Science & Technology

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Notification: Inquiry into Pearl Harbor Drinking Water Contamination

Project #OSRE-FY22-G-0058, December 22, 2021. The OIG plans to initiate an inquiry into drinking water contamination reported at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

Notification: EPA Oversight of State and Local Air Agency Identification of SM-80 Facilities

Project #OA-FY22-0036, November 16, 2021. The OIG plans to begin fieldwork on an audit to determine whether EPA oversight has assured that state and local agencies with large compliance-monitoring programs identify high-emitting synthetic minor facilities,

Notification: EPA's Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Toxic Substances Control Act Service Fee Fund Financial Statements

Project #OA-FY21-0349, January 25, 2022. The OIG plans to begin our required audit of the EPA’s fiscal years 2020 and 2019 financial statements for the Toxic Substances Control Act, or TSCA, Service Fee Fund.

Notification: EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and Pesticide Registration Improvement Act Financial Statements

Project #OA-FY22-0067 and OA-FY22-0066, January 25, 2022. The OIG plans to begin our required audits of the EPA’s fiscal years 2021 and 2020 financial statements for the Pesticide Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund.