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Application Process
Partners may apply for and receive annual recognition at one of three levels - Gold, Silver or Bronze. The application process is simple:
- Ensure eligibility. Before applying for an award, ensure that your facility has completed the requirements for the award level you are applying for. This includes ensuring that your facility submitted its Baseline Survey after joining the FEC.
- Submit the FY2009 Annual Reporting Form. FY2009 Annual Reporting Forms must be submitted to the FEC using the online interactive form in the Member Services section.
- Submit the Award Application. 2010 award applications must be submitted to the FEC using the online interactive form in the Member Services section. The Mandatory Activities Checklist and Optional Activities Checklist are available in Microsoft Word or Adobe Acrobat form for internal use at your organization.
Mandatory Activities Checklist for 2010 Award Applications (PDF, 85 KB) | Word (263 KB)
Optional Activities Checklist for 2010 Award Applications (PDF, 117 KB) | Word (247 KB)
Award applications for the 2010 Federal Electronics Challenge Awards are due January 31, 2010 and should reference activities completed between October 1, 2008 and September 30, 2009. There will be no extensions to the award application due date.
Recognizing that compliance with environmental regulatory requirements is a fundamental responsibility of Federal agencies and Federal employees at all levels, each applying facility will be subject to a review of background information on their environmental regulatory compliance status and enforcement history. This process will include consideration of information in the Environmental Protection Agency's Online Tracking Information System (OTIS), which is available online at: http://www.epa-otis.gov/otis/ as well as other available compliance and enforcement information. In general, chronic non-compliance in any environmental media and/or recent or ongoing criminal or certain civil enforcement activity will be considered a basis for disqualification.
Applying facilities should review their compliance status and history prior to submitting their application online. Registrants that do not concur with their facility information in OTIS should provide information for consideration during the compliance screen stating why they believe the OTIS data is incorrect or not applicable to the facility. This information may be uploaded as part of the supporting documentation.
Award Application Guidance
The FEC has developed Guidance for 2010 FEC Award Applications (PDF, 205 KB) intended to assist 2010 FEC Award applicants in developing a robust award application. This guidance includes criteria used by the award review committee to evaluate applications; comprehensive sample activity descriptions; and examples of supporting documentation.
