Laws & Regulations

Lead-Based Paint Graduated Penalty Approach Policy

This is the Lead-Based Paint Graduated Penalty Approach Policy.

Options for Limiting the Potential to Emit (PTE) of a Stationary Source Under Section 112 and Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA)

Outlines available approaches to establishing potential to emit limitations and implements a transition policy

2018 Clean Air Act Vehicle and Engine Enforcement Case Resolutions

2018 Enforcement case resolutions such as expedited settlement agreements, administrative settlement agreements, administrative penalty orders, consent agreements and final orders, and consent decrees are listed by respondent name below.

Green Diesel Administrative Settlement Agreements

In response to the NOVs, the EPA has entered the following administrative settlement agreements to resolve alleged civil violations arising from the use of invalid biomass-based diesel RINs.

Absolute Fuels Administrative Settlement Agreements

In response to the NOVs, the EPA has entered the following administrative settlement agreements to resolve alleged civil violations arising from the use of invalid biomass-based diesel RINs.

Consent Decree: Minnesota Power

This is the consent decree for Minnesota Power

Consent Decree: Dow Chemical Company Settlement

This is the consent decree for Dow Chemical.

Memorandum: EPA Enforcement of RCRA-Authorized State Hazardous Waste Laws and Regulations

A state with an Authorized Resource Conservation and Recovery Act program may be unable or unwilling to take enforcement action deemed critical by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The Enforcement Response Policy for Reporting and Recordkeeping Rules and Requirements for TSCA Sections 8, 12, and 13

Provides information about reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Sections 8

Clean Water Act Section 505, Effect of Prior Citizen Suit Adjudications or Settlement on the United States Ability to Sue for Same Violations

This memo clarifies that the United States is not stopped from suing a violator on the same violations for separate or additional relief after a citizen suit has been initiated or concluded.

Interim Status Groundwater Monitoring Requirements

Provides information about interim status groundwater monitoring requirements.

Enforcement Response Policy for Section 313 of the Emergency Planning Community Right-To-Know Act (1986) and Section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (1990), February 24, 2017 (Amended)

The purpose of this policy is to ensure that enforcement actions for violations of Section 313 of EPCRA and the PPA are arrived at in a fair, uniform, and consistent manner.

Supplemental Guidance to the Interim Clean Water Act Settlement Penalty Policy (March 1, 1995) for Violations of the Construction Storm Water Requirements

This is the penalty policy for violations of the construction storm water requirements.

Consent Decree: Plains All American Pipeline Settlement

This is the consent decree for Plains All American Pipeline Settlement

Guidance on "Claim-Splitting" in Enforcement Actions under the Clean Water Act

Addresses the appropriateness of claim splitting activities in the context of Clean Water Act enforcement.

Enforcement Response Policy for the Vessel General Permit

This is the enforcement response policy for the Vessel General Permit

Use of Expedited Settlements in Addressing Violations of the Clean Air Act Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions, 40 C.F.R. Part 68

This is the Use of Expedited Settlements in Addressing Violations of the Clean Air Act Chemical Accident Prevention Provisions