Science & Technology
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Notification: Evaluation of Lautenberg Act Resource Planning and Management
Project #OA&E-FY19-0127, May 1, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics processes to implement the work to meet statutory deadlines of the Lautenberg Act.
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Notification: Inquiry into EPA’s Chemical Risk Assessments Conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act
Project #OSRE-FY21-G-0229, July 14, 2021. The OIG plans to initiate an inquiry into a hotline complaint regarding chemical risk assessments conducted under the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, including Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Statements
Project #OA&E-FY19-0201, May 8, 2019. The OIG plans to audit testing of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) fiscal year 2019 financial statements during May 2019
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Notification: Audit of the EPA's Compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
Project #OA&E-FY19-0208, May 16, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on our audit of the EPA's compliance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) of 2014.
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Notification: Analysis of EPA Enforcement Results from Fiscal Years 2006 Through 2018 (2nd notification)
Project #OA&E-FY19-0030, May 30, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork with objectives modified slightly from those in our November 5, 2018, project notification memorandum.
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Notification: FY2019 Audit of the CSB's compliance with the Federal Information Security Management Act
Project #OA&E-FY19-0213, June 6, 2019. 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.
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Notification: Hotline Complaint—EPA Review of the PolyMet Mining Company's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit
Project #OA&E-FY19-0217, June 12, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an audit of a hotline complaint regarding Region 5's review of the PolyMet Mining Company's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
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Notification: Preliminary Research on Border 2020 Program Management Controls
Project #OA&E-FY19-0245, June 26, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the Office of International and Tribal Affairs’ Border 2020 Program controls implemented in response to the 2008 OIG Report No. 08-P-0245.
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Notification: EPA's Use of Intergovernmental Personnel Act Assignments
Project #OA&E-FY19-0271, July 1, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's use of assignments under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act.
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Notification: Preliminary Research on EPA's Controls Related to Employees on Military Leave
Project #OA&E-FY19-0286, July 25, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research into the approval of military leave for EPA employees and the issuance of EPA pay for employees on military leave.
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Notification: Audit of Costs Claimed Under Tribal Grants
Project #OA&E-FY19-0314, August 15, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on an audit of tribal grants.
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Notification: Post-Closure Care at Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place
Project #OA&E-FY19-0323, August 20, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork regarding the EPA's oversight of hazardous waste units closed with waste in place. This project is self-initiated.
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Notification: EPA's Administration of the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act Program
Project #OA&E-FY19-0292, August 21, 2019. The OIG plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's administration of the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program.
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Notification: Hotline - EPA Office of Mission Support Controls for Carrying Out Its Responsibility to Develop and Coordinate an Agencywide Quality System
Project #OA&E-FY19-0329, August 26, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an audit on the EPA's quality system overseen by the Office of Mission Support (also known as OMS).
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Notification: Response to Congressional Request Over Concerns with EPA Access to Witness Testimony Prior to Hearing
Project #OA&E-FY19-0313, August 29, 2019. The OIG is initiating an evaluation based on a congressional request that expressed concerns that the EPA obtained advance access to testimony by an environmental science and policy expert before the House ...
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Notification: EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Reviews
Project #OA&E-FY19-0340, September 5, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program.
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Notification: Superfund Site Visits – Verification of the Effectiveness of Institutional Controls
Project #OA&E-FY19-0090, September 20, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the status and integrity of institutional controls at Superfund sites.
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Notification: Implementation of EPA's Toxic Substances Control Act Premanufacture Notice Consent Order with DuPont [Chemours]
Project #OA&E-FY19-0348, September 23, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the EPA's implementation of the 2009 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Premanufacture Notice consent order with DuPont [Chemours].
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Notification: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2020–2023 National Compliance Initiative: Stopping Aftermarket Defeat Devices for Vehicles and Engines
Project #OSRE-FY21-0228, July 14, 2021. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation to examine the EPA’s actions related to its Fiscal Years 2020–2023 National Compliance Initiative: Stopping Aftermarket Defeat Devices for Vehicles and Engines.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Safer Choice Program
Project #OA&E-FY19-0324, September 23, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on the EPA's Safer Choice program.