Laws & Regulations

Notification: EPA's Adherence to Pesticide Registration Risk Assessment Regulations, Policies, and Procedures

Project #OA&E-FY20-0095, January 27, 2020. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on the audit regarding EPA's adherence to pesticide registration risk assessment regulations, policies and procedures.

Notification: Practices for Identifying Potential Information Technology Vulnerabilities that Could Compromise EPA Systems and Data

Project #OA&E-FY20-0111, January 28, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of EPA processes for testing its network to identify potential vulnerabilities.

Notification: Audits of EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 FIFRA and PRIA Financial Statements

Project #OA&E-FY20-0114 and OA&E-FY20-0113, February 6, 2020. The OIG plans to begin our audits of the EPA's fiscal year (FY) 2019 financial statements for the Pesticide Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Project #OA&E-FY20-0115, February 6, 2020. The OIG plans to our audit of the EPA's fiscal year 2019 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System fund financial statements.

Notification: Effectiveness of EPA's External Civil Rights Compliance Office in Determining Title VI Compliance in Organizations Receiving EPA Funding (2nd notification)

Project #OA&E-FY19-0357, February 13, 2020. To determine whether the EPA's External Civil Rights Compliance Office has implemented an oversight system to provide reasonable assurance that organizations receiving EPA funds comply with Title VI requirements.

Notification: Office of Air and Radiation's National Center for Radiation Field Operations Preparedness

Project #OA&E-FY20-0037, February 19, 2020. The OIG plans to determine whether NCRFO has the capability to perform its current roles and responsibilities in preparing for and responding to radiological emergencies.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Service Fee Fund Financial Statements for the Period from Inception, June 22, 2016, to September 30, 2018

Project #OA&E-FY20-0127, February 26, 2020. The OIG plans to begin our audit of the EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Service Fee Fund financial statements for the period from inception, June 22, 2016, to September 30, 2018.

Notification: EPA's Compliance with Regulations Concerning Federal Contractors with Tax Debt

Project #OA&E-FY20-0112, March 2, 2020. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork to determine if the EPA is awarding contracts to contractors with tax debt.

Notification: EPA's Oversight of Special Local Need Registrations Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Project #OA&E-FY20-0123, March 16, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation regarding the EPA's oversight of Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Section 24(c) special local need registrations.

Notification: Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place (2nd notification)

Project #OA&E-FY19-0323, March 23, 2020. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork to evaluate the EPA's oversight of hazardous waste units closed with waste in place.

Notification: Status of Clean Air Act State Implementation Plan Submittals and Approvals

Project #OA&E-FY20-0125, March 25, 2020. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on the status of Clean Air Act state implementation plan submittals and approvals.

Notification: EPA's Working Capital Fund Operations, Expenditures, and Rate Establishment

Project #OA&E-FY20-0035, April 1, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's Working Capital Fund.

Wright Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site, Wright, Ford County, Kansas

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 has completed the Third Five-Year Review Addendum for the Wright Ground Water Contamination Superfund Site.

• Geographic Locations: Kansas, Great Plains

Notification: Audit of EPA's Use of Split and Combined Time-Off and Monetary Awards

Project #OA-FY18-0090, January 3, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA’s use of split and combined time-off and monetary awards.

Notification: Audit of Security Categorization for EPA Systems That Handle Hazardous Material Information

Project #OA-FY18-0089, January 8, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to determine whether the EPA classified the sensitivity of data for systems that handle hazardous waste material information as prescribed by NIST.

Notification: Audit of Administratively Determined Positions

Project #OA-FY18-0085, January 8, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the Office of the Administrator's use of its authority to fill administratively determined positions created pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendment of 1978.

Notification: Audit of Salary Overpayment and Debt Forgiveness Waiver Process

Project #OA-FY18-0084, January 8, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the agency's process for waiving salary overpayment claims.

Notification: Evaluation of EPA's Green Chemistry Challenge Awards and Use of Data from the Award Results

Project #OPE-FY18-0003, January 9, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to evaluate the agency's Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards and how the agency uses the data from the award nominations.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Adherence to Policies, Procedures and Oversight Controls Pertaining to the Administrator's Travel (3rd notification)

Project #OA-FY17-0382, January 10, 2018. The OIG previously amended its preliminary research pertaining to Administrator Scott Pruitt's travel through September 30, 2017, and is now expanded to include the Administrator’s travel through December 31, 2017.

Notification: EPA Contract No. EP-W-11-019 Billing Controls

Project #OAE-FY18-0110, February 20, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's contract billing controls for EPA Contract No. EP-W-11-019, Task Order 12.