# Presentation: 686144

## EPA FY 2005

**Goal Five Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)**

***Prepared by the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance***

***November 15, 2005***

**Notes:**
No notes provided.

## Monitoring and Enforcement

| Measure Number | Measure Description | FY 05 Target | FY 05 Actual | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 178 | Pounds of pollution estimated to be reduced, treated, or eliminated as a result of concluded enforcement actions. | 300 Mil lbs. | 1.1 Bil lbs. | Target Exceeded |
| 179 | % of concluded enforcement cases requiring that pollutants be reduced, treated, or eliminated and protection of populations or ecosystems. | 30% | 29% | Target not Met |
| 180 | % of concluded enforcement cases requiring implementation of improved environmental management practices. | 60% | 73% | Target Exceeded |
| 181 | Number of inspections, civil investigations, and criminal investigations conducted. | 18,500 | 22,000 | Target Exceeded |
| 182 | % of regulated entities taking complying actions as a result of on-site compliance inspections and evaluations. | 10% | 19% | Target Exceeded |
| 183 | Dollars invested in improved environmental performance or improved environmental management practices as a result of concluded enforcement actions (i.e., injunctive relief and SEPs). | $4 Bil | $10 Bil | Target Exceeded |

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) - Goal 5 Measures**

**FY 2005 Compliance & Enforcement Annual Results**

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**Notes:**
  Criminal Investigations do not include homeland security-related investigations which are not part of GPRA measure 181.

## Compliance Incentives

| Measure Number | Measure Description | FY 05 Target | FY 05  Actual | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 174 | % of audits or other actions that result in the reduction, treatment, or elimination of pollutants and the protection of populations or ecosystems. | 5% | 6% | Target Exceeded |
| 175 | % of audits or other actions that result in improvements in environmental management practices. | 10% | 90% | Target Exceeded |
| 176 | Pounds of pollutants reduced, treated, or eliminated, as a result of audits or other actions. | 0.25 Mil lbs. | 1.9 Mil lbs. | 
Target Exceeded
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| 177 | Dollars invested in improved environmental performance or improved environmental management practices as a result of audits or other actions. | $2.0 Mil | $3.4 Mil | Target Exceeded |

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) - Goal 5 Measures**

**FY 2005 Compliance & Enforcement Annual Results**

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## Compliance Assistance

| Measure Number | Measure Description | FY 05 Target | FY 05 Actual | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Percent of regulated entities seeking assistance from EPA-sponsored compliance assistance centers and clearinghouse reporting that, as a result of their use of the centers or clearinghouse, they: |  |  |  |  |
| 990 | Increased their understanding of environmental requirements | 75% | 84% | Target Exceeded |
| 987 | Improved environmental management practices | 60% | 78% | Target Exceeded |
| 989 | Reduced, treated, or eliminated pollution | 25% | 46% | Target Exceeded |
| Percent of regulated entities receiving direct compliance assistance from EPA reporting that, as a result of the EPA assistance, they: |  |  |  |  |
| 991 | Increased their understanding of environmental requirements | 65% | 91% | Target Exceeded |
| 988 | Improved environmental management practices | 50% | 72% | Target Exceeded |
| 992 | Reduced, treated, or eliminated pollution  | 25% | 13% | Target not Met |

**FY 2005 Compliance & Enforcement Annual Results**

**Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) - Goal 5 Measures**

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**Notes:**
• This is the first year for these six GPRA outcome measures for compliance assistance.
•Three measures capture the results achieved from EPA’s National Environmental Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse as well as the Compliance Assistance Centers that EPA supports mainly through cooperative agreements. This data is collected through on-line surveys of Center and Clearinghouse users.  Only the regulated entity users’ responses are being reported. 
•The other three measures are of EPA’s direct compliance assistance to regulated entities. 

•EPA defines “direct compliance assistance” as those activities for which there is an opportunity for one-on-one interaction between an EPA assistance provider and a regulated entity.  These activities provide the best opportunities for outcome measurement and include:
	* Facility Visits/Revisits
	* On-going Facility Specific Work, 
	* Workshop/Trainings, 
	* Presentation/Meetings, and 
	* Response to Inquiry activities.  
This data is collected through ICIS.
 EPA met 5 of the six targets.  It did not meet the target for pollution reduction from direct assistance.  Unlike the CA Centers and Clearinghouse measures, EPA had no trend data to help establish the initial targets for the three measures of EPA’s direct assistance.  Therefore, EPA had to rely on the one year of data available in the new CA module of its Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS) to help establish the targets.  The FY 2004 ICIS data provided the following results for regulated entities receiving direct CA from EPA:
* 88% of the respondents reported increased understanding 
* 32% of the respondents indicated improved mgmt practices; and
 * 3% reported reduced pollution.
There was, however, a concern about the quality of the data being relied upon and some outstanding questions about how the data system would calculate percentages.  We chose our targets based on what we reasonably thought might be attainable given what we knew about the limitations of the data we had. There has been a major effort in our compliance assistance work to collect more outcome information through phone and written surveys, and pre-and post-tests.  While we are pleased that our results for reduced, treated or eliminated pollution increased from 3% in FY2004 to 13% this year, it is evident that the 25% target may be unrealistic at this early stage.  Now that we have a second years’ worth of data, we will be able to re-evaluate our targets for FY06 and will adjust them accordingly.