Attached is the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 2003 Inventory of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities. The inventory was prepared in accordance with the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-76 "Performance of Commercial Activities." This inventory does not include Full-Time Equivalents (FTE) from the EPA Office of Inspector General; they submit and publish their inventory separately.

The inventory represents a comprehensive report of all EPA commercial and inherently governmental activities and the FTEs performing them. In putting together the inventory, the nature of each function, the degree of discretion exercised by individuals performing the function, the sensitivity and confidentiality of the information required to perform the function were considered. As a regulatory Agency, the need to maintain appropriate in-house expertise and staffing capabilities to effectively apply and enforce the nation's environmental laws in fulfilling the Agency's mission were also taken into account.

Comments or questions regarding the inventory may be directed to Barbara Stearrett at stearrett.barbara@epa.gov or (202) 566-1970. You may also contact Melanie Gooden at gooden.melanie@epa.gov or (202) 566-2222.

Challenges to the inventory shall be directed to Barbara Stearrett at:

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
OARM/Office of Competitive Sourcing (Mail Code: 3101)
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20460

Enclosures:

a. EPA's 'FY 2003 FAIR Inventory Of Commercial Activities' . (PDF)

b. EPA's 'FY 2003 FAIR Inventory Of Inherently Governmental Activities' . (PDF)

c. EPA's 'FY 2003 FAIR Inventory Of Commercial and Inherently Governmental Activities' . (XML)

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