Laws & Regulations

Report: Conditions in the U.S. Virgin Islands Warrant EPA Withdrawing Approval and Taking Over Management of Some Environmental Programs and Improving Oversight of Others

Report #15-P-0137, April 17, 2015. USVI's poor management of its environmental programs endangers public health and the environment. EPA awards over $2 million a year in grant funds to support USVI's continuing environmental programs.

Report: EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, But Opportunities for Improvement Exist

Report #15-P-0152, May 1, 2015. The EPA can improve the accuracy of its annual report through changes to its improper payment identification and reporting procedures.

Report: CSB Complied With Reporting Requirements of the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Report #15-P-0153, May 1, 2015. CSB is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of IPERA.

Report: EPA’s Oversight of State Pesticide Inspections Needs Improvement to Better Ensure Safeguards for Workers, Public and Environment Are Enforced

Report #15-P-0156, May 15, 2015. Improvements in the EPA's inspection report review process will increase assurance that state inspections are preventing unreasonable risk to human health and the environment from pesticides.

Semiannual Report: Oct 1, 2014 - Mar 31, 2015

Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-15-001, May, 2015. This report contains numerous examples where the agency could have put funds to better use, done more to improve efficiencies, or improved business practices and accountability.

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2015 Management Challenges

Report #15-N-0164, May 28, 2015. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

Report: Walker River Paiute Tribe Needs to Improve Its Internal Controls to Comply With Federal Regulations

Report #15-2-0165, June 11, 2015. The Walker River Paiute Tribe did not comply with federal regulations, resulting in $994,963 of questioned costs.

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.

Report: Time and Attendance Fraud Not Identified for Employees on Extended Absence, But Matters of Concern Brought to EPA’s Attention

Report #15-P-0167, June 15, 2015. We identified concerns over the accuracy of time charges, use of a personal computer, and safety of telework space for reasonable accommodations.

Report: EPA Should Update Guidance to Address the Release of Potentially Harmful Quantities of Asbestos That Can Occur Under EPA’s Asbestos Demolition Standard

Report #15-P-0168, June 16, 2015. Under the EPA's asbestos demolition standard, demolishing buildings that are structurally unsound and in imminent danger of collapse can release enough asbestos into the environment to pose a potential risk to human health

Report: Some Safeguards in Place for Long-Term Care of Disposed Hazardous Waste, But Challenges Remain

Report #15-P-0169, June 17, 2015. Safe disposal of hazardous waste requires commitment to long-term care of closed disposal units.

Report: Improvements Needed to Ensure EPA Terminates Exceptions to Biweekly Pay Limits at Completion of Emergency Response Work

Report #15-P-0170, June 19, 2015. EPA made payments totaling $4,141 to employees in excess of biweekly pay limits because authorized exceptions were not terminated at the end of emergency response work.

Report: CSB's Fiscal Year 2014 Purchase Card Program Assessed as High Risk

Report #15-N-0171, June 29, 2015. CSB's $280,000 purchase card program for FY 2014 was assessed as high risk for illegal, improper or erroneous purchases and payments.

Report: EPA Does Not Effectively Control or Monitor Imports of Hazardous Waste

Report #15-P-0172, July 6, 2015. The EPA lacks explicit authority to block imported shipments of hazardous waste that lack prior EPA consent. This could lead to improper handling and disposal, resulting in unknown human and environmental exposure to toxic

Report: Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #15-1-0180, July 10, 2015. We noted a material weakness in internal controls.

Report: Fiscal Years 2013 and 2012 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #15-1-0181, July 10, 2015. We noted a material weakness in internal controls.

Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (RIN 2070-AK23)

Docket No.: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0636

Agenda for Public Meeting on Draft Strategic Plan

Pre-Publication Notice of the upcoming Public Meeting

This is a prepublication version of the document that EPA is submitting for publication in the
Federal Register.

Report: Quick Reaction Report: EPA Should Ensure Positions Vacated Under Buyouts Are Eliminated or Properly Filled

Report #15-P-0184, July 14, 2015.The EPA paid staff up to $25,000 each to voluntarily separate from federal employment, but in some cases replaced them without modifying the positions. The EPA needs to improve its controls over this in light of the current