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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Compendium of Environmental Programs (Compendium) allows EPA, Inspectors General, the Government Accountability Office, the Office of Management and Budget, and other stakeholders interested in environmental programs to view data on specific environmental activities. To appreciate and quantify the impact of EPA's programs, EPA OIG's Compendium 2005 Update sought to combine the benefit of EPA's efforts with those undertaken by other Federal agencies and departments. EPA's Annual Performance Plan and Congressional Justification, as well as EPA OIG research, identified 23 Federal agencies that collectively share responsibility for clean air and global climate change, clean and safe water, land preservation and restoration, and healthy communities and ecosystems. The Compendium represents a collaborative effort among Federal agencies to identify future opportunities for joint audits, evaluations, and investigations in the areas identified. The chart below illustrates how various Federal agencies share achievement of environmental goals by listing the number of air, water, land preservation and restoration, and healthy communities and ecosystems activities identified through EPA OIG research.
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Federal Departments and Agencies |
Participation (No. of Programs/Activities Identified)
Roll over each goal number for a description |
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Goal #1 |
Goal #2 |
Goal #3 |
Goal #4 |
Totals |
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Agency for International Development |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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Department of Agriculture |
14 |
29 |
3 |
19 |
65 |
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Department of Commerce |
8 |
10 |
3 |
18 |
39 |
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Department of Defense |
4 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
36 |
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Department of Energy |
21 |
1 |
15 |
3 |
40 |
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Department of health and Human Services |
13 |
6 |
3 |
19 |
41 |
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Department of Homeland Security |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
15 |
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Department of Interior |
8 |
28 |
8 |
18 |
62 |
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Department of Justice |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
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Department of Labor |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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Department of State |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
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Department of Transportation |
30 |
1 |
6 |
9 |
46 |
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Federal Housing Finance Board |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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General Services Administration |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
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Housing and Urban Development |
2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
9 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
13 |
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National Science Foundation |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
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Office of Science and Technology Policy |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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Postal Service |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
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Small Business Administration |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
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Tennessee Valley Authority |
15 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
19 |
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Veterans Affairs |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
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Totals
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133 |
87 |
57 |
142 |
419 |
The Compendium database includes 5 sections to the left of the page. When the user chooses the Agency and Goal section, a Federal agency listing appears as the first choice to be sorted by. Each Federal agency's activities are organized in a descending fashion under: first, the agency's name; second, the EPA program names; third, Federal program names related to the EPA program; and last, the goal-related activities aligned with EPA's program purpose. For example, the user may first see Agency for International Development (agency name) and may click on that agency to reveal one of EPA's key programs, Stratospheric Ozone: Multilateral Fund. Additional database sections include more specific listings by goal area. For example, users may select Clean Air and Global Climate Change, Clean and Safe Water, Land Preservation and Restoration, or Healthy Communities and Ecosystems navigator sections to easily see which agencies participate in those areas, as well as their specific activities. Each view provides information on EPA's and each Federal agency's programs, activities, authorizing legislation, as well as footnotes documenting EPA OIG research sources.
Users may utilize the extensive search option within the Compendium database to quickly find information. For example, visitors may use the Search option to locate the various Federal agencies that provide education and outreach on particulate matter, or those agencies that conduct stratospheric ozone monitoring research. Use the Help navigator button for more information on searching the Compendium.
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