[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 44, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 44CFR2.12]



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              TITLE 44--EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND ASSISTANCE

 

 CHAPTER I--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

                                SECURITY

 

PART 2_ORGANIZATION, FUNCTIONS, AND DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY--Table 

of Contents

 

     Subpart A_Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority

 

Sec. 2.12  Office of the Inspector General.



    (a) Mission. The Office of the Inspector General serves FEMA as an 

independent unit to promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness; to 

prevent waste, fraud, and abuse; and to keep the Congress and the 

Director fully informed on these subjects.

    (b) Functions. The principal functions of the Office of the 

Inspector General are:

    (1) Performance of all audit functions relating to programs and 

operations of FEMA;

    (2) Inspection of agency activities to identify actual or potential 

fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement and to develop recommendations for 

corrective action;

    (3) Investigation of allegations of illegal, unethical, or other 

activities that may lead to civil or criminal liability on the part of 

FEMA or its employees, contractors, or program participants; and

    (4) Referral of potential criminal prosecutions to the Department of 

Justice, under 28 U.S.C. 535.

    (c) Authority. The position of Inspector General of FEMA is created 

by statute (The Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, 5 U.S.C. App. 

3 Sec. Sec. 1-15). The Inspector General is authorized to exercise the 

duties and powers set forth in that statute.