FY 2017
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
National Program Manager Guidance Addendum
April 29, 2016
Publication 3GOBI6003
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Table of Contents
I. Introduction 1
II. Key Changes for FY 2017 2
OECA 's FY 2016-2017 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidance will continue to be implemented in FY 2017, with a few
exceptions. This section discusses the significant changes from OECA 'sFY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance which will be implemented
in FY 2017.
1. OECA's High Priority Work Areas 2
2. National Areas of Focus 3
3. Reducing Pollution from Mineral Processing Operations 5
4. CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program for Compliance Assurance and Enforcement 6
5. FIFRA Program for Compliance Assurance and Enforcement 8
Appendix: FY 2017 Annual Commitment System (ACS) Measures 9
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I. Introduction
This National Program Manager Guidance Addendum applies to the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA), all
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regional enforcement programs1, and states and federally-recognized Indian tribes
implementing EPA-approved inspection and enforcement programs.2 OECA coordinates with the regions, states and local agencies
and engages in consultation and coordination with tribal governments as it designs, develops, implements and oversees national
compliance and enforcement programs. Regional offices work with states and local agencies and consult with tribes to implement and
review these programs.3
OECA 's National Program Manager (NPM) Guidance for fiscal years (FY) 2016-2017 carries over to and should be implemented
during FY 2017 with a few exceptions. This document, OECA 's Draft NPM Guidance Addendum for FY 2017, discusses those
exceptions and a few significant changes from OECA's FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance which will be in effect in FY 2017. These
significant changes include the fmalization and implementation of the NPDES E-Reporting Rule and the selection and implementation
of the FY 2017-2019 National Enforcement Initiatives.
The EPA continues to be committed to a strong national enforcement and compliance program to assure compliance with federal
environmental statutes using a variety of tools, including civil and criminal enforcement. These tools advance OECA's overall
national goals for:
• Tough civil and criminal enforcement for violations that threaten communities and the environment.
• Next Generation Compliance (Next Gen) to increase compliance with environmental regulations by using advances in pollutant
monitoring, information technology, innovative enforcement and transparency, combined with a focus on designing more effective
regulations and permits to reduce pollution.
• Strong EPA/State/Tribal environmental protection: working together toward shared environmental goals.
To help achieve these enforcement goals, in FY 2017, OECA will continue to focus on high priority work where significant
environmental risk and noncompliance patterns are known to exist or where there are important opportunities to improve performance.
This work includes: 1) Cutting Air Toxics under the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; 2) Reducing Air
Pollution from the Largest Sources; 3) Implementing Clean Water Act National Enforcement Initiatives; 4) Assuring Safe Drinking
1 Other programs also managed by OECA include Environmental Justice and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
2 When referring to states and tribes throughout this NPM guidance, OECA is referring to states and tribes authorized to implement federal programs.
3 EPA consults with tribes consistent with the EPA Policy on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribes and Executive Order 13175.
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Water; 5) Assuring Energy Extraction Sector Compliance with Environmental Laws; 6) Reducing Risks from Accidental Releases at
Industrial and Chemical Facilities; 7) Implementing the Clean Water Act Action Plan; 8) Advancing Next Generation Compliance;
and 8) Strengthening State Performance and Oversight. With the exception of what's discussed in this Addendum, the rest of OECA's
FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance applies to FY 2017. EPA looks forward to working together with its state and tribal partners during
FY 2017 to achieve our shared environmental goals.
II. Key Changes for FY 2017
The table below summarizes each significant change from OECA's FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance (NPMG) and identifies revised
language and/or activities to be implemented in FY 2017. The page numbers listed below refer to the location of the original language
in OECA's FY 2016-2017 NPMG, which can be accessed at http://www2.epa.gov/planandbudget/national-program-manager-
guidances. All of these changes provide additional direction for and will be implemented in FY 2017, along with the rest of the FY
2016-2017 NPM Guidance which remains the same and carries over.
