Common use of Work Plan Development Process Clause in Contracts

Work Plan Development Process. The detailed work plan (which in Maine is represented by the P&C List), is the result of a robust negotiations process between MEDEP and EPA-Region I Senior Leadership and Program Managers. These work plan-level negotiations are initially developed by EPA via the P&C List process, and MEDEP and EPA managers and staff jointly reviewing and modifying the P&C List until the document is finalized with a sign-offby the BPA-Region I Managers. In Maine, all agreed upon EPA-funded work plan items are included in the P&C List. Starting with FFY 2016, EPA released a two-year NPM Guidance planning process as it encourages the Regions and the States to move towards multi-year work plans. For FFY 2016 and FFY 2017, EPA and the Region I States agreed to pilot an on-line (via a Microsoft SharePoint site), two-year P&C List process for documenting negotiated Performance Partnership Grant commitments for the time period FFY 2016 - 2017. Under this approach, there is an expectation that the negotiated work plan commitments will cover a two-year period absent changed circumstances, as defined below. The benefits of this approach include minimizing/eliminating the need for extensive work plan negotiations at the mid-point of a two­ year cycle, with recurring commitments from year one typically carrying over into year two. Adjustments to year-two commitments will be necessary if there are changed circumstances such as changes in Administrator/NPM priorities, revisions required by BPA's Annual Commitment process, a substantial reduction or increase in EPA funding, and similar issues experienced at the state levels.

Work Plan Development Process. The detailed work plan (which in Maine is represented by the P&C List), is the result of a robust negotiations process between MEDEP and EPA-Region I Senior Leadership and Program Managers. These work plan-level negotiations are initially developed by EPA via the P&C List process, and MEDEP and EPA managers and staff jointly reviewing and modifying the P&C List until the document is finalized with a sign-offby off by the BPAEPA-Region I ManagersRegional Administrator. In Maine, all agreed upon EPA-funded work plan items are included in the P&C List. Starting with FFY 2016, EPA released a two-year NPM Guidance planning process as it encourages the Regions and the States to move towards multi-year work plans. For FFY 2016 and FFY 2017, EPA and the Region I States agreed to pilot an on-line (via a Microsoft SharePoint site), two-year P&C List process for documenting negotiated Performance Partnership Grant commitments for the time period FFY 2016 - 2017. Under this approach, there is an expectation that the negotiated work plan commitments will cover a two-year period absent changed circumstances, as defined below. The benefits of this approach include minimizing/eliminating the need for extensive work plan negotiations at the mid-point of a two­ two- year cycle, with recurring commitments from year one typically carrying over into year two. Adjustments to year-two commitments will be necessary if there are changed circumstances such as changes in Administrator/NPM priorities, revisions required by BPA's EPA’s Annual Commitment process, a substantial reduction or increase in EPA funding, and similar issues experienced at the state levels.