Laws & Regulations

Report: Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Information Security Management Act Report

Report #11-P-0017, November 16, 2010. Attached is the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG’s) Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) Reporting Template, as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

Report: Improvements Needed in Key EPA Information System Security Practices

Report #10-P-0146, June 15, 2010. Williams Adley found that EPA program offices lacked evidence that they planned and executed tests of information system security controls as required by federal requirements.

Report: EPA Should Improve Oversight of Long-term Monitoring at Bruin Lagoon Superfund Site in Pennsylvania

Report #10-P-0217, September 8, 2010. We found that Pennsylvania did not collect ground water samples from the Bruin Lagoon Superfund Site for 6 years, from 2001 to 2007.

Report: Key Activities in EPA’s Integrated Urban Air Toxics Strategy Remain Unimplemented

Report #10-P-0154, June 23, 2010. EPA has not implemented key requirements of CAA Section 112(k).

Report: EPA Can Strengthen Its Process for Revising Air Quality Dispersion Models that Predict Impact of Pollutant Emissions

Report #18-P-0241, September 5, 2018. Air quality estimates derived from air quality dispersion models are used to make important decisions to protect public health, such as setting emissions limits.

Report: EPA Needs a Comprehensive Vision and Strategy for Citizen Science that Aligns with Its Strategic Objectives on Public Participation

Report #18-P-0240, September 5, 2018. Without uniform guidance and direction, the EPA will be unable to fully use citizen science data that could contribute to the agency's mission.

Report: Management Alert - EPA Oversight of Employee Debt Waiver Process Needs Immediate Attention

Report #18-P-0250, September 12, 2018. When debt waiver requests are not resolved in a timely manner, EPA employees may assume their debts have been forgiven.

Report: Results of Technical Network Vulnerability Assessment: EPA’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center

Report #10-P-0210, September 7, 2010. Vulnerability testing of EPA’s Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center network conducted in June 2010 identified Internet Protocol addresses with numerous high-risk and medium-risk vulnerabilities.

Report: EPA Needs an Agency-Wide Plan to Provide Tribal Solid Waste Management Capacity Assistance

Report #11-P-0171, March 21, 2011. EPA cannot determine whether its efforts are assisting tribal governments in developing the capacity to manage solid waste or reduce the risks of open dumps in Indian country.

Report: EPA Lacks Internal Controls to Prevent Misuse of Emergency Drinking Water Facilities

Report #11-P-0001, October 12, 2010. EPA cannot accurately assess the risk of public water systems delivering contaminated drinking water from emergency facilities because of limitations in Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data management.

Report: EPA Should Improve Its Oversight of Federal Agency Superfund Reviews

Report #10-P-0133, June 2, 2010. EPA does not have effective management controls to monitor the completion of Review recommendations at federal government Superfund sites.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Inspection of Sewer System Improvement Projects, City of Parma, Ohio

Report #11-R-0083, February 2, 2011. Based upon our site inspection, no problems were identified that would require action from the city, the State of Ohio, or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Report: EPA Should Further Connect the National Program Manager Process With Federal Guidance on Internal Control Risks

Report #11-P-0067, January 18, 2011. EPA has not fully integrated FMFIA and the NPM processes.

Report: Examination of Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreement X83275501 Awarded to The Montana Physical Sciences Foundation

Report #11-4-0013, November 8, 2010. The grantee did not meet Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 30 requirements for procurement.

Methodology for Connecting Annex 4 Water Quality Targets with TMDLs in the Maumee River Basin

Methodology for connecting Annex 4 nutrient load targets to TMDLs developed for the tributaries of the Maumee River.

TMDLs at Work: Lynnhaven River Watershed

The documents detail the Lynnhaven River Watershed TMDL at work.

Working with Partners and Stakeholders regarding Impaired Waters and TMDLs

An overview of the importance of working with stakeholders associated with impaired waters and TMDLs.

Report: EPA Region 5 Needs to Act on Transfer Request and Petition Regarding Ohio's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Permit Program

Report #19-N-0154, May 15, 2019. EPA Region 5's lack of timely decisions on program transfer requests and petitions leave state programs without clarity and petitioners unaware of petition status.

Report: EPA's June 2018 Issuance of the Delayed Notice of Availability of Farm Worker Protection Training Materials Will Reduce Risks of Injury and Illness

Report #18-P-0238, August 30, 2018. Revisions to the standard, including expanded training, are intended to reduce exposure to pesticides and provide enhanced protection to 2 million agricultural workers, pesticide handlers and their families.

Report: Without a Process for Monitoring Sensitive Data, EPA Region 4 Risks Unauthorized Access to File Servers and Share Folders

Report #18-P-0234, August 28, 2018. Sensitive data are vulnerable to unauthorized disclosure without a tool or process in place to monitor user activity and access to share folders found on EPA Region 4 file servers.