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Issue Area: OECA's High Priority Work Areas
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Key Change: List of OECA High Priority Work Areas
For purposes of clarity and to more fully align with the National Enforcement Initiatives selected for the FY 2017-2019 cycle, OECA is
revising the list of high priority work areas on page 2 of the FY 2016-2017 NPM Guidance.
Description: OECA revised the list of high priority work areas on page 2, with changes underlined, to read as follows:
1. Cutting Air Toxics under the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act:
2. Reducing Air Pollution from the Largest Sources:
3. Implementing Clean Water Act National Enforcement Initiatives;
4. Assuring Safe Drinking Water;
5. Reducing Risks from Accidental Releases at Industrial and Chemical Facilities:
6. Assuring Energy Extraction Sector Compliance with Environmental Laws;
7. Implementing the Clean Water Act Action Plan;
8. Advancing Next Generation Compliance; and
9. Strengthening State Performance and Oversight.
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Issue Area: National Areas of Focus
Key Change: National Areas of Focus—Announcement of FY 2017-2019 National Enforcement Initiatives
4-11 OECA is announcing the FY 2017-2019 National Enforcement Initiatives in the FY 2017 Addendum to the FY 2016-2017 National
Program Manager (NPM) Guidance.
Announcement:
Starting October 1, 2016, EPA will retain four of its current National Enforcement Initiatives, add two new initiatives, and expand one to
include a new area of focus. The first new initiative is to reduce industrial pollutants in the nation's waters, and the second will reduce the
risks of accidental releases at industrial and chemical facilities. EPA is also expanding its existing initiative focused on cutting toxic air
pollution to address public health threats from large storage tanks and hazardous waste facilities. EPA's new work will address sources of
pollution that pose direct public health and environmental threats to communities.
• Keeping Industrial Pollutants out of the Nation's Waters: Certain facilities in industrial sectors like chemical and metal
manufacturing, mining and food processing are responsible for nutrient and metal pollution in lakes, rivers and streams, and can
degrade water quality and threaten drinking water sources. EPA's focus on facilities in these industrial sectors, driven by water
pollution data, will build compliance with Clean Water Act discharge permits and cut illegal pollution discharges, which impact
water quality.
• Reducing Risks of Accidental Releases at Industrial and Chemical Facilities: Thousands of facilities nationwide, many of which
are in low income or minority communities, make, use and store extremely hazardous substances. Catastrophic accidents at these
facilities—historically about 150 each year—result in fatalities and serious injuries, evacuations, and risk of harm to health and
the environment. EPA will focus on reducing the risks of accidents through innovative accident prevention measures, and
improving response capabilities.
• Cutting Toxic Air Pollution (expanded initiative): Leaks, flares, and excess emissions from refineries, chemical plants and other
industries emit hazardous air pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer and birth defects, seriously impact the
environment, and pose risks to local communities and facility employees. EPA will continue to implement this initiative, and
expand it to address air toxics violations at facilities that generate, treat, store or dispose of hazardous waste.
EPA is also continuing and building on four other of its existing National Enforcement Initiatives:
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Issue Area: National Areas of Focus
• Assuring Energy Extraction and Production Activities Comply with the Law: EPA has settled a number of high-impact cases
under this initiative resulting in significant air emissions reductions, and will continue to identify the best ways to address
pollution through greater use of advanced pollution monitoring and reporting techniques.
• Preventing Animal Waste from Contaminating Surface and Ground Water: EPA's updated strategy for this initiative includes
using innovative targeting tools, using stream monitoring to gauge the impacts concentrated animal feeding operations have on
water resources, and advancing the use of technologies to recover nutrients that can impact water quality through local
environmental mitigation projects.
• Keeping Raw Sewage and Polluted Stormwater out of our Waters: While many municipalities with raw sewage and stormwater
discharge problems are working to address these issues through enforceable long-term agreements, these types of water pollution
still pose significant threats to our lakes, rivers, and streams. EPA will continue to monitor the progress of these long-term
agreements, ensuring they are adapted to include green infrastructure practices and new pollution control technology where
appropriate.
