Concerns About the Process Used for the SAFE Vehicles Rule Demonstrate the Need for a Policy on EPA’s Role in Joint Rulemakings
The EPA’s actions in the final SAFE Vehicles Rule undercut the rule’s quality.
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The EPA’s actions in the final SAFE Vehicles Rule undercut the rule’s quality.
Deficiencies in the EPA’s information technology internal controls could be used to exploit weaknesses in Agency applications and hinder the EPA’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to emerging cyberthreats.
The EPA did not achieve its mission when senior leaders issued instructions to Region 5 that impacted the region’s ability to address ethylene oxide emissions and when the EPA delayed communicating health risks regarding ethylene oxide.
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.