United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY
AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
DRAFT
FY 2016-2017
NATIONAL PROGRAM MANAGER
GUIDANCE
PUBLICATION NUMBER: 743P15001
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. AGENCY OVERVIEW TO THE FY 2016-2017 NPM GUIDANCES 4
II. INTRODUCTION 4
III. ROLE OF THE REGIONAL OFFICES 5
IV. OCSPP'S NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR REGIONAL OFFICES 5
V. NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE OFFICE OF PESTICIDE PROGRAMS 7
L NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: STRENGTHENING STATE/TRIBAL PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH
CONTINUED EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF GRANTS/ COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.. 7
2^ NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: ASSIST NATIONAL. REGIONAL AND LOCAL PQT.TJNATOR
PROTECTION EFFORTS 8
3. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: PESTICIDE OCCUPATIONAL WORKER SAFETY 9
No ACS measures are proposed to be associated with this area of focus for FY 2016-2017 to allow regions the
flexibility to direct their efforts where they are most needed, and to select the activities and level of effort
appropriate for the needs of their region 10
4, NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: SCHOOL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) 10
1L NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITIES 11
VI. NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE OFFICE OF POLLUTION PREVENTION
AND TOXICS 13
L NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: LEAD RISK REDUCTION 13
2, NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: CHEMICAL RISK REVIEW AND REDUCTION 17
3_, NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: POLLUTION PREVENTION 19
VII. PROGRAM-SPECIFIC GUIDANCES FOR THE OFFICE OF PESTICIDES PROGRAMS
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L REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: PROMOTE STATE AND TRIBAL PESTICIDE PROGRAM
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION 25
2, REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: BED BUG OUTREACH/ASSISTANCE 25
3^ REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: ENDANGERED SPECIES PROTECTION 26
4^ REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: SUPPORT OF WATER QUALITY RISK ASSESSMENT
AND MITIGATION 27
JL REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: SPRAY DRIFT OUTREACH AND INCIDENT DATA 28
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VIII. APPENDIX A: FY 2016 NPM GUIDANCE MEASURES 29
IX. APPENDIX B: KEY PROGRAM CONTACTS 31
X. APPENDIX C: EXPLANATION OF CHANGES BETWEEN FY 2014-2015 AND FY 2016-
2017 NPM GUIDANCES 32
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I. AGENCY OVERVIEW TO THE FY 2016-2017 NPM GUIDANCES
The National Program Manager (NPM) Guidances set forth the strategies and actions the EPA and its state
and tribal partners will undertake to protect human health and the environment. The NPM Guidances
provide the linkage from the FY 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan and annual budget by providing
implementation direction to EPA regional offices, states and tribes. Taken together, the NPM Guidances
serve as a national framework for regional offices to use as they tailor their approaches and strategies for
engaging with states and tribes. Beginning with FY 2016-2017, the EPA will implement a new two-year
cycle for the NPM Guidance process, which was developed collaboratively with our state and tribal
partners.
To complement the individual NPM Guidances, OCFO has developed an "Overview to the NPM
Guidances." The Overview to the NPM Guidances communicates important agency-wide information and
should be reviewed in conjunction with each of the FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidances, grant guidances and
other applicable requirements. The Overview also includes important background information and the
cross-program areas that are critical to effective implementation of EPA's environmental programs in FY
2016 and 2017. This brief stand-alone document is posted separately on OCFO's NPM Guidance website
at: http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/national-program-manager-guidances.
II. INTRODUCTION
OCSPP's NPM Guidance for FY 2016-2017 provides direction to the EPA regional offices with respect to
the EPA's Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (P2) programs. In the development of this Guidance,
OCSPP engaged in early outreach with states and tribes, and worked in collaboration and coordination with
other NPMs (e.g., OECA, OW) and the regional offices to help identify the most important environmental
and human health protection areas of work to be conducted by the regional offices in FY 2016-2017.
During early stakeholder engagement, OCSPP provided copies of the FY 2014 NPM Guidance with the FY
2015 Addendum to states and tribes for comment, as well as extracts of the relevant FY 2015 President's
Budget narratives. State and tribal partners were asked to suggest changes in the FY 2014/15 Guidance to
inform the development of the two-year FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance. These extensive discussions took
place during a series of tribal and state conference calls, face-to-face meetings and written correspondence at
the national and regional levels. OCSPP's National Areas of Focus and the Program-Specific Guidances
take into consideration these external stakeholder and internal inputs on program-specific topics and those
requiring cross-program coordination. OCSPP and the regional offices will continue to communicate
regularly with the states and tribes to better understand local, regional and national issues and priorities.
This Guidance: 1) summarizes the FY 2016 annual performance plans for each of the national programs
managed by the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) and the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT); 2) details the specific contributions needed from the regional offices to support those programs;
and 3) identifies the EPA Annual Commitment System (ACS) commitments that will be used to hold
regional offices accountable for contributing to those programs' goals and objectives. OCSPP's FY 2016-
2017 NPM Guidance also highlights flexibilities that streamline the workload and leverage resources to
more efficiently achieve our collective mission to protect human health and the environment.
OCSPP's FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance is aligned with the EPA's FY 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan
(http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/strategicplan) and the FY 2016 EPA President's Budget. FY 2016
ACS commitments are listed in Appendix A of this Guidance. The regional offices annual commitments in
ACS will remain as draft until final performance agreements are reached in October 2015. FY 2017
commitments will be finalized in October 2016. Appendix B to this Guidance provides program contact
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information for OPP and OPPT. Appendix C identifies changes in OCSPP's regional offices priorities,
strategies and measures since the release of FY 2014 NPM Guidance and the FY 2015 Addendum. The
agency's response to public comments received in the draft version of this Guidance will be found in
Appendix D to the Final Guidance.
More information on the agency's NPM Guidance development process, public comment process, other
NPM Guidances to the regional offices and the agency's official commenting template can be found on the
EPA's planning and budgeting website at http: / 7www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/national-program-manager-
guidances. Additional information on the EPA performance measures, planning and budgeting can be
found at http:/ Avww2.epa.gov/planandbudget. More OCSPP-specific information can be found at
http://www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/about-office-chemical-safety-and-pollution-prevention-ocspp.
III. ROLE OF THE REGIONAL OFFICES
Staff and managers from regional offices and headquarters work together to ensure successful
implementation of the EPA's goals and OCSPP's programs. In addition to the national priorities discussed
in this NPM Guidance, regions work on a wide array of issues and activities as part of their baseline
responsibilities. In general, regional offices:
Provide technical assistance and outreach to the public, states, tribes and regulated community;
Negotiate and oversee grants and cooperative agreements;
Provide input on chemical assessments;
Support development and implementation of regulatory decisions, national policies and guidance;
Serve as a conduit for national policy, guidance and news to stakeholders;
Develop and implement regional policy consistent with national program goals; and
Implement and enforce many provisions of TSCA, PPA and FIFRA.
While no longer priorities in the FY 2016-2017 OCSPP NPM Guidance, regional offices will continue to
support implementation of the pesticides Federal Certification Plan in Indian Country, and work with states,
tribes and the EPA regional offices' Water programs to obtain existing water quality monitoring data to
assist pesticide registration review activities as part of their baseline work.
IV. OCSPP'S NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR REGIONAL OFFICES
Pesticides Office Programs
1. Effective Management of State and Tribal Grants/Cooperative Agreements. Ensuring
consistency implementing the FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Guidance, and providing effective
oversight and support to our state and tribal partners so that Agency resources are directed to areas
where they are most needed and best support the goals of the National Pesticide Program.
2. Assist National, Regional and Local Pollinator Protection Efforts. Supporting development
and outreach of state and tribal pollinator protection plans and general awareness of pollinator
protection approaches.
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3. Pesticide Occupational Worker Safety. Ensuring effective implementation of the new Worker
Protection Standard (WPS) and Certification rule requirements. The focus for FY 2016-2017 will be
on outreach and technical assistance for our co-regulators and the regulated community on the new
requirements contained in the revised Worker Protection Standards and Certification Rules.
4. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools. Increasing adoption of IPM practices in public
and tribal schools grades K-12 and ultimately decreasing exposure of children to pests and
pesticides.
5. Region-Specific Pesticide Priorities. Providing opportunities to select national pesticide priority
areas which best address the needs of individual states and tribes and have the greatest potential
pesticide risk reduction in their area of the country. Regional offices are to select one priority area
out of the following listed for special focus and will conduct one special project in the area selected:
Promotion of State and Tribal Pesticide Program Coordination and Communication. Bed Bug
Outreach/Assistance. Endangered Species Protection. Support of Water Quality Risk Assessment
and Mitigation, and Spray Drift Outreach and Incident Data.
Pollution Prevention and Toxics Office Programs
1. Lead Risk Reduction. Eliminating childhood lead poisoning as a public health concern.
2. Pollution Prevention. Fostering the development of pollution prevention (P2) solutions and
increasing the use of those solutions.
3. Chemical Risk Review and Reduction. Ensuring that chemicals entering and already in
commerce do not present unreasonable risk to human health or the environment.
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V. NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE OFFICE OF PESTICIDE
PROGRAMS
1. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: STRENGTHENING STATE/TRIBAL
PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH CONTINUED EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF
GRANTS/ COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
A. Description
The National Pesticide Program depends on cooperative agreements with states and tribes to implement
many of the requirements of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and to help
ensure our regulatory decisions and programs achieve intended protections. OPP, OECA, and the EPA
Regions all have an important role in effective management of these grants and cooperative agreements.
