0
$28,116.4
$25,208.5
$2,907.9
$70,463.2
$70,463.2
FY 2009
Enacted
$0.0
$0.0
$8,979.0
$8,979.0
$7,811.0
$6,993.0
$818.0
$18,293.0
$16,860.0
$1,433.0
$482,398.0
$26,931.0
$303,884.0
$902.0
$596.0
$73,835.0
$76,250.0
$26,488.0
$26,488.0
$107,613.0
$96,480.0
$11,133.0
$25,115.0
$22,836.0
$2,279.0
$76,445.0
$76,445.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
$9,038.0
$9,038.0
$8,025.0
$7,203.0
$822.0
$19,646.0
$18,213.0
$1,433.0
$502,423.0
$28,931.0
$320,612.0
$903.0
$498.0
$72,882.0
$78,597.0
$27,179.0
$27,179.0
$112,052.0
$100,510.0
$11,542.0
$27,299.0
$24,960.0
$2,339.0
$91,990.0
$91,990.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$0.0
$0.0
$59.0
$59.0
$214.0
$210.0
$4.0
$1,353.0
$1,353.0
$0.0
$20,025.0
$2,000.0
$16,728.0
$1.0
($98.0)
($953.0)
$2,347.0
$691.0
$691.0
$4,439.0
$4,030.0
$409.0
$2,184.0
$2,124.0
$60.0
$15,545.0
$15,545.0
186
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Financial Assistance Grants / IAG
Management
EPM
Superfund
Forensics Support
S&T
Superfund
Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay
EPM
Geographic Program: Great Lakes
EPM
Geographic Program: Gulf of Mexico
EPM
Geographic Program: Lake Champlain
EPM
Geographic Program: Long Island Sound
EPM
Geographic Program: Other
EPM
Great Lakes Legacy Act
EPM
Great Lakes Restoration
EPM
Homeland Security: Communication and
Information
EPM
FY 2008
Actuals
$27,219.1
$24,174.4
$3,044.7
$16,671.8
$14,042.7
$2,629.1
$36,494.1
$36,494.1
$22,968.4
$22,968.4
$4,429.0
$4,429.0
$2,919.9
$2,919.9
$4,827.0
$4,827.0
$18,020.6
$18,020.6
$27,416.2
$27,416.2
$0.0
$0.0
$6,611.6
$6,611.6
FY 2009
Enacted
$29,036.0
$25,868.0
$3,168.0
$17,465.0
$15,087.0
$2,378.0
$31,001.0
$31,001.0
$23,000.0
$23,000.0
$4,578.0
$4,578.0
$3,000.0
$3,000.0
$3,000.0
$3,000.0
$31,380.0
$31,380.0
$37,000.0
$37,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$6,899.0
$6,899.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$29,964.0
$26,681.0
$3,283.0
$18,417.0
$15,946.0
$2,471.0
$35,139.0
$35,139.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,638.0
$4,638.0
$1,434.0
$1,434.0
$3,000.0
$3,000.0
$31,919.0
$31,919.0
$0.0
$0.0
$475,000.0
$475,000.0
$7,030.0
$7,030.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$928.0
$813.0
$115.0
$952.0
$859.0
$93.0
$4,138.0
$4,138.0
($23,000.0)
($23,000.0)
$60.0
$60.0
($1,566.0)
($1,566.0)
$0.0
$0.0
$539.0
$539.0
($37,000.0)
($37,000.0)
$475,000.0
$475,000.0
$131.0
$131.0
187
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Homeland Security: Critical
Infrastructure Protection
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Homeland Security: Preparedness,
Response, and Recovery
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA
Personnel and Infrastructure
B&F
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Human Health Risk Assessment
S&T
Superfund
Human Resources Management
EPM
LUST
Superfund
IT / Data Management
EPM
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
Indoor Air: Radon Program
EPM
S&T
FY 2008
Actuals
$39,237.4
$4,814.4
$32,656.7
$1,766.3
$90,195.8
$4,105.3
$40,807.3
$45,283.2
$15,701.5
$8,225.9
$5,462.5
$1,428.1
$585.0
$41,369.5
$34,569.9
$6,799.6
$45,570.8
$40,886.6
$3.0
$4,681.2
$111,813.5
$91,928.2
$178.0
$15.0
$3,762.6
$15,929.7
$5,707.3
$5,269.5
$437.8
FY 2009
Enacted
$28,033.0
$6,837.0
$19,460.0
$1,736.0
$100,690.0
$3,378.0
$43,671.0
$53,641.0
$16,143.0
$8,070.0
$6,292.0
$587.0
$1,194.0
$42,727.0
$39,350.0
$3,377.0
$49,530.0
$44,141.0
$3.0
$5,386.0
$114,222.0
$93,171.0
$162.0
$24.0
$3,969.0
$16,896.0
$5,786.0
$5,383.0
$403.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$37,167.0
$7,014.0
$28,329.0
$1,824.0
$99,395.0
$3,443.0
$42,409.0
$53,543.0
$16,272.0
$8,070.0
$6,414.0
$594.0
$1,194.0
$48,528.0
$45,133.0
$3,395.0
$55,174.0
$47,106.0
$0.0
$8,068.0
$124,688.0
$103,305.0
$162.0
$24.0
$4,073.0
$17,124.0
$5,998.0
$5,576.0
$422.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$9,134.0
$177.0
$8,869.0
$88.0
($1,295.0)
$65.0
($1,262.0)
($98.0)
$129.0
$0.0
$122.0
$7.0
$0.0
$5,801.0
$5,783.0
$18.0
$5,644.0
$2,965.0
($3.0)
$2,682.0
$10,466.0
$10,134.0
$0.0
$0.0
$104.0
$228.0
$212.0
$193.0
$19.0
188
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Information Security
EPM
Superfund
Infrastructure Assistance: Alaska Native
Villages
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance: Clean Water
SRF
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance: Drinking
Water SRF
STAG
Infrastructure Assistance: Mexico Border
STAG
International Capacity Building
EPM
International Sources of Pollution
EPM
LUST / UST
EPM
LUST
LUST Cooperative Agreements
LUST
LUST Prevention
LUST
Legal Advice: Environmental Program
EPM
FY 2008
Actuals
$6,632.2
$6,157.6
$474.6
$21,193.7
$21,193.7
$836,929.7
$836,929.7
$949,968.9
$949,968.9
$65,138.5
$65,138.5
$5,107.0
$5,107.0
$0.0
$0.0
$26,409.4
$11,157.9
$15,251.5
$89,552.8
$89,552.8
$0.0
$0.0
$39,823.7
$39,021.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$6,637.0
$5,854.0
$783.0
$18,500.0
$18,500.0
$689,080.0
$689,080.0
$829,029.0
$829,029.0
$20,000.0
$20,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$7,830.0
$7,830.0
$23,051.0
$11,946.0
$11,105.0
$62,461.0
$62,461.0
$35,500.0
$35,500.0
$40,955.0
$40,247.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$6,814.0
$6,015.0
$799.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
$2,400,000.0
$2,400,000.0
$1,500,000.0
$1,500,000.0
$10,000.0
$10,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$8,851.0
$8,851.0
$24,306.0
$12,451.0
$11,855.0
$63,192.0
$63,192.0
$34,430.0
$34,430.0
$42,668.0
$41,922.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$177.0
$161.0
$16.0
($8,500.0)
($8,500.0)
$1,710,920.0
$1,710,920.0
$670,971.0
$670,971.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
$0.0
$0.0
$1,021.0
$1,021.0
$1,255.0
$505.0
$750.0
$731.0
$731.0
($1,070.0)
($1,070.0)
$1,713.0
$1,675.0
189
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Superfund
Legal Advice: Support Program
EPM
Marine Pollution
EPM
NEPA Implementation
EPM
National Estuary Program / Coastal
Waterways
EPM
Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and
Response
Oil Spills
POPs Implementation
EPM
Pesticides: Field Programs
EPM
Pesticides: Registration of New Pesticides
EPM
S&T
Pesticides: Review / Reregistration of
Existing Pesticides
EPM
S&T
Pesticides: Protect Human Health from
Pesticide Risk
EPM
S&T
FY 2008
Actuals
$802.4
$13,524.9
$13,524.9
$13,430.4
$13,430.4
$14,690.1
$14,690.1
$26,046.7
$26,046.7
$13,880.8
$13,880.8
$1,811.9
$1,811.9
$5,764.6
$5,764.6
$1,640.2
$1,417.6
$222.6
$4,087.5
$3,918.4
$169.1
$62,883.0
$59,536.1
$3,346.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$708.0
$14,676.0
$14,676.0
$13,045.0
$13,045.0
$16,281.0
$16,281.0
$26,557.0
$26,557.0
$13,953.0
$13,953.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$63,318.0
$60,103.0
$3,215.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$746.0
$15,611.0
$15,611.0
$13,399.0
$13,399.0
$18,295.0
$18,295.0
$26,967.0
$26,967.0
$14,397.0
$14,397.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$65,410.0
$61,747.0
$3,663.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$38.0
$935.0
$935.0
$354.0
