Laws & Regulations

Watershed-Based Residual Designation Actions in New England

Information pertaining to Residual Designation petitions received in Region 1 pertaining to the designation of Commercial and Industrial sites.

Report: Voluntary Programs Could Benefit from Internal Policy Controls and a Systematic Management Approach

Report #2007-P-00041, September 25, 2007. EPA has no Agency-wide policies that require voluntary programs to collect comparable data or conduct regular program evaluations.

Report: Strategic Agricultural Initiative Needs Revisions to Demonstrate Results

Report #2007-P-00040, September 26, 2007. The SAI program has not demonstrated how it fulfills its unique role of helping growers transition away from Food Quality Protection Act high-risk pesticides.

Report: Village of Laurelville, Ohio – Unallowable Costs Claimed Under EPA Grant XP97579701

Report #08-2-0039, December 5, 2007. The Village of Laurelville (grantee) did not maintain an acceptable financial management system in accordance with Federal regulations to support drawdown requests submitted to EPA for $278,448 in grant funds.

Report: Unallowable Federal Funds Drawn on EPA Grant No. XP98247201 Awarded to the Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority, New York

Report #08-2-0045, December 17, 2007. The Wayne County Water and Sewer Authority (grantee) claimed and was reimbursed for preaward costs of $276,268 that are unallowable under Federal regulations and the grant terms and conditions.

Third Party Defenses/Innocent Landowners

Provides information on addressing landowner liability protections under Superfund for BFPPs, CPOs, third parties and residential owners and lenders

Interstate Concrete & Asphalt non-Title V air quality operating permit for facility in Pendleton, Oregon

Federal Air Rules for Reservations non-Title V air quality operating permit issued to Interstate Concrete & Asphalt in Pendleton, Oregon, on the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

About the Federal Air Rules for Reservations (FARR)

General information about EPA's Federal Air Rules for Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.

Washington Beef Non-Title V Permit and Technical Support Document

EPA's non-Title V air permit and Technical Support Document for Washington Beef Toppenish Plant on the Yakama Reservation.

Technical memoranda for biomass boilers in Region 10

Technical memoranda related to biomass boilers for air permits issued By Region 10.

Report: Efforts to Manage Backlog of Water Discharge Permits Need to Be Accompanied by Greater Program Integration

Report #2005-P-00018, June 13, 2005. EPA and the States have had varying success in eliminating the backlog ofNPDES permits requiring renewal, and more still needs to be done.

Report: PeoplePlus Security Controls Need Improvement

Report #2005-P-00019, July 28, 2005. Our review identified three significant issues in the security administration of PeoplePlus (PPL).

Report: Utah Department of Environmental Quality Water Quality State Revolving Fund Fiscal Year 2004 Financial Statements

Report #2005-1-00144, August 8, 2005. We noted weaknesses in internal controls. DEQ internal controls failed to prevent the SRF disbursement, recording and reporting of $479,961 in ineligible assistance.

Report: California Department of Toxic Substances Control Reported Outlays under Cooperative Agreement V99925204

Report #2005-4-00099, September 8, 2005. The outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.

Report: State of Oregon Safe Drinking Water Revolving Loan Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2004

Report #2005-1-00157, September 12, 2005. In our opinion, with the exception of contract outlays, the outlays reported by the State present fairly, in all material respects, allowable costs incurred under the agreement.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Oversight of Its Information Technology Projects

Report #2005-P-00023, September 14, 2005. EPA’s Office of Environmental Information (OEI) did not sufficiently oversee information technology projects to ensure they met planned budgets and schedules.

Report: Sustained Commitment Needed to Further Advance Watershed Approach

Report #2005-P-00025, September 21, 2005. If EPA is committed to the watershed approach, it needs to make improvements in four key elements.

Report: Natural Resources Defense Council Reported Outlays Under EPA Cooperative Agreements CX82546101, CX82675101, and XA83033101

Report #2005-4-00120, September 21, 2005. The reported Federal outlays on the Financial Status Reports/Federal Cash Transaction Reports do not present fairly, the allowable outlays incurred in accordance with grants and applicable EPA regulations.

Report: Review of State of Alaska’s Actions for the River Terrace Recreational Vehicle Park, Soldotna, Alaska

Report #2005-P-00029, September 28, 2005. Alaska’s use of its past costs from a separate project to match Federal funds for the RTRVP grant is unallowable.

Delegation of Authority in Kansas for New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

Information on the delegation of NSPS and NESHAP standards, including MACT standards, to Kansas.