Laws & Regulations

Vessels, Marinas and Ports

An overview of EPA’s vessels (recreational/commercial/military), marinas, and ports programs and the regulatory (permits/rules) and non-regulatory approaches for addressing their associated environmental impacts, such as air and water pollution.

NSR Regulatory Actions

Regulatory Actions associated with New Source Review (NSR) Permitting

Leak Detection and Repair: A Best Practices Guide

Designed to identify problems with LDAR programs and describe practices to improve LDAR programs.

Documents with Questions and Answers on FIFRA Pesticides Export Policy

Addresses supplemental labeling, effective date, registration status for labeling purposes, foreign purchaser acknowledgement statements, and confidentiality.

2008 Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance National Program Manager Guidance

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance National Program Manager Guidance for Fiscal Year 2008

Implementation Tool for the Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing NESHAP

Applicability flowcharts, inspections checklists, and compliance timeline for the Miscellaneous Coatings Manufacturing NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart HHHHH)

Article: Next Generation Compliance

The article "Next Generation Compliance" by Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for OECA was published in The Environmental Forum, Sept-Oct 2013 explains EPA's strategy on using new technologies to improve compliance with environmental laws.

Environmental Auditing Policy Statement

EPA's policy on the use of environmental auditing by regulated entities to help achieve and maintain compliance with environmental laws and regulations, as well as to help identify and correct unregulated environmental hazards.

Fiscal Year 2015 - 2017 FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Guidance

Guidance for use by regions, states, territorial and tribal applicants in negotiating cooperative agreements for fiscal years 2015 - 2017

Supplemental Notice to the Proposed NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule Fact Sheet

This notice allows EPA to identify the issues raised by commenters during the public comment period, clarify any misunderstandings about the proposal, and discuss possibilities for how EPA might modify the rule to address issues raised by stakeholders.

Fact Sheet: Livestock and Poultry Operation Inspections

A series of answers to commonly asked questions to help livestock and poultry operation owners and operators understand what to expect from EPA NPDES inspections.

NPDES Initial Recipient Opt Out Notice

Supporting documents for states with initial recipient opt out notice

Article: Next Generation Compliance: Using Advanced Monitoring Technology to Meet Today’s Challenges and Plan for the Future

Article republished from a Special Report on Next Generation Compliance Exit published by the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement in January, 2015.

Asbestos Demolition and Renovation Compliance Monitoring

Information on the NESHAPs compliance monitoring program

CWA NPDES National Technical Inspector Workshop

Provides information on the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) National Technical Inspector Workshop

Informal and Formal Actions Summary of Guidance and Portrayal on EPA Websites

This discussion of formal and informal actions by program was provided to the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) in 2010 by EPA Assistant Administrator Cynthia Giles. The states requested clarification on what EPA portrays as an informal action within ECHO.