$354.0
$2,014.0
$2,014.0
$410.0
$410.0
$444.0
$444.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,092.0
$1,644.0
$448.0
190
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Pesticides: Protect the Environment from
Pesticide Risk
EPM
S&T
Pesticides: Realize the Value of Pesticide
Availability
EPM
S&T
Pollution Prevention Program
EPM
RCRA: Corrective Action
EPM
RCRA: Waste Management
EPM
RCRA: Waste Minimization & Recycling
EPM
Radiation: Protection
EPM
S&T
Superfund
Radiation: Response Preparedness
EPM
S&T
Reduce Risks from Indoor Air
EPM
S&T
Regional Geographic Initiatives
EPM
FY 2008
Actuals
$39,441.5
$37,443.3
$1,998.2
$11,972.0
$11,529.6
$442.4
$15,538.0
$15,538.0
$39,960.6
$39,960.6
$66,432.8
$66,432.8
$14,731.9
$14,731.9
$15,054.9
$10,820.8
$2,069.1
$2,165.0
$6,679.7
$2,899.4
$3,780.3
$24,712.7
$24,009.8
$702.9
$5,515.8
$5,515.8
FY 2009
Enacted
$43,247.0
$41,236.0
$2,011.0
$13,429.0
$12,984.0
$445.0
$18,334.0
$18,334.0
$38,909.0
$38,909.0
$64,511.0
$64,511.0
$13,471.0
$13,471.0
$15,408.0
$10,957.0
$2,156.0
$2,295.0
$6,964.0
$2,997.0
$3,967.0
$21,229.0
$20,512.0
$717.0
$0.0
$0.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$44,610.0
$42,318.0
$2,292.0
$13,880.0
$13,372.0
$508.0
$18,874.0
$18,874.0
$40,459.0
$40,459.0
$67,550.0
$67,550.0
$14,122.0
$14,122.0
$16,110.0
$11,272.0
$2,242.0
$2,596.0
$7,251.0
$3,087.0
$4,164.0
$21,808.0
$21,073.0
$735.0
$0.0
$0.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$1,363.0
$1,082.0
$281.0
$451.0
$388.0
$63.0
$540.0
$540.0
$1,550.0
$1,550.0
$3,039.0
$3,039.0
$651.0
$651.0
$702.0
$315.0
$86.0
$301.0
$287.0
$90.0
$197.0
$579.0
$561.0
$18.0
$0.0
$0.0
191
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Regional Science and Technology
EPM
Regulatory Innovation
EPM
Regulatory/Economic-Management and
Analysis
EPM
Research: Air Toxics
S&T
Research: Computational Toxicology
S&T
Research: Drinking Water
S&T
Research: Endocrine Disruptor
S&T
Research: Fellowships
S&T
Research: Global Change
S&T
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
S&T
Research: Land Protection and
Restoration
LUST
Oil Spills
S&T
Superfund
FY 2008
Actuals
$3,293.3
$3,293.3
$23,392.1
$23,392.1
$17,379.6
$17,379.6
$1,192.3
$1,192.3
$13,987.1
$13,987.1
$48,228.2
$48,228.2
$11,158.9
$11,158.9
$9,721.8
$9,721.8
$17,423.9
$17,423.9
$146,871.2
$146,871.2
$31,967.7
$567.7
$794.6
$11,212.5
$19,392.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$3,219.0
$3,219.0
$19,811.0
$19,811.0
$16,729.0
$16,729.0
$0.0
$0.0
$15,156.0
$15,156.0
$46,873.0
$46,873.0
$11,486.0
$11,486.0
$9,651.0
$9,651.0
$17,886.0
$17,886.0
$153,760.0
$153,760.0
$35,686.0
$475.0
$720.0
$13,586.0
$20,905.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$3,283.0
$3,283.0
$20,606.0
$20,606.0
$22,403.0
$22,403.0
$0.0
$0.0
$19,602.0
$19,602.0
$47,909.0
$47,909.0
$11,442.0
$11,442.0
$10,894.0
$10,894.0
$20,909.0
$20,909.0
$158,310.0
$158,310.0
$36,404.0
$484.0
$737.0
$13,782.0
$21,401.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$64.0
$64.0
$795.0
$795.0
$5,674.0
$5,674.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,446.0
$4,446.0
$1,036.0
$1,036.0
($44.0)
($44.0)
$1,243.0
$1,243.0
$3,023.0
$3,023.0
$4,550.0
$4,550.0
$718.0
$9.0
$17.0
$196.0
$496.0
192
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Research: Pesticides and Toxics
S&T
Research: Water Quality
S&T
Research: Clean Air
S&T
Research: Economics and Decision
Science(EDS)
S&T
Research: NAAQS
S&T
Research: Sustainability
S&T
Superfund
Science Advisory Board
EPM
Science Policy and Biotechnology
EPM
Small Business Ombudsman
EPM
Small Minority Business Assistance
EPM
State and Local Prevention and
Preparedness
EPM
Stratospheric Ozone: Domestic Programs
EPM
FY 2008
Actuals
$24,616.7
$24,616.7
$53,343.0
$53,343.0
$57,575.5
$57,575.5
$1,877.3
$1,877.3
$17,428.3
$17,428.3
$22,445.7
$22,346.0
$99.7
$5,653.4
$5,653.4
$2,105.9
$2,105.9
$3,778.4
$3,778.4
$2,995.6
$2,995.6
$12,518.5
$12,518.5
$4,939.0
$4,939.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$26,949.0
$26,949.0
$59,291.0
$59,291.0
$80,541.0
$80,541.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$21,236.0
$21,157.0
$79.0
$5,451.0
$5,451.0
$1,738.0
$1,738.0
$2,981.0
$2,981.0
$2,296.0
$2,296.0
$13,008.0
$13,008.0
$5,703.0
$5,703.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$27,839.0
$27,839.0
$62,454.0
$62,454.0
$83,164.0
$83,164.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$24,107.0
$24,107.0
$0.0
$5,631.0
$5,631.0
$1,750.0
$1,750.0
$3,065.0
$3,065.0
$2,364.0
$2,364.0
$13,555.0
$13,555.0
$5,844.0
$5,844.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$890.0
$890.0
$3,163.0
$3,163.0
$2,623.0
$2,623.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,871.0
$2,950.0
($79.0)
$180.0
$180.0
$12.0
$12.0
$84.0
$84.0
$68.0
$68.0
$547.0
$547.0
$141.0
$141.0
193
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund
EPM
Superfund: EPA Emergency
Preparedness
Superfund
Superfund: Emergency Response and
Removal
Superfund
Superfund: Enforcement
Superfund
Superfund: Federal Facilities
Superfund
Superfund: Remedial
Superfund
Superfund: Support to Other Federal
Agencies
Superfund
Superfund: Federal Facilities Enforcement
Superfund
Surface Water Protection
EPM
TRI / Right to Know
EPM
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk
Management
EPM
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Review
FY 2008
Actuals
$9,683.0
$9,683.0
$9,608.7
$9,608.7
$223,136.3
$223,136.3
$168,674.1
$168,674.1
$33,558.3
$33,558.3
$726,765.3
$726,765.3
$4,888.0
$4,888.0
$9,124.8
$9,124.8
$197,780.0
$197,780.0
$15,213.2
$15,213.2
$6,518.9
$6,518.9
$48,399.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$9,697.0
$9,697.0
$9,442.0
$9,442.0
$195,043.0
$195,043.0
$166,148.0
$166,148.0
$31,306.0
$31,306.0
$604,992.0
$604,992.0
$6,575.0
$6,575.0
$9,872.0
$9,872.0
$197,772.0
$197,772.0
$15,719.0
$15,719.0
$5,422.0
$5,422.0
$47,078.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$9,865.0
$9,865.0
$9,791.0
$9,791.0
$202,843.0
$202,843.0
$173,176.0
$173,176.0
$32,203.0
$32,203.0
$605,000.0
$605,000.0
$6,575.0
$6,575.0
$10,378.0
$10,378.0
$210,437.0
$210,437.0
$15,656.0
$15,656.0
$5,923.0
$5,923.0
$55,005.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$168.0
$168.0
$349.0
$349.0
$7,800.0
$7,800.0
$7,028.0
$7,028.0
$897.0
$897.0
$8.0
$8.0
$0.0
$0.0
$506.0
$506.0
$12,665.0
$12,665.0
($63.0)
($63.0)
$501.0
$501.0
$7,927.0
194
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
and Reduction
EPM
Toxic Substances: Lead Risk Reduction
Program
EPM
Trade and Governance
EPM
Tribal - Capacity Building
EPM
US Mexico Border
EPM
Wetlands
EPM
Not Specified
Rescissions
TOTAL, EPA
FY 2008
Actuals
$48,399.3
$12,083.7
$12,083.7
$0.0
$0.0
$12,152.4
$12,152.4
$6,110.1
$6,110.1
$21,868.0
$21,868.0
($5,000.0)
($5,000.0)
$7,993,075.1
FY 2009
Enacted
$47,078.0
$13,927.0
$13,927.0
$6,273.0
$6,273.0
$11,973.0
$11,973.0
$5,561.0
$5,561.0
$22,539.0
$22,539.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
$7,643,674.0
FY2010
Pres Bud
$55,005.0
$14,442.0
$14,442.0
$6,451.0
$6,451.0
$12,439.0
$12,439.0
$5,047.0
$5,047.0
$23,336.0
$23,336.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
$10,486,000.0
Pres Bud vs.
