Federal Facilities Academy

EPA would like to invite interested individuals, particularly Project Managers, to participate in the EPA Federal Facilities Academy. The Federal Facilities Academy is a series of 11 webinars and one classroom course. The main objective of the Academy is to improve the skill set necessary for project managers to effectively manage federal facility superfund sites and strengthen relationships across agencies. The training program will help ensure that a nationally consistent message is delivered as part of the Federal Facility Superfund Program. The intended participants for the program are EPA federal facility Remedial Project Managers (RPMs) and project managers from other federal agencies, state government, and Tribal groups. Participation is voluntary and highly recommended.

Webinars

The Federal Facilities Academy includes 11 webinars that are open to the public. Live webinars are scheduled every even year (2024, 2026, etc.) and are recorded and archived. Registration and archived webinars are available at www.trainex.org/FFacademy.

Courses include:

Federal Facility Five-Year Review
Record of Decision (RODs) and More at Federal Facilities
Military Munitions Policy Overview
Land Use and Onsite/Offsite Determinations
Resolving Issues before Formal Dispute
RCRA/CERCLA Integration
Groundwater Policy Overview
Community Involvement at Federal Facilities
Role of Superfund Performance Measures
Coordinating with Tribes at Federal Facilities
Determining Applicable or Relevant and Appropriate Requirements (ARARs) in RODs

Classroom Course

Registration for the 3-day Federal Facility Remedial Project Managers (RPM) classroom course is available at www.trainex.org and offered as in-person or virtual training. This course is geared to Federal Facility RPMs from the Environmental Protection Agency and covers responsibilities and authorities of managing Federal Facility Superfund sites. The course is open to federal, state, and Tribal governments that mange Federal Facilities cleanups across the nation. This classroom course is not open to academia, contractors, consultants or other private entities.

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of all courses, participants may receive a program certificate of completion to recognize their understanding of federal facility cleanups. To receive your program certificate, please send your webinar and classroom training certificates to Emy Laija for verification.

For any questions, please contact Emy Laija at laija.emerald@epa.gov or 202-564-2724.

Federal Facilities Academy