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The Office of International and Tribal Affairs (OITA) engages both bilaterally and through multilateral institutions to improve international cooperation to prevent and address the transboundary movement of pollution. OITA will engage with key priority countries to address air pollution that contributes significant pollution to the domestic and international environment. Strengthening environmental protection abroad so that it is on par with practices in the U.S. helps build a level playing field for industry and promotes opportunities for technologies and innovation and the agency’s international programs also play an important role in fulfilling national security and foreign policy objectives. OITA will continue technical and policy assistance for global and regional efforts to address international sources of harmful pollutants. OITA will engage multilaterally and bilaterally to prevent and reduce marine litter, an increasingly prominent global issue that can negatively impact domestic water quality, tourism, industry and public health in the U.S. OITA works with NPMs and Regional Offices to formulate U.S. international policies and to implement EPA’s international programs that provide policy and technical assistance to other countries. OITA will continue to link anticipated and achieved outcomes to the Agency’s Strategic Goals. In FY 2025, OITA will continue to strengthen its focus on prioritizing, allocating resources, and managing assistance agreements to advance the Agency’s Strategic Goals and international priorities while maximizing limited resources most effectively and efficiently. Working with the experts from EPA's other programs and regional offices, other government agencies, and other nations and international organizations, OITA will identify international environmental issues that may adversely impact the United States and help to design and implement technical and policy options to address them.
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No content available yet. EPA collaborated with partner countries to strengthen and enhance public participation practices and to provide partner countries with tools and resources on social inclusion and public participation. EPA trained participants representing governments, NGOs, academia, media, and international organizations in Central and South America, the Middle East and North Africa, West Africa, and Indonesia. EPA, in support of the Lead Paint Alliance, provided technical assistance to Kenya, Tanzania, and other East African countries that furthered development and promulgation of lead in paint laws in East Africa.
US leadership promoted the trilateral exploration of areas to improve the comparability of emissions via mitigation and adaptation projects, with the longer term view of adopting policies that will achieve each country’s climate goals, again illustrating the critical role played by the environment in any conversation on economic and social development.
There were 14 cooperative agreements awarded for work beginning in FY 2018. Examples of projects addressed by DITCAs include: 1) regulatory oversight of Public Water Systems, to perform evaluation work, develop products and provide training; and 2) continued development of Underground Storage Tank (UST) programs; 3) work in tribal air quality management; and 4) Underground Injection Control (UIC) program work.
For information on how EPA collaborates with global and bilateral partners, and the accomplishments achieved as a result of these partnerships, please visit: https://www.epa.gov/international-cooperation
Ineffective solid waste management leads to land-based and marine-based litter, which can cause land and marine degradation. Under the U.S. and Central America and Caribbean Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) EPA provided technical assistance to some countries in the region to develop National Marine Litter Action Plans (NMLAP). There are six CAFTA-DR countries members: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. EPA helped four CAFTA-DR countries develop their NMLAPs: Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In addition, EPA also assisted Panama with the development of its NMLAP. The objective of each NMLAP is to establish a roadmap for relevant authorities in each country to begin to manage marine litter issues. As a result of EPA’s technical exchange five countries in Central America and one nation in the Caribbean are increasing marine litter awareness at a national and local levels, working on solid waste management policies development and/or enforcement, and involving the public in the decision-making process.
As recommended by EPA, the NMLAPs are structured in three sections. The first section addresses the regulatory background and current situation regarding marine litter (international and regional) and the current situation of marine litter in-country. The second section presents the analysis and identification of actions and strategic lines. And, the third section presents the scope of the Plan and a strategic intervention, as well as a proposal for sustainability, coordination for execution and follow-up, monitoring, and evaluation.
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
