Author : U S Government Accountability Office (G
Release : 2013-07
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Book Synopsis Natural Resources and Environment by : U S Government Accountability Office (G

Download or read book Natural Resources and Environment written by U S Government Accountability Office (G. This book was released on 2013-07. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) implementation of vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs to ensure attainment of national ambient air quality standards by 1987. GAO found that the implementation of I/M programs continues to run behind the EPA schedule, largely because states have strongly opposed the programs and because EPA, desiring to work with the states, has given them more time to submit approvable programs. Further, many programs that have been implemented have experienced operational problems in the areas of quality control or enforcement. The scheduled program audits, if conducted, could help identify the overall operational problems and develop a strategy for dealing with them. However, EPA has not budgeted adequate resources to complete the scheduled audits of the remaining programs. GAO believes that these audits must be completed according to schedule to meet the 1987 deadline.