CALL for COMMENTS

EPA Civil Rights External Compliance Strategic Plan

Comments Due October 13, 2015

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EPA's Office of Civil Rights has just released -- for a 30-day public comment period -- the draft External Compliance and Complaints Program Strategic Plan for FY 2015-2020. Comments will be accepted through Tuesday, October 13, 2015.

The Plan promotes mission-critical program accountability through measurable goals that will:

• Ensure prompt, effective and efficient complaint docket management;
• Enhance the Office of Civil Rights'(OCR) external compliance program through proactive compliance reviews, strategic policy development, and engagement of critical EPA, federal and external partners and stakeholders (e.g., recipients and communities); and
• Strengthen OCR's workforce through strategic human capital planning, organizational development and technology resources and training to promote a high-performing organization.

Comments will be accepted through Tuesday, October 13, 2015. Commenters may submit comments in writing, via regular U.S. mail or by email:

U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Civil Rights, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., WJC-North, Suite 2450 ? Mail Code 1201-A, Washington, D.C. 20460

E-mail: civilrights@epa.gov

For more information about the Office of Civil Rights, visit: http://www.epa.gov/civilrights/

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