Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA Should Improve Oversight of Long-Term Monitoring at PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site in Louisiana

Report #10-P-0229, September 21, 2010. Our independent ground water sampling results from the PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site were consistent with Region 6’s valid historical results.

Report: EPA’s Contract Oversight and Controls Over Personal Computers Need Improvement

Report #11-P-0705, September 26, 2011. EPA paid the CTS contractor a total of $489,734 over an 11-month period for 3,343 seats—a standard seat includes a leased computer with accessories and technical support—not ordered by the Agency during the period.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion, Town of Buckeye, Arizona

Report #11-R-0222, May 9, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the wastewater treatment facility expansion in the Town of Buckeye, Arizona, in October 2010.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Management Practices to Ensure a Successful Customer Technology Solutions Project

Report #10-P-0194, August 23, 2010. Although EPA indicated it could avoid spending more than $115.4 million over 8.5 years by consolidating the desktop computing environment, improved management practices are needed.

Report: EPA Needs to Manage Nanomaterial Risks More Effectively

Report #12-P-0162, December 29, 2011. We found that EPA does not currently have sufficient information or processes to effectively manage the human health and environmental risks of nanomaterials.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the Ultraviolet Treatment and Chlorine Disinfection Facility Project, City of Bremerton, Washington

Report #10-R-0132, May 26, 2010. Based upon our site inspection, nothing came to our attention that would require action from the City.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Projects at the City of Long Beach, California

Report #11-R-0082, February 1, 2011. Our site inspections identified a wage compliance issue that merits attention from and action by the city, the California State Water Resources Control Board, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Report: Results of Hotline Complaint Review of EPA Region 9 Hiring under the Federal Career Intern Program

Report #10-P-0112, April 26, 2010. The specific Hotline allegations against Region 9 were unsubstantiated, but we found that the Region engaged in a prohibited personnel practice.

Report: Office of Research and Development Needs to Improve Its Method of Measuring Administrative Savings

Report #11-P-0333, July 14, 2011. ORD’s efforts to reduce its administrative costs are noteworthy, but ORD needs to improve its measurement mechanism for assessing the effectiveness of its initiatives to reduce administrative costs.

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2011 Third Quarter Financial Statements

Report #11-2-0699, September 23, 2011. We performed certain agreed-upon procedures on the Agency’s FY 2011 Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Report: EPA Progress on the 2007 Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act

Report #11-P-0708, September 27, 2011. EPA has met some, but not all, of its requirements under the Meth Act.

Report: ENERGY STAR Label Needs to Assure Superior Energy Conservation Performance

Report #11-P-0010, October 28, 2010. EPA’s implementation of the ENERGY STAR program has become inconsistent with the program’s authorized purpose.

Report: Fiscal Year 2011 Federal Information Security Management Act Report Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #12-P-0062, November 9, 2011. Attached is the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) Fiscal Year 2011 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Reporting Template, as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Report: EPA Should Clarify and Strengthen Its Waste Management Oversight Role With Respect to Oil Spills of National Significance

Report #11-P-0706, September 26, 2011. As a support agency to the Coast Guard, EPA’s oversight of the Gulf Coast oil spill waste management activities provided assurance that oil-contaminated waste was disposed of properly.

Report: EPA Should Update Its Fees Rule to Recover More Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Costs

Report #11-P-0701, September 23, 2011. EPA is not recovering all reasonable costs of administering the MVECP.

Report: EPA’s Gulf Coast Oil Spill Response Shows Need for Improved Documentation and Funding Practices

Report #11-P-0527, August 25, 2011. EPA needs additional management controls to track and recover its Gulf Coast oil spill response costs.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Tower Chemical Superfund Site, Clermont, Lake County, Florida

Report #11-R-0431, August 3, 2011. We conducted an unannounced visit at the Tower Chemical Superfund site in Clermont, Lake County, Florida, on July 12–13, 2010.

Report: EPA’s Voluntary Chemical Evaluation Program Did Not Achieve Children’s Health Protection Goals

Report #11-P-0379, July 21, 2011. The VCCEP pilot did not achieve its goals to design a process to assess and report on the safety of chemicals to children.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Las Marias Potable Water System Phase IIA Project, Las Marias, Puerto Rico

Report #11-R-0241, May 25, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the Las Marias Potable Water System Phase IIA project in Las Marias, Puerto Rico, in August 2010.

Report: EPA Should Reduce Unliquidated Obligations Under Expense Reimbursement Grants

Report #11-P-0228, May 16, 2011. We identified $6.6 million of potentially unneeded funds that could have been deobligated for three ERGs awarded by EPA Regions 4 and 5.