Laws & Regulations

Report: A Region 5 Penalty Reduction Was Unjustified and Undocumented

Report #08-P-0291, September 29, 2008. EPA Region 5 Regional Counsel’s decision to reduce the $110,000 penalty MMF had already agreed to pay to $85,000 was unjustified.

Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits

NPDES water permits pending and issued in the Pacific Island territory of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).

EPA Reinforces Commitment to Supporting Reliable, Affordable Coal-fired Electricity

EPA is proposing a rule to revise wastewater limits, known as effluent limitations guidelines (ELG), for steam electric power plants that will help improve grid reliability and lower electricity prices while continuing to support clean and safe water

Release Date: May 14, 2026

Report: Evaluation of U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s Compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act and Efforts to Protect Sensitive Agency Information (Fiscal Year 2008)

Report #08-P-0295, September 29, 2008. During Fiscal Year 2008, CSB continued to make significant progress in improving the security of its information system resources.

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

Report #08-2-0309, September 30, 2008. These results of our performing the agreed-upon procedures.

Report: Costs Claimed under EPA Grants XP96909501 and XP97963701 Awarded to the Washoe County Department of Water Resources, Nevada

Report #09-2-0011, October 20, 2008. The grantee did not meet financial management requirements specified by Federal policy and regulations.

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2008 - Sept 30, 2008

Compendium #09-P-0014, Oct 31, 2008. OMB Circular A-50 requires each agency to establish systems to ensure the prompt and proper resolution and implementation of audit recommendations.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #09-1-0026, November 14, 2008. We noted eight significant deficiencies.

Report: EPA’s Safety Determination for Delatte Metals Superfund Site Was Unsupported

Report #09-P-0029, November 19, 2008. EPA’s protection determination for the Delatte Metals Superfund Site was not supported by its data.

Report: Response to Congressional Inquiry Concerning EPA’s Preparation and Provision of Information Regarding California Waiver Decision

Report #09-P-0043, November 26, 2008. We found that the preparation and subsequent release of information to former Administrator Reilly do not constitute a violation of law, regulation, or policy.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: Region 9

Report #09-P-0052, December 9, 2008. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Region 9 network identified Internet Protocol addresses with high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Las Vegas Finance Center

Report #09-P-0054, December 9, 2008. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Las Vegas Finance Center network identified Internet Protocol addresses with medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: EPA Could Improve Physical Access and Service Continuity/Contingency Controls for Financial and Mixed-Financial Systems Located at its Research Triangle Park Campus

Report #2006-P-00005, December 14, 2005. Controls needed to be improved in areas such as visitor access to facilities, use of contractor access badges, and general physical access to the NCC, computer rooms outside the NCC, and media storage rooms.

Report: EPA’s California Waiver Decision on Greenhouse Gas Automobile Emissions Met Statutory Procedural Requirements

Report #09-P-0056, Dec 9, 2008. Administrator Johnson conducted a notice and hearing phase and based his decision to deny the waiver on one of the three criteria set out in Section 209(b); therefore, he satisfied the procedural statutory requirements.