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Office of Inspector General

Report: EPA Performance Measures Do Not Effectively Track Compliance Outcomes

Report #2006-P-00006December 15, 2005

What Was Found

In response to our first objective, we found that OECA primarily measures progress in ensuring compliance using output measures.

Report Materials

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