Laws & Regulations

Chapter 2 - Cost Estimation: Concepts and Methodology

Public Notice: (Draft General Permit) 2024 Non-Contact Cooling Water Discharges for the State of Rhode Island, RIG250000

A public notice of a draft RIPDES General Permit for Non-Contact Cooling Water Discharges for the State of Rhode Island, RIG250000.

Environmental Laws that Apply to Mercury

Learn about the federal laws that direct EPA to regulate various forms of mercury

Low Releases and Low Exposures (LoREX) Exemption for New Chemicals Review under TSCA

EPA established an exemption category for certain new chemical substances with low environmental releases and human exposures. To ensure that they will not present an unreasonable risk, EPA has included a 30-day review and other conditions in the exemption

Low Volume Exemption for New Chemical Review under TSCA

Certain categories of new low-volume chemical substances are exempt from full premanufacture notice (PMN) review, i.e., chemicals manufactured at 10,000 kg/year or less. LVE substances undergo a 30-day review and are not subject to a user fee.

2009 EPA Report to Congress on the Potential Export of Mercury Compounds from the United States for Conversion to Elemental Mercury

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0264

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0264.

Pesticide Use Sites and Major Use Patterns

Information on pesticide use sites and pesticide major use patterns including corresponding pesticide use sites and crop groups.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 494 for Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) J-20-0025

This document describes EPA's Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) review determination under amended TSCA for J-20-0025.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 489 for Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) J-20-0013, J-20-0014, J-20-0015, J-20-0016, J-20-0017, J-20-0018

This document describes EPA's Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) review determination under amended TSCA for J-20-0005.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 488 for Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) J-20-0005

This document describes EPA's Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) review determination under amended TSCA for J-20-0005.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 495 for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0183

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0183.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 498 for Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) J-21-0002, J-21-0003

This document describes EPA's Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) review determination under amended TSCA for J-21-0002, J-21-0003.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 500 for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0051

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0051.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 503 for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0167

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0167.

Registration Review Docket Opening Schedule

Dockets are opened on a fiscal year schedule for reevaluation of all pesticides. They are subdivided into conventional pesticides, antimicrobials, biochemicals, and microbials. The schedules for 2014 to 2017 are attached.

Example Annual Certification & Compliance Reports for Sources with and without Visible Emissions Testing: NESHAP Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories 40 CFR 63 Subpart XXXXXX

This page contains examples of the type of information that must be submitted to fulfill the Notification of Compliance Status requirement of 40 CFR 63, subpart XXXXXX for sources reporting and not reporting visible emissions information.

Annual Certification & Compliance Report For Sources Not Reporting Visible Emissions Information: NESHAP: Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories: 40 CFR 63 Subpart XXXXXX

Annual Certification & Compliance Report For Sources Not Reporting Visible Emissions Information: NESHAP: Area Source Standards for Nine Metal Fabrication and Finishing Source Categories: 40 CFR 63 Subpart XXXXXX

1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary

In 1989, President George W. Bush proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act designed to curb acid rain, urban air pollution, and toxic air emissions. The proposal also called for establishing a national permits program.

1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary: Title VI

This page provides an overview of the 1990 amendments to Title VI of the Clean Air Act, which were enacted to curb acid rain, urban air pollution and toxic air emissions. The edits to this title deal with stratospheric ozone and global climate protection.