Laws & Regulations

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.

Report: America’s Clean Water Foundation Incurred Costs for EPA Assistance Agreements X82835301, X783142301, and X82672301

Report #2007-4-00045, February 20, 2007. The Foundation did not comply with the financial and program management standards and the procurement standards promulgated in Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 30.

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

Report #2007-1-00044, February 26, 2007. We rendered an unqualified opinion on the New Hampshire Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) Program financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2005.

Report: EPA Relying on Existing Clean Air Act Regulations to Reduce Atmospheric Deposition to the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed

Report #2007-P-00009, February 28, 2007. EPA’s Chesapeake Bay Program Office is relying on anticipated nitrogen deposition reductions from Clean Air Act (CAA) regulations already issued by EPA, combined with other non-air sources' anticipated reductions.

Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Should Track Adherence to Closed Recommendations

Report #2007-P-00010, March 26, 2007. Although CSB has continued to increase its investigative productivity, it does not conduct followup on closed recommendations to track adherence.

Report: Interagency Agreements to Use Other Agencies’ Contracts Need Additional Oversight

Report #2007-P-00011, March 27, 2007. While EPA has improved some interagency contracting processes, we found that the Agency entered into some interagency contracts without meeting all requirements.