Laws & Regulations

Report: Examination of Financial Management Practices of the National Rural Water Association, Duncan, Oklahoma

Report #2007-4-00027, November 30, 2006. NRWA’s method of allocating indirect costs over total direct costs is contrary to the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-122.

Report: Fiscal 2005 and 2004 (restated) Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #2007-1-00002, January 9, 2007. EPA’s Washington Finance Center recorded adjusting and correcting entries for PRIA collections in the Integrated Financial Management System without adequately documenting the errors, corrections, or modifications.

Report: EPA’s Allowing States to Use Bonds to Meet Revolving Fund Match Requirements Reduces Funds Available for Water Projects

Report #2007-P-00012, March 29, 2007. EPA regulations and policies allowing States to use bonds repaid from SRF interest to meet SRF match requirements are resulting in fewer dollars being available for water projects.

Report: Environmental Justice Concerns and Communication Problems Complicated Cleaning Up Ringwood Mines/Landfill Site

Report #2007-P-00016, April 2, 2007. We did not find evidence to indicate that the EPA's decision making to investigate environmental conditions at the Ringwood Mines/Landfill site were affected by the area’s racial, cultural, or socioeconomic status.

Report: EPA Needs to Respond More Timely to Reports of Investigation

Report #2007-M-00003, May 7, 2007. While EPA took disciplinary action where deemed appropriate, it did not take the actions timely.

Report: Excess Federal Funds Drawn on EPA Grant No. XP98838901 Awarded to the City of Huron, South Dakota

Report #2007-2-00030, August 1, 2007. The City of Huron did not reduce the total grant costs by $947,586 for amounts received from local water agencies.

Report: Progress Made in Improving Use of Federal Supply Schedule Orders, but More Action Needed

Report #2007-P-00037, September 20, 2007. EPA implemented all but one of the recommendations in our original report.

Report: Limited Investigation Led to Missed Contamination at Ringwood Superfund Site

Report #2007-P-00039, September 25, 2007. EPA’s oversight of the Ford Motor Company’s cleanup at the Site met many requirements.

Report: Improvements in Air Toxics Emissions Data Needed to Conduct Residual Risk Assessments

Report #08-P-0020, October 31, 2007. EPA’s National Emissions Inventory (NEI) data indicate an overall decline in air toxic emissions concurrent with implementation of the MACT standards.

Report: EPA Can Improve the Awarding of Noncompetitive Contracts

Report #08-P-0186, June 30, 2008. While EPA’s most recent competition report made several recommendations to strengthen EPA’s competition practices, additional measures would help to further improve compliance with the FAR and EPA policy.

Report: Fiscal Year 2007 and 2006 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #08-1-0149, May 5, 2008. The Agency was in substantial compliance with the statutory decision time frames.

Report: EPA Decisions to Delete Superfund Sites Should Undergo Quality Assurance Review

Report #08-P-0235, August 20, 2008. Among the eight sites we reviewed, documentation for the Agency’s decision to delete three sites was not consistent with EPA guidance.

Report: EPA Needs to Better Report Chesapeake Bay Challenges

Report #08-P-0199, July 14, 2008. Despite many noteworthy accomplishments by the Chesapeake Bay partners, the Bay remains degraded.

Report: Management of EPA Headquarters Internet Protocol Addresses Needs Improvement

Report #08-P-0273, September 23, 2008. Processes used to assign and track IP addresses within EPA Headquarters in Washington, DC, need strengthening to enforce accountability.

Report: EPA Has Initiated Strategic Planning for Priority Enforcement Areas, but Key Elements Still Needed

Report #08-P-0278, September 25, 2008. OECA has instituted a process for strategic planning in its national enforcement priority areas.

Report: EPA Is Documenting How It Addresses Time-Critical Public Health Risks Under Its Superfund Authority

Report #16-P-0059, December 9, 2015. We found that the EPA can provide documentation that imminent and substantial endangerment threats to public health at Superfund time-critical removal sites have been addressed.

Report: Corrective Actions Were Generally Implemented at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida

Report #08-P-0264, September 16, 2008. Under a consent decree, the potentially responsible party is preparing the design for the EPA-approved cleanup actions.

Report: Congressionally Requested Inquiry into EPA’s Response to a Report of a Leaking Well in North Carolina and the National Response Center Hotline

Report #10-P-0027, November 10, 2009. We found that EPA staff did not receive any calls or voicemail messages on April 25, 2009, from the Skyland, North Carolina, constituent about a leaking well.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Management and Monitoring of Time-Off Awards

Report #20-P-0065, December 30, 2019. The EPA's time-off awards program needs to be held to the same standard as the agency's monetary awards program, both in execution and resource management.

Report: Millions of Federal Dollars Remain for Colonias Projects

Report #08-P-0184, June 23, 2008. Nearly 10 years after EPA Region 6 awarded the last CWTAP grant to the Texas Water Development Board (the Board), $78 million still has not been spent.