Laws & Regulations
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Ozone Designations - 2015 Standards - North Dakota State Recommendations
Ozone Designations - 2015 Standards. North Dakota State Recommendations and EPA Responses
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Ozone Designations - 2015 Standards - Minnesota State Recommendations
Ozone Designations - 2015 Standards. Minnesota State Recommendations and EPA Responses
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U.S. Department of Energy - Big Hill Oil Storage - Draft NPDES Permit No. TX0092827
EPA is soliciting public comment on the proposed permit.
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Water Quality Standards Regulations: Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Information related to Water Quality Standards for Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.
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Interim Guidance for OSWER Cross-Program Revitalization Measures
Issuing the Interim Guidance is a first step toward reporting data for a common set of measures.
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Lesson 5: Enforceability Provisions
In § 3.2000(c), CROMERR outlines the last of the requirements—the enforceability provisions for authorized programs implementing electronic reporting.
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Documents: Consent Decrees and Settlement Agreements
This page contains copies of consent decrees and settlement agreements.
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Lesson 5: Standards for an Acceptable Electronic Document Receiving System
CROMERR requires that electronic document receiving systems are able to generate legally-defensible data to prove document integrity according to the standards on this page.
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Lesson 5: Requirements for Authorized Program e-Reporting
CROMERR 101 Lesson 5 describes the legal, system, and procedural requirements for CROMERR-compliant reporting.
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Lesson 5: Overview of CROMERR Requirements for Electronic Reporting
The purpose of the CROMERR requirements is to ensure that authorized programs that receive electronic documents in lieu of paper can rely on those documents for purposes of enforcement-related litigation.
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Lesson 5: CROMERR-Compliant Electronic Reporting
CROMERR 101 Lesson 5 describes the legal, system, and procedural requirements for CROMERR-compliant reporting.
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Lesson 7: From Requirements to Specific Solutions
CROMERR requirements set performance goals, they do not dictate specific system functions, operating procedures,system architecture, or technology. The task is to decide on a solution to meet the goals.
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GSA Digital Analytics Program - Process for Validating EPA Public Website Compliance
This process is intended to ensure that the EPA collects and uses the best web analytics data to optimize EPA public websites and fully comply with the requirements of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) Digital Analytics Program (DAP).
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Final Report on Review of Agency Actions that Potentially Burden the Safe, Efficient Development of Domestic Energy Resources Under Executive Order 13783
Assessment of review of Agency Actions related to domestic energy production.
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What if the owner/ operator investigates but can’t find the source of a super-emitter event for which it received a notification from the EPA?
If an owner/operator conducts all applicable investigations for all affected facilities and associated equipment subject to these requirements and is unable to identify the source of the super-emitter event, they would indicate that in the report submitted to the EPA and provide the certifications required under 40 CFR 60.5341b(e)(3).
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What if the notification the EPA sends goes to contact information for someone who is temporarily away, such as on leave, or that is no longer valid?
We encourage owners and operators to use the Designating Responsible Officials form available in their Central Data Exchange Methane Super Emitter dashboard to keep their records in the EPA’s databases up to date to avoid missing any notifications that the EPA sends. The Designating Officials form has space for both…
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What happens if I observe a leak from my equipment but have not received a notification?
The Methane Super Emitter program only applies to leaks reported to the EPA by certified third-party notifiers that meet certain criteria. If you have not received a notification from the EPA, you do not have any obligations to conduct investigations or submit a report to the EPA under the Methane…
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Does each person have to register individually in the Central Data Exchange or CDX for the Methane Super Emitter Program, or can a central person at the organization add users to the organization’s account?
Yes, each person within an organization needs to sign up for their own CDX account. There are two types of accounts: preparer and signatory. Signing up for signatory authority for an organization brings with it the ability to invite and approve additional users to set up accounts associated with that…
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As an owner/operator expecting to receive notifications, can I provide EPA information in advance to facilitate receiving them, and if so, how do I identify the facilities that are within my purview?
We encourage owners and operators to provide facility and contact information via the optional Designating Officials Form, which is available through the dashboard for your EPA Central Data Exchange account.
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Public Comments for December 11 & 12, 2013 NDWAC Meeting
Comments on drinking water regulations for lead and copper.