[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 223 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69412-69413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27676]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9903-04-OCFO]
Draft FY 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan; Availability
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability, request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the Draft FY 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan for
public review and comment, as part of the periodic update required by
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) Modernization Act of
2010 (Pub. L. 111-352). The agency anticipates the final Strategic Plan
will be submitted to Congress in February 2014. The Strategic Plan
provides the Agency's long-term direction and strategies for advancing
human health and the environment. For this notice, the EPA is seeking
comment from individual citizens, states, tribes, local government,
industry, the academic community, non-governmental organizations, and
all other interested parties. The agency is particularly interested in
feedback addressing strategies contained in the goal narratives, cross-
cutting fundamental strategies, and strategic measures. The agency made
targeted revisions to our existing Plan that seek to advance efforts to
address our changing climate, protect our precious water and land
resources, and advance chemical safety. The Plan seeks to outline how
EPA will make a visible difference in communities across the country by
advancing sustainability, innovation and providing sound scientific
advice, technical and compliance assistance and other tools that
support states, tribes, cities, towns, rural communities, and the
private sector. Under this Plan, EPA will continue to improve the way
we do business, engaging closely with our public sector partners at all
levels and the regulated community to achieve environmental benefits in
the most pragmatic, collaborative, and flexible way possible--for our
children and future generations.
In addition, the EPA is proposing new FY 2014-2015 Agency Priority
Goals--a key component of the
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Administration's performance management system--to align more closely
with our highest priorities, including improving the health of
communities across the country and tackling the issue of climate
change.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2013-0555, by one of the following methods (electronic submission
preferred):
Electronic: Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: ATTN: Vivian Daub, Director, Planning Staff, Fax number: (202)
564-1808.
Mail: ATTN: Vivian Daub, Director, Planning Staff, Office of
Planning, Analysis, and Accountability (Mail Code 2723A), Office of the
Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Important: Please allow a minimum of two weeks from date postmarked
to allow ample time for receipt.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vivian Daub, Director, Planning Staff,
Office of Planning, Analysis, and Accountability, Office of the Chief
Financial Officer, [email protected].
Instructions: EPA's policy is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without change and may be made available
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an email comment directly to EPA without going through
www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The GPRA Modernization Act holds federal agencies accountable for
using resources wisely and achieving program results. Specifically, the
GPRA Modernization Act requires agencies to develop: Strategic Plans,
which include a mission statement, set out long-term goals, objectives,
and strategic measures, and describe strategies to achieve them over a
four-year time horizon; Annual Performance Plans, which provide annual
performance measures and activities toward the long-term Strategic
Plan; and, Annual Performance Reports, which evaluate an agency's
success in achieving the annual performance measures.
The Draft FY 2014-2018 EPA Strategic Plan reflects the
Administrator's themes for advancing EPA's mission. The Plan presents
five strategic goals to accelerate protection of human health and the
environment and four cross-cutting fundamental strategies for changing
the way the agency does business in achieving its results. The five
strategic goals are: Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air
Quality; Protecting America's Waters; Cleaning Up Communities and
Advancing Sustainable Development; Ensuring the Safety of Chemicals and
Preventing Pollution; and Protecting Human Health and the Environment
by Enforcing Laws and Assuring Compliance. The four cross-cutting
fundamental strategies are: Working Toward a Sustainable Future;
Working to Make a Visible Difference in Communities; Launching a New
Era of State, Tribal, Local, and International Partnerships; and
Embracing EPA as a High-Performing Organization. The Strategic Plan
also identifies a suite of strategic measures by which the agency will
hold itself accountable.
Maryann Froehlich,
Acting Chief Financial Officer, Office of the Chief Financial Officer.
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