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Report: Fiscal Year 2012 Federal Information Security Management Act Report Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program

Report #13-P-0032, October 26, 2012. We believe the evidence obtained provides a reasonable basis for our findings and conclusions, and in all material respects, meets the FISMA reporting requirements prescribed by OMB.

Report: EPA Could Improve the SmartWay Transport Partnership Program by Implementing a Direct Data Verification Process

Report #12-P-0747, August 30, 2012. Recent studies corroborate EPA’s claims that its SmartWay Transport Partnership program helps remove marketplace barriers in order to deploy fuel efficient technologies faster.

Report: EPA Inaction in Identifying Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals May Result in Unsafe Disposal

Report #12-P-0508, May 25, 2012. Since 1980, EPA has not used its RCRA authority to determine whether pharmaceuticals may qualify as hazardous waste.

Report: Quality Assurance Report: Assessing the Quality of the Independent Referencing Process During Fiscal Year 2011

Report #12-N-0416, April 19, 2012. Overall, the majority of PLDs/PMs who responded to our survey believe that the independent referencing process is effective and efficient, and works well.

Report: EPA Needs to Further Improve How It Manages Its Oil Pollution Prevention Program

Report #12-P-0253, February 6, 2012. The EPA remains largely unaware of the identity and compliance status of the vast majority of CWA Section 311 regulated facilities.

Report: EPA Could Recover More Indirect Costs Under Reimbursable Interagency Agreements

Report #12-P-0835, Sept 19, 2012. EPA did not recover $11 million in indirect costs on funds-in RIAs.

Report: Office of Environmental Information Should Strengthen Controls Over Mobile Devices

Report #12-P-0427, April 25, 2012. OEI has no organization-wide standard operating procedures that explain responsibilities for OEI employees and contractors regarding mobile devices.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Diversion Ditch Repair Project at the Gilt Edge Mine Superfund Site, Lawrence County, South Dakota

Report #12-R-0601, July 25, 2012. PWT did not have adequate controls to ensure that its subcontractors and vendors complied with the Buy American and Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) provisions of the Recovery Act.

Report: Limited Public Comment on EPA’s Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 Reviews

Report #12-P-0579, July 19, 2012. An essential aspect of Section 610 reviews is obtaining public comment on the impact of regulations.

Report: Fiscal Years 2011 and 2010 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #12-1-0522, June 6, 2012. We noted one material weakness in internal controls.

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Report: EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory Should Improve Its Computer Room Security Controls

Report #12-P-0847, September 21, 2012.Our review of the security posture and in-place environmental controls of EPA’s Radiation and Indoor Environments National Laboratory computer room disclosed an array of security and environmental control deficiencies.

Report: EPA’s Review of Applications for a Water Research Grant Did Not Follow All Review Procedures and Lacked Transparency

Report #12-P-0864, September 25, 2012. NCER did not follow all applicable policies and procedures in reviewing applications submitted under RFA EPA-G2009-STAR-F1, and lacked procedures for a key aspect of its STAR grant application peer review process.

Report: Improvements Needed in EPA’s Network Security Monitoring Program

Report #12-P-0899, September 27, 2012. EPA’s deployment of a Security Incident and Event Management (SIEM) tool did not comply with EPA’s system life cycle management procedures.

Report: EPA Should Improve Controls for Managing Contractor-Held Property

Report #12-P-0388, April 3, 2012. EPA does not have effective oversight of CHP, did not accurately report CHP in its FY 2010 financial statements, and did not fully implement corrective actions from an OIG 2006 audit report.

Report: Controls Over State Underground Storage Tank Inspection Programs in EPA Regions Generally Effective

Report #12-P-0289, February 15, 2012. We determined that EPA regions have management controls to verify the quality of state UST inspections.

Report: The State of Colorado Did Not Fully Assure That Funds Intended to Treat Mining Wastes and Remove Contaminants from Water Were Effectively Spent

Report #14-R-0032, November 19, 2013. CDPHE did not fully comply with the CFR, resulting in $2,593,495 of questioned costs claimed under the CA.​

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2012 and 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #13-1-0054, November 15, 2012. In Oct 2011, EPA replaced the Integrated Financial Management System with a new system, Compass Financials (Compass), and we determined that Compass reporting and system limitations represented a material weakness.

How do certified third-party notifiers figure out the owner(s)/operator(s) to include in submitted notifications? Will EPA review these attributions before making them publicly available?

When entities apply to become certified third-party notifiers, among other things, they must provide EPA information about their standard operating procedures. This includes their process for identifying and verifying the owner/operator of a site where a super-emitter event occurs and the source of information that will be used to make…

• Last published: October 8, 2025

Final NPDES Permit for Bacardi Rum Distillery in Cataño, Puerto Rico

EPA's NPDES water permit for the Bacardi Rum Distillery in Cataño, Puerto Rico.