Laws & Regulations

Report: Compliance with Enforcement Instruments

Report #2001-P-00006, March 29, 2001. OECA cannot provide a completely accurate picture of EPA’s enforcement achievements since OECA is not collecting comprehensive data or using appropriate performance measures.

Report: EPA’s Background Investigation Support Contracts and OPM Billings Need Better Oversight and Internal Controls

Report #16-P-0078, December 14, 2015. The agency overpaid approximately $6,000 over the last 2½ years, and awarded over $5

Report: Increased Region 8 Involvement Would Improve Tribal Program Results

Report #100370-2002-1-000100, March 29, 2002. Three of the four Tribes we visited had difficulty supporting costs claimed and managing their environmental grants during the period covered by our audit (1996 through 2000).

Report: Clean Air Design Evaluation Results

Report #2002-M-000013, April 23, 2002. Using the logic models developed, we analyzed the likelihood of whether EPA’s “blueprint” of resources and program activities would enable EPA to reach its projected outcomes.

Report: Open Market Trading Program for Air Emissions Needs Strengthening

Report #2002-P-00019, September 30, 2002. Several factors hindered the two OMT programs we reviewed from achieving their goals.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2002 and 2001 Financial Statements

Report #2003-1-00045, January 29, 2003. We did not identify any inconsistencies between the info presented in EPA’s financial statements and the info presented in EPA’s RSSI, Required Supplemental Information, and Management Discussion and Analysis.

Report: Audit of Costs Claimed Under Construction Grant No. C530614-02 (Carkeek Project) Awarded to King County Department of Natural Resources, Seattle, Washington

Report #2003-2-00012, June 30, 2003. The State has accepted the project as accomplishing the objectives of the grant.

Report: EPA Needs to Assess the Quality of Vulnerability Assessments Related to the Security of the Nation’s Water Supply

Report #2003-M-00013, September 24, 2003. In connection with our ongoing evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) activities to enhance the security of the Nation’s water supply, we noted an issue that requires your immediate attention.

Report: EPA Needs to Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice

Report #2004-P-00007, March 1, 2004. EPA has not fully implemented Executive Order 12898 nor consistently integrated environmental justice into its day-to-day operations.

Report: State of Washington Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor's Report, June 30, 2003

Report #2004-1-00067, May 26, 2004. The financial statements referred to in the first paragraph present fairly the financial position of the Washington Department of Ecology Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund as of June 30, 2003.

Report: Substantial Changes Needed in Implementation and Oversight of Title V Permits If Program Goals Are To Be Fully Realized

Report #2005-P-00010, March 9, 2005. Our analysis identified concerns with five key aspects of Title V permits, including permit clarity, statements of basis, monitoring provisions, annual compliance certifications, and practical enforceability.

Report: EPA’s Efforts to Demonstrate Grant Results Mirror Nongovernmental Organizations’ Practices

Report #2005-P-00016, June 2, 2005. EPA recently took steps to improve its ability to demonstrate results from grants.

Report: Congressional Request Regarding EPA Grants to the National Rural Water Association

Report #2006-S-00003, May 30, 2006. Under its grants, NRWA is not required to measure the environmental outcomes of the technical assistance activities it provides.

Report: EPA Is Properly Addressing the Risks of Using Mercury in Rituals

Report #2006-P-00031, August 31, 2006. EPA staff and the Mercury Poisoning Project representative agree that the ritual use of mercury poses a health risk.

Report: EPA Needs to Plan and Complete a Toxicity Assessment for the Libby Asbestos Cleanup

Report #2007-P-00002, December 5, 2006. In our limited review, we identified significant issues that we believe are critical to a successful cleanup in Libby, Montana.

Report: EPA Relying on Existing Clean Air Act Regulations to Reduce Atmospheric Deposition to the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed

Report #2007-P-00009, February 28, 2007. EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office is relying on anticipated nitrogen deposition reductions from Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations already issued by EPA, combined with other non-air sources' anticipated reductions.

Report: Ozone Transport Commission Incurred Costs Under EPA Assistance Agreements XA98379901, OT83098301, XA97318101, and OT83264901

Report #2007-4-00068, July 31, 2007. We questioned $2,723,706 of the $9,042,706 in reported outlays because the recipient claimed unallowable outlays for contractual services, indirect costs, and in-kind costs.