U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Final Draft
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ACTION PLAN
For Calendar Years 2007 & 2008
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Table of Contents
OECA EJ PROGRAM NARRATIVE 3
BACKGROUND 3
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY 3
INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL ENGAGEMENT 4
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT 5
DATA COLLECTION MANAGEMENT, AND EVALAUTION 6
PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 6
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ASSESSMENT 7
PROGRAM EVALUATION 7
OECA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONTACTS 9
EJ ACTION PLAN PERFORMANCE MEASURES MATRIX 10
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OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE ASSURANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAM NARRATIVE
BACKGROUND
This document sets forth the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) Final Draft Environmental Justice (EJ)
Action Plan for calendar years 2007 and 2008. OECA administers the Agency's
enforcement and compliance assurance programs. OECA is committed to improving
environmental performance through compliance with environmental requirements,
prevention of pollution, promotion of environmental stewardship, and the incorporation
of environmental justice across the spectrum of our programs, policies, and activities. In
January 2004, OECA issued its Environmental Justice Policy requesting the integration
of environmental justice principles into OECA's programs to ensure that no community
is disproportionately placed at risk from environmental and human health threats. The
policy articulates OECA's commitment to integrating EJ as an operating principle
throughout OECA's programs, policies, and activities.
OECA delivers environmental results through a mix of enforcement, compliance
assistance, compliance monitoring and incentive programs. In addition to core program
activities, OECA focuses its efforts on selected national priority areas. After consultation
with different interested groups, OECA national priorities were selected for the
environmental benefits they can deliver, the reduction of risk to human health they can
achieve, and their ability to address broad patterns of non-compliance. Environmental
justice is a required element of each OECA national priority and associated performance-
based implementation strategy.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTABILITY
EPA's Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) administers the Agency's environmental
justice program. OEJ is housed in EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance (OECA), but its reach is Agency-wide. OEJ's overarching goal is to integrate
environmental justice considerations effectively into all EPA programs including EPA's
enforcement and compliance assurance programs.
OECA's Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Assistant Administrator
lead the effort to ensure the proper implementation of OECA's EJ Policy. OECA's
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator is also the Chairperson of the EPA EJ
Executive Steering Committee which is a cross-Agency group of Deputy Assistant
Administrators and Deputy Regional Administrators that focuses on EJ issues. The EPA
EJ Executive Steering Committee is a vehicle to communicate with, receive input from,
and coordinate approaches with other headquarters and regional offices on EJ issues.
OECA is organized into nine offices: the Administration and Resources Management
Support Staff (ARMSS), the Office of Civil Enforcement (OCE); the Office of
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Compliance (OC); the Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO); the Office of
Federal Activities (OFA); the Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement (OSRE); the
Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training (OCEFT); the Office of
Environmental Justice (OEJ); and the Office of Planning, Policy Analysis, and
Communications (OPPAC). OEJ's role is responsible for coordinating the integration of
EJ principles Agency-wide. The integration of EJ principles in OECA programs is
coordinated by OPPAC. All OECA offices participate in both management and staff
level environmental justice coordinating groups. A list of OECA's Environmental Justice
Contacts is presented after this narrative.
OECA's programs have and will continue to promote the integration of EJ by:
integrating EJ into OECA's organization infrastructure and providing management
support, operational resources, and program support;
incorporating EJ concerns and impacts into selection of national enforcement and
compliance assurance priorities, targeting strategies, and OECA's accountability
processes;
using integrated strategies to enhance the environment and public health in areas
with EJ concerns;
enhancing data gathering and analysis of EJ activities;
evaluating and improving data systems to enhance public access to information;
enhancing outreach to and collaboration with EJ communities and other external
groups;
considering EJ goals in grants and cooperative agreements;
enhancing training on EJ issues within OECA and with state and tribal enforcement
and compliance assurance programs; and
more effectively communicating results in the EJ arena.
INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL ENGAGEMENT
In 1993, OECA established the Environmental Justice Coordinating Council (EJCC)
which consists of Environmental Justice (EJ) coordinators from OECA offices. Over the
years, the OECA EJ coordinators have been the primary conduits for incorporation of EJ
principles into OECA's core work. In March 2003, the Principal Deputy Assistant
Administrator established the Environmental Justice Action Council (EJAC), a
management-level group that is responsible for developing strategic approaches and
ensuring that EJ is properly integrated into OECA core programs and national priority
areas. The EJAC consists of OECA's Deputy Office Directors. The EJAC is chaired by
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the Director of OPPAC. OPPAC also coordinates the EJCC via a lead EJ Coordinator
who chairs the EJCC and is responsible for liaison between the EJCC and the EJAC.
This organizational structure promotes the integration of EJ within all OECA offices.
The EJAC works with the EJCC to ensure that every office within OECA determines
how to integrate EJ concepts and considerations into its daily work, and that the sum total
of all the contributions of OECA offices add up to the desired outcomes for the
enforcement and compliance assurance program. In addition, the EJAC and the EJCC
manage cross-cutting EJ issues (such as training for management and staff), produce
OECA's EJ Action Plan, and periodically evaluate progress on the implementation of the
EJ Action Plan.
In addition to the EJAC and the EJCC, OECA relies on its Planning Council to promote
EJ activities. The Planning Council consists of headquarters and regional compliance
assurance senior management. OECA's Planning Council coordinates the selection of
national priority areas, establishes performance-based strategies for priorities which
include goals, milestones and measures, and develops targets for OECA's commitments
under EPA's Strategic Plan.
EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
Various outreach strategies work to facilitate communication between OECA and its
external stakeholders to help ensure their input into OECA activities. For intra-Agency
engagement, the OECA EJ Coordinator is part of a network of EPA EJ Coordinators who
represent all the headquarters and regional offices. This network of national EJ
Coordinators enables constant communication and Agency-wide discussions concerning
various approaches for EJ integration. Approaches taken by other headquarters and
regional offices can then be brought back to OECA and shared with the EJCC and EJAC
for consideration and possible coordination of future activities.
The Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice (IWG) works to
facilitate communication among federal agencies. OECA is represented by the OPPAC
EJ coordinator in the IWG.
With respect to engaging the external stakeholders and the general public, OECA's EJ
Coordinator and others throughout the organization regularly attend conferences,
meetings and other forums aimed at promoting dialogue on and discussion of EJ issues
and enforcement. OECA also utilizes OEJ's list server to publicize EJ newsworthy
issues, program activities, and events.
Furthermore, OECA launched an enhanced effort to enlist the public in identifying
potential civil and criminal violations. In January 2006, OECA unveiled a new National
Report A Violation Web site. A new law enforcement badge button on EPA's home page
invites the public to report possible environmental violations or crimes by completing a
user-friendly report form online. More than a million people a month who visit the
Agency's home page (www.epa.gov) have the opportunity to help OECA protect human
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health and the environment by reporting environmental problems they see in their
communities. To reach a broader audience, EPA publicizes the availability of the Web
site in both English and Spanish.
DATA COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND EVALUATION
OECA provides pertinent, accurate, up-to-date, user-friendly enforcement and
compliance data that are easily accessible via the Internet.
OECA uses the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) as its core information
management system. ICIS is used for tracking federal enforcement and compliance
activities performed by the EPA headquarters and regional offices. The information in
ICIS is made available to the public through the Enforcement Compliance History Online
(ECHO) system. Input is entered by EPA regional personnel from paper legal
documents, the Case Conclusion Data Sheets (CCDS), and inspection reports. These
documents capture relevant information on results and environmental benefits of
concluded enforcement cases, including pollutant reduction benefits and cases addressing
potential EJ concerns.
ECHO is a Web-based tool that allows the public to ascertain the inspection, violation,
and enforcement histories of all facilities regulated under federal environmental laws
within their community. It empowers the public with the ability to utilize information
about compliance with environmental laws and provides EJ search options and data.
Users may formulate queries based upon minority population percent and detailed
demographic statistics.
PROFESSIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
OECA is committed to ensuring that all OECA personnel have the information and
expertise to identify and address environmental justice issues in their daily work. In 2004
and 2005, OECA delivered a comprehensive EJ training program for all OECA
employees. This training exposed participants to various components of EJ and
instruction in specific methods to integrate EJ into OECA's programs. The training was
provided in a variety of formats tailored to each office. OECA also conducted a review
of current training activities designed for our state and tribal partners and provided EJ
training as appropriate. New employees are encouraged to take online the newly
developed Web-based training "Introduction to Environmental Justice." In addition,
some offices conduct regular "brown bag" sessions on current EJ topics.
With the strong support of the Assistant Administrator and the EJAC, OECA created and
awarded in 2006 the first"OECA Environmental Justice Achievement Award'' This
award was created as a mechanism to recognize groups and individuals who take
proactive measures to achieve OECA's environmental justice goals and support and
effectively implement OECA's EJ Policy. The Award is now part of OECA's Honor
Awards annual ceremony and is awarded to an OECA employee or team of employees
who has demonstrated a commitment to environmental justice principles through a
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project or activity that (a) promotes sound environmental justice principles, (b)
effectively assesses and addresses a community's environmental justice concerns; and (c)
contributes to the implementation of OECA's EJ Policy.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ASSESSMENT
OECA utilizes EJ analyses in various aspects of its work through the use of several
available tools which provide sophisticated analytic query options. The Online Targeting
Information System (OTIS) includes EnviroMapper for compliance analysis. This
interface allows users to plot facilities based upon the length of time since last inspection,
or compliance status. Each map view comes with demographic information. OTIS has a
query tool that allows users to combine any query with EJ data from the US Census.
For EJ assessments, OECA also has available the "Toolkit for Assessing Potential
Allegations of Environmental Injustice" (EJ Toolkit). This assessment tool serves as a
reference guide to assist Agency personnel in assessing potential allegations of
environmental injustice and to provide a framework for understanding national policy on
environmental justice.
For the last two years, OECA has been working to create an assessment tool known as
the Environmental Justice Smart Enforcement Assessment Tool (EJSEAT) to help
identify areas with potential environmental justice concerns. This analysis tool will help
OECA programs to consistently define areas and facilities with potential environmental
justice concerns based on a set of health, environmental, compliance, and social
demographics indicators, and then to assess impacts based on race and income
demographic information. OECA anticipates that EJSEAT will greatly enhance its
ability to protect minority and low-income communities, as well as other burdened
populations, from adverse human health and environmental effects. In addition, OECA
believes the new tool will help more fully integrate environmental justice into all of its
priorities, programs, policies, and activities.
OECA has developed a prototype version of the EJSEAT that is available for testing on
the OTIS Web site. The EJSEAT will not be finalized until OECA obtains internal and
external peer review of the tool.
PROGRAM EVAL UA TION
OECA is committed to regularly assessing the effectiveness of our programs. Regular
program evaluation is the best way to assure continuous program improvement and
desired program performance.
On September 18, 2006, EPA's Office of Inspector General issued a final evaluation
report entitled EPA Needs to Conduct Environmental Justice Reviews of Its programs,
Policies, and Activities. The report observes that, "No Agency-wide guidance exists on
environmental justice program or policy review." EPA has come to realize that a more
systematic, broader-scale approach is needed to identifying and addressing
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disproportionate impacts to human health and the environment. Over the coming year,
OECA will participate in an Agency-wide effort led by OEJ to respond to this need and
develop the tools needed to address, align, assess, review, and report progress on
achieving the national environmental justice priorities.
