Laws, Regulations, Guidance and Dockets

The aerospace sector is affected by a number of major federal statutes and regulations designed to protect the environment. In addition, individual businesses within the sector can be subject to numerous laws and regulations from state and local governments. Select from the options below for related information.

Please remember, the nature and scope of activities can vary across facilities in a sector, and the information provided here will not necessarily apply to all facilities within the sector. Furthermore, the information provided does not include all applicable environmental requirements. This page is provided simply to help aggregate the information provided on EPA.gov.

• Airport Deicing Effluent Guidelines - National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) effluent guidelines, background information, fact sheets, and guidance.

• Compliance Assistance: Aerospace - Laws, regulations, policy, and compliance assistance for the aerospace sector.

• Profiles - The Sector Notebook series is a unique set of profiles containing information for specific industries and governments, integrating processes, applicable regulations and other relevant environmental information:
  • Aerospace Industry
  • Air Transportation Industry
  • Transportation Equipment Cleaning Industry

• Transportation business sector page.

Can't find what you are looking for? You might want to browse the regulatory information provided by our program offices:

• Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
• Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances (OPPTS)
• Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER)
• Office of Water (OW)
• Office of Compliance

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