Develop Better Outcome and Environmental Indicator Measures. This Agreement includes five written sections, and a sixth section, which includes the FFY 2005 DES Strategic Work Plan in table format. Section I presents the signature page for the Execution of the Agreement. Section II describes the general provisions of the Agreement. Section III includes a detailed description of the five “Areas for Collaboration” with 500-day work plans. Section IV summarizes the DES and EPA Strategic Plans, including goals, sub-goals, objectives and sub- objectives. Section V discusses DES and EPA New England efforts to move toward strategic alignment, as well as, an assessment of DES’s progress in implementing its Strategic Plan. Section VI presents the new FFY 2005 DES Strategic Work Plan. This is the sixth Agreement developed between these agencies since the National Environmental Performance Partnership System was first established in 1995. Over the years, the process of developing an Agreement and working in partnership has evolved. In this most recent Agreement, significant strides have been made to better align the work of DES with its own agency Strategic Plan and with EPA New England’s Strategic Plan. The FFY 2005 DES Strategic Work Plan presented in Section VI was developed with direct input from EPA New England. It is presented in a “goal” format, and includes environmental outcomes and indicator measures directly linking the work of DES to their Strategic Plan for the first time. A more comprehensive version of the Department’s FFY 2005 Work Plan is also available upon request, by contacting Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx at xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx or (000) 000-0000, or online at: xxxx://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/ppa. Performance Partnership Agreement for Federal Fiscal Years 2005 - 2007 Section I
Develop Better Outcome and Environmental Indicator Measures. For each of these areas, write-ups follow which describe the issues and list specific actions to be taken, measures of progress, and the goal to be reached within approximately 500 days. In order to maintain an appropriate level of attention on these new 2005 - 2007 “Areas for Collaboration,” and to gain the greatest benefits of a cooperative, problem-solving approach, close communication between both agencies will be necessary throughout the Agreement period. Appropriate staff from the two organizations will provide coordinated, narrative updates to senior leadership every six months to ensure that desired progress is being made on the various program priorities. After approximately 500 days from the EPA New England approval date for this Agreement, the “Areas for Collaboration” will be reviewed and amended, as deemed necessary. It should be emphasized that exclusion of a particular issue or program area from the “Area for Collaboration” listing does not indicate that significant work is not being accomplished in that area. All core DES and EPA New England services are ongoing and essential to effective, functioning agencies charged with protecting the environment and public health in New Hampshire and in New England. Refer to the detailed FFY 2005 DES Strategic Work Plan presented in Section VI for any information on these and other DES programs and services not included in the federal fiscal year 2005 – 2007 DES/EPA New England “Areas for Collaboration.” An electronic version of the 2005 - 2007 Performance Partnership Agreement is located in .pdf format on DES’s website at: xxx.xxx.xx.xxx/xxx/. To locate specific information, please use the “Find” feature of the Adobe Acrobat Reader software.
