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Office of Inspector General

Notification: Review of the EPA’s Assessment of Potential Mining Impacts in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Project #OPE-FY14-0039, May 2, 2014.

The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research to determine whether the EPA adhered to laws, regulations, policies and procedures in developing its assessment of potential mining impacts on ecosystems in Bristol Bay, Alaska.

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