Laws & Regulations
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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)
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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
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Final Documents for Review of Existing State/EPA NPDES Memoranda of Agreement
The final package of documents for reviewing National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs).
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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.
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Interim Enforcement Program Response Guidance to Public Data Access Issues
Written to assist EPA and states when the ECHO web site was launched, this document provides guidance on questions that can arise when compliance and enforcement data are made available to the public.
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Guidance: Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Inspection Manual
The purpose of this Manual is to assist inspectors who conduct inspections pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
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Oversight of State and Local Penalty Assessments: Revisions to the Policy Frame work from State/EPA Enforcement Agreements
These revisions represent a major step toward improving our national enforcement program regarding federal and state or local penalty practices.
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EPA and Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) Advisory Notice on Pesticide-related E-Commerce
Advisory on the application of federal and state law to the sale/distribution of pesticides through the Internet, intended for those persons/websites possibly involved in such activities.
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FIFRA State Primacy Enforcement Responsibilities: Final Interpretive Rule
Guidelines for granting states primary enforcement responsibility for pesticide use/misuse violations
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Guidance for RCRA Core LQG Pilot Projects
Details procedures for states to follow in submitting pilot project plans to EPA regarding alternative approaches to inspecting large quantity generators.
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Leak Detection and Repair: A Best Practices Guide
Designed to identify problems with LDAR programs and describe practices to improve LDAR programs.
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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.
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Fact Sheet on Pesticides Sales in E-Commerce
Overview on the regulation of online pesticide sales and distribution.
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CWA NPDES National Technical Inspector Workshop
Provides information on the Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) National Technical Inspector Workshop
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State Review Framework (SRF) - Minnesota Final Reports
Details findings of the Minnesota state review framework
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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.