Sample records for agency epa standards

  1. Are EPA's proposed revisions to the PM standards appropriate?

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Lucinda Minton Langworthy

    2006-06-15

    In 1997 then-US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Carol Browner adopted new National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Browner recognized that 'there is uncertainty in the characterization of health effects attributable to exposure to ambient PM.' As a result, President Clinton promised to review the scientific basis for those standards prior to their implementation. Recently, before EPA has even promulgated rules concerning implementation of those standards, the agency proposed to revise those standards to make them significantly more stringent. Are the proposed revisions to the standards appropriate? The author argues. 41 refs.

  2. 40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards § 131.22 EPA promulgation of water quality...

  3. 40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards § 131.22 EPA promulgation of water quality...

  4. 40 CFR 13.22 - Salary offset when EPA is the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Salary offset when EPA is the creditor... COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 13.22 Salary offset when EPA is the creditor agency. (a... through salary offset, EPA will first provide the employee with the opportunity to pay in full the amount...

  5. Asbestos worker protection. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Final rule.

    PubMed

    2000-11-15

    In this Final Rule, EPA is amending both the Asbestos Worker Protection Rule (WPR) and the Asbestos-in-Schools Rule. The WPR amendment protects State and local government employees from the health risks of exposure to asbestos to the same extent as private sector workers by adopting for these employees the Asbestos Standards of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The WPR's coverage is extended to State and local government employees who are performing construction work, custodial work, and automotive brake and clutch repair work. This final rule cross-references the OSHA Asbestos Standards for Construction and for General Industry, so that future amendments to these OSHA standards are directly and equally effective for employees covered by the WPR. EPA also amends the Asbestos-in-Schools Rule to provide coverage under the WPR for employees of public local education agencies who perform operations, maintenance, and repair activities. EPA is issuing this final rule under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

  6. 2010 US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held the “2010 EPA Decontamination Research and Development Conference” to enable participants from throughout the world to discuss decontamination issues. In addition to the Plenary Session, the meeting addressed nine topic areas.

  7. 40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... promulgation of water quality standards. (a) If the State does not adopt the changes specified by the Regional... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER...

  8. 40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... promulgation of water quality standards. (a) If the State does not adopt the changes specified by the Regional... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER...

  9. 40 CFR 131.22 - EPA promulgation of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... promulgation of water quality standards. (a) If the State does not adopt the changes specified by the Regional... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA promulgation of water quality standards. 131.22 Section 131.22 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER...

  10. EPA waiver of ground water cleanup standards in NY

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hess, A.A.

    1995-11-01

    EPA may invoke a technical impracticability (TI) waiver at a site when the Agency determines that it is technically impracticable from an engineering perspective to attain cleanup standards within a reasonable time period. The October 6, 1994 TI waiver of ground water cleanup standards at the G.E./Moreau Superfund Site in New York is the first post-Record of Decision (ROD) TI waiver granted by EPA since issuance of the September 1993 guidance on technical impracticability of ground water restoration. In the 1987 ROD, EPA selected natural gradient flushing and treatment as the ground water remedy and estimated that TCE-contaminated ground watermore » within the unconsolidated aquifer at the Site would be restored to drinking water quality within decades. EPA`s subsequent reevaluation showed that cleanup of the ground water would take 200 years or more, regardless of the remedial technology employed, due to the presence of site-specific physical and chemical factors that limit the effectiveness of ground water remediation technologies. Following public participation activities, EPA issued the TI waiver as an Explanation of Significant Differences (ESD) to the ROD. The ESD revised the time frame expected for ground water restoration but did not reduce or change any of the required cleanup actions.« less

  11. EPA Traceability Protocol for Assay and Certification of Gaseous Calibration Standards (EPA/600/R-12/531, May 2012)

    EPA Science Inventory

    In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, revised its 1993 version of its traceability protocol for the assay and certification of compressed gas and permeation-device calibration standards. The protocol allows producers of...

  12. EPA Traceability Protocol for Assay and Certification of Gaseous Calibration Standards

    EPA Science Inventory

    In 1997, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, revised its 1993 version of its traceability protocol for the assay and certification of compressed gas and permeation-device calibration standards. The protocol allows producers o...

  13. 40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards III Appendix III to Part 265 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL FACILITIES Pt....

  14. Statutory complexity disguises agency capture in Citizens Coal Council v. EPA

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Mullen, R.

    2007-07-01

    In Citizens Coal Council v. EPA, an en banc panel for the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals considered a challenge to EPA regulations promulgated pursuant to the Clean Water Act (CWA). The EPA promulgated the regulations in an attempt to incentivize coal companies to remine once abandoned mine sites. Petitioners, two nonprofit environmental organizations, claimed that the regulations violated the Clean Water Act and Administrative Procedure Act by allowing coal companies to remine without adhering to any enforceable pollution limitations. The EPA countered that more remining would improve water quality at abandoned sites. The Sixth Circuit rejected Petitioners' claims, findingmore » that the EPA's regulations were reasonably consistent with the CWA's goal of restoring the integrity of the nation's waters. In so holding, the court struggled to understand the meaning of the CWA's complex procedural and technical language, and allowed the EPA to justify the rule based on the CWA's broad statement of purpose. Such superficial judicial review sets a dangerous precedent in environmental law, because it exacerbates the risk of agency capture. A captured agency promulgates regulations that benefit-industry, not the environment. Without the judiciary acting as a meaningful check against agency capture, the public loses a valuable tool in the fight against major-industrial polluters like the domestic coal industry. Citizens Coal Council therefore stands as a cautionary tale, a warning sign that the judiciary may be unable to identify agency capture where the regulations at issue are promulgated pursuant to a complex statute like the Clean Water Act.« less

  15. 76 FR 9780 - Notification of Deletion of System of Records; EPA Parking Control Office File (EPA-10) and EPA...

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    2011-02-22

    ... System of Records; EPA Parking Control Office File (EPA-10) and EPA Transit and Guaranteed Ride Home Program Files (EPA-35) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is deleting the systems of records for EPA Parking Control Office File...

  16. EPA scientific integrity policy draft

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Showstack, Randy

    2011-08-01

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its draft scientific integrity policy on 5 August. The draft policy addresses scientific ethical standards, communications with the public, the use of advisory committees and peer review, and professional development. The draft policy was developed by an ad hoc group of EPA senior staff and scientists in response to a December 2010 memorandum on scientific integrity from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. The agency is accepting public comments on the draft through 6 September; comments should be sent to osa.staff@epa.gov. For more information, see http://www.epa.gov/stpc/pdfs/draft-scientific-integrity-policy-aug2011.pdf.

  17. 76 FR 50726 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Strategic...

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    2011-08-16

    ... Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA Strategic Plan Information on Source Water Protection... submitting comments. E-mail: [email protected] . Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA.../epahome/dockets.htm . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth Hall, Drinking Water Protection Division...

  18. Current Status of EPA Verification Program for EPA Protocol Gases

    EPA Science Inventory

    Accurate compressed gas calibration standards are needed to calibrate continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensure that c...

  19. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) programs and the regulation of carcinogens: Methods and philosophies. Technical report

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Jackson, M.; Johnson, L.; Kelly, J.

    1988-01-01

    This paper discusses the manner in which the EPA identifies, assesses risk for, and regulates substances determined to cause cancer in humans. The report provides an overall perspective of the carcinogen standard-setting process as it is affected by scientific, legal, and political influences. Discussed are: history and methods of carcinogen regulation; toxicological methods for determining carcinogenicity; the use of human-exposure data to regulate carcinogens; an overview of the agency's system for classifying chemical agents suspected or known to cause cancer; significant Federal court cases and decisions that have influenced attempts by Federal agencies to regulate carcinogens; and factors affecting EPAsmore » regulation of carcinogens.« less

  20. Bill would bolster science at EPA

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Showstack, Randy

    Since its establishment in 1970, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has primarily served as a regulatory agency with a significant science component. However, the agency's scientific practices and performance at times have been criticized by the U.S. General Accounting Office, the National Academies of Science (NAS), Congress, and EPA's own science advisory board, as well as in a number of lawsuits.New legislation introduced by Rep. Vernon Ehlers (R-Mich.), chair of the House of Representatives' Science Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards, includes measures meant to improve the agency's science component. The legislation, H.R. 64, would require the president to appoint an EPA deputy administrator for science and technology This deputy administrator, who would rank higher than existing assistant administrators (AAs), would be responsible for the overall scientific and technical foundation of the agency's decisions, including ensuring that the agency's scientific endeavors use the best possible peer review and research planning practices.

  1. EPA Communications Stylebook: Introduction

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This stylebook is intended to help you, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff, to prepare and review communications in various media with a clear and consistent voice, substantive content, standardized format, and effective audience targeting.

  2. Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This page contains a Statement of Intent between EPA and the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to exchange information, training and experience on chemical safety and the 2015-2016 Rolling Work Plan of activities to implement the Statement of Intent.

  3. Survey of EPA and Other Federal Agency Scientific Data Management Policies and Guidance, 2009

    EPA Science Inventory

    The purpose of this study is to compile and assess internal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) scientific data management (SDM) policies and guidance. Additionally, this study examines SDM policies and guidance from other Federal Agencies engaged in science and technology, an...

  4. 75 FR 7584 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA-ICR No. 1774...

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    2010-02-22

    ... Program, OMB Control No. 2060-0350 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY.... 1774.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0350. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31...

  5. EPA Protocol Gas Verification Program

    EPA Science Inventory

    Accurate compressed gas calibration standards are needed to calibrate continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensure that co...

  6. Evaluation of the WIPP Project`s compliance with the EPA radiation protection standards for disposal of transuranic waste

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Neill, R.H.; Chaturvedi, L.; Rucker, D.F.

    The US Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) proposed rule to certify that the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) meets compliance with the long-term radiation protection standards for geologic repositories (40CFR191 Subparts B and C), is one of the most significant milestones to date for the WIPP project in particular, and for the nuclear waste issue in general. The Environmental Evaluation Group (EEG) has provided an independent technical oversight for the WIPP project since 1978, and is responsible for many improvements in the location, design, and testing of various aspects of the project, including participation in the development of the EPA standardsmore » since the early 1980s. The EEG reviewed the development of documentation for assessing the WIPP`s compliance by the Sandia National Laboratories following the 1985 promulgation by EPA, and provided many written and verbal comments on various aspects of this effort, culminating in the overall review of the 1992 performance assessment. For the US Department of Energy`s (DOE) compliance certification application (CCA), the EEG provided detailed comments on the draft CCA in March, 1996, and additional comments through unpublished letters in 1997 (included as Appendices 8.1 and 8.2 in this report). Since the October 30, 1997, publication of the EPA`s proposed rule to certify WIPP, the EEG gave presentations on important issues to the EPA on December 10, 1997, and sent a December 31, 1997 letter with attachments to clarify those issues (Appendix 8.3). The EEG has raised a number of questions that may have an impact on compliance. In spite of the best efforts by the EEG, the EPA reaction to reviews and suggestions has been slow and apparently driven by legal considerations. This report discusses in detail the questions that have been raised about containment requirements. Also discussed are assurance requirements, groundwater protection, individual protection, and an evaluation of EPA`s responses to EEG

  7. 78 FR 54517 - Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications

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    2013-09-04

    ... 131 Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications; Proposed Rule #0;#0;Federal Register / Vol. 78... AGENCY 40 CFR Part 131 [EPA-HQ-OW-2010-0606; FRL-9839-7] RIN 2040-AF 16 Water Quality Standards... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing changes to the federal water quality standards (WQS...

