Science & Technology
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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.
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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.