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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Federal Agency
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Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline
Be as specific as possible and provide the following: • Relevant name(s) of all parties involved, including witnesses and other contacts. • Dates and times of the events or issues that you are identifying. • The location of the issue or the area that it impacts. • Name of contractor or grantee. • Contract or grant numbers. • Contract or grant award date. • Any additional pertinent information you have concerning the issue.
What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline
The OIG Hotline handles allegations of fraud, waste and abuse in EPA and CSB programs generally. For immediate concerns regarding an environmental hazard, please contact an EPA hotline, as shown below. • Contact a specific EPA hotline. • Or use the EPA Environmental Violations Form to report any incident.

EPA Needs to Measure and Track Performance of Programs Eliminated in President’s Budget but Later Funded by Congress

2021
21-E-0219
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

Without internal controls to track ETF program performance, the EPA risks underreporting environmental and human health outcomes.

Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan

2022
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

The Fiscal Year 2022 Oversight Plan reflects the priority work that the OIG believes is necessary to keep the EPA, the CSB, and Congress fully informed about issues relating to the administration of Agency programs and operations. It is also important to note that our planning efforts are not static...

EPA Has Not Performed Agencywide Risk Assessments, Increasing the Risk of Fraud, Waste, Abuse, and Mismanagement

2022
22-E-0011
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

The OCFO cannot provide reasonable assurance that crosscutting risks are identified and mitigated and that Agency resources are directed to the most critical strategic needs.

EPA Established a Web Management Program, but Improvements Are Needed in Deploying Web Analytics

2022
22-P-0013
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

Without fully implementing web analytics, the EPA could be without vital usage information to meet the needs of the public, regulatory agencies, industries, and other stakeholders when conveying environmental issues.

Special Review of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Capabilities to Effectively Administer Its Programs and Operations

2022
22-N-0056
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The CSB's operations are challenged by vacancies in mission-critical positions and an inability to fully use the resources allocated by Congress.

Data Vulnerabilities Could Impact the CSB’s Ability to Carry Out Its Obligations Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014

2022
22-N-0058
Review
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

The Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which also provides oversight for the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, or CSB, contracted with the independent accounting firm SB & Company LLC to initiate an evaluation of the CSB’s compliance with the...

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