Laws & Regulations

Food Processing Sector (NAICS 311)

Find EPA regulatory information for the food processing sector (NAICS 31-33) including NESHAPs, pesticide tolerances, effluent guidelines for wastewater, and boiler compliance.

Bois Forte-Nett Lake Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon NPDES Permit in Minnesota

NPDES permit documents for Bois Forte-Nett Lake Wastewater Stabilization Lagoon.

Indiana Title V Operating Permit Program Approval History - Other Operating Permit Program Documents

Federal Register notices and Indiana Title V Operating Permit Program Approval History

Summary of the Toxic Substances Control Act

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires reporting, record-keeping and testing requirements, and restrictions relating to chemical substances and/or mixtures.

Summary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

Provides a summary of the Occupational and Safety Health Act, which ensures worker and workplace safety.

Summary of the Regulatory Flexibility Act, as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), requires agencies to determine a rule's economic impact on small entities.

Title V Program Evaluations in Vermont

EPA Title V program evaluation for Vermont DEC, September 27, 2016.

Mohegan Tribal Resolution No. 2009–28

Approval of Amended Tribal Air Program Area wide NOx Emission Limitation Regulation

EPA Region 1 State Delegations of Federal New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs)

View Delegations of Federal New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) and National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for New England states.

Guidance: Communication Strategy for Superfund Settlements with Small Volume Waste Contributors

Communication strategy for settling with de minimis and de micromis parties, model letter for contact with parties and brochure explaining Superfund liability and small volume waste contributors.

Guidance: 2015 CERCLA RD/RA UAO and SOW

Transmittal memorandum regarding issuance of updated RD/RA UAO and SOW for cleaning up hazardous waste sites under CERCLA

Case Study: Cleanup at the Puma Energy Caribe Site in Puerto Rico

Case study of the cleanup work and enforcement tools used at the Puma Energy Caribe Site in Puerto Rico

Interim Guidance: CERCLA Administrative Tools for Good Samaritans at Orphan Mine Sites

Guiding principles to assist Regions regarding the Agency's Good Samaritan Initiative and administrative tools to facilitate cleanup of abandoned hard rock mines

Guidance: Landowner Liability under Section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA, De Minimis Settlements under Section 122(g)(1)(B) of CERCLA and Settlements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property

Guidance on Landowner Liability under Section 107(a)(1) of CERCLA, De Minimis Settlements under Section 122(g)(1)(B) of CERCLA and Settlements with Prospective Purchasers of Contaminated Property

Interim Guidance: Municipal Solid Waste Exemption under Superfund

Interim guidance discusses the statutory provisions of CERCLA § 107(p) and identifies some factors to be considered by EPA and DOJ staff in exercising their enforcement discretion of MSW at an NPL site.

Report: Cost documents that address financial assurance that may be required for a RCRA Facility Investigation

Transmittal of two documents addressing financial assurance matters related to RCRA facility investigation.

Guidance: Revised Model CERCLA Section 122(g)(4) De Minimis Contributor CD and AOC and New Model ATP Provisions for De Minimis Settlements

Cover memorandum and four attachments containing model language for de minimis settlement consent decrees and/or administrative orders and ability to pay provisions in de minimis settlements for ability to pay and non-ability to pay parties.