Why We Did This Report
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Inspector General performed this audit to determine whether the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board, known as the CSB, complied with the Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019 in fiscal year 2024.
Summary of Findings
In FY 2024, the CSB complied with PIIA and OMB improper payment requirements. The outlays for the CSB totaled $11.34 million. The CSB reported gross improper payments totaling $2,659. These improper payments were associated with payroll and travel expenses. The CSB reported no unknown payments, resulting in a total improper and unknown payment of $2,659, or 0.02 percent of total outlays. This total was significantly less than the statutory threshold of 1.5 percent of program outlays established in PIIA for improper and unknown payments. In addition, we confirmed that the CSB complied PIIA reporting requirements to (1) publish payment integrity information with the Agency’s annual financial statement and accompanying materials and (2) post the annual financial statement and accompanying materials on its website.
