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Funding and Measures from a Region 8 Perspective
Western Regions Pesticide Meeting
Linda Himmelbauer, USEPA R8May 16, 2006
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Acknowledgments…
• Tim Osag, Technical Enforcement Program, USEPA Region 8
• Judy Bloom, Pesticides program, USEPA Region 8
• Ron Kendall, OPP FEAD
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CHALLENGE #1… Funding
How to provide the best FIFRA
coverage in Indian country with the current available
resources.
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Topics to be Covered…
• Background• Current Funding Situation• Measures: how they’ve changed
business• Need for New Thinking
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Background R8 Tribal Program... 27 Tribal Nations on 26 reservations. Population 208,000. Combined 46,490 square miles, about size of Mississippi. Approx 40% of all lands that constitute Indian country in the US are contained within Region 8.
Mississippi
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Background…R8 Pesticides ProgramPesticide duties are housed in four R8 Offices:
Pollution Prevention, Pesticides & Toxics Program (P3T)
• Pesticides core field programs: WPS, Endangered Species, C & T, SAI, Imports, Water Quality as well as IPM in Schools, POs for State PPGs /Continuous grants, program oversight, direct implementation.
Technical Enforcement Program (TEP)• Inspectors• Compliance Assistance
Tribal Assistance Program (TAP)• Tribal POs for PPGs / Continuous grants
Policy, Information Mgmt. & Env. Justice Program (PJ)
• FTTS/NCDB Database management
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In addition to National priorities every Region also has priorities….
Region 8 Priorities:• Agriculture• Direct Implementation• Energy• Homeland Security• Revitalization
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Current Funding Situation…..R8 Tribal Pesticides Program
• From 3 sources:– OPP: $ 55.2 K– OECA: $ 372.6 K– AIEO: $ 100 K over 3 years
*3 Pots of Money=3 Sets of Measures*
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What’s being funded in R8…
• Five Tribal Pesticide programs: Cheyenne River Sioux, Fort Peck, Oglala, Standing Rock, Three Affiliated.
• One Pesticide Tribal Circuit Rider (for SD reservations, currently Lower Brule and Crow Creek).
• Special project from the National OPP RFP:
Sisseton Wahpeton Water Quality.
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Additional Funding available via the OPP Special Project RFP….• This RFP will be released soon.
– A total of approx $400K available for tribal pesticide related special projects.
Contact : Ron Kendall, OPP
703-305-5561 kendall.ronald@epa.gov
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An additional funding challenge for FY07...Indirect Cost (IDC) Rates
This is a national push - includes all Regions.
• Not a new requirement.• OMB is holding EPA accountable for implementing
the requirement.• The IDC rate must be approved by IHS for every
tribe (every year or some may have multi-year approvals).
• Before the IDC is approved, the financial papers of the tribe must be audited by a single independent auditor that the tribe hires.
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An additional funding challenge for FY07...Indirect Cost (IDC) Rates• Rates vary between 9-50% and are not
determined by EPA AT ALL.• All indirect costs in new grants, and new
money added to existing grants, are affected.
• Getting approval is entirely directed by the tribe.
• As Tribal Pesticide Program contacts… it may be a good idea to check with your financial office to see where they are in getting the rate approved.
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Measures….
• Have the OMB PART reviews and new measures affected the way Region 8 runs its pesticides program…?
You bet.
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Measures…how they’ve changed business in R8R8 moved to a “base program”
funding approach
• For OPP money….– Base tribal program approx $9-14K per
year– Work plan activities support the national
(or regional) program measures.
• For OECA money….– Base tribal program approx $65K– Work plan activities support the national
measures: inspection-based, obtaining federal credentials, etc.
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Measures…continued how they’ve changed business in R8• GAP money used for pesticide
code development.
• Funding decisions are based on need and performance (including progress in meeting measures).
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Need for New Thinking….
Resources are flat…..so…Are we funding the right things…??Are we putting our money in the best places
to maximize FIFRA coverage in Indian country…??
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FIFRA Coverage in Indian country…• What’s currently in the toolbox….
– Cooperative Agreements with Tribes– Grants with Tribes (Special Projects)– Direct Implementation (EPA) – Circuit Riders– ?– ?
We need more tools in the toolbox.
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The right things to fund ….
Ensuring pesticides are used safely to protect public health and the environment.
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Improving FIFRA coverage in Indian Country…
In 2005, R8 assessed FIFRA coverage needs in Indian country focusing on collecting data for agriculture: acreage, number of farms & ranches, population, etc., all indicators of possible pesticide use.
• Purpose of the assessment: to help EPA best target its resources.
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Assessment Methodology
• Looked at the factors used in HQ formula funding for States. Specifically, state grant allocation factors from the CFR (40 Part 35 Part A Section 35.115 (j) & (k). – population – private applicators – commercial applicators – # farms – farm acreage– production establishments
• Not all factors applicable or readily available• Information provided to R8 tribes for comment• Information presented at ROC mtg
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Assessment Conclusions
• The five tribes receiving continuous cooperative agreement grants ranked high in population, # farms/ranches, agricultural acreage.
• Greater FIFRA coverage needed in SD (initiated the circuit rider program)
• Greater FIFRA coverage needed in MT (Montana EPA Office)
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