UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY WASHINGTON, -C. 20460
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MEMORANDUM
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SUBJECT; Supplemental Guidance and Updated Milestones for Development of FY 2018-
FROM;
TO:
Acting General Counsel
Acting Assistant Administrators
Inspector General
Acting Regional Administrators
This memorandum provides supplemental guidance for developing the FY 2018-2019 National Program Manager Guidances, including updated milestones that align with issuance of the FY 2018 President's Budget on May 23,
The agency explored various options for developing this cycle of the NPM guidances in light of the transition to the new administration and the adjusted budget release date. We engaged the advice and input of the U S. Environmental Protection Agency-State NPM Guidance/National Environmental Performance Partnership System Workgroup.
Based on the workgroup's feedback, the agency will proceed with developing two-year NPM guidances for FY 2018-2019 to maintain alignment with multi-year grant work planning. We will follow a streamlined approach using a template that focuses on key programmatic activities reflected in the FY 2018 PB. The template replaces sections III.2 and IV of the Office o f the ChiefFinancial Officer \s Technical Guidance: FY 2018-2019 National Program Manager Guidance and Annual Commitment Process dated July 19, 2016 (Technical Guidance). The template and Technical Guidance can be found on EPA's NPM Guidance webpage (M p s://www,epa.gov/pianandbudget/national-program-manager-guidances). In addition, we have attached updated milestones.
Thank you for your continued commitment to strengthen the EPA's collaboration internally and with our state and tribal partners. If you have any questions, please contact me or Kathy O'Brien, Director of the Office of Planning, Analysis and Accountability at (202) 564-1167, or your staff may contact Beth Burchard at (202) 564-6981.
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D ate M ay 23, 2017
KEY MILESTONES
N PM G uid an ce D evelopm ent FY 2018 C ongressional Justification and A nnual Perform ance Plan released and p u b lish e d
June 15
IsiP M sluibm it^ ^^
June 16 - June 20
O C FO leadership review s draft N P M G uidances
June 20 - June 23
N P M s revise draft G uidances, obtain N P M leadership approval for public review /com m ent, and subm it public 5 0 8 -com pliant drafts to O CFO
June 28
^ X /F tT p oS sT d ^ ^ review /com m ent
P ublic com m en t period:
Ju n e 28 - Ju ly 28
States/E nvironm ental C ouncil o f States/N PM conference calls
N ational telecon feren ce w ith tribes
A ugust 10
Draft final F Y 2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9 N P M G uidances due to O CFO
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A ugust 11- A ugust 15
O C FO leadership review
A ugust 18
Final F Y 2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9 N P M G uidances due to O C FO
A ugust 21
O C FO p osts final N P M G uidances to N P M G uidance w eb site
TBD D ecem ber 2017
O CFO issu es supplem ental technical guidance for F Y 2 0 1 9 A ddendum
D ate M ay 22 - June 2, 2017
June 9 Sum m er 2017
FY 2017 M id-Y ear A dju stm en ts and P erform an ce R eporting Process A nnual C om m itm ent System opened to allow m id-year adjustm ents to FY 2017 com m itm ents N P M s notify OCFO o f any M id-Y ear A djustm ents to FY 2017 com m itm ents
OCFO issues F Y 2 0 1 7 E n d -o f-Y ea r P erfo rm a n ce R ep o rtin g a n d A n a lysis G uidance
D ate M ay 23, 2017
A ugust 18 A ugust 25 Septem ber 15 Septem ber 22 O ctober 6 O c to b e r 2" N ovem ber 10
N ovem ber 17
Decem ber 8
FY 2018 A nnual C om m itm ent Process N P M s b egin engaging regions, states, and tribes in negotiating F Y 2018 regional perform ance com m itm ents N P M s initiate F Y 2 0 1 8 com m itm en t p rocess in A C S b y entering a valu e (including "0 ," if applicable) in the "Proposed B id " field for each com m itm ent
N P M s fin alize F Y 201 8 com m itm ent tex t in A C S
FY 2 0 1 8 draft regional perform ance com m itm en ts (bids) due in A C S . R eg io n s n otify
Beth Burchard and Kathryn Budd o f co m p letio n .
O C FO shares F Y 20 1 8 draft regional com m itm ent reports w ith states and tribes to facilitate their review and com m ent
D ead lin e for state and tribal com m en ts on F Y 2 0 1 8 draft regional com m itm en ts
Final F Y 2 0 1 8 regional perform ance com m itm ents (bids) approved b y D R A due in A C S
N P M s and regions reach final agreem ent in A C S on FY 2018 regional perform ance com m itm ents
N P M s and reg io n s n o tifv Beth Burchard and Kathrvn Budd o f D A A /D R A ap p roval o f
final FY 2 0 1 8 perform ance com m itm en ts in A C S , and a ck n o w led g e any u n resolved FY 20 1 8 com m itm ents requiring O C FO in volvem en t
A C S locked to prevent any adjustm ents to FY 2018 com m itm ents
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