  8. 40 CFR 131.21 - EPA review and approval of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... Act remains the applicable standard until EPA approves a change, deletion, or addition to that water... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA review and approval of water... (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality...

  9. 40 CFR 131.21 - EPA review and approval of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... Act remains the applicable standard until EPA approves a change, deletion, or addition to that water... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true EPA review and approval of water... (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality...

  10. 40 CFR 131.21 - EPA review and approval of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... Act remains the applicable standard until EPA approves a change, deletion, or addition to that water... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA review and approval of water... (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality...

  11. 40 CFR 131.21 - EPA review and approval of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... Act remains the applicable standard until EPA approves a change, deletion, or addition to that water... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA review and approval of water... (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality...

  12. EPA evaluates air, water controls

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Fairley, P.

    1996-06-05

    Water and air pollution controls make significant contribution to the economy`s health, according to two EPA reports. Clean water provides billions of dollars in benefits to US industries, says a recently released study; and the agency`s draft report on the benefits of air pollution identifiesmore » $$20 in medical costs avoided for every dollar spent on pollution controls. The Clean Water Industry Coalition (CWIC) says the water report reaffirms the need to {open_quotes}modernize{close_quotes} the Clean Water Act (CWA), but EPA administrator Carol Browner says a CWA {open_quotes}rollback{close_quotes} supported by CWIC and passed by House Republicans last May would have jeopardized industries that depend on clean water by weakening effluent standards. Browner denies that the benefits of clean water as identified by the EPA report would have protected water standards from the bill`s cost-benefit requirements. A draft EPA report on clean air leaked by the American Lung Association estimates that tailpipe and smokestack controls for air pollution saved 79,000 lives and resulted in 15 million fewer respiratory illnesses in 1990 alone. The report assesses the costs and benefits of the Clean Air Act from 1970 to 1990. The cost of federal, state, and local regulations were estimated at $$436 billion over the 20-year span, whereas direct benefits of reduced pollution totaled $6.8 trillion.« less

  13. 40 CFR 270.275 - What information must I submit to the permitting agency to support my standardized permit...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Federal laws required in § 270.3. (e) Solid waste management unit information required by § 270.14(d). (f... Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) EPA ADMINISTERED PERMIT PROGRAMS: THE HAZARDOUS WASTE PERMIT PROGRAM RCRA Standardized Permits for Storage and Treatment Units...

  14. 40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices. 63.13 Section 63.13 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...

  15. 40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 9 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices. 63.13 Section 63.13 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL... POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...

  16. 75 FR 44930 - Stakeholder Input; Revisions to Water Quality Standards Regulation

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    2010-07-30

    ... Input; Revisions to Water Quality Standards Regulation AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION... national rulemaking to make a limited set of targeted changes to EPA's water quality standards regulation... rulemaking, and to hear views from the public regarding possible changes to EPA's water quality standards...

  17. 77 FR 46298 - Phosphorus Water Quality Standards for Florida Everglades

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    2012-08-03

    ... Phosphorus Water Quality Standards for Florida Everglades AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Quality Standards for Phosphorus in the Everglades Protection Area (Phosphorus Rule) and Florida's Amended... deficiencies in the Phosphorus Rule and EFA. EPA's disapproval, specific directions to the State, and this rule...

  18. EPA Order 5700.7A1: EPA's Policy for Environmental Results under EPA Assistance Agreements

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This order establishes Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) policy for addressing environmental results under EPA assistance agreements, including results that advance EPA’s environmental and human health mission.

  19. THE U.S. EPA PROMULGATES NEW STANDARDS FOR FINE PARTICLES

    EPA Science Inventory

    This presentation will describe the following items: the process used by EPA to review the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particular Matter, indicator and levels for the new fine particle standards, important epidemiologic data establishing the need for new particulat...

  20. 77 FR 46089 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-02

    [email protected] . Fax: (202) 566-9744. Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. Hand Delivery: Air... [[Page 46090

  1. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION (ETV) PROGRAM: ARSENIC TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program evaluates the performance of innovative air, water, pollution prevention and monitoring technologies that have the potential to improve human health and the environment. This techn...

  2. 40 CFR 13.23 - Salary offset when EPA is not the creditor agency.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Salary offset when EPA is not the... CLAIMS COLLECTION STANDARDS Administrative Offset § 13.23 Salary offset when EPA is not the creditor... period. (4) Unless the employee has consented in writing to the salary deductions or signed a statement...

  3. 75 FR 4379 - Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

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    2010-01-27

    ... Protection Agency--New England Region, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Coastal and Oceans Protection Unit... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2009-0304, FRL-9106-3] Maine Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  4. Comparison of US EPA and European emission standards for combustion and incineration technologies

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Licata, A.; Hartenstein, H.U.; Terracciano, L.

    1997-12-01

    There has been considerable debate, misunderstanding, and controversy when comparing emission standards used in Europe and the United States. One of the first questions you hear whenever U.S. EPA publishes a new emission standard is, {open_quotes}Is it as restrictive or is it the same as the German standard{close_quotes}. Although both systems of regulation call for the use of CEMS for compliance, there are substantial differences in how emission standards are structured in Europe and in the U.S. They include reference points, averaging times, sampling methods, and technology. Generally, the European standards tend to be more restrictive, due in part tomore » the fact that the facilities are of necessity sited in close proximity to residential areas. In Germany, for example, regulations in general are comprehensive and include both design standards and emission limits while U.S. EPA`s rules are source specific and, in most cases, limited to numerical emission standards. In some cases, comparisons can be made between emission standards and, in some cases, comparisons can only be made with restrictive caveats. The paper will present a comprehensive overview of the emission standards and how they are applied.« less

  5. 75 FR 17915 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 8-Hour Ozone...

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    2010-04-08

    ... No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice... Standard Implementation Rule. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594. ICR status: This...

  6. Current Status of EPA Protocol Gas Verification Program

    EPA Science Inventory

    Accurate compressed gas reference standards are needed to calibrate and audit continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensur...

  7. 48 CFR 1552.211-79 - Compliance with EPA policies for information resources management.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... procedures set forth on the Office of Environmental Information policy Web site. Upon receipt of a work... majority of the Agency's IRM policies, standards, and procedures. (c) Section 508 requirements. Contract... by EPA or contractors operating EPA programs. (2) The analysis of requirements for, study of the...

  8. 48 CFR 1552.211-79 - Compliance with EPA policies for information resources management.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... procedures set forth on the Office of Environmental Information policy Web site. Upon receipt of a work... majority of the Agency's IRM policies, standards, and procedures. (c) Section 508 requirements... by EPA or contractors operating EPA programs. (2) The analysis of requirements for, study of the...

  9. 48 CFR 1552.211-79 - Compliance with EPA policies for information resources management.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... procedures set forth on the Office of Environmental Information policy Web site. Upon receipt of a work... majority of the Agency's IRM policies, standards, and procedures. (c) Section 508 requirements... by EPA or contractors operating EPA programs. (2) The analysis of requirements for, study of the...

  10. U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA) ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION (ETV) PROGRAM: MERCURY CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORS

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program evaluates the performance of innovative air, water, pollution prevention and monitoring technologies that have the potential to improve human health and the environment. This techn...

  11. 75 FR 43979 - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

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    2010-07-27

    ... England Region, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2010-0318, FRL-9180-3] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  12. 76 FR 39395 - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

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    2011-07-06

    ... England Region, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2011-0364, FRL-9430-1] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  13. 75 FR 38516 - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

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    2010-07-02

    ... England Region, Office of Ecosystem Protection, Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2010-0316, FRL-9170-4] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  14. 76 FR 15266 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of Reconsideration

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    2011-03-21

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL- 9272-7] RIN 2060-AQ25; RIN 2060-AM44; RIN 2060-AO12 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Notice of Reconsideration AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency...

  15. 40 CFR 131.21 - EPA review and approval of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality Standards § 131.21 EPA review and approval of water quality standards. (a) After the State submits its... analysis. (b) The Regional Administrator's approval or disapproval of a State water quality standard shall...

  16. EPA Region 7 and Four States Water Quality Standards Review Process Kaizen Event Case Study

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    In June, 2007, participants from EPA headquarters, EPA Region 7, and the four States in EPA Region 7 (IA, KS, MO, and NE) conducted a Lean business kaizen event on the EPA–State process for developing and revising water quality standards (WQS).

  17. 77 FR 38797 - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-29

    ... Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office Square, Suite 100, OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109-3912. Telephone... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2012-0201, FRL-9695-8] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  18. 77 FR 36533 - Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard-Notice of Determination

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-19

    ... Protection, Oceans and Coastal Protection Unit, Five Post Office Square, Suite 100, OEP06-1, Boston, MA 02109... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-R01-OW-2012-0201, FRL-9688-9] Massachusetts Marine Sanitation Device Standard--Notice of Determination AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of...

