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  • Report: The EPA Was Not Transparent About Changes Made to a Long-Chain PFAS Rule After Administrator Signature
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  • Report: EPA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Top Management Challenges
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  • Report: The EPA Needs to Fully Address the OIG’s 2018 Flint Water Crisis Report Recommendations by Improving Controls, Training, and Risk Assessments
  • Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022
  • Notification: Cancer Assessment Review for the Pesticide 1,3-Dichloropropene
  • Notification: EPA's Oversight of Hazardous Waste at EPA Laboratories

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The Expected Report Issuance document reflects the most recent time frames (subject to change) within which we expect to issue our ongoing audit and evaluation reports.

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The EPA's Office of Inspector General is a part of the EPA, although Congress provides our funding separate from the agency, to ensure our independence. We were created pursuant to the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended.

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