Enacted
$7,927.0
$515.0
$515.0
$178.0
$178.0
$466.0
$466.0
($514.0)
($514.0)
$797.0
$797.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,842,326.0
195
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
PROGRAM PROJECTS BY PROGRAM AREA
(Dollars in Thousands)
Science & Technology
Air Toxics and Quality
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs
Federal Support for Air Quality Management
Federal Support for Air Toxics Program
Federal Vehicle and Fuels Standards and Certification
Radiation: Protection
Radiation: Response Preparedness
Subtotal, Air Toxics and Quality
Climate Protection Program
Climate Protection Program
Enforcement
Forensics Support
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Water Sentinel
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Decontamination
Laboratory Preparedness and Response
Safe Building
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response,
and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel and
Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
FY 2008
Actuals
$9,253.9
$12,676.0
$2,907.9
$70,463.2
$2,069.1
$3,780.3
$101,150.4
$17,156.3
$14,042.7
$26,547.5
$6,109.2
$32,656.7
$19,964.2
$507.9
$2,794.4
$17,540.8
$40,807.3
$1,428.1
$74,892.1
FY 2009
Enacted
$9,152.0
$11,133.0
$2,279.0
$76,445.0
$2,156.0
$3,967.0
$105,132.0
$16,828.0
$15,087.0
$14,982.0
$4,478.0
$19,460.0
$26,407.0
$494.0
$1,976.0
$14,794.0
$43,671.0
$587.0
$63,718.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$9,979.0
$11,542.0
$2,339.0
$91,990.0
$2,242.0
$4,164.0
$122,256.0
$18,975.0
$15,946.0
$23,726.0
$4,603.0
$28,329.0
$25,430.0
$500.0
$2,000.0
$14,479.0
$42,409.0
$594.0
$71,332.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$827.0
$409.0
$60.0
$15,545.0
$86.0
$197.0
$17,124.0
$2,147.0
$859.0
$8,744.0
$125.0
$8,869.0
($977.0)
$6.0
$24.0
($315.0)
($1,262.0)
$7.0
$7,614.0
Indoor Air
Indoor Air: Radon Program
$437.8
$403.0
$422.0
$19.0
196
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Reduce Risks from Indoor Air
Subtotal, Indoor Air
IT / Data Management / Security
IT / Data Management
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
Security
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (other
activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Pesticides Licensing
Pesticides: Protect Human Health from Pesticide Risk
Pesticides: Protect the Environment from Pesticide Risk
Pesticides: Realize the Value of Pesticide Availability
Pesticides: Registration of New Pesticides
Pesticides: Review / Reregistration of Existing Pesticides
Subtotal, Pesticides Licensing
Research: Clean Air
Research: Air Toxics
Research: Clean Air
Research: Global Change
Research: NAAQS
Subtotal, Research: Clean Air
Research: Clean Water
Research: Drinking Water
Research: Water Quality
Subtotal, Research: Clean Water
FY 2008
Actuals
$702.9
$1,140.7
$3,762.6
$35,398.9
$17,894.3
$9,609.6
$6,336.4
$69,239.2
$69,239.2
$3,346.9
$1,998.2
$442.4
$222.6
$169.1
$6,179.2
$1,192.3
$57,575.5
$17,423.9
$17,428.3
$93,620.0
$48,228.2
$53,343.0
$101,571.2
FY 2009
Enacted
$717.0
$1,120.0
$3,969.0
$34,521.0
$18,547.0
$11,989.0
$8,778.0
$73,835.0
$73,835.0
$3,215.0
$2,011.0
$445.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,671.0
$0.0
$80,541.0
$17,886.0
$0.0
$98,427.0
$46,873.0
$59,291.0
$106,164.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$735.0
$1,157.0
$4,073.0
$33,947.0
$19,177.0
$10,260.0
$9,498.0
$72,882.0
$72,882.0
$3,663.0
$2,292.0
$508.0
$0.0
$0.0
$6,463.0
$0.0
$83,164.0
$20,909.0
$0.0
$104,073.0
$47,909.0
$62,454.0
$110,363.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$18.0
$37.0
$104.0
($574.0)
$630.0
($1,729.0)
$720.0
($953.0)
($953.0)
$448.0
$281.0
$63.0
$0.0
$0.0
$792.0
$0.0
$2,623.0
$3,023.0
$0.0
$5,646.0
$1,036.0
$3,163.0
$4,199.0
Research / Congressional Priorities
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
$1,034.0
$5,450.0
$0.0
($5,450.0)
197
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Human Health Risk Assessment
Research: Computational Toxicology
Research: Endocrine Disrupter
Research: Fellowships
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Human Health
Ecosystems
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems (other
activities)
Subtotal, Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Subtotal, Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Research: Sustainability
Research: Economics and Decision Science(EDS)
Research: Sustainability
Subtotal, Research: Sustainability
Toxic Research and Prevention
Research: Pesticides and Toxics
Water: Human Health Protection
Drinking Water Programs
Total, Science & Technology
Environmental Program & Management
Air Toxics and Quality
Clean Air Allowance Trading Programs
Federal Stationary Source Regulations
Federal Support for Air Quality Management
Clean Diesel Initiative
Federal Support for Air Quality Management (other
activities)
Subtotal, Federal Support for Air Quality Management
Federal Support for Air Toxics Program
Radiation: Protection
Radiation: Response Preparedness
Stratospheric Ozone: Domestic Programs
FY 2008
Actuals
$34,569.9
$13,987.1
$11,158.9
$9,721.8
$45,199.1
$57,965.6
$43,706.5
$146,871.2
$216,308.9
$11,212.5
$1,877.3
$22,346.0
$24,223.3
$24,616.7
$3,292.5
$763,442.3
$19,774.8
$27,253.7
$349.5
$94,206.5
$94,556.0
$25,208.5
$10,820.8
$2,899.4
$4,939.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$39,350.0
$15,156.0
$11,486.0
$9,651.0
$77,942.0
$75,818.0
$0.0
$153,760.0
$229,403.0
$13,586.0
$0.0
$21,157.0
$21,157.0
$26,949.0
$3,555.0
$790,051.0
$19,993.0
$26,488.0
$0.0
$96,480.0
$96,480.0
$22,836.0
$10,957.0
$2,997.0
$5,703.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$45,133.0
$19,602.0
$11,442.0
$10,894.0
$82,071.0
$76,239.0
$0.0
$158,310.0
$245,381.0
$13,782.0
$0.0
$24,107.0
$24,107.0
$27,839.0
$3,720.0
$842,349.0
$20,548.0
$27,179.0
$0.0
$100,510.0
$100,510.0
$24,960.0
$11,272.0
$3,087.0
$5,844.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$5,783.0
$4,446.0
($44.0)
$1,243.0
$4,129.0
$421.0
$0.0
$4,550.0
$15,978.0
$196.0
$0.0
$2,950.0
$2,950.0
$890.0
$165.0
$52,298.0
$555.0
$691.0
$0.0
$4,030.0
$4,030.0
$2,124.0
$315.0
$90.0
$141.0
198
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund
Subtotal, Air Toxics and Quality
Brownflelds
Brownfields
Climate Protection Program
Climate Protection Program
Energy STAR
Methane to markets
Asian Pacific Partnership
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Registry
Climate Protection Program (other activities)
Subtotal, Climate Protection Program
Subtotal, Climate Protection Program
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Compliance Incentives
Compliance Monitoring
Subtotal, Compliance
Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
Enforcement Training
Environmental Justice
NEPA Implementation
Subtotal, Enforcement
Environmental Protection / Congressional Priorities
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Geographic Programs
Geographic Program: Chesapeake Bay
Geographic Program: Great Lakes
Geographic Program: Long Island Sound
Geographic Program: Gulf of Mexico
Geographic Program: Lake Champlain
FY 2008
Actuals
$9,683.0
$195,135.2
$25,200.3
$38,713.6
$6,348.1
$1,567.0
$3,205.7
$47,529.9
$97,364.3
$97,364.3
$28,063.5
$10,250.7
$92,048.1
$130,362.3
$131,986.8
$40,128.8
$2,924.9
$4,332.1
$14,690.1
$194,062.7
$12,403.5
$36,494.1
$22,968.4
$4,827.0
$4,429.0
$2,919.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$9,697.0
$195,151.0
$22,957.0
$49,735.0
$4,497.6
$0.0
$6,388.0
$33,650.4
$94,271.0
$94,271.0
$23,770.0
$8,992.0
$96,064.0
$128,826.0
$137,182.0
$45,763.0
$2,938.0
$6,993.0
$16,281.0
$209,157.0
$17,450.0
$31,001.0
$23,000.0
$3,000.0
$4,578.0
$3,000.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$9,865.0
$203,265.0
$25,254.0
$50,748.0
$4,582.0
$0.0
$17,005.0
$39,299.0
$111,634.0
$111,634.0
$26,070.0
$10,702.0
$99,859.0
$136,631.0
$145,949.0
$49,399.0
$3,097.0
$7,203.0
$18,295.0
$223,943.0
$0.0
$35,139.0
$0.0
$3,000.0
$4,638.0
$1,434.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$168.0
$8,114.0