  19. The Environmental Protection Agency's Safety Standards for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel: Potential Path Forward in Response to the Report of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future - 13388

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Forinash, Betsy; Schultheisz, Daniel; Peake, Tom

    2013-07-01

    Following the decision to withdraw the Yucca Mountain license application, the Department of Energy created a Blue Ribbon Commission (BRC) on America's Nuclear Future, tasked with recommending a national strategy to manage the back end of the nuclear fuel cycle. The BRC issued its final report in January 2012, with recommendations covering transportation, storage and disposal of spent nuclear fuel (SNF); potential reprocessing; and supporting institutional measures. The BRC recommendations on disposal of SNF and high-level waste (HLW) are relevant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which shares regulatory responsibility with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): EPA issues 'generallymore » applicable' performance standards for disposal repositories, which are then implemented in licensing. For disposal, the BRC endorses developing one or more geological repositories, with siting based on an approach that is adaptive, staged and consent-based. The BRC recommends that EPA and NRC work cooperatively to issue generic disposal standards-applying equally to all sites-early in any siting process. EPA previously issued generic disposal standards that apply to all sites other than Yucca Mountain. However, the BRC concluded that the existing regulations should be revisited and revised. The BRC proposes a number of general principles to guide the development of future regulations. EPA continues to review the BRC report and to assess the implications for Agency action, including potential regulatory issues and considerations if EPA develops new or revised generic disposal standards. This review also involves preparatory activities to define potential process and public engagement approaches. (authors)« less

  20. Memorandum of Understanding Between U.S. EPA Superfund and U.S. NRC

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Walker, Stuart

    2008-01-15

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) are responsible for implementing the 'Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Consultation and Finality on Decommissioning and Decontamination of Contaminated Sites'. This paper provides a brief overview of the origin of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), the major features of the MOU, and how the MOU has been implemented site specifically. EPA and NRC developed the MOU in response to direction from the House Committee on Appropriations to EPA and NRC to work togethermore » to address the potential for dual regulation. The MOU was signed by EPA on September 30, 2002 and NRC on October 9, 2002. The two agencies had worked on the MOU since March 2000. While both EPA and NRC have statutory authority to clean up these sites, the MOU provides consultation procedures between EPA and NRC to eliminate dual regulation. Under the MOU, EPA and NRC identified the interactions of the two agencies for the decommissioning and decontamination of NRC-licensed sites and the ways in which those responsibilities will be exercised. Except for Section VI, which addresses corrective action under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), this MOU is limited to the coordination between EPA, when acting under its CERCLA authority, and NRC, when a facility licensed by the NRC is undergoing decommissioning, or when a facility has completed decommissioning, and the NRC has terminated its license. EPA believes that implementation of the MOU between the two agencies will ensure that future confusion about dual regulation does not occur regarding the cleanup and reuse of NRC-licensed sites. NRC and EPA have so far exchanged MOU consultation letters on eight NRC-licensed sites. EPA has responded to each consultation request with a letter expressing its views on

  1. Enforcement Alert: Hazardous Waste Management Practices at Mineral Processing Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA; EPA Clarifies 'Bevill Exclusion' Wastes and Establishes Disposal Standards

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This is the enforcement alert for Hazardous Waste Management Practices at Mineral Processing Facilities Under Scrutiny by U.S. EPA; EPA Clarifies 'Bevill Exclusion' Wastes and Establishes Disposal Standards

  2. EPA relaxes waiver on methanol/gasoline blends

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1986-12-01

    The US Environmental Protection Agency removed a restrictive evaporative index requirement on the Clean Air Act waiver which had been granted to E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company. On January 17, 1985, EPA granted DuPont a waiver to produce an unleaded gasoline/methanol blend, which contains 5% methanol and 2.5% cosolvent alcohols, provided producers did not exceed an evaporative index designed to limit the release of vapors to the atmosphere. The reconsideration came after a petition by the Oxygenated Fuels Association (OFA) and after EPA reexamined the relevant data. Originally EPA said it did not think the ASTM Standard D439 wasmore » acceptable for controlling the volatility of the methanol blend, because most gasoline being sold actually had a lower volatility. EPA's more recent information, however, shows that volatility levels in commercial gasoline have been rising and are near ASTM's D439 standard. Therefore, applying the ASTM standard to the DuPont blend will mean that evaporative emissions from vehicles using the DuPont blend will be no higher than those from vehicles using other gasolines. Other conditions of the waiver are discussed. These include the use of specific corrosion inhibitors, and 99.85% purity level of methanol. 1 table.« less

  3. EPA Library Network Communication Strategies

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    To establish Agency-wide procedures for the EPA National Library Network libraries to communicate, using a range of established mechanisms, with other EPA libraries, EPA staff, organizations and the public.

  4. U.S. EPA (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY) WASTEWATER DISINFECTION RESEARCH PROGRAM EVOLUTION TO A DESIGN MANUAL

    EPA Science Inventory

    The paper presents the history of the EPA wastewater disinfection research program from the early 1970's until it culminated with the publication of the Process Design Manual in September 1986. The program was elevated to the highest Agency research priority in 1976 with the infu...

  5. 40 CFR 197.37 - Can EPA amend this rule?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Can EPA amend this rule? 197.37 Section 197.37 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA Public...

  6. 40 CFR 197.37 - Can EPA amend this rule?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Can EPA amend this rule? 197.37 Section 197.37 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA Public...

  7. 40 CFR 197.37 - Can EPA amend this rule?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2012-07-01 2011-07-01 true Can EPA amend this rule? 197.37 Section 197.37 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA Public...

  8. 40 CFR 197.37 - Can EPA amend this rule?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Can EPA amend this rule? 197.37 Section 197.37 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA Public...

  9. Report: EPA Data Standards Plan Completed But Additional Steps Are Needed

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #12-P-0519, June 5, 2012. The actions taken by EPA were either incomplete or lacked steps to help management determine the overall effectiveness of the Agency’s implementation of data standards.

  10. INSIDE EPA RESEARCH

    EPA Science Inventory

    The article discusses air pollution research at the U.S. EPA, and particularly AEERL's role in that research which, in some areas, predates the Agency's. EPA's engineering research programs are shifting from an initial focus on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide pollution control ...

  11. EPA Protocol Gas Verification Program - Presented at NIST Gas Panel Meeting

    EPA Science Inventory

    Accurate compressed gas calibration standards are needed to calibrate continuous emission monitors (CEMs) and ambient air quality monitors that are being used for regulatory purposes. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established its traceability protocol to ensure that c...

  12. 7 CFR 650.21 - Working relations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... standards. (iii) Consider EPA needs in soil survey and land, inventory, and monitoring activities. (iv... EIS's. (v) Advise EPA regarding soils, plant materials, and soil and water conservation techniques..., transport of pesticides, organic matter and fertilizers, and burning of residues or clearing debris. (2) The...

  13. 7 CFR 650.21 - Working relations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... standards. (iii) Consider EPA needs in soil survey and land, inventory, and monitoring activities. (iv... EIS's. (v) Advise EPA regarding soils, plant materials, and soil and water conservation techniques..., transport of pesticides, organic matter and fertilizers, and burning of residues or clearing debris. (2) The...

  14. 7 CFR 650.21 - Working relations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... standards. (iii) Consider EPA needs in soil survey and land, inventory, and monitoring activities. (iv... EIS's. (v) Advise EPA regarding soils, plant materials, and soil and water conservation techniques..., transport of pesticides, organic matter and fertilizers, and burning of residues or clearing debris. (2) The...

  15. 7 CFR 650.21 - Working relations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... standards. (iii) Consider EPA needs in soil survey and land, inventory, and monitoring activities. (iv... EIS's. (v) Advise EPA regarding soils, plant materials, and soil and water conservation techniques..., transport of pesticides, organic matter and fertilizers, and burning of residues or clearing debris. (2) The...

  16. 7 CFR 650.21 - Working relations with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and related State...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... standards. (iii) Consider EPA needs in soil survey and land, inventory, and monitoring activities. (iv... EIS's. (v) Advise EPA regarding soils, plant materials, and soil and water conservation techniques..., transport of pesticides, organic matter and fertilizers, and burning of residues or clearing debris. (2) The...

  17. Notification: Audit of EPA's Processes for Managing Background Investigations of Privileged Users and Taking Action to Remediate Weaknesses in Agency's Information Security Program

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY17-0139, Feb 15, 2017.The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research on an audit of EPA's processes for managing background investigations of privileged users and taking action to remediate weaknesses in agency's info security program.

  18. EPA-DOT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    National Memorandum of Understanding Between the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Publication #EPA-420-F-00-020 and EPA-DOT Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Transportation Conformity.

  19. 76 FR 32886 - Control of Emissions From New Highway Vehicles and Engines; Guidance on EPA's Certification...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-07

    ... production is accounted for in API's certification program and that the follow-up audit program is showing... Selective Catalytic Reduction Technology AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Request for... reduction (SCR) technology to meet emission standards for oxides of nitrogen (NO X ). This draft guidance...

  20. 40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ...) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05...

  1. 40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ...) SOLID WASTES (CONTINUED) INTERIM STATUS STANDARDS FOR OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05...

  2. Critics see hidden goal in EPA data access rule

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Cornwall, Warren

    2018-05-01

    A new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposal to require disclosure of data underlying studies used for regulatory decisions has critics saying the real goal is to undermine research vital to air pollution standards. The concern revolves primarily around tiny bits of soot and chemicals emitted while burning fuels and vegetation. Studies, many relying on confidential medical information, have found a link between the pollution and premature deaths, heart disease, and respiratory problems. EPA regulation is credited with saving hundreds of thousands of lives, but is also costly. Industries and their allies have long tried to challenge the science.

  3. EPA Alternative Dispute Resolution Contacts

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The success of EPA's ADR efforts depends on a network of talented and experienced professionals in Headquarters offices and EPA Regions. For Agency-wide ADR information, please contact the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center.

  4. Ways to Collaborate with EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA has multiple ways for the public to engage with the Agency's innovative solutions and technologies, including cooperative research and development agreements, internships, student competitions, and EPA databases developers can use to make mobile apps.

  5. EPA's Final Action Denying Petitions for Reconsideration of the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    These September 2016 letters from EPA denies the petition from Monroe Energy LLC, American Petroleum Institute, American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers, regarding certain issues of the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards Annual Rule.

  6. 75 FR 43973 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-27

    ... Quality Standard Implementation Rule (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594 AGENCY...: EPA ICR No. 2236.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0594. ICR status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31...

  7. 77 FR 42493 - Proposed Consent Decree Relating to the New Source Performance Standards for Municipal Solid...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-19

    ... Performance Standards for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... solid waste landfills (``MSW Landfills''). The Act requires EPA to review, and if appropriate, revise...'') for municipal solid waste landfills (``MSW Landfills''), 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW (40 CFR 60.750...

  8. INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: U.S. EPA'S APPROACH TO SURVEILLANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF WATER QUALITY

    EPA Science Inventory

    For the past 35 years, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been establishing health-based standards for more than 80 contaminants and developing water quality methods and tools to monitor, assess, and report on the health of America's water resources. The Safe Drinking ...

  9. AN OVERVIEW OF THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S SMALL SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER AT THE EPA TEST AND EVALUATION FACILITY IN CINCINNATI, OHIO

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) landmark Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 promised to bring and provide safe drinking water to all Americans. Since that time many have not understood or appreciated EPA involvement in the research and development (...

  10. Drinking Water Contaminants -- Standards and Regulations

    MedlinePlus

    ... Labs and Research Centers Contact Us Share Drinking Water Contaminants – Standards and Regulations EPA identifies contaminants to regulate in drinking water to protect public health. The Agency sets regulatory ...

