Report: Certain State, Local and Tribal Data Processing Practices Could Impact Suitability of Data for 8-Hour Ozone Air Quality Determinations
Report #17-P-0106, February 6, 2017
What Was Found
This report is an EPA OIG Management Alert. There is a risk that multiple air-monitoring agencies are not always implementing the EPA’s recommended quality assurance practices for ozone data. This could lessen the quality of data the agency uses to determine and inform the public as to whether the air is healthy to breathe.
Report Materials
- Report at a Glance (pdf)
- Full Report (pdf)
- EPA Response to Report (pdf)
- EPA Response to Report (2nd) (pdf)
OIG Independence of EPA
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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