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ECOS/
EPA
Integration
Action
Plan
This
Action
Plan
is
the
result
of
research
and
interviews
conducted
by
the
 
ECOS/
EPA
Integration
Workgroup. 
The
goal
of
this
Workgroup
is
to
be
responsive
to
the
January
2005
ECOS
Report s
recommendations
to
1)
Support
State
Efforts
to
Work
with
Performance
Track
and
State
Performance­
based
Programs
and
to
2)
Assure
Program
Support
from
All
EPA
Program
Offices,
while
reducing
transaction
costs.
The
Workgroup
is
composed
of
representatives
from
EPA s
Media
Program
and
Regional
Offices,
as
well
as
OPEI
and
States
and
is
led
by
Co­
chairs
Sharon
Baxter
(
VA)
and
Andy
Teplitzky
(
EPA/
OPEI).

This
Action
Plan
contains
a
series
of
proposals
that
the
Workgroup
believes
can
greatly
enhance
the
ability
of
any
government
agency
charged
with
carrying
out
the
responsibilities
of
the
primary
federal
environmental
programs.
These
proposals
will
enable
them
to
increase
their
flexibility
and
enable
them
to
more
readily
shift
resources
among
priority
efforts,
as
they
deem
necessary.
Ultimately,
steps
included
in
this
Action
Plan
could
lead
to
the
beginnings
of
a
truly
tiered
approach
to
environmental
management
in
which
States,
EPA,
and
local
government
agencies
would
interact
differently
with
facilities
on
the
basis
of
their
historical
and
future
commitments
to
environmental
performance.

Outlined
below
are
Integration
Principles,
which
must
be
in
place
prior
to
any
significant
progress
in
the
movement
toward
an
environmental
management
structure
based
on
the
differentiation
of
environmental
performance
at
either
EPA
(
headquarters
or
regional
office)
or
states.
Following
the
Integration
Principles
are
specific
recommendations
resulting
from
the
workgroup s
discussions.

INTEGRATION
PRINCIPLES
 
Performance­
based
programs
now
are
recognized
as
proven
and
high
priorities
for
federal
and
state
environmental
agencies.
As
such,
this
should
be
reflected
in
planning,
budgeting,
and
accountability
systems
and
related
documents
developed
by
EPA
and
the
states,
e.
g.,
National
and
Regional
Strategic
Plans,
NPM
Guidances,
Regional
Guidances,
PPG
and
Categorical
Grant
Workplans,
and
Memoranda
of
Agreement.
(
See
Attachment.)

 
Federal
and
state
agencies
acknowledge
the
value
of
expanding
their
organizational
capacity
related
to
performance­
based
programs.
This
should
be
reflected
in
the
ability
of
agency
staff
to
fully
recognize
the
value,
benefits,
and
limitations
of
such
a
program
and
apply
this
knowledge
in
the
normal
course
of
its
program­
related
actions.

SPECIFIC
INTEGRATION
RECOMMENDATIONS
To
Support
State
Efforts
to
Work
with
Performance
Track
and
State
Performance­
based
Programs:
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EPA
and
states
should
work
together
during
the
grant
negotiation
process
to
identify
opportunities
where
work
related
to
administering
performance­
based
programs
could
substitute
for
one
or
more
program
area
commitments
in
the
State
Grant
workplans,
PPAs/
PPGs,
Compliance
Monitoring
strategies,
or
could
be
included
in
State
Implementation
Plans
as
they
are
developed.

 
To
assist
states
in
their
efforts
to
institutionalize
their
performance­
based
programs
by
inserting
indicators
of
membership
in
these
state
programs
into
EPA
databases
that
are
frequently
referenced
by
state
environmental
agencies.

 
EPA
Regions
should
collaborate
with
States
to
identify
opportunities
to
credit
outputs
and/
or
outcomes
associated
with
performance­
based
work
toward
fulfillment
of
traditional
compliance
measures
and
commitments.

