FY 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM)
Guidance
Early Engagement Plans
Publication Number 190-B-16-003
July 27, 2016
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FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance Early Engagement Plans July 27, 2016
Table of Contents
OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION 3
OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION 4
OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE 5
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS 7
OFFICE OF LAND AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 8
OFFICE OF WATER 9
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FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance Early Engagement Plans
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OFFICE OF AIR AND RADIATION
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OAR NPM Guidance
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) plans to engage stakeholders early on in the development of its National
Program Manager (NPM) Guidance. The purpose of the engagement is to gather input to inform the
development of the draft FY 2018-2019 OAR NPM Guidance. As cross-agency issues are identified during the
early engagement process, OAR will coordinate and share information with the appropriate office(s). In addition
to the specific actions listed below, OAR continues ongoing and direct engagement with stakeholders on OAR's
regulations, policies, and priorities.
> Letters to National Stakeholder Groups: OAR will request general and targeted input to inform
development of the NPM Guidance from stakeholder groups, including but not limited to:
o Environmental Council of States (ECOS)
o National Association of Clean Air Agencies (NACAA)
o Association of Air Pollution Control Agencies (AAPCA)
o National Tribal Air Association (NTAA)
o Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC)
o Other national and non-governmental organizations, as appropriate
Timeframe
Sept - Nov
2016
Engagement
Mechanism
Stakeholder
Letters
Participants
ECOS, NACAA,
AAPCA, NTAA,
LGAC, other
national and non-
governmental
organizations
Expected
Output/Results
Early input from states,
tribes, and other
stakeholder groups to
inform development of
the draft FY 2018-2019
OAR NPM Guidance.
EPA Points of Contact
Pat Childers (Tribal)
Childers.pat@epa.gov
(202) 564-1082
Margaret Walters
walters.margaret@epa.gov
(202) 564-4107
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OFFICE OF CHEMICAL SAFETY AND POLLUTION PREVENTION
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OCSPP NPM Guidance
The Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) communicate
regularly with states and tribes to better understand local, regional, and national toxics, pesticide, and pollution
prevention issues and priorities and plan as co-regulators. In addition, below are specific planned opportunities
to engage states and tribes in the FY 2018-2019 OCSPP NPM guidance development process.
Date
May 4,
2016
June 14
June 21
June 22
June/July
July 19
Augl6
July 27
Oct 4-5
Oct/Nov
Mid-Nov
Dec 8-9
Dec 9-11
Engagement
Send e-mail to AAPCO/SFIREG and Tribal Pesticide Program Council (TPPC)
leadership requesting their attendance at the June 14, 2016 OPP/OECA National
Pesticide Meeting to discuss the FY 2018-2019 NPM guidance with OPP, OECA and
the regional pesticide program managers.
Listen to state and tribal representatives discuss their priorities at the
OPP/OECA National Pesticides Meeting in Crystal City, VA, and consider their
focus areas during discussion with the regions on potential FY 2018-2019
pesticide NPM priorities.
Listen to tribal members discuss their priorities at the National TPPC Meeting
in Flagstaff, AZ, and discuss potential FY 2018-2019 national pesticide priorities
with tribal representatives.
OPPT - Discuss the opportunity for discussing priorities for FY 2018-2019 NPM
Guidance with NTTC leadership.
OPPT- Send e-mail to state call participants to request their input on the FY 2018
-2019 NPM guidance during the July 27th quarterly call.
OPPT- Discuss with tribal representatives FY 2018-2019 NPMG and priorities on
the monthly call with the NTTC leadership.
OPPT- Continue discussion with tribal representatives FY 2018-2019 NPMG and
priorities on the monthly call with the NTTC leadership.
OPPT- Discuss draft FY 2018-2019 NPM guidance during the Chemicals Safety
& State-based Groups Quarterly Coordination Call.
Discuss draft FY 2018-2019 national pesticide priorities at National TPPC
Meeting in Pauma Valley, CA.
Discuss draft FY 2018-2019 national pesticide priorities at regional pre-SFIREG
meetings with states and tribes. Regions will gather state and tribal feedback
and provide this information to OPP.
Share draft FY 2018-2019 NPM guidance language with states and tribes.
Discuss draft FY 2018-2019 NPM guidance language at National SFIREG
Meeting in Crystal City, VA. States will provide final feedback on the draft
language.
Discuss NPM guidance language at the OPP/OECA National Pesticide Managers
Video Conference. Resolve issues with the regions related to the final draft of
the FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance. SFIREG and TPPC representatives will also
participate in these discussions and provide final input on draft priorities.
