[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR1.33]
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TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
PART 1_STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL INFORMATION--Table of
Contents
Subpart B_Headquarters
Sec. 1.33 Office of Administration and Resources Management.
The Office of Administration and Resources Management is under the
supervision of the Assistance Administrator for Administration and
Resources Management who provides services to all of the programs and
activities of the Agency, except as may be specifically noted. In
addition, the Assistant Administrator has primary responsibility
Agencywide for policy and procedures governing the functional areas
outlined below. The major functions of the Office include resources
management and systems (including budget and financial management),
personnel services, occupational health and safety, administrative
services, organization and management analysis and systems development,
information management and services, automated data processing systems,
procurement through contracts and grants, and human resources
management. This Office is the primary point of contact and manages
Agencywide internal controls, audit resolution and follow up, and
government-wide management improvement initiatives. In the performance
of the above functions and responsibilities, the Assistant Administrator
for Administration and Resources Management represents the Administrator
in communications with the Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Personnel Management, General Accounting Office, General Services
Administration, Department of the Treasury, and other Federal agencies
prescribing requirements for the conduct of Government budget, fiscal
management and administrative activities.
(a) Office of Administration and Resources Management, Research
Triangle Park, North Carolina, (RTP). The Office of Administration and
Resources Management (OARM), RTP, under the supervision of a Director,
provides services to all of the programs and activities at RTP and
certain financial and automated data processing services Agencywide. The
major functions of the Office include personnel services, financial
management, procurement through contracts, library and other information
services, general services (including safety and security, property and
supply, printing, distribution, facilities and other administrative
services) and providing both local RTP and Agencywide automated data
processing systems services. The Director,
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OARM, RTP, supervises the Office of Administration, Financial Management
and Data Processing, RTP.
(b) Office of Administration, Cincinnati, Ohio. The Office of
Administration at Cincinnati, Ohio, under the supervision of a Director,
provides and administers personnel, procurement, safety and security,
property and supply, printing, distribution, facilities, and other
administrative service programs at Cincinnati and other specified
geographic locations.
(c) Office of the Comptroller. The Office of the Comptroller, under
the supervision of the Comptroller, is responsible for Agencywide
budget, resources management and financial management functions,
including program analysis and planning; budget formulation, preparation
and execution; funding allotments and allocations; and developing and
maintaining accounting systems, fiscal controls, and systems for payroll
and disbursements. The Assistant Administrator's resource systems
responsibilities are administered by this Office.
(d) Office of Administration. The Office of Administration, under
the supervision of a Director, is responsible for the development and
conduct of programs for personnel policies, procedures and operations;
organization and management systems, control, and services; facilities,
property and space management; personnel and property security;
policies, procedures, and operations related to procurement through
grants, contracts, and interagency agreements; and occupational health
and safety.
(e) Office of Information Resources Management. The Office of
Information Resources Management (OIRM), under the supervision of a
Director, provides for an information resource management program (IRM)
consistent with the provisions of Public Law 96-511. The Office
establishes policy, goals and objectives for implementation of IRM;
develops annual and long-range plans and budgets for IRM functions and
activities; and promotes IRM concepts throughout the Agency. The Office
coordinates IRM activities; plans, develops and operates information
systems and services in support of the Agency's management and
administrative functions, and other Agency programs and functions as
required. The Office oversees the performance of these activities when
carried out by other Agency components. The Office performs liaison for
interagency sharing of information and coordinates IRM activities with
OMB and GSA. The Office ensures compliance with requirements of Public
Law 96-511 and other Federal laws, regulations, and guidelines relative
to IRM; and chairs the Agency's IRM Steering Committee. The Office
develops Agency policies and standards; and administers or oversees
Agency programs for library systems and services, internal records
management, and the automated collection, processing, storage, retrieval
and transmission of data by or for Agency components and programs. The
Office provides national program policy and technical guidance for: The
acquisition of all information technology, systems and services by or
for Agency components and programs, inculding those systems and services
acquired by grantees and contractors using Agency funds; the operation
of all Agency computers and telecommunications hardware and facilities;
and the establishment and/or application of telecommunications and
Federal information processing standards. The Office reviews and
evaluates information systems and services, including office automation,
which are operated by other Agency components; and sets standards for
and approves the selection of Agency personnel who are responsible for
the technical management of these activities. The Office coordinates its
performance of these functions and activities with the Agency's
information collection policies and budgets managed by the Office of
Policy, Planning and Evaluation.
(f) The Office of Human Resources Management. The Office of Human
Resources Management (OHRM), under the supervision of a Director,
designs strategies, plans, and policies aimedat developing and training
all employees, revitalizing EPA organizations, and matching the right
people with the right jobs. The Office is responsible for developing and
assuring implementation of policies and practices necessary for EPA to
meet its present and future
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workforce needs. This includes consideration of the interrelationships
between the environmental protection workforce needs of EPA and State
governments. For Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel, SES
candidates, Presidential Executive Interchange Participants, and
Management Interns, OHRM establishes policies; assesses and projects
Agency executive needs and workforce capabilities; creates, establishes,
and implements training and development strategies and programs;
provides the full range of personnel functions; supports the Performance
Review Board (PRB) and the Executive Resources Board (ERB); and
reassigns SES personnel with the concurrence of the ERB. For the areas
of workforce management and employee and organizational development,
OHRM develops strategies, plans, and policies; coordinates Agencywide
implementation of those strategies, plans, and policies; and provides
technical assistance to operating personnel offices and States. OHRM, in
cooperation with the Office of the Comptroller, evaluates problems with
previous workyear use, monitors current workyear utilization, and
projects future workyear needs in coordination with the Agency's budget
process. The Office is the lead office for coordination of human
resources management with the Agency's Strategic Planning and Management
System. The Office develops methodologies and procedures for evaluations
of Agency human resources management activities; conducts evaluations of
human resources management activities Agencywide; and carries out human
resources management projects of special interest to Agency management.
The Office coordinates its efforts with the Office of Administration
(specifically the Personnel Management Division and the Management and
Organization Division), the Office of the Comptroller, the Office of
Information Resources Management, and the Office of Policy, Planning and
Evaluation.