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GAO-22-105600 1 (2022-07-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaonhw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: A O U.S. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE 441 G St. N.W. Comptroller General Washington, DC 20548 of the United States July 1, 2022 The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20460 Priority Open Recommendations: Environmental Protection Agency Dear Administrator Regan: The purpose of this letter is to provide an update on the overall status of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of GAO's recommendations and to call attention to areas where open recommendations should be given high priority.1 In November 2021, we reported that on a government-wide basis, 76 percent of our recommendations made 4 years ago were implemented.2 EPA's implementation rate for these recommendations was 94 percent. As of April 2022, EPA had 86 open recommendations. Fully implementing these open recommendations could significantly improve agency operations. Since our June 2021 letter on the status of priority recommendations, EPA has implemented 10 of our 22 open priority recommendations by taking the following actions: In September 2021, the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics' workforce planning process resulted in a skills gap analysis and a workforce assessment. These analyses will enable EPA to better understand and communicate its human resource needs for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act. The agency's actions satisfied our March 2013 recommendation regarding the TSCA workforce.3 In March 2022, the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment identified several actions that will help EPA ensure a consistent approach for addressing program offices and regions' needs for toxicity assessments and help fill gaps in chemical data. These actions satisfy our May 2013 recommendation on Integrated Risk Information System toxicity assessments.4 1Priority recommendations are those that GAO believes warrant priority attention from heads of key departments or agencies. They are highlighted because, upon implementation, they may significantly improve government operations, for example, by realizing large dollar savings; eliminating mismanagement, fraud, and abuse; or making progress toward addressing a high-risk or duplication issue. 2GAO, Performance and Accountability Report: Fiscal Year 2021, GAO-22-4SP (Washington, D.C.: Nov. 15, 2021). 3GAO, Toxic Substances: EPA Has Increased Efforts to Assess and Control Chemicals but Could Strengthen Its Approach, GAO-13-249 (Washington, D.C.: Mar. 22, 2013). 4GAO, Chemical Assessments: An Agencywide Strategy May Help EPA Address Unmet Needs for Integrated Risk Information System Assessments, GAO-13-369 (Washington, D.C.: May 10, 2013). GAO-22-105600 EPA Priority Recommendations Page 1

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