Laws & Regulations

Materials for December 2020 Trichloroethylene (TCE) Risk Management Webinar

agenda and slides for the December 15, 2020 webinar on trichloroethylene risk management.

Materials for February 2021 1,4-Dioxane Risk Management Webinar

Document page for materials for Feb. 2 public webinar for 1,4-dioxane

Materials for Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos Risk Evaluation and Risk Management Webinar

Meeting agenda and slides for Asbestos Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos Risk Evaluation and Risk Management webinar.

Web-distributed Labeling for Pesticides

Web-distributed labeling will allow pesticide applicators to download streamlined labeling, including instructions for the state in which an application will be made and the use site.

How to Apply for Applicator Certification under the EPA Plan

This page provides information to help interested persons apply for certification to apply restricted use pesticides in Indian Country, under the federal plan.

Personal Insect Repellents and Minimum Risk Pesticides

An exempt pesticide product may not bear claims to control rodent, insect or microbial pests in a way that links the pests with specific disease. We are considering a proposal to remove personal mosquito and tick repellents from the minimum risk exemption.

Consumer Specialty Products Association Letter and EPA Response re: Minimum Risk Pesticide Exemption Petition

The Consumer Specialty Products Association petitioned EPA to exclude from the minimum risk pesticide exemption pesticides claiming to control “pests of significant public health importance” and require registration. View the petition and EPA's response.

Minimum Risk Pesticides - Inert Ingredient and Active Ingredient Eligibility under 40 CFR 152.25(f)

Ingredients found on both the Minimum Risk Active Ingredient and List 4A "Inert Ingredients of Minimal Concern" lists may be used either as an active or an inert ingredient. Otherwise, it can only be used based on the list it appears on.

Resources for the Mercury Inventory Reporting Rule

Guidance materials supporting reporting requirements for EPA’s triennial inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade.

Report to Congress on the Global Supply and Trade of Elemental Mercury

This report assembles available information on the global supply and trade of mercury, including both primary mercury mining as well as mercury that has been recovered from a wide variety of sources and redistilled to a high level of purity.

2020 Mercury Inventory Report

EPA published the first in a series of triennial reports on the supply, use, and trade of mercury in the United States, supported by Agency’s mercury inventory reporting rule.

Best Practices for Training Providers

Detailed information on best practices for training providers accredited by EPA to deliver certification courses for lead-based paint activities and RRP programs.

How to Apply for Protection Time Graphic

We will review insect repellent products that voluntarily apply to use the repellency awareness graphic to ensure that their scientific data meet current testing protocols and standard evaluation processes.

Repellent-Treated Clothing

EPA regulates the pesticide permethrin to pre-treat clothing. We evaluate the safety and effectiveness of such insecticide uses, by exposure scenarios and risk assessment. Read and follow the label directions for use of permethrin-treated clothing.

Inert Reassessment Document for Petroleum Hydrocarbons

This assessment evaluates potential risks from use of C8-C20 aliphatic hydrocarbon fluids as inert ingredients in pesticides used for agricultral and consumer products applications.

Inert Reassessment Document for Ammonium Nitrate

Magnesium nitrate is used in preservation. Other uses for magnesium nitrate include use as a catalyst in the manufacture of petrochemicals, as a densensitizer for lithographic plates and in pyrotechnics.

Affirmative Employment, Analysis, and Accountability

The Office of Civil Rights Affirmative Employment Initiatives, Programs and areas of responsibility for promoting diversity at EPA

Water Quality Standards Regulations: Tennessee

Information related to Water Quality Standards for Tennessee.

Outreach for the TSCA Administration Fees Rule

Information on webinars related to the TSCA Administrative fees rule.

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996