EPA Does Not Always Adhere to Its Established Action Development Process for Rulemaking
Action Development Process goals are to deliver actions that are based on sound science, promote economic efficiency, and are implementable and enforceable.
Action Development Process goals are to deliver actions that are based on sound science, promote economic efficiency, and are implementable and enforceable.
The EPA’s inspection frequency of Treatment, Storage, or Disposal Facilities with Resource Conservation and Recovery Act units closed with waste in place does not meet the EPA’s statutory requirement or policy.
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The Agency needs to improve its oversight of long-standing contractors, like CGI Federal, to improve operations and be a better steward of taxpayer dollars.
Without a sufficient management-control system and other improvements, the SLN program will not effectively promote risk reduction and pollution prevention.
By implementing stronger internal controls, the EPA can decrease the risk of issuing a pesticide registration that does not comply with regulatory requirements.
The OIG completed an audit to identify the extent to which the EPA's Office of Research and Development research initiatives address threats and risks to public health and the environment from plastic pollution within the waters of the United States.
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