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Aerospace Sector (NAICS 332 and 336)

Aerospace is part of the manufacturing sector (NAICS 31 - 33). It includes NAICS codes 332: Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing and 336: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing.

Additional regulatory information may be available from the Federal Aviation Administration.

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Air

  • Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
  • National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP):
    • Asbestos
    • Chromium Electroplating
    • Degreasing Organic Cleaners (Halogenated Solvent Cleaners)
    • Engine Test Cells/Stands (combined with Rocket Testing Facilities)
    • Friction Products Manufacturing
    • Metal Can (surface coating)
    • Metal Coil (surface coating)
    • Metal Furniture (surface coating)
    • Misc. Metal Parts and Products (surface coating)
    • Paper and Other Web (surface coating)
    • Plastic Parts (surface coating)
    • Reinforced Plastic Composites Production
  • Stratospheric Ozone Regulations:
    • The Phaseout of Ozone Depleting Substances
    • Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program: EPA's program to evaluate and regulate substitutes for the ozone-depleting chemicals that are being phased out under the stratospheric ozone protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

Water​

  • Airport Deicing Effluent Guidelines
  • Electroplating Effluent Guidelines
  • Metal Finishing Effluent Guidelines
  • Metal Products and Machinery Effluent Guidelines

Compliance

  • Combustion Portal : compliance assistance center.

Additional federal and state regulations not listed here may apply. Find your state environmental agency.

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Last updated on September 21, 2021