EPA Does Not Consistently Monitor Hazardous Waste Units Closed with Waste in Place or Track and Report on Facilities That Fall Under the Two Responsible Programs

Submitting OIG:

Environmental Protection Agency OIG

Report Description:

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.

Date Issued:

Monday, March 29, 2021

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Environmental Protection Agency

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

21-P-0114

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

Questioned Costs:

Funds for Better Use:

Number of Recommendations:

Report updated under NDAA 5274:

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Additional Details Link:

https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-epa-does-not-consistently-mo…

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
21-P-0114_2	Open	No
In collaboration with the Office of Land and Emergency Management, establish mechanisms to ensure that all inspections are completed within the required time frame of two years for operating treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or the policy time frame of three years for nonoperating treatment, storage, or disposal facilities.
21-P-0114_4	Open	No
Develop and implement controls to verify that the Superfund program deferrals to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are added to RCRAInfo for further Resource Conservation and Recovery Act attention, as necessary.
21-P-0114_5	Open	No
Develop and maintain a crosswalk of Superfund Enterprise Management System and corresponding RCRAInfo identification numbers.
21-P-0114_6	Open	No
Develop and implement controls to identify and eliminate overlap of environmental indicators between Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Corrective Action and Superfund Programs and include this information in public queries, such as Cleanups in My Community.

Recommendation Number

Recommendation Status

Significant Recommendation

Additional Details

21-P-0114_2

Open

In collaboration with the Office of Land and Emergency Management, establish mechanisms to ensure that all inspections are completed within the required time frame of two years for operating treatment, storage, or disposal facilities or the policy time frame of three years for nonoperating treatment, storage, or disposal facilities.

21-P-0114_4

Open

Develop and implement controls to verify that the Superfund program deferrals to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are added to RCRAInfo for further Resource Conservation and Recovery Act attention, as necessary.

21-P-0114_5

Open