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| Report Title | Date | Agency Response | IG Comment on Response |
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| Better Planning, Execution and Communication Could Have Reduced the Delays in Completing a Toxicity Assessment of the Libby, Montana, Superfund Site
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April 17, 2013 | PDF - 36pp, 8,526KB | |
| Opportunities for EPA-Wide Improvements Identified During Review of a Regional Time and Materials Contract
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April 4, 2013 | ||
| EPA Should Increase Fixed-Price Contracting for Remedial Actions
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March 28, 2013 | ||
| Review of Hotline Complaint Regarding Residential Soil Contamination in Cherryvale, Kansas
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March 28, 2013 | ||
| Audit of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act-Funded Cooperative Agreement 2S-96099601 Awarded to the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
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March 28, 2013 | ||
| Improvements Needed in EPA Training and Oversight for Risk Management Program Inspections
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March 21, 2013 | ||
| Results and Benefits Information Is Needed to Support Impacts of EPA's Superfund Removal Program
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March 11, 2013 | ||
| EPA Is Not Recovering All Its Costs of the Lead-Based Paint Fees Program
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February 20, 2013 | ||
| EPA Could Improve Contingency Planning for Oil and Hazardous Substance Response,
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February 15, 2013 | ||
| EPA Can Improve Its Reporting of Dollars Leveraged From the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Brownfields Program, |
September 27, 2012 | ||
| Environmental Job Training Program Implemented Well, But Focus Needed on Possible Duplication With Other EPA Programs,
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Sept 21, 2012 | ||
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Diversion Ditch Repair Project at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, Lawrence County, South Dakota |
July 25, 2012 | PDF - 4pp, 938KB | PDF - 1pp, 165KB |
| Review of Hotline Complaint Concerning Cost and
Benefit Estimates for EPA’s Lead-Based Paint Rule |
July 25, 2012 | PDF - 580KB (Initial) PDF - 246KB (Second) |
PDF - 158KB |
| EPA Inaction in Identifying Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals May Result in Unsafe Disposal |
May 25, 2012 | PDF - 432KB | PDF - 170KB |
| EPA Has Implemented Corrective Actions to Improve Conditions at Asheville, North Carolina Superfund Site |
March 21, 2012 | PDF 2pp, 403KB | PDF 1pp, 164KB |
| EPA Superfund Contract Initiatives and Controls to Reduce Fraud, Waste, and Abuse, |
March 16, 2012 | ||
| Controls Over State Underground Storage Tank Inspection Programs in EPA Regions Generally Effective |
February 15, 2012 | PDF - 2pp, 203KB | PDF - 1pp, 156KB |
| EPA Needs to Further Improve How It Manages Its Oil Pollution Prevention Program, |
February 6, 2012 | PDF - 6pp, 2,465KB | PDF - 6pp, 949KB |
| Stronger Management Controls Will Improve EPA Five-Year Reviews of Superfund Sites, |
February 6, 2012 | ||
| EPA Should Strengthen Records Management on Clean Water Act Section 404 Permit Notification Reviews for Surface Coal Mining, |
February 2, 2012 | PDF 6pp, 1,183 KB | PDF 2pp, 375 KB |
| Early Warning Report: Use of Unapproved Asbestos Demolition Methods May Threaten Public Health, |
December 14, 2011 | PDF 1pp, 208KB (Initial) PDF 8pp, 1,500KB (Second) |