Example
1:
Region
10
­
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2006­
2007
PPA
with
WA
State
Department
of
Ecology
EPA
and
Ecology
can
negotiate
their
workplan
commitments,
on
a
program­
byprogram
basis,
to
 
credit 
beyond­
compliance
activities
associated
with
performance­
based
programs
(
e.
g.,
Performance
Track)
toward
fulfillment
of
traditional
compliance
inspections.

Example
2:
Region
8
­
Colorado
Storm
Water
Excellence
Program
Self­
audits
are
counted
as
storm
water
inspections
for
members
of
the
construction
industry
participating
in
the
Storm
Water
Excellence
Program,
using
compliance
rates
as
the
outcome
measure.

Assure
Program
Support
from
All
EPA
Program
Offices
While
Reducing
Transaction
Costs:

 
EPA
should
allow
states
to
report
and
receive
credit
for
percentage
reductions
achieved
by
members
of
PT
and
state
performance­
based
programs.
States
can
quantify
the
differences
between
the
actual
and
permitted
levels
reported
by
their
performancebased
program
members.
The
aggregate
amounts
of
pollution
below
the
permitted
level
could
be
considered
for
credit
towards
commitments
in
one
or
more
media
programs
or
toward
regional
priorities.

Example
1:
NPDES
permits
States
could
direct
water
grant
resources
toward
performance­
based
programs
based
on
the
amounts
that
their
members
were
discharging
below
permitted
levels.

Example
2:
Regionally
Focused
Projects
Quantify
nutrient
reductions
in
the
Chesapeake
Bay
watershed
achieved
through
Performance
Track
&
state
performance­
based
programs
such
as
the
Virginia
Environmental
Excellence
Program,
and
credit
those
reductions
toward
the
national
program
goals
for
the
Chesapeake
Bay.
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EPA
should
provide
states
with
credit
for
contributions
addressing
national,
regional
and
state­
specific
environmental
priorities
that
are
achieved
by
members
of
Performance
Track
and
state
performance­
based
programs,
e.
g.,
nutrient
reductions
to
the
Chesapeake
Bay
as
well
as
point
source
nutrient
load
reductions,
forest
buffers
planted,
wetlands
restored,
and
watershed
management
plans
implemented.

Example:
Priority
Chemicals
EPA
should
permit
states
to
report
and
receive
credit
for
percentage
reductions
in
priority
chemicals
achieved
by
members
of
Performance
Track
and
state
performance­
based
programs.
(
Recommendation
is
applicable
where
a
state
receives
grant
funding
for
priority
chemical
and
other
RCC
initiatives,
and
where
the
state
is
held
accountable
through
PPAs
and
PPGs.
Voluntary
initiatives
not
receiving
funding
may
not
provide
sufficient
incentive
for
states
to
invest
in
implementation
of
the
measure).

 
EPA
should
revise
those
areas
of
its
regional
plans
related
to
Performance
Track
to
reflect
the
need
to
promote,
credit,
and
track
state
level
performance­
based
programs.

 
In
lieu
of
inspections
of
PT/
performance­
based
program
member
facilities,
EPA
should
credit
states
for
inspecting
non­
member
facilities
at
a
ratio
to
be
determined
by
EPA
in
consultation
with
the
states.

 
EPA
and
states
should
encourage
the
use
of
performance­
based
programs
as
a
way
to
meet
and
exceed
current
regulatory
requirements;
all
agencies
should
communicate
progress
achieved.

 
EPA
should
look
for
opportunities
to
incorporate
incentives
for
members
of
Performance
Track
and
state
performance­
based
programs
into
Agency
regulations,
e.
g.,
offer
pollution
prevention
options
in
lieu
of
control
requirements.

 
EPA
should
credit
point
source
reductions
in
pollutants
discharged
to
waterbodies
from
NPDES
permits
based
on
effluent
guidelines,
pretreatment
standards
and
other
regulatory
controls.
This
could
be
accomplished
by
swapping
re­
issuance
of
NPDES
permits
with
recruitment
and
sign­
on
of
new
members
to
a
state
performance­
based
program
that
demonstrates
reductions
in
toxics
to
water.
State
would
get
credit
once
the
result/
commitment
is
achieved.