  11. EPA-SUPPORTED (ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY-SUPPORTED) WASTELOAD ALLOCATION MODELS

    EPA Science Inventory

    Modeling is increasingly becoming part of the Wasteload Allocation Process. The U.S. EPA provides guidance, technical training and computer software in support of this program. This paper reviews the support available to modelers through the Wasteload Allocation Section of EPA's ...

  12. 76 FR 38592 - Phosphorus Water Quality Standards for Florida Everglades

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-01

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 131 [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0515; FRL-9428-3] Phosphorus Water... Standards for Phosphorus in the Everglades Protection Area (Phosphorus Rule) and Florida's Amended... the Phosphorus Rule and EFA. EPA's disapproval, specific directions to the State, and today's proposed...

  13. 75 FR 30401 - National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA's Review of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-01

    ...The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending by 30 days the public comment period for the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations; Announcement of the Results of EPA's Review of Existing Drinking Water Standards and Request for Public Comment and/or Information on Related Issues, which was published in the Federal Register on March 29, 2010. The purpose of that notice was to invite commenters to submit any new, relevant peer-reviewed data or information pertaining to the four NPDWRs identified in that action as candidates for revision (i.e. acrylamide, epichlorohydrin, tetrechloroethylene and trichloroethylene). This information will inform EPA's evaluation as the Agency moves forward with the regulatory revisions for these four NPDWRs. This extended comment period will afford greater opportunity to all interested parties to review and submit comments on the notice.

  14. Basic Information about Mercury and Air Toxics Standards

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants. This page describes how federal mercury standards work.

  15. 40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...

  16. 40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...

  17. 40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...

  18. 40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 15 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...

  19. 40 CFR 67.41 - When EPA may review.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false When EPA may review. 67.41 Section 67.41 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) EPA APPROVAL OF STATE NONCOMPLIANCE PENALTY PROGRAM EPA Review of State Penalty Assessments § 67.41 When EPA...

  20. 76 FR 59599 - Extension of Comment Period for Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-27

    ... Sulfur AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment... National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur to October 10, 2011. DATES: The... Nitrogen and Sulfur'' proposed rule should be addressed to Rich Scheffe, U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality...

  1. EPA's Reference and Equivalent Supporting NAAQS Implementation through Methods Research Program: Research, Development, and Analysis

    EPA Science Inventory

    . To assess the ambient concentration levels of the six criteria air pollutants regulated by National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed a systematic framework of: (a) field measurements of ambient air pollutant levels ...

  2. Profiling Chemicals Based on Chronic Toxicity Results from the U.S. EPA ToxRef Database

    EPA Science Inventory

    Thirty years of pesticide registration toxicity data have been historically stored as hardcopy and scanned documents by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . A significant portion of these data have now been processed into standardized and structured toxicity data with...

  3. Setting a protective PM standard: A view from the frontline

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    John Paul; Eddie Terrill

    2006-06-15

    Several aspects of the US EPA's recent proposal to revise the particulate matter (PM) standards deeply concern state and local air agencies and their representatives with the State and Territorial Air Pollution Program Administrators and the Association of Local Air Pollution Control Offices (STAPPA and ALAPCO). STAPPA and ALAPCO urge EPA to follow the recommendations of its appointed scientific experts and lower the annual average standard to 13 or 14 {mu}mg/m{sup 3} in addition to lowering the daily standard to 35 {mu}m/m{sup 3}. Unless EPA strengthens its proposal consistent with the recommendations of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC),more » STAPPA and ALAPCO are extremely concerned that we will continue to see significant increased premature mortality and adverse health effects throughout the country. For the reasons described in the article STAPPA and ALAPCO urge EPA to eliminate the exemptions for agriculture, mining and rural windblown dust. STAPPA and ALAPCO are troubled that EPA has ignored any commitment to funding the proposed coarse PM network scheduled for deployment in Fiscal Year (FY) 2008. EPA has estimated that the capital costs of this monitoring network could easily exceed US$ 14 million, with annual operating expenses of approximately US$ 13 million. State and local agencies will simply not be able to assume these significant costs. 33 refs.« less

  4. 40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...

  5. 40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...

  6. 40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...

  7. 40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...

  8. 40 CFR 172.26 - EPA review of permits.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA review of permits. 172.26 Section... EXPERIMENTAL USE PERMITS State Issuance of Experimental Use Permits § 172.26 EPA review of permits. (a... designated State agency shall notifiy EPA of the action by forwarding to the appropriate EPA Regional Office...

  9. Environmental assessment for the proposed effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new source performance standards for the centralized waste treatment industry

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    NONE

    1998-12-01

    This report assesses the water quality related benefits that would be expected if the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) adopts the proposed effluent limitations, guidelines and pretreatment standards for the Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Industry. EPA estimates that under baseline conditions 205 CWT facilities discharge approximately 5.22 million lbs/year of metal and organic pollutants.

  10. 77 FR 40879 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-11

    ... Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA....regulations.gov . Title: NSPS for Stationary Source Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (Renewal... Performance Standards (NSPS) for Stationary Source Compression Ignition Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR...

  11. NEW DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH IN EPA

    EPA Science Inventory

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Research and Development (ORD) carries out research programs, many of which help EPA fulfill its environmental protection programs and lead to the development and commercial use of environmental technologies. any of the latter...

  12. Dietary reference intakes for DHA and EPA.

    PubMed

    Kris-Etherton, Penny M; Grieger, Jessica A; Etherton, Terry D

    2009-01-01

    Various organizations worldwide have made dietary recommendations for eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and fish intake that are primarily for coronary disease risk reduction and triglyceride (TG) lowering. Recommendations also have been made for DHA intake for pregnant women, infants, and vegetarians/vegans. A Dietary Reference Intake (DRI), specifically, an Adequate Intake (AI), has been set for alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies. This amount is based on an intake that supports normal growth and neural development and results in no nutrient deficiency. Although there is no DRI for EPA and DHA, the National Academies have recommended that approximately 10% of the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) for ALA can be consumed as EPA and/or DHA. This recommendation represents current mean intake for EPA and DHA in the United States ( approximately 100mg/day), which is much lower than what many groups worldwide are currently recommending. Global recommendations for long-chain omega-3 fatty acids underscore the pressing need to establish DRIs for DHA and EPA because DRIs are recognized as the "official" standard by which federal agencies issue dietary guidance or policy directives for the health and well-being of individuals in the United States and Canada. Because of the many health benefits of DHA and EPA, it is important and timely that the National Academies establish DRIs for the individual long-chain (20 carbons or greater) omega-3 fatty acids.

  13. Comparison of EPA Method 1615 RT-qPCR Assays in Standard and Kit Format

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA Method 1615 contains protocols for measuring enterovirus and norovirus by reverse transcription quantitative polymerase chain reaction. A commercial kit based upon these protocols was designed and compared to the method's standard approach. Reagent grade, secondary effluent, ...

  14. 78 FR 21120 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-09

    ... Committee on Radiation Standards AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of public... Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) on May 1, 2013 in Washington, DC. The purpose of ISCORS is to foster early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues associated with radiation...

  15. 78 FR 54248 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Interagency Steering Committee on Radiation Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-03

    ... Steering Committee on Radiation Standards AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of... Steering Committee on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) on September 18, 2013 in Washington, DC. The purpose of ISCORS is to foster early resolution and coordination of regulatory issues associated with radiation...

  16. 76 FR 66927 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-28

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9484-1] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of... Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The...

  17. 78 FR 65644 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-01

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9902-35-OA] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of... NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191 or [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The...

  18. EPA Web Taxonomy

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA's Web Taxonomy is a faceted hierarchical vocabulary used to tag web pages with terms from a controlled vocabulary. Tagging enables search and discovery of EPA's Web based information assests. EPA's Web Taxonomy is being provided in Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS) format. SKOS is a standard for sharing and linking knowledge organization systems that promises to make Federal terminology resources more interoperable.

  19. 77 FR 73736 - Reports, Forms, and Recordkeeping Requirements: Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-12-11

    ... Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light vehicles since 1978 under the statutory authority of the Energy... 19, 2007, amended EPCA and mandated that NHTSA, in consultation with EPA, set fuel economy standards... agency to implement test methods, measurement metrics, fuel economy standards, and compliance and...

  20. 40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...

  1. 40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...

  2. 40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...

  3. 40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...

  4. 40 CFR 1033.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1033.255 Section 1033.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS CONTROL OF EMISSIONS FROM LOCOMOTIVES Certifying Engine Families § 1033.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we...

  5. Draft reference grid cells for emergency response reconnaissance developed for use by the US Environmental Protection Agency [ER.QUADS6K_EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Draft reference grid cells for emergency response reconnaissance developed for use by the US Environmental Protection Agency. Grid cells are based on densification of the USGS Quarterquad (1:12,000 scale or 12K) grids for the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico and are roughly equivalent to 1:6000 scale (6K) quadrangles approximately 2 miles long on each side. Note: This file is >80MB in size. Regional subsets have been created from this national file that include a 20 mile buffer of tiles around each EPA Region. To access the regional subsets, go to http://geodata.epa.gov/OSWER/6kquads_epa.zip and select the name of the file that corresponds to your region of interest (e.g. 6kquadr1.zip is the name of the file created for EPA Region 1).

  6. 78 FR 70905 - Extension of Comment Period for the Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications Proposed Rule

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-27

    ... Comment Period for the Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications Proposed Rule AGENCY... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule ``Water Quality... published the proposed rule ``Water Quality Standards Regulatory Clarifications'' in the Federal Register...

  7. 75 FR 42676 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-22

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058; EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0790; EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0119; FRL- 9178-2] RIN 2060-AG69, RIN 2060-AM44, RIN 2060-AO12 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial, and Institutional Boilers...

  8. 78 FR 14790 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-07

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9787-3] Notice of Meeting of the EPA Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice [email protected]epa.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meetings of the CHPAC are open to the public. The CHPAC...

  9. 76 FR 36918 - Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-23

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9322-9] Notice of Meeting of the EPA's Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee (CHPAC) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of..., USEPA, MC 1107T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564-2191, [email protected]epa...

  10. 40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...

  11. 40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...

  12. 40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...

  13. 40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 33 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...

  14. 40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...

  15. 40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 16 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...

  16. 40 CFR 73.52 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 17 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 73.52 Section 73.52 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) SULFUR DIOXIDE ALLOWANCE SYSTEM Allowance Transfers § 73.52 EPA recordation. (a) General recordation. Except as provided in...

  17. 40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...

  18. 40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 34 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...

