Background
on
Documents
Developed
by
the
ECOS/
EPA
Incentives
Workgroup
The
information
contained
in
this
document
is
the
result
of
a
collaborative
effort
among
staff
level
representatives
for
States,
ECOS
and
several
Offices
and
Regions
of
EPA.
It
is
a
draft
discussion
document
intended
for
public
review
and
comment,
and
as
such
has
not
received
senior
management
review
from
any
of
the
workgroup
organizations.
This
document
does
not
represent
the
consensus
of
the
collaborating
parties
and
is
not
a
final
draft.

The
Incentives
Workgroup
is
one
of
three
workgroups
that
the
Environmental
Council
of
States
(
ECOS)
recommended
that
EPA
establish
in
its
January
13,
2005
report
entitled
"
Survey
of
State
Support
for
Performance­
Based
Environmental
Programs
and
Recommendations
for
Improved
Effectiveness"
(
the
two
other
workgroups
are
called
the
`
Integration'
and
`
Recruitment'
Workgroups).

Workgroup
Details
The
Incentives
Workgroup
has
met
biweekly
since
April
2005,
and
has
formed
three
subgroups
working
in
the
following
areas:
 
Subgroup
1:
Develop
a
revitalized
system
for
identification,
development,
and
implementation
of
incentives;
 
Subgroup
2:
Identify
incentives
that
can
be
implemented
in
2005;
and
 
Subgroup
3:
Evaluate
regulatory
and
statutory
options
for
improving
the
delivery
of
incentives.

The
Workgroup
is
co­
chaired
by
an
EPA
and
state
representative.
The
Workgroup
has
members
from
6
states,
7
EPA
program
offices,
3
EPA
regional
offices,
ECOS,
and
the
Association
of
State
and
Territorial
Solid
Waste
Management
Officials
(
ASTSWMO)
(
see
Attachment
1
for
the
complete
list
of
workgroup
members).

Location
and
titles
of
Reports
Each
subgroup
has
developed
a
draft
report
that
has
been
placed
in
this
Docket
(
EPA
docket
number
OA­
2005­
0003).
The
titles
of
the
reports
are:

Subgroup
1:
A
System
for
Identifying,
Developing,
and
Implementing
Incentives
for
Performance
Track
and
State
Programs.

Subgroup
2:
ECOS/
EPA
Incentives
Workgroup
Subgroup
2
 
Better
Incentives
Subgroup
3:
Evaluation
of
Regulatory
and
Statutory
Options
for
Improving
and
Streamlining
the
Incentive
Implementation
Process
Attachment
1
ECOS/
EPA
Workgroup
on
Incentives
(
As
of
September
28,
2005)

Organization
Lead
Workgroup
Co­
Chair,
ECOS/
State
Held
by
Israel
Anderson,
TCEQ,
through
August
2005;
Currently
Vacant
Workgroup
Co­
Chair,
OPEI
David
Guest
Wisconsin
DNR
Mary
Woolsey
Schlaefer,
Mark
McDermid
Colorado
DPHE
Nikki
Mathis
Virginia
DEQ
Sharon
Baxter
North
Carolina
DENR
Beth
Graves
California
EPA/
ASTSWMO
Peggy
Harris
Texas
CEQ
Brian
Christian,
Mary
Talukder
Environmental
Coalition
of
States
Margaret
Sealey
Alabama
DEM/
ASTSWMO
Stephen
Cobb
EPA
Region
III
Barb
D'Angelo,
Tom
Voltaggio,
Nick
DiNardo
EPA
Region
VI
Craig
Weeks
EPA
Region
VIII
Kerry
Clough,
Mary
Byrne
EPA
­
OAQPS
(
air
office)
David
Solomon
EPA
­
OSWER
(
waste
office)
Matt
Straus
EPA
­
OW
(
water
office)
Kitty
Miller
EPA
­
OECA
(
enforcement
office)
Caroline
Makepeace
EPA
­
OGC
(
general
counsel's
office)
Dana
Ott
EPA
­
OPPTS
(
toxics
office)
Tom
Murray,
Nishkam
Agarwal
EPA
­
OPEI
(
policy
and
innovation
office)
Bob
Sachs,
Chad
Carbone,
Rich
Kashmanian,
George
Faison,
Chris
Knopes
EPA
Contractor
Support
Eric
Ruder,
Beth
Nicklas
