Laws & Regulations

Setting Tolerances for Pesticide Residues in Foods

Pesticides are widely used in producing food and may remain in small amounts in or on fruits, vegetables, grains, and other foods. EPA ensures the safety of the food supply regulating the amount of pesticide that may remain on food. Learn how we do this.

Revoking Pesticide Tolerances

EPA revokes pesticide tolerances when all registrations of a pesticide have been canceled in the U.S. and the tolerances are not needed for imported foods or when there are no registered uses for certain crops.

Indexes to Part 180 Tolerance Information for Pesticide Chemicals in Food and Feed Commodities

This Web page describes information that may be helpful in finding specific pesticide tolerance information available in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Part 180.

NATTS Technical Assistance Document

This page contains the NATTS Technical Assistance Document (TAD) - revision 4, along with the Table of Comments for the current NATTS TAD.

Register for EPA’s Webinar on the Final Confidential Business Information Rule

EPA is hosting a public webinar on Tuesday, July 18 at 2:00 p.m. EDT on the Agency’s recently finalized procedural rule for submitting confidential business information (CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Tiered Data Reporting to Inform Prioritization, Risk Evaluation and Risk Management under TSCA

EPA is developing a proposed rule for implementing a tiered data collection strategy to help inform the agency's prioritization, risk evaluation, and risk management activities for chemical substances or mixtures under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSC

Using the 2016 CDR Database

EPA summarized key information from the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting effort.

Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry: New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) - 40 CFR part 60, Subparts VV/VVa/VVb, III/IIIa, NNN/NNNa, & RRR/RRRa

learn about the new source performance standards for sewage treatment plants by reading the rule summary, rule history and the code of federal regulations citation.

Utah NPDES Permits

NPDES water permits issued in Utah.

Frequently Asked Questions on the Container and Containment Labeling Requirements

PSD Permit Activity In Region 4

The following permits have been submitted to EPA Region 4 as PSD applications and draft and permits. While EPA has a 30-day review period for draft PSD permits, EPA Region 4 targets only a subset of these permits for comprehensive review.

List of Entities Whose EPA Lead Certification Has Been Suspended, Revoked, Modified or Reinstated (August 2021)

List of RRP firms whose certification has been suspended, revoked, modified or reinstated

2019 Order Denying a Petition for Object to Title V Operating Permit for Newark Bay

This document is part of the title V petition database.

Guidance on Plantwide Applicability Limitation Provisions Under the New Source Review Regulations

This document is part of the NSR Policy and Guidance Database

Guidance for PM2.5 Permit Modeling

This document may be of assistance in applying the New Source Review (NSR) air permitting regulations including the Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) requirements. This document is part of the NSR Policy and Guidance Database. Some documents in

Pre-Registered Speakers List for Public Hearing: Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act

public hearing speakers list for EPA's proposal for Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act