Laws & Regulations

OIG Annual Plan for the EPA and CSB - FY 2020

March 6, 2020. The Annual Plan identifies mandated and discretionary assignment topics continuing from FY 2019, as well as mandated and discretionary assignments scheduled to start during FY 2020.

Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020

Report #EPA-350-R-20-001, May 2020. The OIG continues to move steadily forward, conferring with congressional and Agency leadership; issuing reports; and investigating waste, fraud, and abuse.

Top Pandemic-Related Challenges Facing the EPA

June 17, 2020. The OIG has identified some initial challenges to the EPA's ability to achieve its mission, as well as to the EPA's internal operations.

Report: EPA OIG's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This report captures the EPA OIG's work to meet the new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to include audits, evaluations, and investigations.

Great Lakes Initiative (GLI) Clearinghouse

The Great Lakes Initiative Toxicity Clearinghouse is a central location for information on criteria, toxicity data, exposure parameters and other supporting documents used in developing water quality standards in the Great Lakes watershed.

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020

Report #EPA-350-R-20-002, November 2020. The OIG’s continued productivity and oversight accomplishments are evidenced in this Semiannual Report to Congress.

Petitions

Administrative, statutory, or guidance petitions submitted to EPA for rulemaking review.

(Draft Permit) TA Operating LLC - Willington Travel Center, Willington, CT, CT0029530

A public notice of a draft permit for TA Operating LLC - Willington Travel Center, Willington, CT, CT0029530.

• Geographic Locations: Connecticut

Environmental Protection in Indian Country

EPA's efforts to protect human health and the environment of federally recognized Indian tribes by supporting implementation of federal environmental laws consistent with the federal trust responsibility, and the government-to-government relationship.

Tables 4-1 through 4-4: Request For Analytical Services, Soil Matrix, Water Matrix, Matrix Sediment, Matrix Other Table Forms

Contains forms to request analyses of soil matrices, water matrices, sediment matrices, and other matrices.

TRI-Listed Chemicals

Information about the chemicals included on the TRI chemical list.

Certification Programs for Section 608 Technicians

Provides links to companies that are EPA-approved Section 608 technician certification testing organizations.

Report: Risk Assessment Determines that Travel Card Program Merits an Audit Next Year Because Internal Controls Not Adequate

Report #19-P-0307, September 19, 2019. Our assessment determined that the risk for the EPA’s travel card program is high enough to warrant an audit.

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Report #EPA-350-R-19-004, November 27, 2019. The EPA OIG is pleased to present this semiannual report for the period ending September 30, 2019. Our investigative and audit activity was wide and deep—with accomplishments helping to "move the needle."

Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018

Report #EPA-350-R-18-001, May 29, 2018. For the semiannual reporting period ending March 31, 2018, the EPA OIG saw a significant increase in congressional requests for audits and investigations.

Report: EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting Rule Largely Implemented as Intended, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist

Report #18-P-0226, July 27, 2018. Implementing policies for data quality checks will help tailor the information reported by manufacturers and importers to meet the EPA’s needs and improve its usefulness.

Report: Incomplete Oversight of State Hazardous Waste Rule Authorization Creates Regulatory Gaps and Human Health and Environmental Risks

Report #18-P-0227, July 31, 2018. The lack of timely authorization of hazardous waste rules by states creates human health and environmental risk.

Report: Without E-Invoicing and Stronger Payment Process Controls, EPA Is Placing $1.2 Billion at Risk Annually

Report #18-P-0231, August 16, 2018. The EPA places an annual average of $1.2 billion in taxpayer funds at greater risk by not using an e-invoicing process, not taking advantage of prompt payment discounts and not performing critical oversight duties.

Report: EPA Paid $14.5 Million to Foreign Fellows that Could Have Funded Research by U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

Report #18-P-0288, September 26, 2018. We found that 64 percent of EPA fellowships awarded to NAS were to foreign nationals.

EPA OIG Strategic Plan: 2019-2023

October 4, 2018 - We plan our work with the goals of influencing resolution of the EPA’s major management challenges, reducing risk, improving program operations, and saving taxpayer dollars, leading to positive human health and environmental impacts.