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OECA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CONTACTS
(2006)
Administration & Resource Management Support Staff
Gina Nightengale, EJAC *
Gwendolyn Spriggs, EJCC **
Federal Facilities Enforcement Office
Sandra Connors, EJAC
Joyce Olin, EJCC
Office of Compliance
Lisa Lund, EJAC
Alice Mims, EJCC
Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training
Ellen Stough, EJAC
Barbara Foreman, EJCC
Office of Environmental Justice
Charles Lee, EJAC
Amy Tuberson, EJCC
Office of Federal Activities
Kimberly DePaul, EJAC
Arthur Totten, EJCC
Office of Policy, Planning Analysis, and Communications
Caroline Petti, Acting EJAC Chair
Reiniero "Rey" Rivera, EJCC Chair (OECA EJ Coordinator)
Office of Regulatory Enforcement
Randy Hill, EJAC
Melissa Marshall, EJCC
Office of Site Remediation & Enforcement
Elliott Gilberg, EJAC
Arati Tripathi, EJCC
* EJAC - Environmental Justice Action Council (OECA Office Deputy Directors)
** EJCC- Environmental Justice Coordinating Council (OECA Office EJ Coordinators)
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OECA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSICE ACTION PLAN
PERFORMANCE MEASURES MATRIX1
The matrix includes activities from the following OECA offices:
Office of Compliance (OC)
Office of Civil Enforcement (OCE)
Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training (OCEFT)
Federal Facilities Enforcement Office (FFEO)
Office of Federal Activities (OFA)
Office of Site Remediation and Enforcement (OSRE)
Office of Planning, Policy Analysis, and Communications (OPPAC)
1 In the matrix, "Goals" refer to the goals in EPA's Strategic Plan and "Objectives" refer to the eight
national EPA's EJ Priorities identified in EPA's Administrator memorandum of November 4, 2005.
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Goal 1: Clean Air and Global Climate Change
Objective 1: Reduction in number of asthma attacks (e.g., reduce asthma triggers such as particulate matter)
App
Activities Output
Short-term
i (awareness)
licable Outcome Measure2
Intermediate Long-term
(behavior) i (condition)
Point of Contact
Monitor and implement
Supplemental
Environmental Projects
(SEPs) that reduce
particulate emissions from
wood heating appliances in
low-income households
and communities
NOTE: Low-income
households within a
community for each SEP are
selected by Weatherization
Assistance Program (WAP)
based on HUD standards,
SEP agreement terms,
violator's discretion, and PM
non attainment areas
By September 30, 2007,
review progress of Wood
Heater Program SEPs
being performed in low-
income communities
currently in process
By September 30, 2007,
negotiate new Wood
Heater Program SEPs that
reduce particulate
emissions from wood
heating appliances in low-
income communities
# of staff who receive
information about use of
the Department of
Energy Weatherization
Program resources to
optimize use of SEP
funds to aid low-income
communities
# of people who receive
information to increase
awareness of wood
smoke air quality issues
in low-income, rural
communities
# of low-income homes
receiving wood stoves
over # of months, as
reported by the SEP
progress reports
% of reduced of annual
particulate emissions
John DuPree,, OC
202-564-5950
duBree.iohn@eBa.sov
Mamie Miller, OC
202-564-7081
miller. mamie(ฎ,era. sov
2 All three outcomes may not apply for every activity.
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Goal 2: Clean and Safe Water
Objective 2: Clean and safe drinking water
Activities Output App
Short-term
i (awareness)
licable Outcome Measure
Intermediate Long-term
(behavior) i (condition)
Point of Contact
Revise the compliance
monitoring strategy for the
National Pollutant
Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES) program
to focus inspections on
facilities, both majors and
non-majors dischargers
that are or have the
potential to affect
attainment of water quality
standards on areas where
pollution is worst
Draft revised NPDES
compliance monitoring
strategy has been
completed and forwarded
to states and regional
offices for review
By July 2007,
ASIWPCA and ECOS
membership will be
briefed and given the
chance to provide input
into the draft revised
strategy
# of target inspections
of facilities, regardless
of size, that discharge to
303(d)/305(b) listed
waters for pollutant(s)
contributing to the
listing, as well as those
that have the potential to
impact water quality
% of increased
inspection attention and
% of increased resulting
enforcement activities
on areas where water
quality problems are
most severe, and to the
extent that there is
correlation between
those areas and areas
with potential
environmental justice
concerns
Rick Duffy, OC
202-564-5014;
duffV.rick@era.eov
Implement and maintain
Financial Web site
designed to help
communities create
financing plans to fund air,
waste, and water
environmental equipment
and infrastructure,
including a special
sections for small
communities and tribes
By April 2007, have a
functional Web site
containing tools to help
fund air, waste, and water
environmental equipment
and development of water
infrastructure
# of communities that
receive information to
increase their awareness
of where and how to
find the necessary
information to develop
financial plans to fund
their water programs'
financial infrastructure
# of communities
incorporate the
information in the
decision process when
developing financial
plans to fund the water
programs' financial
infrastructure
% of communities that
used and benefited,
from the financial
information of the total
that received the
information, and
enhanced their water
program's infrastructure
resulting in cleaner
water
Cassadra Rice, OC
202 564-4057
rice.cassandratSiepa.aov
Tom Ripp, OC
202-564-7003.
