Laws & Regulations
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Report: Immediate Action Needed to Address Weaknesses in EPA Efforts to Identify Hazardous Waste Sites in Indian Country
Report #2004-P-00003, January 30, 2004. The Agency’s inventory development efforts had been substantially delayed due to project mismanagement issues associated with TASWER.
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Report: EPA Should Take Steps to Improve Industrial Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory System
Report #2004-P-00004, February 2, 2004. Seven industrial users incorrectly reported transfers of copper, lead, chromium, and silver to private recovery or recycling companies as transfers to POTWs.
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Report: Review of EPA’s Response to Petition Seeking Withdrawal of Authorization for Idaho’s Hazardous Waste Program
Report #2004-P-00006, February 5, 2004. We found that the Region supported its positions on most of the allegations with appropriate RCRA criteria and documentation.
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Report: EPA’s Homeland Security Role to Protect Air from Terrorist Threats Needs to be Better Defined
Report #2004-M-000005, February 20, 2004. EPA’s Office of Homeland Security should oversee and track these activities to assess their progress and review the results of their investment.
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Report: Consumer Federation of America Foundation - Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements CX825612-01, CX825837-01, X828814-01, CX824939-01, and X829178-01
Report #2004-4-00014, March 1, 2004. The Consumer Federation of America (Federation), a 501(c)(4)4 lobbying organization, effectively received Federal funds under the EPA cooperative agreements in violation of the Lobbying Disclosure Act.
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Report: EPA Claims to Meet Drinking Water Goals Despite Persistent Data Quality Shortcomings
Report #2004-P-0008, March 05, 2004. EPA has reported just meeting its annual performance goal for drinking water for fiscal years 1999 through 2002.
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Report: Ombudsman Review of Bunker Hill and Coeur d’Alene Basin Superfund Actions
Report #2004-P-00009, March 24, 2004. EPA made a logical decision to first do cleanup work in the Bunker Hill Box and then later study areas outside the Box and pursue further cleanup work on specific targeted areas in the Coeur d'Alene Basin.
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Report: EPA Needs to Better Manage Counter Terrorism/Emergency Response Equipment
Report #2004-P-00011, March 29, 2004. EPA complied with the Federal Acquisition Regulation when purchasing CT/ER equipment, and has an adequate process for moving equipment.
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Report: The Office of Underground Storage Tanks: Contract Administration and Performance Measurement Concerns
Report #2004-P-00014, March 31, 2004. In summary, we found OUST had inappropriately used and inefficiently managed contract funds.
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Report: EPA’s Method for Calculating Air Toxics Emissions for Reporting Results Needs Improvement
Report #2004-P-00012, March 31, 2004. Although the methods by which air toxics emissions are estimated have improved substantially, unvalidated assumptions and other limitations underlying the NTI continue to impact its use as a GPRA performance measure.
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Report: Access Controls for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Systems Need Improvement
Report #2004-P-00015, April 26, 2004. Access controls to three critical OECA systems (FTTS, SSTS, and ICIS) need improvement.
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Report: Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Revolving Funds Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2003
Report #2004-1-00057, May 6, 2004. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
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Report: States Making Progress on Source Water Assessments, But Effectiveness Still to Be Determined
Report #2004-P-00019, May 27, 2004. States were at various levels of source water assessment completion even though the May 2003 deadline had passed.
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Report: Idaho Superfund Credit ClaimUnder EPA Support AgencyCooperative Agreement No. V990431-01
Report #2004-4-00016, June 2, 2004. We have questioned $649,362 of unallowable reported outlays.
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Report: Fiscal 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund
Report #2004-1-00071, June 3, 2004. We identified three reportable conditions.
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Report: Substantial Progress Made, But Further Actions Needed in Implementing Brownfields Program
Report #2004-P-0020, June 21, 2004. Although stakeholders were generally pleased during the first year of the brownfields program, EPA experienced a number of problems in implementing the program.
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NPDES Permit for Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery in Colorado
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service is authorized to discharge under from outfalls at its Hotchkiss National Fish Hatchery wastewater treatment facility to the North Fork of the Gunnison River in Delta County, Colorado.
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Report: EPA Needs to Improve Tracking of National Petroleum Refinery Compliance Program Progress and Impacts
Report #2004-P-00021, June 22, 2004. EPA and the U.S. Department of Justice have developed and implemented an integrated refinery compliance strategy that addresses the most important noncompliance problems.
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Report: Stronger Leadership Needed to Develop Environmental Measures for Clean Water State Revolving Fund
Report #2004-P-00022, June 23, 2004. EPA needs to increase its leadership role in measuring the environmental benefits of the CWSRF.
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Report: Effectiveness of Effluent Guidelines Program for Reducing Pollutant Discharges Uncertain
Report #2004-P-00025, August 24, 2004. Regarding effectiveness, the impact of effluent guidelines remains uncertain.