 
EPA
should
revise
grant
guidance
to
permit
funding
for
states
administering
Performance
Track
or
a
state
performance­
based
program
through
which
increases
in
wetland
acreage
are
achieved.
These
increases
support
the
goals
of
such
programs
as
Wetland
5
Star
Restoration
Grants,
National
Estuary
Program,
Section
319
grants,
Brownfields
grants,
or
EPA s
Great
Waterbodies
Program.

 
EPA
should
allow
non­
point
source
and
point
source
trading
within
watersheds
for
performance­
based
program
participants.
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EPA
should
integrate
OPPTS
pollution
prevention
measures
into
state
work
plans
to
enable
and
support
state
performance­
based
programs.
EPA
should
integrate
OPPTS
measures
into
the
planning
and
budgeting
process­­
especially
grant
agreements
with
the
states­­
to
enable
state
performance­
based
programs
to
get
credit
for
reductions
in
these
areas.

 
EPA
and
states
should
work
together
to
identify
opportunities
for
including
performance­
based
program
activities
as
part
of
overall
compliance
assistance
strategies,
e.
g.,
training
opportunities;
conferences
where
 
best
practices 
are
shared;
and
site
visits
or
instances
where
EPA
makes
recommendations
for
improvements
are
counted
as
compliance
assistance.

 
EPA
should
incorporate
performance­
based
program
activities
into
Office
of
Compliance
Enforcement
and
Assurance s
program
activity
measures
(
PAMs),
e.
g.,
PM
174:
Percentage
of
audits
or
other
actions
(
e.
g.,
Performance
Track
self
audits,
site
visits)
that
result
in
the
reduction,
treatment,
or
elimination
of
pollutants
and
the
protection
of
populations
or
ecosystems.

 
EPA
should
revise
those
areas
of
its
regional
plans
related
to
Performance
Track
to
reflect
the
need
to
promote,
credit
and
track
state
level
performance­
based
programs
and
the
achievements
of
their
members.
Outlined
below
are
the
existing
EPA
Regional
goals,
objectives
and
targets
related
to
Performance
Track.

Region1
:
Objective
5.2
Improve
Environmental
Performance
through
Pollution
Prevention
and
Innovation:
By
2008,
improve
environmental
protection
and
enhance
natural
resource
conservation
on
the
part
of
government,
business,
and
the
public
through
the
adoption
of
pollution
prevention
and
sustainable
practices
that
include
the
design
of
products
and
manufacturing
processes
that
generate
less
pollution,
the
reduction
of
regulatory
barriers,
and
the
adoption
of
results­
based,
innovative,
and
multimedia
approaches.
Strategic
Targets
for
Objective
5.2:
40
facilities
will
be
participating
in
the
Performance
Track
program
in
the
Region,
and
there
will
be
a
50%
increase
in
the
number
of
facilities
participating
in
the
Performance
Track
 
energy
challenge. 

Region
2:
Goal
5:
Compliance
and
Environmental
Stewardship,
Objective
5.2:
Pollution
Prevention
and
Innovation,
Sub­
objective:
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation
(
PT,
sector
strategy)
Current
State/
Major
Problems
to
be
Addressed:
From
2001­
2003,
Performance
Track
(
PT)
membership
grew
35%
(
from
34
members
to
45
members).
Region
2'
s
PT
members
collectively
have
reduced
water
use
by
100
million
gallons
and
reduced
hazardous
waste
generation
by
10,000
tons
in
2001.
Other
notable
improvements
include
reduced
emissions
of
greenhouse
gases
and
reduced
energy
usage.
Strategy
Highlight:
Region
will
continue
to
be
a
leader
in
promoting
and
enrolling
Performance
Track
members.
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Region
3:
Goal
5:
Compliance
and
Environmental
Stewardship
and
in
its
Crosscutting
Strategies,
Chapter
3:
Region
3
focuses
on
increasing
membership
value
for
current
and
future
Performance
Track
members
by
negotiating
a
Memorandum
of
Agreement
(
MOA)
with
each
Region
3
State
to
coordinate
Program
implementation
and
delivery
of
regulatory
incentives.
In
addition,
the
Region
will
establish
a
Performance
Track
members 
network
through
which
special
events
and
workshops
for
members
will
be
held
and
will
work
with
State
partners
to
identify
Region­
only
incentives.

