How to File a Complaint or Allegation

EPA OIG Hotline for Reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse in EPA Programs

To determine whether your information is appropriate for the EPA OIG Hotline, please refer to "What to Report to the EPA OIG Hotline" prior to initiating contact.

Contact by Mail

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Inspector General Hotline
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Mailcode 2431T
Washington, DC 20460.

Telephone and Fax

Toll-Free: 1-888-546-8740 (Nationwide)
Local: 202-566-2476
Fax: 202-566-2599 (not to exceed 20 pages, including coversheet and/or contact info.)

* If the line is busy due to caller volume, please leave a message and a trained federal special agent will return your call as soon as possible.

E-mail

WARNING --- WARNING --- WARNING

The identity of an individual who chooses to make a complaint via the Internet E-Mail system cannot be protected by the EPA OIG. By choosing to use electronic mail, you are NOT anonymous and you give up any right to confidentiality. An individual who desires confidentiality MUST make the complaint(s) in person, by telephone, or U.S. Mail, and must request confidentiality.

Understanding this you can choose to email the Hotline at:

OIG_Hotline@epa.gov

or

Use this e-mail form to report fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement to EPA's OIG

Your name:

Your organization:

Your e-mail address:

Your phone number:

Your report (please provide as much detail as you can--people and dollars involved, location, dates, contract and grant numbers, etc.):

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