Integration
Workgroup
Recommendations
EPA/
ECOS
Public
Meeting
Chicago,
IL
October
19,
2005
Integration
Workgroup
Overview
Investigate
ways
to
obtain
support
from
State
and
EPA
Program
and
Regional
offices
to
ensure
performance­
based
environmental
programs
are
recognized
among
the
Agencies'
planning
priorities.
Subgroups
Formed
for
Each
Program
Office
Five
subgroups
(
air,
water,
waste,
pollution
prevention,
and
enforcement)
were
charged
with
identifying
opportunities
to:

°
Integrate
performance­
based
programs
into
planning
and
budgeting
considerations
for
each
program
office
and
°
Provide
"
credit"
for
the
work
performed
and
achievements
attained
through
performance­
based
programs
and
the
efforts
of
their
members
Integration
Principle
1.
Performance­
based
programs
are
now
recognized
as
high
priority,
successful
ways
of
achieving
environmental
protection;
they
must
be
reflected
in
federal
and
state
planning,
budgeting,
and
accountability
systems.
Integration
Principle
2.
Federal
and
state
environmental
agencies
must
educate
their
organizations
so
they
understand
how
to
integrate
performancebased
programs
into
traditional
methods
of
achieving
environmental
protection.
Specific
Recommendations
1.
Credit
states
for
using
performance­
based
programs
to
achieve
EPA
program
area
commitments
via
flexible
use
of
federal
grants
2.
Identify
in
EPA
data
systems
where
a
facility
is
a
member
of
a
state
performancebased
program
Specific
Recommendations
 
Cont.

3.
Credit
states
for
compliance
outputs
and/
or
outcomes
achieved
via
performance­
based
programs
4.
Credit
states
for
percentage
reductions
below
permitted
levels
achieved
by
performance­
based
program
members
5.
Credit
states
for
addressing
national,
regional,

and/
or
state­
specific
environmental
priorities
via
performance­
based
programs
To
Submit
Comments
1.
Go
to:
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket
2.
Select:
"
View
EPA
HQ
Material
for
Comment"

3.
Select
Docket
No.
2005
­
003