Regional offices are responsible for negotiating, implementing and managing state and tribal cooperative
agreements and grants consistent with the joint OPP/OECA FIFRA Grant Guidance. EPA grants provide
resources to carry out many of the activities required in the FIFRA Cooperative Agreements. Regional
offices provide oversight to grantees to assure resources are directed consistent with the FIFRA Grant
Guidance and to areas where they are most needed, that grantees conduct meaningful work in priority areas
and that grantees meet their grant and cooperative agreement responsibilities. The regional offices, with the
support of OPP and OECA, are also expected to provide technical and program support to the grantees to
help them be successful in meeting their grant commitments. Regional offices are uniquely positioned to
provide this oversight and support given their proximity and working relationships with states and tribes.
More information on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) State and Tribal
Assistance Grant (STAG) Program can be found at http://epa.gov/compliance/state/grants/fifra.html.
B. Regional Office Activities
Negotiating state and tribal cooperative agreements and workplans consistent with the FIFRA Grant
Guidance.
Issuing grant funds to states and tribes in a timely manner once they become available and/or consistent
with the start of the cooperative agreement funding period (unless another timeframe is negotiated with
the grantee).
Ensuring end-of-year reporting consistent with the mechanisms, quality and timeframes listed in the
FIFRA Grant Guidance.
Fostering prompt and accurate communication of EPA Pesticide Program regulations, policies and
guidance to grantees.
Providing effective technical assistance and policy support for the grantees on national pesticide
priorities listed in the FIFRA Grant Guidance to help the grantees be successful (e.g., evaluation and
management of pesticides in water, endangered species protection, implementation of
container/containment requirements, worker safety).
C. Measure
(ACS Code: CORE) Percent of overall required pesticide program cooperative agreement activities
that are included in grantee workplans and completed consistent with the pesticide program
portion of the FIFRA Grant Guidance.
Commitment target is 100 percent of pesticide program required activities completed by grantee as
compared to the total required by pesticide program portion of the FIFRA Grant Guidance.
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This measure is intended to show that regional offices included required pesticide program activities in
grantee workplans and conducted the oversight and technical support needed to help grantees
successfully complete those activities. This measure focuses on activities required by the FIFRA Grant
Guidance because it is those activities that are considered essential to maintaining a baseline operation
of a program area, achieving environmental results and helping support national performance measures
(including providing data related to those measures). While those activities designated as required in the
FIFRA Grant Guidance must appear in cooperative agreements, the level of effort and resources
devoted may be negotiated depending on specific needs and priorities of states and tribes.
Since end-of-year reports for these cooperative agreements are not due to OPP from the regional offices
until February 28 of each year, data for this ACS measure will not be available at the end of the fiscal
year for reporting into ACS. When regional offices report their ACS measures at the end of the fiscal
year, they may indicate in the comment field for this measure that this data will not be available until
February/March and will be reported at that time.
This measure also recognizes there may be legitimate unanticipated reasons, such as unexpected loss of
staff or technical expertise or unforeseen emergencies, which may prevent grantees from completing
core workplan requirements. Under these circumstances, regional offices may agree to temporarily
modify required activities originally included in the workplan. Required activities modified or not
completed due to legitimate unanticipated reasons can be removed from the total required if a
reasonable rationale is documented (e.g., unexpected loss of staff or unplanned crises during the project
period).
2. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: ASSIST NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND LOCAL
POLLINATOR PROTECTION EFFORTS
A. Description
Through risk assessment, mitigation, education, and outreach, EPA's goal under the Pollinator Protection
Program is to ensure pollinators are protected from adverse effects of pesticide exposure. This Pollinator
Protection Program supports the Agency's FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan, Goal 4: Ensuring the Safety of
Chemicals and Preventing Pollution, Objective 1: Ensure Chemical Safety.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regional activities will focus on supporting states and tribes still developing Managed Pollinator Protection
Plans, and education, outreach and technical assistance on pollinator protection efforts at the national,
regional and local levels. Regional work may include:
Assist with the development, and outreach of state and tribal pollinator protection plans.
Regions should support states and tribes in the development of Pollinator Protection Plans. Further,
regions should also conduct outreach and technical assistance activities on these plans throughout FY
2016-2017 and help determine the effectiveness of these plans in reducing pesticide risk to pollinators.
Conduct outreach and education on pollinator protection approaches and efforts. Regions should
disseminate outreach materials to promote pollinator protection Best Management Practices (BMPs),
and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in crops attractive to bees.
Identify opportunities to partner with other agencies and organizations interested in promoting
pollinator protection. Regions should consider partnering with USDA Regional IPM Centers to
leverage opportunities for outreach on pollinator protection Best Management Practices (BMPs).
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Promote the EPA Bee Inspection Guidance and timely state and tribal responses to all
suspected pesticide incidents involving pollinators. Provide additional outreach to states and tribes
to facilitate the use of the Bee Inspection Guidance. Pollinator incidents and investigations provide OPP
valuable information as to the extent to which pesticides may impact pollinator health, and are
associated with pollinator declines. Therefore, regional offices should work with their grantees to report
the results of investigations of all known or suspected pesticide incidents involving pollinators to OPP
at: beekill@epa.gov.
C. Measure
The activities and outcomes described in this section are not measurable at this time. Therefore, no ACS
measures are proposed to be associated with this area of focus for FY 2016-2017.
3. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: PESTICIDE OCCUPATIONAL WORKER SAFETY
A. Description
Ensuring effective implementation of the Agency's Pesticide Worker Safety Program remains a high priority
for OPP and is important to the agency's overall strategy to ensure chemical safety, prevent pollution,
advance environmental justice (EJ) and protect children's health. The two main components of OPP's
Pesticide Worker Safety Program are implementation of the Worker Protection Standard (WPS, 40 CFR
Part 170) and the Pesticide Applicator Certification (C&T, 40 CFR Part 171) regulations.
On February 20, 2014, the EPA announced a package of proposed regulatory changes to the WPS rule to
improve pesticide safety training, hazard communication, and other key protective elements of the
WPS. The EPA is also planning to propose changes to the C&T regulation, and that proposed rule is
expected to be published for public comment in mid-2015. Together, these rule amendments are intended
to reduce the incidents of pesticide exposure and prevent unreasonable adverse effects among agricultural
pesticide handlers, farmworkers and applicators of restricted use pesticides (RUPs), as well as the general
public and certain vulnerable groups. These vulnerable groups include minority and low income
populations, farmworker children and farmworker families. The revised WPS rule is expected to be
finalized in late summer 2015, and the proposed changes to the C&T rule are expected to be finalized in late
2016. Once these rules are final, the regions should conduct extensive outreach, communication and
education efforts to ensure effective implementation of these two important rule revision efforts.
Activities to support the Pesticide Worker Safety Program contribute to accomplishing Goal 4 of the
Agency's Strategic Plan by protecting human health and the environment from pesticide risk. The Pesticide
Worker Safety NPM priority area is also a key part of OPP's overall effort to support the Agency's
Environmental Justice Plan 2014. The Pesticide Worker Safety Program is critical to assuring that
agricultural farmworkers, which represent some of the most economically disadvantaged people in the U.S.,
are protected from occupational pesticide hazards, and it is also a key component of OPP's EJ activities.
More than two million farmworkers nationwide receive protections under the WPS regulation.
B. Regional Office Activities
The principal Pesticide Worker Safety Program activities for Regions in FY 2016-17 will be to provide
outreach, technical assistance, and training on the new requirements in the WPS and C&T rules. Specific
activities include:
Provide outreach and communication to our co-regulators, the regulated and protected communities,
and key stakeholder groups in their Region on the key requirements and impacts of the revised rules
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(e.g. agricultural employers, commercial pesticide handler employers, farmworkers, agricultural
organizations, crop/commodity groups, farmworker advocacy groups, migrant healthcare providers,
regulatory partners, key NGO stakeholders, and other affected agencies/organizations).
Allocate appropriate resources to support travel for regional staff to attend national worker safety PREP
and PIRT courses, as well as other national worker safety training courses or programs that may be held
to train regional staff/inspectors and build regional infrastructure and capacity for supporting worker
safety program implementation.
Support national efforts designed to address field implementation issues that may arise (e.g., developing
WPS fact sheets "Q&A's", addressing equivalency requests, developing region-specific training and/or
compliance assistance materials, etc.).
C. Measure
No ACS measures are proposed to be associated with this area of focus for FY 2016-2017 to allow regions
the flexibility to direct their efforts where they are most needed, and to select the activities and level of
effort appropriate for the needs of their region.
4. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: SCHOOL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
(IPM)
A. Description
The EPA recognizes that pest control and pesticide use in areas where children are present poses special
challenges and concerns. Additionally, our nation's children spend a considerable amount of their time in
schools, as do teachers and school support staff. The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that
in 2010, nearly 50 million students attended public elementary and secondary schools, with enrollment rates
steadily increasing every year. With this in mind, the agency is implementing a program to encourage school
officials to adopt integrated pest management (IPM) practices as a means to reduce exposure to, and risk
from pests and pesticides in schools and on school grounds. This program is focused on public and tribal
schools at the elementary through secondary levels (grades K-12). The goal of this activity is to decrease
exposure of children in public and tribal schools (grades K-12) to pests and pesticides through increased
adoption of verifiable and ongoing IPM programs. More information can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/ipminschools.
Activities to support School IPM support Goal 4 of the agency's Strategic Plan by protecting human health
from pesticide risk. This activity also supports the agency's children's health and environmental justice goals.
