Laws & Regulations

Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System Advisory Board Meeting – “Increasing Adoption of the e-Manifest System” - June 18-20, 2019

Includes agenda, board roster, presentation, charge questions, background paper and advisory board meeting transcript.

Federal Register Notice for Agency Information Collection Activities: Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities under the Hazardous Waste Manifest System

A Federal Register Notice (FRN) announcing EPA’s intent to submit the e-Manifest ICR to OMB for review and approval was published on February 8, 2019.

MPRSA Research Permit: Carboniferous, Inc. Research Project

MPRSA Research Permit for the Carboniferous, Inc. Research Project for the transportation and disposition of material into ocean waters in the Gulf of America, Orca Basin

MPRSA Research Permits

Research permits under the MPRSA may be issued by the EPA for the disposition of materials into the ocean as a part of a research project. Examples of activities authorized with an MPRSA research permit are provided.

Marine Protection Permitting

The EPA implements the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act to safeguard the ocean by preventing or limiting the disposition of any material into ocean waters that would adversely affect human health or the marine environment.

Risk Management for Perchloroethylene (PCE)

EPA's proposed risk management rule for perchloroethylene

Willamette Basin Mercury TMDL

EPA's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) for mercury in the Willamette River Basin, Oregon.

Advancing Safe Scientific Research and Protecting Against Unproven Large-Scale Geoengineering Activities

Proposed marine geoengineering activities (e.g., marine carbon dioxide removal techniques)—including field research—that involve the disposition of material into the ocean likely need a permit from the EPA.

MPRSA Research Permit: LOC-NESS Wilkinson Basin Study

MPRSA Research Permit for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution LOC-NESS Wilkinson Basin Study for the transportation and disposition of material into ocean waters in the Gulf of Maine, Wilkinson Basin

EPA Approved Statutes and Regulations in the Florida SIP

Report: Evaluation of Risks to Federal Facility Superfund Site Remedies from Inland Flooding

Evaluation of Risks to Federal Facility Superfund Site Remedies from Inland Flooding

Summary of Eagle River Particulate Matter (PM-10) Attainment Plan

Summary of the Eagle River particulate matter (PM-10) attainment plan under the Alaska air quality SIP.

Large-Scale Residential Demolition

The EPA provides resources for handling residential demolitions or renovations. This includes planning, handling harmful materials, recycling, funding, compliance assistance, good practices and regulations.

What training is the designated person required to have?

A local education agency (LEA) is required to designate a person to ensure that all LEA responsibilities and/or requirements are properly implemented (40 CFR part 763.84(g)(1)). The LEA’s designated person is not required to be “accredited” as the term is used in the asbestos in schools rule; nonetheless, he or…

Last published: March 27, 2026

John J. Flatley Company, CWA-01-2026-0018

Notice of Proposed Assessment of Class I Clean Water Act Section 309(g)(2)(A) Administrative Penalties and Opportunity to Comment for Shoreline John J. Flatley Company, Canton, MA, CWA-01-2026-0018.

Comments Due Date: April 27, 2026
Geographic Locations: New Hampshire

Underground Injection Control in EPA Region 4 (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, and TN)

Region 4 specific UIC contact information is provided.

Notification: Audit of the EPA’s Oversight of Wildfire-Related Mitigation Plans Under the Clean Air Act Exceptional Events Rule