Learn the Issues
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Air Quality Designations for Ozone
This area provides information on the process EPA, the states, and the tribes follow to designate areas as attainment (meeting) or nonattainment (not meeting) the ground-level ozone standards.
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Air Quality Designations for Nitrogen Dioxide
This area provides information on the process EPA, the states, and the tribes follow to designate areas as attainment (meeting) or nonattainment (not meeting) the nitrogen dioxide quality standards.
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Air Quality Designations for Lead
This area provides information on the process EPA, the states, and the tribes follow to designate areas as attainment (meeting) or nonattainment (not meeting) the lead air quality standards.
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Approved Air Quality Implementation Plans in Region 6
Read about the approved State Implementation Plans, Tribal Implementation Plans, as well as any Federal Implementation Plans for Region 6.
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Draft Initial Clean Air Act Part 71 Operating Permit in Indian Country; Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, CA
Announcement of Draft Permit and Request for Public Comment on Draft Initial Clean Air Act Part 71 Operating Permit in Indian Country for Cache Creek Casino Resort, Brooks, California. Clean Air Act Title V Permit Application # 2021-012-TV.
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About Title V Permitting in Region 9
Part 71 permits in progress or issued by EPA Pacific Southwest, Region 9.
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Can you help us determine if our organization, which is a registered 501(c)(3) organization comprised of over several hundred Tribal members, is an intertribal consortium?
Intertribal Consortia is defined as the following within the EN Solicitation Notice: a coalition of two or more separate Indian Tribes that join for the purpose of applying for an assistance agreement. An inter-Tribal consortium is eligible to receive a Cooperative Agreement from EPA only if the inter-Tribal consortium demonstrates…
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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Requirements for Importers and Exporters
The EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) requires annual reporting of greenhouse gas (GHG) data and other relevant information from large sources and suppliers in the United States.
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Can current projects qualify? Or does project work need to begin after award?
The EN Grant Program does not fund pre-award projects (this is an explicit cost restriction of the program, as outlined within Section 2A(i) of the Solicitation Notice). Work cannot begin with EPA funding until after award. The projects that applicants are submitting would have to begin at or after a…
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Can an interstate organization apply as part of a partnership and receive a subaward?
Interstate organizations are not eligible entities on their own, but the EN Grant Program had it confirmed from EPA competition lawyers that an interstate organization can partner with one of the member states, as long as that member state agency is the lead applicant (as that is the eligible entity…
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Is there a maximum amount of funds that the EN Grant Program will award per state, Tribe, or territory?
There is no annual or continuous maximum funding threshold per state, Tribe, or territory. However, when making the final funding decisions, the EPA Selection Official may consider geographic distribution of awards, which may limit the number of grants approved per state in a grant cycle. All projects must align with…
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Where can I learn more about post-award requirements and EN Terms and Conditions?
Grantees as part of their Notice of Award (NOA) will have access to the current EN Terms and Conditions (T&Cs), which must be followed as part of their assistance agreement. However, a general overview EN grantee requirements, as outlined in EN T&Cs, can be found on the Exchange Network Grant…
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How many EN grants have Tribes received?
Please visit Previous Exchange Network Grant Projects and filter the ‘applicant type’ by ‘Tribe’ to view the most up-to-date number on issued EN Tribal awards.
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If awarded an EN assistance agreement, what is the anticipated timeframe for the funding?
Our anticipated annual award date for EN assistance agreements is October 1 st; however, this has been delayed in recent years due to late releases of annual Solicitation Notices.
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Exchange Network Applicant and Grantee FAQs
A comprehensive list of the Exchange Network Grant Program’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS) from applicants, which have been organized into categories and hyperlinked for user convenience.
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Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014
View or download the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2014, including individual chapters and annexes.
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Stakeholder Workshop Presentations: EPA Greenhouse Gas Data on Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
View the summary and presentations from the November 2015 stakeholder workshop on greenhouse gas data on petroleum and natural gas systems from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Emissions and Sinks.
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Stakeholder Workshop on EPA GHG Data on Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems
This page describes EPA's November 2015 stakeholder workshop on greenhouse gas data on petroleum and natural gas systems from the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program and U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory of Emissions and Sinks.
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Webinar Presentations and Information: Natural Gas Systems in the GHGRP and Inventory
This page includes EPA's February 2013 technical webinar on natural gas systems in the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) and the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks.
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Greenhouse Gas Distribution- September 2012 Workshop
View a presentation on natural gas distribution, presented at the Stakeholder Workshop on Natural Gas in the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions and Sinks on Friday, September 14, 2012.