PDF 2pp, 345KB (Initial) PDF 1pp, 155 KB (Second) |
| EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement, |
December 9, 2011 Reissued: 1/30/2012 |
PDF 7pp, 1,287 KB (Initial) | PDF 4pp, 924 KB (Initial) PDF 2pp, 269 KB (Second) |
| Congressionally Requested Information on the Status and Length of Review for Appalachian Surface Mining Permit Applications, |
November 21, 2011 | ||
| EPA Progress on the 2007 Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act, |
September 27, 2011 | PDF 4pp, 735KB | PDF 1pp, 171KB |
| EPA Should Clarify and Strengthen Its Waste Management Oversight Role With Respect to Oil Spills of National Significance, |
September 26, 2011 | PDF 9pp, 1.6MB | PDF 2pp, 243KB |
| EPA Should Bill Superfund Oversight Costs More Timely, |
September 22, 2011 | PDF 3pp, 383 KB | PDF 5pp, 763 KB |
| EPA's Gulf Coast Oil Spill Response Shows Need for Improved Documentation and Funding Practices, |
August 25, 2011 | PDF - 4pp, 506KB (Initial) PDF 4pp, 505KB (Second) |
PDF - 2pp, 343KB (Initial) PDF 5pp, 645 KB (Second) |
| An Overall Strategy Can Improve Communication Efforts at Asbestos Superfund Site in Libby, Montana, |
August 3, 2011 | PDF 1pp, 133KB (Initial) PDF 6pp, 548KB (Second) |
PDF 1pp, 218 KB |
| Observed Conditions at Five Deleted Superfund Sites, |
August 3, 2011 | ||
| American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Tower Chemical Superfund Site, Clermont, Lake County, Florida, |
August 3, 2011 | ||
| EPA Promoted the Use of Coal Ash Products With Incomplete Risk Information, |
March 23, 2011 | PDF - 2pp, 256KB (Initial) PDF - 2pp, 399KB (Final) |
PDF - 2pp, 239KB (Initial) PDF - 4pp, 693KB (Final) |
| EPA Needs an Agency-Wide Plan to Provide Tribal Solid Waste Management Capacity Assistance, |
March 21, 2011 | PDF - 2pp, 540KB | PDF - 4pp, 793KB |
| EPA Must Implement Controls to Ensure Proper Investigations Are Conducted at Brownfields Sites, |
February 14, 2011 | PDF - 16pp, 3,539KB | PDF - 9pp, 1,843KB |
| EPA Could Improve RCRAInfo Data Quality and System Development , |
February 7, 2011 | PDF - 4pp, 734KB | PDF - 1pp, 145KB |
| EPA Can Improve the Use of Financial Monitoring Reviews for Recovery Act Superfund Contracts, |
January 31, 2011 | ||
| Vapor Intrusion Health Risks at Bannister Federal Complex Not a Concern for Buildings 50 and 52, Unknown for Other Buildings, |
January 5, 2010 | PDF - 3pp, 802KB | PDF - 5pp, 771KB |
| EPA Should Improve Its Oversight of Long-Term Monitoring at Wheeling Disposal Superfund Site in Missouri, |
December 20, 2010 | PDF - 2pp, 518KB | PDF - 2pp, 319KB |
| Leaking Underground Storage Tank Recovery Act Grants Contained Requirements but Priority Lists Need More Oversight, |
November 23, 2010 | ||
| EPAs Terms and Conditions as Well as Process to Award Recovery Act Interagency Agreements Need Improvement, |
November 16, 2010 | PDF - 338KB | PDF - 29KB |
| Website for Coal Combustion Products Partnership Conflicts with Agency Policies, |
October 13, 2010 | PDF- 349KB | PDF-234KB |
| EPA Should Improve Oversight of Long-Term Monitoring at PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site in Louisiana, |
September 21, 2010 | PDF-2pp, 363KB | PDF-2pp, 241KB |
| Independent Ground Water Sampling Generally Confirms EPA's Data at Wheeler Pit Superfund Site in Wisconsin, |
September 8, 2010 | ||
| EPA Should Improve Oversight of Long-term Monitoring at Bruin Lagoon Superfund Site in Pennsylvania, |
September 8, 2010 | PDF-2pp, 61KB | PDF-2pp, 304KB |
| EPAs Office of Research and Development Performance Measures Need Improvement, |
August 4, 2010 | PDF-2pp, 285KB | PDF-4pp, 754KB |
| EPA Should Improve Its Oversight of Federal Agency Superfund Reviews, |
June 2, 2010 | ||