See the approaches and regional roles and responsibilities listed in the Agency's "Strategic and
Implementation Plans for School Integrated Pest Management: found at
http://www.epa.gov/pestwise/ipminschools/strategicplan.pdf.
B. Regional Office Activities
The EPA will generally focus resources on "wholesale" approaches designed to increase the demand for
school IPM and provide schools with tools and information they can use to implement IPM programs
as efficiently as possible (e.g., coordinating with other agency school programs, focusing outreach efforts
to large groups and organizations, including ones that represent environmental justice communities, and
trying to impact the largest number of school children in the shortest amount of time with the least
investment of time/resources).
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Regional offices may also pursue "retail" approaches (direct technical assistance to schools) to a small
degree in order to maintain technical expertise and contact with school IPM implementation issues.
C. Measure
(ACS Code: IPM2) Number of activities conducted, consistent with the EPA's "Strategic and
Implementation Plan for School Integrated Pest Management," to provide outreach, education,
and/or assistance to public and tribal schools at the kindergarten through high school levels to
adopt verifiable and sustainable IPM practices.
This measure is a non-commitment measure for FY 2016-2017 to allow regions the flexibility to direct
their efforts where they are most needed, and to select the activities and level of effort appropriate for
the needs of their region.
Regional offices must provide a brief description and the number of each type of activity that were
conducted in their region in the comment field during mid- and end-of-year ACS reporting.
Activities are defined as substantial increments of work with one or more internal or external stakeholder(s)
or development of program capacity such as databases or educational resources to advance IPM in schools.
In order to keep a wide range of activities somewhat comparable, each reported activity should generally
include 1) preparation, 2) substantive participation, and 3) follow-up actions, as needed.
5. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITIES
A. Description
Regional offices are to select one priority area out of the Region-Specific Pesticide Priority list provided
below for special focus and will conduct one special project in the area selected. Regional offices must
ensure that they propose substantive projects for the priority area selected. Each of these Region-Specific
Pesticide Priority areas: 1) supports one or more of the agency's Strategic Plan goals and strategies, 2) are
priorities for the National Pesticide Program, 3) have a significant headquarters resource investment, and 4)
have a clear potential for regional office involvement. However, we also recognize that the relative priority
of each of these program areas will vary across the country. Therefore, this national focus area enables
regional offices to select priority areas which best address the needs of their states, tribes, environmental
justice communities, and vulnerable populations, and will likely result in the greatest reduction of potential
pesticide risk in their area of the country.
It is important to note that while each regional office is not required to conduct a project in each program
area, regional activities will likely still be needed in program areas not selected in order to oversee and
support cooperative agreements, the FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Guidance, statutory and regulatory
requirements, or respond to public inquiries. In addition, there will also be work to support other Pesticide
Program areas and issues, such as working with states, tribes and the regional water offices to obtain existing
water quality monitoring data and implementing the Federal Certification Plan in Indian country. However,
the level of effort associated with program related work in these areas (e.g., technical assistance and
outreach) will be more routine in nature or may be more related to enforcement activities covered in the
OECA NPM Guidance.
Region-Specific Pesticide Priority areas to choose from are:
1. Promote State and Tribal Pesticide Program Coordination and Communication;
2. Bed Bug Outreach/Assistance;
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3. Endangered Species Protection;
4. Support of Water Quality Risk Assessment and Mitigation; and
5. Spray Drift Outreach and Incident Data.
Details of these Region-Specific Pesticide Priority areas can be found in the Program-Specific Guidance in
the Section VII of this Guidance.
The following should be considered to assure robust and substantive special projects for the one program
area selected:
Each regional office must conduct a project in one of the listed Region-Specific Pesticide Priority areas.
Projects must be designed to enhance the stated goals of the program area selected by the regional office
and show meaningful results.
Projects may entail outreach, education, training, stakeholder coordination, program evaluation, state or
tribal program capacity building and support, or other similar project/initiatives that may lead to
program improvement.
Proposals for projects should include a clear statement of what work will be done, what the project
hopes to accomplish and how the project will support the goals of the program areas.
Regional offices are encouraged to set ambitious goals that result in true protections.
To help ensure robust projects, OPP and the regional offices will review and discuss proposed projects
prior to initiating work.
Projects may be designed to be completed in one to three years. Multi-year projects should have
measurable milestones for each year of the project. Regions that are completing a multi-year NPM
project from a previous fiscal year may count that project in FY 2016-2017 even if the program area is
no longer a priority in FY 2016-2017.
Projects (or one phase of a multi-year project) must be completed by the end of the fiscal year. Regional
offices must submit project reports to OPP within 30 days of the end of the federal fiscal year.
The results of each project will be reviewed by OPP and regional offices at the end of the fiscal year and
discussed on a conference call or meeting so that innovations and lessons learned may be shared across
the regional offices and pesticide program.
Project results will be compiled for National Pesticide Program Accomplishments reports.
Regions are encouraged to work together on projects to leverage resources.
B. Regional Office Activities
Conduct one special project to support a Region-Specific Pesticide Priority area. Projects should meet the
guidelines described above to assure robust and substantive projects.
C. Measure
(ACS Code: RSP2) Number of region-specific projects or initiatives contributing to the
implementation and enhancement of the region-specific pesticide program priority areas.
Commitment target is one project or initiative (one Region-Specific Pesticide Priority area selected
by the region).
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Regional offices should report their program area selection in the comment field for the ACS
measure RSP2 entitled, "Number of region-specific projects or initiatives contributing to the
implementation and enhancement of the Region-Specific Pesticide Priority areas."
VI. NATIONAL AREAS OF FOCUS FOR THE OFFICE OF POLLUTION
PREVENTION AND TOXICS
1. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: LEAD RISK REDUCTION
A. Description
Recent biomonitoring data show that significant progress has been made in the continuing effort to eliminate
childhood lead poisoning as a public health concern. At the same time, studies have indicated that children's
health may be adversely affected even at extremely low blood levels. In response to this information and the
fact that approximately 38 million homes in the U.S. still have lead-based paint, the EPA is working to reduce
the number of children with blood lead levels of five micrograms per deciliter or higher, committing in its FY
2014-2018 Strategic Plan to ensure that the percentage of children with blood lead levels at or above that
threshold does not exceed 1 percent. The Lead program also targets reduction of disparities in blood lead
levels between low-income children and non-low-income children. The EPA's long-term goal, as reflected in
the Fiscal Year 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan, is to close the gap between the geometric mean blood lead
levels among low-income children versus non-low-income children from a baseline percentage difference of
28.4 percent (2007-2010) to a difference of 10 percent or less by FY 2018. The EPA's Lead Risk Reduction
program contributes to the goal of eliminating childhood lead poisoning by:
Establishing a national pool of certified firms and individuals who are trained to carry out renovation and
repair and painting projects while adhering to the lead-safe work practice standards, and to minimize lead
dust hazards created in the course of such projects;
Establishing standards governing lead hazard identification and abatement practices and maintaining a
national pool of professionals trained and certified to implement those standards; and,
Providing information and outreach to housing occupants and the public so they can make informed
decisions and take actions about lead hazards in their homes.
The Lead Risk Reduction Program is an important contributor to the agency's cross-cutting priorities to
protect children's health, advance environmental justice and improve health on tribal lands. The Program's
outcome measures described above compel the agency to focus its resources to the maximum extent
practicable on eliminating childhood lead poisoning in the most vulnerable populations of children. OCSPP,
along with other EPA NPMs and the regional offices, is working to increase use of EJSCREEN, a nationally
consistent EJ screening tool. The NPM, along with the regional offices, states and tribes (when the tool is
available to them) will seek to use EJSCREEN for outreach and education strategies aimed at reducing risk
from lead-based paint in housing.
Regional offices are directed to commit 100 percent of FY 2016 and FY 2017 and any prior years' available
balances of Lead Categorical Grant funds by June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017 respectively. This time frame
will facilitate redirection of funds, if needed, to ensure obligation before the end of the fiscal year. Funds not
committed by a regional office by June 30th will be reprogrammed and allocated for other purposes within
the program. OCSPP recognizes that some aspects of the obligation process are beyond the direct control
of regional office Lead program managers and staff.
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More information can be found at http: / /www.epa.gov/lead. The Lead Risk Reduction Program and
Categorical Grant component's FY 2016 and FY 2017 Activities and Performance Plans proposed in EPA's
FY 2016 and FY 2017 President's Budgets can be found at http:/7www.epa.gov/planandbudget/ after they
are submitted to Congress.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regional offices should fully implement the first eight Lead Program activities outlined below and may
choose to implement one or more of the last six activities. All regional offices are required to inform
OPPT's National Program Chemicals Division of their selections among these optional activities in
conjunction with their entry of their initial ACS commitment bids. Consistent with the agency's initiatives
on Environmental Justice (EJ), the selected proposed lead activities should also look for ways to address EJ
concerns and incorporate community engagement where feasible.
Regional offices should fully implement the eight Lead Program activities outlined below:
1) Section 404(g) Grant Program Management. Regional offices should manage the 404(g) grant
program in accordance with the Section 404(g) grant guidance document. Funds are to be used for
authorizing and developing state or tribal lead abatement and renovation programs, for direct
implementation in non-authorized states or tribes, or to support the certification of renovation and
abatement professionals and the accreditation of training providers.
2) Outreach for Lead Rules. Regional offices should provide outreach for Pre-Renovation Education
Rule (406), the Lead Abatement Rule (402(a)), the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (402(c)) and, to
a limited extent, the Disclosure Rule (1018).
3) Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP) (402(c)) Implementation. Regional offices should
assist in the implementation of the RRP Rule by accrediting qualified training providers and providing
information and compliance assistance to the regulated community.
