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Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
Functional Statement
EPA's Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation (OPEI) supports the Agency's mission by promoting innovation that achieves greater and more cost effective public health and environmental protection. The Office, in consultation with its different internal and external stakeholders and partners, supports and oversees the testing of new and innovative approaches to environmental protection and related policy changes. The Office represents concerns of local, state, and federal governments; tribes; small businesses; and EPA managers and staff. It is also the focal point for economic analyses necessary to support change in today's business conditions. The Office's functions shall not detract from the authority of senior Agency officials to perform similar functions within their own areas of responsibility.
[Functional statement chronology]
Office Chronology
Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation | 2000 | present |
Office of Policy and Reinvention | 1999 | 2000 |
Office of Reinvention | 1997 | 1999 |
| Office of Policy On July 2, 1999, the Office of Policy, an Assistant Administratorship, was combined with the Office of Reinvention. | ||
Office of Policy | 1998 | 1999 |
Office of Policy, Planning and Evaluation | 1983 | 1998 |
Office of Policy and Resources Management (Associate Administrator in Office of Planning and Management) | 1981 | 1982 |
Office of Planning and Management | 1970 | 1980 |
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Associate Administrators for Policy, Economics, and Innovation - tenures and biographies