| EPA Activities Provide Limited Assurance of the Extent of Contamination and Risk at a North Carolina Hazardous Waste Site, |
May 17, 2010 | ||
| EPA Should Improve Its Contractor Performance Evaluation Process for Contractors Receiving Recovery Act Funds, |
April 26, 2010 | ||
| EPA's BioWatch Role Reduced, |
April 20, 2010 | ||
| Region 6 Needs to Improve Oversight Practices, |
April 14, 2010 | ||
| EPA Should Continue Efforts to Reduce Federal Advances and Federal Special Accounts, |
March 31, 2010 | ||
| EPA Can Improve Its Preparation and Use of Independent Government Cost Estimates for Superfund Contracts, |
February 16, 2010 | ||
| Changes in Conditions at Wildcat Landfill Superfund Site in Delaware Call for Increased EPA Oversight, |
January 27 , 2010 | ||
| Lack of Final Guidance on Vapor Intrusion Impedes Efforts to Address Indoor Air Risks, |
December 14 , 2009 | ||
| Congressionally Requested Inquiry into EPA's Response to a Report of a Leaking Well in North Carolina and the National Response Center Hotline , |
November 10 , 2009 | ||
| Independent Sampling Generally Confirms EPA's Data at the Jones Sanitation Superfund Site in New York, |
September 23, 2009 | ||
| EPA Has Improved Efforts to Reduce Unliquidated Obligations in Superfund Cooperative Agreements, But a Uniform Policy Is Needed, |
September 22, 2009 | ||
| Regional Public Liaison Program Needs Greater Focus on Results and Customer Awareness, |
June 24, 2009 | ||
| Contaminated Soil Waste Repository at East Mission Flats, Idaho, |
June 8, 2009 | ||
| EPA Needs to Improve Internal Controls to Increase Cost Recovery, |
April 27, 2009 | ||
| Results of Hotline Complaint Review for California Superfund Site, |
March 31, 2009 | ||
| Improved Management of Superfund Special Accounts Will Make More Funds Available for Clean-ups, |
March 18, 2009 | ||
| Results of Independent Groundwater Sampling at Neal's Dump Superfund Site, |
March 4, 2009 | ||
| EPA's Safety Determination for Delatte Metals Superfund Site Was Unsupported, |
November 19, 2008 | ||
| A Region 5 Penalty Reduction Was Unjustified and Undocumented, |
September 29, 2008 | ||
| EPA Has Initiated Strategic Planning for Priority Enforcement Areas, but Key Elements Still Needed, |
September 25, 2008 | ||
| EPA Should Continue Efforts to Reduce Unliquidated Obligations in Brownfields Pilot Grants, |
September 16, 2008 | ||
| Corrective Actions Were Generally Implemented at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida, |
September 16, 2008 | ||
| Follow-up on Audit of Undistributed Site Costs Finds Corrective Actions Not Complete, |
August 25, 2008 | ||
| EPA Decisions to Delete Superfund Sites Should Undergo Quality Assurance Review, |
August 20 , 2008 | ||
| Follow-up Review on Progress at Escambia Treating Company Superfund Site, Pensacola, Florida, |
July 14, 2008 | ||
| Making Better Use of Stringfellow Superfund Special Accounts, |
July 9, 2008 | ||
| Improved Controls Would Reduce Superfund Backlogs, |
June 2, 2008 | ||
| EPA Needs to Track Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements, |
April 28, 2008 | ||
| EPA Can Recover More Federal Superfund Money, |
March 26, 2008 | ||
| Making Better Use of Superfund Special Accounts in Region 8, |
March 17, 2008 | ||
| Followup on Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey, |
March 4, 2008 | ||
| EPA Should Continue to Improve Its National Emergency Response Planning, |
January 9, 2008 | ||
| Limited Investigation Led to Missed Contamination at Ringwood Superfund
Site, |
September 25, 2007 | ||
| Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Outlays Reported Under Five EPA Assistance Agreements, |
September 24, 2007 | ||
| Complete Assessment Needed to Ensure Rural Texas Community Has Safe
Drinking Water |
September 11, 2007 | ||