  19. 40 CFR 1042.255 - EPA decisions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA decisions. 1042.255 Section 1042.255 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR POLLUTION CONTROLS... Families § 1042.255 EPA decisions. (a) If we determine your application is complete and shows that the...

  20. 20 CFR 1001.124 - Standards of performance governing State agency cooperation and coordination with other agencies...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 20 Employees' Benefits 3 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Standards of performance governing State..., DEPARTMENT OF LABOR SERVICES FOR VETERANS Standards of Performance Governing State Agency Services to Veterans and Eligible Persons § 1001.124 Standards of performance governing State agency cooperation and...

  1. EVALUATION OF POSSIBLE BIASES IN THE U.S. EPA'S METHOD 101A-MERCURY EMISSIONS FROM STATIONARY SOURCES

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, has a program to evaluate and standardize source testing methods for hazardous pollutants in support of current and future air quality regulations. ccasionally, questions arise concerning an e...

  2. EPA Challenges & Prizes

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is a government leader in tapping the power of contributions from the public to help solve difficult problems that affect the environment and public health. Prize competitions allow federal agencies to pay only for successful solutions.

  3. EPA Facility Registry System (FRS): NEPT

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry System (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Environmental Performance Track (NEPT) Program dataset. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs

  4. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): NEI

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Emissions Inventory (NEI) Program dataset. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs

  5. Executive Summary: EPA's Waiver Decision on California's Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This letter from EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson to Governor Schwarzenegger denies California's request for a waiver of Federal preemption for motor vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

  6. 40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...

  7. 40 CFR 59.630 - EPA testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...

  8. 40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  9. 40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...

  10. 40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  11. 40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...

  12. 40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  13. 40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...

  14. 40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...

  15. 40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...

  16. 40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Season Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in...

  17. 40 CFR 96.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.361 Section 96.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Allowance Transfers § 96.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b...

  18. 40 CFR 59.630 - EPA testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...

  19. 40 CFR 59.630 - EPA testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 5 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...

  20. 40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...

  1. 40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  2. 40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...

  3. 40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...

  4. 40 CFR 97.361 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.361 Section 97.361 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX... § 97.361 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  5. 40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...

  6. 40 CFR 97.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.61 Section 97.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.61 EPA...

  7. 40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...

  8. 40 CFR 96.61 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.61 Section 96.61 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.61 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days of receiving a NOX allowance transfer, except...

  9. 40 CFR 59.630 - EPA testing.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA testing. 59.630 Section 59.630 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL... Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Fuel Containers Certifying Emission Families § 59.630 EPA testing. We...

  10. 78 FR 12005 - Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards; Public Hearing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-21

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 80 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0546; FRL-9784-4] RIN 2060-AR43 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards; Public Hearing AGENCY: Environmental... Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards,'' which was published separately in the Federal Register on...

  11. 40 CFR 6.209 - Filing requirements for EPA EISs.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... Section 6.209 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT AND ASSESSING THE ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ABROAD OF EPA ACTIONS EPA's NEPA Environmental Review Procedures § 6.209 Filing requirements for EPA EISs. (a) The...

  12. 77 FR 39205 - Public Hearings for Proposed Rules-National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-02

    ... Matter AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Announcement of public hearings. SUMMARY... Standards for Particulate Matter,'' that is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register on June 29... standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) to provide requisite protection of public health and welfare...

  13. Alternative Fuels Data Center: E85 Codes and Standards

    Science.gov Websites

    Development Equipment Options Equipment Installation Codes, Standards, & Safety Vehicles Laws & ; Incentives Ethanol Codes, Standards, and Safety The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of -Gasoline Blends. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulates some fuel-dispensing

  14. 40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  15. 40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...

  16. 40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  17. 40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...

  18. 40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...

  19. 40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...

  20. 40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  1. 40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...

  2. 40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...

  3. 40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  4. 40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...

  5. 40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...

  6. 40 CFR 97.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.161 Section 97.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR NOX Allowance Transfers § 97.161 EPA...

  7. 40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...

  8. 40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...

  9. 40 CFR 97.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA recordation. 97.261 Section 97.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) FEDERAL NOX BUDGET TRADING PROGRAM AND CAIR NOX AND SO2 TRADING PROGRAMS CAIR SO2 Allowance Transfers § 97.261 EPA...

  10. 40 CFR 96.261 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.261 Section 96.261 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.261 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as necessary to perform a transfer in...

  11. 40 CFR 96.161 - EPA recordation.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA recordation. 96.161 Section 96.161 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NOX BUDGET... Transfers § 96.161 EPA recordation. (a) Within 5 business days (except as provided in paragraph (b) of this...

  12. Procedures for EPA Libraries to Obtain Materials through Interlibrary Loan/Document Delivery

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The purpose of this document is to establish Agency-wide procedures by which EPA libraries obtain materials for Agency employees and authorized EPA contractors through interlibrary loan (ILL) and other document delivery methods.

  13. 76 FR 57105 - Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards and Fuel Efficiency Standards for Medium- and Heavy-Duty...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-15

    ...EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are each finalizing rules to establish a comprehensive Heavy-Duty National Program that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and fuel consumption for on-road heavy-duty vehicles, responding to the President's directive on May 21, 2010, to take coordinated steps to produce a new generation of clean vehicles. NHTSA's final fuel consumption standards and EPA's final carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards are tailored to each of three regulatory categories of heavy-duty vehicles: Combination Tractors; Heavy-duty Pickup Trucks and Vans; and Vocational Vehicles. The rules include separate standards for the engines that power combination tractors and vocational vehicles. Certain rules are exclusive to the EPA program. These include EPA's final hydrofluorocarbon standards to control leakage from air conditioning systems in combination tractors, and pickup trucks and vans. These also include EPA's final nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4) emissions standards that apply to all heavy- duty engines, pickup trucks and vans. EPA's final greenhouse gas emission standards under the Clean Air Act will begin with model year 2014. NHTSA's final fuel consumption standards under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 will be voluntary in model years 2014 and 2015, becoming mandatory with model year 2016 for most regulatory categories. Commercial trailers are not regulated in this phase of the Heavy-Duty National Program. The agencies estimate that the combined standards will reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 270 million metric tons and save 530 million barrels of oil over the life of vehicles sold during the 2014 through 2018 model years, providing over $7 billion in net societal benefits, and $49 billion in net societal benefits when private fuel savings are considered. EPA is also finalizing provisions allowing light-duty vehicle manufacturers to use CO2 credits to meet the light-duty vehicle N2O and

  14. 40 CFR 2.205 - Final confidentiality determination by EPA legal office.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... EPA legal office. 2.205 Section 2.205 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... determination by EPA legal office. (a) Role of EPA legal office. (1) The appropriate EPA legal office (see... pending, the EPA legal office's determination shall serve as the final determination on appeal from an...

  15. Environmental Laws: Summaries of Major Statutes Administered by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-02-28

    EPA to conduct health risk reduction and cost analyses for most new standards, authorized a state revolving loan fund (SRF) program to help public water...toxic substances; maintain an inventory of literature, research, and studies on the health effects of toxic substance contamination; provide medical care ...Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-311), and through 2007 by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-432). Table 16. Major

  16. EVALUATION OF A CRYPTOSPORIDIUM INTERNAL STANDARD FOR DETERMINING RECOVERY WITH ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY METHOD 1623

    EPA Science Inventory

    The current benchmark method for detecting Cryptosporidium oocysts in water is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) Method 1623. Studies evaluating this method report that recoveries are highly variable and dependent upon laboratory, water sample, and analyst. Ther...

  17. Overview of EPA Pesticide Laboratories and Methods

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA operates two pesticide laboratories that provide a variety of technical services to the Agency, other federal and state agencies, tribal groups and other organizations.The labs develop methods and procedures.

  18. Chemical Risk Assessment: Selected Federal Agencies’ Procedures, Assumptions, and Policies

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2001-08-01

    adverse effects of exposures to hazardous substances or situations. It is a complex but valuable set of tools for federal regulatory agencies, helping...Act DES diethylstilbestrol DOT Department of Transportation ED effective dose EPA Environmental Protection Agency EPCRA Emergency Planning and...ISO International Organization for Standardization LED lowest effective dose LOAEL lowest observed adverse effect level LOEL lowest observed effect

  19. 7 CFR 201.67 - Seed certifying agency standards and procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Seed certifying agency standards and procedures. 201...) FEDERAL SEED ACT FEDERAL SEED ACT REGULATIONS Certified Seed § 201.67 Seed certifying agency standards and procedures. In order to qualify as a seed certifying agency for purposes of section 101(a)(25) of the Federal...

  20. 7 CFR 201.67 - Seed certifying agency standards and procedures.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Seed certifying agency standards and procedures. 201...) FEDERAL SEED ACT FEDERAL SEED ACT REGULATIONS Certified Seed § 201.67 Seed certifying agency standards and procedures. In order to qualify as a seed certifying agency for purposes of section 101(a)(25) of the Federal...

  1. 40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  2. 40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  3. 40 CFR 85.2229 - Dynamometer-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Dynamometer-EPA 81. 85.2229 Section 85.2229 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2229 Dynamometer—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  4. THE IMPACT OF EPA'S GREEN POWER PURCHASES

    EPA Science Inventory

    All federal agencies, including EPA, are required to reduce life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions attributed to facility energy use by 30% below 1990 levels by 2010. A key approach to reducing facility greenhouse gas emissions, employed by EPA, involves the purchase of "green power...

  5. PM NAAQS Implementation Training and Assistance for State and Local Air Agencies

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA offers training and assistance resources for air agencies in developing their state implementation plans (SIPs), as well as in reaching or maintaining attainment of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM).

  6. 40 CFR 123.43 - Transmission of information to EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Transmission of information to EPA... information to EPA. (a) Each State agency administering a permit program shall transmit to the Regional... State shall supply EPA with copies of permit applications for which permit review has been waived...

  7. US EPA GEOSPATIAL QUALITY COUNCIL: ENSURING QUALITY IN GEOPSPATIAL SOLUTIONS

    EPA Science Inventory

    In 1999, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development, Environmental Sciences Division, created the EPA Geospatial Quality Council (GQC) to fill the gap between the EPA Quality Assurance (QA) and Geospatial communities. GQC participants inclu...

  8. 75 FR 63177 - Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting Concerning EPA's Long-Term Revisions to the...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-14

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9213-1] Notice of a Public Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting...: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Copper Rule (LCR). EPA is holding a stakeholder meeting to provide information to the public and an...

  9. US EPA Region 4 Brownfields

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata shapefile containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The file is Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the file contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site. This dataset shows Brownfields listed in the 2012 Facility Registry System.

