Laws & Regulations
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Final Rule: The Navigable Waters Protection Rule
Final revised definition of "waters of the United States"
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Office of Management and Budget Directives about the Privacy Act and Federal Agency Privacy Policies
Learn about the Office of Management and Budget's guidances to help agencies reduce the holdings of personally Identifiable Information (PII).
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Plan for Reducing Unnecessary use of Social Security Numbers
Recognizing that training and awareness are critical to protecting agency Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the EPA is developing online training for privacy contacts in its programs and regions.
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How Contractors Will Respond to a Suspected or Confirmed PII Breach
This document contains details regarding How Contractors Will Respond to a Suspected or Confirmed PII Breach.
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Federalism Consultation - Pre-Proposal of a Revised Definition of Waters of the US
Description of Federalism outreach efforts and links to document pages for all federalism letters received in response to Summer-Fall 2021 Waters of the United States Rulemaking
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Plan for Reducing Personally Identifiable Information
This document contains details regarding the 2016 Plan for Reducing Personally Identifiable Information.
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CISION & Campaign Monitoring PIA
CISION & Campaign Monitoring
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Tribal Consultation - Pre-Proposal of a Revised Definition of Waters of the US
Description of Tribal outreach efforts and links to document pages for all tribal consultation letters received in response to Summer-Fall 2021 Waters of the United States Rulemaking
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Privacy Training Program
Recognizing that training and awareness are critical to protecting agency Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the EPA is developing online training for privacy contacts in its programs and regions.
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WebEOC PIA
WebEOC
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Privacy Act at EPA Overview
Learn about the Privacy Act of 1974, and how it pertains to Environmental Protection Agency records.
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Caney Residential Yards Site
Caney Residential Yards Superfund Site referral page
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Draft General Permit for Hydroelectric Generating Facilities (HYDROGP) in Massachusetts & New Hampshire
Documents, links & contacts for the Notice of Availability of the Draft NPDES General Permits (HYDROGP) for Discharges at Hydroelectric Generating Facilities in Massachusetts (MAG360000) and New Hampshire (NHG360000).
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Rounds 1 and 2 Datasets for the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program Managed by State Drinking Water Programs
This page contains data about Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring from State drinking water programs
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Reporting Requirements for the Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5)
This page provides information on reporting requirements for unregulated contaminant monitoring program.
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Regulatory Determination 1 for Contaminants on the First Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List
Learn about EPA's Regulatory Determination 1 for drinking water contaminants
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Fact Sheet: SNAP Determination of Acceptability (Notice 38)
EPA reviews substitutes within a comparative risk framework. EPA lists these substitutes as acceptable, acceptable subject to use conditions, acceptable subject to narrowed use limits, or unacceptable (prohibited) for specific uses.
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July 2023 Denial of Petitions for RFS Small Refinery Exemptions
EPA announces the denial of 26 petitions from small refineries seeking small refinery exemptions (SREs) from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program for one or more of the compliance years between 2016 and 2023.
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Evaluation for SmartWay Verification of Low Rolling Resistance (LRR) Tires and Retread Technologies for Tractors or Trailers
The evaluation process is the fourth and final part of the SmartWay verification process for low rolling resistance tires (LRRs) for tractors or trailers.
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2008 Rapanos Guidance and Related Documents under CWA Section 404
This memo provides guidance to EPA regions and Corps districts implementing the Supreme Court's decision in the consolidated cases Rapanos v. US and Carabell v. US which address the jurisdiction over waters of the U.S. under the Clean Water Act.