$2,297.0
$1,013.0
$84.4
$0.0
$10,617.0
$5,648.6
$17,363.0
$17,363.0
$2,300.0
$1,710.0
$3,795.0
$7,805.0
$8,767.0
$3,636.0
$159.0
$210.0
$2,014.0
$14,786.0
($17,450.0)
$4,138.0
($23,000.0)
$0.0
$60.0
($1,566.0)
Geographic Program: Other
199
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
San Francisco Bay
Puget Sound
Lake Pontchartrain
Community Action for a Renewed Environment
(CARE)
Geographic Program: Other (other activities)
Subtotal, Geographic Program: Other
Great Lakes Restoration
Regional Geographic Initiatives
Subtotal, Geographic Programs
FY 2008
Actuals
$0.0
6.1
$1,490.0
$3,360.1
$4,474.4
$18,020.6
$0.0
$5,515.8
$95,174.8
FY 2009
Enacted
$5,000.0
$20,000.0
$978.0
$2,000.0
$3,402.0
$31,380.0
$0.0
$0.0
$95,959.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$5,000.0
$20,000.0
$978.0
$2,448.0
$3,493.0
$31,919.0
$475,000.0
$0.0
$551,130.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$448.0
$91.0
$539.0
$475,000.0
$0.0
$455,171.0
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Communication and Information
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response,
and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel and
Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
Indoor Air
Indoor Air: Radon Program
Reduce Risks from Indoor Air
Subtotal, Indoor Air
$6,611.6
$6,899.0
$7,030.0
$131.0
$124.7
$4,689.7
$4,814.4
$592.6
$3,512.7
$4,105.3
$5,462.5
$20,993.8
$5,269.5
$24,009.8
$29,279.3
$98.0
$6,739.0
$6,837.0
$3,378.0
$0.0
$3,378.0
$6,292.0
$23,406.0
$5,383.0
$20,512.0
$25,895.0
$99.0
$6,915.0
$7,014.0
$3,443.0
$0.0
$3,443.0
$6,414.0
$23,901.0
$5,576.0
$21,073.0
$26,649.0
$1.0
$176.0
$177.0
$65.0
$0.0
$65.0
$122.0
$495.0
$193.0
$561.0
$754.0
Information Exchange / Outreach
Children and Other Sensitive Populations: Agency
Coordination
Environmental Education
Congressional, Intergovernmental, External Relations
Exchange Network
Small Business Ombudsman
Small Minority Business Assistance
$7,226.7
$9,050.3
$48,777.5
$14,133.2
$3,778.4
$2,995.6
$6,071.0
$8,979.0
$48,456.0
$16,860.0
$2,981.0
$2,296.0
$6,515.0
$9,038.0
$50,980.0
$18,213.0
$3,065.0
$2,364.0
$444.0
$59.0
$2,524.0
$1,353.0
$84.0
$68.0
200
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
FY 2010 Annual Plan
State and Local Prevention and Preparedness
TRI / Right to Know
Tribal - Capacity Building
Subtotal, Information Exchange / Outreach
International Programs
US Mexico Border
Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Environment and Trade
International Capacity Building
POPs Implementation
International Sources of Pollution
Trade and Governance
Subtotal, International Programs
IT / Data Management / Security
Information Security
IT / Data Management
Subtotal, IT / Data Management / Security
Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Administrative Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Civil Rights / Title VI Compliance
Legal Advice: Environmental Program
Legal Advice: Support Program
Regional Science and Technology
Regulatory Innovation
Regulatory /Economic-Management and Analysis
Science Advisory Board
Subtotal, Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
Security
FY 2008
Actuals
$12,518.5
$15,213.2
$12,152.4
$125,845.8
$6,110.1
$4,289.2
$1,903.7
$5,107.0
$1,811.9
$0.0
$0.0
$19,221.9
$6,157.6
$91,928.2
$98,085.8
$5,657.9
$1,136.8
$11,109.6
$39,021.3
$13,524.9
$3,293.3
$23,392.1
$17,379.6
$5,653.4
$120,168.9
$157,406.5
$7,019.4
$24,194.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$13,008.0
$15,719.0
$11,973.0
$126,343.0
$5,561.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$7,830.0
$6,273.0
$19,664.0
$5,854.0
$93,171.0
$99,025.0
$5,128.0
$1,374.0
$11,488.0
$40,247.0
$14,676.0
$3,219.0
$19,811.0
$16,729.0
$5,451.0
$118,123.0
$160,366.0
$10,973.0
$25,676.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$13,555.0
$15,656.0
$12,439.0
$131,825.0
$5,047.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$8,851.0
$6,451.0
$20,349.0
$6,015.0
$103,305.0
$109,320.0
$5,352.0
$1,423.0
$12,000.0
$41,922.0
$15,611.0
$3,283.0
$20,606.0
$22,403.0
$5,631.0
$128,231.0
$162,040.0
$13,514.0
$27,997.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$547.0
($63.0)
$466.0
$5,482.0
($514.0)
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,021.0
$178.0
$685.0
$161.0
$10,134.0
$10,295.0
$224.0
$49.0
$512.0
$1,675.0
$935.0
$64.0
$795.0
$5,674.0
$180.0
$10,108.0
$1,674.0
$2,541.0
$2,321.0
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (other
activities)
$107,614.2
$106,869.0
$117,061.0
$10,192.0
201
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Acquisition Management
Financial Assistance Grants / IAG Management
Human Resources Management
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Pesticides Licensing
Pesticides Protect Human Health from Pesticide Risk
Pesticides Protect the Environment from Pesticide Risk
Pesticides Realize the Value of Pesticide Availability
Pesticides Field Programs
Pesticides Registration of New Pesticides
Pesticides Review / Reregistration of Existing Pesticides
Science Policy and Biotechnology
Subtotal, Pesticides Licensing
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
RCRA: Waste Management
RCRA: Corrective Action
RCRA: Waste Minimization & Recycling
Subtotal, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Toxics Risk Review and Prevention
Endocrine Disrupters
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Review and Reduction
Pollution Prevention Program
Toxic Substances: Chemical Risk Management
Toxic Substances: Lead Risk Reduction Program
Subtotal, Toxics Risk Review and Prevention
Underground Storage Tanks (LUST / UST)
LUST/UST
Water: Ecosystems
Great Lakes Legacy Act
National Estuary Program / Coastal Waterways
Wetlands
Subtotal, Water: Ecosystems
FY 2008
Actuals
$296,235.0
$68,083.1
$29,868.9
$24,174.4
$40,886.6
$459,248.0
$59,536.1
$37,443.3
$11,529.6
$5,764.6
$1,417.6
$3,918.4
$2,105.9
$121,715.5
$66,432.8
$39,960.6
$14,731.9
$121,125.3
$7,102.4
$48,399.3
$15,538.0
$6,518.9
$12,083.7
$89,642.3
$11,157.9
$27,416.2
$26,046.7
$21,868.0
$75,330.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$303,884.0
$73,432.0
$31,872.0
$25,868.0
$44,141.0
$479,197.0
$60,103.0
$41,236.0
$12,984.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,738.0
$116,061.0
$64,511.0
$38,909.0
$13,471.0
$116,891.0
$8,498.0
$47,078.0
$18,334.0
$5,422.0
$13,927.0
$93,259.0
$11,946.0
$37,000.0
$26,557.0
$22,539.0
$86,096.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$320,612.0
$85,215.0
$32,281.0
$26,681.0
$47,106.0
$511,895.0
$61,747.0
$42,318.0
$13,372.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$1,750.0
$119,187.0
$67,550.0
$40,459.0
$14,122.0
$122,131.0
$8,659.0
$55,005.0
$18,874.0
$5,923.0
$14,442.0
$102,903.0
$12,451.0
$0.0
$26,967.0
$23,336.0
$50,303.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$16,728.0
$11,783.0
$409.0
$813.0
$2,965.0
$32,698.0
$1,644.0
$1,082.0
$388.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$12.0
$3,126.0
$3,039.0
$1,550.0
$651.0
$5,240.0
$161.0
$7,927.0
$540.0
$501.0
$515.0
$9,644.0
$505.0
($37,000.0)
$410.0
$797.0
($35,793.0)
202
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Water: Human Health Protection
Beach / Fish Programs
Drinking Water Programs
Subtotal, Water: Human Health Protection
Water Quality Protection
Marine Pollution
Surface Water Protection
Subtotal, Water Quality Protection
Total, Environmental Program & Management
Inspector General
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Total, Inspector General
Building and Facilities
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel and
Infrastructure
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Total, Building and Facilities
Hazardous Substance Superfund
Air Toxics and Quality
Radiation: Protection
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Audits, Evaluations, and Investigations
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Compliance Incentives
Compliance Monitoring
Subtotal, Compliance
Pres Bud
FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 vs.
