Laws & Regulations

Semiannual Report: Apr 1, 2012 - Sept 30, 2012

Semiannual Report #EPA‐350‐R‐12‐003, Nov, 2012. Our work will continue to add value and assist the Agency in accomplishing its mission of safeguarding the health of the American people and protecting the environment.

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2012 - Sept 30, 2012

Compendium #13-N-0035, Oct 31, 2012. According to OMB Circular A-50, audit follow-up is a shared responsibility between the Agency and the OIG.

CSB Semiannual Report: Apr 1, 2012 - Sept 30, 2012

Nov 2012. This CSB Semiannual Report contains the results of our work related to the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) for the reporting period April 1, 2012, through Sept 30, 2012.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Combined Sewer Overflow Detention Facility, City of Goshen, Indiana

Report #13-R-0092, January 8, 2013. We conducted a site visit of the Recovery Act project to build a new combined sewer overflow detention facility in the City of Goshen, Indiana, in December 2011.

Report: Congressionally Requested Information on EPA Utilization of Integrated Risk Information System

Report #13-P-0127, January 31, 2013. 85 percent of the EPA survey respondents reported that they have used IRIS as their primary source for cancer values and 81 percent have used IRIS as their primary source for non-cancer values.

Report: Audit Follow-Up Process Needed for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

Report #13-P-0128, February 1, 2013. CSB does not have a follow-up process to allow for prompt implementation of agreed-to OIG audit recommendations.

Report: New Procedures Aided Region 5 in Reducing Unliquidated Obligations

Report #13-P-0145, February 13, 2013. At the beginning of FY 2011, EPA’s system for reviewing ULOs indicated that Region 5 had over $1.7 billion in grant, contract, and interagency agreement ULOs.

Report: EPA Could Improve Contingency Planning for Oil and Hazardous Substance Response

Report #13-P-0152, February 15, 2013. EPA regions have expanded contingency planning by creating additional plans and materials, but regions cannot maintain this large volume of information with their limited resources.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Air Emissions Data for the Oil and Natural Gas Production Sector

Report #13-P-0161, February 20, 2013. High levels of growth in the oil and natural gas (gas) production sector have underscored the need for EPA to gain a better understanding of emissions and potential risks from the production of oil and gas.

Report: EPA Can Further Reduce Space in Under-Utilized Facilities

Report #13-P-0162, February 20, 2013. Although EPA has been releasing unneeded space since 2007, it continues to have under-utilized space.

SO2 Designations - Map of Nonattainment Designations - July 2013

Sulfur Dioxide Designations - Map of Nonattainment Designations - July 2013

SO2 Designations - Round 1 State Recommendations and EPA Responses

Sulfur Dioxide Designations - State Recommendations Round 1

Regional Haze Denver Public Hearing - Registered Speakers

Registered speakers for Denver, CO hearing

Regional Haze D.C. Public Hearing - Registered Speakers

Report: Evaluation of the Use of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds for Drinking Water Security Projects

EPA Completes Initial Round of Sulfur Dioxide Nonattainment Designations

EPA Completes Initial Round of SO2 Nonattainment Designations - July 2013

Final Area Designations for the 2012 Annual Fine Particle Standard for Tennessee

Additional Final Area Designations for the Annual Fine Particle Standard Established in 2012 for Areas in Tennessee

SDWIS Search User Guide

The Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) contains information about public water systems and their violations of EPA's drinking water regulations.

U.S. EPA Webinar on Proposed Regulation of n-methylpyrrolidone under TSCA

Public webinar to present information and hear public remarks on the proposed regulation of n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) under TSCA section 6(a).

Mouse and rat poisons in pellet form banned

EPA has been working with manufacturers to ensure that safer rodenticide products are available to consumers for use in controlling rodents in the house. Find out more about how to find safer products.