Laws & Regulations
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Notification: Follow-Up on Prior OIG Cybersecurity Audit Recommendations
Project #OA-FY21-0067, December 15, 2020. The OIG plans to begin a follow-up on prior OIG cybersecurity audit recommendations.
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Region 7 - Public Meetings
Meetings and Events Located in EPA Region 7 (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska)
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Surface Water Quality Modeling
This page contains facts about Surface Water Quality Modeling
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FY 2026: Top Management Challenges
At a Glance, October 15, 2026. The OIG is required by statute to prepare an annual report summarizing what the OIG considers the “most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency.”
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New Source Determination for Rand-Whitney Container, LLC, Boylston, MA, MA0006022
A public notice of a New Source Determination for Rand-Whitney Container, LLC, Boylston, MA, MA0006022.
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Notification: Evaluation of EPA Region 8’s and a Selected State Agency’s Adherence to Memorandums of Agreement Establishing Requirements for Underground Injection Control Class VI Primacy Programs
Notification: Evaluation of EPA Region 8’s and a Selected State Agency’s Adherence to Memorandums of Agreement Establishing Requirements for Underground Injection Control Class VI Primacy Programs
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American Samoa National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits
EPA's Pacific Southwest (Region 9) issues all National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits within the Pacific Island territory of American Samoa.
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Notification: Internal Controls Established to Implement Programs and Activities Funded under the CARES Act
Project #OA&E-FY20-0234, June 10, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation concerning internal controls established for programs and activities funded under the CARES Act. We believe this will increase the efficiency of assignments related to COVID-19.
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Notification: Survey of EPA On-Scene Coordinators and Managers Regarding COVID-19
Project #OA&E-FY20-0240, June 15, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation to examine the EPA's protection of human health and the environment and EPA on-scene coordinators at emergency responses during the coronavirus pandemic caused by COVID 19.
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Notification: Evaluation of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
Project #OA&E-FY20-0034, May 14, 2020. The OIG plans to assess the CSB's compliance with the U.S. DHS FY2020 IG FISMA Reporting Metrics. This evaluation may be impacted with any concerns about security of the agency’s network during the COVID-19 disease.
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Notification: Addressing Cybersecurity Risks to Community Water Systems under the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
Project #OA-FY21-0240, July 23, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an audit of cybersecurity requirements under the America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 in response to recent cybersecurity incidents at U.S. drinking water systems.
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Notification: 35th Avenue Superfund Site Case Study on Cumulative Impacts
Project #OA-FY21-0279, September 16, 2021. The OIG plans to determine what actions the EPA has taken—in accordance with its mission, its program goals, and applicable executive orders—to identify and address any disproportionate health effects to disadvant
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Notification: EPA Oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standards Renewable Identification Number Market
Project #OA-FY21-0293, September 17, 2021. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of the EPA’s oversight of the Renewable Fuel Standards Renewable Identification Number, known as RINs, market.
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Notification: Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Loan Subsidies to Disadvantaged Communities
Project #OA-FY22-0020, October 20, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an audit of drinking water state revolving fund loan subsidies to disadvantaged communities.
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Notification: Statutory Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Inspections Follow Up
Project #OSRE-FY22-0023, October 21, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation to determine the extent to which the EPA has met its statutory requirement to complete required inspections of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities. This evaluation is a
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Notification: Effectiveness of EPA's Oversight of Testing and Certification Program for Residential Wood Heaters
Project #OSRE-FY22-0026, October 22, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of EPA's oversight of its testing and certification program for residential wood heaters.
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Notification: Changes to Final Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylate and Perfluoroalkyl Sulfonate Chemical Substances Significant New Use Rule
Project #OSRE-FY22-0024, October 25, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation within the Office of the Administrator, which addresses the following fiscal year 2022 top management challenge for the Agency: ensuring safe use of chemicals.
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Notification: Toxic Substances Control Act's New Chemicals Review Process
Project #OA-FY22-0025, October 26, 2021. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA's process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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Notification: CSB’s Fiscal Year 2021 Compliance with Improper Payments Requirements
Project #OA-FY22-0027, November 1, 2021. The OIG plans to determine whether CSB complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in fiscal year 2021.
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Notification: EPA’s Fiscal Year 2021 Compliance with Improper Payments Requirements
Project #OA-FY22-0028, November 1, 2021. The OIG plans to determine whether EPA has met the requirements of the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 related to the formulation and inclusion of payment integrity information in its fiscal year 2021 annu