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Integrated Air Toxics State/Local/Tribal Program Structure
Information about the state, local and tribal program structure for addressing urban air toxics
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Area Sources of Urban Air Toxics
List of area sources of urban air toxics
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FCPC Carter NPDES Permit in Wisconsin
npdes permit, forest county, carter wisconsin
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EPA Approved St Regis Mohawk Regulations
EPA Approved St Regis Mohawk Regulations
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November 30, 2022 meeting agenda and materials
Consumer Confidence Report Rule Revision Working Group agenda and meeting materials for the NDWAC October 12, 2021 meeting
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EPA RCRA ID: PAD005031737
RCRA Corrective Action Site Factsheet for PAD005031737 ACCU RIDE ERIE LP, ERIE, PA 16503
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EPA RCRA ID: MAD001190644
MAD001190644, BASF CORP, TAUNTON ST Plainville MA
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Registration Review Process
EPA will review each registered pesticide at least every 15 years to determine whether it continues to meet the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) standard for registration. There are currently 745 registration review cases.
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About Pesticide Registration
EPA is responsible for evaluating and approving pesticides for use in the United States. Find out how what is involved in the regulatory process
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Suggestions to Registrants on Providing Benefits Information for New Conventional Pesticide Registrations and New Outdoor Uses of Conventional Pesticides
Benefits for New Conventional Active Ingredients and/or Significant New Use Site Requests: Suggestions for Applicants
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination 505 for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0168
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0168.
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Mitigation Menu Measure Descriptions
The Technical Ecological Mitigation website provides an online tool to access new label directions
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Keeping Tabs on HABs: Research Reduces Risk
In Kansas, the presence of harmful algal blooms (HABs) produced by bacteria, known as cyanobacteria, can complicate an easygoing trip to the lake. These bacteria have thrived on our planet for 3.5 billion years.
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Does the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule prohibit the deconstruction and reuse of old building materials containing lead-based paint?
Answer: No. The RRP Rule does not prohibit a firm from extracting, salvaging or reusing building materials that contain lead-based paint. However, the requirements of the RRP Rule may apply to these activities if they (1) occur in target housing or a child-occupied facility, and (2) disturb more than six…
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When a home or an apartment unit is repainted in preparation for a new tenant, is the painting activity always considered a “renovation” for purposes of the pre-renovation education requirements even if no surface preparation activity is performed prior to painting?
Answer: No. The primary determinant of whether a given activity constitutes a “renovation” under the RRP Rule is whether that activity disturbs a painted surface. The practice of recoating painted surfaces in preparation for new tenants would not constitute “renovation” unless accompanied by activities that disturb the painted surface and…
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DOE provides weatherization grants to states, which in turn provide grants to non-profit sub-grantees. These sub-grantees fall into one of three categories: 1. The sub-grantee uses its own employees to perform all the weatherization services in the home, 2. The sub-grantee uses a combination of its own employees and contractors to perform weatherization services, or 3. The sub-grantee has no employees that perform weatherization services; instead, every service is performed by a hired contractor. Must these sub-grantees be RRP-certified firms?
Answer : Beginning April 22, 2010, no firm may perform, offer, or claim to perform renovations covered by the RRP Rule without certification from EPA. Sub-grantees that use their own employees to perform any or all of the weatherization services in the home, such as the sub-grantees in the first…
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What is the “work area?”
Answer: The “work area” is the area established by a certified renovator to contain the dust and debris generated from a renovation. In other words, the work area is defined by the containment measures established by the certified renovator. While a renovator has some discretion in setting up a sufficient…
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Region 7 States Air Quality Monitoring Plans - Nebraska
National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) - Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska; Annual Monitoring Network Plans, Five-Year Monitoring Network Assessments, and approval documentation. Each year, states are required to submit an annual monitoring netwo
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State Water Reuse Resources
State Reuse Programs and Information
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EPA Holds Virtual Training for Pesticide Applicators in Indian Country
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs will host a two-day virtual training on Aug. 19-20, 2020, to certify participants as private applicators of restricted-use pesticides (RUPs) in Indian country