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Semiannual Report to Congress: April 1, 2021–September 30, 2021
2021
EPA-350-R-21-002
Semiannual Report
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
Environmental Protection Agency
This Semiannual Report to Congress reflects how the EPA OIG is achieving its mission of preventing and detecting fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement, and misconduct related to the programs and operations of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation...
Total National Reported Clean Air Act Compliance-Monitoring Activities Decreased Slightly During Coronavirus Pandemic, but State Activities Varied Widely
2022
22-E-0008
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Compliance-monitoring activities are important to ensure that facilities comply with applicable Clean Air Act requirements and air regulations to protect human health and the environment and deter violations that result in excess emissions.
EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 (Restated) Consolidated Financial Statements
2022
22-F-0007
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
We found the EPA’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatement.
Contractor-Produced Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Financial Statement Audit
2022
22-F-0005
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Allmond & Company found the CSB’s financial statements to be fairly presented and free of material misstatements.
EPA’s Fiscal Year 2022 Top Management Challenges
2022
22-N-0004
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The Reports Consolidation Act of 2000 requires each inspector general to prepare an annual statement summarizing what the inspector general considers to be “the most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency” and to briefly assess the agency’s progress in addressing those...
Fiscal Year 2022 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Management Challenges
2022
22-N-0003
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The lack of board members continues to be the biggest risk to CSB operations.
Contractor-Produced Report: U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Independent Auditor’s Report on Compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 Submission Requirements for Fiscal Year 2021
2022
22-P-0002
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The DATA Act requires the CSB to report accurate financial and award data on USAspending.gov.
EPA's Fiscal Year 2020 Fourth-Quarter Compliance with the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014
2022
22-P-0001
Audit
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
The DATA Act requires the EPA to report accurate financial and award data on USAspending.gov.
EPA Needs an Agencywide Strategic Action Plan to Address Harmful Algal Blooms
2021
21-E-0264
Inspection / Evaluation
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Environmental Protection Agency
Scientists predict that harmful algal bloom occurrences in recreational waters and drinking water sources will increase as excess nutrients continue to flow into water bodies, temperatures warm, and extreme weather events occur due to climate change.