  10. EPA Scientific Knowledge Management Assessment and Needs

    EPA Science Inventory

    A series of activities have been conducted by a core group of EPA scientists from across the Agency. The activities were initiated in 2012 and the focus was to increase the reuse and interoperability of science software at EPA. The need for increased reuse and interoperability ...

  11. Report: EPA Can Improve Its Improper Payments Reporting

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #12-P-0311, March 1, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) complied with IPERA in that it reported all required information on improper payments, but EPA can improve the accuracy and completeness of the information.

  12. 40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05 Fluoride 1.4-2.4 Lead 0.05 Mercury 0.002 Nitrate (as N) 10 Selenium 0.01 Silver 0.05 Endrin 0.0002 Lindane...

  13. 40 CFR Appendix III to Part 265 - EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water Standards

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA Interim Primary Drinking Water... Water Standards Parameter Maximum level (mg/l) Arsenic 0.05 Barium 1.0 Cadmium 0.01 Chromium 0.05 Fluoride 1.4-2.4 Lead 0.05 Mercury 0.002 Nitrate (as N) 10 Selenium 0.01 Silver 0.05 Endrin 0.0002 Lindane...

  14. US Department of Energy response to standards for remedial actions at inactive uranium processing sites: Proposed rule

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Not Available

    1988-01-29

    The Title I groundwater standards for inactive uranium mill tailings sites, which were promulgated on January 5, 1983, by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project, were remanded to the EPA on September 3, 1985, by the US Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals. The Court instructed the EPA to compile general groundwater standards for all Title I sites. On September 24, 1987, the EPA published proposed standards (52FR36000-36008) in response to the remand. This report includes an evaluation of the potential effects of the proposed EPA groundwater standards on the UMTRA Project,more » as well as a discussion of the DOE's position on the proposed standards. The report also contains and appendix which provides supporting information and cost analyses. In order to assess the impacts of the proposed EPA standards, this report summarizes the proposed EPA standards in Section 2.0. The next three sections assess the impacts of the three parts of the EPA standards: Subpart A considers disposal sites; Subpart B is concerned with restoration at processing sites; and Subpart C addresses supplemental standards. Section 6.0 integrates previous sections into a recommendations section. Section 7.0 contains the DOE response to questions posed by the EPA in the preamble to the proposed standards. 6 refs., 5 figs., 3 tabs.« less

  15. EPA Environmental Chemistry Laboratory

    NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

    1993-01-01

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Chemistry Laboratory (ECL) is a national program laboratory specializing in residue chemistry analysis under the jurisdiction of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs in Washington, D.C. At Stennis Space Center, the laboratory's work supports many federal anti-pollution laws. The laboratory analyzes environmental and human samples to determine the presence and amount of agricultural chemicals and related substances. Pictured, ECL chemists analyze environmental and human samples for the presence of pesticides and other pollutants.

  16. US EPA Region 4 RMP Facilities

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata shapefile containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The file is Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (http://www.epa.gov/enviro). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The shapefile omits facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the file contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.

  17. 40 CFR 35.683 - Annual amount reserved by EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Annual amount reserved by EPA. 35.683 Section 35.683 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... Protection (section 1443(b)) § 35.683 Annual amount reserved by EPA. EPA shall reserve up to five percent of...

  18. 40 CFR 35.673 - Annual amount reserved by EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Annual amount reserved by EPA. 35.673 Section 35.673 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... (section 1443(a) and Section 1451) § 35.673 Annual amount reserved by EPA. Each year, EPA shall reserve up...

  19. Notification: EPA Investments in Information Technology Products and Services

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY14-0307, June 10, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office oflnspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA's management of information technology (IT) investments.

  20. EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is releasing the draft report, EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments (Volume 1), that was distributed to Federal agencies and White House Offices for comment during the Science Discussion step of the IRIS Assessment Development Process. Comments received from other Federal agencies and White House Offices are provided below with external peer review panel comments. The objective of this report is to respond to the NAS coments on dose-response modeling conducted in the EPA Reassessment of the health effects associated with dioxin exposure.

  1. Regulatory decision with EPA/NRC/DOE/State Session (Panel)

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    O`Donnell, E.

    1995-12-31

    This panel will cover the Nuclear Regulatory Commission`s (NRC) proposed radiation limits in the Branch Technical Position on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Performance Assessment and the Environmental Protection Agency`s (EPA) draft regulation in Part 193. Representatives from NRC and EPA will discuss the inconsistencies in these two regulations. DOE and state representatives will discuss their perspective on how these regulations will affect low-level radioactive waste performance assessments.

  2. 40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...

  3. 40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...

  4. 40 CFR 86.1438 - Test run-EPA.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 20 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Test run-EPA. 86.1438 Section 86.1438 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) CONTROL OF... Short Test Procedures § 86.1438 Test run—EPA. (a) This section describes the test run performed by the...

  5. Research Funding Set for NSF, NASA, EPA.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Chemical and Engineering News, 1982

    1982-01-01

    Funds (1983) for National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) research programs include $1,092,200,000 (NSF), $5.5 billion (NASA), and $119 million (EPA). NSF's science education activities were raised to $30 million in spite of the Administration's plan to phase…

  6. Career paths through the U.S. EPA

    EPA Science Inventory

    In a recent survey of employee satisfaction, the U.S. EPA was ranked 6th of the 30 large federal agencies that were surveyed (http://data.bestplacestowork.org). I have been working as a post doc at the EPA since receiving my Ph.D. in ecological physiology from the University of ...

  7. EPA Pushing Improved Air Quality in Schools.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Sack, Joetta L.

    2002-01-01

    Discusses how, in response to the growing problem of poor air quality in schools, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set new voluntary air-quality guidelines for schools. Addresses common air-related irritants; successful efforts at Guerrero Elementary School in Mesa, Arizona; preventive maintenance; and a sample of the EPA's…

  8. EPA Collaboration with South Korea

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA, the Ministry of Environment of Korea, and partner agencies in both countries cooperate to strengthen environmental governance, improve air and water quality, and reduce exposure to toxic chemicals.

  9. 75 FR 43520 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-26

    ...); EPA ICR No. 2400.01 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... numbers: EPA ICR No. 2400.01. ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. An Agency...

  10. 76 FR 9409 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Primary Lead Smelting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-17

    ... at EPA's campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, or at an alternate facility nearby... Programs Division, Metals and Minerals Group (D243-02), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research...-02), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research...

  11. NASA EPA MOA Signing

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2010-04-25

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications as students from the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science look on, Monday, April 26, 2010, at the school in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

  12. NASA EPA MOA Signing

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2010-04-25

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, foreground, speaks with Howard University students after he and and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications at the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, Monday, April 26, 2010, in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

  13. 40 CFR 60.2990 - What Authorities are withheld by EPA?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What Authorities are withheld by EPA? 60.2990 Section 60.2990 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR... Introduction § 60.2990 What Authorities are withheld by EPA? The following authorities are withheld by EPA and...

  14. 7 CFR 250.24 - Distributing agency performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 4 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Distributing agency performance standards. 250.24 Section 250.24 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FOOD AND NUTRITION...) Permitting recipient agencies to change orders for Group B (grain, dairy, peanut and oil products) and...

  15. 7 CFR 250.24 - Distributing agency performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 4 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Distributing agency performance standards. 250.24 Section 250.24 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FOOD AND NUTRITION...) Permitting recipient agencies to change orders for Group B (grain, dairy, peanut and oil products) and...

  16. 7 CFR 250.24 - Distributing agency performance standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... 7 Agriculture 4 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Distributing agency performance standards. 250.24 Section 250.24 Agriculture Regulations of the Department of Agriculture (Continued) FOOD AND NUTRITION...) Permitting recipient agencies to change orders for Group B (grain, dairy, peanut and oil products) and...

  17. Notification: Evaluation of EPA Oversight of Disaster Debris Management

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY15-0012, November 24, 2014. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on EPA's oversight of disaster debris management in December 2014.

  18. 76 FR 60020 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Ambient Air...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-28

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0091, FRL-9472-8] Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Ambient Air Quality Surveillance AGENCY: Environmental... . Fax: (202) 566-1741. Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Air and...

  19. CFTC-EPA Memorandum of Understanding

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Memorandum of Understanding Between the Environmental Protection Agency and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the Sharing of Information Available to EPA Related to the Functioning of Renewable Fuel and Related Markets

  20. 78 FR 40138 - Notification of Deletion of System of Records: Kid's Club Membership List (EPA-57)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-03

    ... System of Records: Kid's Club Membership List (EPA-57) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Kids Club Membership List (EPA-57) published in the Federal Register on March 2, 2006, from its... CONTACT: Megan Gavin, (312) 353-5282. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: General Information The Kid's Club...

  1. EPA's Program for Asbestos Containing Materials in School Buildings.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Johnson, Kirk A.

    1979-01-01

    Comments from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning three recommendations (in an article in a previous issue of this journal about inspecting schools for asbestos-containing materials) that are in direct conflict with those offered by EPA. (MLF)

  2. Notification: Audit of Certain EPA Electronic Records Management Practices

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY13-0113, December 13, 2012. This memorandum is to notify you that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Inspector General, plans to begin an audit of certain EPA electronic records management practices.

  3. 40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  4. 40 CFR 85.2217 - Loaded test-EPA 91.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 91. 85.2217 Section 85.2217 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2217 Loaded test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...

  5. 40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  6. 40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...

  7. 40 CFR 85.2213 - Idle test-EPA 91.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 91. 85.2213 Section 85.2213 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2213 Idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...

  8. 40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...

  9. 40 CFR 85.2213 - Idle test-EPA 91.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 91. 85.2213 Section 85.2213 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2213 Idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...

  10. 40 CFR 85.2216 - Loaded test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 81. 85.2216 Section 85.2216 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2216 Loaded test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in...

  11. 40 CFR 85.2237 - Test report-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Test report-EPA 81. 85.2237 Section 85.2237 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2237 Test report—EPA 81. (a) Applicability. The requirements of this subsection apply to short tests...

  12. 40 CFR 85.2217 - Loaded test-EPA 91.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Loaded test-EPA 91. 85.2217 Section 85.2217 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2217 Loaded test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling algorithm. The analysis of...

  13. 40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...

  14. 40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...

  15. 40 CFR 35.9045 - EPA action on application.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA action on application. 35.9045 Section 35.9045 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL ASSISTANCE STATE AND LOCAL ASSISTANCE Financial Assistance for the National Estuary Program § 35.9045 EPA...

  16. 78 FR 54606 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-05

    ... Combustion Engines; New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Internal Combustion Engines AGENCY... hazardous air pollutants for stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines and the standards of performance for stationary internal combustion engines. Subsequently, the EPA received three petitions for...

