Laws & Regulations

Report: EPA Needs to Increase Oversight of Leave Bank Program to Improve Efficiency and Reduce Risk of Misuse

Report #17-P-0374, August 28, 2017. The stewardship of leave bank resources is vulnerable to fraud, waste and misuse because the EPA has not implemented adequate internal controls.

Report: Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund

Report #17-F-0365, August 14, 2017. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, the agency cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the PRIA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

Report: Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund

Report #17-F-0364, August 14, 2017. Due to the material weakness in internal controls noted, the agency cannot provide reasonable assurance that financial data provided for the FIFRA Fund accurately reflect the agency’s financial activities and balances.

Report: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2016 and 2015 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements

Report #17-F-0363, August 14, 2017. We found the fund’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.

Report: Early-Outs and Buyouts Aided OIG Workforce Reduction, but Weak Management Controls Led to Misused Authority

Report #17-P-0362, August 14, 2017. The OIG should implement management controls for high-risk operations such as a VERA-VSIP program to prevent future noncompliance and support improved workforce outcomes.

Report: Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Complied With Most Federal Requirements but Claimed Some Unallowable Costs

Report #17-P-0184, April 24, 2017. The vast majority of costs claimed by NWIFC for cooperative agreements PA00J32201 and PA00J91201 were reasonable, allocable and allowable. Only $87,963 of indirect costs reimbursed to SSIT was questioned.

Report: Progress Made, but Improvements Needed at CTS of Asheville Superfund Site in North Carolina to Advance Cleanup Pace and Reduce Potential Exposure

Report #16-P-0296, August 31, 2016. EPA Region 4 can accelerate the cleanup and completeness of work, and improve public communications, to better control human exposure to unsafe industrial contamination at the CTS site.

Report: EPA Cannot Assess Results and Benefits of Its Environmental Education Program

Report #16-P-0246, July 29, 2016. Continued EPA funding for environmental education without program and performance management controls creates high risk for waste and abuse of public funds.

Report: Enhanced Coordination Needed to Ensure Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Are Used to Help Communities Not Meeting Standards

Report #12-P-0102, December 1, 2011. The DWSRF program is not taking full advantage of the data and tools that are available to identify noncompliant systems that may benefit from DWSRF funding.

Report: EPA Needs to Improve the Recognition and Administration of Cloud Services for the Office of Water’s Permit Management Oversight System

Report #15-P-0295, September 24, 2015. Inadequate contract oversight jeopardized information security and government transparency.

Report: Call Center: Contract Management Needs Improvement to Reduce the Risk of Overbilling

Report #15-P-0042, December 23, 2014. The EPA was overbilled by $910,776 for helpdesk services.

Report: EPA Guidance Removed States’ Responsibilities for Monitoring State Revolving Fund Borrowers’ Single Audit Reports

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Report: The EPA Has Not Verified that Its Laboratories Comply with Hazardous Waste Requirements

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Report: Considerations from Single Audit Reports for the EPA’s Administration of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds

Report #22-N-0057, September 14, 2022. This report highlights findings from prior single audit reports to help the EPA prepare to administer an additional $60 billion in funds pursuant to the IIJA.

Report: Special Review of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Capabilities to Effectively Administer Its Programs and Operations

Report #22-N-0056, September 8, 2022. The CSB's operations are challenged by vacancies in mission-critical positions and an inability to fully use the resources allocated by Congress.

Report: Considerations for the EPA’s Implementation of Grants Awarded Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Report #22-N-0055, August 11, 2022. We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA’s administration and oversight of IIJA grant awards. With IIJA appropriations.

Report: Concerns About the Process Used for the SAFE Vehicles Rule Demonstrate the Need for a Policy on EPA’s Role in Joint Rulemakings

Report #21-E-0125, April 20, 2021. The EPA’s actions in the final SAFE Vehicles Rule undercut the rule’s quality.