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| Report Title
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Date |
Agency Response |
IG Comment on Response |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Warning Report: Use of Contractors to Conduct Clean Air Act Risk Management Program Inspections in Certain States Goes Against Court Decisions, |
March 28, 2012 | PDF - 5pp, 639KB | PDF - 4pp, 467KB |
| Improvement Required to Safeguard Enforcement and Inspection Credentials |
March 9, 2012 | ||
| Controls Over State Underground Storage Tank Inspection Programs in EPA Regions Generally Effective |
February 15, 2012 | ||
| EPA Needs to Further Improve How It Manages Its Oil Pollution Prevention Program, |
February 6, 2012 | ||
| EPA Must Improve Oversight of State Enforcement, |
December 9, 2011 Reissued: 1/30/2012 |
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| Agency-Wide Application of Region 7 NPDES Program Process Improvements Could Increase EPA Efficiency, |
July 6, 2011 | PDF - 3pp, 714KB | PDF - 1pp, 152KB |
| Region 4 Should Strengthen Oversight of Georgia's Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Program , |
June 23, 2011 | PDF - 2pp, 364KB | PDF - 1pp, 181KB |
| ECHO Data Quality Audit - Phase 2 Results: EPA Could Achieve Data Quality Rate With Additional Improvements, |
September 22, 2010 | PDF - 11pp, 2074KB | PDF - 3pp, 43KB |
| EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement, |
September 14, 2010 | PDF - 2pp, 272KB | PDF - 4pp, 443KB |
| EPA Should Improve Its Oversight of Federal Agency Superfund Reviews, |
June 2, 2010 | ||
| EPA Needs to Improve Its Recording and Reporting of Fines and Penalties, |
March 9, 2010 | ||
| EPA Needs a Coordinated Plan to Oversee Its Toxic Substances Control Act Responsibilities, |
February 17, 2010 | ||
| EPA Needs a Better Strategy to Identify Violations of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, |
October 26, 2009 | ||
| EPA Oversight and Policy for High Priority Violations of Clean Air Act Need Improvement, |
October 14, 2009 | ||
| Congressionally Requested Report on Comments Related to Effects of Jurisdictional Uncertainty on Clean Water Act Implementation, |
April 30, 2009 | ||
| EPA Has Initiated Strategic Planning for Priority Enforcement Areas, but Key Elements Still Needed, |
September 25, 2008 | ||
| EPA Needs to Track Compliance with Superfund Cleanup Requirements, |
April 28, 2008 | ||
| Improvements in Air Toxics Emissions Data Needed
to Conduct Residual Risk Assessments, |
October 31, 2007 | ||
| Assessment of EPA’s Projected Pollutant Reductions Resulting from Enforcement Actions and Settlements, |
July 24, 2007 | ||
| Overcoming Obstacles to Measuring Compliance: Practices in Selected Federal Agencies, |
June 20, 2007 | ||
| Better Enforcement Oversight Needed for Major Facilities with Water Discharge Permits in Long-Term Significant Noncompliance, |
May 14, 2007 | ||
| EPA Can Improve Emissions Factors Development and Management, |
March 22, 2006 | ||
| EPA Performance Measures Do Not Effectively Track Compliance Outcomes, |
December 15, 2005 | ||
| Limited Knowledge of the Universe of Regulated Entities Impedes EPA’s Ability to Demonstrate Changes in Regulatory Compliance, |
September 19, 2005 | ||
| Substantial Changes Needed in Implementation and Oversight of Title V Permits If Program Goals Are To Be Fully Realized, |
March 9, 2005 | ||
| Congressional Request Regarding EPA Clean Water Enforcement Actions,
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October 18, 2004 | ||
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New Source Review Rule Change Harms EPA's Ability to Enforce Against Coal-fired Electric Utilities, - Statement of Inspector General Nikki L. Tinsley on OIG NSR Report |
September 30, 2004 | ||
| Congressional Request on Updating Fiscal 2003 EPA Enforcement Resources and Accomplishments Report, |
August 03, 2004 | ||
| EPA Needs to Improve Tracking of National Petroleum Refinery Compliance Program Progress and Impacts, Report No. 2004-P-00021 - EPA’s Detailed Comments on Official Draft Refinery Compliance Program Evaluation Report and Office of Inspector General Response |
June 22, 2004 | ||
| Access Controls for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Systems Need Improvement |
April 26, 2004 | ||
| Significant Modifications Needed To Ensure Success of Fort Worth Asbestos Demolition Method, Report No. 2004-P-00002 |
December 19, 2003 | ||
| EPA Should Take Further Steps to Address Funding Shortfalls and Time Slippages in Permit Compliance System Modernization Effort [65KB PDF] | May 20, 2003 | ||
| Water Enforcement: State Enforcement of Clean Water Act Dischargers Can Be More Effective - (2001-P-00013) [PDF - 800 KB] | August 14, 2001 | ||
| Enforcement - Compliance with Enforcement Instruments - (2001-P-00006) [397KB PDF] | March 29, 2001 | ||
| Appropriate Violator Classifications and Timely Initial Enforcement Actions Would Strengthen Montana's RCRA Enforcement Program - (000762-2001-P-00004) [686KB PDF] | March 28, 2001 |