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Featured Rules and Tools
Featured Rules and Tools
EPA and several states have developed helpful training videos, forms and other tools. This website features a sampling of these different sector-specific tools. EPA also has "Regulatory Information by Sector" resource https://www.epa.gov/regulatory-information-sector. If you have a suggestion for a featured rule or tool, please send an e-mail with the information.
Collision Repair
(6H NESHAP)
Boilers and Process Heaters
(6J NESHAP, 5D MACT, Dc NSPS)
Metal fabrication
(6X NESHAP)
Plating and Polishing
(6W NESHAP)
Engines
(4Z NESHAP, 4I NSPS, 4J NSPS)
Painting and Coating
(6H NESHAP, 4M MACT, 4W MACT)
Resources
The resources below will link you to frequently used and new EPA rules, as well as state or federal compliance assistance tools that have been developed. Most of these rules and tools resources are air quality-focused, but some hazardous waste and water quality resources are included. To find state-specific information that is not listed here, go to state contacts. The National Compliance Assistance Centers provide industry-specific compliance and pollution prevention resources for 17 different major industry sectors and offers a Gateway to locating state tools and resources.
Air quality rules and resources
- Air quality tools by state - new as of Nov. 2018
- Compilation of Area Source Rules - includes compilation of all completed rules
- New regulatory actions
- Regulatory development and retrospective review tracker - Provides information on the status of EPA's prioirty rulemaking
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Recent regulatory actions
- NSPS JJJ dry cleaning determination
- Clean Power Plan - Supreme Court stayed implementation
- Economic and Cost Analysis for Air Pollution Regulations - Provides access to EPA documents and tools relating to cost, benefit and economic impacts of the national stationary source air pollution regulations.
- Air toxics - area source standards
- Green Book of Nonattainment Areas - Nonattainment areas for critical pollutants
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Compliance assistance tools
- EPA regulation navigation tools - four new tools posted
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Compliance assistance calendars from select states for various sectors including -
- dry cleaners
- gasoline distribution
- chromium electroplaters
- hazardous waste generators
Hazardous and solid waste resources
- Hazardous waste - This page provides several national compliance assistance resources and state-specific assistance tools.
- Solvents in the workplace: how to determine if they are hazardous waste - new guidance from EPA
- Solid waste - This page provides several national compliance assistance resources and state-specific assistance tools, including guidance on regulated medical waste.
- Fourty-four new chemical under review - new as of Oct. 2018
- 2014 Update to TSCA Work Plan
Water and stormwater resources
- Overview of the proposed revised definition of "Waters of the United States" - 2019 recorded webinar
- Water and stormwater - This page provides several national compliance assistance resources and state-specific assistance tools, including TMDL.
General environmental compliance resources
- EPA regulatory information by topics
- Major environmental laws
- Compliance assistance centers
- EPA small business resource information sheet
- ECHO - enforcement and compliance history online: Use this site to learn about the compliance history of facilities in your community.
