Laws & Regulations

Report: New Mexico Environment Department Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement No. V986338-01

Report #2004-4-00015, March 31, 2004. We questioned $11,588 claimed under the cooperative agreement as unallowable.

Report: Ombudsman Review of the Marjol Battery Site, Throop, Pennsylvania

Report #2004-P-00017, May 18, 2004. Over-excavating the Five Foot Seam and ensuring a reliable noncombustible barrier is established between the Five Foot Seam and the Battery Casing Material will sufficiently ensure the long-term safety of the Site.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Change Controls for Integrated Financial Management System

Report #2004-P-00026, August 24, 2004. We found a general breakdown of security controls that could undermine the integrity of IFMS software libraries and financial system data.

Report: Multiple Actions Taken to Address Electronic Waste, But EPA Needs to Provide Clear National Direction

Report #2004-P-00028, September 1, 2004. EPA’s Office of Solid Waste (OSW) has implemented or participated in many recent projects that have enhanced the general awareness of E-waste issues and included a wide range of stakeholders.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements

Report #2005-1-00021, November 15, 2004. We identified many reportable conditions including: EPA needs to improve financial management quality assurance.

Report: Reported Outlays Under EPA Grant R828112-01 Health Effects Institute

Report #2005-4-00054, March 31, 2005. We questioned $2,009,473 of reported outlays because the Health Effects Institutedid not maintain the necessary documentation to fully support the reported costs, as required by Federal regulations.

Report: McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Single Audit of Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc., for Year Ended December 31, 2003

Report #2005-S-00006, June 28, 2005. McGladrey & Pullen’s audit work met generally accepted government auditing standards and the requirements in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and its related supplements.

Report: EPA Could Improve Physical Access and Service Continuity/Contingency Controls for Financial and Mixed-Financial Systems Located at its Research Triangle Park Campus

Report #2006-P-00005, December 14, 2005. Controls needed to be improved in areas such as visitor access to facilities, use of contractor access badges, and general physical access to the NCC, computer rooms outside the NCC, and media storage rooms.

Report: Opportunities to Improve Data Quality and Children’s Health through the Food Quality Protection Act

Report #2006-P-00009, January 10, 2006. To meet the requirements of FQPA, EPA instituted numerous data requirements designed to provide infants and children with better protection against the health risks of pesticides.

Report: Information Security Series: Security Practices Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System

Report #2006-P-00019, March 28, 2006. OSWER’s implemented practices to ensure production servers were being monitored for known vulnerabilities and personnel with significant security responsibility completed the Agency’s recommended security training.

Report: Much Effort and Resources Needed to Help Small Drinking Water Systems Overcome Challenges

Report #2006-P-00026, May 30, 2006. The critical issues facing small drinking systems have not changed in recent years.

Report: EPA Needs to Conduct Environmental Justice Reviews of Its Programs, Policies, and Activities

Report #2006-P-00034, September 18, 2006. Our survey results showed that EPA senior management has not sufficiently directed program and regional offices to conduct environment justice reviews in accordance with Executive Order 12898.

Report: Association of State and Interstate Water Pollution Control Administrators Incurred Costs for Seven EPA Assistance Agreements

Report #2006-4-00122, July 31, 2006. The Association did not comply with the financial and program management standards and the procurement standards promulgated in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Subchapter B, Part 30.

Report: EPA’s Management of Interim Status Permitting Needs Improvement to Ensure Continued Progress

Report #2007-P-00005, December 4, 2006. Interim status is a temporary designation, but some units have existed for as many as 25 years without formal issuance or denial of a permit, or other regulatory controls.

Report: EPA Could Improve Processes for Managing Contractor Systems and Reporting Incidents

Report #2007-P-00007, January 11, 2007. Although EPA had defined the specific requirements for contractor systems, EPA had not established procedures to ensure identification of all contractor systems.

Report: State of New Hampshire Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Program Financial Statements for the Year Ended June 30, 2005

Report #2007-1-00044, February 26, 2007. We rendered an unqualified opinion on the New Hampshire Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2005.

Report: Performance Track Could Improve Program Design and Management to Ensure Value

Report #2007-P-00013, March 29, 2007. We found that Performance Track did not have clear plans that connected activities with its goals, and did not have performance measures that show if it achieves anticipated results.

Report: Better Enforcement Oversight Needed for Major Facilities with Water Discharge Permits in Long-Term Significant Noncompliance

Report #2007-P-00023, May 14, 2007. EPA did not provide effective enforcement oversight of major facilities with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits in long-term significant noncompliance.

Report: Assessment of EPA’s Projected Pollutant Reductions Resulting from Enforcement Actions and Settlements

Report #2007-B-00002, July 24, 2007. The accuracy and reliability of EPA’s projected pollutant reductions for Fiscal Years 2003-2006 were dependent on the specific program in which the enforcement action took place.

Report: Complete Assessment Needed to Ensure Rural Texas Community Has Safe Drinking Water

Report #2007-P-00034, September 11, 2007. A Panola County resident first alleged in 1996 that drinking water for residents in a small community in the county was contaminated.