Laws & Regulations

Report: CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2015

Report #16-P-0109, March 23, 2016. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of improper payments legislation.

Report: Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations: Data as of March 31, 2021

Report #21-N-0191, August 4, 2021. This compendium analyzes the open and unresolved recommendations listed in the semiannual report covering our work from October 1, 2020, through March 31, 2021.

Report: Positioning EPA for the Digital Age Requires New Mindsets Toward Printing

Report #16-P-0107, March 21, 2016. The EPA’s main authoritative guidance for printing operations (Printing Management Manual) is over 20 years old and outdated.

Report: EPA Has Not Met Statutory Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facility Inspections, but Inspection Rates Are High

Report #16-P-0104, March 11, 2016. Although the EPA’s overall inspection completion rate is high, the agency did not fully meet the legal requirement for inspecting 100 percent of operating TSDFs for fiscal year 2014.

Report: Follow-Up - EPA Has Developed Measures to Improve Training for Risk Management Program Inspectors

Report #16-P-0101, March 10, 2016. The corrective actions taken by the agency are complete and meet the intent of OIG Recommendations 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6.

Report: Fiscal Year 2015 Federal Information Security Modernization Act Report: Status of CSB’s Information Security Program

Report #16-P-0086, January 27, 2016. The effectiveness of the CSB’s information security program is challenged by its lack of personal identity verification cards for logical access, complete system inventory.

Report: EPA’s Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment: Obtainable Records Show EPA Followed Required Procedures Without Bias or Predetermination, but a Possible Misuse of Position Noted

Report #16-P-0082, January 13, 2016. The EPA addressed guidelines and followed policies and procedures when conducting the Bristol Bay watershed assessment.

Report: CSB's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Challenges

Report #16-N-0018, Oct 22, 2015. Attention to CSB management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: CSB's Fiscal Year 2012 Management Challenges

The EPA Office of Inspector General is beginning work to update our list of areas we consider to be the key management challenges confronting the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Challenges

Report #15-N-0164, May 28, 2015. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #20-F-0184, June 1, 2020. We rendered an unmodified opinion on the EPA’s FY 2018 FIFRA Fund financial statements and a qualified opinion on the EPA’s FY 2017 FIFRA Fund financial statements.

Report: EPA Complied with Applicable Laws and Rules for the July 2017 Superfund Task Force Report but Could Improve Transparency

Report #19-P-0201, June 24, 2019. Emphasizing the role of EPA career staff in the Superfund Task Force would have enhanced the transparency of the project and perhaps alleviated public concerns about the process.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of the Senior Environmental Employment Program

Report #19-P-0198, June 24, 2019. The SEE program can reduce the risk of fraud, waste and abuse and make the program more efficient through additional controls.

Report: Management Implication Report Concerning the EPA's Process for Certifying that EPA Attorneys Possess an Active Bar Membership

June 20, 2019 - The EPA OIG has identified a control issue concerning the EPA's annual process of confirming that its attorneys maintain an active bar membership. This report resulted from an investigation, rather than an audit or evaluation.