Science & Technology
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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.
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Notification: Awarding, Monitoring, and Performance of EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Grants
Project #OA-FY21-0227, July 20, 2021. The OIG plans to examine the EPA’s execution and monitoring of Great Lakes Restoration Initiative grants to determine whether they were awarded in accordance with federal grants requirements and to assess how the Great
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Notification: EPA's Oversight of Synthetic Minor Sources
Project #OA&E-FY19-0093, Oct 15, 2019. OIG plans to determine if oversight is sufficient within the EPA, state and local agencies to assure that synthetic minor sources of air emissions comply with the emission or operational limits in their air permits.
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Notification: Evaluation of EPA's Consolidation Efforts at Three Laboratory Facilities
Project #OA&E-FY20-0353, October 16, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the EPA's consolidation efforts at three of its laboratory facilities.
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TSCA Section 21
TSCA Section 21 regulations collect data for use in conducting assessment of potential chemical risk are described.
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Notification: Effectiveness of Clean Water Act to Protect from Plastic Pollution
Project #OA&E-FY19-0086, October 30, 2019. The OIG plans to conduct fieldwork to evaluate the EPA's programs in the Office of Water and Office of Research and Development that address plastic pollution.
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Notification: Effectiveness of EPA's External Civil Rights Compliance Office in Determining Title VI Compliance in Organizations Receiving EPA Clean Air Act Funding
Project #OA&E-FY19-0357, October 31, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of the EPA's implementation of Title VI, which prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of race, color, or national origin ...
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Notification: EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 Compliance with Improper Payments Requirements
Project #OA&E-FY20-0025, November 12, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's reporting of improper payments during fiscal year 2019.
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Notification: Analysis of the Chemical Safety Board's reporting of improper payments during fiscal year 2019
Project #OA&E-FY20-0048, November 14, 2019. The OIG plans to begin its analysis of the CSB's reporting of improper payments during fiscal year (FY) 2019.
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Notification: Follow-up Evaluation of OIG Report No.18-P-0071, EPA Has Not Reported to Congress on BEACH Act Progress as Statutorily Required or Fully Documented Budget Decisions, issued January 18, 2018
Project #OA&E-FY20-0062, November 21, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of EPA's 2018 BEACH Act mandated report to Congress.
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Notification: Action Development Process for Rulemaking
Project #OA&E-FY20-0067, December 16, 2019. The OIG plans to begin an audit of the EPA's Action Development Process for rulemaking.
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Notification: Agency Use of Blanket Purchase Agreements
Project #OA&E-FY20-0096, December 19, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on this audit of the EPA's use of blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
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Notification: Travel Card Program Audit
Project #OA&E-FY20-0097, December 20, 2019. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of the EPA's travel card program.
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Notification: Evaluating EPA's Response to Findings from Audits and Inspections Related to Its National Enforcement Investigations Center
Project #OA&E-FY20-0099, January 8, 2020. The OIG plans to conduct an audit of the EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training corrective actions in response to internal and external audits, inspections, and documented concerns.
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Notification: Region 5 Processes for Investigating Potential Loss of Records
Project #OA&E-FY20-0032, January 17, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation as a result of a 2019 OIG Hotline complaint about a data migration incident that may have resulted in the loss of records within EPA Region 5.
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Notification: Evaluation of the Information Technology Support Services Performed Under the ATTAIN Contract
Project #OA&E-FY20-0107, January 24, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation as a result of the OIG researching the merits of a hotline complaint regarding information technology support services performed by ATTAIN contractors.
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Notification: EPA's Adherence to Pesticide Registration Risk Assessment Regulations, Policies, and Procedures
Project #OA&E-FY20-0095, January 27, 2020. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on the audit regarding EPA's adherence to pesticide registration risk assessment regulations, policies and procedures.
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Notification: Practices for Identifying Potential Information Technology Vulnerabilities that Could Compromise EPA Systems and Data
Project #OA&E-FY20-0111, January 28, 2020. The OIG plans to begin an evaluation of EPA processes for testing its network to identify potential vulnerabilities.
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Notification: Audits of EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 FIFRA and PRIA Financial Statements
Project #OA&E-FY20-0114 and OA&E-FY20-0113, February 6, 2020. The OIG plans to begin our audits of the EPA's fiscal year (FY) 2019 financial statements for the Pesticide Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund.
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Notification: Audit of EPA's Fiscal Year 2019 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements
Project #OA&E-FY20-0115, February 6, 2020. The OIG plans to our audit of the EPA's fiscal year 2019 Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest (e-Manifest) System fund financial statements.