Region
4:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation:
Through
2008,
achieve
measurably
improved
environmental
performance
through
sector­
based
approaches,
performance­
based
programs,
and
assistance
to
small
business.
Strategic
Targets:
By
2008,
Performance
Track
members
collectively
will
achieve
an
annual
reduction
of:
1.5
billion
gallons
in
water
use;
3,300,000
MMBTUs
in
energy
use;
25,000
tons
in
material
use;
450,000
tons
of
solid
waste;
10,000
tons
of
air
releases;
and
19,000
tons
in
water
discharges
compared
to
2001.

Region
5:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation
C.:
Reductions
of
3%
in
water
use,
3%
in
energy
use,
3%
in
total
solid
waste,
1%
in
air
releases,
and
5%
in
water
discharges
by
Performance
Track
members
who
commit
to
improvements
in
those
categories.
Measures:
3%
reduction
in
water
use;
3%
reduction
in
energy
use;
3%
reduction
in
solid
waste;
1%
reduction
in
air
releases;
and
3%
reduction
in
water
discharges.
Encourage
reductions
in
pollution
by
Performance
Track
members
by
recruiting
high­
performing
facilities
to
apply
for
membership
in
the
program,
ensure
that
successful
applicants
have
developed
meaningful
environmental
commitments,
conduct
site
visits
at
approximately
20%
on
facilities
annually,
provide
program
incentives
as
appropriate,
and
carefully
review
and
evaluate
annual
performance
reports.
Evaluation:
Will
be
based
on
performance
data
provided
by
member
facilities
in
annual
performance
reports.

Region
6:
In
Section
VI,
Cross­
Cutting
Issues,
Region
6
goals
include:
Implement
one
alternative
approach
innovation
pilot
project
in
partnership
with
a
State
agency
and
maintain
a
25
percent
annual
increase
in
Performance
Track
membership.
Under
Goal
5:
Compliance
and
Environmental
Stewardship,
Objective
2:
Improve
Environmental
Performance
through
Pollution
Prevention
and
Innovation,
Sub­
objective
3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation:
the
strategy
highlights
include
the
following
language:
Under
the
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program,
the
Region
has
added
new
members
in
every
application
cycle:
currently
there
are
39
Performance
Track
members
in
Region
6.
Region
6
was
the
first
Region
to
sign
an
MOA
with
a
State
(
Texas)
to
facilitate
simultaneous
membership
in
both
the
federal
and
State
programs
to
achieve
even
greater
environmental
benefits.
(
The
use
of
innovative
methods,
like
EMS,
is
a
priority
for
the
State
of
Texas.)
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Long­
term
Strategic
Target:
Through
2008,
achieve
measurably
improved
environmental
performance
through
sector­
based
approaches,
performance­
based
programs,
and
assistance
to
small
business.
Strategy:
Region
will
promote
the
development
and
implementation
of
EMS
consistent
with
the
Agency s
EMS
Policy.
EMSs
are
key
criteria
for
participation
in
Performance
Track.

Region
7:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3
Business
and
Community
Innovation:
Through
2008,
achieve
measurably
improved
environmental
performance
through
sector­
based
approaches,
performance­
based
programs,
and
assistance
to
small
business,
Activity
3:
Performance
Track.
Region
7
will
continue
to
support
Performance
Track,
expand
participation,
and
incorporate
strategic
targets.
Results:
Number
of
facilities
that
participate
in
Performance
Track;
number
of
applications
and
annual
reports
reviewed;
number
of
site
visits
conducted;
report
on
the
waste
reduced
or
recycled,
waste
and
energy
conserved,
and
environmental
improvements
achieved.