Actuals Enacted Pres Bud Enacted
$2,307.5 $2,806.0 $2,870.0 $64.0
$107,454.8 $98,779.0 $102,856.0 $4,077.0
$109,762.3 $101,585.0 $105,726.0 $4,141.0
$13,430.4 $13,045.0 $13,399.0 $354.0
$197,780.0 $197,772.0 $210,437.0 $12,665.0
$211,210.4 $210,817.0 $223,836.0 $13,019.0
$2,362,491.2 $2,392,079.0 $2,940,564.0 $548,485.0
$41,896.5 $44,791.0 $44,791.0 $0.0
$41,896.5 $44,791.0 $44,791.0 $0.0
$8,225.9 $8,070.0 $8,070.0 $0.0
$28,081.5 $26,931.0 $28,931.0 $2,000.0
$36,307.4 $35,001.0 $37,001.0 $2,000.0
$2,165.0 $2,295.0 $2,596.0 $301.0
$12,037.8 $9,975.0 $9,975.0 $0.0
$33.1 $22.0 $0.0 ($22.0)
$58.7 $137.0 $0.0 ($137.0)
$1,251.3 $1,192.0 $1,247.0 $55.0
$1,343.1 $1,351.0 $1,247.0 ($104.0)
203
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Enforcement
Environmental Justice
Superfund: Enforcement
Superfund: Federal Facilities Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
Criminal Enforcement
Enforcement Training
Forensics Support
Subtotal, Enforcement
Homeland Security
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Decontamination
Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Critical Infrastructure
Protection
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Decontamination
Laboratory Preparedness and Response
Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response, and
Recovery (other activities)
Subtotal, Homeland Security: Preparedness, Response,
and Recovery
Homeland Security: Protection of EPA Personnel and
Infrastructure
Subtotal, Homeland Security
Information Exchange / Outreach
Congressional, Intergovernmental, External Relations
Exchange Network
Subtotal, Information Exchange / Outreach
IT / Data Management / Security
Information Security
IT / Data Management
Subtotal, IT / Data Management / Security
FY 2008
Actuals
$502.1
$168,674.1
$9,124.8
$591.0
$7,687.0
$785.1
$2,629.1
$189,993.2
$181.4
$1,584.9
$1,766.3
$8,153.4
$3,792.6
$33,337.2
$45,283.2
$585.0
$47,634.5
$145.9
$1,429.8
$1,575.7
$474.6
$15,929.7
$16,404.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$818.0
$166,148.0
$9,872.0
$0.0
$7,767.0
$793.0
$2,378.0
$187,776.0
$198.0
$1,538.0
$1,736.0
$10,613.0
$9,588.0
$33,440.0
$53,641.0
$1,194.0
$56,571.0
$0.0
$1,433.0
$1,433.0
$783.0
$16,896.0
$17,679.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$822.0
$173,176.0
$10,378.0
$0.0
$8,336.0
$851.0
$2,471.0
$196,034.0
$198.0
$1,626.0
$1,824.0
$10,774.0
$9,621.0
$33,148.0
$53,543.0
$1,194.0
$56,561.0
$0.0
$1,433.0
$1,433.0
$799.0
$17,124.0
$17,923.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$4.0
$7,028.0
$506.0
$0.0
$569.0
$58.0
$93.0
$8,258.0
$0.0
$88.0
$88.0
$161.0
$33.0
($292.0)
($98.0)
$0.0
($10.0)
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16.0
$228.0
$244.0
Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Alternative Dispute Resolution
$776.9
$874.0
$895.0
$21.0
204
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Legal Advice: Environmental Program
Subtotal, Legal / Science / Regulatory / Economic Review
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Utilities
Security
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (other
activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Financial Assistance Grants / IAG Management
Acquisition Management
Human Resources Management
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
FY 2008
Actuals
$802.4
$1,579.3
$44,867.0
$1,176.7
$6,392.7
$19,807.5
$72,243.9
$3,044.7
$20,705.1
$4,681.2
$20,861.5
$121,536.4
FY 2009
Enacted
$708.0
$1,582.0
$45,353.0
$3,042.0
$6,524.0
$21,331.0
$76,250.0
$3,168.0
$24,361.0
$5,386.0
$25,478.0
$134,643.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$746.0
$1,641.0
$44,300.0
$3,397.0
$8,299.0
$22,601.0
$78,597.0
$3,283.0
$23,229.0
$8,068.0
$26,746.0
$139,923.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$38.0
$59.0
($1,053.0)
$355.0
$1,775.0
$1,270.0
$2,347.0
$115.0
($1,132.0)
$2,682.0
$1,268.0
$5,280.0
Research: Human Health and Ecosystems
Human Health Risk Assessment
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Research: Sustainability
Research: Sustainability
Superfund Cleanup
Superfund: Emergency Response and Removal
Superfund: EPA Emergency Preparedness
Superfund: Federal Facilities
Superfund: Remedial
Superfund: Support to Other Federal Agencies
Brownfields Projects
Subtotal, Superfund Cleanup
Total, Hazardous Substance Superfund
$6,799.6
$19,392.9
$99.7
$3,377.0
$20,905.0
$79.0
$3,395.0
$21,401.0
$0.0
$18.0
$496.0
($79.0)
$223,136.3
$9,608.7
$33,558.3
$726,765.3
$4,888.0
$7,070.7
$1,005,027.3
$195,043.0
$9,442.0
$31,306.0
$604,992.0
$6,575.0
$0.0
$847,358.0
$202,843.0
$9,791.0
$32,203.0
$605,000.0
$6,575.0
$0.0
$856,412.0
$7,800.0
$349.0
$897.0
$8.0
$0.0
$0.0
$9,054.0
$1,425,588.8
$1,285,024.0
$1,308,541.0
$23,517.0
Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
$787.5
$817.0
$788.0
($29.0)
205
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
IT / Data Management / Security
IT / Data Management
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (other
activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Acquisition Management
Central Planning, Budgeting, and Finance
Human Resources Management
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Underground Storage Tanks (LUST / UST)
LUST / UST
EPAct & Related Authorities Implemention
LUST/ UST (other activities)
Subtotal, LUST / UST
LUST Cooperative Agreements
EPAct & Related Authorities Implemention
LUST Cooperative Agreements (other activities)
Subtotal, LUST Cooperative Agreements
LUST Prevention
EPAct & Related Authorities Implemention
Subtotal, LUST Prevention
Subtotal, Underground Storage Tanks (LUST / UST)
FY 2008
Actuals
$178.0
$685.0
$205.3
$890.3
$154.2
$708.9
$3.0
$1,756.4
$567.7
$1,058.5
$14,193.0
$15,251.5
$26,496.8
$63,056.0
$89,552.8
$0.0
$0.0
$104,804.3
FY 2009
Enacted
$162.0
$696.0
$206.0
$902.0
$165.0
$987.0
$3.0
$2,057.0
$475.0
$0.0
$11,105.0
$11,105.0
$0.0
$62,461.0
$62,461.0
$35,500.0
$35,500.0
$109,066.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$162.0
$696.0
$207.0
$903.0
$165.0
$1,122.0
$0.0
$2,190.0
$484.0
$0.0
$11,855.0
$11,855.0
$0.0
$63,192.0
$63,192.0
$34,430.0
$34,430.0
$109,477.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$0.0
$0.0
$1.0
$1.0
$0.0
$135.0
($3.0)
$133.0
$9.0
$0.0
$750.0
$750.0
$0.0
$731.0
$731.0
($1,070.0)
($1,070.0)
$411.0
Total, Leaking Underground Storage Tanks
$108,093.9
$112,577.0
$113,101.0
$524.0
Oil Spill Response
Compliance
Compliance Assistance and Centers
Enforcement
Civil Enforcement
IT / Data Management / Security
$285.3
$1,851.0
$277.0
$2,117.0
$317.0
$2,406.0
$40.0
$289.0
206
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
IT / Data Management
CHI
Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and Response
Operations and Administration
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Rent
Facilities Infrastructure and Operations (other
activities)
Subtotal, Facilities Infrastructure and Operations
Subtotal, Operations and Administration
Research: Land Protection
Research: Land Protection and Restoration
Total, Oil Spill Response
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
Infrastructure Assistance: Clean Water SRF
Infrastructure Assistance: Drinking Water SRF
