Laws & Regulations

Report: Improved Oversight of EPA’s Grant Monitoring Program Will Decrease the Risk of Improper Payments

Report #15-P-0166, June 11, 2015. EPA oversight of AAM reviews did not protect $507,168 in taxpayer dollars.

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for Eastern Long Island Sound

This ELIS FSEIS is intended to support the final rule for the designation of an eastern Long Island Sound dredged material disposal site.

2021 OIG Reports

Audit and Evaluation Reports issued by the Office of General.

Report: EPA Is Not Fully Aware of the Extent of Its Use of Cloud Computing Technologies

Report #14-P-0323, July 24, 2014. EPA officials lack confidence that offices recognize its full use of cloud computing for agency operations.

Report: Efficiency of EPA’s Rule Development Process Can Be Better Measured Through Improved Management and Information

Report #13-P-0167, February 28, 2013. Rule development is one of the Agency’s principal tasks. EPA develops rules to carry out the environmental and public health protection laws passed by Congress.

Report: EPA Can Increase Impact of Environmental Justice on Agency Rulemaking by Meeting Commitments and Measuring Adherence to Guidance

Report #15-P-0274, September 3, 2015. Continued delays in issuing or finalizing EJ guidance limits the EPA’s ability to broadly and consistently consider EJ during the rulemaking process.

Report: EPA OIG Compliance With Managing Vehicles Within EPA’s Fleet Management Program

Report #15-B-0002, October 6, 2014. Without sufficient management of government vehicles, unauthorized use of those vehicles could go undetected and vehicles may not be efficiently used.

Report: EPA OIG Not Fully Compliant With Overtime Policies

Report #15-B-0075, February 4, 2015. The OIG may have incurred overtime charges without proper authorization and advance approval, and did not maintain overtime authorization forms as required.

Report: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Needs to Meet Cooperative Agreement Objectives and Davis-Bacon Act Requirements to Fully Achieve Leaking Underground Storage Tank Goals

Report #14-R-0278, June 4, 2014. NJDEP did not fully meet cooperative agreement objectives with Davis-Bacon Act requirements.

Report: Ineffective Oversight of Purchase Cards Results in Inappropriate Purchases at EPA

Report #14-P-0128, March 4, 2014. The EPA began taking action to improve the oversight of purchase cards and is considering other improvements.

Report: Audits on EPA Recovery Act-Funded Diesel Emission Reduction Act Assistance Agreements Reported Programmatic and Management Challenges

Report #14-R-0355, September 15, 2014. EPA should consider the issues identified in our prior reports as it takes actions directed by the Office of Management and Budget to assess risk inherent in its programs.

Report: National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation Needs to Comply With Certain Federal Requirements and EPA Award Conditions to Ensure the Success of Pesticide Safety Education Programs

Report #14-P-0131, March 10, 2014. We questioned $571,626 of potentially unallowable costs.

Report: Complaints Regarding Debris Management at the West, Texas, Fertilizer Plant Explosion Have Been Addressed

Report #14-P-0123, February 24, 2014. Debris from a fertilizer plant explosion was moved without EPA or TCEQ knowledge but is being managed. A water main break existed under the debris but has been addressed. The debris was found to be non-hazardous.

Report: Review of Hotline Complaint Concerning the Region 4 Environmental Justice Small Grants Selection Process

Report #13-P-0299, June 21, 2013. Our review of the EPA’s Region 4 Office of Environmental Justice found that management had controls in place to protect against bias, fraud, and preselection of EJ Small Grants recipients during FYs 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Report: EPA Has Not Reported to Congress on BEACH Act Progress as Statutorily Required or Fully Documented Budget Decisions

Report #18-P-0071, January 18, 2018. Failure to submit required reports and keep required records limits congressional, public and EPA knowledge about the impact of the agency's BEACH Act program and decisions regarding the use of taxpayer dollars.

Report: Environmental Benefits Being Considered in Award of Great Lakes Grants

Report #14-P-0004, November 5, 2013. Region 5 plans to assure the $8.5 million of infrastructure grants will result in reducing discharges to the Great Lakes.

Report: EPA OIG Not Fully Compliant With OIG Policy on Time and Attendance Reporting

Report #15-B-0074, February 4, 2015. Lack of complete and accurate time sheets can result in improper payments.

Report: No Indications of Bias Found in a Sample of Freedom of Information Act Fee Waiver Decisions But the EPA Could Improve Its Process

Report #14-P-0319, July 16, 2014. EPA should address variability in time to respond to FOIA fee waiver requests and should clarify what requesters must demonstrate to receive a fee waiver.

Report: No Significant Residual Contamination Found at Deleted Superfund Sites, But Security Fences Were Damaged at Some Sites

Report #15-P-0013, November 10, 2014. Continued security breaches at some sites could impair the effectiveness of the remedy to protect human health and the environment and could expose trespassers to safety or health risks.

Report: Implementation Plan With Cost Sharing Methodology Needed for Region 8 Senior Environmental Employee Work on Lead Risk Reduction

Report #13-P-0430, September 24, 2013. The two Region 8 program offices that jointly implement the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting Program do not have methodology or agreement for sharing SEE funding, which has led to confusion.