Laws & Regulations

Report: Fiscal Year 2006 Federal Information Security Management Act Report Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2006-S-00008, September 25, 2006. Although the Agency has made substantial progress to improve its security program, the OIG identified weaknesses in the Agency’s incident reporting practices.

Report: EPA Needs to Emphasize Management of Earmark Grants

Report #2006-P-00037, September 26, 2006. EPA has not managed earmark grants in accordance with Agency policy and regulations.

Report: Existing Contracts Enabled EPA to Quickly Respond to Hurricane Katrina; Future Improvement Opportunities Exist

Report #2006-P-00038, September 27, 2006. EPA’s existing contracts awarded for responding to natural disasters worked as intended and allowed EPA to quickly respond to Hurricane Katrina.

Report: Progress Report on EPA’s Nonroad Mobile Source Emissions Reduction Strategies

Report #2006-P-00039, September 27, 2006. EPA has issued nonroad mobile source emissions control regulations that, when fully implemented, should result in significant reductions in such emissions.

Report: Review of Environmental Concerns at McFarland, California

Report #2006-P-00041, September 28, 2006. EPA developed preliminary remediation goals for McFarland using a lifetime residential exposure assumption of 30 years based on Agency Superfund guidance.

Report: EPA’s Oversight of the Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Needs Improvement

Report #2007-P-00001, October 5, 2006. Properly implemented, I/M programs ensure that poorly performing vehicles are identified and timely repaired.

Report: Fiscal 2005 and 2004 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #2007-1-00001, October 10, 2006. We did not identify any noncompliances that would result in a material misstatement to the audited financial statements.

Report: Information Concerning Superfund Cooperative Agreements with New York and New Jersey

Report #2007-2-00003, October 30, 2006. The Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) requested that the Office of Inspector General obtain information involving obligations for Superfund Cooperative Agreements.

Report: Partnership Programs May Expand EPA’s Influence

Report #2007-P-00003, November 14, 2006. These programs may achieve this effect by broadening EPA’s potential participant base and addressing environmental problems not governed by regulations.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2006 and 2005 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #2007-1-00019, November 15, 2006. EPA is in noncompliance with regulations relating to reconciling intragovernmental transactions.

Report: Saving the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Requires Better Coordination of Environmental and Agricultural Resources

Report #2007-P-00004, November 20, 2006. Despite significant efforts to improve water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, excess nutrients and sediment continue to impair the Bay’s water quality.

Report: International City/County Management Association Reported Outlays Under Seven Selected Cooperative Agreements

Report #2007-4-00026, November 28, 2006. We questioned $1,007,858 of the $9,871,025 in reported outlays because the recipient claimed unallowable outlays for contractual services, subgrant costs, indirect labor and facilities costs, and in-kind costs.

Report: Examination of Financial Management Practices of the National Rural Water Association, Duncan, Oklahoma

Report #2007-4-00027, November 30, 2006. NRWA’s method of allocating indirect costs over total direct costs is contrary to the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-122.

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 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 Has Improved Five-Year Review Process for Superfund Remedies, But Further Steps Needed

Report #2007-P-00006, December 5, 2006. Since our last review in 1999, EPA has taken actions to improve the five-year review process.

Report: Fiscal 2005 and 2004 (restated) Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #2007-1-00002, January 9, 2007. EPA’s Washington Finance Center recorded adjusting and correcting entries for PRIA collections in the Integrated Financial Management System without adequately documenting the errors, corrections, or modifications.

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: EPA Could Improve Controls Over Mainframe System Software

Report #2007-P-00008, January 29, 2007. KPMG identified several weaknesses in EPA’s internal controls over its mainframe system software.

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

Report #2007-1-00037, February 7, 2007. We noted various reportable conditions that we considered material weaknesses in internal controls.