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EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
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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 Generally Adheres to Information Technology Audit Follow-Up Processes, but Management Oversight Should Be Improved

2022
22-P-0010
Audit
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...

Burlington County Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Pesticides Falsely Billed as Registered with EPA and Approved to Kill Coronavirus

Burlington County Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Pesticides Falsely Billed as Registered with EPA and Approved to Kill Coronavirus
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Burlington County Businessman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Defrauding over 75 Victims of More Than $2.7 Million in Nationwide Scheme to Sell Pesticides Falsely Billed as Registered with EPA and Approved to Kill Coronavirus CAMDEN, N.J. – A Burlington County, New Jersey, man who sold more,,,

Considerations from Single Audit Reports for the EPA’s Administration of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds

2022
22-N-0057
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

This report highlights findings from prior single audit reports to help the EPA prepare to administer an additional $60 billion in funds pursuant to the IIJA. We identified seven areas where noncompliance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and program requirements were most frequent. We...

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to Pay $500,000 for Falsely Certifying that Members of Former Governors’ Staff Worked on Federal Clean Water Act Grant

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to Pay $500,000 for Falsely Certifying that Members of Former Governors’ Staff Worked on Federal Clean Water Act Grant
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation to Pay $500,000 for Falsely Certifying that Members of Former Governors’ Staff Worked on Federal Clean Water Act Grant ALBANY, NEW YORK – The New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation (“EFC”) has agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve,,,

Considerations for the EPA’s Implementation of Grants Awarded Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

2022
22-N-0055
Other
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA’s administration and oversight of IIJA grant awards. With IIJA appropriations, the EPA will receive approximately $55 billion in additional funding for grants over a five-year period.

Lessons Identified from Prior Oversight of the EPA’s Geographic and National Estuary Programs

2022
22-E-0054
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency

We reviewed prior oversight reports and identified lessons to help the EPA administer the IIJA’s $1.85 billion for its 12 geographic programs and National Estuary Program.

Project Manager Pleads Guilty to False Statements Regarding Lead Contamination at City Park

Project Manager Pleads Guilty to False Statements Regarding Lead Contamination at City Park
Article Type
Investigative Press Release
Publish Date

Project Manager Pleads Guilty to False Statements Regarding Lead Contamination at City Park KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A project manager pleaded guilty in federal court today to misleading federal authorities about lead contamination in a Granby, Mo., city park after he was hired to conduct remediation at,,,

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