Laws & Regulations

Report: The EPA Met 2018 Water Security Requirements but Needs to Improve Oversight to Support Water System Compliance

Report #22-F-0060, September 26, 2022. We found the fund’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: Improved Data and EPA Oversight Are Needed to Assure Compliance With the Standards for Benzene Content in Gasoline

Report #17-P-0249, June 8, 2017. Program improvements can reduce the risk that benzene in gasoline exceeds legal limits.

Report: Office of Inspector General Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate

Report #10-P-0101, April 19, 2010. EPA should conduct a cumulative risk assessment to reduce the uncertainty in characterizing the public health risk posed by perchlorate.

Report: Corrective Actions and Additional Guidance Have Improved EPA's Fiscal Responsibility over Superfund Interagency Agreements

Report #19-P-0146, May 7, 2019. The agency's corrective actions in response to the OIG's 2007 audit of Superfund IAs directly contributed to improved fiscal responsibility over USACE IAs.

Report: The CSB Is at Increased Risk of Losing Significant Data as Vulnerabilities Are Not Identified and Remediated Timely

The lack of vulnerability scans increases the risk that vulnerabilities are not identified and remediated in a timely manner and could result in data loss or disruption to Agency operations.

Report: EPA's 2018 BEACH Act Report to Congress Does Not Fully Meet Statutory Requirements

Report #20-E-0246, August 13, 2020. EPA issuance of informative BEACH Act reports would allow Congress to make informed program decisions, improve program oversight, and enhance transparency.

Report: Regional Research Programs Address Agency Needs but Could Benefit from Enhanced Project Tracking

Report #19-P-0123, April 18, 2019. Updates to the RSP tracking system would improve how ORD documents and communicates the benefits of regional research programs.

Report: Management Alert - EPA Still Unable to Validate that Contractors Received Role-Based Training for Information Security Protection

Report #20-P-0007, October 21, 2019. The EPA has limited assurance that contractor personnel are maintaining skills needed to combat efforts to destroy, steal or hold for ransom the EPA's systems and sensitive information.

Report: EPA Region 9 Must Continue Oversight Throughout the Decontamination and Closure of the Red Hill Facility

This evaluation focused on EPA Region 9’s oversight of authorized Hawaii state programs for underground storage tanks and drinking water quality and the response to the Red Hill drinking water contamination incident.

Report: Management Alert - Destruction of a Document Used to Certify Security of EPA's Budget Formulation System

Report #19-N-0085, March 8, 2019. It has come to our attention that personnel within the EPA's Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) destroyed an employee's notes.

Report: Findings for Consideration in the Management of Congressional Earmarks

Report #23-N-0014, April 19, 2023. We performed this review to highlight prior audit findings about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s administration and oversight of congressional earmarks to inform the Agency’s management of earmarks i

Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Did Not Adhere to Its Merit Promotion Plan

Report #2007-S-00001, June 4, 2007. CSB did not adhere to its Merit Promotion Plan during the process under which it reassigned three investigators to supervisory positions.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Findings for Consideration in the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Report #23-N-0004, December 8, 2022. This report presents selected findings and three lessons developed from prior OIG reports on EPA programs that received funds under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Consideration of these lessons may help

Report: Management Alert - EPA Should Promptly Reassess Community Risk Screening Tool

Report #17-P-0378, September 7, 2017. C-FERST overlaps with other tools and is not yet widely used, underscoring its $400,000 planned yearly investment as a risk.

Report: EPA Needs to Evaluate the Impact of the Revised Agricultural Worker Protection Standard on Pesticide Exposure Incidents

Report #18-P-0080, February 15, 2018. Revisions to the standard are intended to reduce exposure to pesticides and provide enhanced protection to agricultural workers, pesticide handlers and their families.

Report: The Coronavirus Pandemic Caused Schedule Delays, Human Health Impacts, and Limited Oversight at Superfund National Priorities List Sites

Report #22-E-0049, June 22, 2022. Coronavirus pandemic restrictions delayed work and limited on-site oversight, with disproportionate impacts to some communities.

Report: Fiscal Year 2023 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenges

The lack of board members continues to be the biggest risk to CSB operations.