4) Lead-based Paint Activities Rule (402(a)) (Abatement, Risk Assessment and Inspection)
Implementation. Regional offices should assist in the implementation of the Lead-based Paint
Activities (Abatement, Risk Assessment and Inspection) Rule by accrediting qualified training providers,
certifying individuals (Regions 2 and 9) and by providing information and compliance assistance to the
regulated community.
5) Encourage State and Tribal RRP Program Authorization. Regional offices should collaborate with
their states and/or tribes to encourage them to become authorized to run the RRP Program. Regional
offices should work with states or tribes to provide information regarding the benefits of the program,
identify roadblocks to RRP authorization, identify and educate appropriate stakeholders, and facilitate
discussions amongst states and tribes that have received authorization and/or those seeking
authorization.
6) Lead Program Coordination with OECA. Regional offices should coordinate implementation of the
full suite of Lead Program regulations and activities as expressed in OECA's TSCA Compliance
Monitoring Strategy including compliance assistance, monitoring and enforcement strategies that can be
found at http://www.epa.gov/oecaerth/monitoring/programs/tsca/index.html.
7) Outreach to Renovators, Homeowners and Owners of Child-Occupied Facilities. Regional
offices should provide information on the hazards of renovation activities in homes and child-occupied
facilities with lead-based paint. This outreach should stress the importance of using an EPA Lead-Safe
Certified firm and the benefits of following lead safe work practices. Outreach should target owners of
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child-occupied facilities, homeowners and renters in areas with older housing, vulnerable populations
and renovation firms.
8) Engagement with State/City Permitting and Licensing Officials. Regional offices should work
with permitting and licensing offices to require that firms have shown proof of RRP certification prior
to permits being issued. Because of the strong and direct connection between licensing and permitting
offices and the construction industry, this is especially valuable in supporting implementation of the
RRP Rule.
Regional offices may also choose to implement one or more of the Lead Program activities below.
Partner with Tribes. Regional offices are encouraged to continue building relationships with tribes by
establishing and nurturing capacity building, technical assistance and research partnerships and
conducting outreach and consultation. Regional offices could create opportunities for partnerships with
their Tribes to address lead-based paint hazards and exposure reduction including Direct
Implementation Tribal Cooperative Agreements (DITCAs) and Memoranda of Understandings.
Regional offices could partner with Tribes to identify projects, DITCA-related activities or ongoing
projects to reach the national goal of eliminating childhood lead poisonings.
Partner with Child-focused Stakeholders to Educate about RRP. Regional offices could partner
with federal, state and local organizations, child care providers and child-focused entities to develop
outreach strategies that stress the importance of using an EPA Lead-Safe Certified firm and the benefits
of following lead safe work practices. Outreach should target areas with older housing or vulnerable
populations and renovation firms. These partnerships can also focus on increasing public awareness
about preventing childhood lead poisoning, particularly among low-income and other vulnerable
populations.
Partner with Public Health Community to Educate about RRP. Regional offices could perform
outreach to the public health community, including pediatric organizations, doctor offices, hospitals and
other medical facilities to increase public awareness about the hazards and prevention of childhood lead
poisoning. Regional offices could provide information on the importance of using an EPA Lead-Safe
Certified firm.
Partner with States for Lead Education and Outreach. Regional offices could partner with their
states to conduct leadbased paint risk reduction education and outreach in areas with high
concentrations of children with elevated blood levels.
Collaborate with other Federal Agencies. Regional offices could create opportunities for
partnerships with other Federal agencies and work with them to gain access or knowledge about
activities other Federal agencies are conducting in tribal or EJ communities and reach the national goal
of eliminating childhood lead poisonings.
C. Measures
(ACS Code: 13A) Annual percentage of viable lead-based paint abatement certification applications
that require less than 20 days of EPA regional office effort to process (Direct Implementation).
This measure directly supports the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) annual budget
performance measure.
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ACS measure 13A examines the efficiency of those regional offices as they process viable individual
abatement certification applications for those regional offices that will be processing the certifications on
behalf of all regional offices.
In FY 2016 and FY 2017, processing abatement certifications will be reported by Regions 2 and 9 in
ACS.
ACS Measure 13A is calculated by using two timeframes. Timeframe 1 is the number of days elapsed
from the "Submit for Region Review" date (when the contractor sends the application to the regional
office) to the "Lead Region Review" date (when the regional office enters its recommendation to
approve/disapprove.) Timeframe 2 is the number of days from the "Generate Approval Package" (or
other final action) date entered by the regional office to the "Final Package Sent" date entered by the
regional office. Timeframes 1 and 2 are added together to give the total processing time.
The two timeframes do not include time from any other FLPP process and specifically exclude any time
associated with fee confirmation. All of the dates discussed are only valid if recorded in FLPP, and the
date recorded in FLPP is the date that these activities are checked off in the database.
Example: If a final package is mailed to an applicant on September 1, and then two weeks later (on
September 15) the regional office staff enters FLPP to update the database, and clicks the "Final
Package Sent" button for that application, the September 15 date is entered into FLPP as the date the
final package was sent (rather than the actual September 1 date). Please note, this cannot be overridden,
so be certain to enter your progress on the day that you accomplish each action.
(ACS Code: 13B) Annual percentage of viable lead-based paint abatement certification applications
that require less than grantee state-established timeframes to process.
ACS measure 13B examines the efficiency of authorized Grantee-States as they process viable
abatement certification applications within the Grantee-State established timeframes.
Each regional office should ensure that states can achieve the minimum planning target. The number
agreed upon should be a reasonable determination that reflects the length of time that it takes the
Grantee-State to process an application, as identified by the Grantee-State and represented to the public.
The regional offices should use the ACS comment field to report the number of applications processed
by Grantee-State, Grantee-State timeframes (number of days taken to process a viable application) for
each shareholder (state or tribe) and the percentage of applications processed under the Grantee-State
established timeframe. The timeframe may vary by state, taking variables such as regulations and
contractor processing time into account.
(ACS Code: 14) Number of lead abatements performed by certified abatement contractors
occurring in the region.
ACS measure 14 is a non-commitment measure, which looks to measure the number of abatements that
occur within each state. The measure will provide valuable information on the number of abatements
performed by properly trained abatement contractors certified by the EPA and the authorized programs
as an indicator of risk reduction.
Regional offices should only count the number of abatement notifications received in the fiscal year in
order to accurately assess the number of abatement activities being done in the region.
(ACS Code: RRP2) Number of active lead-based paint renovation, repair and painting certification
training providers accredited by the regional office.
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ACS measure RRP2 is a non-commitment measure, which captures the number of training providers for
lead-based paint Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule with active accreditations processed by the
regional office. Regional offices should only count the RRP trainers where EPA runs the program; they
should not count RRP trainers in states where there is a state authorized program. Regional offices
should count the number of current accredited trainers whose accreditations were processed by that
regional office by September 2016 and September 2017, the last working day of the fiscal year.
This measure does not count the number of accredited training courses. It also does not measure the
nation's capacity for training, but rather the workload of the regional offices in accrediting trainers.
(ACS Code: TR-1) Number of tribal partnerships or projects addressing lead-based paint hazards
and exposure reduction in the region.
ACS measure TR-1 is a non-commitment measure which tracks the number of tribal partnerships or
other projects addressing lead-based paint hazards and exposure reduction on tribal lands. Tribal
partnerships are a subset of overall lead projects or partnerships.
Examples of Tribal partnerships or projects include: Direct Implementation Tribal Cooperative
Agreements (DITCAs), on-going projects, outreach, DITCA related activities, cooperative agreements,
formal agreements, tribal grants, Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), etc.
2. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: CHEMICAL RISK REVIEW AND REDUCTION
A. Description
Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the EPA has significant responsibility for ensuring that
chemicals in commerce do not present unreasonable risks to human health or the environment. The
Chemical Risk Review and Reduction (CRRR) Program works to ensure the safety of:
Existing chemicals (those already in use when TSCA was implemented in 1978), by obtaining and
assessing chemical data and by taking regulatory and/or non-regulatory action to prevent any
unreasonable risk their use may pose; and
New chemicals (including genetically modified organisms), by reviewing and taking action on new
chemical notices submitted by industry, including Pre-Manufacture Notices (PMNs), to ensure that no
unreasonable risk is posed when those chemicals are introduced into U.S. commerce.
The EPA is continuing to strengthen its program to ensure chemical safety, giving particular emphasis to
addressing risks from exposure to existing chemicals. This enhanced approach, as reflected in the Fiscal
Year 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan, has several key components:
Filling information gaps on existing chemicals by pursuing a range of information gathering actions
under TSCA, expanding user-friendly electronic reporting and increasing transparency by making non-
confidential data on TSCA chemicals more readily available to the public;
Assessing the human health and environmental risks of existing chemicals, using data from all available
sources; and,
Managing unreasonable chemical risks by utilizing pertinent regulatory authority and by employing non-
regulatory approaches such as evaluating the use of potential alternatives that may be safer.
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The Chemical Risk Review and Reduction Program is an important contributor to the agency's cross-cutting
priorities to protect children's health, advance environmental justice and improve health on tribal lands.
More information can be found at http: / /www.epa.gov/oppt. The Chemical Risk Review and Reduction
Program's FY 2016 and FY 2017 Activities and Performance Plan proposed in EPA's FY 2016 and FY 2017
President's Budgets can be found at http: / /www.epa.gov/planandbudget/.
B. Optional Regional Offices Activities
If they wish, regional offices may choose to implement one or more of the following optional activities. All
regional offices are required to inform OPPT's Environmental Assistance Division of their selections
among these optional activities.
