As indicated in the order, students must be sponsored by a law school. The law school must submit a

The Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental oceanfront hotels myrtle beach Protection Agency (EPA) Region 6, located in Dallas, Texas, is looking for law students oceanfront hotels myrtle beach to participate in our Summer Intern Honors Program.  Under this program, EPA Region 6 will select students to work as interns in an intensive training oceanfront hotels myrtle beach program that will expose them to demanding oceanfront hotels myrtle beach front-line environmental enforcement (civil and criminal) or counseling work this summer.  The interns will work at EPA's office in Dallas.  Selections will be made on a rolling oceanfront hotels myrtle beach basis until all positions are filled, and no applications will be accepted after February 22, 2013.  Accepted law students can expect to work on both substantive and procedural matters involving almost oceanfront hotels myrtle beach every EPA program oceanfront hotels myrtle beach ( e.g. , Superfund, oceanfront hotels myrtle beach RCRA, Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, etc.), attend strategy meetings with agency clients and negotiations with the regulated community in enforcement and other cases, receive formal briefings from agency expert attorneys on current front‑burner issues, and participate in local environmental bar educational oceanfront hotels myrtle beach and social sessions.
Applicants oceanfront hotels myrtle beach must meet the requirements of EPA Order 3100.4B (text attached; if the order is not legible in the electronic format in which it appears, send an email to Ms. Chang-Vaughan and it will be sent to you in PDF format) to participate in this program.  The Summer Intern Honors Program will begin May 20, 2013, and will end August 2, 2013.  Region 6 understands that students may be available only during part of the summer and we will try to accommodate student oceanfront hotels myrtle beach availability.  Although Region oceanfront hotels myrtle beach 6 encourages applicants from across the nation, EPA cannot provide travel expenses.  Moreover, as stated in Order 3100.4B, a student volunteer is not a Federal employee for any purpose other than injury oceanfront hotels myrtle beach compensation and the Federal Tort Claims Act.  These are unpaid positions.  Service is not creditable for leave accrual or any other employee benefit.
5.                                  EPA Form 3100-14 (attached) (applicant should fill out only the areas which call for the applicant s name, citizenship information, proposed arrival date, proposed termination date, and information regarding the sponsoring institution. Applicants must also sign Form 3100-14 at participant signature ).
As indicated in the order, students must be sponsored by a law school.  The law school must submit a letter which states the applicants eligibility and explains the relevance of the Summer Honors Intern Program to the students educational goals.  A model letter is attached to this announcement.  Questions regarding oceanfront hotels myrtle beach this program should be addressed to Ms. Chang-Vaughan at (214) 665-7328 .   The Environmental Protection Agency is an Equal Opportunity Employer; women, minorities and students with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
This is to inform you that [student name] is a student in good standing oceanfront hotels myrtle beach at [law school name] and eligible for participation in the EPA Region 6 2013 Summer Intern Honors Program. If [student name] is accepted to the Summer Intern Honors Program the work [he/she] performs under the Program will be relevant to [his/her] educational goals in that [he/she] has a strong interest in environmental law, and the experience will complement [his/her] law studies at [law school name].  If you have any questions regarding this matter, please oceanfront hotels myrtle beach call me at [telephone number].
1.             PURPOSE.            This Order contains EPA policies and procedures relating to the acceptance of volunteer services from eligible students under section 301 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978.
2.             BACKGROUND. The Volunteer Service Program was authorized by the Civil Service oceanfront hotels myrtle beach Reform oceanfront hotels myrtle beach Act of 1978 so that agencies could accept student volunteers for educationally related work assignments in nonpay status.  This program is not a substitute for existing youth programs where students are given Federal appointments and receive pay.  Rather it provides an additional opportunity to provide work experiences to students who by choice or design are not entitled to compensation.
a.             Volunteer service is service performed by a student, with the permission of the institution at which the student is enrolled, as part of a program to provide educational experience for the student.  Such student service is to be uncompensated and will not be used to displace any employee or to staff a vacancy which is a normal part of EPAs workforce.
b.             Student is an individual who is enrolled no less than half-time in a high school, trade school, technical or vocational institution, junior college, college, university, or comparable recognized educational oceanfront hotels myrtle beach institution.
c.             Agreement is a written document developed jointly by the school agency outlining the responsibilities of each and providing conditions surrounding the students work assignment.  The agreement form is shown in Figure 1.
