Office of Inspector General

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

At a Glance

22-F-0060
September 26, 2022

Why We Did This Audit

The Pesticide Registration
Improvement Act requires that
the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency Office of
Inspector General perform an
annual audit of the financial
statements for the Pesticide
Registration Fund. To expedite
the registration of certain
pesticides, the Act requires the
EPA to assess and collect
pesticide registration fees.

The EPA deposits the fees into
the Pesticide Registration Fund.
The Agency's Office of the Chief
Financial Officer is required to
prepare financial statements that
present financial information
about the fund. The Act also
requires the EPA to establish
time frames for its review and
decision on applications for
pesticide registrations, known as
decision time review periods.
The Act requires that the OIG
conduct an annual audit of the
Pesticide Registration Fund
financial statements, to include
an analysis of the fees collected
and the Agency's compliance
with the decision time review
periods.

The EPA's Fiscal Years 2021 and 2020
(Restated) Financial Statements for the
Pesticide Registration Fund

The EPA Receives an Unmodified Opinion for Fiscal Years 2021
and 2020 (Restated)

We rendered an unmodified opinion on the EPA's
fiscal years 2021 and 2020 (restated) Pesticide
Registration Fund, or PRIA Fund, financial
statements, meaning that the statements were fairly
presented and free of material misstatement.

We found the fund's
financial statements
to be fairly presented
and free of material
misstatement.

Compliance with Applicable Laws, Regulations, Contracts, and
Grant Agreements

We did not identify any noncompliance that would result in a material
misstatement to the audited financial statements. In addition, the Agency was in
compliance with the statutory decision time review periods.

The Agency had no comments in response to the draft report. As a result of our
findings, we make no recommendations.

This audit supports an EPA
mission-related effort:

•	Operating efficiently and
effectively.

This audit addresses a top EPA
management challenge:

•	Managing infrastructure funding
and business operations.

Address inquiries to our public
affairs office at (202) 566-2391 or
OIG WEBCOMMENTS@epa.gov.

List of OIG reports.

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