Status
Completed
Completed
Planned
Completed
Tentative
Planned
Planned
Tentative
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
Planned
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OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OECA NPM Guidance
This is the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's (OECA's) plan for early engagement with states
and tribes prior to developing the FY 2018-2019 National Program Manager (NPM) Guidance in collaboration
with the EPA regions. The Office of Compliance (OC) will request assistance from EPA regions in soliciting early
input directly from states and tribes for OECA's FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance. On behalf of OECA, OC will also
request early input from associations.
Date
June -July 2016
July 26- August
5, 2016
Engagement Milestone for
OC/OECA
• Internal coordination with
lead region on:
o Proposed approach for
early engagement with
states and tribes.
• OECA Regional Offices
request early input from:
o State lead agencies; and
o Regional tribes and tribal
operations committees
(RTOCs).
• OECA HQ requests early
input from:
o Headquarters Program
Offices;
o Regional Offices;
o NGOs: e.g. ECOS
Compliance Committee,
NASDA, AAPCO,
ASTSWMO, ASDWA,
ACWA, NACAA, AAPCA,
SFIREG; and
o National Tribal Caucus,
Tribal representatives on
the National Tribal
Operations Committee.
(separate email requests)
• Remind OECA offices to
collaborate with other NPMs
(as needed)
Participants
Lead Region, OECA
Regions use standard letter
provided by OECA to promote
consistency.
• OECA
• EPA Program Offices
• Regions
• ECOS, NASDA, AAPO,
ASTSWMO, ASDWA, ACWA,
NACAA, AAPCA, SFIREG
• National Tribal Water
Council Tribal, Pesticide
Program Council, National
Tribal Air Association and
Tribal Waste and Response
Assistance Program Steering
Committee.
o Coordination with
program offices on
approach for early
engagement with media
specific tribal partnership
groups.
OECA
Expected
Output/Results
• Agreement on
i
approach
• Responses to the
questions posed in
OECA's background
document.
• Any other early
input which states,
tribes and
associations would
like to provide
prior to
development of FY
2018-2019 NPM
Guidance.
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Date
Engagement Milestone for
OC/OECA
Participants
Expected
Output/Results
August 2016
EPA (via OCFO) sends letters to
federally recognized tribes
requesting early input
OECAwill request OCFO
assistance in soliciting early
input on specific questions
posed in OECA's background
document (attached).
September 02,
2016
Deadline for states, tribes, and associations to submit early input for OECA's FY 2018-2019
NPM Guidance.
Note: It is critical to receive early input in a timely manner in order to consider it in the
development of the FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance. Following receipt of early input,
OC/OECA will compile and summarize the early input from states, tribes and associations
and distribute it to the OECA divisions/offices and regional colleagues for their
consideration and discussion prior to developing the FY 2018-2019 NPM Guidance.
December 30,
2016
By December 30th, OECA will summarize in writing: (1) the early engagement process used
and (2) the early input received from states, tribes and associations, including feedback on
the most important areas of work. OCFO intends to share the summary document with
states/tribes to inform NPM Guidance development. If states and/or tribes raise any cross-
program topics during the early engagement process, the December 30th summary will
identify those cross-program topics as well. The December 30th deadline is EPA-wide.
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OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AND TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OITA Guidance
The American Indian Environmental Office (AIEO), within the Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA),
leads and coordinates the Agency-wide effort to strengthen public health and environmental protection in
Indian country, promotes consultation on a government-to-government basis, and is committed to engaging
early with tribes and states on the development of the OITA FY 2018-2019 National Program Manager Guidance
(NPMG).
In general, OITA receives continual tribal government input on environmental priorities throughout the year.
This interaction occurs through established mechanisms such as meetings with the National Tribal Caucus (NTC)
and other EPA tribal partnership groups, meetings with tribal leaders and tribal environmental professionals,
and attendance and discussion with tribal leaders and staff at meetings and conferences. Through these
mechanisms OITA gains information on tribal environmental priorities in the context of OITA's programs and
actions.
In addition to these ongoing mechanisms, OITA will seek input through several specific early engagement
mechanisms as listed below. OITA has developed a new partnership with the NTC and the Environmental Council
of States (ECOS) on tribal issues. For the first time, AIEO will early engage with ECOs on NPMG priority
development.
Key Early Engagement Dates
Timeframe
July 2016
July-
November
October
October
November
January
2017
Mechanism
Written requests
Existing meetings
National Conference
Call
Conference Call
Written Summary
Draft NPMG
Participants
National Tribal Caucus
(NTC)
NTC, EPA Tribal
Partnership Groups, and
Tribes
Tribes
ECOS
EPA
EPA
Purpose and Expected Results
Solicit input from NTC on early
engagement mechanisms to use
with tribes.
