In our opinion, the financial statements, including the accompanying notes, present fairly, in all material respects, the assets, liabilities, net position, changes in net position and budgetary resources of the FIFRA Fund, as of and for the years ending September 30, 2012 and 2011, as restated, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

In planning and performing our audit, we considered the EPA's internal control over the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) financial reporting by obtaining an understanding of the agency's internal controls, determining whether internal controls had been placed in operation, assessing control risk, and performing tests of controls. We did this as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the financial statements and to comply with OMB audit guidance, not to express an opinion on internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an...

This is our report on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) emergency order to the Range Resources Gas Drilling Company conducted by the EPA Office of Inspector General (OIG). This report contains findings that describe the problems the OIG has identified and corrective actions the OIG recommends. This report represents the opinion of the OIG and does not necessarily represent the final EPA position. Final determinations on matters in this report will be made by EPA managers in accordance with established audit resolution procedures.

The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and the environment. As America's steward for the environment since 1970, the EPA has endeavored to ensure that the public has air that is safe to breathe, water that is clean and safe to drink, food that is free from dangerous pesticide residues, and communities that are protected from toxic chemicals.

As part of our oversight of assistance agreement awards made by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the EPA's Office of Inspector General (OIG) examined the costs claimed under Cooperative Agreement No. 2A-00T13801 awarded to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The OIG conducted the examination to determine whether the costs claimed under the cooperative agreement were reasonable, allowable and allocable in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) under 40 CFR Part 31, Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local...

This is our report on the subject audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report contains findings that describe the problems the OIG has identified and corrective actions the OIG recommends. This report represents the opinion of the OIG and does not necessarily represent the final EPA position. Final determinations on matters in this report will be made by EPA managers in accordance with established audit resolution procedures.

The independent public accounting (IPA) firm KPMG LLP conducted this audit on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Inspector General (OIG). This is the IPA's report on the subject audit conducted on behalf of the OIG. This report contains findings that describe the problems the IPA identified and corrective actions the IPA recommends. The Senior Agency Information Security Officer is the primary official responsible for the agency program that KPMG reviewed during this audit. This report represents the opinion of the IPA and does not necessarily represent the...

This is our report on the subject audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report contains findings that describe the problems the OIG has identified and corrective actions the OIG recommends. The Office of Information Collection within the Office of Environmental Information is the primary office responsible for the agency program that we reviewed. The Office of General Counsel is responsible for reviewing Attorney General certifications for the agency program reviewed.

This is our report on the subject audit conducted by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This report contains findings that describe the problems the OIG has identified and corrective actions the OIG recommends. This report represents the opinion of the OIG and does not necessarily represent the final EPA position. Final determination on matters in this report will be made by EPA managers in accordance with established audit resolution procedures.

This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Annual Plan for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identifies mandated and selected assignment topics continuing from Fiscal Year (FY) 2010 and scheduled to be started during FY 2011, providing for unforeseen work that may be requested by Agency leadership and Congress, and through ongoing OIG Hotline activities. Because this is a living, flexible document subject to change, the reader is encouraged to consult our website, www.epa.gov/oig, for the most current listing of recently issued reports.