Report #12-P-0600, July 25, 2012
What We Found
Although EPA stated that its economic analysis underwent extensive intra-Agency review and was approved by the Office of Management Budget prior to publication, EPA used limited data to develop its cost and benefit estimates for the Lead Rule.
Report Materials
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- Report At A Glance (PDF)(1 pg, 44 K)
- Full Report (PDF)(34 pp, 266 K)
- EPA Response to Report (initial) (PDF)(3 pp, 594 K)
- IG Comment on EPA Response (second) (PDF)(1 pg, 162 K)
- EPA Response to Report (second) (PDF)(2 pp, 252 K)