Science & Technology
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Managing the Quality of Environmental Data at EPA Region 6
Information from Region 6 about managing the quality of environmental information
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Tables 4-1 through 4-4: Request For Analytical Services, Soil Matrix, Water Matrix, Matrix Sediment, Matrix Other Table Forms
Contains forms to request analyses of soil matrices, water matrices, sediment matrices, and other matrices.
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EnviroAtlas Project Fact Sheet
EPA and its partners seek to effectively measure and communicate the type, quality, and extent of services that humans receive from ecosystems so that their true value can be considered in decision-making.
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Report: Risk Assessment Determines that Travel Card Program Merits an Audit Next Year Because Internal Controls Not Adequate
Report #19-P-0307, September 19, 2019. Our assessment determined that the risk for the EPA’s travel card program is high enough to warrant an audit.
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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2019 - September 30, 2019
Report #EPA-350-R-19-004, November 27, 2019. The EPA OIG is pleased to present this semiannual report for the period ending September 30, 2019. Our investigative and audit activity was wide and deep—with accomplishments helping to "move the needle."
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Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2017 - March 31, 2018
Report #EPA-350-R-18-001, May 29, 2018. For the semiannual reporting period ending March 31, 2018, the EPA OIG saw a significant increase in congressional requests for audits and investigations.
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Report: EPA’s Chemical Data Reporting Rule Largely Implemented as Intended, but Opportunities for Improvement Exist
Report #18-P-0226, July 27, 2018. Implementing policies for data quality checks will help tailor the information reported by manufacturers and importers to meet the EPA’s needs and improve its usefulness.
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Report: Incomplete Oversight of State Hazardous Waste Rule Authorization Creates Regulatory Gaps and Human Health and Environmental Risks
Report #18-P-0227, July 31, 2018. The lack of timely authorization of hazardous waste rules by states creates human health and environmental risk.
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Report: Without E-Invoicing and Stronger Payment Process Controls, EPA Is Placing $1.2 Billion at Risk Annually
Report #18-P-0231, August 16, 2018. The EPA places an annual average of $1.2 billion in taxpayer funds at greater risk by not using an e-invoicing process, not taking advantage of prompt payment discounts and not performing critical oversight duties.
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Report: EPA Paid $14.5 Million to Foreign Fellows that Could Have Funded Research by U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents
Report #18-P-0288, September 26, 2018. We found that 64 percent of EPA fellowships awarded to NAS were to foreign nationals.
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EPA OIG Strategic Plan: 2019-2023
October 4, 2018 - We plan our work with the goals of influencing resolution of the EPA’s major management challenges, reducing risk, improving program operations, and saving taxpayer dollars, leading to positive human health and environmental impacts.
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Report: EPA's Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Consolidated Financial Statements
Report #19-F-0003, November 14, 2018. We found the EPA's financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement
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Report: Audit of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Fiscal Years 2018 and 2017 Financial Statements
Report #19-F-0004, November 14, 2018. The CSB received an unmodified opinion on its fiscal years 2018 and 2017 financial statements
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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2018 - September 30, 2018
Report #EPA-350-R-18-003, November 00, 2018. The EPA OIG is pleased to present this semiannual report for the period ending September 30, 2018. The work produced by our office in the past 6 months was broad in scope and deep in rigor.
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Report: City of Houston Complied with Clean Water State Revolving Fund Requirements
Report #19-P-0041, December 4, 2018. We questioned whether point repairs to address customer complaints under four Houston contracts were eligible under the CWSRF, and EPA Region 6 concluded that they were.
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Annual Plan for the EPA and CSB - FY 2019
December 12, 2018. This OIG Annual Plan identifies mandated and discretionary assignment topics continuing from FY 2018, as well as mandated and discretionary assignments scheduled to start during FY 2019.
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Notification and Report: Crow Tribe Public Water Systems Concerns
Project #OA&E-FY19-0087, Report #19-N-0044. Dec 13, 2018. The Crow Tribe in Montana is experiencing challenges in complying with fundamental Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, and the OIG has concerns about potential human health threats.
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Regional Science and Technology Lab Core Capabilities
Table summarizing the analyses by all parameters (but not by specific analytical technique) which five or more of the regional laboratories have the capability of performing.
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Annual Reports of EPA's Regional Laboratory Network
Annual reports of EPA's Regional Laboratory Network from 2010 onward. Gives an overview of the network, highlights, accomplishments and capabilities.
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Semiannual Report: Oct 1, 2016 - March 31, 2017
Semiannual Report #EPA-350-R-17-001, May, 2017. During the semiannual period, the OIG issued various audit and program evaluation reports with recommendations to help the EPA improve efficiency, as well as better protect people and the environment.