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Application Process
Partners may apply for and receive annual recognition at one of four levels — Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze. The application process is simple:
- Complete the necessary Mandatory Activities, Optional Activities and Mentoring Activities for the desired award level, during fiscal year 2010.
- Ensure that your facility submitted its Baseline Survey after joining the FEC.
- Submit the FY2010 Annual Reporting Form.
- Submit the 2011 Award Application. Award applications will be accepted via an online application. More information on application submission will be available in late 2010.
Award applications for the 2011 Federal Electronics Challenge Awards are due January 31, 2011 and should reference activities completed between October 1, 2009 and September 30, 2010. 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.
