Laws & Regulations

Notification: Office of Research and Development Support of and Alignment with Regional Science Programs

Project #OA&E-FY18-0247, July 2, 2018. The OIG plans to begin work to assess the Office of Research and Development's support of and alignment with regional science programs.

Notification: Fiscal year 2018 Audit of the CSB's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act

July 25, 2018. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork for an audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (also known as FISMA) of 2014.

Notification: EPA's Air Monitoring Response to Hurricane Harvey

Project #OA&E-FY18-0266, July 31, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on EPA's and the state of Texas' air quality monitoring and related activities after Hurricane Harvey.

Notification: EPA's Indian Country New Source Review Program

Project #OA&E-FY18-0267, August 13, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's implementation of the New Source Review permitting program in Indian country.

Notification: Implementation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy

Project #OA&E-FY18-0272, August 30, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the implementation of the EPA's Scientific Integrity Policy.

Notification: Response to Congressional Requests on Glider Vehicle Testing

Project #OA&E-FY18-0271, September 4, 2018. The OIG plans to begin an audit in response to two congressional requests that raised concerns about glider vehicle testing conducted by the EPA in 2017.

Notification: Landfill Emissions

Project #OA&E-FY18-0273, September 4, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research to determine whether active municipal solid waste landfills are operating under the appropriate air-quality permit.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Superfund Task Force Creation and Operation

Project #OA&E-FY18-0291, September 7, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the creation and operation of the EPA’s Superfund Task Force.

Notification: PeoplePlus Efficiency and Effectiveness

Project #OA&E-FY18-0283, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the efficiency and effectiveness of the EPA's PeoplePlus database system.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Management of Mobile Phones

Project #OA&E-FY18-0290, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research of the EPA's management of mobile phones.

Notification: EPA's Management of Hurricane Harvey Funding

Project #OA&E-FY18-0270, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research in August 2018 of the EPA's management of Hurricane Harvey funding.

Notification: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of EPA's Tribal Pesticide Enforcement Cooperative Agreements

Project #OA&E-FY18-0285, September 18, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's management of tribal pesticide enforcement cooperative agreements.

Notification: EPA Enforcement of Toxic Release Inventory Late Reporters

Project #OA&E-FY18-0002, October 4, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research regarding EPA Enforcement of Toxic Release Inventory (also known as TRI) Late Reporters.

Notification: Communication of Human Health Risks Posed by Sites in the Office of Land and Emergency Management's Programs

Project #OA&E-FY19-0031, October 24, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the communication of human health risks posed by sites in the Office of Land and Emergency Management's programs.

Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2018 Compliance with Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010

Project #OA&E-FY19-0037, November 5, 2018. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's reporting of improper payments during fiscal year 2018.

Notification: Hotline Complaint — Award of Contracts EP-W-18-007 and EP-W-18-008 and Equipment Procurement under EP-W-07-024

Project #OA&E-FY19-0035, November 5, 2018. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on contract bidding and award of EPA contracts EP-W-18-007 and EP-W-18-008.