Solicit input on tribal priority
issues through existing NTC
conference calls, ongoing
engagement with other EPA tribal
partnership groups, and
discussion with tribal leaders and
staff at meetings and conferences.
Discussion and comment
regarding proposed NPMG
priorities.
Discussion and comment
regarding proposed NPMG
priorities.
Summarize comments on
proposed NPMG priorities.
Incorporate input into draft
NPMG.
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OFFICE OF LAND AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OLEM NPM Guidance
Participants in the Early Engagement Process:
OLEM (immediate office and program offices), EPA lead regions for RCRA & Superfund, states (Environmental
Council of the States, Association of State and Territorial Waste Management Officials and state program
implementers), tribes (National Tribal Caucus, Tribal Waste and Response Assistance Program Steering
Committee and tribal co-regulators) and locals (Local Government Advisory Committee, National Association of
Local Government Environmental Professionals and local governmental leaders).
Process:
OLEM's Assistant Administrator will initiate early engagement with our partners by notifying states, tribes, local
government partners of OLEM's approach to discussing priorities for FYs 2018-2019. Within these email
communications, OLEM will briefly describe the process by which it will seek input from its partners and include
a list of meetings when priorities will be discussed. The communication also will highlight OLEM's National
Areas of Focus for FY 2016 and FY 2017 as the basis for priority work in FY 2018 and beyond.
During the early engagement period, OLEM program offices will hold in person meetings and conference calls
with state and tribal partners to discuss priorities and other important issues. OLEM also will hold a national
conference call with federally-recognized tribes related to OLEM program and partner priorities. Additionally,
we have set up the email address, NPMOLEM@epa.gov. for partners to share their thoughts for priorities and/
or issues of concern. At the end of the early engagement period, OLEM will post a summary of the process used
for engaging its partners and priorities identified to the agency's National Program Manager Guidance internet
site.
Timeline:
Late July through Early August 2016
OLEM initiates early engagement process by notifying states, tribes and locals about opportunities to discuss FY
2018-2019 priorities with OLEM program offices and lead regions.
EPA lead regions for Superfund and RCRA share information about early engagement opportunities with
regional management for their use and dissemination.
July through Early November
OLEM program offices and lead regions hold program-specific discussions with state and tribal partners
to identify priorities.
OLEM coordinates with other NPMs to consider cross-program areas.
September - OLEM holds conference call with tribes to discuss Superfund, RCRA and other OLEM program
priorities.
November - December - OLEM considers FY 2018 - 2019 priorities.
December - OLEM reports process used for early engagement and priorities identified.
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OFFICE OF WATER
Opportunities to Inform Development of FY 2018-2019 OW NPM Guidance
The Office of Water (OW) is committed to engage with states and tribes early in the development of the FY
2018-2019 National Water Program Guidance (NWPG). OW's purpose of early engagement is to ensure that
water priorities and strategies reflect the most effective use of resources to achieving EPA's goal of protecting
human health and improving water quality on a watershed basis.
In order to run the early engagement process efficiently and minimize the burden to states and tribes, the Office
of Water will:
• Deliver letters of requests to solicit general and targeted input from our external stakeholders
• Engage in discussion with external stakeholders during existing meetings
• Update shared priorities to inform the development of the National Water Program Guidance
• Coordinate with other NPMs in soliciting input for cross-cutting issues (e.g. water enforcement)
Key Milestones
Timeframe
July 2016
August -
October
September
October
November
December
2016
Mechanism
Written
requests
Existing
meetings
Written
comments
Written
summary
Written
summary
Draft NWPG
Participants*
ACWA, ASDWA, ASWM,
ECOS, GWPC, NTWC,
states, tribes, and EPA
ACWA, ASDWA, ASWM,
ECOS, GWPC, NTWC,
states, tribes, and EPA
ACWA, ASDWA, ASWM,
ECOS, GWPC, NTWC,
states, tribes, and EPA
EPA
EPA and commenters
EPA water subobjective
leads and regions
Purpose and Expected Results
Send out written requests to solicit input from
states and tribes. The letters will provide context
and purpose to the requests
Discussions with state and tribal associations
during existing meetings if appropriate.
Early input from States, Tribes, and National
Organizations to inform development of the
draft FY 2018-2019 National Water Program
Guidance.
Summarize comments from states and tribes
with the purpose of taking them into
consideration updating our National Water
Program Guidance
Communicate the summary of shared priorities
with states and tribes
Incorporate state and tribal early input into the
first NWPG draft.
*Association of Clean Water Administrators (ACWA), Association of State Drinking Water Administrators
(ASDWA), Association of State Wetland Managers (ASWM), Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), Ground
Water Protection Council (GWPC), National Tribal Water Council (NTWC).
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