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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Inspector General
At a Glance
18-P-0175
May 9, 2018
Why We Did This Project
Office of Management and
Budget guidance outlines the
requirements from improper
payments legislation. That
guidance requires agencies to
report on, reduce and recapture
improper payments; and
Inspectors General to
determine whether agencies
comply with the improper
payments legislation. As the
Inspector General for the U.S.
Chemical Safety and Hazard
Investigation Board (CSB), the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Office of Inspector
General undertook this audit of
CSB's compliance with
improper payments legislation.
This report addresses the
following CSB goal:
• Create and maintain an
engaged, high-performing
workforce.
CSB Complied With Improper Payments
Legislation Requirements for Fiscal Year 2017
What We Found
The CSB was fully compliant with legislation for
improper payments during fiscal year 2017. As
required, the CSB published its Performance and
Accountability Report and posted that report and
accompanying materials on the agency website.
In addition, we determined that the CSB:
•	Conducted a risk assessment and did not identify any programs and
activities that are susceptible to significant improper payments.
•	Was not required to publish improper payment estimates because its
programs were not assessed to be at risk for significant improper
payments.
•	Was not required to publish programmatic corrective action plans.
•	Was not required to set reduction targets.
•	Was not required to report an improper payment rate for any of its
programs and activities.
Also, the CSB determined that it is not cost-effective to conduct a recapture
audit.
Based on the above, this report contains no recommendations.
The CSB is fully
compliant with the
reporting requirements
of improper payments
legislation.
Send all inquiries to our public
affairs office at (202) 566-2391
or visit www.epa.gov/oia.
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