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Total National Reported Clean Air Act Compliance-Monitoring Activities Decreased Slightly During Coronavirus Pandemic, but State Activities Varied Widely

Submitting OIG: 
Environmental Protection Agency OIG
Report Description: 
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.
Date Issued: 
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Agency Reviewed / Investigated: 
Environmental Protection Agency
Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number: 
22-E-0008
Location(s): 
Agency-Wide
Type of Report: 
Audit
Questioned Costs: 
$0
Funds for Better Use: 
$0
Number of Recommendations: 
6
Report updated under NDAA 5274: 
No
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Additional Details Link: 
https://www.epa.gov/office-inspector-general/report-total-national-reported-clea…

Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number Recommendation Status Significant Recommendation Additional Details
22-E-0008_4 Open No
Determine and document the conditions or parameters under which the use of remote video to conduct off-site partial compliance evaluations is feasible from a legal, technical, and programmatic perspective.
22-E-0008_5 Open No
Finalize the Remote Video Partial Compliance Evaluation workgroup’s standard operating procedures.
22-E-0008_6 Open No
Determine whether and how remote video can be used in conjunction with a document review to qualify as a full-compliance evaluation for purposes of the Clean Air Act Stationary Source Compliance Monitoring Strategy and provide instruction to state and local agencies.
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