Laws & Regulations

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #16-F-0040, November 16, 2015. We found the EPA’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 First Quarter Compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

Report #20-P-0026, November 8, 2019. The DATA Act requires the EPA to report accurate financial and award data on USAspending.gov.

Report: The EPA Failed to Complete Corrective Actions as Certified to Address OIG Recommendations

Report #22-N-0061, September 30, 2022. We conducted this review to provide considerations for the EPA to strengthen its corrective action certification process. When the Agency certifies to the completion of corrective actions that have not been completed,

Report: Awards Made by EPA’s Office of the Chief Financial Officer Raise Questions

Report #16-P-0048, November 30, 2015. OCFO’s unprecedented award of $9,000 in bonuses to a Director less than 3 months after being hired raises questions about the reasonableness of the awards and how the OCFO uses the awards process.

Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Should Determine the Cost Effectiveness of Performing Improper Payment Recovery Audits

Report #12-P-0312, March 1, 2012. The CSB was not fully compliant with the reporting requirements of IPERA.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Fiscal Years 2019 and 2018 Financial Statements

Report #20-F-0032, November 19, 2019. The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal years 2019 and 2018 financial statements.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2019 and 2018 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #20-F-0033, November 19, 2019. We found the EPA's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: Hotline: EPA Is Taking Steps to Update Its Federal Radiation Guidance

Report #22-E-0016, January 6, 2022.

Report: The EPA Was Not Compliant with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021

Report #22-P-0050, June 27, 2022. The EPA needs to implement appropriate control measures to better identify and reduce the risk of its improper payments.

Report: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #22-F-0014, December 21, 2021. We found the fund’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.

Report: EPA's Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Program Needs Additional Internal Controls

Report #19-P-0045, December 14, 2018. WIFIA managers need to identify possible risks to the program and develop internal controls to minimize these risks.

Report: Improved Review Processes Could Advance EPA Regions 3 and 5 Oversight of State-Issued National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permits

Report #21-P-0122, April 21, 2021. Improved EPA oversight could ensure that state NPDES programs are protecting human health and the environment.

Report: EPA Needs an Agencywide Strategic Action Plan to Address Harmful Algal Blooms

Report #21-E-0264, September 28, 2021. Scientists predict that harmful algal bloom occurrences in recreational waters and drinking water sources will increase as excess nutrients continue to flow into water bodies, temperatures warm, and extreme weather ev

Report: Tribal Pesticide Enforcement Comes Close to Achieving EPA Goals, but "Circuit Rider" Inspector Guidance Needed

Report #20-P-0012, October 29, 2019. Improvements in the "circuit rider" program can enable the EPA to better detect and prevent pesticide misuse and unnecessary risks to human health and the environment in Indian country.

Report: While EPA Regions Enforce at Six Superfund Sites Reviewed, Four of Those Sites Remain in Significant Noncompliance, and Nationwide Reporting and Tracking Can Be Improved

Report #20-P-0011, October 24, 2019. The effectiveness of EPA headquarters' oversight of enforcement at Superfund sites was limited as headquarters was not aware of all SNCs and thus could not assess adequacy of regional actions.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Findings for Consideration in the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Report #22-N-0061, September 30, 2022. We conducted this review to provide considerations for the EPA to strengthen its corrective action certification process. When the Agency certifies to the completion of corrective actions that have not been completed,

Report: Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan

December 14, 2021. The Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan reflects the priority work that the OIG believes is necessary to keep the EPA, the CSB, and Congress fully informed about issues relating to the administration of Agency programs and operations.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements

Report #14-1-0038, December 16, 2013. The CSB received an unmodified opinion for its fiscal years 2013 and 2012 financial statements.

Report: Labor-Charging Practices at the New Mexico Environment Department

Report #13-4-0296, June 17, 2013. We found that three of the four NMED bureaus audited did not always comply with requirements found in the Code of Federal Regulations under 2 CFR Part 225.

Report: CSB’s Public Meeting Announcement Violated The Government in the Sunshine Act

Report #15-P-0304, September 30, 2015.At a public meeting, CSB passed a motion to terminate five investigations on which it had already spent over $800,000 in taxpayer funds without announcing the planned motion in advance, as required by the Sunshine Act.