rimtom(ฎera. sov
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Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective 1: Reduction in elevated blood-lead levels
Activities
Output
Applicable Outcome Measure
Point of Contact
Short-term
Intermediate
Long-term
(iiw iiivncss)
(Mui\ ioi)
(condition)
Lead-Based Paint Project
in partnership with the
Earth Conservation Corps
(ECC)
By the end of FY 2008,
provide training to ECC
members on lead-based
paint awareness and
provide technical support
to help improve residential
conditions in the areas
surrounding the Anacostia
River shed
By the end of FY 2007,
meet with DC Department
of Health
# of training provided to
ECC that allowed
information sharing and
workshop sessions to
increase the awareness
of lead-based paint risks
# of community-based
projects identified and
implemented to help
reduce lead-paint risks
in the community
% of lead-based paint
hazards and blood-lead
levels reduced through
joint activities with
EPA, ECC, the District
of Columbia and the
local communities
John Mason, OC
202-564-7047
mason.iohn@eBa.sov
Sandi Jones, OC
202-564-7038
iones.sandra@,era. sov
Tom Ripp, OC
202-564-7003
rimtom(ฎera. sov
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Activities Output Applicable Outcome Men sure Point orConlnct
Short-term Inlcniicriiiile Long-term
(awareness) (hehii\ ii>r) (condition)
Promote lead poisoning
prevention through
enforcement of Lead-
Based Paint (LBP)
requirements by
developing, supplementing
and/or updating tools
necessary to support the
national LBP enforcement
program such as, where
appropriate, enforcement
policies and strategies,
including a revised ง 1018
Enforcement Response
Policy (ERP), final ง 402
ERP, and/or ง 406(b) ERP
Provide national leadership
to enforcement activities
that increase the number of
units at which LBP and
LBP Hazards are abated,
through Supplemental
Environmental Projects,
injunctive relief, or other
means
Provide national leadership
to enforcement activities
which increase the number
of households that timelv
receive information on
LBP, LBP Hazards, and
ways to reduce or
eliminate exposure to LBP
Develop and promote
ways to facilitate the
integration of ฃj
information in
enforcement decision-
making, and measure the
progress of such
integration
# of people receiving
information that
increased their
knowledge of methods
to reduce or eliminate
exposure pathways
# of Target Housing
units made LBP Free as
a result of enforcement
% of decreased
incidence of childhood
EBLLs associated with
LBP and LBP Hazards
Rosemarie Kelley,OCE
202-564-4014
kellev.Rosemariefa)er)a.20v
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Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective 2: Collaborative problem-solving to address environmental justice issues
App
Activities Output Short-term
i (awareness)
licable Outcome Measure
Intermediate Long-term
(behavior) i (condition)
Point of Contact
Collaborate with a
community-based
organization by partnering
with Earth Conservation
Corps (ECC)
OC in conjunction with
other OECA
offices will mentor and
work closely with the ECC
to build relationships with
communities and other
service-based
organizations in EJ areas
where environment and
community are at risk
# of meetings between
OECA and ECC
conducted to improve
the relationship and
partnership that
promotes student
mentoring,
environmental
education, and
stewardship
# of joint projects
developed between
OECA and ECC that
strengthen the
communities by
improving
environmental
conditions
% of Anacostia
Watershed restored and
% of neighborhoods
indicating enhanced
community pride
Sandi Jones, OC
202-564-7038
iones.sandra@,era. sov
James Edward, OC
202-564-2462
edward.iames@,era. sov
Enhance collaborative
efforts with the external
law enforcement agencies
and professional
organizations servicing the
law enforcement
community
By end of FY 07, deliver
training on EJ principles
for members of local, state
and federal law
enforcement agencies and
professional organizations
servicing the law
enforcement community
By the end of FY 07,
increase the number of
external law
enforcement officers
who are aware of the
EPA commitment to
environmental justice
and are trained to
integrate EJ principles
for use in their daily
decisions and
responsibilities by the
end of FY 07
By the end of FY 07,
increase the number of
law enforcement
personnel who have a
greater understanding of
environmental crime in
communities with EJ
indicators, and include
principles of EJ in their
agency's investigative
and enforcement
strategies
Achieve a yearly
reduction of
environmental crime in
communities with EJ
indicators
Barbara Foreman,
OCEFT
202-564-6005
foreman.barbarafS),eDa. ao v
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Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(awareness) (hehii\ ii>r) (condition)
Participate in Federal
Interagency Working
Group on Environmental
Justice (IWG)'s meeting as
OECA representative
# of meetings attended that
served as a venue for
information exchange and
coordination and
collaboration are enhanced
among HQ Offices and
other federal agencies
Enforcement and
compliance concerns are
taken into consideration
in meetings/calls
attended with the other
participating federal
agencies
Enforcement and
compliance concerns are
represented in the
IWG's work products
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierotSiepa.aov
Advance EJ principles and
objectives in the
deliberations, meetings,
and capacity building of
internal and external
stakeholders and
organizations (e.g., State
associations, trade
associations, the law
enforcement community
and stakeholder groups)
At all such deliberations
and meetings, identify,
address, and advance EJ
principles and objectives
External organizations
better understand, and
are more sensitive and
responsive to the needs
of communities with EJ
concerns
Internal and external
stakeholders and
organizations include
principles of EJ in their
decision-making
process
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
Promote meaningful
involvement of Spanish-
speaking communities into
OECA programs
Spanish translations of
OECA documents that
relate to enforcement and
compliance matters
# of translated
documents related to
enforcement and
compliance matters that
are distributed to the
Spanish-speaking
communities
NA
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierotSiepa.aov
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Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(awareness) (hehii\ ii>r) (condition)
Continue OSRE
coordination with OSWER
EJ Steering Committee
and participation in
OSWER bi-monthly calls,
which have participation
from all ten Regional
offices, OSWER, program
offices, and other EPA
offices
# of calls attended that
served as a venue for
information exchange,
policy development, and
internal outreach, as well
Increased awareness and
communication between
program and
enforcement offices on
EJ issues may lead to
opportunities for
collaboration
NA
NA
Carlos Evans, OSRE
202-564-6331
evans.carlos@,era. sov
Continue OECA
participation in the
network of National EJ
Coordinators and their
monthly calls, which have
participation from all ten
Regional offices and all
HQ Program offices
# of calls attended that
served as a venue for
information exchange,
policy development, and
internal outreach, as well
Increased awareness and
communication among
the group of EPA EJ
Coordinators regarding
enforcement and
compliance assurance
concerns and EJ issues
which may lead to
opportunities for
collaboration
NA
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