4.             PROGRAM OBJECTIVES.               The Volunteer Service Program is designed to enrich oceanfront hotels myrtle beach educational programs; relate education to the occupational needs of both EPA and participating students; provide students the opportunity for early career exploration and work exposure; and to encourage interest in environmental studies and careers.
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5.             POLICY.               It is EPA Policy to use the Volunteer Service Program to promote career awareness and to carry out affirmative action objectives. oceanfront hotels myrtle beach The EPA reserves the right to control the character and extent of the work assignments and studies, especially where safety is involved oceanfront hotels myrtle beach or where the public interest or EPA programs may be affected.
a.             Supervisors of Hosting Organizations.  Supervisors who decide to participate in volunteer service assignments must secure prior approval from their servicing personnel office for each assignment.
b.             Servicing Personnel Office.  The servicing oceanfront hotels myrtle beach personnel officer is responsible for making determinations as to compliance with the standards of this order and for keeping records of the service of all student volunteers.
7.             STATUS OF STUDENT VOLUNTEERS.  Volunteer services must be consistent with the appropriate laws on the use of minors.  Students participating in this program are not considered Federal employees for any purpose other than (a) the Federal Tort Claims Act and (b) the Federal Employees compensation Act.
a.             Volunteer services must be consistent with the programs of the Agency, offer the prospect of fruitful interchange of ideas and information between EPA personnel and students, and not interfere with EPA programs.  The program should benefit the volunteers educational goals.
d.             The EPA funds will not be used to pay any salary costs for the research and studies associated with a volunteers project.  However, indirect supervision may be provided by the host organization as deemed necessary.
e.  Volunteers must agree that the results of their research and study, including material and inventions subject to copyright or patent, will be dedicated to the public and become part of the public domain oceanfront hotels myrtle beach except as otherwise authorized oceanfront hotels myrtle beach in accordance with Agency policies and procedures, or approved as a waiver by the Agency.
1.  A completed and signed EPA Form 3100-14, Volunteer Service Program Participant Agreement (Figure 1), for the proposed participant, detailing the proposed program of study, oceanfront hotels myrtle beach its expected duration, supervision, facilities and equipment oceanfront hotels myrtle beach required, and including waivers of the right to compensation and the right to any patents or other intellectual property acquired oceanfront hotels myrtle beach as a result of voluntary service at EPA.
c.  Termination of Study.  The host organization must notify the servicing personnel office of the termination of each volunteers program oceanfront hotels myrtle beach of study.  An SF 52 Request for Personnel Action-Termination, oceanfront hotels myrtle beach should be completed and submitted to the servicing personnel office within oceanfront hotels myrtle beach ten (10) workdays after termination of study.
a.  General.  Although student volunteers are not Federal employees, their service is creditable for competitive examination purposes and participating schools, particularly those which award credit for service, may require certification of periods of service.  Therefore, volunteer service must be documented on the Standard form 50 (SF 50), Notification of Personnel Action, completed as shown in Figures 2 and 3.  Copies of SF 50 should not be forwarded to the Office of Personnel Management nor should agencies transmit data on student volunteers to the Central Personnel Data Files (CPDF).  Each SF 50 must carry the remark:  Under 5 U.S.C. 3111, a student volunteer is not a Federal employee for any purposes other than injury compensation and the Federal Tort Claims Act.  Service is not creditable for leave accrual or any other employee oceanfront hotels myrtle beach benefits.
c.  Separations.  When the period of volunteer service has ended, an SF 50 must be prepared to show termination (not resignation).  The SF 50 should also include under item 30, Remarks, a statement of the total service in hours or days rendered between the appointment and separation dates.
oceanfront hotels myrtle beach d.  Records.  For each student volunteer, the servicing oceanfront hotels myrtle beach personnel officer will establish an official personnel folder (OPF) to contain copies oceanfront hotels myrtle beach of appointment and termination SF 50s, SF 171 of student volunteer, and a completed Volunteer Service Program Agreement.  These documents should be filed on the right (permanent) side of the OPF.  When volunteer service is terminated, the OPF should oceanfront hotels myrtle beach be sent to the National Personnel Records Center, following the instructions in FPM Supplement 293-31.
a.  No formal reporting requirements are established at this time; however, servicing personnel officers should oceanfront hotels myrtle beach maintain the following