Small Entity Compliance Guides

Small Entity Compliance Guides (SECGs) are prepared pursuant to section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) (Title II of Public Law 104-121 (PDF)(29 pp, 186 K, About PDF)). EPA prepares a SECG unless the agency can certify that the final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. By clicking on the the title of an action in the "Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Title" column in the table below, you can access the Panel page with a link to the SECG you're interested in.

Small Business Advocacy Review Panel Title	Initial SECG Publication Date	Authoring Office
Trichloroethylene (TCE) Risk Management Rulemaking Under the Toxic Substances Control Act	1/2025	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Perchloroethylene (PCE) Risk Management Rulemaking Under the Toxic Substances Control Act	1/2025	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulation: Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI)	10/2024	Office of Water (OW)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Lime Manufacturing Plants Amendments	7/2024	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Methylene Chloride; Risk Management Rulemaking under the Toxic Substances Control Act	7/2024	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Amendments to the New Source Performance Standards for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Generating Units	7/2024	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Review of the Oil and Natural Gas New Source Performance Standards	5/2024	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation	4/2024	Office of Water (OW)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations	4/2024	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Rule: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances	10/2023	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Long-Term Revisions for the Lead and Copper Rule (LCRR)	6/2023	Office of Water (OW)
Modernizing the Risk Management Plan (RMP) Rule	4/2020	Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM)
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) and Methylene Chloride; Rulemaking Under TSCA §6(a)	9/2019	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products	1/2017	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers	10/2016	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Emission Standards for New and Modified Sources in the Oil and Natural Gas Sector	8/2016	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Brick and Structural Clay Products and Clay Products	12/2015	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Standards of Performance for New Residential Wood Heaters, New Residential Hydronic Heaters and Forced Air Furnaces	5/2015	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards	7/2014	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Lead-Based Paint Activities; Training and Certification for Renovation and Remodeling Section 402(c)(3)	9/2011	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers	3/2011	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Renewable Fuel Standards Program	6/2010	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants From Mobile Sources	12/2007	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Ground Water Rule	7/2007	Office of Water (OW)
NESHAP: Reinforced Plastic Composites Production	9/2005	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Heavy-Duty Engine Emission Standards and Diesel Fuel Sulfur Control Requirements	9/2005	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Control of Emissions of Air Pollution from Nonroad Diesel Engines and Fuel	9/2005	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulation and Effluent Limitations Guidelines Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)	11/2003	Office of Water (OW)
Tier II Light-Duty Vehicle and Light-Duty Truck Emission Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Standards	4/2003	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Arsenic and Clarifications to Compliance and New Source Contaminant Monitoring	8/2002	Office of Water (OW)
1996 Lead; Requirements for Lead-Based Paint Activities in Target Housing and Child-Occupied Facilities Rule	7/2002	Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Radium, Uranium, Alpha, Beta and Photon Emitters	2/2002	Office of Water (OW)
National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Stage I Disinfectant/Disinfection By-Products Rule	3/2006	Office of Water (OW)
Effluent Guidelines and Standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment Industry	6/2001	Office of Water (OW)
Revisions to the Underground Injection Control Regulations for Class V Injection Wells	11/2000	Office of Water (OW)
Findings of Significant Contribution and Rulemaking on Section 126 Petitions for Purposes of Reducing Interstate Ozone Transport	8/2000	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
VOC Regulation for Architectural Coatings	7/1999	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines	3/1999	Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)

Small Entity Compliance Guides

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