Laws & Regulations

Report: Agreed-Upon Procedures on EPA’s Fiscal Year 2010 Second Quarter Financial Statements

Report #10-2-0166, July 19, 2010. We performed certain agreed-upon procedures on the Agency’s FY 2010 Second Quarter Financial Statements.

Report: Audit of EPA’s Fiscal 2010 and 2009 Consolidated Financial Statements

Report #11-1-0015, November 15, 2010. We noted four significant deficiencies.

Report: Region 4 Should Strengthen Oversight of Georgia’s Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Program

Report #11-P-0274, June 23, 2011. We found significant deficiencies in the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s (GEPD’s) management and Region 4’s oversight of the CAFO program.

Report: EPA’s Terms and Conditions as Well as Process to Award Recovery Act Interagency Agreements Need Improvement

Report #11-R-0016, November 16, 2010. EPA did not clearly describe its responsibilities in the terms and conditions of the Recovery Act-funded IAs we reviewed.

Report: Investigation of Allegations Concerning Environmental Justice Issues in EPA Region 4

Report #10-N-0145, June 14, 2010. The OIG undertook a detailed review of the allegations to determine whether the OIG had investigative jurisdiction in terms of EPA contracts, assistance agreements, programs, or personnel involvement.

Report: EPA Submitted Accurate and Timely Recovery Act Financial Reports

Report #10-R-0151, June 22, 2010. EPA complied with OMB guidance and Recovery Act requirements in its weekly financial activity reporting.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Region 4

Report #10-P-0213, September 7, 2010. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Region 4 network conducted in June 2010 identified Internet Protocol addresses with numerous high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of Sanitary Sewer System Improvements, Ingenio Community, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico

Report #11-R-0233, May 24, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the Sanitary Sewer System Improvements Project in the Ingenio Community, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, in August 2010.

Report: EPA and States Should Strengthen Oversight of Clean Water State Revolving Fund Recovery Act Projects

Report #11-R-0519, August 24, 2011. State oversight of CWSRF projects does not always ensure subrecipient compliance with ARRA.

Report: EPA Should Improve Oversight of Long-Term Monitoring at PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site in Louisiana

Report #10-P-0229, September 21, 2010. Our independent ground water sampling results from the PAB Oil and Chemical Services, Inc., Superfund Site were consistent with Region 6’s valid historical results.

Report: EPA’s Contract Oversight and Controls Over Personal Computers Need Improvement

Report #11-P-0705, September 26, 2011. EPA paid the CTS contractor a total of $489,734 over an 11-month period for 3,343 seats—a standard seat includes a leased computer with accessories and technical support—not ordered by the Agency during the period.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Wastewater Treatment Facility Expansion, Town of Buckeye, Arizona

Report #11-R-0222, May 9, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the wastewater treatment facility expansion in the Town of Buckeye, Arizona, in October 2010.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve Management Practices to Ensure a Successful Customer Technology Solutions Project

Report #10-P-0194, August 23, 2010. Although EPA indicated it could avoid spending more than $115.4 million over 8.5 years by consolidating the desktop computing environment, improved management practices are needed.

Report: EPA Needs to Manage Nanomaterial Risks More Effectively

Report #12-P-0162, December 29, 2011. We found that EPA does not currently have sufficient information or processes to effectively manage the human health and environmental risks of nanomaterials.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the Ultraviolet Treatment and Chlorine Disinfection Facility Project, City of Bremerton, Washington

Report #10-R-0132, May 26, 2010. Based upon our site inspection, nothing came to our attention that would require action from the City.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund Projects at the City of Long Beach, California

Report #11-R-0082, February 1, 2011. Our site inspections identified a wage compliance issue that merits attention from and action by the city, the California State Water Resources Control Board, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.