Region
8:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation
A)
and
B)
Current
State/
Major
Problems
to
be
Addressed:
Recruitment
for
the
National
Performance
Track
Program:
The
Agency s
voluntary
National
Performance
Track
program
was
originally
designed
to
recruit
industrial
facilities.
To
date,
Region
8
has
signed
12
facilities
to
participate
in
the
Performance
Track
program,
one
of
which
is
a
federal
agency.
Because
of
the
number
of
federal
land
management
agencies
located
within
Region
8
and
their
commitment
to
implementing
environmental
management
systems
(
EMS),
Region
8
staff
have
been
focusing
their
attention
on
the
National
Park
Service
(
NPS)
Intermountain
Region
and
the
USDA
Forest
Service
to
provide
technical
assistance
with
the
implementation
of
EMSs
in
their
facilities,
which
would
make
them
eligible
to
apply
for
the
Agency s
Performance
Track
program.
C)
Regional
Strategies/
Approaches/
Tools:
National
Performance
Track
Program:
Region
8
will
recruit
both
federal
and
industrial
facilities
for
the
voluntary
Performance
Track
program
to
receive
the
benefits
of
low
priority
for
inspection,
recognition
as
an
environmental
leader
for
going
beyond
compliance,
meet
with
senior
EPA
managers
and
participate
in
annual
recognition
with
the
Administrator
in
Washington,
D.
C.
Region
8
will
plan
and
facilitate
an
annual
regional
recognition
event
with
senior
leadership.
D)
Primary
Measures
of
Progress:
The
number
of
federal
facilities
implementing
an
Environmental
Management
System;
the
number
of
federal
and
industrial
facilities
accepted
into
the
Agency s
Performance
Track
program;
and
the
number
of
facilities
participating
in
the
regional
and
national
recognition
events.

Region
9:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation:
Through
2008,
achieve
measurably
improved
environmental
performance
through
sector­
based
approaches,
performance­
based
programs,
and
assistance
to
small
business.
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Current
Status:
The
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
(
Performance
Track)
program
is
designed
to
recognize
and
encourage
top
environmental
performers
­
those
who
go
beyond
compliance
with
regulatory
requirements
to
attain
levels
of
;
commits
to
public
outreach
and
performance
reporting;
and
has
a
record
of
sustained
compliance
with
environmental
requirements.
Charter
members
expect
to
achieve
the
following
results
by
FY
2004:
reduce
air
criteria
pollutants
by
68
tpy
and
greenhouse
gases
by
940
tpy;
reduce
energy
use
by
20,000
Mwh/
yr;
reduce
accidental
releases
by
7
fewer
per
year;
reduce
8000
tpy
of
solid
waste;
17
tpy
of
hazardous
waste;
increase
recycling
and
composting;
and
preserve
2500
acres
of
land
in
Scottsdale.
Proposed
Measures
of
Progress:
Total
membership
in
PT
for
the
Region
and
by
State;
and
demonstrated
results
from
PT
through
improvements
in
the
following
environmental
categories:
water
use,
energy
use,
total
solid
waste,
air
releases,
water
discharges,
land
preservation.
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation
Strategies:
Add
members
to
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
program;
Programs
and
Tools:
increase
participants
10%
each
year;
conduct
2
site
visits
at
each
facility
per
year;
work
with
businesses
to
remove
regulatory
and
other
barriers;

Region
10:
Sub­
objective
5.2.3:
Business
and
Community
Innovation.
Through
2008,
achieve
measurably
improved
environmental
performance
through
sector­
based
approaches,
performance­
based
programs,
and
assistance
to
small
business.
Strategies
Measures
and
Targets:
Expand
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
membership.
Tools
and
Programs:
Include
PT
in
PPAs
with
Region
10
States;
coordinate
with
regional
enforcement
staff
and
States
for
application
review;
work
with
PEER
Center
to
recruit
public
entities;
coordinate
with
other
regional
programs
to
identify
candidate
referrals;
conduct
timely
application
review
and
site
visits;
work
with
HQ
on
developing
member
benefits
and
services,
and
applying
them
in
the
Region;
and
emphasize
EMS
capacity
building.
Measures
and
Targets:
Conduct
regional
members 
roundtable
annually;
conduct
site
visits
as
necessary
and
appropriate;
increase
regional
membership
to
20
facilities
by
2006.
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Attachment
The
Workgroup
recommends
that
language
recognizing
that
Performance
Track
and
state
performance­
based
programs
should
be
incorporated
into
planning,
budgeting,
and
accountability
systems
and
related
documents.
Proposed
language
for
specific
documents
is
provided
below.