• Reducing Air Pollution from the Largest Sources: This initiative has resulted in significant cuts in air emissions, especially from
coal fired power plants, since it began in 2005. Fifty-nine percent of individual power generating units at coal-fired power plants
have installed the required pollution controls or are under a court order to do so. EPA expects to complete additional work on
these sectors as part of the base program and monitor the progress of existing settlement agreements to ensure actions required
under those settlements are implemented and air pollution reduction targets are met.
Activities:
EPA Regions will implement a new and/or revised FY 2017-2019 Strategy for each National Enforcement Initiative.
Measures:
• ACS measures: The ACS measures PBs- MNP05, PBS-NSR01-NSR06 and NSR09 will no longer be active beginning in FY
2017. EPA is retiring these measures as nearly all of the facilities in these sectors (cement, acid, and glass) have been
investigated and/or addressed. There will be no changes to ACS measures PBS-NSR07 and NSR08.
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Issue Area: Reducing Pollution from Mineral Processing Operations
Key Change: Revisions to National Enforcement Initiative—Reducing Pollution from Mineral Processing Operations
EPA's current National Enforcement Initiative that focuses on reducing pollution from mineral processing operations will return to its
10 base hazardous waste enforcement program level beginning in fiscal year 2017. Under the National Enforcement Initiative, the highest
risk facilities will have been inspected and largely addressed through enforceable agreements by the end of fiscal year 2017. Recent
settlements that address some high risk mineral processing facilities have helped set the stage to resolve future cases at other high risk
facilities in this sector.
Activities:
EPA Regions will no longer implement the NEI strategy for Reducing Pollution from Mineral Processing Operations in FY 2017.
Measures: The ACS measure for this NEI, PBS-MNP05, will no longer be active beginning in FY 2017 as EPA will have already
completed inspections of all high risk mineral processing facilities.
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Issue Area: CWA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program for Compliance Assurance and
Enforcement
Key Change: Announcement of Promulgation of NPDES E-Reporting Rule
21- On September 24, 2015, EPA finalized the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Electronic Reporting Rule. The
22 final rule will require regulated entities and state and federal regulators to use existing, available information technology to electronically
report data required by the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program instead of filing written paper reports.
Activities:
• By December 21, 2016, authorized states, tribes, and territories are required to electronically provide to EPA:
o All inspections, violation determinations, and enforcement actions.
o All, majors and non-major Discharge Monitoring Report (DMR) information from NPDES permittees
o The Federal Sewage Sludge/Biosolids Annual Program Reports for the 42 states where EPA implements the Biosolids
Program.
o A state implementation plan for meeting the Phase 2 data requirements.
a. The State implementation plans will be sent to a HQ electronic inbox. The review and communications of the State
plans will be a Region/HQ partnership.
b. For Regions with Direct Implementation responsibilities, no Regional Implementation Plan is required.
• Although Phase 2, of the rule is not effective for five years after effective date: December 21, 2020, EPA will be leading Phase 2
implementation activities that will require state participation.
o ICIS-NPDES Integrated project teams
o Specific (e.g. Storm water Construction) General Permit form design workgroup
• The following table includes a full list of important milestones for the FY 2016 - 2017 NPDES milestones:
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Due Date:
Effective date (12/21/15) + # of days
120 days (4 months)
April 21, 2016
120 days (4 months)
April 21, 2016
9 Months
September 2 1,20 16
lYear
December 2 1,20 16
lYear
December 2 1,20 16
lYear
December 2 1,20 16
lYear
December 2 1,20 16
1 year 6 months
June 21,2017
1 year 6 months
June 2 1,2017
1 Year 9 months
September 21, 2017
2 Years
December 2 1,20 17
Responsible Entity
State/Tribe/ Territory
EPA
EPA/State/Tribe/
Territory
Regulated community
EPA State/Tribe/
Territory
EPA/ State/ Tribe/
Territory
State/ Tribe/ Territory
EPA
EPA
EPA
State/ Tribe/ Territory
Description of required actions
Permitting authority designate initial recipient - opt out process-
No response from a state means they are the initial recipient for all electronic data
flows
EPA publishes initial recipient listing in the FR and on the Rule Website
All Individual and General permit facility and basic information will be
entered/shared with EPA
Submit Electronically, complete universe, majors and non-majors:
DMRs
Biosolids program report
Compliance Monitoring data
Enforcement action data
Electronic systems tested and ready to accept complete universe:
DMRs
Biosolids program reports
State Performance Data
Compliance Monitoring
Enforcement data
Implementation Plan due to EPA
Review/approve implementation Plans
Report State e-DMR participation rates
Notices to regulated entities not e-reporting in States where the reporting rate is
below 90% (readiness criteria) and facility has not received a waiver.
