The three main elements of this strategy are:

1. The Escalation Approach to Problem-Solving:  A series of escalating steps intended to provide consistent guidance to the regions in their review of and response to state enforcement performance issues.
2. Plans for Addressing Significant Issues:  EPA Regions and states should work together to address identified significant individual state performance issues.
3. Transparency Efforts:  Efforts intended to provide the public with timely, high quality information on state and federal enforcement performance can motivate government to improve.

Issue Date:  December 12, 2013

• National Strategy for Improving Oversight of State Enforcement Performance (PDF)(7 pp, 1 MB)