Laws & Regulations
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Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2022–March 31, 2023
This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. EPA and the U.S. CSB.
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Management Implication Report: Conflicts of Interest in Small Business Innovation Research Solicitations and Contracts
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El Paso Natural Gas Laguna Compressor Station Permit Renewal
This document set contains the files associated with the renewal of the subject federal operating permit.
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Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations: Data as of May 31, 2023
Report #23-N-0025, July 27, 2021. Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations: Data as of May 31, 2023
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Management Implication Report: Inappropriate Manipulation of Air Filter Data by Office of Research and Development Contractor
The OIG confirmed that an Office of Research and Development laboratory contractor’s inappropriate manipulation of air filter data and failure to follow applicable EPA and project guidance resulted in data for 95 air filter samples being rendered unusable.
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Contractor-Produced Report: CSB Is at Increased Risk of Losing Significant Data and Is Vulnerable to Exploitation
Report #22-E-0025, March 29, 2022. SB & Company found that the lack of off-site data backups increases the CSB’s risk of losing significant data.
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Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022
This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. EPA and the U.S. CSB.
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Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan
The inaugural edition of our Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan will guide our audits, evaluations, and oversight engagements to address the EPA programs receiving or impacted by IIJA funds.
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Report: Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations: Data as of March 31, 2022
August 2, 2022. The OIG is publishing this compendium to analyze the open and unresolved recommendations listed in the semiannual report covering our work from October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022.
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Contractor-Produced Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021 Financial Statement Audit
Report #22-F-0060, September 26, 2022. We found the fund’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.
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EPA Delayed Risk Communication and Issued Instructions Hindering Region 5’s Ability to Address Ethylene Oxide Emissions
Report #21-P-0123, April 15, 2021. The EPA did not achieve its mission when senior leaders issued instructions to Region 5 that impacted the region’s ability to address ethylene oxide emissions and when the EPA delayed communicating health risks.
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Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021
Report #EPA-350-R-21-00, May 28, 2021.
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Management Implication Report Concerning Lack of Information Security Protection of Off-Network EPA Device
The EPA OIG has identified a critical control issue concerning the information security and scientific integrity of an environmental air sensor device. This critical control issue highlights the need for safeguards on remote devices procured, implemented,
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Management Implication Report: Failure to Follow Agency Procedure to Report Cyber Incident
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office oflnspector General has identified a failure to follow Agency procedure-specifically EPA Classification No. CIO 2150-P-08.2, EPA Information Procedure, Information Security.
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.