Congressionally Mandated Projects
Infrastructure Assistance: Alaska Native Villages
Brownfields Projects
Clean School Bus Initiative
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program
EPAct & Related Authorities Implemention
CA Emission Reduction Project Grants
Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program (other
activities)
Subtotal, Diesel Emissions Reduction Grant Program
Infrastructure Assistance: Mexico Border
Subtotal, State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
Categorical Grants
Categorical Grant: Beaches Protection
Categorical Grant: Brownfields
Categorical Grant: Environmental Information
Categorical Grant: Hazardous Waste Financial Assistance
Categorical Grant: Homeland Security
FY 2008
Actuals
$15.0
$13,880.8
$431.0
$67.6
$498.6
$498.6
$794.6
$17,325.3
$836,929.7
$949,968.9
$75,837.8
$21,193.7
$94,611.8
$6,868.8
$0.0
$9,844.0
$19,954.9
$29,798.9
$65,138.5
$2,080,348.1
$10,642.2
$51,070.6
$14,402.4
$101,740.4
$5,688.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$24.0
$13,953.0
$538.0
$58.0
$596.0
$596.0
$720.0
$17,687.0
$689,080.0
$829,029.0
$153,000.0
$18,500.0
$97,000.0
$0.0
$60,000.0
$15,000.0
$0.0
$75,000.0
$20,000.0
$1,881,609.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$10,000.0
$101,346.0
$4,950.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$24.0
$14,397.0
$438.0
$60.0
$498.0
$498.0
$737.0
$18,379.0
$2,400,000.0
$1,500,000.0
$0.0
$10,000.0
$100,000.0
$0.0
$60,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
$60,000.0
$10,000.0
$4,080,000.0
$9,900.0
$49,495.0
$10,000.0
$106,346.0
$0.0
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$0.0
$444.0
($100.0)
$2.0
($98.0)
($98.0)
$17.0
$692.0
$1,710,920.0
$670,971.0
($153,000.0)
($8,500.0)
$3,000.0
$0.0
$0.0
($15,000.0)
$0.0
($15,000.0)
($10,000.0)
$2,198,391.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$5,000.0
($4,950.0)
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Categorical Grant: Lead
Categorical Grant: Local Govt Climate Change
Categorical Grant: Nonpoint Source (Sec. 319)
Categorical Grant: Pesticides Enforcement
Categorical Grant: Pesticides Program Implementation
Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Sec. 106)
Monitoring Grants
Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Sec. 1 06)
(other activities)
Subtotal, Categorical Grant: Pollution Control (Sec. 106)
Categorical Grant: Pollution Prevention
Categorical Grant: Public Water System Supervision
(PWSS)
Categorical Grant: Radon
Categorical Grant: Sector Program
Categorical Grant: State and Local Air Quality Management
Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds
Categorical Grant: Toxics Substances Compliance
Categorical Grant: Tribal Air Quality Management
Categorical Grant: Tribal General Assistance Program
Categorical Grant: Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Categorical Grant: Underground Storage Tanks
Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training
Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
Categorical Grant: Wetlands Program Development
Subtotal, Categorical Grants
Total, State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Not Specified
Rescission of Prior Year Funds
Total, Rescission of Prior Year Funds
FY 2008
Actuals
$14,699.7
$0.0
$207,166.5
$20,098.6
$14,014.7
$26,737.7
$217,098.4
$243,836.1
$5,076.8
$101,503.0
$10,007.4
$1,666.3
$226,155.9
$21,027.7
$5,273.6
$12,066.9
$58,628.8
$12,114.5
$3,600.7
$670.3
$445.3
$15,985.2
$1,157,581.6
$3,237,929.7
($5,000.0)
($5,000.0)
FY 2009
Enacted
$13,564.0
$10,000.0
$200,857.0
$18,711.0
$12,970.0
$18,500.0
$199,995.0
$218,495.0
$4,940.0
$99,100.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$224,080.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$57,925.0
$10,891.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$1,094,855.0
$2,976,464.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$14,564.0
$0.0
$200,857.0
$18,711.0
$13,520.0
$18,500.0
$210,764.0
$229,264.0
$4,940.0
$105,700.0
$8,074.0
$1,828.0
$226,580.0
$0.0
$5,099.0
$13,300.0
$62,875.0
$10,891.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,830.0
$1,111,274.0
$5,191,274.0
($10,000.0)
($10,000.0)
Pres Bud
vs.
Enacted
$1,000.0
($10,000.0)
$0.0
$0.0
$550.0
$0.0
$10,769.0
$10,769.0
$0.0
$6,600.0
$0.0
$0.0
$2,500.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$4,950.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$0.0
$16,419.0
$2,214,810.0
$0.0
$0.0
TOTAL, EPA
$7,993,075.1
$7,643,674.0
$10,486,000.0 $2,842,326.0
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Categorical Grant: Wastewater Operator Training
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Clean and Safe Water
Objective(s): Protect Water Quality
(Dollars in Thousands)
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
FY 2008
Actuals
. $670,3
$670.3
0.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010 Pres
Budv.
FY 2009
Enacted
($0,0)
($0.0)
0.0
Program Project Description:
Section 104(g)(l) of the Clean Water Act authorized funding for the Wastewater Treatment Plant
Operator On-site Assistance Training program. This program targeted small publicly-owned
wastewater treatment plants, with a discharge of less than 5 million gallons per day. Federal
funding for this program was administered through grants to states, often in cooperation with
educational institutions or non-profit agencies. In most cases, assistance was administered
through an environmental training center.
FY 2010 Activities and Performance Plan:
There is no request for this program in FY 2010. There are no current performance measures for
this program (previously under EPA's Protect Water Quality Objective).
FY 2010 Change from FY 2009 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
CWA.
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Categorical Grant: Targeted Watersheds
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective(s): Restore and Protect Critical Ecosystems
(Dollars in Thousands)
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
FY 2008
Actuals
$21,027.7
$21,027.7
0.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010 Pres
Budv.
FY 2009
Enacted
($0.0)
($0.0)
0.0
Program Project Description:
The Targeted Watersheds Grant Program focused on community-based approaches and
management techniques to protect and restore the nation's waters.
FY 2010 Activities and Performance Plan:
There is no request for this program in FY 2010. There are no current performance measures for
this program (previously under EPA's Protect Water Quality objective).
FY 2010 Change from FY 2009 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006;
Public Law 109-54.
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Categorical Grant: Water Quality Cooperative Agreements
Program Area: Categorical Grants
Goal: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective(s): Restore and Protect Critical Ecosystems
(Dollars in Thousands)
State and Tribal Assistance
Grants
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
FY 2008
Actuals
$21,027,7
$21,027.7
0.0
FY 2009
Enacted
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
SO.O
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010 Pres
Budv.