Direct users to use their NPDES e-reporting system (based on initial recipient
status)
Non-compliance = penalties
Statute changes complete for e-reporting
For more information regarding the Exchange Network (EN) grants that will be awarded to help implement the NPDES e-reporting rule, please
visit http: //www. epa. gov/exchangenetwork/exchange-network-grant-program
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Page Issue Area: FIFRA Program for Compliance Assurance and Enforcement
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Key Change: Elimination of ACS measure FIFRA-FED2 - WPS activities incorporated into FIFRA-FED1
The FIFRA program identifies three focus areas - product integrity, border compliance and worker protection standards. The activities
associated with the product integrity and border compliance focus areas are linked to ACS Measure FIFRA-FED1. The worker
protection standard focus area is linked to FIFRA-FED2. However, the activities set forth in ACS measure FIFRA-FED2 can be
adequately addressed as part of ACS measure FIFRA-FED1. Therefore, FIFRA-FED2 is no longer active beginning in FY 2017.
Activities:
EPA Regions will continue participation in the worker protection standard focus area.
Measures: The ACS measure FIFRA-FED2 will no longer be active beginning in FY 2017 as these activities will be adequately
addressed as part of ACS measure FIFRA-FED1.
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Appendix: FY 2017 Annual Commitment System (ACS) Measures
This appendix includes measures for FY 2017. Revisions from last year are underlined.
*Note: The following ACS measures will no longer be active in FY2017: PBS-NSR01 thru PBS-NSR06 & PBS-NRS09, PBS-
MNP05, and FIFRA-FED02. EPA is retiring these PBS-MNP and PBS-NSR measures as nearly all of the facilities in these sectors
(cement, acid, glass, and high risk mineral processing) have been investigated and/or addressed.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
FY 2017 NPM GUIDANCE MEASURES APPENDIX
G/O/S*
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
ACS Code
PBS-ATX03
PBS-ATX04
PBS-NSR07
PBS-NSR08
PBS-M105
PBS-M106
PBS-M107
PBS-M108
PBS-CAF002
Measure Text
Number of facilities evaluated for compliance within the
national focus areas.
Number of addressing actions at facilities within the national
focus areas.
Number of NSR/PSD investigations of coal-fired electric
utilities.
Number of completion reports or referrals to DOJ for coal-fired
electric utilities.
Number of Phase 1 municipal separate storm sewer system
permit assessments conducted.
Number of civil judicial referrals and/or addressing actions for
sanitary sewer systems (SSS) with total treatment capacity >10
mgd.
Number of civil judicial referrals and /or addressing actions for
CSS communities serving populations >50,000.
Number of civil judicial referrals and/or addressing actions for
Phase I and II MS4s.
Number of federal AFO/CAFO inspections.
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
Planning
Target4
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Bud)
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
4 Annual Commitment System (ACS) planning targets for FY 2017 are negotiated between the EPA regions and headquarters during 2016. For the measures
which encompass state activities, the EPA regions coordinate with the affected states on the planning targets as applicable.
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G/O/S*
5
5
5
5
5
ACS Code
PBS-CAF007
PBS-CAF008
PBS-EE01
PBS-EE03
SDWA02
Measure Text
Number of federal CAFO addressing actions.
Submit 1 progress report per federal fiscal year.