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Goal 4: Healthy Communities and Ecosystems
Objective 3: Revitalization of brown fields and contaminated sites
Applicable Outcome Measure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(;i\\ iiivncss)
Intermediate
(|->dni\ ior)
Long-term
(condition)
Point of Contact
Support completion of
negotiation of Federal
Facility Cleanup
Agreements (FFCA) for
federal facility sites listed
on the National Priority
List (NPL) to assure
cleanup and ultimate reuse
of contaminated federal
facility sites that may be
impacting areas with EJ
concerns
By the end of FY 2008, all
the remaining 17 NPL sites
on federal facilities will
have completed FFCAs
# of completed
agreements signed by
facility, state, and EPA
at sites near areas with
potential EJ concerns
that took into
consideration feedback
from the impacted
community
% of agreements
progressing as
established and allowing
ongoing EPA and state
oversight for cleanup to
ensure that milestones
are being met and
adequately funding
provided for cleanup,
continue taking into
consideration feedback
from the impacted
community
% of cleanup property at
sites near areas with
potential EJ concerns
% of cleanup
contaminated federal
property returned to
productive use or long
term stewardship
provided to protect
human health and the
environment
Sally Dalzell, FFEO
202-564-2583
dalzell.sallyf/coa. sov
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02/12/07
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Environmental Justice Action Plan Performance Measures Matrix
CY 2007-FY2008
Goal 5: Compliance and Environmental Stewardship
Objective 1: Ensure Compliance
Applicable Outcome Measure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(awareness)
Intermediate
(behavior)
Long-term
(condition)
Point of Contact
Utilize the Environmental
Justice Smart Enforcement
Assessment Tool
(EJSEAT) to map areas
with potential
environmental justice
concerns pertaining to
OECA's National
Priorities
NOTE: This activity is
contingent upon
availability of EJSEATfor
use as a mapping tool by
the OECA National
Priority Strategy
Implementation Teams
(SITs). In addition, the
outcomes may not apply to
all the National Priorities.
Once EJSEAT is available,
# of EJSEAT maps
developed to identify
geographic areas of
potential environmental
justice concern
Once the EJSEAT maps
are available, # of
enforcement and
compliance activities
conducted in areas with EJ
concerns (e.g.,
communities with
disproportionate
environmental and health
burdens) as identified by
the EJSEAT maps
# of SITs using EJSEAT
to target national
priority activities in
areas with ELJ concerns
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
Nicholas Franco, OC
202-564-0113
franco .nicholasfS),eDa. ao v
Donna Inman, OC
202-564-2511
Inman. donna @,era. sov
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
Tinka Hyde, Region 5
312-886-9296
hvde. tinkatฎepa. eov
Ed Goodwin, OCEFT
202-564-5918
eoodwin.ef(ฎ,era. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(awareness) r) (condition)
Review authorization
agreements submitted by
regional offices and
respond to regional
requests for credentials for
employees of tribal
organizations
Implement guidance to
states and tribal inspectors
on how to process a
request to conduct
inspections on behalf of
EPA
"Process for Requesting
EPA Credentials for
State/Tribal inspectors
Conducting Inspections on
EPA's Behalf' completed
on August 5, 2005
# of state and tribal
inspectors who received
guidance
# of inspector
credentials issued to
tribal inspectors
representing x_ of tribal
organizations under ^
EPA statutes
% of increase in number
of trained tribal
inspectors
Phyllis Flaherty, OC
202-564-4131
flahertv .phvllis(5)epa. gov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw iiivncss)
Intcrmcriiiitc
(Mui\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
Implement the National
Enforcement Training
Institute (NETI) tribal
training strategy,
particularly in the areas of
outreach, course delivery,
and tribal training needs
Support collaboration for
offering Basic Inspector
Training course tailored
for Federally recognized
tribal environmental
enforcement personnel
By March 2007, 15 tribal
organizations to receive
the NETI course catalog
By September 2007,
deliver one training course
By September 2007, train
70 tribal environmental
enforcement participants
# of people who
received information to
increase tribal
awareness of the
availability of training
# of people who
received information to
increase improve
understanding of how to
locate and access
training
# of people who
received information to
increase understanding
of environmental laws
% of training
participants who
reported will perform a
better job as a result of
taking the training
% of training
participants who stated
increased understanding
and knowledge of how
to conduct
environmental
inspections
Jeff Lightner, OC
303-236-6782
liehtner.ieff@era.eov
Provide Basic and
Advanced Inspector
Training to environmental
enforcement personnel in
Puerto Rico
By February 2007, deliver
one Basic Inspector
training course and one
Advance Inspector course
of courses
By February 2007, train 80
environmental
enforcement participants
# of participants who
received information to
increase awareness and
understanding of
environmental laws and
how to conduct
inspections in Puerto
Rico
% of students who
reported will perform
job better as a results of
taking the training
NA
Jeff Lightner, OC
303-236-6782
liehtner.ieff@era.eov
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02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(awareness) r) (condition)
Design, implement, and
maintain a Topical
Directory for
Environmental Justice on
the National Compliance
Assistance Clearinghouse
Web site
By April 2007, have an
operational Topical
Directory for
environmental justice on
the Compliance Assistance
Clearinghouse Web site
# of people who go to
the Clearinghouse Web
site and improve their
awareness and
understanding of EJ
guidance documents,
training activities, and
tools
% of the Clearinghouse
users who integrate EJ
information into daily
decisions and actions
% of increased
understanding of
integrating EJ into
training and decision-
making by
Clearinghouse users to
help reduce pollution
Sharie Centilla, OC
202-564-0697
centilla. sharie(5)epa. gov
Walter Derieux
202-564-7067
derieux. walterfiieDa.aov
Provide tailored Working
Effectively with Tribal
Governments training to
OECA personnel with a
focus on the National
Tribal Compliance
Assurance Priority
By September 30, 2007,
deliver two tailored
training. Track the
number of OECA
personnel trained
# of OECA staff that
increased awareness of
the policies and
procedures used work
effectively with tribes as
measured by pre and
post course
questionnaire
# of interactions with
tribal environmental
professionals and tribal
leaders
% of successful
interactions with tribal
environmental
professionals and tribal
leaders
Jonathan Binder, OC
202-564-2516
binder.i onathan(5)epa. gov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Stephen Perkins, R1
Rick Duffy, OC
Kate Anderson, OCE
Wet Weather Priority:
Combined Sewer
Overflow (CSOs)
Strategy
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
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02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Ken Gigliello, OC Bob
Murphy, R6
Amy Porter, OCE
Wet Weather Priority:
Stormwater Strategy
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Mike Bussell, RIO
Rick Colbert, OC
Randy Hill, OCE
Wet Weather Priority.
Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations
(CAFOs) Strategy
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Mike Alushin, OC
Alexis Strauss, R9
Mark Pollins, OCE
Wet Weather Priority.
Sanitary Sewer
Overflows (SSOs)
Strategy
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Eric Schaaf, R2
Mamie Miller, OC
Pam Mazakas, OCE
Air Toxics Strategy
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
George Czerniak, R5
Nick Franco, OC
Adam Kushner, OCE
New Source Review -
Prevention of Significant
Deterioration (NSR-
PSD)
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
NOTE: Because there
is long distance
transport of almost all
- if not all - of the
pollution emitted from
the sources addressed
under this priority,
determination of its
effects on EJ areas may
not be possible..
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Mcsisurc
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw in vn ess)
liilcrmcriisilc
(hehii\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Karin Koslow, OC
Rosemarie Kelly, OCE
Mineral Processing
Priority/Strategy
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured using
EJSEAT or other
NOTE: This national
appropriate technology
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term lulermedisUe Long-term Point ol"Contact
(ciwiircncss) (hchii\ ii>r) (condition)
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Tribal Compliance
Strategy
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
% of pollutants reduced
or eliminated as result
of actions taken to
address EJ concerns
SIT:
Sally Seymour, R9
James Edward, OC
Eddie Sierra, R8
Mary Andrews, OCE
Jonathan Binder, OC
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw iiivncss)
Intcrmcriiiitc
(Mui\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
NATIONAL
ENFORCEMENT AND
COMPLIANCE
ASSURANCE
PRIORITY:
Written section on
Strategy Implementation
Plan that describes the way
the EJSEAT will be
incorporated
N/A
N/A
# of priority activities in
EJ areas as measured
using EJSEAT or other
appropriate technology
SIT:
Ann Pontius, OSRE
Tom Ripp, OC
Chris McCullough,
OCE
Financial Assurance
Strategy
NOTE: This national
enforcement priority has
EJ as a component in the
development of its
performance-based
strategy. In FY 2007,
when EJSEAT is available,
the Strategy
Implementation Team
(SIT) will assess how to
incorporate the use of the
tool into its strategy.
NOTE: OSRE and
OCE will begin to
implement this activity
ifEJSElAT is available
in time to affect
targeting of activities
under this priority.
Pesticides Inspector
Residential Training
(PIRT)
Conduct PIRT sessions for
state and tribal inspectors
that include Worker
Protection Standards and
national guidance. Two to
three sessions in both FY
'07 and FY '08.
# of participants in each
training session with
increased understanding
% of inspections
conducted in areas with
potential EJ concerns
Amar Singh
202-564-4161
sinsh. amar@,era. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(awareness) r) (condition)
Pesticides Regulatory
Education Program
(PREP)
Conduct PREP courses
that included Worker
Protection Standards and
trans-boundary issues.
Five courses scheduled for
FY '07; and approximately
four for FY '08
# of participants in each
training session with
increased understanding
of EJ issues in relation
to state/tribal pesticide
programs
# of participants in each
training session witht
increased integration of
EJ activities into
state/tribal pesticide
programs
N/A
John Neylan
202-564-5033
nevlan.iohnVvcDa. sov
Special fact sheets on
agricultural compliance
issues for small and
minority livestock farmers
Web access to fact sheets
for small and minority
livestock farmers through
a grantee
# of small and minority
livestock farmers with
increased understanding
on agricultural
compliance issues
N/A
N/A
Carol Galloway, OC
913-551-5092
aallowav .carol(5)epa. gov
Provide support, if
requested, to training
activities for EJSEAT
By the end of FY 2007,
support training activities
related to the
implementation of the
EJSEAT
# of supported training
activities that increase
knowledge, awareness
and understanding of EJ
and the methodology
and tools for assessing
potential allegations of
EJ
% of OECA staff who
took the training and
stated they benefited
N/A
Alice Mims, OC
202-564-6069
mims.alice@,era. sov
Develop protocol for
updating EJ Modules in
National Enforcement
Training Institute (NETI)
sponsored courses
By the end of FY 2007,
complete protocol to
update modules in NETI
training that cover EJ
information
# of modules updated
with EJ information that
increase overall
understanding and
awareness of potential
EJ issues
# of participants that
took trainings with the
updated EJ modules
N/A
Alice Mims, OC
202-564-6069
mims.alice@,era. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(iiw iiivncss)
Inlcrmcriiiitc
(Mui\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
Work with OEJ to design
and deliver Environmental
Justice Web-based courses
for environmental
compliance/enforcement
personnel (e.g. federal,
state , local, and tribal)
By January 2007, develop
two EJ Web-based courses
tailored to the appropriate
audience
"Introduction to the
Toolkit for Assessing
Environmental Injustice"
and "Incorporating
Environmental Justice
Considerations into RCRA
Permitting"
# of participants, by
discipline, who have
taken the courses to
increase the knowledge,
awareness and
understanding of EJ and
the methodology for
assessing potential
allegations of EJ
# of participants with
increased awareness of
addressing EJ concerns
when reviewing RCRA
permits
N/A
N/A
Patricia Straw, OC
202-564-2513
straw.ratricia@,era. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Activities
Output
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Short-term liitcrmcdintc Long-term Point ol ( ontsicl
(awareness) (hehii\ ior) (ciindilion)
1. Review Environmental
Impact Statements (EISs)
2. Comment on EJ
concerns
3. Utilize Environmental
Justice Smart Enforcement
Tool (EJSEAT) and EJ
Toolkit for consistent
methodology in
conducting environmental
assessments to identify
areas with potential EJ
concerns
4. Make publicly available
EPA's review comments
on DEIS. Comments to
underscore environmental
impacts including EJ
concerns associated with
proposed actions of
Federal agencies
5. By September 2007,
evaluate: (1) whether EPA
is appropriately using its
EJ Guidance in conducting
309 reviews; and (2) the
status of federal agency
compliance with E.O.
