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CED-81-50 1 (1981-01-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabblv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: q-47 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITYAND ECONOMIC January 16, 1981 OSVELOPMtN 14 IDVISION B-201760 The Honorable Douglas M. Costle Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency 114187 Dear Mr. Costle: Subject: issessment of Grant Expenditures to Fund New Jersey Interagency Toxic Waste Investigations/Prosecutions Progra J (CED-81-50) At the request of the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and 'Investigations, House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, we reviewed certain aspects of the New Jersey interagency toxic waste investigations/prosecutions program.) On December 16, 1980, we testified before the subcommittee on the results of our review. A copy of our testimony is enclosed. Our review focused on two Law Enforcement Assistance Administra- tion (LEAA) grants and one Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant-and the related matching State funds-which were used to fund the activities of the New Jersey program for the period July 1, 1978, to August 31, 1980. Our work covered program operations by the State's Division of Criminal Justice. At June 30, 1980, State and Federal expenditures under the EPA grant for the program totaled $449,092. The total State and Federal grant totaled $610,161 and covered the period July 1, 1979, to September 30, 1980. Our test of grant expenditures disclosed that some expenditures in the area of laboratory services were for non- grant purposes. An objective of the EPA grant was to have a State laboratory sampling and analysis capability for chemical wastes. Designated staff in the State Medical Examiner's Office were to be provided with the necessary technical assistance from EPA's region II laboratory. Existing equipment available to the State Medical Examiner was to be used in this effort. Contrary to the grant objective, a State toxic waste sampling and analytical capability has not been established in the State Medical Examiner's Office. Although two technical staff members- a toxicologist and an assistant-were paid from grant funds for a (089162) &i/~VK7

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