Conduct outreach on ChemView.
Coordinate data collection and management activities with other EPA offices, states and tribes.
Coordinate with EPA headquarters on identifying data that may be useful in problem formulation for
chemical assessments.
Participate in rulemaking workgroups.
Engage in risk management outreach activities that would educate and inform states, tribes and
regulated entities about risk reduction measures for TSCA chemicals (e.g., formaldehyde, SNURs, etc.).
Coordinate with EPA Headquarters on identifying and assessing safer chemical alternatives for existing
chemicals.
Coordinate risk management activities with other EPA offices, states and tribes.
Support effective risk management and communication by helping to implement the Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs) Activity Prioritization and Investment Strategy.
Participate with headquarters in developing options for PCBs in building materials, especially addressing
the PCBs in schools issues.
Create opportunities for partnerships with tribes to address PCBs hazards and exposure reduction,
including establishing Memoranda of Understandings for specific projects and activities.
Provide input on OPPT priorities for TSCA enforcement.
C. Measures
(ACS Code: CSA) Number of chemical safety activities conducted.
Measure CSA is a non-commitment measure in its first year with the intent of establishing a baseline to
support future commitment development. The measure seeks to capture the number of chemical safety
activities undertaken by the regional offices.
Regional offices, in the ACS Comment Field, will name the specific activities they conducted that
contribute to this measure during the mid-year and end-of-year reporting. Each regional office should
only count the number of activities that were initiated, continued or completed by that regional office in
the fiscal year to accurately assess the number of activities being done in the regional offices.
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3. NATIONAL AREA OF FOCUS: POLLUTION PREVENTION
A. Description
Implementing the Pollution Prevention Act (P2 Act) of 1990, the Pollution Prevention (P2) program is one
of the EPA's primary tools for advancing environmental stewardship and sustainability by federal, state and
tribal governments; businesses; communities and individuals. The P2 program seeks to alleviate
environmental problems by achieving significant reductions in the generation of hazardous releases to air,
water, and land; reductions in the use or inefficient use of hazardous materials; reductions in the generation
of greenhouse gases; and reductions in the use of water. At the same time, the P2 Program helps businesses
and others reduce costs as a result of implementing these preventative approaches. The P2 program's efforts
advance the agency's priorities to pursue sustainability, take action on climate change, make a visible
difference in communities, and ensure chemical safety.
The P2 Program accomplishes its mission by:
Fostering the development of P2 solutions to environmental problems that eliminate or reduce
pollution, waste and risks at the source, such as: cleaner production processes and technologies; safer,
"greener" materials and products; and improved practices; and
Promoting the adoption, use and market penetration of those solutions through such activities as
providing technical assistance and demonstrating the benefits of P2 solutions.
More information about EPA's Pollution Prevention Program can be found at http://www.epa.gov/p2/.
The Pollution Prevention Program and Categorical Grant component's FY 2016 and FY 2017 Activities and
Performance Plan proposed in EPA's FY 2016 and FY 2017 President's Budgets can be found at
http://www.epa.gov/planandbudget/.
B. Regional Activities
The following general directions are provided to all regional offices:
Pursuant to the P2 Act, regional offices should ensure that businesses are the ultimate beneficiaries of
P2 Categorical Grants. This restriction does not apply to Source Reduction Assistance (SRA) grants.
Working in collaboration with headquarters, regional offices will identify important areas of opportunity
to help shape and implement national P2 priorities and focus national program directions.
Regional offices are encouraged to create a nexus with media programs within the agency, such as
exploring pollution prevention and source reduction opportunities related to water and green
infrastructure.
Regional offices are encouraged to participate in developing methods for focusing and enhancing
communications on P2 successes and lessons learned (i.e. telling the P2 story through an annual
accomplishments report).
Regional offices are encouraged to continue building relationships with tribes by establishing and
nurturing capacity-building, technical assistance and research partnerships and conducting P2 outreach
and consultation.
Regional offices are encouraged to support state, tribal and local partnerships by providing networking
opportunities for technical assistance providers (TAPs) and businesses to ensure continued effectiveness
and competence in source reduction practices and dealing with emerging issues such as green chemistry
and green products.
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Regional offices should administer grant programs (P2, SRA and P2 Information Network (PPIN)),
coordinate with regional partners, collaborate with Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange centers,
and work to integrate P2 approaches into products and services in the region.
Regional offices are encouraged to provide assistance to tribal and state grant recipients in order to
ensure that projects proposed for P2 grant awards can achieve measurable results.
Regional offices are directed to commit 100 percent of FY 2016 and FY 2017 and any prior years'
available balances of Pollution Prevention Categorical Grant funds by June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2017
respectively. This time frame will facilitate redirection of funds, if needed, to ensure obligation before
the end of the fiscal year. Funds not committed by a Region by June 30th will be reprogrammed and
allocated for other purposes within the P2 program. OCSPP recognizes that some aspects of the
obligation process are beyond the direct control of regional office P2 program managers and staff.
In an effort to give the P2 program a more centralized focus and direction and to move the program
forward in a coordinated manner, the P2 Program has established "national emphasis areas." The three
national emphasis areas (NEAs) that will be implemented in FY 2016 and FY 2017 are Climate Change
Mitigation/Prevention of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions, Food Manufacturing, and State or
Community Level Hazardous Materials Source Reduction. The regional division directors selected these
three P2 NEAs because they offer significant opportunities for pollution prevention and environmental
impact. The EPA headquarters staff will be supporting each one of these areas with an additional staff
person managing the entire enterprise and coordinating with regional offices. This approach is intended to
give the program a clear direction and will result in more impactful, measureable results. Regional offices
should administer their activities in ways that contribute significantly to the agency achieving its P2 strategic
targets through its two strategies of fostering the development of P2 solutions; and promoting the use,
adoption, and market penetration of these P2 solutions.
Regional offices must implement one or more of the three P2 national emphasis areas below. All
regional offices are required to inform OPPT's Chemistry, Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division
of their selections.
States, tribes and other grantees should note that the following national emphasis areas (below) will be
included in the FY 2016-2017 P2 Categorical Grant, SRA grant and PPIN requests for proposals. EPA's
intention is to include these particular national emphasis areas in these grants for a minimum of three years
(FY 2015, FY 2016 and FY 2017) and then to evolve the focus areas as needs and priorities advance.
Climate Change Mitigation/Prevention of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. Implement P2
projects that achieve significant, measureable GHG emission reductions and/or energy efficiency
through technical assistance to businesses. Examples of projects in this national emphasis area include,
but are not limited to:
o Offer technical assistance to businesses to reduce their energy consumption from industrial
processes such as lighting, hot water use, compressed air, natural gas, etc.
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o Implementing pollution prevention activities that could be supportive of energy efficiency measures
that states are considering for their lll(d) action plans.1
o Implementing and measuring energy use/GHG reductions through combined heat and power
projects for businesses, could involve a multi-sector approach.
o Implementing and measuring energy use/GHG reductions through implementation of pump and
generator efficiencies for businesses, could involve a multi-sector approach.
o Involving college and university engineering departments to identify opportunities to reduce heat
loss in targeted industries.
o Focusing Economy, Energy and Environment (E3) assessments on GHG reductions through
process and materials substitution as well as chemical substitutions for hydrofluorocarbons and
other highly potent GHGs. Both short and long term environmental effects of such chemical
substitutions may differ, depending on application. For applications resulting in rapid emissions, like
aerosols, effects (benefits of substitution) will be quick; for others, like closed loop refrigeration,
effects will be slower. Because of the high global-warming potential (GWP) of this chemical group,
however, benefits over time may be substantial.
o Offer training and other assistance to businesses and TA providers to help identify and implement
important substitutions for chemicals and substances with significant environmental impacts
including highly potent GHG chemicals.
Food Manufacturing. Implement pollution prevention projects that support sustainable food
manufacturing resulting in reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, water usage, hazardous materials
generation and use, and/or business costs. Examples of projects in this national emphasis area include,
but are not limited to:
o Implementing and measuring water conservation techniques (e.g. use of high volume, low pressure
washing systems that reuse water; implement alternatives to wastewater conveyance by transferring
solids and particulate matter using augers or conveyors or manual method to minimize loadings to
wastewater systems).
o Implementing and measuring reduction of energy use (energy efficiency).
o Implementing and measuring green chemistry solutions (e.g. reduce quantity and toxicity of cleaning
products or food processing chemicals).
1 Under section 111 of the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA has the broad authority to issue standards, regulations, or guidelines
that address greenhouse gas emissions released by new and existing electric utility power plants, including modifications to
those plants. Under section 11 l(d) of the CAA, EPA has the authority to establish air emissions guidelines while the states
have the authority to design and support environmental programs to carry out those guidelines in order to realize air emission
reductions. P2 grants could be used to support measures that help cany out those guidelines.
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o Implementing and measuring reduced air emissions and water discharges e.g., focus on Clean Air
Action Section 112(r) requirements to prevent ammonia refrigeration leaks and other accidental
releases (http://www2.epa.gov/rmp).
o Establishing a food manufacturing roundtable to exchange information, ideas, technology info
among food manufacturers.
o Focusing E3 assessments on source reduction of food waste at one facility or at multiple points in
the supply chain through more efficient food processing and handling of product.
