Laws & Regulations

Report: OIG Office of Investigations' Records Demonstrate Compliance with Law Enforcement Availability Pay Requirements

Report #18-B-0228, August 6, 2018. The 2017 LEAP certifications from criminal investigators in the OIG's Office of Investigations were fully supported.

Report: Without E-Invoicing and Stronger Payment Process Controls, EPA Is Placing $1.2 Billion at Risk Annually

Report #18-P-0231, August 16, 2018. The EPA places an annual average of $1.2 billion in taxpayer funds at greater risk by not using an e-invoicing process, not taking advantage of prompt payment discounts and not performing critical oversight duties.

Report: EPA's Purchase Card and Convenience Check Program Controls Are Not Effective for Preventing Improper Purchases

Report #18-P-0232, August 20, 2018. Ineffective oversight at the EPA contributed to improper purchases totaling $57,017 from sampled transactions.

Report: EPA Needs to Finish Prioritization and Resource Allocation Methodologies for Abandoned Uranium Mine Sites on or Near Navajo Lands

Report #18-P-0233, August 22, 2018. Site prioritization will aid EPA-initiated actions where there is imminent danger at numerous sites in the same area.

Report: Without a Process for Monitoring Sensitive Data, EPA Region 4 Risks Unauthorized Access to File Servers and Share Folders

Report #18-P-0234, August 28, 2018. Sensitive data are vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure without a tool or process in place to monitor user activity and access to share folders found on EPA Region 4 file servers.

Report: EPA's June 2018 Issuance of the Delayed Notice of Availability of Farm Worker Protection Training Materials Will Reduce Risks of Injury and Illness

Report #18-P-0238, August 30, 2018. Revisions to the standard, including expanded training, are intended to reduce exposure to pesticides and provide enhanced protection to 2 million agricultural workers, pesticide handlers and their families.

Report: EPA Asserts Statutory Law Enforcement Authority to Protect Its Administrator but Lacks Procedures to Assess Threats and Identify the Proper Level of Protection

Report #18-P-0239, September 4, 2018. Failure to properly justify the level of protective services provided to the Administrator has allowed costs to increase from $1.6 million to $3.5 million in just 11 months.

Report: EPA Needs a Comprehensive Vision and Strategy for Citizen Science that Aligns with Its Strategic Objectives on Public Participation

Report #18-P-0240, September 5, 2018. Without uniform guidance and direction, the EPA will be unable to fully use citizen science data that could contribute to the agency's mission.

Report: EPA Can Strengthen Its Process for Revising Air Quality Dispersion Models that Predict Impact of Pollutant Emissions

Report #18-P-0241, September 5, 2018. Air quality estimates derived from air quality dispersion models are used to make important decisions to protect public health, such as setting emissions limits.

Report: Management Alert - EPA Oversight of Employee Debt Waiver Process Needs Immediate Attention

Report #18-P-0250, September 12, 2018. When debt waiver requests are not resolved in a timely manner, EPA employees may assume their debts have been forgiven.

Report: EPA Needs to Re-Evaluate Its Compliance Monitoring Priorities for Minimizing Asbestos Risks in Schools

Report #18-P-0270, September 17, 2018. Asbestos exposure risk is higher in children because they are more active, breathe at higher rates and through the mouth, and spend more time closer to the floor where asbestos fibers can accumulate.

Report: Delayed Cleanup of Asbestos Debris at the Old Davis Hospital Site Necessitates Changes for EPA Region 4 and North Carolina

Report #18-P-0271, Sept 18, 2018. EPA Region 4 and North Carolina followed procedures at the Old Davis Hospital site; but, those procedures did not result in the timely removal of asbestos that posed a potential threat to human health and the environment.

Report: Measures and Management Controls Needed to Improve EPA's Pesticide Emergency Exemption Process

Report #18-P-0281, September 25, 2018. The EPA needs outcome measures to demonstrate the benefits or risks of pesticide emergency exemptions on human health and the environment.

Report: Collecting Additional Performance Data from States Would Help EPA Better Assess the Effectiveness of Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs

Report #18-P-0283, September 25, 2018. Inspection and maintenance programs help improve air quality and protect human health by identifying vehicles in need of repair.

Documents: Complaints and Petitions for Review (2021)

Complaints and petitions for review received by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2020.

Report: EPA Paid $14.5 Million to Foreign Fellows that Could Have Funded Research by U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents

Report #18-P-0288, September 26, 2018. We found that 64 percent of EPA fellowships awarded to NAS were to foreign nationals.

Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements

Report #19-F-0004, November 14, 2018. The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal years 2018 and 2017 financial statements