| Making Better Use of Superfund Special Account Funds for Thermo Chem, |
August 20, 2007 | ||
| Superfund’s Board of Directors Needs to Evaluate Actions to Improve the Superfund Program, |
August 1, 2007 | ||
| EPA Needs to Take More Action in Implementing Alternative Approaches to Superfund Cleanups, |
June 6, 2007 | ||
| EPA Can Improve Its Managing of Superfund Interagency Agreements with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, |
April 30, 2007 | ||
| Environmental Justice Concerns and Communication Problems Complicated Cleaning Up Ringwood Mines/Landfill Site, |
April 2, 2007 | ||
| EPA Has Improved Five-Year Review Process for Superfund Remedies, But Further Steps Needed, |
Dec. 5, 2006 | ||
| EPA Needs to Plan and Complete a Toxicity Assessment for the Libby Asbestos Cleanup, |
Dec. 5, 2006 | ||
| EPA’s Management of Interim Status Permitting Needs Improvement to Ensure Continued Progress, |
Dec. 4, 2006 | ||
| Lessons Learned: EPA’s Response to Hurricane Katrina, |
Sept. 14, 2006 | ||
| EPA Could Improve Its Redistribution of Superfund Payments to Specific Sites, |
July 31, 2006 | ||
| EPA Provided Quality and Timely Information on Hurricane Katrina Hazardous Material Releases and Debris Management, |
May 2, 2006 | ||
| EPA Can Better Implement Its Strategy for Managing Contaminated Sediments |
March 15, 2006 | ||
| EPA Can Better Manage Superfund Resources |
Februrary 28, 2006 | ||
| Office of Underground Storage Tanks Has Improved Contract Administration, But Further Action Needed |
February 28, 2006 | ||
| Rulemaking on Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes |
October 4, 2005 | ||
| Continued EPA Leadership Will Support State Needs for Information and Guidance on RCRA Financial Assurance |
September 26, 2005 | ||
| EPA Practices for Identifying and Inventorying Hazardous Sites Could Assist Similar Department of the Interior Efforts |
Aug. 22, 2005 | ||
| EPA Can Better Manage Brownfields Administrative Resources - |
June 7, 2005 | ||
| Brownfields Competition Process for Awarding Grants Complied With Act,
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March 7, 2005 | ||
| Tribal Superfund Program Needs Clear Direction and Actions to Improve Effectiveness, |
September 30, 2004 | ||
| Ombudsman Report: Review of Actions at Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site, Uniontown, Ohio
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| OIG Response to Congressional Request on Superfund Administrative Costs Briefing, Report No. 2004-S-00004 |
September 15, 2004 | ||
| Multiple Actions Taken to Address Electronic Waste, But EPA Needs to Provide Clear National Direction, |
September 1, 2004 | ||
| Some States Cannot Address Assessment Needs and Face Limitations in Meeting Future Superfund Cleanup Requirements, Report No. 2004-P-00027 [259KB PDF] | September 1, 2004 | ||
| Substantial Progress Made, But Further Actions Needed in Implementing Brownfields Program, Report 2004-P-0020 |
June 21, 2004 | ||
| Review of Actions at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida, Report 2004-P-00018 |
June 3, 2004 | ||
| Idaho Superfund Credit Claim Under EPA Support Agency Cooperative Agreement No. V990431-01 Report No. 2004-4-00016 |
June 2, 2004 | ||
| The Office of Underground Storage Tanks: Contract Administration and Performance Measures
Concerns |
March 31, 2004 | ||
| Nationwide Identification of
Hardrock Mining Sites |
March 31, 2004 | ||
| Audit Report: New Mexico Environment Department Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement No. V986338-01 Report No. 2004-4-00015 [92KB PDF] | March 31, 2004 | ||
| Review of EPA's
Response to Petition Seeking Withdrawal of Authorization for Idaho's
Hazardous Waste Program [126KB
PDF] |