FY 2009
Enacted
($0.0)
($0.0)
0.0
Program Project Description:
Under authority of Section 104(b)(3) of the Clean Water Act, EPA made grants to a wide variety
of recipients, including states, tribes, state water pollution control agencies, interstate agencies,
and other nonprofit institutions, organizations, and individuals to promote the coordination of
environmentally beneficial activities. This competitive funding vehicle was used by EPA's
partners to further the Agency's goals of providing clean and safe water. The program was
designed to fund a broad range of projects, including: innovative water efficiency programs,
research, training and education, demonstration, best management practices, stormwater
management planning, and innovative permitting programs and studies related to the causes,
effects, extent, and prevention of pollution.
FY 2010 Activities and Performance Plan:
There is no request for this program in FY 2010. There are no current performance measures for
this program (previously under EPA's Protect Water Quality objective).
FY 2010 Change from FY 2009 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
CWA.
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Regional Geographic Initiatives
Program Area: Geographic Programs
Goal: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective(s): Communities
(Dollars in Thousands)
Environmental Program
Management
Total Budget Authority / Obligations
Total Workyears
FY 2008
Actuals
$5,515.8
$5,515.8
4.9
FY 2009
Enacted
$0,0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010
Pres Bud
$0.0
$0.0
0.0
FY 2010 Pres
Budv.
FY 2009
Enacted
($0,0)
($0.0)
0.0
Program Project Description:
EPA's Regional Geographic Initiative (RGI) supported innovative and geographically based
projects. These funds were available to EPA Regional offices to support priority local and
Regional environmental projects, which have included protecting children's health, restoring
watersheds, providing for clean air, preventing pollution and fostering environmental
stewardship. RGI provided a tool to facilitate holistic and innovative resolutions to complex
environmental problems.
FY 2010 Activities and Performance Plan
There is no request for this program in FY 2010. There are no current performance measures for
this program (previously under EPA's Objective 4.2: Communities).
FY 2010 Change from FY 2009 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands):
No change in program funding.
Statutory Authority:
CWA; CAA; TSCA; CERLA; SOW A; PPA; RCRA.
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EXPECTED BENEFITS OF THE PRESIDENT'S
E-GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Grants.gov
The Grants.gov Initiative benefits EPA and
its grant programs by providing a single
location to publish grant opportunities and
application packages, and by providing a
single site for the grants community to apply
for grants using common forms, processes
and systems. EPA believes that the central
site raises the visibility of our grants
opportunities to a wider diversity of
applicants. Grants.gov has also allowed
EPA to discontinue support for its own
electronic grant application system, saving
operational, training, and account
management costs.
The grants community benefits from savings
in postal costs, paper and envelopes.
Applicants save time in searching for
Agency grant opportunities and in learning
the application systems of various agencies.
At the request of the state environmental
agencies, EPA has begun to offer Grants.gov
application packages for mandatory grants
(i.e., Continuing Environmental Program
Grants). States requested that the Agency
extend usage to mandatory programs to
streamline their application process.
EPA received 2,885 applications through
Grants.gov in 2008.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-04-00-04-0 1 60-24
020-00-04-00-04-0 1 60-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$517.763
$486.450
Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE)
The Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE) is comprised of nine government-
wide automated applications and/or
databases that have contributed to
streamlining the acquisition business process
across the government. EPA leverages the
usefulness of some of these systems via
electronic linkages between EPA's
acquisition systems and the IAE shared
systems. Other IAE systems are not linked
directly to EPA's acquisition systems, but
benefit the Agency's contracting staff and
vendor community as stand-alone resources.
EPA's acquisition systems use data provided
by the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) to
replace internally maintained vendor data.
Contracting officers can download vendor-
provided representation and certification
information electronically, via the Online
Representations and Certifications (ORCA)
database, which allows vendors to submit
this information once, rather than separately
for every contract proposal. Contracting
officers are able to access the Excluded
Parties List System (EPLS), via links in
EPA's acquisition systems, to identify
vendors that are debarred from receiving
contract awards.
Contracting officers can also link to the
Wage Determination Online (WDOL) to
obtain information required under the
Service Contract Act and the Davis-Bacon
Act. EPA's acquisition systems link to the
Federal Procurement Data System - Next
Generation (FPDS-NG) for submission of
contract actions at the time of award.
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FPDS-NG provides public access to
government-wide contract information. The
Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System
(eSRS) supports vendor submission of
subcontracting data for contracts identified
as requiring this information. EPA submits
synopses of procurement opportunities over
$25,000 to the Federal Business
Opportunities (FBO) website, where the
information is accessible to the public.
Vendors use this website to identify business
opportunities in federal contracting.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-0230-24
020-00-01-16-04-0230-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$151.282
$124.454
Integrated Acquisition Environment
(IAE) Grants and Loans
The Federal Funding Accountability and
Transparency Act (FFATA) requires the
agencies to unambiguously identify contract,
grant, and loan recipients and determine
parent/child relationship, address
information, etc. The FFATA taskforce
determined that using both the Dun and
Bradstreet (D&B) DUNS Number (standard
identifier for all business lines) and Central
Contractor Registration (CCR), the single
point of entry for data collection and
dissemination, is the most appropriate way
to accomplish this. This fee will pay for
EPA's use of this service in the course of
reporting grants and/or loans.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-02-4300-24
020-00-01-16-02-4300-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$89.973
$89.973*
Enterprise Human Resource Integration
Initiative
The Enterprise Human Resource
Integration's (EHRI) Electronic Official
Personnel Folder (eOPF) is designed to
provide a consolidated repository that
digitally documents the employment actions
and history of individuals employed by the
Federal government. EPA will migrate from
a manual Official Personnel File (OFF)
process to the federal eOPF system. The
Agency used a phased deployment approach
in calendar year 2008. This initiative will
benefit the Agency by reducing file room
maintenance costs and improve customer
service for employees and productivity for
FIR specialists. Customer service will
improve for employees since they will have
24/7 access to view and print their official
personnel documents and HR specialists will
no longer be required to manually file,
retrieve or mail personnel actions to
employees thus improving productivity.
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Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-03-1219-24
020-00-01-16-03-1219-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$474.230
$406.120
Recruitment One-Stop (ROS)
Recruitment One-Stop (ROS) simplifies the
process of locating and applying for Federal
jobs. USAJOBS is a standard job
announcement and resume builder. It is the
one-stop for Federal job seekers to search
for and apply to positions on-line. This
integrated process benefits citizens by
providing a more efficient process to locate
and apply for jobs, and assists Federal
agencies in hiring top talent in a competitive
marketplace. The Recruitment One-Stop
initiative has increased job seeker
satisfaction with the Federal job application
process and is helping the Agency to locate
highly-qualified candidates and improve
response times to applicants.
By integrating with ROS, the Agency has
eliminated the need for applicants to
maintain multiple user IDs to apply for
Federal jobs through various systems. The
vacancy announcement format has been
improved for easier readability. The system
can maintain up to 5 resumes per applicant,
which allows them to create and store
resumes tailored to specific skills this is
an improvement from our previous system
that only allowed one resume per applicant.
In addition, ROS has a notification feature
that keeps applicants updated on the current
status of the application, and provides a link
to the agency website for detailed
information. This self-help ROS feature
allows applicants to obtain up-to-date
information on the status of their application
upon request.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-1218-24
020-00-01-16-04-1218-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$106.293
$106.293*
eTraining
This initiative encourages e-learning to
improve training, efficiency and financial
performance. EPA recently exercised its
option to renew the current Interagency
Agreement with OPM-GoLearn that
provides licenses to online training for
employees. EPA purchased 5,000 licenses
to prevent any interruption in service to
current users.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-03-1217-24
020-00-01-16-03-1217-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$80.000
$80.000*
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Human Resources LoB
The Human Resources Line of Business
(HR LoB) provides the Federal government
the infrastructure to support pay-for-
performance systems, modernized HR
systems, and the core functionality
necessary for the strategic management of
human capital.
The HR LoB offers common solutions that
will enable Federal departments and
agencies to work more effectively, and it
provides managers and executives across the
Federal Government improved means to
meet strategic objectives. EPA benefits by
supporting an effective program
management activity which will deliver
more tangible results in FY 2009 and
beyond.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-1200-24
020-00-01-16-04-1200-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$65.217
$65.217
Grants Management LoB
In FY 2008, EPA managed 7,960 grant
awards equaling approximately $3.8 billion.
EPA anticipates the key benefit will be
having a centralized location to download all
applications, make awards, and track awards
to closeout. Automated business processes,
available through consortium service
providers, will decrease agency reliance on
manual and paper-based processing.
Consortium lead agencies will spread
operations and maintenance (O&M) costs,
and development, modernization, and
enhancement (DME) costs across agencies,
decreasing the burden that any one agency
must bear.