Number of compliance evaluations/inspections conducted in
the air and water programs at land-based natural gas extraction
and production facilities (e.g., wells, compressor stations, gas
plants), and at disposal sites (e.g., injection wells, lagoons,
ponds, land application). Land impacts and inspections
conducted under other media programs may be included per
discussion and agreement with the EEPI Strategy
Implementation Team.
Number of land-based natural gas extraction and production
addressing actions.
During FY 2017, the primacy agency must address with a
formal enforcement action or return to compliance the number
of priority systems equal to the number of its PWSs that have a
score of 1 1 or higher on the July 2015 ETT report. State,
territory and tribal breakouts shall be indicated in the comment
field of the Annual Commitment System.
Please note: A primacy agency's success at addressing
violations will be tracked by means of the quarterly ETT
reports. Numerical targets may be adjusted at mid-year. While
it remains the ERP's goal that all of a priority system's
violations will be returned to compliance, a primacy agency has
met its commitment under the FY 2017 SDWA ACS measures
with respect to a priority system if the score for that system has
been brought below, and remains below, 1 1 .
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
N
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
Y
Planning
Target4
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Riuh
tJUUJ
N
N
N
N
N
10
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G/O/S*
ACS Code
Measure Text
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
Planning
Target4
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Bud)
SRF01
Finalize all Round 3 SRF reports for state CAA, CWA and
RCRA enforcement programs scheduled for calendar year 2016
no later than December 31, 2016 (first quarter of FY 2017). By
September 30, 2017, complete draft reports for all Round 3
SRF reviews scheduled for calendar year 2017. (Final reports
are to be completed by December 31, 2017 (first quarter of FY
2018).) Regions in FY 2013 developed a plan to complete all
Round 3 state reviews by the end of calendar year 2017. OC
and OWM will hold annual discussions with regions to
establish whether any modifications to the schedules are
necessary.
N
N
Y
N
EJ01
Percentage of non-exempt cases brought by the EPA in areas
determined by the EPA to have potential EJ concerns.
[Note: While we are tracking this measure, there is no specific
target number or trend we expect to achieve. EJ is one of many
factors the Agency considers in bringing an enforcement
action.]
Y
N
N
N
FED-FAC05
Conduct ten (10) federal facility on-site inspections. These
inspections may be done in federal facility enforcement priority
areas, national areas of focus, national enforcement initiatives,
regional priority areas, priorities established in federal facility
regional enforcement enhancement plans, or as otherwise
deemed necessary by the region. These 10 inspection
commitments can be achieved through any combination of
single media or multimedia inspections. For any multimedia
inspection conducted, it shall count as up to four inspections
toward this goal if up to four of the individual inspections
support priority areas as listed above. All of these inspections
may simultaneously satisfy inspection commitments required in
any National Enforcement Initiative or other core program area.
FFEO will be as flexible as possible in assisting the regions in
meeting this vital federal facility commitment.
N
N
100
federal
facility
on-site
inspectio
ns
nationall
y
N
11
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G/O/S*
5
ACS Code
CWA07
Measure Text
By December 31, provide to OECA a specific NPDES
Compliance Monitoring Strategy (CMS) plan for the current
year for each authorized state in the region and a regional plan
wherever EPA direct implementation occurs (e.g., non-
authorized states, territories, Indian country, pretreatment, etc.).
Each CMS plan should be developed in accordance with the
guidelines in Part 1 of the 2014 revised NPDES CMS. Any
proposed alternative CMS plan should be provided to OECA
for consultation and review by August 15, unless the region and
OECA agree upon a later date.
By December 31, provide for each state and EPA direct
implementation area, a numerical end of year report on EPA
and state CMS plan outputs from the prior year, by category
and subcategory, corresponding to each of the planned CMS
activities.
The ACS commitment for each region should reflect the total
number of state and regional CMS plans and end of year
reports to be submitted to OECA for the year (e.g., an annual
ACS commitment of 12 for a region that will submit six state
and regional CMS plans and six state and regional CMS end-
of-year reports).