February 5, 2004 | ||
| Immediate Action Needed to Address Weaknesses in EPA Efforts to
Identify Hazardous Waste Sites in Indian Country |
January 30, 2004 | ||
| Congressional Request on Funding Needs for Non-Federal Superfund
Sites |
January 7, 2004 | ||
| Pollution Prevention: Effectiveness of EPA's Efforts to Encourage Purchase of Recycled Goods Has Not Been Demonstrated [166KB PDF] | September 22, 2003 | ||
| Implementation, Information, and Statutory Obstacles Impede Achievement of Environmental Results from EPA's National Hardrock Mining Framework [2.99MB PDF] | August 7, 2003 | ||
| Improving Nationwide Effectiveness of Pump-and-Treat
Remedies Requires Sustained and Focused Action to Realize Benefits
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March 27, 2003 | ||
| EPA Region 10 Needs to Improve Oversight of Remediation
Activities at the Hanford Superfund 100K-Area |
November 4, 2002 | ||
| EPA Response to Senate Environment and Public
Works Committee on Funds Needs for Superfund Sites |
October 25, 2002 | ||
| EPA Review of Contaminants and Increased Funding
Levels Needed to Ensure Continued Compliance with Superfund at Oak
Ridge |
September 26, 2002 | ||
| Nikki L. Tinsley's June 24, 2002 letter to Congressman
Dingell (includes attachments) |
June 24, 2002 | ||
| Land Application of Biosolids, |
March 28, 2002 | ||
| Evaluation of Superfund Environmental Indicators
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December 27, 2001 | ||
| EPA Region III's Management of Tranguch Gasoline Site, Hazleton, Pennsylvania - (2001-P-00015) [PDF - 440 Kb] | August 29, 2001 | ||
| Superfund Interagency Agreements - (2001-P-00011) [PDF - 230 Kb] | June 22, 2001 | ||
| Superfund - Remedial Project Manager Turnover at Superfund Sites - (2001-M-000015) [PDF - 78 Kb] | June 15, 2001 | ||
| EPA's Actions Concerning Asbestos-Contaminated Vermiculite in Libby, Montana - (2001-S-7) [2,074KB PDF] | March 31, 2001 | ||
| RCRA Financial Assurance for Closure and Post-Closure - (2001-P-007) [253KB PDF] | March 30, 2001 | ||
| Appropriate Violator Classifications and Timely Initial Enforcement Actions Would Strengthen Montana's RCRA Enforcement Program - (000762-2001-P-00004) [686KB PDF] | March 28, 2001 | ||
| RCRA CORRECTIVE ACTION - RCRA Corrective Action Focuses on Interim Priorities -- Better Integration with Final Goals Needed - (2000-P-0028) [PDF - 1388Kb] | September 29, 2000 | ||
| SUPERFUND - Update on Brownfields Initiative to Revitalize Urban Areas - (2000-P-00027) [PDF - 173Kb] | September 29, 2000 | ||
| Resources Management Division Superfund Division - Audit of Superfund Consolidated Cooperative Agreement Awarded to Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - (2000-P-00020) [PDF - 319Kb] | September 15, 2000 | ||
| Memorandum of Review on EPA's Management of the Abex Superfund Site - (2000-S-00006) [PDF - 56Kb] | August 31, 2000 | ||
| Report on the Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) Program for the Hanford Federal Facility (2000-P-00012) [PDF - 489Kb] | March 30, 2000 | ||
| Office of Research and Development - Audit of Extramural and Property Management at the Atlantic Ecology Division (2000-P-00015) [PDF - 1,361Kb] | March 29, 2000 | ||
| Biosolids Management and Enforcement (2000-P-10) [PDF - 326Kb] | March 20, 2000 | ||
| Superfund: Backlog of Five-Year Review Reports Increased Nearly Threefold (99P-218) [PDF - 95Kb] | September 30, 1999 | ||
| Administration of Superfund Special Accounts Needs Improvement (99P-214) [PDF - 326Kb] | September 28, 1999 | ||
| Identification and Enforcement of RCRA Significant Non-Compliers by EPA Region III and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (99P-215) [PDF - 172Kb] | September 20, 1999 | ||
