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(3) Qualifications. Each member of the Environmental Appeals Board
shall be a graduate of an accredited law school and a member in good
standing of a recognized bar association of any State or the District of
Columbia. Board Members shall not be employed by the Office of
Enforcement, the Office of the General Counsel, a Regional Office, or
any other office directly associated with matters that could come before
the Environmental Appeals Board. A Board Member shall recuse himself or
herself from deciding a particular case if that Board Member in previous
employment performed prosecutorial or investigative functions with
respect to the case, participated in the preparation or presentation of
evidence in the case, or was otherwise personally involved in the case.
[50 FR 26721, June 28, 1985, as amended at 57 FR 5323, Feb. 13, 1992; 63
FR 67780, Dec. 9, 1998; 85 FR 51655, Aug. 21, 2020; 86 FR 31176, June
11, 2021]
Sec. 1.27 Offices of the Associate Administrators.
(a) Office of International Activities. The Office of International
Activities, under the supervision of an Associate Administrator,
provides direction to and supervision of the activities, programs, and
staff assigned to the Office of International Activities. All of the
functions and responsibilities of the Associate Administrator are
Agencywide, and apply to all international activities of the Agency. The
Office develops policies and procedures for the direction of the
Agency's international programs and activities, subject to U.S. foreign
policy, and assures that adequate program, scientific, and legal inputs
are provided. It conducts continuing evaluations of the Agency's
international activities and makes appropriate recommendations to the
Administrator. The Office advises the Administrator and principal Agency
officials on the progress and effect of foreign and international
programs and issues. The Office serves as the Administrator's
representative in contacts with the Department of State and other
Federal agencies concerned with international affairs. It negotiates
arrangements or understandings relating to international cooperation
with foreign organizations. The Office coordinates Agency international
contacts and commitments; serves as the focal point for responding to
requests for information relating to EPA international activities; and
provides an initial point of contact for all foreign visitors. The
Office maintains liaison with all relevant international organizations
and provides representation where appropriate. It establishes Agency
policy, and approves annual plans and modifications for travel abroad
and attendance at international conferences and events. It provides
administrative support for the general activities of the Executive
Secretary of the U.S. side of the US-USSR/PRC agreements on
environmental protection and of the U.S. Coordinator for the NATO
Committee on the Challenges of Modern Society. The Office supervises
these programs with respect to activities which are completely within
the purview of EPA.
(b) Office of Regional Operations. The Office of Regional
Operations, under the supervision of an Associate Administrator, reports
directly to the Administrator and Deputy Administrator. The Office
serves as the primary communications link between the Administrator/
Deputy Administrator and the Regional Administrators. It provides a
Headquarters focus for ensuring the involvement of Regions, or
consideration of Regional views and needs, in all aspects of the
Agency's work. The Office is responsible for assuring Regional
participation in Agency decision-making processes, assessing the impact
of Headquarters actions on Regional operations, and acting as ombudsman
to resolve Regional problems on behalf of the Administrator. The
Associate Administrator coordinates Regional issues, organizes Regional
Administrator meetings and work groups; and
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coordinates Regional responses to specific issues. In addition, the
Office is responsible for working with the Regional Offices to further
the consistent application of national program policies by reinforcing
existing administrative, procedural, and program policy mechanisms as
well as through initiation of reviews of significant Regional issues of
interest to the Administrator. It continually monitors responsiveness
and compliance with established policies and technical needs through
formal and informal contact and free dialogue. The Office initiates and
conducts on-site field visits to study, analyze, and resolve problems of
Regional, sectional, and national scale.
Sec. 1.29 Office of Inspector General.
The Office of Inspector General assumes overall responsibility for
audits and investigations relating to EPA programs and operations. The
Office provides leadership and coordination and recommends policies for
other Agency activities designed to promote economy and efficiency and
to prevent and detect fraud and abuse is such programs and operations.
The Office of the Inspector General informs the Administrator, Deputy
Administrator, and Congress of serious problems, abuses and deficiencies
relating to EPA programs and operations, and of the necessity for and
progress of corrective action; and reviews existing and proposed
legislation and regulations to assess the impact on the administration
of EPA's programs and operations. The Office recommends policies for,
and conducts or coordinates relationships between, the Agency and other
Federal, State and local government agencies, and nongovernmental
entities on all matters relating to the promotion of economy and
efficiency in the administration of, or the prevention and detection of
fraud and abuse in, programs and operations administered by the Agency.
Sec. 1.31 Office of General Counsel.