Laws & Regulations

Contractor-Produced Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission Requirements for Fiscal Year 2021

Report #22-P-0002, November 8, 2021. The DATA Act requires the CSB to report accurate financial and award data on USAspending.gov.

Report: EPA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Top Management Challenges

Report #22-N-0004, November 12, 2021. The OIG is required by statute to prepare an annual report summarizing what the OIG considers the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency.”

Contractor-Produced Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Financial Statement Audit

Report #22-F-0005, November 15, 2021. Allmond & Company found the CSB’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: Total National Reported Clean Air Act Compliance-Monitoring Activities Decreased Slightly During Coronavirus Pandemic, but State Activities Varied Widely

Report #22-E-0008, November 17, 2021. Compliance-monitoring activities are important to ensure that facilities comply with applicable Clean Air Act requirements and air regulations to protect human health and the environment.

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2021–September 30, 2021

Report #EPA-350-R-21-002, November 24, 2021

Report: EPA Generally Adheres to Information Technology Audit Follow-Up Processes, but Management Oversight Should Be Improved

Report #22-P-0010, December 8, 2021. The EPA’s goal to provide its workforce and the public with accurate information is undermined when the Agency does not correct deficiencies in a timely manner, which weakens the integrity of its systems and data.

Management Implication Report: Allowing Remote Access to Threat Actors

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General has identified a critical vulnerability concerning software installations on EPA-furnished computers.

Management Implication Report: Annual Performance Rating of Senior Executive Service Employees at U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General has identified several concerns regarding the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board’s compliance with U.S. Office of Personnel

OIG Annual Plan for the EPA and CSB - FY 2020

March 6, 2020. The Annual Plan identifies mandated and discretionary assignment topics continuing from FY 2019, as well as mandated and discretionary assignments scheduled to start during FY 2020.

Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020

Report #EPA-350-R-20-001, May 2020. The OIG continues to move steadily forward, conferring with congressional and Agency leadership; issuing reports; and investigating waste, fraud, and abuse.

Report: EPA OIG's Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

This report captures the EPA OIG's work to meet the new challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to include audits, evaluations, and investigations.

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020

Report #EPA-350-R-20-002, November 2020. The OIG’s continued productivity and oversight accomplishments are evidenced in this Semiannual Report to Congress.

Tables 4-1 through 4-4: Request For Analytical Services, Soil Matrix, Water Matrix, Matrix Sediment, Matrix Other Table Forms

Contains forms to request analyses of soil matrices, water matrices, sediment matrices, and other matrices.

Report: Risk Assessment Determines that Travel Card Program Merits an Audit Next Year Because Internal Controls Not Adequate

Report #19-P-0307, September 19, 2019. Our assessment determined that the risk for the EPA’s travel card program is high enough to warrant an audit.

Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019

Report #EPA-350-R-19-004, November 27, 2019. The EPA OIG is pleased to present this semiannual report for the period ending September 30, 2019. Our investigative and audit activity was wide and deep—with accomplishments helping to "move the needle."

Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018

Report #EPA-350-R-18-001, May 29, 2018. For the semiannual reporting period ending March 31, 2018, the EPA OIG saw a significant increase in congressional requests for audits and investigations.

Report: EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting Rule Largely Implemented as Intended, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist

Report #18-P-0226, July 27, 2018. Implementing policies for data quality checks will help tailor the information reported by manufacturers and importers to meet the EPA’s needs and improve its usefulness.

Report: Incomplete Oversight of State Hazardous Waste Rule Authorization Creates Regulatory Gaps and Human Health and Environmental Risks

Report #18-P-0227, July 31, 2018. The lack of timely authorization of hazardous waste rules by states creates human health and environmental risk.

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 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.