  17. The use and acceptance of Other Scientifically Relevant Information (OSRI) in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

    PubMed

    Bishop, Patricia L; Willett, Catherine E

    2014-02-01

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) currently relies on an initial screening battery (Tier 1) consisting of five in vitro and six in vivo assays to evaluate a chemical's potential to interact with the endocrine system. Chemical companies may request test waivers based on Other Scientifically Relevant Information (OSRI) that is functionally equivalent to data gathered in the screening battery or that provides information on a potential endocrine effect. Respondents for 47 of the first 67 chemicals evaluated in the EDSP submitted OSRI in lieu of some or all Tier 1 tests, seeking 412 waivers, of which EPA granted only 93. For 20 of the 47 chemicals, EPA denied all OSRI and required the entire Tier 1 battery. Often, the OSRI accepted was either identical to data generated by the Tier 1 assay or indicated a positive result. Although identified as potential sources of OSRI in EPA guidance, Part 158 guideline studies for pesticide registration were seldom accepted by EPA. The 93 waivers reduced animal use by at least 3325 animals. We estimate 27,731 animals were used in the actual Tier 1 tests, with additional animals being used in preparation for testing. Even with EPA's shift toward applying 21st-century toxicology tools to screening of endocrine disruptors in the future, acceptance of OSRI will remain a primary means for avoiding duplicative testing and reducing use of animals in the EDSP. Therefore, it is essential that EPA develop a consistent and transparent basis for accepting OSRI. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  18. 75 FR 8694 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Animal Sectors...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-25

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-9118-2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Animal Sectors; EPA ICR No. 1989.07; OMB Control No. 2040-0250 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the...

  19. 40 CFR Appendix 3 to Subpart A of... - Procedure for Mixing Base Fluids With Sediments (EPA Method 1646)

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Procedure for Mixing Base Fluids With Sediments (EPA Method 1646) 3 Appendix 3 to Subpart A of Part 435 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) EFFLUENT GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS (CONTINUED) OIL AND GAS EXTRACTION POINT...

  20. 40 CFR 131.20 - State review and revision of water quality standards.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... accordance with provisions of State law, EPA's water quality management regulation (40 CFR 130.3(b)(6)) and... quality standards. 131.20 Section 131.20 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS Procedures for Review and Revision of Water Quality...

  1. U.S. EPAs Geospatial Data Access Project

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    To improve public health and the environment, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) collects information about facilities, sites, or places subject to environmental regulation or of environmental interest. Through the Geospatial Data Download Service, the public is now able to download the EPA Geodata Shapefile, Feature Class or extensible markup language (XML) file containing facility and site information from EPA's national program systems. The files are Internet accessible from the Envirofacts Web site (https://www3.epa.gov/enviro/). The data may be used with geospatial mapping applications. (Note: The files omit facilities without latitude/longitude coordinates.) The EPA Geospatial Data contains the name, location (latitude/longitude), and EPA program information about specific facilities and sites. In addition, the files contain a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), which allows mapping applications to present an option to users to access additional EPA data resources on a specific facility or site.

  2. NASA EPA MOA Signing

    NASA Image and Video Library

    2010-04-25

    NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, left, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, right, answer questions from students and faculty from the Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science after signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to promote collaboration between the two agencies for cooperation in environmental and Earth sciences and environmental management applications, Monday, April 26, 2010, at the school in Washington. Photo Credit: (NASA/Paul E. Alers)

  3. 40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...

  4. 40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...

  5. 40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...

  6. 40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...

  7. 40 CFR 300.520 - State involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... enforcement negotiations. 300.520 Section 300.520 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... involvement in EPA-lead enforcement negotiations. (a) EPA shall notify states of response action negotiations... must notify EPA of such negotiations in which it intends to participate. (c) The state is not...

  8. 75 FR 71430 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-23

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2010-0512, FRL- 9230-5] Agency Information Collection...), EPA ICR Number 1442.21, OMB Control Number 2050-0085 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION.... ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA- 2010-0512, to (1) EPA, either online...

  9. EPA's control technology approach to assisting states and regions with air toxics problems: Five case studies

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Nolen, S.L.; Dimmick, W.F.

    1990-10-01

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced in June 1985 a new strategy to reduce public exposure to toxic air pollutants in the ambient air. Over the next 5-8 years, the strategy called for State and Local authorities to take on more of the lead regulatory role, with the Agency providing technical and financial assistance to their efforts. The shift in emphasis and responsibility from the Federal level to State and Local air toxics programs and the need to transfer expertise from the Federal level to the appropriate State or Local level prompted EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) andmore » EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) to develop and implement an innovative technical assistance program. This program is called the Control Technology Center (CTC). It has since been expanded to include technical assistance in the area of control of air toxics, particulate matter, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs); emission measurements; and other areas where expertise is available to ORD and OAQPS. During the CTC's first year of operation, operating guidelines were developed and three categories of technical assistance were established. These categories are telephone HOTLINE calls, direct engineering assistance, and technical guidance projects. The CTC HOTLINE is a special telephone number which State and Local Agencies can call for easy access to EPA personnel who can provide prompt assistance in a variety of ways including discussions, references to pertinent literature, and referrals to other EPA personnel. In some cases, a HOTLINE call will require more in-depth engineering analysis indicating a need for direct engineering assistance.« less

  10. 75 FR 14150 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-24

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0929; FRL-8806-1] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Request for Contractor Access to TSCA CBI; EPA ICR No. 1250.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0075 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...

  11. 40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...

  12. 40 CFR 600.109-08 - EPA driving cycles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA driving cycles. 600.109-08 Section 600.109-08 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) ENERGY POLICY FUEL... Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later Model Year Automobiles-Test Procedures § 600.109-08 EPA driving...

  13. 40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 19 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...

  14. 40 CFR 85.2212 - Idle test-EPA 81.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Idle test-EPA 81. 85.2212 Section 85.2212 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED....2212 Idle test—EPA 81. (a)(1) General calendar year applicability. The test procedure described in this...

  15. 40 CFR 600.109-78 - EPA driving cycles.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA driving cycles. 600.109-78 Section 600.109-78 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) ENERGY POLICY FUEL... Emission Regulations for 1978 and Later Model Year Automobiles-Test Procedures § 600.109-78 EPA driving...

  16. EPA Region 1 Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary - Arcs

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Jurisdictional boundary between EPA and Coast Guard for EPA Region I. Created from 1:100000 USGS DLGs with greater detail drawn from 1:24000 commercial street data for Region I.This layer is used to determine which agency will be reponsible in the event of an oil spill.

  17. EPA Region 1 Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary - Polygons

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Jurisdictional boundary between EPA and Coast Guard for EPA Region I. Created from 1:100000 USGS DLGs with greater detail drawn from 1:24000 commercial street data for Region I.This layer is used to determine which agency will be reponsible in the event of an oil spill.

  18. EPA Issues Notices of Data Availability for Proposed Stays of Portions of Oil and Gas Standards: Documents

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    November 1, 2017 -- EPA is issuing two notices of data availability related to the agency’s proposed stays of certain requirements in the 2016 New Source Performance Standards for the oil and natural gas industry.

  19. EPA Finalizes Initial Area Designations for the 2012 National Air Quality Standard for Fine Particles - Dec 2014

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    After considering state and tribal recommendations, reviewing the most recent certified fine particle air quality data, and emissions that contribute fine particle pollution, EPA has completed initial designations for the 2012 annual fine particle standard

  20. Environmental protection belongs to the public: A vision for citizen science at EPA

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Parker, A.; Dosemagen, S.

    2017-12-01

    As a collaborative and open approach to science, citizen science has the potential make science more actionable, applicable, and usable, especially when designed with scientists, communities and decision-makers as partners. In response to recent interest in citizen science from the US Environmental Protection Agency, the National Advisory Council for Environmental Policy and Technology provided EPA with advice and recommendations on how to integrate citizen science into the core work of EPA. The Council's 28 members—representatives of academia; business and industry; nongovernmental organizations; and state, local and tribal governments—identifies citizen science as an invaluable opportunity for EPA to strengthen public support for EPA's mission and the best approach for the Agency to connect with the public on environmental protection. The report recommends that EPA embrace citizen science as a core tenet of environmental protection, invest in citizen science for communities, partners, and the Agency, enable the use of citizen science data at the Agency, integrate citizen science into the full range of work of EPA. This presentation will outline principles and strategy for integrating citizen science into science and policy at the national level, increasing the usability of citizen science data for decision-making and policy, and leveraging citizen science for environmental protection.

  1. Access State Websites | ECHO | US EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    State environmental agencies often maintain additional information about compliance and enforcement (beyond what is reported to EPA systems). Access direct links to state enforcement and compliance data.

  2. EPA Library Disaster Response and Continuity of Operations (COOP) Procedures

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    To establish Agency-wide procedures for the EPA National Library Network libraries to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters in EPA libraries and provide continuing operations during and after a disaster.

  3. Notification: Review on the Effectiveness of EPA's Environmental Education Activities

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY15-0050, October 16, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research on the effectiveness of the EPA's Environmental Education activities.

  4. Analysis of Ethanolamines: Validation of Semi-Volatile Analysis by HPLC-MS/MS by EPA Method MS888

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Owens, J; Vu, A; Koester, C

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL) developed a method titled 'Analysis of Diethanolamine, Triethanolamine, n-Methyldiethanolamine, and n-Ethyldiethanolamine in Water by Single Reaction Monitoring Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS): EPA Method MS888'. This draft standard operating procedure (SOP) was distributed to multiple EPA laboratories and to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which was tasked to serve as a reference laboratory for EPA's Environmental Reference Laboratory Network (ERLN) and to develop and validate analytical procedures. The primary objective of this study was to validate and verify the analytical procedures described in 'EPA Method MS888' for analysis of themore » listed ethanolamines in aqueous samples. The gathered data from this validation study will be used to: (1) demonstrate analytical method performance; (2) generate quality control acceptance criteria; and (3) revise the SOP to provide a validated method that would be available for use during a homeland security event. The data contained in this report will be compiled, by EPA CRL, with data generated by other EPA Regional laboratories so that performance metrics of 'EPA Method MS888' can be determined.« less

  5. Analysis of Thiodiglycol: Validation of Semi-Volatile Analysis by HPLC-MS/MS by EPA Method MS777

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Owens, J; Koester, C

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL) developed a method for the analysis of thiodiglycol, the breakdown product of the sulfur mustard HD, in water by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), titled Method EPA MS777 (hereafter referred to as EPA CRL SOP MS777). This draft standard operating procedure (SOP) was distributed to multiple EPA laboratories and to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which was tasked to serve as a reference laboratory for EPA's Environmental Reference Laboratory Network (ERLN) and to develop and validate analytical procedures. The primary objective of this study was to verifymore » the analytical procedures described in MS777 for analysis of thiodiglycol in aqueous samples. The gathered data from this study will be used to: (1) demonstrate analytical method performance; (2) generate quality control acceptance criteria; and (3) revise the SOP to provide a validated method that would be available for use during a homeland security event. The data contained in this report will be compiled, by EPA CRL, with data generated by other EPA Regional laboratories so that performance metrics of Method EPA MS777 can be determined.« less

  6. Radiation Resources Outside of EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA does not license nuclear power plants or regulate the non-ionizing radiation from cell phones, smart meters or power lines. This page provides links to the state and federal agencies that regulate these matters.