Proposed
Insert
for
FY07
EPA
National
Strategic
Plan
and
FY07
EPA
Regional
Plans
Language
for
insertion
on
page
133
of
EPA s
Strategic
Plan
2003­
2008
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ocfo/
plan/
2003sp.
pdf
Cross­
Goal
Strategies,
Partnerships,
State
Partnerships
One
idea
in
which
states
have
expressed
a
great
deal
of
interest
is
the
use
of
Performance
Track
and
performance­
based
environmental
programs
as
tools
to
achieve
environmental
goals
and
commitments
beyond
what
is
currently
required
by
law.
EPA
is
working
in
partnership
with
states
to
identify
how
the
measurable
results
achieved
through
these
programs
can
be
applied
or
credited
toward
existing
requirements.
The
multimedia,
collaborative
approach,
as
well
as
the
increased
flexibility
and
coordination
found
in
the
NEPPS
PPG
process,
make
this
an
excellent
vehicle
for
supporting
Performance
Track­
related
initiatives
at
the
state
level.
In
particular,
the
process
of
negotiating
a
PPG
presents
an
excellent
opportunity
for
discussing
and
defining
how
EPA
and
a
state
will
work
cooperatively
to
expand
the
use
of
performance­
based
programs.

Proposed
Insert
for
FY07
EPA
Program
Guidances
This
text
replaces
FY06
Innovations
insert.

EPA s
Innovation
Action
Council
(
IAC),
the
Agency s
senior
career
program
and
regional
leaders
(
i.
e.,
DAAs/
DRAs)
who
set
direction,
oversee
and
champion
innovative
environmental
programs
and
policies,
has
endorsed
three
priority
innovations
for
scale­
up,
(
i.
e.,
full
scale
implementation)
and
recommended
their
integration
into
National
Program
Guidance.
These
priority
innovations
are:
1)
the
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program,
(
www.
epa.
gov/
performancetrack)
EPA s
flagship
performance­
based
program
for
recognizing
and
rewarding
top
performing
facilities
that
consistently
exceed
regulatory
requirements;
address
unregulated
multimedia
environmental
issues;
and
produce
measurable
environmental
results.
Member
facilities
have
collectively
achieved
significant
reductions
in
their
overall
environmental
impacts.
These
reductions
can
assist
the
National
Program
Offices
and
state
media
programs
in
achieving
their
goals
and
fulfilling
their
obligations
under
existing
regulations.
A
number
of
states
also
have
developed
similar
performance­
based
programs
that
result
in
reductions
that
can
help
achieve
Program
and
Regional
goals.
In
recognition
of
the
beyond­
compliance
reductions
achieved
by
Performance
Track
and
state
program
members,
EPA
and
state
agencies
will
continually
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identify
ways
in
which
these
reductions
can
be
credited
toward
fulfillment
of
traditional
requirements.
2)
voluntary
Environmental
Management
Systems
(
EMS)
(
www.
epa.
gov/
ems/),
a
systematic
way
of
managing
a
facility s
environmental
footprint
based
on
a
plan­
do­
checkact
continual
improvement
framework
that
can
be
used
as
a
powerful
tool
for
improving
environmental
performance;
and,
3)
the
Environmental
Results
Program
(
ERP),
an
integrated
system
of
compliance
assistance,
self­
certification,
and
statistically­
based
performance
measurement
used
by
States
for
cost­
effectively
regulating
and
improving
the
performance
of
small
business
sectors.
All
Programs
and
Regions
are
also
encouraged
to
seek
opportunities
to
employ
EMS
and
ERP
as
environmental
problem­
solving
tools
wherever
deemed
appropriate.

