Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA’s Response to the World Trade Center Collapse: Challenges, Successes, and Areas for Improvement

Report #2003-P-00012, August 21, 2003. During our evaluation, we sought to answer six specific questions that address how EPA responded to September 11, and how it could better respond in the future.

Report: Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowship Program Needs to Place Emphasis on Measuring Results

Report #2003-P-00019, September 30, 2003. NCER did not place emphasis on determining the results and achievements of its STAR Fellowship Program.

Report: Review of Actions at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida

Report #2004-P-00018, June 3, 2004. We concluded that EPA Region 4 appropriately monitored: site activity; early geophysical and groundwater studies; and site contaminant identification.

Report: Congressional Request on Updating Fiscal 2003 EPA Enforcement Resources and Accomplishments Report

Report #2004-S-00002, August 3, 2004. A partial response to the March 30, 2004, letter requesting that we provide certain information related to our October 10, 2003, report, Congressional Request on EPA Enforcement Resources and Accomplishments.

Report: New Source Review Rule Change Harms EPA’s Ability to Enforce Against Coal-fired Electric Utilities

Report #2004-P-00034, September 30, 2004. While many sources within the electric utility industry have made substantial progress in reducing emissions, some older sources have not.

Report: Review of Conflict of Interest AllegationsPertaining to the Peer Review of EPA’s Draft Report, “Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster”

Report #2005-S-00003, November 4, 2004. We found that EPA’s Contractor did not inquire whether the three panelists had received funding from industry or had publically expressed viewpoints on the issues to be reviewed.

Report: EPA Needs to Direct More Attention, Efforts, and Funding to Enhance Its Speciation Monitoring Program for Measuring Fine Particulate Matter

Report #2005-P-00004, February 7, 2005. EPA has made substantial progress in establishing a speciation monitoring network, but still faces a number of challenges in ensuring that the controls are implemented at the right sources.

Report: Progress Made in Monitoring Ambient Air Toxics, But Further Improvements Can Increase Effectiveness

Report #2005-P-00008, March 2, 2005. The CAA does not require a national air toxics monitoring network, but EPA and State and local agencies have recognized such a network is needed.

Report: Fiscal 2004 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #2005-1-00082, May 4, 2005. We identified the following reportable conditions: We could not assess the adequacy of the automated controls. EPA needs to improve financial statement preparation.

Report: EPA Practices for Identifying and Inventorying Hazardous Sites Could Assist Similar Department of the Interior Efforts

Report #2005-P-00020, August 22, 2005. EPA has several mechanisms in place to discover new sites, including having strong relationships with State offices to obtain new site information.

Report: Region 10's Grant for Alaska Village Safe Water Program Did Not Meet EPA Guidelines

Report #2005-P-00015, June 16, 2005. Region 10 did not meet EPA guidelines before awarding the Village Safe WaterProgram grant to the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

Report: Limited Knowledge of the Universe of Regulated Entities Impedes EPA’s Ability to Demonstrate Changes in Regulatory Compliance

Report #2005-P-00024, September 19, 2005. OECA has limited knowledge of the diverse regulated universe for which it maintains responsibility.

Report: EPA’s and Mississippi’s Efforts to Assess and Restore Public Drinking Water Supplies after Hurricane Katrina

Report #2006-P-00011, February 14, 2006. The Mississippi Department of Health and drinking water system operators provided the public with timely and accurate information about the safety and proper treatment of public drinking water supplies.

Report: Review of the School of Audit and Inspections Course: Introductory Auditor Training

Report #2006-P-00030, August 18, 2006. We have considered the comments on the draft report and have included SAT's response on page 11 of this report.

Report: Lessons Learned: EPA’s Response to Hurricane Katrina

Report #2006-P-00033, September 14, 2006. EPA generally followed its emergency response protocols to ensure that environmental concerns were addressed.

Report: Fiscal Year 2006 Federal Information Security Management Act Report Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #2006-S-00008, September 25, 2006. Although the Agency has made substantial progress to improve its security program, the OIG identified weaknesses in the Agency’s incident reporting practices.

Report: Review of Environmental Concerns at McFarland, California

Report #2006-P-00041, September 28, 2006. EPA developed preliminary remediation goals for McFarland using a lifetime residential exposure assumption of 30 years based on Agency Superfund guidance.

District of Columbia SIP, 18 DCMR, Chapter 6, Section 603 - Vehicle Inspection: Approved Vehicles

District of Columbia -EPA Approved Regulations

Final Fiscal Year 2008 Guidance and Tentative Grant Allotments to Support Public Water System Supervision Programs on Tribal Lands

Final guidance and tentative allotments for the FY2008 Grant Allotments to Support Public Water System Supervision (PWSS).

Report: Partnership Programs May Expand EPA’s Influence

Report #2007-P-00003, November 14, 2006. These programs may achieve this effect by broadening EPA’s potential participant base and addressing environmental problems not governed by regulations.