FY 2022-2026 Data Quality Records

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s FY 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, required by the Government Performance and Results Act Modernization Act of 2010 (Public Law 11-352), includes long-term performance goals EPA is using to monitor and sustain progress towards the Plan’s programmatic goals and cross-agency strategies. The long-term performance goals are supported by Data Quality Records (DQRs) which EPA uses to comply with the Office of Management and Budget’s Circular No. A-11 requirement for verification and validation of performance data.

Goal 1: Tackle the Climate Crisis

Objective 1.1: Reduce Emissions that Cause Climate Change

Objective 1.2: Accelerate Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts

Objective 1.3: Advance International and Subnational Climate Efforts

Objective 1.3 DQR - Implement at least 40 international climate engagements that result in an individual partner commitment or action to reduce GHG emissions, adapt to climate change, or improve resilience in a manner that promotes equity (pdf) (136.07 KB)

Goal 2: Take Decisive Action to Advance Environmental Justice and Civil Rights

Objective 2.1: Promote Environmental Justice and Civil Rights at the Federal, Tribal, State, and Local Levels

Objective 2.2: Embed Environmental Justice and Civil Rights into EPA’s Programs, Policies, and Activities

Objective 2.3: Strengthen Civil Rights Enforcement in Communities with Environmental Justice Concerns

Goal 3: Enforce Environmental Laws and Ensure Compliance

Objective 3.1: Hold Environmental Violators and Responsible Parties Accountable

Objective 3.1 DQR - Reduce to not more than 93 the number of open civil judicial cases more than 2.5 years old without a complaint filed (pdf) (153.6 KB)

Objective 3.2: Detect Violations and Promote Compliance

Goal 4: Ensure Clean and Healthy Air for All Communities

Objective 4.1: Improve Air Quality and Reduce Localized Pollution and Health Impacts

Objective 4.2: Reduce Exposure to Radiation and Improve Indoor Air

Objective 4.2 DQR - Prevent 2,250 lung cancer deaths annually through lower radon exposure as compared to the FY 2020 baseline of 1,684 prevented lung cancer deaths (pdf) (198.73 KB)

Goal 5: Ensure Clean and Safe Water for All Communities

Objective 5.1: Ensure Safe Drinking Water and Reliable Water Infrastructure

Objective 5.2: Protect and Restore Waterbodies and Watersheds

Objective 5.2 DQR - Increase by 41,000 square miles the area of watersheds with surface water meeting standards that previously did not meet standards (pdf) (337.61 KB)

Goal 6: Safeguard and Revitalize Communities

Objective 6.1: Clean Up and Restore Land for Productive Uses and Healthy Communities

Objective 6.2: Reduce Waste and Prevent Environmental Contamination

Objective 6.2 DQR - Increase the percentage of updated permits at RCRA facilities to 80% from the FY 2021 baseline of 72.7% (pdf) (198.91 KB)

Objective 6.3: Prepare for and Respond to Environmental Emergencies

Objective 6.3 DQR - Ensure that 40% of annual emergency response and removal exercises that EPA conducts or participates in incorporate environmental justice (pdf) (185.45 KB)

Goal 7: Ensure Safety of Chemicals for People and the Environment

Objective 7.1: Ensure Chemical and Pesticide Safety

Objective 7.2: Promote Pollution Prevention

Cross-Agency Strategies

Cross-Agency Strategy 1: Ensure Scientific Integrity and Science-Based Decision Making

Cross-Agency Strategy 2: Consider the Health of Children at All Life Stages and Other Vulnerable Populations

Cross-Agency Strategy 2 DQR - Assess and consider environmental health information and data for children at all life stages for EPA actions that concern human health (pdf) (162.06 KB)