Regional
Workplans
Sample
Language
for
insertion
in
Regional
Workplan
text
related
to
State
and
Tribal
Partnerships:

The
Region
will
work
with
states
during
the
grant
negotiation
process
to
identify
opportunities
where
performance
based
work
could
be
a
substitute
for
one
or
more
commitments
in
State
Grant
workplans,
PPAs/
PPGs.

We
will
seek
additional
opportunities
for
integration
of
performance­
based
programs
through
a
variety
of
leadership
level
meetings
(
EPA
Region
1
Office
Directors
and
State
Environmental
Commissioners),
regular
forums
organized
by
the
interstates
organizations
for
waste,
water
and
air
interests
involving
regional
and
state
program
managers
and
staff,
and
periodic
conference
calls
between
regional
and
state
planning
coordinators. 

Goals,
Objectives,
and
Measures
The
following
list
of
goals,
objectives
and
measures
are
examples
of
what
a
state
and
region
could
include
in
a
PPA
or
categorical
workplan
for
a
performance­
based
program.
This
is
not
intended
to
be
a
complete
list
nor
is
it
intended
that
a
state
must
adopt
all
of
these
goals,
objectives
and
measures.
This
list
is
designed
to
help
direct
grant
resources
toward
building
the
capacity
of
state
agencies
to
develop
and
implement
performance­
based
programs.

Goals
o
Develop
and
continue
partnerships
that
result
in
incorporating
EMS
and
leadership
principles
into
(
insert
name
of
State
agency)
programs
and
processes
or
otherwise
furthering
leadership
principles
o
Identify
trade­
offs
with
other
existing
work
and
commitments
in
order
to
redirect
sufficient
resources
toward
capacity
building
for
performance
based
work,
EMS
implementation
and
related
beyond
compliance
activities.
o
Identify,
recognize,
and
provide
incentives
to
businesses
and
municipalities
that
are
going
beyond
basic
compliance
with
environmental
requirements,
implementing
EMSs
and
incorporating
sustainable
business
practices.
o
Provide
member
services
and
incentives
(
roundtables,
workshops,
networking
opportunities,
retreats,
etc.)
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Develop
increased
flexibility
in
resource
allocation
between
traditional
and
nontraditional
enforcement
approaches.

Objectives
o
Promote
performance­
based
programs
to
potential
members
through
marketing
and
outreach
o
Provide
member
services
and
mentoring
o
Promote
state s
performance­
based
program
both
internally
and
to
local
agencies
(
to
obtain
referrals)
o
Provide
technical
assistance
and
gap
analysis
for
potential
members
o
Provide
outreach
to
companies,
trade
associations,
etc.,
including
a
combination
of
at
least
[
insert
number]
presentations,
recruitment
meetings,
and
site
visits
with
potential
applicants
annually
o
Provide
EMS
trainings,
roundtables,
workshops
and
other
mentoring
opportunities
Measures
o
Environmental
and
resource
benefits
from
efforts
o
Number
of
facilities
provided
assistance
o
Environmental
and
resource
benefits
from
assistance
o
Number
of
sessions
and
facilities
attending
o
Number
of
EMSs
assessed
or
audited
o
Number
of
activities
involving
EMSs
o
Number
of
new
applicants
o
Number
of
new
members
o
Economic
benefits
from
members
o
Number
of
incentives
developed
o
Successes
documented
and
measurements
tracked
o
Measurements
on
Internet
site
o
Number
of
hits
on
Internet
site
o
Number
of
referrals
from
state
and
local
employees
o
Number
of
contacts
with
state
and
local
employees
o
Number
of
new
members
as
a
result
of
internal
referral
o
Environmental,
economic
and
resource
benefits
from
internal
referrals
o
Number
of
presentations
o
Number
of
attendees
o
Number
of
recruitment
meetings
o
Number
of
member
events
held
o
Number
of
members
participating
o
Number
of
new
services
provided
