Office of Inspector General

2004 OIG Reports

A chronological listing of all reports issued by the Office of Inspector General in 2004.

Date	Title	Publication Number
Dec 6, 2004	Response Action Contracts: Structure and Administration Need Improvement	2005-P-00001
Nov 15, 2004	Audit of EPA's Fiscal 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements, Audit Report	2005-1-00021
Nov 4, 2004	Review of Conflict of Interest Allegations Pertaining to the Peer Review of EPA’s Draft Report, "Exposure and Human Health Evaluation of Airborne Pollution from the World Trade Center Disaster”	2005-S-00003
Oct 29, 2004	Congressionally Requested Review of EPA Region 3's Oversight of State National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Programs	2005-S-00002
Oct 18, 2004	Congressional Request Regarding EPA Clean Water Enforcement Actions	2005-S-00001
Sept 30, 2004	Federal Information Security Management Act Fiscal Year 2004 Status of EPA’s Computer Security Program	2004-S-00007
Sept 30, 2004	New Source Review Rule Change Harms EPA's Ability to Enforce Against Coal-fired Electric Utilities	2004-P-00034
Sept 30, 2004	Ombudsman Report: Review of Actions at Escambia Treating Company Site, Pensacola, Florida Report	2004-P-00032
Sept 30, 2004	Tribal Superfund Program Needs Clear Direction and Actions to Improve Effectiveness	2004-P-00035
Sept 29, 2004	EPA and States Not Making Sufficient Progress in Reducing Ozone Precursor Emissions In Some Major Metropolitan Areas	2004-P-00033
Sept 29, 2004	Ombudsman Report: Review of Actions at Industrial Excess Landfill Superfund Site, Uniontown, Ohio Report	2004-P-00031
Sept 28, 2004	EPA Needs to Reinforce Its National Pretreatment Program	2004-P-00030
Sept 21, 2004	EPA Oversight for the Alaska Village Safe Water Program Needs Improvement	2004-P-00029
Sept 20, 2004	EPA Prepared to Implement Strategic Human Capital Management Activities But Challenges Remain	2004-P-00024
Sept 15, 2004	OIG Response to Congressional Request on Superfund Administrative Costs Briefing	2004-S-00004
Sept 1, 2004	Multiple Actions Taken to Address Electronic Waste, But EPA Needs to Provide Clear National Direction	2004-P-00028
Sept 1, 2004	Some States Cannot Address Assessment Needs and Face Limitations in Meeting Future Superfund Cleanup Requirements	2004-P-00027
Aug 31, 2004	Association of Metropolitan Sewerage Agencies - Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements X827577-01, X828302-01, and X829595-01	2004-4-00038
Aug 24, 2004	Effectiveness of Effluent Guidelines Program for Reducing Pollutant Discharges Uncertain	2004-P-00025
Aug 24, 2004	EPA Needs to Improve Change Controls for Integrated Financial Management System	2004-P-00026
Aug 3, 2004	Congressional Request on Updating Fiscal 2003 EPA Enforcement Resources and Accomplishments Report	2004-S-00002
July 1, 2004	EPA's Final Water Security Research and Technical Support Action Plan May Be Strengthened Through Access to Vulnerability Assessments	2004-P-00023
June 23, 2004	Stronger Leadership Needed to Develop Environmental Measures for Clean Water State Revolving Fund	2004-P-00022
June 22, 2004	EPA Needs to Improve Tracking of National Petroleum Refinery Compliance Program Progress and Impacts EPA’s Detailed Comments on Official Draft Refinery Compliance Program Evaluation Report and Office of Inspector General Response	2004-P-00021
June 21, 2004	Substantial Progress Made, But Further Actions Needed in Implementing Brownfields Program	2004-P-0020
June 3, 2004	Fiscal 2003 and 2002 Financial Statements for the Pesticides Reregistration and Expedited Processing Fund	2004-1-00071
June 3, 2004	Review of Actions at Stauffer Chemical Company Superfund Site, Tarpon Springs, Florida	2004-P-00018
June 2, 2004	Idaho Superfund Credit Claim Under EPA Support Agency Cooperative Agreement No. V990431-01	2004-4-00016
May 27, 2004	States Making Progress on Source Water Assessments, But Effectiveness Still to Be Determined	2004-P-00019
May 26, 2004	State of Washington Water Pollution Control State Revolving Fund Financial Statements with Independent Auditor's Report, June 30, 2003	2004-1-00067
May 18, 2004	Ombudsman Review of the Marjol Battery Site, Throop, Pennsylvania	2004-P-00017
May 17, 2004	The Effectiveness of the Office of Children's Health Protection Cannot Yet Be Determined Quantitatively	2004-P-00016
May 06, 2004	Missouri Department of Natural Resources State Revolving Funds Financial Statements with Independent Auditor’s Report, June 30, 2003	2004-1-00057
Apr 26, 2004	Access Controls for Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Systems Need Improvement Report	2004-P-00015
Mar 31, 2004	Audit Report: New Mexico Environment Department Costs Claimed Under Cooperative Agreement No. V986338-01	2004-4-00015
Mar 31, 2004	EPA's Method for Calculating Air Toxics Emissions for Reporting Results Needs Improvement	2004-P-00012
Mar 31, 2004	Nationwide Identification of Hardrock Mining Sites	2004-P-00005
Mar 31, 2004	The Office of Underground Storage Tanks: Contract Administration and Performance Measures Concerns	2004-P-00014
Mar 29, 2004	EPA Needs to Better Manage Counter Terrorism/Emergency Response Equipment	2004-P-00011
Mar 25, 2004	Review of Hotline Complaint Regarding Technical Assistance Grant No. 1-97025201 Awarded to the Basin Cleanup Coalition, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho	2004-P-00010
Mar 24, 2004	Ombudsman Review of Bunker Hill and Coeur d'Alene Basin Superfund Actions	2004-P-00009
Mar 5, 2004	EPA Claims to Meet Drinking Water Goals Despite Persistent Data Quality Shortcomings	2004-P-0008
Mar 1, 2004	Consumer Federation of America Foundation - Costs Claimed Under EPA Cooperative Agreements CX825612-01, CX825837-01, 828814-01, CX824939-01, and X829178-01	2004-4-00014
Mar 1, 2004	EPA Needs to Consistently Implement the Intent of the Executive Order on Environmental Justice	2004-P-00007
Feb 20, 2004	EPA's Homeland Security Role to Protect Air from Terrorist Threats Needs to be Better Defined	2004-M-000005
Feb 5, 2004	Review of EPA's Response to Petition Seeking Withdrawal of Authorization for Idaho's Hazardous Waste Program	2004-P-00006
Feb 2, 2004	EPA Should Take Steps to Improve Industrial Reporting to the Toxics Release Inventory System	2004-P-00004
Jan 30, 2004	Immediate Action Needed to Address Weaknesses in EPA Efforts to Identify Hazardous Waste Sites in Indian Country	2004-P-00003
Jan 7, 2004	Review of EPA's Response to Petition Congressional Request on Funding Needs for Non-Federal Superfund Sites	2004-P-00001

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