Laws & Regulations

Report: Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #08-1-0194, July 8, 2008. We rendered an unqualified, or clean, opinion on EPA’s Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund Financial Statements for Fiscal Years 2007 and 2006.

Regulatory Impact Analysis for the Proposed Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act

Report: Making Better Use of Stringfellow Superfund Special Accounts

Report #08-P-0196, July 9, 2008. By Fiscal Year 2010, EPA Region 9 could reclassify, or transfer to the Trust Fund, up to $47.8 million in special account funds for the Stringfellow Superfund site, located near Glen Avon, California.

Report: Follow-up Review on Progress at Escambia Treating Company Superfund Site, Pensacola, Florida

Report #08-P-0200, July 14, 2008. EPA Region 4 implemented all but one of our prior report recommendations.

Report: EPA Needs to Better Report Chesapeake Bay Challenges

Report #08-P-0199, July 14, 2008. Despite many noteworthy accomplishments by the Chesapeake Bay partners, the Bay remains degraded.

Report: Village of Wellsville, Ohio – Ineligible Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP97582801

Report #08-2-0204, July 21, 2008. The Village of Wellsville (grantee) did not meet the Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 31 requirements for financial management.

Summary of Oakridge PM2.5 Maintenance Plan

Summary of the updated Oakridge particulate matter (PM2.5) maintenance plan under the Oregon air quality State Implementation Plan (SIP).

State Review Framework (SRF) - Missouri Final Reports

Details findings of the Missouri state review framework

Report: Voluntary Greenhouse Gas Reduction Programs Have Limited Potential

Report #08-P-0206, July 23, 2008. The set of voluntary GHG programs we reviewed use outreach efforts to recruit program partners and reduce GHG emissions.

Report: Oglala Sioux Single Audits – Corrective Actions Taken but Improvements Needed in Resolving Costs

Report #08-P-0213, July 28, 2008. EPA Region 8 continues to take actions to resolve the internal control findings in the single audit reports.

Report: Passaic Valley Sewerage Commissioners – Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP98237601

Report #08-2-0226, August 6, 2008. The grantee claimed $2,385,634 for pre-award costs under Grant XP98237601 that were incurred prior to the grant award and thus were unallowable under the grant administrative conditions and OMB Circular A-87.

Report: EPA Decisions to Delete Superfund Sites Should Undergo Quality Assurance Review

Report #08-P-0235, August 20, 2008. Among the eight sites we reviewed, documentation for the Agency’s decision to delete three sites was not consistent with EPA guidance.

Report: Follow-up on Audit of Undistributed Site Costs Finds Corrective Actions Not Complete

Report #08-P-0236, August 25, 2008. EPA initiated some corrective actions in response to our prior report on undistributed site costs, but did not complete them.

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2008 Second Quarter Financial Statements

Report #08-2-0241, August 27, 2008. Our performing of the agreed-upon procedures resulted in many findings.

Report: Border 2012 Program Needs to Improve Program Management to Ensure Results

Report #08-P-0245, September 3, 2008. The current organizational structure of the Border 2012 Program allows it to achieve a collaborative relationship at the U.S.- Mexico border and address enviro and public health issues unique to the border region.

Report: Corrective Actions Were Generally Implemented at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida

Report #08-P-0264, September 16, 2008. Under a consent decree, the potentially responsible party is preparing the design for the EPA-approved cleanup actions.

Report: EPA Personnel Access and Security System Would Benefit from Improved Project Management to Control Costs and the Timeliness of Deliverables

Report #08-P-0271, September 22, 2008. EPA has put into place processes to adequately justify costs of projects identified in its IT investments portfolio.