The Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) and Tribal Environmental News Exchange
Date Published:
2002
Description:
Under EPA Administrator Christine Whitman, the Agency is currently revising its Strategic Plan, which outlines the Agency’s mission, goals, and objectives, and is mandated by Congress under the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) to be revised every three years. The Plan identifies the Agency’s priorities for the next five years and beyond. The Strategic Plan serves as the basic framework for all of EPA’s planning and budget processes and provides the structure for EPA to plan its programs, set priorities, and allocate resources. EPA’s entire budget is tied to the objectives established in the Plan. . Also included in the Plan are national goals and objectives to protect the environment and safeguard human health. In late July, Administrator Whitman decided on a new, streamlined, five-goal structure for the Agency’s Strategic Plan that focuses on the environmental outcomes that we are trying to achieve–air, water, land, communities and ecosystems, and compliance and environmental stewardship. Consultation is an important component of the Plan revision process. At both the National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) Conference and the 6th National Tribal Conference on Environmental Management in Reno, EPA solicited input and advice directly from tribes to include goal-setting for this revision of the Plan. Participants indicated that some of the greatest challenges facing EPA included addressing issues such as western consumption rates, endangered species protection, and risk management and risk communication.
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