Federal Air Regulations
- Clean Air Act
- Area Source Standards
- Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS)
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: NESHAP and MACT Standards
- Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM)
- Risk Management Program (RMP), 112(r)
- Ozone-Depleting Substances
- Compliance Incentives, SBREFA and other related policies and initiatives
Clean Air Act
US EPA Office of Air and Radiation
- US EPA Clean Air Act
This page lists the sections of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990. Click on a specific title to see a list of that title's sections. Click on a specific section to see the text of that section. - The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act, by the US EPA
Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources
- Table of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), on the US EPA Air Toxics web site
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
NESHAP and MACT Standards
- Title 40 Chapter I Subchapter C Part 61 NESHAP, on the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)
- NESHAP (MACT) Standards - Source Categories Affected (table in alphabetical order), Air Toxics web site
Compliance Assurance Monitoring
- Unified Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Compliance Assurance Monitoring
Includes Final rule, Final Rule summary, Comments and Fact Sheet - US EPA Emissions Measurement Center: Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) resources
Includes "Frequently Asked Questions on CAM," "CAM Rule Implementation Questions and Responses Memo," "Draft CAM Guidance Documents," and more.
Risk Management Program (RMP), Clean Air Act Section 112(r)
- EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO):
- Alert -- New Environmental Requirement: Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
Fact Sheet Describes New Law and Its Requirements - Chemical Accident Prevention and Risk Management Programs
This page provides guidance documents, RMP submission, legislation, regulations and more. - Risk Management Program for Propane Users and Smaller Retailers, October 1998 ( 350K) **Archived Material**
This document is intended as condensed guidance for smaller businesses who store or use propane and who already comply with propane industry standards. The guidance and sample RMPs assume that propane is the ONLY regulated substance stored at the facility. If your facility uses other regulated substances in addition to propane, you should consult the General Guidance for Risk Management Programs or the appropriate industry-sector guidance document (which are forthcoming). - Risk Management Program Guidance for Propane Storage Facilities, October 1998
( 516K) **Archived Material**
This document is intended as a comprehensive RMP guidance for larger propane storage or distribution facilities who already comply with propane industry standards (smaller propane facilities may also use this guidance, but should first consult EPA's Risk Management Program Guidance for Propane Users and Small Retailers). This guidance assumes that propane is the ONLY regulated substance stored at the facility. If your facility uses other regulated substances in addition to propane you should also consult the General Guidance for Risk Management Programs, or the appropriate industry-sector guidance documents (which are forthcoming).
- Alert -- New Environmental Requirement: Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
- EPA 112r - Rules and MACT Information - Prevention of Accidental Releases
- EPA Office of Regulatory Enforcement: Enforcement Alert: Owners, Operators of Stationary Sources Must Comply with Clean Air Act's "General Duty" Clause
Background: As part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, Congress enacted Section 112(r)(1), the "General Duty Clause," to prevent accidental releases of certain hazardous chemicals. - Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center: Do You Use, Store, Manufacture, Distribute or Handle Toxic or Flammable Substances? What You Need to Know About Risk Management Planning (Section 112(r) requirements)
- VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Small Businesses: Why Do You Need to Know about the Risk Management Program?
SOURCE: United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Small Business Ombudsman Update Newsletter. January, 1998. Washington. D.C. - Checklist for Resubmitting Your Risk Management Plan for Chemical Accident Prevention February 2004
Ozone & Particulate Matter & Regional Haze
EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
- EPA's Updated Air Quality Standards for Smog (Ozone) and Particulate Matter
The resources provided on this page include: recent court decisions; fact sheets; rule packages, and publications & other materials. - Implementation of EPA's New Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulate Matter and Regional Haze Program
The resources provided on this page include: fact sheets, implementation guidance, background information, etc. - Guidance on Mitigation of Impact to Small Business While Implementing Air Quality Standards and Regulations (27K)
OAR Policy and Guidance Information
- Attainment/Maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (Title I)
- Proposed and Final Preambles and Rules
Resources are listed by date. - Fact Sheets for NAAQS (Title I)
Resources are listed by date.
- Proposed and Final Preambles and Rules
- EPA Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances: SNAP Program
Under section 612 of the Clean Air Act, EPA established the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. SNAP's mandate is to identify alternatives to ozone-depleting substances and to publish lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. Several rules and notices have expanded these lists, and they are available for online reading or for downloading.
Compliance Incentives, SBREFA and other related Policies & Initiatives
- EPA Office of Compliance:
- Policy on Compliance Incentives For Small Businesses Issued May 20, 1996; effective June 10, 1996
- Audit Policy: Incentives for Self-Policing, Revised May 2000 (88K)
- Small Business Compliance Policy - Effective date May 11, 2000. Sets out what makes a small business eligible for the elimination or reduction of penalties for violations that are voluntarily discovered, disclosed and corrected. (43K)
- Small Business Compliance Policy Fact Sheet - Summarizes the criteria in the Small Business Compliance Policy and provides EPA Regional contacts.(75K)
- EPA Technology Innovation Office: Guide to Technology Commercialization Assistance for EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Awardees (EPA 600-F-97-014) ( 1.6M)
This commercialization assistance guide presents information on various programs and organizations that offer technical and financial assistance, as well as information and other resources, to small businesses and entrepreneurs. - EPA Pollution Prevention Pocketbook
The P2 pocketbook answers the question: "Why should you care about preventiong waste?"
This easy-to-read reference guide was written to help businesses, especially small businesses, learn how they can prevent waste and save money at the same time. - US EPA Region 3 Business Assistance Center - As a non-regulatory office, the BAC offers convenient answers to help smaller companies cut through the red tape of regulatory requirements, explore new options to eliminate waste and improve competitiveness.
- US EPA Small Business Home Page - This Web site will help you perform energy efficient upgrades. Here you can find financial resources, find ENERGY STAR products and services, calculate your savings, receive free technical help, get a no-cost upgrade manual, and get recognition for your efforts.
- US EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) - The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
- VA DEQ Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) SARA Title III - TRI information for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- EPA Small Business Environmental Home Page: Small Business Initiatives/Policies
This page includes the following resources: Project XL Program; Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996 (SBREFA); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Policy on Compliance Incentives for Small Business; Policy on Environmental Self-Auditing and Self-Disclosure, and Enforcement Response Policy.