SF182 Form and Policy Assistant

Overview

Development stage

PilotSource: b) Pilot – The use case has been deployed in a limited test or pilot capacity.

High-impact designation

Not high-impactSource: c) Not high-impact

Impact justification

The output of this AI use case does not serve as a principal basis for decisions or actions that have a legal, material, binding, or significant effect on rights or safety.

Start date

2024-08-01 (day precision)Source: 08/01/2024 00:00:00

Withheld from public reporting

NoSource: a) No

Mission

Topic area

Human Resources

Operational functions

No function tag matched Derived by keyword rules; see methodology

Problem the AI is intended to solve

This AI feature will solve the problem of the substantial confusion and miscommunication involved in submitting SF182 Training Requests.

Expected benefits

Significant reduction in FAQs, emails, messages, SF182 discrepancies, employee frustration, costs associated with improper SF182 routing and training cancellations.

System outputs

The AI tool provides recommendations. These are recommendations on how to fill out the SF182, what fields need to be filled out based on other variables associated with the training request, and policy-driven responses that are not intuitive or easy to comprehend from the end-user's perspective.

Technology

AI classification

Natural language processingSource: Natural Language Processing: AI that processes, interprets, and shares information in human language.

System name(s)

Not reported

Custom-developed code

No

Public source code

Not reported

Sourcing

How it was built

Developed in-houseSource: b) Developed in-house

Vendor (as reported)

Not reported

Vendors (standardized)

None on the standard list

A vendor is the supplier named by the agency. It does not identify the underlying model or AI technology.

Data and privacy

Involves PII

No

Privacy Impact Assessment

Not reported

Authorization to Operate

No

Demographic features

k) None of the above

Training and evaluation data

The data used to train the model is our internal SF182 SOPs (institutional knowledge) and the EPA's training policy manual, primarily.

Federal Data Catalog

I do not believe this is publically available, but it's likely due to a public's lack of interest; there is nothing in our policy manual that should be safeguarded.

Governance

0 of 8 minimum-practice questions answered. A blank answer means the agency reported nothing; it does not mean the practice is absent.

Potential impacts and how they were identified

Not reported