| Region 2's Enforcement of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (9910224) [PDF - 312Kb], [Exec Summary] | July 21, 1999 | ||
| Superfund Sites Deferred to RCRA (9100116) [PDF - 165Kb] | March 31, 1999 | ||
| EPA Controls Over RCRA Permit Renewals (9100115) [PDF - 24Kb] | March 30, 1999 | ||
| Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Significant Non- Complier Enforcement (9100110) [PDF - 257Kb] | March 23,1999 | ||
| RCRA Significant Non-Complier Identification and Enforcement By The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management [PDF - 1,566Kb] | January 21, 1999 | ||
| EPA Had Not Effectively Implemented Its Superfund Quality Assurance Program - September 30, 1998 (8100240) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 308Kb] | September 30, 1998 | ||
| Region 9's Controls Over Superfund Oversight Cost Billing - September 30, 1998 (8100259) [PDF - 39Kb] | September 30, 1998 | ||
| Region 1's Implementation of Superfund Administrative Reforms - September 29, 1998 (8100254) [Executive Summary], [PDF-88Kb] | September 29, 1998 | ||
| EPA's Management of the State Deferral Program - September 10, 1998 (8100234) [PDF - 98Kb] | September 10, 1998 | ||
| Environmental Data Quality at Superfund Removal Actions in Region 9 - September 4, 1998 (8100223) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 1,145Kb] | September 4, 1998 | ||
| Region 5 Oversight of PRP-lead Remedial Design and Remedial Action - August 17, 1998 (8100208) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 84Kb] | August 17, 1998 | ||
| Region 2's Billing of Superfund Oversight Costs - August 13, 1998 (8100206) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 101Kb] | August 13, 1998 | ||
| Replacement Housing at the Austin Avenue Radiation Site - March 30, 1998 (8100090) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 2,604Kb] | March 30, 1998 | ||
| Brownfields: Potential for Urban Revitalization - March, 27, 1998 (8100091) [Executive Summary], [PDF - 88Kb] | March, 27, 1998 | ||
| RD/RA Negotiation Time Frames - March 27, 1998 (8400015) [PDF - 5Kb] | March 27, 1998 | ||
| Assessment of Controls Over Emergency Removal Actions at Methyl Parathion Sites (7400069) (PDF - 59KB) | September 23, 1997 | ||
| Report of Audit of Region 3's Billing of Superfund Oversight Costs (7100292) [PDF - 83KB] | September 22, 1997 | ||
| Final Report of Audit on the Maryland Department of the Environmental Leaking Underground Strorage Tank Program (7100290) [PDF - 120KB] | September 17, 1997 | ||
| EPA Can Do More to Help Minimize Hardrock Mining Liabilities (7100223) [PDF - 462KB] | June 11, 1997 | ||
| Biennial Hazardous Waste Data: Opportunity for Improvement (7100114) [PDF] | April 29, 1997 | ||
| Animal Waste Disposal Issues (7100142) [PDF] | April 21, 1997 | ||
| Further Improvements Needed in the Administration of RCRA Civil Penalties (7100146) [PDF] | April 14, 1997 | ||
| Laboratory Data Quality at Federal Superfund Facilities (7100132) [PDF] | April 7, 1997 | ||
| Consolidated Report on EPA's Leaking Underground Storage Tank Program (6100264) [PDF] | February 2, 1997 | ||
| Review of Barriers to Superfund Site Cleanups (6400016) [PDF] | February 2, 1997 | ||
| Environmental Data Quality at DOD Superfund Sites in Region 9 [Summary] | [Full] | January 6, 1997 | ||
| Manifesting Requirements on Hazardous Waste Generators [Summary] | [Full text] | November 15, 1996 | ||
| Agency Management of the Superfund Technical Assistance Grant Program (6100160) [PDF] | 1996 | ||
| Region 8 Needed to Further Improve Interagency Agreement Oversight to Ensure Efficient Summitville Site Cleanup (6400019) [PDF] | 1996 | ||
| Region 9 Data Quality Oversight at the Aerojet Superfund Site (6400044) [PDF] | 1996 |