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MUNIPAY Financial Data Request Form
The MUNIPAY data request form requires the municipality to provide demographic and financial information to support its claim of inability to pay the civil penalty.
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2020 PES Holdings, LLC, et. al. Bankruptcy Renewable Fuel Standard Settlement
PES Holdings, LLC, North Yard Financing, LLC, North Yard GP, LLC, North Yard Logistics, L.P., PES Administrative Services, LLC, PES Logistics GP, LLC, PES Logistics Partners, L.P., Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC (PESRM),
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Small Businesses and Enforcement
Overview of compliance and enforcement resources specifically designed to meet the needs of the Small Business and Small Communities.
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Enforcement Alert: Community Water Systems Required to Provide Consumers Annual ‘Right-to-Know’ Report on Drinking Water Quality by July 1, 2001
The "Consumer Confidence Report"(CCR) rule is a public right-to-know regulation developed pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act.
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General Conformity Training Module 3.6: Proactive Role for Federal Agencies
Module 3.6 explains how federal agencies should coordinate efforts with State, Tribal, and local air agencies.
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What is General Conformity?
General Conformity ensures that the actions taken by federal agencies do not interfere with a state’s plans to attain and maintain national standards for air quality.
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RACER Trust, Flint, MI Documents, Photos, and Graphics
REVITALIZING AUTO COMMUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE TRUST , FLINT, MI 48550 page for Documents, Photos and Graphics.
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Releases from animal waste to non-air environmental media
On June 13, 2019, EPA published a Final Rule adding an exemption to the release reporting requirements of EPCRA Section 304 ( 40 CFR Part 355 ) for substances from animal waste being emitted into the air ( 84 FR 27533 ). Does this exemption also apply to substances from…
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To what extent are agricultural chemical retailers exempt?
EPCRA Sections 311 and 312 require facilities to report inventories of certain hazardous chemicals. Section 311(e)(5) exempts from the definition of hazardous chemical "any substance to the extent it is used in routine agricultural operations or is a fertilizer held for sale by a retailer to the ultimate customer" (…
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Reporting by mixture or components for a mixture with unknown chemicals
A facility is storing a product mixture on-site. Under OSHA regulations, the facility is required to retain a material safety data sheet (MSDS) for the mixture. According to the MSDS, the mixture contains a zinc compound, but no specific chemical identity or concentration information is provided. OSHA regulations allow chemical…
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What facilities are exempt from Section 304 notification requirements?
A facility itself can only be exempted if there are no hazardous chemicals present at the facility. The term "hazardous chemical," as defined under Section 311 of Title III, includes any substance which constitutes a physical or health hazard. This broad definition is borrowed from the Occupational Safety Health Act…
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Spills onto concrete floors inside a building
A facility has a spill of an extremely hazardous substance in an amount greater than its reportable quantity. The spill occurs on a concrete floor that is inside a facility building. Before the spill can be cleaned up, a portion (less than RQ) of the EHS enters the outside atmosphere…
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Reportable quantity calculations for chemicals in abandoned containers
Must any amount of a listed chemical contained within abandoned or discarded barrels, containers, or other receptacles be considered to determine if a specific reportable quantity has been exceeded under EPCRA Section 304 notification requirements? 40 CFR §355.61 (April 22, 1987, 52 FR 13395 ) defines a release as "any…
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Releases of wastes not individually listed as CERCLA hazardous substances
Can releases of wastes that are not individually listed as CERCLA hazardous substances still be subject to CERCLA reporting requirements? Yes. CERCLA reporting requirements apply not only to all of the substances individually listed in 40 CFR 302.4 , but also to wastes or waste streams exhibiting the characteristics of…
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EPA Midwest: Smart Sectors Program
Learn more about EPA’s Smart Sectors program for the Midwest region.
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EPA Pacific Southwest: Smart Sectors Program
Learn more about EPA’s Smart Sectors program for the Pacific Southwest region.
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Steps to Get the Safer Choice Label on Your Product
EPA allows the use of the Safer Choice Label by high-performance products that demonstrate safer chemistry
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2015 - Agenda and Presentations
2015 First Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit presentation slides
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2015
Details about the 2015 First Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit and link to register for the event.
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Safer Choice Partner and Stakeholder Summit 2016
Details about the 2016 Safer Choice Stakeholder Summit and link to register for the event.