Laws & Regulations

Report: Wrangell Cooperative Association Reported Outlays Under EPA Grants GA980448-01 and GA970335-01

Report #2005-4-00056, April 19, 2005. The recipient did not maintain a labor distribution system as required by Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB) Circular A-87.

Report: Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #2005-1-00081, May 4, 2005. We identified the following reportable conditions: We could not assess the adequacy of automated controls. EPA needs to improve financial statement preparation and quality control.

Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Contract Universe

Report: Fiscal 2004 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #2005-1-00082, May 4, 2005. We identified the following reportable conditions: We could not assess the adequacy of the automated controls. EPA needs to improve financial statement preparation.

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: EPA Can Better Manage Brownfields Administrative Resources

Report #2005-P-00017, June 7, 2005. In evaluating this data, we determined that EPA’s ability to effectively manage Brownfields resources is challenged by policy and organizational impediments.

Report: Efforts to Manage Backlog of Water Discharge Permits Need to Be Accompanied by Greater Program Integration

Report #2005-P-00018, June 13, 2005. EPA and the States have had varying success in eliminating the backlog ofNPDES permits requiring renewal, and more still needs to be done.

Report: Region 10's Grant for Alaska Village Safe Water Program Did Not Meet EPA Guidelines

Report #2005-P-00015, June 16, 2005. Region 10 did not meet EPA guidelines before awarding the Village Safe WaterProgram grant to the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

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: PeoplePlus Security Controls Need Improvement

Report #2005-P-00019, July 28, 2005. Our review identified three significant issues in the security administration of PeoplePlus (PPL).

Report: Utah Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality State Revolving Fund Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Statements

Report #2005-1-00144, August 8, 2005. We noted weaknesses in internal controls. DEQ internal controls failed to prevent the SRF disbursement, recording and reporting of $479,961 in ineligible assistance.

Report: Progress Report on Drinking Water Protection Efforts

Report #2005-P-00021, August 22, 2005. EPA and the States in this sample are making progress at helping water systems better reach Congress’ goal of protecting drinking water from its source to the consumer.

Report: EPA Practices for Identifying and Inventorying Hazardous Sites Could Assist Similar Department of the Interior Efforts

Report #2005-P-00020, August 22, 2005. EPA has several mechanisms in place to discover new sites, including having strong relationships with State offices to obtain new site information.

Report: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Reported Outlays under Cooperative Agreement V99925204

Report #2005-4-00099, September 8, 2005. The outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.

Compliance Reporting for Heavy-Duty Commercial Trucks and Buses and Onroad Heavy-Duty Engines

Steps for compliance reporting with EPA for onroad commercial trucks and buses.

Report: State of Oregon Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2004

Report #2005-1-00157, September 12, 2005. In our opinion, with the exception of contract outlays, the outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.