Laws & Regulations

Report an Environmental Violation: Spanish - Denunciando Violaciones Ambientales

Brochure in Spanish which outlines how to report environmental violations on EPA website.

Ethics Issues During a Lapse of Appropriations: Hatch Act Reminders

Learn about what the hatch act saying about Further Restricted Employees managing their personal social media accounts during a lapse of appropriations (shutdown).

Environmental Hazard and General Labeling for Pyrethroid and Synergized Pyrethrins Non-Agricultural Outdoor Products

EPA approved certain optional modifications to the “Environmental Hazard Statements” and general “Directions for Use” for pyrethroid and pyrethrins non-agricultural outdoor products. Find out about these changes.

PPIS Download Product Information Data

Downloadable Pesticide Product Information System data for Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act section 3 and section 24(c) (Special Local Need), vocabulary, and U.S. companies and organizations with EPA Company Numbers.

Flubendiamide – Notice of Intent to Cancel and Other Supporting Documents

EPA is issuing a Notice of Intent to Cancel all remaining flubendiamide products manufactured by Bayer CropScience LP and Nichino America, Inc.

Inert Reassessment Document for Diethanolamine - CAS No. 111-42-2

Diethyl phthalate used is as a plasticizer in a wide variety of consumer products, including plastic packaging film, automotive components, toys, cosmetic formulations, toiletries, medical tubing, solid rocket propellants, and as a ingredient in aspirin

PPIS Information and Report Samples

Technical information about the Pesticide Product Information System and its downloadable file formats, and sample reporting for Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) section 3 and section 24(c).

The ABCs of Asbestos In Schools

This Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidance to helps Local Education Agencies (LEAs) achieve compliance for Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools regulation (40 CFR Part 763).

Monitoring Asbestos-Containing Material (ACM)

Monitoring Asbestos-Containing Material (ACM) with Periodic Visual Reinspections and Air Monitoring

Safe Work Practices

Work practices for custodial, maintenance, and construction staff when dealing with asbestos operations and management

Sample Recordkeeping Forms for Sites with Asbestos-Containing Materials: Forms 1 through 4

Sample forms for recording information during reinspection of asbestos containing materials (ACM); maintenance worker request; and evaluation of work affecting ACM.

Occupant Notification in Buildings Containing Asbestos

Summary of regulations from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration found at 29 CFR § 1910.1001(j).

Protecting Workers from Asbestos

Workers can be exposed to asbestos fibers during activities that disturb asbestos-containing materials including during home or building construction, renovation or demolition.

My school district will be performing asbestos abatement in a kindergarten classroom that was built before 1978. Do the asbestos abatement workers also need to comply with the RRP rule? 

Yes, if the asbestos abatement disrupts over six square feet of painted surface per room in an interior, or over 20 square feet of painted surface on an exterior, or involves window replacement or demolition of painted surfaces. If so, the asbestos abatement will need to be performed by a…

• Last published: January 29, 2025

EPA Actions to Protect the Public from Exposure to Asbestos

Lists banned products and uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Clean Air Act (CAA) and Consumer Product Safety Act.

Tribal Minor NSR Existing Source Registration Form in EPA's South Central Region

This Tribal Minor NSR application form should be used to register an existing true minor source with the EPA Region 6 Tribal NSR Permitting Program.

Tribal Minor NSR Change in Ownership Form in EPA's South Central Region

This Tribal Minor NSR application form should be used to notify the Region 6 Tribal Minor NSR Program of any changes in ownership of an existing facility.

Tribal Minor NSR New Source General Application Form in EPA's South Central Region

This Tribal Minor NSR application form should be used to request a minor NSR permit for a new construction project from the EPA Region 6 Tribal NSR Permitting Program.

Tribal Minor NSR Synthetic Minor Limit Application Form in EPA's South Central Region

This Tribal Minor NSR application form should be used to notify the EPA Region 6 Tribal NSR Permitting Program of requested synthetic minor emission limits associated with a new source general application form.

Institutional Controls and Transfer of Real Property under CERCLA Section 120(h)(3)(A), (B) or (C)

This document provides guidance to the EPA on the exercise of EPA's discretion under CERCLA section 120(h)(3)(A),(B), or (C) when EPA is called upon to evaluate institutional controls as part of a remedial action.