Laws & Regulations

Compendium of Unimplemented Recommendations: Apr 1, 2008 - Sept 30, 2008

Compendium #09-P-0014, Oct 31, 2008. OMB Circular A-50 requires each agency to establish systems to ensure the prompt and proper resolution and implementation of audit recommendations.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #09-1-0026, November 14, 2008. We noted eight significant deficiencies.

Report: EPA’s Safety Determination for Delatte Metals Superfund Site Was Unsupported

Report #09-P-0029, November 19, 2008. EPA’s protection determination for the Delatte Metals Superfund Site was not supported by its data.

Report: Response to Congressional Inquiry Concerning EPA’s Preparation and Provision of Information Regarding California Waiver Decision

Report #09-P-0043, November 26, 2008. We found that the preparation and subsequent release of information to former Administrator Reilly do not constitute a violation of law, regulation, or policy.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: Region 9

Report #09-P-0052, December 9, 2008. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Region 9 network identified Internet Protocol addresses with high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Las Vegas Finance Center

Report #09-P-0054, December 9, 2008. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Las Vegas Finance Center network identified Internet Protocol addresses with medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: EPA Could Improve Physical Access and Service Continuity/Contingency Controls for Financial and Mixed-Financial Systems Located at its Research Triangle Park Campus

Report #2006-P-00005, December 14, 2005. Controls needed to be improved in areas such as visitor access to facilities, use of contractor access badges, and general physical access to the NCC, computer rooms outside the NCC, and media storage rooms.

Report: EPA’s California Waiver Decision on Greenhouse Gas Automobile Emissions Met Statutory Procedural Requirements

Report #09-P-0056, Dec 9, 2008. Administrator Johnson conducted a notice and hearing phase and based his decision to deny the waiver on one of the three criteria set out in Section 209(b); therefore, he satisfied the procedural statutory requirements.

Report: Improvements Needed to Validate Reported ENERGY STAR Benefits

Report #09-P-0061, December 17, 2008. Reported ENERGY STAR benefits represented one-half of EPA’s total greenhouse gas emissions avoided in 2006.

Report: Office of Inspector General Scientific Analysis of Perchlorate

Report #10-P-0101, April 19, 2010. EPA should conduct a cumulative risk assessment to reduce the uncertainty in characterizing the public health risk posed by perchlorate.

Report: Costs Claimed under EPA Grant XP98011401 Awarded to the City of Rupert, Idaho

Report #09-2-0078, January 12, 2009. The grantee did not meet the Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 31 requirements for financial management.

Report: Office of Inspector General Access Survey Results

Report #09-P-0079, January 13, 2009. The results of our survey disclosed significant lack of knowledge about the Agency’s policies with regard to interaction with the OIG, and numerous requests for training in this area by survey respondents.

Report: Congressionally Requested Report on EPA Staffing Levels and Total Costs for EPA Facilities

Report #09-P-0080, January 14, 2009. Additional information on the staffing levels, rental/lease fees, and utility and security costs for all of the EPA facilities and/or locations where EPA incurs costs associated with its employees.

Report: No Violations Found Regarding Removal of Comments from an External Peer Review

Report #09-P-0084, January 16, 2009. We conclude that EPA did not violate existing federal law, regulations, guidance or other relevant requirements in its actions.

Report: EPA Region 10 Took Adequate Corrective Actions for Alaska Village Safe Water Program

Report #09-P-0085, January 21, 2009. We found that Region 10 had adequately followed up on each of the findings and recommendations from the single audit reports.

Report: EPA Should Strengthen Internal Controls over Interagency Agreement Unliquidated Obligations

Report #09-P-0086, January 26, 2009. EPA has not closed out IAs that have at least $4.2 million of unneeded funds that should be deobligated.

Report: EPA Plans for Managing Counter Terrorism/ Emergency Response Equipment and Protecting Critical Assets Not Fully Implemented

Report #09-P-0087, January 27, 2009. EPA has progressed in implementing the counter terrorism/emergency response (CT/ER) initiatives, but is behind schedule in implementing the Radiation Ambient Monitoring (RadNet) System.