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EPA Pesticides and Toxics Research

The program provides EPA's Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS) with the methods, models, and data for reducing scientific uncertainty regarding pesticides, toxic substances, and products of biotechnology.

Rating

What This Rating Means

PERFORMING
Moderately Effective

In general, a program rated Moderately Effective has set ambitious goals and is well-managed. Moderately Effective programs likely need to improve their efficiency or address other problems in the programs' design or management in order to achieve better results.
  • The results of a recent independent expert review indicate the program is effective and achieving results. The research conducted by this program is highly linked and responsive to the needs of OPPTS ( Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances).
  • While the program tracked the progress of its research activities, there is less evidence demonstrating that performance data were used to inform management decisions.
  • The program has long-term and annual performance measures that reflect its purpose. However, the program is not yet able to show progress on its long-term measures as the baselines were first established in 2007.

Improvement Plan

About Improvement Plans

We are taking the following actions to improve the performance of the program:

  • Developing a formal response to the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) independent expert review report, addressing action items, and making progress toward long-term and annual targets.
  • Assessing the current efficiency measure and revising it, if necessary, to best capture the cost effectiveness of research activities
  • Developing a system to utilize quarterly performance measurement reporting to improve program performance rather than solely revising annual and long-term plans.

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