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
N
Planning
Target4
Y
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Bud)
N
12
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G/O/S*
5
5
ACS Code
CAA04
CAA06
Measure Text
The number of compliance evaluations to be conducted by the
regions at majors sources, 80% synthetic minors, and other
sources (as appropriate). [Note: Region should break out
evaluation projections by source classification and by
compliance monitoring category (FCE, PCE, and
Investigations). For the total number of evaluations to be
conducted, the region should also identify how many of these
evaluations are in Indian country.] Projected evaluations under
this commitment are those evaluations initiated by the regions
for the air enforcement program outside of the National
Enforcement Initiatives, and identified by the air program (e.g.,
MACT, NSPS).
Ensure that delegated state, tribal and local agencies implement
their compliance and enforcement programs in accordance with
the CAA CMS and have negotiated facility-specific CMS plans
in place. The regions are to provide the number of FCEs at
majors and 80% synthetic minors to be conducted by individual
state/local agencies to demonstrate program implementation
consistent with CMS. However, if a delegated agency
negotiates with a Region an alternative CMS plan or alternative
activities (pursuant to the CAA CMS national dialogue), this
commitment should reflect the alternative plan. [Note: Break
out evaluation and activity projections (e.g., FCEs; PCEs
included in alternative plan) by source classification. Please
indicate when a commitment is pursuant to an approved
alternative plan.] Prior to approving an alternative plan,
regions should consult with the Office of Compliance (OC) and
provide OC with information on how the state, tribal or local
agency compliance monitoring air resources will be redirected
and the rationale for making the change.
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
N
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
N
Y
Planning
Target4
Y
Y
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Bud)
N
N
13
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G/O/S*
ACS Code
Measure Text
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
Planning
Target4
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Bud)
RCRA01
Project by state, and Indian Country where applicable, the
number of operating non-governmental TSDFs, to be inspected
by the region during the year. Regions must commit to inspect
at least two (2) TSDFs in each state or Indian country unless
OECA approves a deviation from this requirement, as indicated
in the initial OECA opening_bid. Financial responsibility is an
important component of the RCRA core program and
evaluating compliance with 40 CFR Parts 264/265 Subpart H
and corrective action financial responsibility should be
included in the RCRA core program inspections. Regions must
commit to inspect at least the same number of financial
assurance instruments at RCRA operating facilities as the
region inspects for operating CEIs. Once a region exceeds the
number of CEIs and FA instrument reviews from the final
agreed upon bid, any additional CEIs will not require a
corresponding FA instrument review. The determination of
which financial assurance instruments to review should take
into account the potential risk posed by the facility, the type of
financial assurance instrument provided by the facility, and
whether the financial assurance instrument has been previously
reviewed and is the same type of instrument (this does not
apply to the financial test, which may be reviewed each year).
The review of financial assurance instruments is for RCRA
Subtitle C closure and post-closure and includes corrective
action if there is a corrective action obligation at the facility
under review
N
N
Minimu
m of 100
TSDFs
nationall
y
N
14
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G/O/S*
ACS Code
Measure Text
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
Planning
Target4
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
RCRAOl.s
Project by state the number of operating TSDFs to be inspected
by the state during the year.
Note: Only one inspection per facility counts towards this
coverage measure. The RCRA CMS establishes minimum
annual inspection expectations for TSDFs. At least 50 percent
of the operating non-governmental TSDFs in the state must be
inspected annually. The onsite inspections forRCRAOl and
RCRAOl.s should be CEIs. Completing the commitment
includes evaluating compliance with the financial assurance
requirements, 40 CFR Parts 264/265 SubpartH. Financial
responsibility is an important component of the RCRA core
program and should be included as part of the inspection of
each TSDF (although the financial responsibility reviews do
not have to occur at the same time nor be conducted by the
same people who conduct the field inspections).
