Laws & Regulations

Report: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Reported Outlays under Cooperative Agreement V99925204

Report #2005-4-00099, September 8, 2005. The outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.

Report: State of Oregon Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2004

Report #2005-1-00157, September 12, 2005. In our opinion, with the exception of contract outlays, the outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Its Information Technology Projects

Report #2005-P-00023, September 14, 2005. EPA’s Office of Environmental Information (OEI) did not sufficiently oversee information technology projects to ensure they met planned budgets and schedules.

Report: Sustained Commitment Needed to Further Advance Watershed Approach

Report #2005-P-00025, September 21, 2005. If EPA is committed to the watershed approach, it needs to make improvements in four key elements.

Report: Natural Resources Defense Council Reported Outlays Under EPA Cooperative Agreements CX82546101, CX82675101, and XA83033101

Report #2005-4-00120, September 21, 2005. The reported Federal outlays on the Financial Status Reports/Federal Cash Transaction Reports do not present fairly, the allowable outlays incurred in accordance with grants and applicable EPA regulations.

Report: Review of State of Alaska’s Actions for the River Terrace Recreational Vehicle Park, Soldotna, Alaska

Report #2005-P-00029, September 28, 2005. Alaska’s use of its past costs from a separate project to match Federal funds for the RTRVP grant is unallowable.

Delegation of Authority in Kansas for New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Information on the delegation of NSPS and NESHAP standards, including MACT standards, to Kansas.

Pesticide Registration Notices by Category

Find pesticide registration notices based on the type of information they contain, e.g., information about FIFRA data submittal, labeling, product packaging, etc.

Report: EPA Managers Did Not Hold Supervisors and Project Officers Accountable for Grants Management

Report #2005-P-00027, September 27, 2005. Managers did not sufficiently hold supervisors and project officers accountable for grants management because there is no process to measure most grants management activity.

Report: FISMA - Fiscal Year 2005 Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2006-S-00001, October 3, 2005. Appendix A synopsizes the results of our significant FY 2005 information security audits.

Report: Rulemaking on Solvent- Contaminated Industrial Wipes

Report #2006-P-00001, October 4, 2005. We documented findings regarding specific concerns presented to us by Congress related to EPA rulemaking for industrial wipes.

Report: EPA Could Improve Its Information Security by Strengthening Verification and Validation Processes

Report #2006-P-00002, October 17, 2005. Program offices had not effectively implemented processes to comply with Federal and EPA requirements related to information security.

Report: Changes Needed to Improve Public Confidence in EPA’s Implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act

Report #2006-P-00003, October 19, 2005. EPA allowed public comment periods when developing the Agency’s major FQPA science policy papers, and developed and implemented a public comment policy for all pesticide reregistrations in 2002.

Report: Compliance with Government Auditing Standards

November 9, 2005. The QAR of OIG work products found that the work performed generally complied with applicable Government Auditing Standards, OIG policies and procedures, and other guidance.

Report: State of Nevada Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program Financial Statements for Year Ended June 30, 2004

Report #2006-1-00018, November 29, 2005. We noted no matters involving the internal control over financial reporting and its operations that we considered to be material weaknesses.

Report: EPA Performance Measures Do Not Effectively Track Compliance Outcomes

Report #2006-P-00006, December 15, 2005. In response to our first objective, we found that OECA primarily measures progress in ensuring compliance using output measures.

Report: More Information Is Needed On Toxaphene Degradation Products

Report #2006-P-00007, Dec 16, 2005. Toxaphene in the environment changes, or degrades. The degradation products are different from the original toxaphene in chemical composition and how they appear to testing instruments, so they could go unreported.

Report: Review of Complaint on the University of Nevada, Reno, Regional Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program Cooperative Agreement CR 826293-01

Report #2006-P-00008, December 28, 2005. The recipient has not submitted a complete report. Recipient personnel were working on other Federal grant projects while paid from EPA funds.

Preventing Lead Poisoning in the Pacific Southwest: Enforcement Actions, 2019-2022

During 2019 through 2021 the Pacific Southwest regional office took the following enforcement actions against contractors that failed to comply with the lead-based paint requirements of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule.

Report: Congressional Request on Funding Needs for Non-Federal Superfund Sites

Report #2004-P-00001, January 7, 2004. During FY 2003, limited funding prevented EPA from beginning construction at all sites or providing additional funds needed to address sites in a manner believed necessary by regional officials.