Laws & Regulations

Report: CSB's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Challenges

Report #16-N-0018, Oct 22, 2015. Attention to CSB management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: CSB's Fiscal Year 2012 Management Challenges

The EPA Office of Inspector General is beginning work to update our list of areas we consider to be the key management challenges confronting the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Challenges

Report #15-N-0164, May 28, 2015. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #20-F-0184, June 1, 2020. We rendered an unmodified opinion on the EPA’s FY 2018 FIFRA Fund financial statements and a qualified opinion on the EPA’s FY 2017 FIFRA Fund financial statements.

Report: EPA Complied with Applicable Laws and Rules for the July 2017 Superfund Task Force Report but Could Improve Transparency

Report #19-P-0201, June 24, 2019. Emphasizing the role of EPA career staff in the Superfund Task Force would have enhanced the transparency of the project and perhaps alleviated public concerns about the process.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of the Senior Environmental Employment Program

Report #19-P-0198, June 24, 2019. The SEE program can reduce the risk of fraud, waste and abuse and make the program more efficient through additional controls.

Report: Management Implication Report Concerning the EPA's Process for Certifying that EPA Attorneys Possess an Active Bar Membership

June 20, 2019 - The EPA OIG has identified a control issue concerning the EPA's annual process of confirming that its attorneys maintain an active bar membership. This report resulted from an investigation, rather than an audit or evaluation.

Report: Quality Control Review of EPA OIG Reports Issued in Fiscal Year 2016

Report #17-N-0295, June 28, 2017. OIG reports issued in FY 2016 demonstrated high levels of compliance with OIG quality assurance procedures and received average compliance scores of 93 percent.

Report: EPA Can Strengthen Its Oversight of Herbicide Resistance With Better Management Controls

Report #17-P-0278, June 21, 2017. Billions of dollars in U.S. crop value are at risk due to the threat of herbicide-resistant weeds. With private and public partners, the EPA can establish better controls to manage and minimize the threat.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0228, May 30, 2017. We found the fund's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2017 Management Challenges

Report #17-N-0219, May 18, 2017. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, but Testing Can Be Improved

Report #17-P-0212, May 10, 2017. Improved testing for improper payments will result in better use of funds for environmental and supporting programs.

Report: Controls Needed to Track Changes to EPA’s Compass Financials Data

Report #17-P-0205, May 8, 2017. This report is an EPA OIG Management Alert. There is a risk that multiple air-monitoring agencies are not always implementing the EPA’s recommended quality assurance practices for ozone data.

Report: EPA Needs to Provide Leadership and Better Guidance to Improve Fish Advisory Risk Communications

Report #17-P-0174, April 12, 2017. Without EPA guidance and assistance, subsistence fishers, including tribes, will continue to consume unhealthy amounts of contaminated fish.

Report: EPA’s 2014 Early-Out and Buyout Activities Aided Workforce Restructuring Goals, and Continued Monitoring of Progress Can Show Value of Restructuring

Report #17-P-0140, March 23, 2017. Monitoring results of workforce restructuring activities informs decisions about the value and benefits of employee buyout incentives.

Report: CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2016

Report #17-P-0123, March 9, 2017. The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of improper payments legislation.

Report: Fraud Controls for EPA’s Contract Laboratory Program Are Adequate, but Can Be Strengthened With Formal Risk Assessment and Investigative Information Sharing

Report #17-P-0119, March 6, 2017. The impacts of lab fraud include risks to human health and the undermining of EPA regulatory programs.

Report: Risk for EPA’s Fiscal Year 2016 Purchase Card and Convenience Check Program Warrants an Audit

Report #17-P-0113, February 14, 2017. Our assessment determined that the EPA’s purchase card and convenience check program risk is high enough to warrant an audit.

Report: Status of EPA’s Implementation of the DATA Act

Report #17-P-0050, December 2, 2016. The EPA plans to implement the DATA Act with partial data in May 2017 to comply with the act.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0047, November 15, 2016. The CSB Received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal year 2016 financial statements.