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Willie R.
Taylor, Ph. D.
Director |
Mary Josie Blanchard
Deputy Director |
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The Director supervises all
functions of the Office, and reports to the Assistant Secretary - Policy,
Management and Budget.
The headquarters office is organized
into three teams. Each Regional Office is headed by a Regional
Environmental Officer who reports to the Director, and is responsible for
all environmental functions within its region. They serve as a
Departmental coordinator and an independent source of information and
analysis to the Office of the Secretary.
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The
Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance:
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Provides national and
regional leadership and direction in the coordination and
development of environmental policy and program evaluation
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Provides for a
coordinated and unified approach and response to environmental
issues that affect multiple bureaus in order to ensure that the
Department of the Interior speaks as one entity with respect to
those issues
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Provides guidance for
the Department's compliance with the full range of existing
environmental statutes, executive orders, regulations and other
requirements
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Provides independent
environmental and technical advice to the Secretary, Deputy
Secretary, the Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget
and other senior Departmental officials
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Acts as an advocate,
both inside and outside of the Department, for programs which
enable bureaus to accomplish their missions in an efficient and
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These missions are met
nationwide through the OEPC headquarters and Regional Offices. The Office
provides the only technologically-based staff in the Office of the
Secretary that advises the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary - Policy,
Management and Budget, and other top Departmental officials about
policies, programs and individual actions affecting natural resources and
environmental quality.
OEPC Staff |
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