Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA Needs to Reinforce Its National Pretreatment Program

Report #2004-P-00030, September 28, 2004. The reductions in industrial waste discharges to the nation’s sewer systems that characterized the early years of the pretreatment program have not endured.

Report: Review of Actions at Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site, Uniontown, Ohio

Report #2004-P-00031, September 29, 2004. The OIG found that EPA policy was followed in selecting monitored natural attenuation; that the landfill site was appropriately sampled and analyzed, according to EPA policy.

Report: EPA and States Not Making Sufficient Progress in Reducing Ozone Precursor Emissions In Some Major Metropolitan Areas

Report #2004-P-00033, September 29, 2004. Despite national and regional progress, some major metropolitan areas have not achieved the ozone precursor emission reductions required by the 1990 Act.

Report: Tribal Superfund Program Needs Clear Direction and Actions to Improve Effectiveness

Report #2004-P-00035, September 30, 2004. Tribal representatives recognized that EPA has been a Federal leader in its efforts to develop tribal relationships and fulfill trust responsibilities.

Report: Review of Actions at Escambia Treating Company Site, Pensacola, Florida

Report #2004-P-00032, September 30, 2004. Overall, we found that EPA took appropriate cleanup planning actions at the Escambia Superfund site.

Report: New Source Review Rule Change Harms EPA’s Ability to Enforce Against Coal-fired Electric Utilities

Report #2004-P-00034, September 30, 2004. While many sources within the electric utility industry have made substantial progress in reducing emissions, some older sources have not.

Report: FISMA - Fiscal Year 2004 Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2004-S-00007, September 30, 2004. This report synopsizes the results of information technology security work the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) performed during Fiscal Year (FY) 2004.

Report: Congressional Request Regarding EPA Clean Water Enforcement Actions

Report #2005-S-00001, October 18, 2004. According to respondents from the 10 EPA regions, wet weather enforcement cases require more resources to complete than traditional National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) enforcement actions.

Report: Congressionally Requested Review of EPA Region 3's Oversight of State National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Programs

Report #2005-S-00002, October 29, 2004. The oversight requirements in the law are limited, but requirements are in the regulations.

Report: Review of Conflict of Interest AllegationsPertaining to the Peer Review of EPA’s Draft Report, “Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster”

Report #2005-S-00003, November 4, 2004. We found that EPA’s Contractor did not inquire whether the three panelists had received funding from industry or had publically expressed viewpoints on the issues to be reviewed.

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: Response Action Contracts: Structure and Administration Need Improvement

Report #2005-P-00001, December 6, 2004. EPA can improve the structure of RACs to better protect the Government's interests.

Report: EPA Needs to Determine What Barriers Prevent Water Systems from Securing Known Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Vulnerabilities

Report #2005-P-00002, January 6, 2005. SCADA networks were developed with little attention paid to security.

Report: Additional Analyses of Mercury Emissions Needed Before EPA Finalizes Rules for Coal-Fired Electric Utilities

Report #2005-P-00003, February 3, 2005. Evidence indicates that EPA senior management instructed EPA staff to develop a Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) standard for mercury that would result in national emissions of 34 tons annually.

Volkswagen Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Fuel Consumption Improvement Values

This page provides Volkswagen compliance materials for Light-Duty GHG standards.

Toyota Motor North America Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Fuel Consumption Improvement Values

This page provides Toyota Motor America Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards.

North American Subaru Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Fuel Consumption Improvement Values

This page contains documents regarding greenhouse gas credits for North American Subaru.

Nissan Motor Corporation Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Fuel Consumption Improvement Values

This page provides Nissan Motor Corporation Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Standards.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation Compliance Materials for Light-Duty Fuel Consumption Improvement Values

This page provides Mitsubishi Motors Corporation compliance materials for Light-Duty GHG standards.

Report: EPA Needs to Direct More Attention, Efforts, and Funding to Enhance Its Speciation Monitoring Program for Measuring Fine Particulate Matter

Report #2005-P-00004, February 7, 2005. EPA has made substantial progress in establishing a speciation monitoring network, but still faces a number of challenges in ensuring that the controls are implemented at the right sources.