State or Community Level Hazardous Materials Source Reduction. Implement community-level
hazardous materials source reduction activities that result in reduced generation and use of hazardous
substances, pollutants, or contaminants. This national emphasis area has a direct link to the FY 2015
Annual Action Plan for "Working to Make a Visible Difference in Communities." Projects could but are
not required to target the communities already chosen for this Action Plan. Examples of projects in this
national emphasis area include, but are not limited to:
o Assisting businesses to improve materials practices that reduce the risk of release of hazardous
chemicals during a storm or other event.
o Identifying and targeting businesses within environmental justice (EJ) communities or communities
at high risk of flooding or natural disasters that use hazardous materials and provide P2 assessment
and training.
o Amplifying Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) P2 reporting and using TRI P2 data to target similar
businesses or operations for similar P2 opportunities in hazardous materials source reduction
(http: / 7www2.epa.gov/toxics-release-inventory-tri-programi.
o Creating community partnerships (businesses, municipalities, schools, etc.) to identify and reduce use
of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
o Creating training and other assistance methods for businesses and TA providers to learn to identify
and reduce the use of hazardous chemicals in their facilities.
o Creating regional manufacturing roundtables managed by grantees.
o Developing community-based E3 projects that would result in reduced generation and use of
hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants and increased efficiency by manufacturers as well
as new jobs for the community.
o Promoting remanufacturing of certain higher-value used solvents into commercial-grade products to
extend their useful life and reduce the manufacturing and use of virgin solvents, resulting in
economic efficiencies, fewer hazardous releases as well as increased energy conservation and reduced
GHG emissions.
The P2 Program will continue to develop a number of other areas in FY 2015 as possible future national
emphasis areas. Regional offices are encouraged to develop options, information and insights in these areas
listed below to support the program's decision-making process on future national emphasis areas in order to
meet needs of regional offices, states, tribes and communities and move the P2 program forward in a
coordinated and focused manner.
Technical Assistance for Manufacturing. Regional offices, in partnership and collaboration with
state and other technical assistance providers, are encouraged to facilitate technical assistance to
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manufacturers to meet the needs of their region/communities to achieve reductions in hazardous
substances, pollutants or contaminants, greenhouse gas emissions, and water use.
Green Chemistry, Engineering and Safer Products. Developing and piloting ways to support
regional office P2 efforts using tools from green chemistry, engineering and safer products. Regional
offices are encouraged to engage with colleges and universities, states, manufacturers and trade
associations and Manufacturing Extension Partnerships to consider green chemistry options for sectors
and their operations and processes. Regional offices are encouraged to target industries known to use
toxic chemicals to identify, implement and evaluate effectiveness for source reduction options. Regional
offices are encouraged to work with other offices within the agency, such as Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response (OSWER), to identify opportunities. Regional offices are encouraged to conduct
outreach on the new Safer Product label, looking at how the regions are rolling out ENERGY STAR
and Water Sense in the regional offices, and implement the regional piece of the program's
communication strategy. Regional offices are encouraged to explore P2 opportunities to support
chemical risk reduction activities under the Chemical Risk, Review and Reduction program detailed in
the previous section.
Technical Assistance on Green Sports. Regional offices are encouraged to leverage resources, engage
with partners, provide technical assistance and share information to promote greener professional and
collegiate level sports activities and to encourage more sustainable behavior by the sporting industry, its
stakeholders, communities and sports fans.
While regional offices are required to implement one or more of the P2 national emphasis areas, regional
offices also have flexibility to engage in other activities to take into account unique regional situations.
Regional offices are encouraged to communicate what those activities are to OPPT's Chemistry,
Economics, and Sustainable Strategies Division.
C. Measures
Under P2 Categorical Grants, only results from businesses can be counted. Under SRA grants and non-
grant P2 projects, results can also be counted from institutions and government agencies. During the grant
application process, applicants are required to plan for sharing facility-level data when they submit results
data or provide a reason why this presents a burden or confidentiality concern. Regional offices should enter
their grant and non-grant P2 projects, planned and actual methodologies and results in the P2 GrantsPlus
database when it is available. Regional offices are encouraged, but not required, to use P2 calculators the
Greenhouse Gas Reductions Calculator, the P2 Cost Savings Calculator and the Gallon-to-Pounds
Conversion Calculator in calculating measurement results. More information on these calculators can be
found at: http:/7www.epa.gov/p2/pubs/resources/measurement.html.
At the time grants are awarded, regional offices should use grant terms and conditions to require facility-
level results data or a clear reason why this is a concern, all in accordance with the guidance in Appendix C
of the Request for Proposals. At that time, regional offices should also review the P2 Measurement
Guidance with grantees. In general, regional offices and grantees should spend less time on documenting
data collection/measurement tools and more time on itemizing actions taken and outcomes produced,
facility by facility. The EPA at a national and regional level will work to continuously improve the
calculating and reporting of P2 results.
Regional offices are encouraged to participate in developing and piloting innovative non-commitment, non-
ACS measures for performance management and program improvement using the P2 logic model.
(ACS Code: 262) Gallons of water reduced through pollution prevention.
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This measure directly supports the GPRA annual budget performance measure.
ACS measure 262 is a commitment measure that counts the gallons of water reduced as a result of
conserving and re-using water.
(ACS Code: 263) Business, institutional and government costs reduced through pollution
prevention.
This measure directly supports the GPRA annual budget performance measure.
ACS measure 263 is a commitment measure that counts the amount of money a facility saved from P2
actions it took to get water reductions, hazardous material reductions and MTCO2e reductions, counted
under measures 262, 264 and 297.
(ACS Code: 264) Pounds of hazardous material reduced through pollution prevention.
This measure directly supports the GPRA annual budget performance measure.
ACS measure 264 is a commitment measure that counts the reduction of hazardous substances,
pollutants, or contaminants released to air, water, land, incorporated into products or used in an
industrial process. Hazardous is used in a broad sense to include federally or state regulated pollutants,
including Clean Air Act criteria pollutants and Clean Water Act water quality criteria pollutants and
conventional pollutants, but excludes items generally considered of low hazard and frequency recyclable
or divertible, such as paper products, cans, iron and steel scrap and construction waste.
The P2 Program considers the reuse and remanufacturing of hazardous materials as source reduction
when the materials still have value and have not been discarded. Reuse or remanufacturing of hazardous
materials allows for annual reporting of associated life-cycle benefits in avoided hazardous-material
manufacturing impacts and avoided hazardous-material destruction impacts.
Reducing nonhazardous materials cannot serve as a primary purpose of a grant or non-grant P2 project,
and cannot be counted towards this measure (264). However, if use reduction, reuse or recycling of
nonhazardous materials occurs as an ancillary activity to a primary P2 activity unrelated to
nonhazardous materials, regional offices may report associated annual reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions. See the related bullet under ACS Measure 297.
(ACS Code: 297) Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) reduced or offset through
pollution prevention.
This measure directly supports the GPRA annual budget performance measure.
ACS measure 297 is a commitment measure that counts the metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent
(MTCO2e) reduced or offset. This is the unit for measuring reductions or offsets in greenhouse gas
emissions.
If use reduction, reuse or recycling of nonhazardous materials occurs as an ancillary activity to a
primary P2 activity unrelated to nonhazardous materials, regional offices may report associated
reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (MTCO2e). Measure 297 is defined broadly and without
hazardous material limitations.
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VII. PROGRAM-SPECIFIC GUIDANCES FOR THE OFFICE OF PESTICIDES
PROGRAMS
The following five Program-Specific Guidances for the Office of Pesticides provides additional guidance to
support the Region-Specific Pesticide Priorities listed previously in the National Area of Focus: Region-
Specific Pesticide Priorities in Section III.4 of this NPM Guidance. Regional offices are to select one priority
area out of the Region-Specific Pesticide Priority list for special focus, and will conduct a special project in
the area selected.
1. REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: PROMOTE STATE AND TRIBAL
PESTICIDE PROGRAM COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
A. Description
It is a goal of the Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC) to encourage tribes, where appropriate and
feasible, to increase their communications and coordination with state pesticide programs as a resource for
tribes to build capacity for their own pesticide programs. Increased communication and coordination
between states and tribes, which respect tribal sovereignty and jurisdiction, can improve tribal access to
programmatic and technical expertise, support and training. Some states have also expressed an interest in
this cooperation as away to increase assurance of adequate pesticide program protection in Indian country
within or contiguous to their borders and resources.
Examples of areas where state pesticide programs may be able to offer low cost support to tribal pesticide
programs (or vice-versa) include: offering a few seats to tribal pesticide program staff or managers when
training is conducted for state personnel; allowing tribal inspectors to accompany state inspectors on
inspections for training purposes; offering tribes access to or use of state tools, templates, checklists or
databases; sharing information on tips and complaints, violations or incidents that may be relevant to Indian
country; having states routinely inform tribes when they issue a FIFRA section 24(c) or request a FIFRA
section 18 from the EPA; sharing pesticide monitoring data; establishing state technical and program expert
contacts for tribal pesticide personnel; and offering tribes access to state laboratories.
The EPA regional offices can help support the TPPC goal and facilitate increased communication and
coordination between tribal and state pesticide programs by acting as an intermediary and catalyst, where
appropriate and feasible. For example, regional offices may be able to encourage or help establish state and
tribal agreements of support. In some cases it may be appropriate to include specific activities and goals in
support of this priority in the state and tribal FIFRA Cooperative Agreements and Workplans. All
approaches must support and respect tribal sovereignty.
Efforts to build tribal pesticide program capacity through this approach supports Goal 4 of the agency's
Strategic Plan by protecting human health and the environment in Indian country from pesticide risk. This
priority can also support the agency's tribal and environmental justice goals. This approach is also consistent
with Principle #6 of the agency's 1984 Indian Policy (http://www.epa.gov/tp/pdf/indian-policy-84.pdf).
which encourages communication and cooperation between tribal, state and local governments.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regional offices emphasizing this area must conduct a region-specific project/initiative to help foster state
and tribal coordination and communication.
2. REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: BED BUG OUTREACH/ASSISTANCE
A. Description
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Over the last several years, bed bug complaints and infestations have increased markedly in some areas of
the country, and the spread of bed bug infestations are predicted to increase. People seeking effective, cheap
and rapid solutions have in some cases resorted to the use of unregistered pesticide products or misuse of
registered products.
The EPA's efforts to address bed bugs have focused on: 1) encouraging use of pesticides effective against
bed bugs that do not pose unreasonable risks to people or the environment; 2) promoting the use of
integrated pest management for bed bug control; 3) discouraging the use of unregistered pesticides or the
overuse of registered pesticides as measures to control bed bugs, 4) providing information to the public on
bed bug infestations, and 5) collaborating with other agencies and stakeholders to share information on bed
bug control.
Efforts to provide bed bug outreach and assistance supports the Goal 4 of the agency's Strategic Plan by
protecting human health from pesticide risk. This priority can also support the agency's environmental
justice goals because economically-challenged segments of the population may have more trouble
controlling an infestation due to the relatively high cost of effective treatment, the presence of multi-family
housing and limited access to information.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regional offices emphasizing this area must conduct a region-specific project/initiative contributing to
education about prevention of, or response to, bed bug infestation, or providing technical assistance to
states, tribes, pest management professionals, local bed bug programs, environmental justice advocates,
the general public, or other stakeholders.
Assist OPP in the development and dissemination of information related to bed bugs and their control.
In order to assure efficient use of resources, regional offices should take steps to avoid duplication of
efforts in developing materials, trainings and meetings by consulting with the Bed Bug Clearinghouse on
the EPA website (http://www.epa.gov/oppfeadl/cb/csb_page/updates/2013/bedbug-awareness.html)
and by communicating with OPP and other regional offices (such as through OPP/regional Bedbug
Communications Workgroup). Regional offices should contribute relevant information to the Bed Bug
Clearinghouse and should encourage states and local agencies to consult and contribute to the
clearinghouse as well.
Where feasible, regional offices should also consider:
Establishing relationships with other federal, state, tribal and local agencies within the region to assist
them where needed in their combined bed bug infestation responses/activities.
Assisting states in detecting and stopping distribution of unregistered pesticides intended for use against
bed bugs.
Providing financial assistance to states for bed bug research, outreach and education.
3. REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: ENDANGERED SPECIES
PROTECTION
A. Description
Under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the EPA strives to protect endangered/threatened plants and
animals (listed species) and the habitats upon which they depend. Through risk assessment and mitigation,
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OPP's goal under the Endangered Species Protection Program (ESPP) is to limit potential effects from
pesticide use to listed species, while at the same time not placing undue burden on agriculture or other
pesticide users. Further information on the ESPP can be found at:
http://www.epa.gov/oppfeadl/endanger/.
Regional offices should focus on acting as a liaison between OPP, states, tribes and pesticide users on
potential impacts of pesticide use on threatened and endangered species. Regional offices should also
continue outreach and education on the ESPP with the goal of increasing state, tribal, territory and public
knowledge of the program. Where Bulletins are being developed, regional offices play a critical role in
facilitating input on proposed limitations and placing additional emphasis on educating pesticide inspectors.
Activities to support the Endangered Species Protection Program supports Goal 4 of the agency's Strategic
Plan by protecting the environment from pesticide risk.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regional offices emphasizing this area must conduct a region-specific project/initiative contributing to
implementation of the National Pesticide Program Endangered Species Program and increased co-
regulator and public knowledge about the ESPP.
Regional offices should also assist OPP in disseminating and obtaining review and comment on ESPP-
related information such as draft pesticide risk assessments, draft Biological Opinions, measures
recommended by the Services through Biological Opinions and draft Bulletins, including crop data,
pesticide use data and the feasibility of proposed mitigation measures.
4. REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: SUPPORT OF WATER QUALITY RISK
ASSESSMENT AND MITIGATION
A. Description
OPP and the regions have worked together over the last several years to ensure that pesticides do not
adversely affect the nation's water resources and pose unreasonable adverse effects to human health or the
environment. Reducing the concentration of pesticides in urban and agricultural watersheds is a strategic
target in the Agency's FY14-18 Strategic Plan. OCSPP believes the most efficient way to reduce pesticide
exposures to water resources is to identify potential concerns during risk assessment and then address any
identified concerns through mitigation measures on the pesticide label. Regional work for this program area
should support risk assessment and label risk mitigation efforts.
B. Regional Office Activities
Regions selecting this region-specific priority area will focus their efforts on pesticides that are at or nearing
the assessment phase of registration review and have the potential to impact water quality. Regions should
work with their states and tribes to identify and evaluate existing water quality information (e.g., POINTS)
to determine if mitigation measures are warranted locally for a particular pesticide to reduce concentrations
in watersheds. Already identified Pesticides of Concern (POCs) that are about to undergo a registration
review assessment may be good candidates for this type of effort.
Regional activities may include working with states and tribes to evaluate current strategies or Best
Management Practices (BMPs) for POCs to determine if the approaches used were effective and may be
applicable to other states and/or the federal pesticide label. Regions may also consider partnering with OPP
and states and tribes to identify further information for a particular pesticide, such as how and when it is
used, in order to better inform its registration review.
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5. REGION-SPECIFIC PESTICIDE PRIORITY: SPRAY DRIFT OUTREACH AND
INCIDENT DATA
A. Description
On October 15, 2014, EPA published a Federal Register Notice announcing a voluntary Drift Reduction
Technology (DRT) Program to encourage the identification and use of pesticide spray application
technologies verified to substantially reduce spray drift. Such technologies may include spray nozzles,
shrouds and shields and drift-reducing adjuvant chemicals used for aerial or ground boom applications to
row and field crops. OPP is encouraging manufacturers to test their technologies to verify and quantify drift
reduction potential, and registrants to label their agricultural pesticides for application with these
technologies. As a result of this program, OPP expects to see increased adoption of drift reduction
technologies on pesticide labels and by pesticide applicators.
Spray drift incident data collected over time, can help the EPA gauge the effectiveness of this program.
Regional offices are ideally positioned to work with states and tribes to gather these data for analysis by
OPP. This pesticide program-specific priority supports Goal 4 of the agency's Strategic Plan by protecting
the environment from pesticide risk.
B. Regional Office Activities
If selected as a regional priority, regional offices will work with their states and tribes to gather spray draft
incident data from the past 2-3 years (2013-2015) to form an incident baseline and then gather additional
incident data for 2016-2017. The key parameter to collect is the number of documented spray drift incidents
investigated by the states, tribes, or EPA related to the spray drift of agricultural pesticides. More detailed
information includes:
State or tribe where the incident occurred;
Type of application (aerial or ground) involved in the incident;
Determination of whether or not DRT equipment was used and if so identification of the technology
used;
Pesticide product used;
Target site (e.g., row/field crop or orchard);
Drift site (e.g., home, school, crop, wetland);
Effect of concern observed; and
Enforcement action (e.g., no action, notice of warning, civil penalty, criminal penalty).
Regional offices should consult with OPP for further guidance on incident data for collection. This data will
help inform the EPA and states and tribes about the success of the new program and provide ideas for
making further improvements to reduce spray drift incidents.
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VIII. APPENDIX A: FY 2016 NPM GUIDANCE MEASURES
Goal/
Measure Text
Non-
U1111111U11C1
Indicator
(Y/N)
Measure
(Y/N)
Target
4/1
CORE
Percent of overall required pesticide program cooperative
agreement activities that are included in grantee workplans
and completed consistent with the pesticide program portion
of the FIFRA Grant Guidance.
N
N
100%
0/2
4/1
IPM2
Number of activities conducted, consistent with the EPA
"Strategic and Implementation Plan for School Integrated
Pest Management," to provide outreach, education and/or
assistance to public schools at the kindergarten through high
school levels to adopt verifiable and sustainable IPM
practices.3
Y
N
2 Percent of pesticide program core activities completed by grantee as compared to the total required by pesticide program portion of the FIFRA grant guidance.
Where core activities are not completed, they can be removed from the total required provided a reasonable rationale for not completing the core activity is documented
(e.g., unexpected loss of staff or unplanned crises during the project period). Since end-of-year reports for these cooperative agreements are not due to OPP from the
regional offices until February 28, data for this ACS measure will not be available at the end of the fiscal year for reporting into ACS. When regional offices report their
ACS measures at the end of the fiscal year, they may indicate in the comment field for this measure that this data will not be available until February/March and will be
reported at that time.
3 Activities defined as substantial increments of work with one or more internal or external stakeholder(s) or development of program capacity such as databases or
educational resources to advance IPM in schools. In order to keep a wide range of activities somewhat comparable, each reported activity should generally include 1)
preparation, 2) substantive participation, and 3) follow-up actions as needed.
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Goal/
Measure Text
Non-
uiiiiiii uiic;i
Indicator
(Y/N)
Measure
(Y/N)
Target
4/1
RSP2
Number of region-specific projects or initiatives contributing
to the implementation and enhancement of the Region-
Specific Pesticide Priority areas.
N
N
1 per
Region
4/1
13A
Annual percentage of viable lead-based paint abatement
certification applications that require less than 20 days of EPA
regional office effort to process (Direct Implementation).
N
N
95
4/1
13B
Annual percentage of viable lead-based paint abatement
certification applications that require less than grantee state-
established timeframes to process.