12898
Incorporate EJ principles
in 309 Reviews to help
federal agencies address
EJ issues in EISs and
associated mitigation plans
National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA)
documents available to
public via Federal
Register, Libraries,
Internet and other media.
Baseline Report on EIS/EJ
compliance
# of Section 309
reviewers with
increased capacity to
identify, assess, address,
and measure
environmental justice
results in the NEPA
review process
# of members of the
public alerted to
proposed federal actions
that may impact EJ
communities
# of NEPA reviews with
successful
implementation of EJ
guidance
% of EISs with potential
EJ issues that
documented efforts to
involve EJ community
in development of EIS
and decision-making
process. Evidenced in
Final EIS. GPRAused
to measure progress
% of EISs with potential
EJ issues that
documented mitigation
commitments for EJ-
related environmental
impacts. GPRAused to
measure progress.
% of areas needing
changes to improve EJ
identification and
analysis
Improved EJ
identification, analysis
and mitigation. GPRA
used to measure
progress
% of EISs that EPA
raised concerns about
involvement of EJ
communities in EIS
development where lead
agency modified public
participation process
(outreach / document
translation) that
promoted increased
involvement of EJ
community in EIS
development.
[Reflected in Final EIS]
% of EISs that EPA
expressed concerns
about project impacts on
EJ communities where
lead agency made
mitigation
commitments, project
modification and/or
selected alternative that
reduced EJ-related
environmental impacts
% of areas with
potential EJ concerns
protected because of the
concerns expressed
during EIS process
Arthur Totten, OFA
202-564-7164
totten.artluinr/cpa. gov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Environmental Justice Action Plan Performance Measures Matrix
CY 2007-FY2008
Cross-Cutting Strategies:
Objective: Internal Capacity Building (e.g., internal program management)
App
Activities Output Short-term
i (awareness)
licable Outcome Measure
Intermediate Long-term
(behavior) i (condition)
Point of Contact
Provide consultation on EJ
to the OECA Planning
Council and the
Implementation Teams of
the strategies for the
National Program
Priorities that are
incorporate EJ principles
Ongoing attendance at
monthly OECA Planning
Council meetings to stay
up to date in progress
reports from the National
Priorities Strategies Teams
and provided necessary
assistance
Ensure that EJ concerns
are identified and
addressed and integrated
into OECA policies and
implementation of
National Program
Priorities
Assist the SITs to
develop an EJ
component into the
implementation
strategies for the
National Priorities
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierotSiepa.aov
Coordinate the
development of the OECA
EJ Action Plan
Produce revised OECA EJ
Action Plan as requested
by OEJ
Coordinate with the
EJCC and EJAC
necessary revisions on
the OECA EJ Action
Plan as requested by
OEJ, or resulting from
changes from the OECA
offices
N/A
N/A
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierotSiepa.aov
(and EJAC Chair)
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities
Output
Short-term
(aw iircncss)
Intcrmcriiiitc
(Mui\ ioi )
Long-term
(condition)
Point orContiict
Monitor integration of the
OECA EJ Action Plan /
Develop EJ Progress
Reports
Conduct progress semi-
annual progress report
meetings with the EJ
contacts from each OECA
office (EJ Coordinating
Committee and EJ Action
Council); and provide
update to the OECA
Deputy Assistant
Administrator
Improve accountability
by having senior
managers and staff
regularly assess and
adjust activities
according to their
offices' EJ strategy
NA
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierotSiepa.aov
(and EJAC Chair)
Coordinate the annual
issuance of the OECA
Environmental Justice
Achievement Award
As part of the annual
OECA Honor Awards
Ceremony, give to an
OECA employee or team
who integrated EJ
principles into OECA's
programs in an exemplary
manner
Reward and encourage
those individuals who
effectively implement
OECA EJ policy
NA
NA
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
Make the Worker
Protection Standards
(WPS) a priority in the
Pesticide state grant
guidance
Inclusion of WPS in the
grant guidance is a priority
for FY 2007 and FY 2008
# of states receiving the
information about the
revised grant guidance
% of increased level of
compliance activity by
grantees
Amar Singh, OC
202-564-4161
sinsh. amar@,era. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(ciwiircncss) (h>ehu\ ioi) (condition)
Develop and deploy
interim EJSEAT data set
and query and reporting
capability in Online
Targeting Information
System (OTIS)
Operational prototype
version on Web site was
made available in August
2006
By mid FY 2007, have a
revised operational
prototype version on web
site
Use by the SITs in the
integration of the
required EJ component
in all the OECA
National Priorities.
