Laws & Regulations

Niagara County Radiation Removal Sites

EPA performs field activities at three Niagara County sities. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is currently investigating three Niagara County properties where low level radioactive slag fill material was found in subsurface soils.

PSD Regulations Approved into the New York SIP

SIP Approved Prevention of Significant Deterioration of Air Quality (PSD) New York State Regulations

Report: Congressionally Requested Information on the Status and Length of Review for Appalachian Surface Mining Permit Applications

Report #12-P-0083, November 21, 2011. After reconciling discrepancies and vetting information, we identified 185 surface mining permit applications to review from the list of 237 that we received from the senator.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Clifton Street Sewer Separation and Water Main Replacement Projects, Portland, Maine

Report #11-R-0248, June 7, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the Clifton Street Sewer Separation and Water Main Replacement Projects in the City of Portland, Maine, from June 15 through June 17, 2009.

Report: Fiscal Year 2010 and 2009 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #11-1-0157, March 10, 2011. We noted one significant deficiency in internal controls.

Report: EPA Has Taken Steps to Address Cyber Threats but Key Actions Remain Incomplete

Report #11-P-0277, June 23, 2011. News publications have reported that APTs are increasingly prevalent throughout the federal government.

Report: EPA Needs Workload Data to Better Justify Future Workforce Levels

Report #11-P-0630, September 14, 2011. EPA has not collected comprehensive workload data or conducted workload analysis in about 20 years.

Report: Revisions Needed to National Contingency Plan Based on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Report #11-P-0534, August 25, 2011. EPA and the manufacturer of Corexit completed required steps to include Corexit products on the NCP Product Schedule.

Report: ECHO Data Quality Audit -Phase 2 Results: EPA Could Achieve Data Quality Rate With Additional Improvements

Report #10-P-0230, September 22, 2010. EPA mandates that data elements reported to the public through the ECHO Website have a 95 percent accuracy rate.

Report: Hotline Allegations Unsubstantiated, but Region 7 Contract Administration and Award Issues Identified

Report #11-P-0217, May 4, 2011. The complainant’s allegations were not substantiated. No funds were replaced on the ASW contract.

Report: EPA’s Plan to Reduce Agency Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is on Track to Meet Executive Order 13514 Requirements

Report #11-P-0209, April 12, 2011. We found that EPA has completed its plan to reduce GHG emissions as required by Executive Order 13514.

Report: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Site Visit of the Comprehensive Sewer System Rehabilitation, Subsystem PS-5, Saugus, Massachusetts

Report #11-R-0192, March 29, 2011. We conducted an unannounced site visit of the Comprehensive Sewer System Rehabilitation, Subsystem PS-5, in Saugus, Massachusetts, in December 2009.

Report: EPA Needs Better Agency-Wide Controls Over Staff Resources

Report #11-P-0136, February 22, 2011. EPA does not enforce a coherent program of position management to assure the efficient and effective use of its workforce.

Report: EPA Needs to Strengthen Internal Controls for Determining Workforce Levels

Report #11-P-0031, December 20, 2010. EPA’s policies and procedures do not include a process for determining employment levels based on workload as prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget.

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.