Laws & Regulations

Revision to the Regulatory Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds

Find dockets, rules and fact sheets on volatile organic compounds that are exempt from ozone requirements.

2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Nonattainment Actions

Read about the relevant nonattainment actions pertaining to the implementation of the 2008 Ozone NAAQS. Find the text of the rules, fact sheets, docket folders, and supporting documents.

WIPP Docket A-98-49

WIPP Docket No. A-98-49 contains information that EPA considers in in its post certification oversight capabilities.

Low-Activity Radioactive Wastes

In 2003 EPA published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to collect public comment on alternatives for disposal of waste containing low concentrations of radioactive material ('low-activity' waste).

Request to Use Phosphogypsum in Government Road Projects: Supporting Documents

Supporting documents for approval of TFI request to use phosphogypsum in road construction.

Mineral Mining and Processing Effluent Guidelines Documents

Federal Register notices and support documents for Mineral Mining and Processing Effluent Guidelines and Standards (40 CFR Part 436)

Effluent Guidelines Plan 14 Documents

Support documents for Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 14 (October 2019)

Development of Specific Elements for Each of the Major SIP Types

Required elements differ depending on the type of state implementation plan (SIP)>

A school building burns down. A local education agency (LEA) wants to use a local community center under the authority of an LEA for 6 months due to the emergency. Does this temporary school building have to be inspected?

Yes. 40 CFR part 763.85(a)(2) of the asbestos in schools rule states that, “[i]n the event that emergency use of an uninspected building as a school building is necessitated, such buildings shall be inspected within 30 days after commencement of such use.” Other Frequent Questions about Asbestos Learn About Asbestos…

Last published: February 23, 2026

Are vocational schools covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?

Vocational schools that provide elementary or secondary education under state law are covered as schools under AHERA. 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 Vermiculite Insulation

Last published: February 23, 2026

Are private for-profit schools included under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?

No. Private for-profit schools are not covered under AHERA. This is a statutory exemption. 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 Vermiculite Insulation

Last published: February 23, 2026

Acetamiprid Petition and Response

Petition and responses for Acetamiprid

PRN 2007-2: Guidance on Small-Scale Field Testing and Low-level Presence in Food of Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs)

This notice clarifies how EPA ensures the safety of residues of PIPs possibly present in food or feed and when a tolerance or tolerance exemption would be required for field tests for biotechnology-derived food and feed crop plants containing PIPs.

Determining If Insect Repellent Skin Patch Products Must Be Registered Under FIFRA

Certain skin patch products that claim to repel insects are required to be registered under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), while others are exempt. Learn more about this issue.

CRP for Pesticides - Testing Firms

This list includes firms that have conducted tests or have indicated an interest in conducting tests on child-resistant packaging. This list is not intended to indicate EPA approval, certification, or endorsement of these firms, nor is it comprehensive..