Laws & Regulations

Report: Response to Congressional Request on Signage Requirements for Projects Funded by the Recovery Act

Report #10-X-0175, August 2, 2010. EPA developed two forms of guidance that discuss the need for recipients to display a Recovery Act logo to communicate to the public that the project is a Recovery Act investment.

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures Applied to EPA Grants Awarded to Summit Lake Paiute Tribe, Sparks, Nevada

We found that the tribe was addressing some of the issues raised in the 2008 and 2009 single audits.

Report: EPA Should Bill Superfund Oversight Costs More Timely

Report #11-P-0697, September 22, 2011. Based on our audit of oversight billings for nine sites in Regions 1, 5, and 9, we found that Region 5 did not timely bill or did not bill approximately $8.6 million in oversight costs for two sites.

Report: EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement

Report #10-P-0224, September 14, 2010. NPDES MOAs between EPA and States do not ensure Agency management control and effective oversight over a national program administered by States that is capable of providing equal protection to all Americans.

Report: EPA Actively Evaluating Effectiveness of Its BP and Enbridge Oil Spill Response Communications

Report #11-P-0273, June 23, 2011. We concluded that EPA is actively evaluating the effectiveness of its spill response communications activities.

Report: EPA Needs Policies and Procedures to Manage Public Pesticide Petitions in a Transparent and Efficient Manner

Report #16-P-0019, October 27, 2015. OPP’s lack of policies and procedures to manage public pesticide petitions in a transparent and efficient manner can result in unreasonable delay lawsuits costing the agency time and resources.

Report: EPA Did Not Fully Comply With Guidance Regarding OMB Circular A-123 Unliquidated Obligation Reviews

Report #11-1-0069, January 19, 2011. Seventeen of 22 EPA regions and program offices did not fully comply with the guidance for conducting and reporting on their FY 2009 OMB Circular A-123 reviews of internal controls over the ULO process.

Report: Improvements Needed in EPA’s Efforts to Replace Its Core Financial System

Report #11-P-0019, November 29, 2010. OCFO’s management control processes do not ensure compliance with EPA’s Systems Lifecycle Management policies and procedures.

Report: Website for Coal Combustion Products Partnership Conflicts with Agency Policies

Report #11-P-0002, October 13, 2010. EPA’s C2P2 Website presented an incomplete picture regarding actual damage and potential risks that can result from large-scale placement of CCRs.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the High-Rate Water Treatment Facility, City of Newark, Ohio

Report #10-R-0147, June 16, 2010. We conducted an onsite inspection of the water treatment project in the City of Newark, Ohio, in December 2009.

Report: Independent Ground Water Sampling Generally Confirms EPA’s Data at Wheeler Pit Superfund Site in Wisconsin

Report #10-P-0218, September 8, 2010. With minimal exceptions, our independent sampling results at the Wheeler Pit Superfund Site were consistent with the sampling results that EPA Region 5 has obtained historically.

Report: Procedural Review of EPA’s Greenhouse Gases Endangerment Finding Data Quality Processes

Report #11-P-0702, September 26, 2011. EPA met statutory requirements for rulemaking and generally followed requirements and guidance related to ensuring the quality of the supporting technical information.

Report: Observed Conditions at Five Deleted Superfund Sites

Report #11-P-0433, August 3, 2011. Conditions at two of the five sites we visited in EPA Region 3, which had been remediated and deleted from the National Priorities List, may warrant additional attention from EPA.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the La Plata Water Treatment Plant Phase II Project, Aibonito, Puerto Rico

Report #11-R-0232, May 23, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the La Plata Water Treatment Plant Phase II Project in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, in August 2010.

Report: EPA Should Continue Efforts to Reduce Federal Advances and Federal Special Accounts

Report #10-P-0093, March 31, 2010. We found that a $1.1 million advance from the U.S. Capitol Police remained open because an accounting adjustment had not been completed.

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

Report #11-2-0213, May 2, 2011. We performed certain agreed-upon procedures on the Agency’s FY 2011 First Quarter Financial Statements.

Report: EPA’s Small Business Innovative Research Awards Should Include Additional Certifications to Reduce Risk

Report #11-N-0199, March 30, 2011. Our review of EPA’s SBIR solicitations and contracts found that EPA has certifications and contract clauses that address many of the CIGIE concerns.

Report: EPA Should Improve Guidance and Oversight to Ensure Effective Recovery Act-Funded Diesel Emissions Reduction Act Activities

Report #11-R-0141, March 1, 2011. Documentation of grant activities did not always demonstrate that funded DERA work achieved the desired emissions reductions.

Report: Leaking Underground Storage Tank Recovery Act Grants Contained Requirements but Priority Lists Need More Oversight

Report #11-R-0018, November 22, 2010. While the Recovery Act grants we reviewed contained most of the requirements specified in Agency regulations and guidance, there were three management control deficiencies with these grants.

Report: National Environmental Policy and Quadrennial Review Needed

Report #10-P-0140, June 8, 2010. The environmental protection structure created by the National Environmental Policy Act 40 years ago has not resulted in a comprehensive approach.