GM LoB will lead to a reduction in the
number of systems of record for grants data
across EPA and the government and the
development of common reporting
standards, improving EPA's ability to
provide agency- and government-wide
reports on grant activities and results.
Migrating to a consortium lead agency will
help EPA comply with the Federal Financial
Assistance Management Improvement Act
of 1999 and the Federal Funding
Accountability and Transparency Act of
2006.
Service to constituents will be improved
through the standardization and streamlining
of government-wide grants business
processes. The public will save time as a
result of quicker notification and faster
payments due to an automated system for
grants processing. Furthermore, GM LoB
will minimize complex and varying agency-
specific requirements and increase grantee
ease of use on Federal grants management
systems. Constituents will benefit as they
will have fewer unique agency systems and
processes to learn; grantees' ability to learn
how to use the system will be improved and
reliance on call center technical support will
be reduced. Consortium lead agencies also
will provide grantees with online access to
standard post-award reports, decreasing the
number of unique agency-specific reporting
requirements.
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Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-04-00-04- 1 3 00-24
020-00-04-00-04- 1 3 00-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$59.316
$40.757
Business Gateway
By creating a single entry-point for business
information, such as the e-Forms catalog,
Business Gateway directly benefits EPA's
regulated communities, many of whom are
subject to complex regulatory requirements
across multiple agencies. This initiative also
benefits EPA by centralizing OMB reporting
requirements under the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002. Finally,
EPA has over 100 initiatives, activities, and
services directed at small business needs.
Many of those initiatives are highlighted to
small businesses through periodic features in
Business.gov. This allows special focus to
be brought to bear at critical times to the
intended audiences for those initiatives.
Business.gov also continues to provide a
one-stop compliance tool enabling small and
emerging businesses access to compliance
information, forms and tools across the
Federal Government. Business Gateway
supports EPA's small business activities
function by providing the following
benefits:
a single point of access for electronic
regulatory forms;
"plain English" compliance guidance,
fact sheets and links to checklists for
small businesses; and
an extensive Web site with numerous
links to other internal and external
assistance sources.
EPA anticipates similar benefits from
Business Gateway in FYs 2009 and 2010.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-0100-24
020-00-01-16-04-0100-24
CPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$209.308
$52.758
Geospatial LoB
The Geospatial Line of Business (GeoLoB)
is an intergovernmental project to improve
the ability of the public and government to
use geospatial information to support the
business of government and facilitate
decision-making. This initiative will reduce
EPA costs and improve our operations in
several areas. The investment in FY 2009
and FY 2010 will provide the necessary
planning and coordination to begin
providing significant benefits to EPA in the
following ways:
EPA's geospatial program has achieved a
cost avoidance of approximately $2 million
per year by internally consolidating
procurements for data and tools into multi-
year enterprise licenses. The Agency is
currently applying these lessons learned for
the benefit of our partners in the GeoLoB as
well as colleagues in State, Local and Tribal
government organizations. The GeoLoB
will reduce costs by providing an
opportunity for EPA and other agencies to
share approaches on procurement
consolidation that other agencies can follow.
Throughout FY 2008, EPA has played a key
leadership role in a GeoLoB Workgroup to
explore opportunities for Federal-wide
acquisition of key geospatial software and
data. During FY 2009, we anticipate the
first of these acquisitions will be released to
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the vendor community through our GeoLoB
partners at GSA.
EPA benefits from Geospatial LoB in FY
2010 are anticipated to be the same as those
described for FY 2009.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-16-04-3100-24
020-00-01-16-04-3100-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$42.000
$42.000
eRulemaking
The eRulemaking Program is designed to
enhance public access and participation in
the regulatory process through electronic
systems; reduce burden for citizens and
businesses in finding relevant regulations
and commenting on proposed rulemaking
actions; consolidate redundant docket
systems; and improve agency regulatory
processes and the timeliness of regulatory
decisions.
The eRulemaking Program's Federal Docket
Management System (FDMS) supports and
services all 15 Cabinet Departments and 14
of the largest independent rulemaking
agencies which collectively promulgate
more than 90 percent of Federal regulations
each year. FDMS has simplified the
public's participation in the rulemaking
process and made EPA's rulemaking
business processes more accessible as well
as transparent. FDMS provides EPA's
1,430 registered users with a secure,
centralized electronic repository for
managing the Agency's rulemaking
development via distributed management of
data and robust role-based user access. EPA
posts regulatory and non-regulatory
documents in Regulations.gov for public
viewing, downloading, bookmarking, email
notification, and commenting. During the
first six months of FY 2009, EPA posted
307 rules and proposed rules, 604 Federal
Register notices, and 31,800 public
submissions in Regulations.gov. In FY
2009, the public is submitting comments at a
rate 250 percent higher than the rate for the
prior year. EPA also posted 7.9 thousand
supporting and related materials. Overall,
EPA provides public access to more than
387,000 documents organized into 8,100
dockets in Regulations.gov.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-0 1 0 1 6-04-0060-24
020-00-0 1 0 1 6-04-0060-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$1,531.123
$1,057.931
E-Travel E-Travel is designed to provide
EPA more efficient and effective travel
management services, with cost savings
from cross-government purchasing
agreements and improved functionality
through streamlined travel policies and
processes, strict security and privacy
controls, and enhanced agency oversight and
audit capabilities. EPA employees also will
benefit from the integrated travel planning
provided through E-Travel. EPA
implemented the goal of the ETravel
initiative by fully deploying GovTrip in FY
2008.
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Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-01-03-0221-24
020-00-01-01-03-0220-24
EPA Service Fee
(in thousands)
$1,327.924
$1,145.224
Financial Management Line of Business
(FMLoB)
The FMLoB is a multi-agency effort whose
goals include: achieving process
improvements and cost savings in the
acquisition, development, implementation,
and operation of financial management
systems. EPA will complete the planning
and acquisition phase of its Financial
System Modernization Project (FSMP) and
will begin migration to a shared service
provider. This work will benefit from the
migration guidance developed in FY 2006,
including the use of performance metrics
developed for service level agreements and
the use of standard business processes
developed for four core financial
management sub-functions: Payments,
Receipts, Funds and Reporting. By
incorporating the same FM LoB-standard
processes as those used by central agency
systems, interfaces among the systems will
be streamlined and the quality of
information available for decision-making
will be improved. In addition, EPA expects
to achieve operational savings in future
years because of the use of the shared
service provider for operations and
maintenance of the new system.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-01-01-04-1100-24
020-00-01-01-04-1100-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$44.444
$44.444
Budget Formulation and Execution (BFE)
LoB
The Budget Formulation and Execution
Lines of Business (BFE LoB) allow EPA
and other agencies to access budget-related
benefits and services. The Agency has the
option to implement LoB sponsored tools
and services.
EPA has benefited from the BFE LoB by
sharing valuable information on what has or
hasn't worked on the use of different budget
systems and software. This effort has
created a government only capability for
electronic collaboration (Wiki) in which the
Budget Community website allows EPA to
share budget information with OMB (and
other Federal agencies). The LoB is working
on giving EPA and other agencies the
capability to have secure, virtual on-line
meetings where participants can not only
hear what's been said by conference calling
into the meeting, but also view budget-
related presentations directly from their
workspace. The LoB has provided budget-
related training to EPA budget employees on
OMB's MAX budget system, and on
Treasury's FACTS II statements explaining
how it ties to the budget process.
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FY 2010 Annual Plan
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
010-00-01-01-04-3200-24
010-00-01-01-04-3200-24
EPA Contribution
(in thousands)
$95.000
$95.000
ITLoB
The Information Technology Line of
Business (ITLoB), utilizing Gartner's
benchmarking tools and research services,
will benefit EPA by providing an
understanding of improved IT performance,
greater efficiencies in IT infrastructure
investments, and consistency and
standardization of infrastructure platforms.
This process is critical to our forward
planning for improved service offerings at
competitive prices. The sharing of best
practices, industry standards, and pricing
will help EPA drive towards efficiencies and
best practices, such as standardization of
desktop, computer rooms, server, and
storage management systems.
The planning of EPA's next generation
telecommunication's network, Wide Area
Network (WAN) 2010 will be facilitated by
the information on standards, metrics, best
practices, and sourcing options that the
ITLoB brings to the Federal community.
Fiscal Year
2009
2010
Account Code
020-00-02-00-04-3300-24
020-00-02-00-04-3300-24
EPA Contribution (in
thousands)
$0.0
$40.000
* The FY 2010 allocation of the Agency's contribution is still pending. The Agency has assumed the same level as
FY 2009.
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