N
Y
95
4/1
14
Number of lead abatements performed by certified abatement
contractors occurring in the region.
Y
N
4/1
CSA
Number of chemical safety activities conducted.
N
N
4/1
RRP2
Number of active lead-based paint renovation, repair and
painting certification training providers accredited by the
regional office.
Y
N
4/1
TR-1
Number of tribal partnerships or projects addressing lead-
based paint hazards and exposure reduction in the region.
Y
N
4/2
262
Gallons of water reduced through pollution prevention.
N
Y
4/2
263
Business, institutional and government costs reduced through
pollution prevention.
N
Y
4/2
264
Pounds of hazardous material reduced through pollution
prevention.
N
4/2
297
Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) reduced
or offset through pollution prevention.
N
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IX. APPENDIX B: KEY PROGRAM CONTACTS
1 Contact Name 1
Jennifer Vernon
Daniel Helfgott
Mike Burns
1 Subject Area 1
OCSPP Planning and Accountability Lead
NPM Guidance Development
Office of Pesticides Programs
Field and External Affairs Division
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
Environmental Assistance Division
1 Phone 1
202-564-6573
703-308-8054
202-564-8273
1 Email 1
vernon.jennifer@,epa.gov
helfgott.daniel(g),epa.gov
burns.mike@epa.gov
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X. APPENDIX C: EXPLANATION OF CHANGES BETWEEN FY 2014-2015 AND FY 2016-2017 NPM
GUIDANCES
Change from FY 2015 Addendums and FY 2014 NPM
General
Guidances
Added "Role of the Regions" section in
introduction.
Reason for Change
This section was added to describe the core
regional workload. This helps to more fully
describe the regional role in supporting the
programs.
Location of New/Modified
Information
This section follows the
introduction on page 5.
National
Areas of
Focus
Added "Assist National, Regional and Local
Pollinator Protection Efforts" as a national area
of focus.
Pollinator Protection is a national, regional
and local priority. Over the next two years
regions will be working with states and tribes
to assist with their pollinator protection plans,
and will conduct extensive outreach and
education.
OCSPP's National Areas of
Focus for FY 2016-2017. (p. 6)
Added "Pesticide Occupational Worker Safety"
as a national area of focus.
The revised Worker Protection Standard will
be finalized in the spring of 2015. The new
requirements will result in significant regional
education and outreach during 2016 and
2017.
National Areas Of Focus for
The Office of Pesticide
Programs, (p. 9)
Amended from "Regional offices are directed
to obligate 100 percent.. .by June 30th" to
"Regional offices are directed to commit 100
percent.. .by June 30th" and a few other edits to
that paragraph.
Made this change to acknowledge that the
commitment stage is within the control of the
regional office program managers and staff
while some aspects of the obligation process
are beyond the direct control of regional
office Lead program managers and staff.
Lead Risk Reduction National
Area of Focus, (p. 13)
Added more details to this bullet:
Section 404 (g) Grant Program Management.
Regional offices should manage the 404 (g)
Provided more details in response to early
state and tribal engagement process on the
FY16-17 NPM Guidance.
Lead Risk Reduction National
Area of Focus, (p. 14)
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grant program in accordance with the
Section 404(g) grant guidance document.
Funds are to be used for authorizing and
developing state and tribe lead abatement
and renovation programs, for direct
implementation in non-authorized states
and tribes, and to support the certification
of renovation and abatement professionals
and the accreditation of training providers.
Replaced this bullet:
Encourage State and Tribal RRP Program
Authorisation: Regional offices should
collaborate with their states and/or tribes
to encourage them to become authorized
to run the RRP Program. Regional offices
should provide information regarding the
benefits of the Program, identify
roadblocks to RRP authorization, gain
knowledge about the states or tribes' needs
to run the program and identify potential
solutions.
With this bullet:
Encourage State and Tribal RRP Program
Authorisation: Regional offices should
collaborate with their states and/or tribes
to encourage them to become authorized
to run the RRP Program. Regional offices
should work with states or tribes to provide
information regarding the benefits of the
Program, identify roadblocks to RRP
Provided modifications in response to early
state and tribal engagement process on the
FY16-17 NPM Guidance.
Lead Risk Reduction National
Area of Focus, (p. 14)
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authorization, identify and educate
appropriate stakeholders, and facilitate
discussions amongst states and tribes that
have received authorization and/or those
seeking authorization.
Added "Owners of Child-Occupied Facilities"
to the bullet on "Outreach to Renovators and
Homeowners."
Added section on "general direction and
program improvement efforts."
Amended from "Regional offices are directed
to obligate 100 percent.. .by June 30th" to
"Regional offices are directed to commit 100
percent.. .by June 30th" and few other edits to
that paragraph.
Added section on "P2 national emphasis
areas." The three national emphasis areas
(NEAs) that will be implemented in FY 2016
and FY 2017 are Climate Change
Mitigation/Prevention of Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Emissions, Food Manufacturing, and
State or Community Level Hazardous Materials
Source Reduction.
Added section on "areas for further
development."
Provided modifications in response to early
state and tribal engagement process on the
FY16-17 NPM Guidance.
Made these updates in response to early state
and tribal engagement process on the FY16-
17 NPM Guidance.
Made this change to acknowledge that the
commitment stage is within the control of the
regional office program managers and staff
while some aspects of the obligation process
are beyond the direct control of regional
office P2 program managers and staff.
In an effort to give the P2 program a more
centralized focus and direction and to move
the program forward in a coordinated
manner, the P2 Program established "national
emphasis areas," which also responds to
comments received during the early state and
tribal engagement process on the FY16-17
NPM Guidance.
The P2 Program will continue to develop a
number of other areas in FY 2015 as possible
future national emphasis areas. Regional
offices are encouraged to develop options,
information and insights in these areas to
Lead Risk Reduction National
Area of Focus (p. 14)
Pollution Prevention National
Area of Focus (p. 18)
Pollution Prevention National
Area of Focus, (p. 19)
Pollution Prevention National
Area of Focus, (p. 20)
Pollution Prevention National
Area of Focus, (p. 22)
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Added this paragraph:
At the time grants are awarded, regional offices
should use grant terms and conditions to
require facility-level results data or a clear
reason why this is a concern, all in accordance
with the guidance in Appendix C of the
Request for Proposals. At that time, regional
offices should also review the P2 Measurement
Guidance with grantees. In general, regional
offices and grantees should spend less time on
documenting data collection/measurement
tools and more time on itemizing actions taken
and outcomes produced, facility by facility. The
EPA at a national and regional level will work
to continuously improve the calculating and
reporting of P2 results.
Added new National Area of Focus for
Chemical Risk Review and Reduction.
Deleted the topic "Facilitating Access to Water
Quality Monitoring Data" as a national area of
focus.
support the program's decision-making
process on future national emphasis areas.
This section also responds to comments
received during the early state and tribal
engagement process on the FY16-17 NPM
Guidance.
Added paragraph to reflect updates to the
Requests for Proposals.
Added this area in response to comments
received from Regions and comments
received during the early state and tribal
engagement process on the FY 2016-2017
NPM Guidance.
"Facilitating Access to Water Quality
Monitoring Data" was removed as a national
Pollution Prevention National
Area of Focus, (p. 25)
Chemical Risk Review and
Reduction National Area of
Focus, (p. 27)
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Deleted the topic "Implement Federal
Certification Plan in Indian Country" as a
national area of focus.
area of focus due to the fact that this has
become baseline work for regions.
"Implement Federal Certification Plan in
Indian Country" was removed as a national
area of focus due to the fact that this is
becoming baseline work for regions, and staff
time will need to be redirected to pollinator
protection and worker safety efforts.
Program-
Specific
Guidance
Added the topic "Support of Water Quality
Risk Assessment and Mitigation" to the list of
Region-Specific Priorities.
The topic "Support of Water Quality Risk
Assessment and Mitigation" was added to the
list of Region-Specific Priorities in an effort
to capture additional information states or
tribes may have for pesticides about to
undergo a registration review assessment.
This information will help determine the
proper mitigation requirements.
Region-Specific Pesticide
Priority: Support Of Water
Quality Risk Assessment And
Mitigation, (p. 29)
Amended "National Area of Focus: Region-
Specific Pesticide Priorities" write-up,
indicating that only one project is required
annually instead of two.
The narrative for "National Area of Focus:
Region-Specific Pesticide Priorities" was
updated to reflect that only one project is
required to meet the ACS measure RSP2
instead of two.
Program-Specific Guidances for
The Office Of Pesticides
Programs, (p. 26)
Removed the topics "Pollinator Protection
Outreach" and "Pesticide Worker Safety
Programs" from list of Region-Specific
Priorities.
The topics "Pollinator Protection Outreach"
and "Pesticide Worker Safety Programs" were
removed from the list of Region-Specific
Priorities and elevated to "National Areas of
Focus" due to the need for all regions to
address these two topics.
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Annual
Commitment
Measures
Contact
Information
Changed commitment target for ACS measure
RSP2, "Number of region-specific projects or
initiatives contributing to the implementation
and enhancement of the region-specific
pesticide program priority areas" from 2 to 1.
Added new ACS measure CSA, "Number of
chemical safety activities conducted."
Changed the planning target from 2 to 1 in an
attempt to alleviate workload and staffing
challenges in some of the regions.
Added to support new National Area of
Focus for Chemical Risk Review and
Reduction.
"Planning Target" in the
Appendix A changed from 2 to
1. (p. 32)
National Area of Focus for
Chemical Risk Review and
Reduction, (p. 27)
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