2022 OIG Reports

Our Audit and Evaluation Reports

The EPA OIG conducts financial and performance audits to determine the efficiency and effectiveness of agency operations and programs. Audits identify potential fraud, waste and abuse; assess program compliance and management of agency processes; identify opportunities to improve human health and the environment; and offer recommendations for cost savings and other efficiencies.

The EPA OIG also conducts evaluations of EPA programs and activities that support clean air, clear water, safer chemicals, cleaner communities, and scientific research. The office assesses the design, implementation, and measurement of EPA programs, including evidence of program effectiveness and results.

Audits and evaluations differ from our investigations in that they do not deal with criminal activities and generally look at groups, processes, controls or structures, not individual employees. Also, when initiated, most audits are announced publicly, and upon their conclusion, a final report is posted here on the Reports page.

2022 OIG Reports

Date	Title	Publication Number	Environmental Goal(s)	Report Teams
Dec 29, 2022	The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2020 and 2019 Toxic Substances Control Act Service Fee Fund Financial Statements	23-F-0005	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Dec 7, 2022	American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Findings for Consideration in the Implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	23-N-0004	Compliance with the law, Partnering with states and other stakeholders, Operating efficiently and effectively	RCPP
Nov 21, 2022	The EPA Met 2018 Water Security Requirements but Needs to Improve Oversight to Support Water System Compliance	23-P-0003	Ensuring clean and safe water, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
Nov 15, 2022	The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021 Consolidated Financial Statements	23-F-0002	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Nov 15, 2022	U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Fiscal Years 2022 and 2021 Financial Statement Audit	23-F-0001	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Oct 21, 2022	Fiscal Year 2023 U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Top Management Challenges			OCOS
Sept 30, 2022	The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 (Restated) Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Fund Financial Statements	22-F-0062	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Sept 30, 2022	The EPA Failed to Complete Corrective Actions as Certified to Address OIG Recommendations	22-N-0061	Operating efficiently and effectively	IRM
Sept 26, 2022	The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 (Restated) Financial Statements for the Pesticide Registration Fund	22-F-0060	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Sept 26, 2022	The EPA’s Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	22-F-0059	Operating efficiently and effectively	FA
Sept 22, 2022	Management Alert: Data Vulnerabilities Could Impact the CSB’s Ability to Carry Out Its Obligations Under the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (Contractor-Produced Report)	22-N-0058		IRM
Sept 14, 2022	Considerations from Single Audit Reports for the EPA’s Administration of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Funds	22-N-0057	Compliance with the law, Partnering with states and other stakeholders, Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Sept 8, 2022	Special Review of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board Capabilities to Effectively Administer Its Programs and Operations	22-N-0056	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	AID
Aug 11, 2022	Considerations for the EPA’s Implementation of Grants Awarded Pursuant to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act	22-N-0055	Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Aug 8, 2022	Lessons Identified from Prior Oversight of the EPA’s Geographic and National Estuary Programs	22-E-0054	Ensuring clean and safe water	IEE
Aug 2, 2022	Compendium of Open and Unresolved Recommendations: Data as of March 31, 2022			OCOS
July 20, 2022	The EPA Needs to Improve the Transparency of Its Cancer-Assessment Process for Pesticides	22-E-0053	Ensuring the safety of chemicals	POCO
July 7, 2022	The EPA Was Not Transparent About Changes Made to a Long-Chain PFAS Rule After Administrator Signature	22-E-0052	Ensuring the safety of chemicals	POCO
June 30, 2022	Additional Internal Controls Would Improve the EPA’s System for Electronic Disclosure of Environmental Violations	22-E-0051	Compliance with the law, Operating efficiently and effectively	IEE
June 27, 2022	The EPA Was Not Compliant with the Payment Integrity Information Act for Fiscal Year 2021	22-P-0050	Compliance with the law, Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
June 23, 2022	The Coronavirus Pandemic Caused Schedule Delays, Human Health Impacts, and Limited Oversight at Superfund National Priorities List Sites	22-E-0049	Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)-related, COVID/Pandemic-related	PCC
June 22, 2022	The EPA’s Approval and Oversight of Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act Loans Complied with Federal Law and Regulations	22-P-0048	Ensuring clean and safe water, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
June 8, 2022	The EPA Continues to Fail to Meet Inspection Requirements for Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities	22-E-0047	Compliance with the law	POCO
April 29, 2022	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Oversight Plan
May 2022	Semiannual Report to Congress: October 1, 2021–March 31, 2022	EPA-350-R-22-001
May 17, 2022	The EPA Needs to Fully Address the OIG’s 2018 Flint Water Crisis Report Recommendations by Improving Controls, Training, and Risk Assessments	22-P-0046	Cleaning up and revitalizing land, Compliance with the law, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
Mar 31, 2022	Brownfields Program-Income Monitoring Deficiencies Persist Because the EPA Did Not Complete All Certified Corrective Actions	22-P-0033	Cleaning up and revitalizing land, Operating efficiently and effectively	EII
Mar 31, 2022	The EPA Did Not Follow Agency Policies in Managing the Northbridge Contract and Potentially Violated Appropriations Law	22-E-0027	Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Mar 30, 2022	The EPA Lacks Documented Procedures for Detecting and Removing Unapproved Software on the Agency’s Network	22-E-0028	Operating efficiently and effectively	IRM
Mar 30, 2022	The EPA Needs to Develop a Strategy to Complete Overdue Residual Risk and Technology Reviews and to Meet the Statutory Deadlines for Upcoming Reviews	22-E-0026	Improving air quality, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)-related	POCO
Mar 29, 2022	CSB Is at Increased Risk of Losing Significant Data and Is Vulnerable to Exploitation	22-E-0025	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	IRM
Mar 15, 2022	U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board's Compliance in Fiscal Year 2021 with Improper Payments Legislation and Guidance	22-E-0020	U.S. Chemical Safety Board	BOD
Mar 7, 2022	EPA Needs to Complete Implementation of Religious Compensatory Time Training for Supervisors and Employees	22-P-0019	Operating efficiently and effectively	BOD
Feb 22, 2022	EPA Should Consistently Track Coronavirus Pandemic-Related Grant Flexibilities and Implement Plan for Electronic Grant File Storage	22-P-0018	Operating efficiently and effectively, COVID/Pandemic-related	BOD
Feb 18, 2022	Management Implication Report: Inappropriate Manipulation of Air Filter Data by Office of Research and Development Contractor
Jan 12, 2022	EPA’s Title V Program Needs to Address Ongoing Fee Issues and Improve Oversight	22-E-0017	Improving air quality	IEE
Jan 6, 2022	Hotline: EPA Is Taking Steps to Update Its Federal Radiation Guidance	22-E-0016	Operating efficiently and effectively, Hotline Report	IEE

2021 OIG Reports are available.