Laws & Regulations

Tribal Sanitary Survey Form

Sanitary survey form to be used for Tribal ground water and/or surface water systems.

Wyoming Sanitary Survey Form

Sanitary survey form to be used for Wyoming ground water and/or surface water systems.

Notification: Evaluation of Trends in Clean Air Act State-Level Enforcement Data

How Water Systems Comply with the CCR Requirements

Tools for drinking water system owners and operators to assist in complying with requirements of the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) Rule.

Report: EPA Has Improved Efforts to Reduce Unliquidated Obligations in Superfund Cooperative Agreements, But a Uniform Policy Is Needed

Report #09-P-0241, September 22, 2009. The regions audited (Regions 3, 5, and 8) have implemented effective procedures to adequately monitor the status of obligations under Superfund Cooperative Agreements.

Report: Contractor Invoice Internal Controls Need Improvement

Report #09-P-0242, September 23, 2009. EPA should improve its invoice review procedures to ensure costs are allowable and supported in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

Report: Independent Sampling Generally Confirms EPA’s Data at the Jones Sanitation Superfund Site in New York

Report #09-P-0243, September 23, 2009. In April 2008, the OIG obtained groundwater and surface water samples from the Jones Sanitation Superfund Site and nearby areas, and conducted a site inspection.

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2009 Third Quarter Financial Statements

Report #09-2-0247, September 24, 2009. We performed certain agreed-upon procedures on the Agency’s FY 2009 Third Quarter Financial Statements.

Report: Internal Control Weaknesses under EPA Grant Nos. I004802070 and BG96483308, Awarded to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, North Carolina

Report #10-4-0001, October 5, 2009. EBCI does not have a conflict of interest and its SF 272s are correct and prepared in compliance with federal requirements, EPA policies, and grant terms and conditions.

Report: Review of Hotline Complaint on Employee Granted Full-Time Work-at-Home Privilege

Report #10-P-0002, October 7, 2009. We found an unauthorized, full-time work-at-home arrangement that has existed for 9 years and allows a NETI employee to work from home in Ohio instead of an office in Washington, DC.

Report: Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP97424901 Awarded to West Rankin Utility Authority, Flowood, Mississippi

Report #10-4-0003, October 13, 2009. The grantee did not meet the procurement and financial management requirements of Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 31.

Report: EPA Oversight and Policy for High Priority Violations of Clean Air Act Need Improvement

Report #10-P-0007, Oct 14, 2009. HPVs were not being addressed in a timely manner as regions and States did not follow the HPV policy, EPA Headquarters did not oversee regional and State HPV performance, and regions did not oversee State HPV performance.

Report: EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Identify Violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

Report #10-P-0009, October 26, 2009. EPA lacks a systematic framework for identifying the §404 violations for which it is responsible under a 1989 Memorandum of Agreement.

Report: Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP9468195 Awarded to the City of Flowood, Mississippi

Report #10-4-0013, October 27, 2009. The grantee did not perform a cost analysis or negotiate a fair and reasonable profit as a separate element of the contract price as required under Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 31.36(f).

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Continuity of Operations Planning

Report #10-P-0017, October 27, 2009. EPA has limited assurance that it can successfully maintain continuity of operations and execute its mission essential functions during a significant national event such as a pandemic influenza outbreak.

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2009 - Sept 30, 2009

Compendium #10-N-0018, Oct 28, 2009. Implementing these recommendations will correct weaknesses, reduce vulnerabilities to risk, and leverage opportunities for improved performance.

Report: EPA Recovery Act Recipient Reporting and Data Review Process

Report #10-R-0020, October 29, 2009. We believe the Agency sufficiently designed its internal controls to detect material omissions and significant reporting errors.

Report: Response to EPA Administrator’s Request for Investigation into Allegations of a Cover-up in the Risk Assessment for the Coal Ash Rulemaking

Report #10-N-0019, November 2, 2009. We closed this investigation because we found no evidence warranting additional inquiry into the rulemaking process for CCW disposal in landfills or surface impoundments.

Report: Congressionally Requested Inquiry into EPA’s Response to a Report of a Leaking Well in North Carolina and the National Response Center Hotline

Report #10-P-0027, November 10, 2009. We found that EPA staff did not receive any calls or voicemail messages on April 25, 2009, from the Skyland, North Carolina, constituent about a leaking well.

Report: EPA Needs to Comply with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and Improve Its Oversight of Exported Never-Registered Pesticides

Report #10-P-0026, November 10, 2009. EPA is not complying with FIFRA Section 17(a) which is, in part, intended to notify the government of an importing country that a potentially hazardous pesticide was imported into that country.