Laws & Regulations

Report: Review of Off-Site Consequence Analysis Information Management

Report #2002-P-00006, March 22, 2002. Unauthorized OCA information was inadvertently made available for download on the EPA website from April to June 2001.

Report: Assistance Agreement X99694001 Awarded by EPA to the Central States Air Resource Agencies

Report #2001-0000801-2002-P-00010, March 29, 2002. We found violations of Federal procurement regulations and an apparent conflict of interest.

Report: Consistency and Transparency in Determination of EPA’s Anticipated Ozone Designations

Report #2002-S-00016, August 15, 2002. EPA’s guidance for the 1-hour ozone designations was not specific as to how stakeholder participation should be used in the ozone designations.

Report: Federal Facility Cleanups EPA Region 10 Needs to Improve Oversight of Remediation Activities at the Hanford Superfund 100-K Area

Report #2003-P-00002, November 4, 2002. Although some remediation progress has been made, Region 10 needs to further improve its oversight of Superfund remedial activities pertaining to Hanford’s 100-K Area.

Report: EPA Regional Superfund Ombudsmen Program Needs Structure

Report #2003-S-00004, March 13, 2003. EPA does not have a management system in place to ensure its Regional Superfund Ombudsmen are accountable for fulfilling their responsibilities.

Report: Costs Claimed by Central States Air Resource Agencies Association Under EPA Assistance Agreement Nos. X996940-01 and X986516-01

Report #2003-1-00087, March 31, 2003. As a result of the deficiencies described, we have questioned all $1,644,618 in costs claimed under the two assistance agreements as unsupported.

Report: Costs Claimed by Georgia Department of Natural Resources Under EPA Assistance Agreement No. VC984299-98

Report #2003-4-00101, June 26, 2003. We questioned $16,559 of the total Federal share claimed of $3,930,101 as ineligible, because the State did not comply with the Federal rules, regulations, and terms of the subject assistance agreement.

Report: EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Measure Changes in the Security of the Nation’s Water Infrastructure

Report #2003-M-00016, September 11, 2003. Specifically, we suggest that EPA develop specific measurable performance indicators of water security activities.

Report: Costs Claimed Under Construction Grant No. C530608-03 (Richmond Beach) Awarded to King County Department of Natural Resources, Seattle, Washington

Report #2003-2-00015, September 23, 2003. We performed an audit of the costs claimed by King County Department of Natural Resources for the Richmond Beach project under EPA Grant No. C530608-03.

Report: Review of Hotline Complaint Regarding Technical Assistance Grant No. 1-97025201 Awarded to the Basin Cleanup Coalition, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

Report #2004-P-00010, March 25, 2004. The Coalition was not a qualified TAG recipient because of the potential conflicts of interest as defined in 40 CFR 30.42, and did not meet the minimum capability requirements required by the CFR.

Report: New Mexico Environment Department Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement No. V986338-01

Report #2004-4-00015, March 31, 2004. We questioned $11,588 claimed under the cooperative agreement as unallowable.

Report: Ombudsman Review of the Marjol Battery Site, Throop, Pennsylvania

Report #2004-P-00017, May 18, 2004. Over-excavating the Five Foot Seam and ensuring a reliable noncombustible barrier is established between the Five Foot Seam and the Battery Casing Material will sufficiently ensure the long-term safety of the Site.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Change Controls for Integrated Financial Management System

Report #2004-P-00026, August 24, 2004. We found a general breakdown of security controls that could undermine the integrity of IFMS software libraries and financial system data.

Report: Multiple Actions Taken to Address Electronic Waste, But EPA Needs to Provide Clear National Direction

Report #2004-P-00028, September 1, 2004. EPA’s Office of Solid Waste (OSW) has implemented or participated in many recent projects that have enhanced the general awareness of E-waste issues and included a wide range of stakeholders.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements

Report #2005-1-00021, November 15, 2004. We identified many reportable conditions including: EPA needs to improve financial management quality assurance.

Report: Reported Outlays Under EPA Grant R828112-01 Health Effects Institute

Report #2005-4-00054, March 31, 2005. We questioned $2,009,473 of reported outlays because the Health Effects Institutedid not maintain the necessary documentation to fully support the reported costs, as required by Federal regulations.

Report: McGladrey & Pullen, LLP Single Audit of Geothermal Heat Pump Consortium, Inc., for Year Ended December 31, 2003

Report #2005-S-00006, June 28, 2005. McGladrey & Pullen’s audit work met generally accepted government auditing standards and the requirements in Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and its related supplements.

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: Opportunities to Improve Data Quality and Children’s Health through the Food Quality Protection Act

Report #2006-P-00009, January 10, 2006. To meet the requirements of FQPA, EPA instituted numerous data requirements designed to provide infants and children with better protection against the health risks of pesticides.

Report: Information Security Series: Security Practices Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Information System

Report #2006-P-00019, March 28, 2006. OSWER’s implemented practices to ensure production servers were being monitored for known vulnerabilities and personnel with significant security responsibility completed the Agency’s recommended security training.