# Implementing the EPA Strategic Plan **and Remarks on How NACEPT**  **Comments were Considered during Plan Development**  201 1 NACEPT Spring Meeting

May 19, 201 1

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# Presentation Overview

• The FY 2011 - 2015 EPA Strategic Plan

– Overview of Plan

– How NACEPT comments were considered in Plan Development
• Implementing EPA’s Strategic Plan

– Refocusing EPA’s Performance Management Framework
• Update on Technology Innovation 23 

# Goals for EP

A Strategic Plan Revision

• Create a simplified and meaningful Strategic Plan that:

- Advances the Administrator ’s p riorities and reflects EP A’ s core values

- Sets Agency direction

- Is used by senior leadership to manage

# The Foundation

**Administrator Priorities**   Taking Action on Climate Change  Improving Air Quality  Assuring the Safety of Chemicals  Cleaning Up our Communities  Protecting America’s Wa ters  Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice  Building Strong State and Tribal Partnerships



## Core Values Science, Transparency, Rule of Law 4

# The Blueprint: FY 2011 - 2015 Strategic Plan **Strategic Goals** Goal 1: T

aking Action on Climate Change and Improving Air Quality Goal 2: Protecting America’ s Waters Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals and Preventing Pollution Goal 5: Enforcing Environmental Laws

**Cross -**  **Cutting Fundamental Strategies**  Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism Wo rking for Environmental Justice and Children’ s Health Advancing Science, Research, and Te chnological Innovation Strengthening State, Tr ibal, and International Partnerships Strengthening EP

A's W orkforce and Capabilities 5

# Public Comment: Key Component of Plan

• Received nearly 500 sets of comments through www.regulations.gov .

– About 150 provided comprehensive comments (e.g., cross - goal, state burden, climate)

– Distinct set of single - issue comments (e.g., radon, and population grow th)



## • Wide range of commenters.

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## – States/organizations

– Tr ibes/organizations

– Local governments/organizations

– Environmental/public interest groups – Business/industry

– Federal agencies

– Academia

– Individuals

# Specific Request to NACEPT for Comments on Draft Plan

• EPA posed two questions to guide response: 1. Do the draft Strategic Plan’s goals effectively advance achieving the Administrator’s Priorities and the EPA’s statutory mission outcomes? 2. Do the Cross - Cutting Fundamental Strategies improve the way that EPA carries out its mission?

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# Examples of NACEPT Areas of Comment

• Addressing the challenge of State budget crises.

• Articulating means for achieving Cross - Cutting Fundamental Strategy visions and principles.

• Expanding scope of Goal 3 – Cleaning up our Communities.

• Integrating Climate Change.

• Integrating environmental justice and children’s health in achieving EPA goals.

• Utilizing environmental education as tool.
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# Refocusing Performance Management

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## Strategic Planning
**An nual**  **Planning and Budgeting**  **Results Measurement, Reporting,**  **and Ac**  **countability** • **FY 201 1**  **- 2015**  **Strategic Plan**  • **Futures Work**  • **Report on the Environment**


## Operations and Execution • **An nual Performance**  **Report** • **Program Evaluations** • **NPM Update Meetings** 

• **NPM Guidance**  • **Regional Performance**  **C ommitments**  • **State Grant**  **W ork Plans**  • **Cross -**  **Cutting Fundamental**  **Strategy Ac**  **tion Plans** • **FY 2012 An**  **nual Plan and Budget**

• **Priority**

**Goals**

# Implementing EP A’ s Strategic Plan Administrator Priorities FY 201 1 – 2015 EP

A Strategic Plan Programmatic Cross - Cutting Fundamental Strategies (XCFS) Strategic Goals Strategies Objectives Strategic Measures Principles **An nual Measures** 

- External (Budget Measures)

- Operational (NPM Guidance Measures) **An nual**  **Ac tion Plan**  **Ac tivities** **L o** **n g** **e r** **T e** **r m** **A n** **n u** **a l** 
10**Strategic Goal:** Protecting America’ s Waters

**Objective:** Protect and Restore Watersheds and Aquatic Ecosystems **Strategic Measure:** By 2015, attain water quality standards for all pollutants and impairments in identified water bodies.**L O** **N G** **E R** **T E** **R M** **( S** **t r** **a t** **e g** **i c** **P l** **a n** **) A** **N N** **U A** **L An**  **nual Budget Measure:**  Number of TMDLs established or approved by EP A. Captures regional and state contributions to **Internal Operational Measure (from NPM Guidance):**  Captures regional state contributions n umber , of TMDLs established or approved by EP A.**P R** **O G** **R E** **S S**  

## Programmatic - Protect and Restore W atersheds and Aquatic Ecosystems

**Examples of**  **Ac tivities**  **Discussed at Senior -**  **Level NPM and Regional Update Meetings:**  • Number of TMDLs approved; • Backlogs and challenges; • Stakeholder input; • Specific geographic water body issues 11**Cross -**  **Cutting Fundamental Strategy :**  Working for Environmental Justice and Children’ s Health

**Principle:** In our work on safe management of pesticides and industrial chemicals, take into account disproportionately impacted, overburdened populations and vulnerable age groups and encourage the use of “green chemistry’ to spur the development of safer chemicals and production processes.**L O** **N G** **E R** **T E** **R M** **( S** **t r** **a t** **e g** **i c** **P l** **a n** **) A** **N N** **U A** **L Milestone identified in the FY**  **201 1**  **Ac tion Plan:**  Use children’ s health protection as a factor for prioritizing/targeting Agency work related to safe chemicals management. **Ag ency**  **A ctivity:**  Using children’s health indicators and the latest children’s health research findings, EPA will identify 5 - 10 priority chemical hazards for children’s health for EPA to target through all Agency mechanisms, including regulations, enforcement, research, and voluntary programs.**P R** **O G** **R E** **S S**  

## XCFS - Wo rking for Environmental Justice and Children’ s Health

**Examples of**  **Ac tivities**  **Discussed at Senior -**  **Level NPM and Regional Update**

• Opportunities and challenges **Examples of**  **Ac tivities**  **Discussed at Senior -**  **Level NPM and Regional Update Meetings:**  • Status of effort to identify chemical hazards for focus; • Cross - Agency efforts to target through Agency mechanisms, including regulations, enforcement, research, and voluntary programs. • Opportunities and challenges 1213 

# Te chnology Update
• Technology innovation is key element of EPA’s regulatory strategy (E.O. 13563)

– Retrospective – new opportunities in existing rules

– Prospective – expanding the playing field for new regulatory frameworks and decisions.

• EPA is working with federal partners to accelerate environmental technology clusters

– i6 Green with DOC - EDA, DOE, NSF , and USDA

– Wa ter T

echnology Innovation Cluster with SBA

• Working to broaden the conversation on environmental technology innovation as part of the solution

– Wa ter technology workshop, May 23

# Questions and Next Steps

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