Laws & Regulations
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GHG PSD Permit: Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company
This pages contains documents for the Greenhouse Gas Prevention of Significant Deterioration Permit for the Sinclair Wyoming Refining Company, Sinclair Refinery, Permit Number: PSD-WY-000002-2011.001
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GHG PSD Permit: Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power / Black Hills Power, Inc. – Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station
This page contains the final PSD permit for the Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power / Black Hills Power, Inc. Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station, located in Laramie, Wyoming, and operated by Black Hills Service Company.
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GHG PSD Permit: Solvay Soda Ash Joint Venture - Green River Soda Ash Plant
This page contains the final PSD permit for the Solvay Soda Ash Joint Venture Green River Soda Ash Plant located in Green River, Wyoming.
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PSD Permit: Deseret Power Electric Cooperative Bonanza Power plant, Boiler #1
Draft statement of basis for proposed issuance of a permit to Deseret Power Electric Cooperative.
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Synthetic Minor NSR Permit: Arrow Pipeline, LLC - Stations 1-6
Synthetic minor NSR permit application, air quality modeling files and other supporting documentation for the proposed revision to the synthetic minor NSR permit for Arrow Pipeline, LLC - Stations 1-6, on Fort Berthold Indian Reservation.
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Tribes Services
EPA provides three tribal data services to make it easy to comply with the Tribal Identifier Data Standard: Tribes Names Service, Tribal Area Service, and the Tribe Entity Mapping Spreadsheet.
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Synthetic Minor NSR Permit: BioUrja New Town Terminal, LLC - New Town Transfer Facility
This page contains the revised synthetic minor NSR permit for the BioUrja New Town Terminal, LLC, New Town Transfer Facility, located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in Mountrail County, ND.
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Draft Title V Permit to Operate: Deseret Power Electric Cooperative Bonanza Power Plant
Draft operating permit, Statement of Basis, public notice, and supporting documentation for the Deseret Power Electric Cooperative Bonanza Power Plant located within the exterior boundaries of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in Uintah County, UT.
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Final NPDES Permit for Guayanes Water Treatment Plant in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico
EPA's NPDES water permit for the Guayanes Water Treatment Plant in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.
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EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the New York SIP
EPA Approved Nonregulatory Provisions and Quasi-Regulatory Measures in the New York SIP
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Region 2 Superfund Program Guidance on Indian Nation Consultation
Document outlining Region 2's Superfund Program Guidance on Indian Nation Consultation
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Under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), are five transmission electron microscopy (TEM) outside air samples required to be collected with the five inside and the two blanks if the inside samples and blanks are below 70 structures/mm2?
The five outdoor samples must be collected in addition to the five indoor samples, the two field blanks, and the one sealed blank for a total of thirteen air samples. (40 CFR part 763.90(i)(3)) If the five inside samples are below 70 structures/mm2 and the volume of air used for…
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Are schools supposed to notify parents if their child attends a school that has asbestos in it?
Yes. The asbestos-containing materials in schools rule, pursuant to the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), requires local education agencies (e.g., school districts) to notify building workers (including teachers) and parents annually regarding asbestos-related activities such as asbestos inspections, and response actions (abatement). The local education agency must also annually…
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If the architect or project engineer responsible for the construction of the building provides a statement indicating there is no asbestos-containing material in the school, does the local education agency (LEA) have to submit an asbestos management plan?
40 CFR part 763.99(a) of the asbestos in schools rule provides that an LEA “shall not be required to perform an inspection under §763.85(a) in any sampling area . . . or homogeneous area of a school building where: . . . (7) An architect or project engineer responsible for…
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Are local education agencies relieved of reinspections once every 3 years for schools which are asbestos-free, either because they were constructed without asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) or because all ACBM has been removed?
Yes, because the reinspection requirements at 40 CFR section 763.85(b) apply only to schools which contain known or assumed ACBM. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from Exposures to Asbestos Asbestos…
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Are churches that have Sunday school classes, daycare centers, or kindergartens regulated under the Asbestos Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) applies to public and private non-profit elementary and secondary schools. The term ‘non-profit elementary or secondary school’ means any elementary or secondary school as defined in section 198 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Under this Act, the terms elementary…
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Are churches or sanctuaries that are under the local education agency's (LEA's) authority, which are attended by students for religious worship purposes during normal school hours, required to be inspected?
If the church is not used for school instruction (e.g., math, spelling, etc.) purposes, no. However, when the church is under the authority of an local education agency (LEA) and is used for school instruction it must be inspected and included in the management plan. (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act…
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Does a local education agency (LEA) with all asbestos-free schools need a designated person pursuant to 40 CFR part 763.84(g)?
Yes. One of the requirements of the LEA is to continue the annual notification to parents and others of the availability of the management plan indefinitely. The designated person can handle any questions and concerns that arise regarding asbestos. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School…
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Does my school district know where the asbestos in its school buildings is located?
They are required to know and to describe where the material is located in the asbestos management plan, and also to monitor and record any change in its condition that might pose a potential safety risk. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for…
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Are there criteria under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for doing aggressive asbestos air monitoring?
Yes. Unit III.B.7.d. of Appendix A to 40 CFR part 763, subpart E provides criteria for aggressive air monitoring. Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos Asbestos and School Buildings Information for Owners and Managers of Buildings that Contain Asbestos Protect Your Family from Exposures to Asbestos Asbestos Contaminated…