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and approves the selection of Agency personnel who are responsible for
the technical management of these activities. The Office coordinates its
performance of these functions and activities with the Agency's
information collection policies and budgets managed by the Office of
Policy, Planning and Evaluation.
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(f) The Office of Human Resources Management. The Office of Human
Resources Management (OHRM), under the supervision of a Director,
designs strategies, plans, and policies aimedat developing and training
all employees, revitalizing EPA organizations, and matching the right
people with the right jobs. The Office is responsible for developing and
assuring implementation of policies and practices necessary for EPA to
meet its present and future workforce needs. This includes consideration
of the interrelationships between the environmental protection workforce
needs of EPA and State governments. For Senior Executive Service (SES)
personnel, SES candidates, Presidential Executive Interchange
Participants, and Management Interns, OHRM establishes policies;
assesses and projects Agency executive needs and workforce capabilities;
creates, establishes, and implements training and development strategies
and programs; provides the full range of personnel functions; supports
the Performance Review Board (PRB) and the Executive Resources Board
(ERB); and reassigns SES personnel with the concurrence of the ERB. For
the areas of workforce management and employee and organizational
development, OHRM develops strategies, plans, and policies; coordinates
Agencywide implementation of those strategies, plans, and policies; and
provides technical assistance to operating personnel offices and States.
OHRM, in cooperation with the Office of the Comptroller, evaluates
problems with previous workyear use, monitors current workyear
utilization, and projects future workyear needs in coordination with the
Agency's budget process. The Office is the lead office for coordination
of human resources management with the Agency's Strategic Planning and
Management System. The Office develops methodologies and procedures for
evaluations of Agency human resources management activities; conducts
evaluations of human resources management activities Agencywide; and
carries out human resources management projects of special interest to
Agency management. The Office coordinates its efforts with the Office of
Administration (specifically the Personnel Management Division and the
Management and Organization Division), the Office of the Comptroller,
the Office of Information Resources Management, and the Office of
Policy, Planning and Evaluation.
Sec. 1.35 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring.
The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring, under the
supervision of the Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and
Compliance Monitoring, serves as the principal adviser to the
Administrator in matters concerning enforcement and compliance; and
provides the principal direction and review of civil enforcement
activities for air, water, waste, pesticides, toxics, and radiation. The
Assistant Administrator reviews the efforts of each Assistant and
Regional Administrator to assure that EPA develops and conducts a strong
and consistent enforcement and compliance monitoring program. The Office
manages the national criminal enforcement program; ensures coordination
of media office administrative compliance programs, and civil and
criminal enforcement activities; and provides technical expertise for
enforcement activities.
Sec. 1.37 Office of External Affairs.
(a) Office of Federal Activities. The Office of Federal Activities
is headed by a Director who reports to the Assistant Administrator for
External Affairs and supervises all the functions of the Office. The
Director acts as national program manager for five major programs that
include:
(1) The review of other agency environmental impact statements and
other major actions under the authority of Section 309 of the Clean Air
Act;
(2) EPA compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
and related laws, directives, and Executive policies concerning special
environmental areas and cultural resources;
(3) Compliance with Executive policy on American Indian affairs and
the development of programs for environmental protection on Indian
lands; and
(4) The development and oversight of national programs and internal
policies, strategies, and procedures for implementing Executive Order
12088 and
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other administrative or statutory provisions concerning compliance with
environmental requirements by Federal facilities. The Director chairs
the Standing Committee on Implementation of Executive Order 12088. The
Office serves as the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) principal
point of contact and liaison with other Federal agencies and provides
consultation and technical assistance to those agencies relating to
EPA's areas of expertise and responsibility. The Office administers the
filing and information system for all Federal Environmental Impact
Statements under agreement with the Council on Environmental Quality
(CEQ) and provides liaison with CEQ on this function and related matters
of NEPA program administration. The Office provides a central point of
information for EPA and the public on environmental impact assessment
techniques and methodologies.
(b) Office of Public Affairs. The Office of Public Affairs is under
the supervision of a Director who serves as chief spokesperson for the
Agency and as a principal adviser, along with the Assistant
Administrator for External Affairs, to the Adminstrator, Deputy