N
Y
Y
N
RCRA02
Project by state and Indian country, the number of LQGs,
including those at federal facilities, to be inspected by the
region during the year. Each region must commit to inspect at
least six (6) LQGs in each state, and 20% of the region's LQGs
universe in Indian country, unless OECA approves a deviation
from this requirement. For example, deviations are given for
states with small universes where it doesn't make sense for a
region to inspect 6 LQGs per year or 20% of the region's LQG
universe in Indian country. Regions should select at least 2 of
the region's total LQG inspections at facilities described in the
high priority section as areas of emerging environmental
concern. Regions may work with OECA to coordinate these
inspections, including whether the inspection will be conducted
at a TSDF or LQG. In the Comment Section, provide the
number of federal facility LQG inspections.
Minimu
mof 300
N
N
inspectio
ns
N
y and
20% of
LQGs in
Indian
15
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G/O/S*
5
5
5
5
5
ACS Code
RCRA02.S
RCRA03
HQ-VOL
TSCA01OC
TSCA 02OC
Measure Text
Project by state the number of LQGs to be inspected by the
state during the year. At least 20 percent of the LQG universe
should be covered by combined federal and state inspections
unless an alternative plan is approved under the RCRA CMS.
The region should identify in the "Comment" field of BAS any
state that is following an approved Alternative Plan and a
breakout of the inspection numbers in the plan.
Inspect each operating TSDF operated by states, local, or Tribal
governments.
Volume of Contaminated Media Addressed (VCMA). As part
of the Goal 5 sub-objective, Support Cleaning up Our
Communities, the following is the GPRA target:
By 2015, obtain commitments to clean up 1.5 billion cubic
yards of contaminated soil andgroundwater media as a result
of concluded CERCLA and RCRA corrective action
enforcement actions.
OECA has reported VCMA for contaminated soil and
groundwater media as separate measures in its annual results
since 2004. The GPRA target is a national target and regions
are not required to post commitments in ACS.
Project the total number of FY 2017 TSCA inspections. In the
comment field of the Annual Commitment System (ACS), the
region shall break out the number of projected inspections by
TSCA program area (LBP, PCBs, Asbestos, New and Existing
Chemicals). Note: The LBP component of this TSCA ACS
commitment (TSCA 01OC) will serve as an OECA FY 201 7
measure of compliance work being done to protect children's
health.
Report other compliance monitoring activities at the end of the
year; and break-out the description of other such activities by
TSCA program area. (See the CMS for more details).
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
Y
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
Y
N
N
N
N
Planning
Target4
Y
Y
200
million
cubic
yards
Y
N
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Riuh
tJUUJ
N
N
N
N
N
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G/O/S*
5
5
5
5
5
ACS Code
FIFRA-FED1
OSRE-01
OSRE-02
EPCRA 01
EPCRA 02
Measure Text
Project regional (federal) FIFRA inspections. Each region
should conduct a minimum of ten (10) FIFRA inspections. In
the Comment Section, provide the number of federal facility
inspections.
Reach a settlement or take an enforcement action by the start of
remedial action at 99% of non-federal Superfund sites that have
viable, liable parties.
Address all unaddressed costs in Statute of Limitations cases
for sites with total past Superfund costs equal to or greater than
$500,000 in value via settlement, referral to DOJ, filing a claim
in bankruptcy, or where appropriate write-off.
Conduct at least four (4) EPCRA 3 13 data quality inspections.
Conduct at least twenty (20) EPCRA 313 non-reporter
inspections (and/or other compliance monitoring activities as
determined by the compliance monitoring national dialogue).
Non-
Commitment
Indicator
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
N
State
Performance
Measure
(Y/N)
N
N
N
N
N
Planning
Target4
Minimu
m of 100
FIFRA
federal
inspectio
ns
nationall
y
99
r\prr*pnt
JJCl^CllL
100
percent
of cases
Minimu
mof 40
nationall
y
Mini mu
m of 200
Tuition nil
1 Id L1AJ 1 Idll
y
National Target
(FY 2016 Pres.
Riuh
tJUUJ
N
N
N
N
N
*Goal/Objective/Sub-Heading
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