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Regional Operations Mission Statement

The Office of Regional Operations under the Supervision of a Director, serves as the Regional Offices' advocate and ombudsman at Headquarters, and is a critical link between the Administrator/Deputy Administrator, the Assistant Administrators, General Counsel, the Inspector General and the Regional/Deputy Regional Administrators. The Office ensures the integration of Headquarters' policy and concerns into Regional Office operations, as well as the incorporation of Regional Office views and needs in the formulation of Agency and National policy and decision-making processes.

Specifically, ORO performs two critical planning and resource roles for the Agency:

  1. Regional liaison: The Regional liaison role involves coordination of logistics, agendas, and subject matter for routine, special,  and "hot issue"meetings/conference calls of EPA and Regional senior leaders; coordination and maintenance of the Lead Region System which enhances Regional participation in Agency decision-making; champion/Advocate for the Regions in obtaining information from appropriate HQ and Regional Offices to support RA and DRA decision-making; and may include collection and distribution to Regional senior managers current information and perspectives available on rapidly emerging  issues, development of "rapid summaries" of Regional perspectives on issues, special analyses, and tools for cross-Regional assessments.
  2. Program Manager: The Program Manager role involves resources monitoring and policy coordination of the Regional Geographic Initiatives (RGI) and Regional Science & Technology (RS&T).

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