OTIS users can select,
view, and sort facilities
based on "EJ areas of
concern"
% SIT use of EJSEAT
for improved targeting
and reporting based on a
common consistent,
quantitative definition
of EJ
% of SITs reporting EJ
outcome information
based on use of
EJSEAT
Andrew Schulman, OC
202-564-5244
schulman. andrewfSeoa. 20V
Issue guidance on
incorporating and
considering EJ in 309
Reviews and EPA's NEPA
compliance analyses
By September 2008,
provide updates as
necessary, to EPA internal
guidance on incorporating
EJ in 309 Reviews and
EPA's NEPA compliance
analyses to include current
assessment tools and
techniques (e.g.,
NEPAssist and EJSEAT)
# of updates procedures
used to ensure increased
consistency and
accountability in EJ
identification and
assessment in NEPA
reviews
% of improved NEPA
reviews as a result of
the updated guidance
% of mitigation of
environmental impacts
to EJ communities
Arthur Totten, OFA
202-564-7164
tottcn.artluinr/CDa. eov
Work with the EJCC to
define ways in which the
EJSEAT can be effectively
used for enforcement and
compliance targeting and
other OECA activities
By the end of FY 2008,
develop an implementation
strategy and guidance for
the use of the EJSEAT
# of OECA staff using
the EJSEAT
implementation
guidance
% of enforcement
actions conducted
because the EJSEAT
identified the area as
one with potential EJ
issues
% pollution eliminated
in areas with EJ
concerns because an
enforcement action was
taken after the use of the
EJSEAT
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(ciwiircncss) (h>ehu\ ioi) (condition)
Work with OEJ, the EJCC
and the EJAC to develop
appropriate OECA
response to requirements
in 2005 OIG report
By the end of FY 2008,
design a process to
determine how OECA will
address OIG requirements
regarding programmatic EJ
reviews
# of OECA staff aware
of the OIG requirements
and participating in the
development of a
process to address the
OIG concerns
# of OECA staff using
the developed process
% of OECA actions
changed of the results of
the EJ reviews
Rey Rivera, OPPAC
202-564-1491
rivera.reinierofS),eDa.aov
and OEJ, EJCC/EJAC
Use EJSEAT to ensure
regions and states use EJ
as a criterion in
implementing the
Corrective Action Smart
Enforcement Strategy
(CASES)
Once EJSEAT is finalized
in CY 2007, pilot the use
of the tool in meeting
RCRA corrective action
goals for FY 2008 (e.g.,
human exposures
controlled and construction
completion) by targeting
or monitoring facilities
under CASES
Receive EJSEAT
training, obtain a
working knowledge of
the tool to begin
analyzing how it could
be used to implement
CASES
Develop a methodology
for targeting and
monitoring RCRA
corrective action
facilities
Increase in number of
RCRA corrective action
facilities in identified
EJSEAT communities
that meet applicable
RCRA corrective action
goals
Carlos Evans, OSRE
202-564-6331
evans.carlos@,era. sov
Develop EJ guidance
documents or other tools,
if necessary, to be used to
identify EJ concerns early
on during settlement
negotiations
Provide support to ORCs
to ensure they have the
necessary tools to identify
and address EJ concerns
early on during settlement
negotiations, and if
necessary, develop tools to
accomplish these goals
Improve consistency
and certainty in how EJ
concerns are handled
during settlement
negotiations (e.g.,
through use of a
checklist or revised
model settlement
documents)
NA
NA
Robert Polin, OSRE
202-564-4292
Dolin.robcrtir/cDa. sov
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Final Draft OECA EJAction Plan 2007-2008
02/12/07
Applicable Outcome Men sure
Activities Output Short-term Intermediate Long-term Point of Contact
(ciwiircncss) (h>ehu\ ioi) (condition)
Host brown bags on EJ
topics related to site
remediation enforcement
activities
Host one session per year
delivered to OSRE staff
with 51% of staff in
attendance
# of staff who are now
aware of new
developments in EJ
areas that may impact
site remediation
activities, as measured
by staff participation
By staying aware of
new EJ developments,
staff had knowledge of
how and when to
integrate EJ into their
daily work
NA
Arati Tripathi, OSRE
202-564-2044
trioathi. arati Vv.CDa. sov
Continue OSRE EJ
Coordinator review of new
policy and guidance
documents
For new policy and
guidance documents, EJ
Coordinator should be
among the first reviewers
of the document. "EJ
Coordination" box on
concurrence memo should
be checked off by OSRE
staff before sending
document to management
% of OSRE policy and
guidance documents
sent to the OSRE EJ
Coordinator for review
Increased consideration
of EJ issues when
developing new policy
and guidance documents
% of OSRE policy and
guidance documents
that considered and
possibly incorporated EJ
issues
Arati Tripathi, OSRE
202-564-2044
trioathi. Arati @,era. sov
Continue active
participation and
interaction in the EPA
Environmental Justice
Coordinating Council
(EJCC)
Participate in EJCC
meetings, workshops,
discussions. Provide
pertinent office insight and
perspective and associated
policies relative to EJ
integration
# of EJCC activities
attended that helped
maintain consideration
of EJ issues when
developing new policy
and guidance documents
% of newly developed
policy and guidance
documents that maintain
consideration of EJ
issues
% of projects that
benefited from
participation in EJCC
EJCC members: *
Rey Rivera (OPPAC)
Joyce Olin (FFEO)
Alice Mims (OC)
Melissa Marshall (OCE)
Barbara Foreman
(OCEFT)
Mustafa Ali (OEJ)
Arthur Totten (OF A)
Arati Tripathi (OSRE)
* as of December 2006
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