Laws & Regulations

Emission Standards for Farm Equipment - Boilers

Air emission regulations for boilers

Report: Backlog of Leaking Underground Storage Tank Cleanups in Indian Country Has Been Reduced, but EPA Needs to Demonstrate Compliance With Requirements

Report #17-P-0118, March 6, 2017. Without documentation and controls for the prioritization of UST cleanups in Indian country, the sites with the greatest health and environmental risks may not be addressed.

Report: Fraud Controls for EPA’s Contract Laboratory Program Are Adequate, but Can Be Strengthened With Formal Risk Assessment and Investigative Information Sharing

Report #17-P-0119, March 6, 2017. The impacts of lab fraud include risks to human health and the undermining of EPA regulatory programs.

Report: CSB Complied With Improper Payment Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2016

Report #17-P-0123, March 9, 2017. The Chemical Safety Board (CSB) is fully compliant with the reporting requirements of improper payments legislation.

Report: EPA Has Adequate Controls to Manage Advice From Science and Research Federal Advisory Committees, but Transparency Could Be Improved

Report #17-P-0124, March 13, 2017. Science plays an integral role in the EPA's mission. The EPA has an adequate system of controls to manage recommendations from its science and research federal advisory committees.

Report: EPA’s 2014 Early-Out and Buyout Activities Aided Workforce Restructuring Goals, and Continued Monitoring of Progress Can Show Value of Restructuring

Report #17-P-0140, March 23, 2017. Monitoring results of workforce restructuring activities informs decisions about the value and benefits of employee buyout incentives.

Report: EPA Needs to Provide Leadership and Better Guidance to Improve Fish Advisory Risk Communications

Report #17-P-0174, April 12, 2017. Without EPA guidance and assistance, subsistence fishers, including tribes, will continue to consume unhealthy amounts of contaminated fish.

Report: EPA-Funded What’s Upstream? Advocacy Campaign Did Not Violate Lobbying Prohibitions

Report #17-P-0183, April 24, 2017. The EPA and NWIFC complied with applicable laws, regulations and policies. The EPA’s oversight of the cooperative agreement and sub-award included communication.

Report: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Complied With Most Federal Requirements but Claimed Some Unallowable Costs

Report #17-P-0184, April 24, 2017. The vast majority of costs claimed by NWIFC for cooperative agreements PA00J32201 and PA00J91201 were reasonable, allocable and allowable. Only $87,963 of indirect costs reimbursed to SSIT was questioned.

Report: Over $774 Million of Puerto Rico State Revolving Funds at Risk

Report #17-P-0186, April 26, 2017. Over $774 million of state revolving funds is at risk due to Puerto Rico’s ongoing financial crisis. Restoration of the revolving funds in the near future is highly unlikely.

Report: Downriver Community Conference Achieved Results and Expended Funds Under Brownfields Agreement, but Unallowable Costs Were Claimed

Report #17-P-0204, May 3, 2017. By claiming unallowable costs totaling $26,901, DCC reduced the amount of funds available for Brownfields restorations.

Report: Controls Needed to Track Changes to EPA’s Compass Financials Data

Report #17-P-0205, May 8, 2017. This report is an EPA OIG Management Alert. There is a risk that multiple air-monitoring agencies are not always implementing the EPA’s recommended quality assurance practices for ozone data.

Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

learn more about the NESHAP for natural gas transmission and distribution by reading the rule summary, rule history, background information documents, and fact sheets

Report: EPA Complied With Improper Payment Legislation, but Testing Can Be Improved

Report #17-P-0212, May 10, 2017. Improved testing for improper payments will result in better use of funds for environmental and supporting programs.

Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)

learn more about the NESHAP for oil and natural gas production by reading the rule summary, rule history, background information documents, and fact sheets

Report: EPA's Fiscal Year 2017 Management Challenges

Report #17-N-0219, May 18, 2017. Attention to agency management challenges could result in stronger results and protection for the public, and increased confidence in management integrity and accountability.

ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY (ABCWUA) WWTP - FINAL NPDES PERMIT No. NM0022250 (2019)

Albuquerque Bernalillo county water utility authority (abcwua) wwtp, final npdes permit nm0022250 (2019)

Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2015 and 2014 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0228, May 30, 2017. We found the fund's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: Improved Data and EPA Oversight Are Needed to Assure Compliance With the Standards for Benzene Content in Gasoline

Report #17-P-0249, June 8, 2017. Program improvements can reduce the risk that benzene in gasoline exceeds legal limits.

Report: Gold King Mine Release - Inspector General Response to Congressional Requests

Report #17-P-0250, June 12, 2017. Since causing the uncontrolled release of 3 million gallons of contaminated mine water, the EPA has taken steps to minimize the possibility of similar incidents at other mine sites.