  7. 77 FR 66219 - Clearing Agency Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-02

    ... operation of a registered clearing agency that identify minimum standards designed to enhance the regulatory...'', Securities Exchange Act Release No. 34-66868 (Apr. 27, 2012). Title VII was designed to provide greater... encourage the safe design and operation of entities that provide clearance and settlement services. The FMI...

  8. EPA Brownfields Grant Will Assist Meriden, Conn. with Site Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Meriden, Conn. is among 144 communities across the United States to receive EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  9. EPA Scientific Knowledge Management Assessment and ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    A series of activities have been conducted by a core group of EPA scientists from across the Agency. The activities were initiated in 2012 and the focus was to increase the reuse and interoperability of science software at EPA. The need for increased reuse and interoperability is linked to the increased complexity of environmental assessments in the 21st century. This complexity is manifest in the form of problems that require integrated multi-disciplinary solutions. To enable the means to develop these solutions (i.e., science software systems) it is necessary to integrate software developed by disparate groups representing a variety of science domains. Thus, reuse and interoperability becomes imperative. This report briefly describes the chronology of activities conducted by the group of scientists to provide context for the primary purpose of this report, that is, to describe the proceedings and outcomes of the latest activity, a workshop entitled “Workshop on Advancing US EPA integration of environmental and information sciences”. The EPA has been lagging in digital maturity relative to the private sector and even other government agencies. This report helps begin the process of improving the agency’s use of digital technologies, especially in the areas of efficiency and transparency. This report contributes to SHC 1.61.2.

  10. 40 CFR 147.1603 - EPA-administered program-Indian lands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    .... 147.1603 Section 147.1603 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) STATE, TRIBAL, AND EPA-ADMINISTERED UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS New Mexico... on Indian lands in New Mexico, except for Class II wells on Navajo Indian lands for which EPA has...

  11. EPA Metadata Style Guide Keywords and EPA Organization Names

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The following keywords and EPA organization names listed below, along with EPA’s Metadata Style Guide, are intended to provide suggestions and guidance to assist with the standardization of metadata records.

  12. 40 CFR 2.406 - Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... EPA documents. 2.406 Section 2.406 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL... the United States Is Not a Party § 2.406 Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents. Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents for purposes of admissibility under 28 U.S.C. 1733 and Rule...

  13. Concerns raised over new EPA members

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Gwynne, Peter

    2017-12-01

    The Trump administration has nominated three new members of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) who critics say are undermining laws and “pampering” the industries they are supposed to regulate.

  14. 75 FR 65594 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Particulate Matter Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-26

    ... Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Particulate Matter Standards AGENCY: Environmental... in Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) Chapter 3745-17, ``Particulate Matter Standards.'' The revisions were submitted by Ohio EPA to satisfy the State's 5-year review requirements. The particulate matter...

  15. EPA Plan for Reducing Personally Identifiable Information, January 2013

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The EPA Privacy Policy, issued in 2007, establishes the framework and accountability for reducing Agency personally identifiable information (PII). Learn about the Agency's plan to reduce the collection of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).

  16. Field Collection Methods for an EPA Pilot Study Evaluating ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This compilation of field collection standard operating procedures (SOPs) was assembled for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pilot Study add-on to the Green Housing Study (GHS). A detailed description of this add-on study can be found in the peer reviewed research protocol entitled “An EPA Pilot Study Evaluating Personal, Housing, and Community Factors Influencing Children’s Potential Exposures to Indoor Contaminants at Various Lifestages –Research Protocol” 1. Briefly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Green Housing Study (GHS) follows changes in environmental measurements [pesticides, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (i.e., PM2.5 and 1.0), indoor allergens, and fungi] in both U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) green-renovated and comparison (no renovation) homes and relates these changes to asthma morbidity in children ages 7-12 years. Green-renovations include (but are not limited to) use of low VOC materials, use of energy efficient appliances, and integrated pest management. The EPA has leveraged this opportunity to collect additional multimedia measurements and questionnaire data from the index children actively participating in the GHS and a sibling in order to characterize personal, housing, and community factors. The purpose of this document is to publish the methodology EPA used for a specific study for reference and use by other scientists both within the Agency

  17. Notification: Review of EPA’s Implementation of Benzene Fuel Content Standards

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY15-0051, September 11, 2015. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on the EPA’s implementation of benzene fuel content standards.

  18. 77 FR 12302 - Request for Public Comments on the List of Candidates for EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-29

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9640-9] Request for Public Comments on the List of Candidates... Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites public.... Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announced in a Federal Register...

  19. EPA RE-Powering Mapper Feasibility Studies

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) Office of Communications, Partnerships and Analysis (OCPA) initiated the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative to demonstrate the enormous potential that contaminated lands, landfills, and mine sites provide for developing renewable energy in the United States. As part of the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) evaluated the feasibility of developing renewable energy production on Superfund, brownfields, and former landfill or mining sites. These reports pair EPA's expertise on contaminated sites with the renewable energy expertise of NREL.

  20. Analysis of Phosphonic Acids: Validation of Semi-Volatile Analysis by HPLC-MS/MS by EPA Method MS999

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Owens, J; Vu, A; Koester, C

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL) developed a method titled Analysis of Diisopropyl Methylphosphonate, Ethyl Hydrogen Dimethylamidophosphate, Isopropyl Methylphosphonic Acid, Methylphosphonic Acid, and Pinacolyl Methylphosphonic Acid in Water by Multiple Reaction Monitoring Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry: EPA Version MS999. This draft standard operating procedure (SOP) was distributed to multiple EPA laboratories and to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which was tasked to serve as a reference laboratory for EPA's Environmental Reference Laboratory Network (ERLN) and to develop and validate analytical procedures. The primary objective of this study was to validate and verify the analytical procedures describedmore » in EPA Method MS999 for analysis of the listed phosphonic acids and surrogates in aqueous samples. The gathered data from this validation study will be used to: (1) demonstrate analytical method performance; (2) generate quality control acceptance criteria; and (3) revise the SOP to provide a validated method that would be available for use during a homeland security event. The data contained in this report will be compiled, by EPA CRL, with data generated by other EPA Regional laboratories so that performance metrics of EPA Method MS999 can be determined.« less

  1. 40 CFR 85.2218 - Preconditioned idle test-EPA 91.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Preconditioned idle test-EPA 91. 85.2218 Section 85.2218 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS... Tests § 85.2218 Preconditioned idle test—EPA 91. (a) General requirements—(1) Exhaust gas sampling...

  2. 40 CFR 35.110 - Time frame for EPA action.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.110 Section 35.110 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL... frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and either approve...

  3. 40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...

  4. 40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...

  5. 40 CFR 35.510 - Time frame for EPA action.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Time frame for EPA action. 35.510 Section 35.510 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND OTHER FEDERAL....510 Time frame for EPA action. The Regional Administrator will review a complete application and...

  6. 40 CFR 7.130 - Actions available to EPA to obtain compliance.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Actions available to EPA to obtain... Agency Compliance Procedures § 7.130 Actions available to EPA to obtain compliance. (a) General. If compliance with this part cannot be assured by informal means, EPA may terminate or refuse to award or to...

  7. 78 FR 13051 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-26

    ... purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0693; FRL-9528-5] Agency Information Collection... Processing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2050.05 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice...

  8. 76 FR 80932 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-27

    ... Source Water Protection (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY... and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 26, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit..., Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC...

  9. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): CAMDBS

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Clean Air Markets Division Business System (CAMDBS). Administered by the EPA Clean Air Markets Division, within the Office of Air and Radiation, CAMDBS supports the implementation of market-based air pollution control programs, including the Acid Rain Program and regional programs designed to reduce the transport of ozone. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to CAMDBS facilities once the CAMDBS data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.

  10. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): RCRA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of hazardous waste facilities that link to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Information System (RCRAInfo). EPA's comprehensive information system in support of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 and the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, RCRAInfo tracks many types of information about generators, transporters, treaters, storers, and disposers of hazardous waste. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to RCRAInfo hazardous waste facilities once the RCRAInfo data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs

  11. 78 FR 14457 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-06

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Parts 60 and 63 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0708, FRL-9756-4] RIN 2060-AQ58 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines; New Source Performance Standards for Stationary Internal Combustion Engines Correction In rule...

  12. 76 FR 9776 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-22

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0069; FRL-9269-2] Agency Information Collection...: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction [email protected] , or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and...

  13. CMAQ's Support of EPA's Mission

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    At Federal, State, and Local agencies, CMAQ is often used when developing regulatory policies because it represents the state-of-the-science in air quality modeling. See how CMAQ supports the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.

  14. EPA Principles for Greener Cleanups

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    A goal of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office and Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) and its many partners is to preserve and restore land by promoting and using protective waste management practices and by assessing and cleaning..

  15. EPA'S ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY VERIFICATION PROGRAM

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has evaluated technologies to determine their effectiveness in monitoring, preventing, controlling, and cleaning up pollution. Since the early 1990s, however, numerous government and private groups have determined that the lack of a...

  16. 40 CFR 263.11 - EPA identification number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA identification number. 263.11... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 263.11 EPA identification number. (a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA...

  17. 40 CFR 263.11 - EPA identification number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA identification number. 263.11... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 263.11 EPA identification number. (a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA...

  18. 40 CFR 263.11 - EPA identification number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA identification number. 263.11... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 263.11 EPA identification number. (a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA...

  19. 40 CFR 263.11 - EPA identification number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA identification number. 263.11... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 263.11 EPA identification number. (a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA...

  20. 40 CFR 263.11 - EPA identification number.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA identification number. 263.11... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO TRANSPORTERS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 263.11 EPA identification number. (a) A transporter must not transport hazardous wastes without having received an EPA...

  1. Report: EPA Should Revise Outdated or Inconsistent EPA-State Clean Water Act Memoranda of Agreement

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Report #10-P-0224, September 14, 2010. NPDES MOAs between EPA and States do not ensure Agency management control and effective oversight over a national program administered by States that is capable of providing equal protection to all Americans.

  2. EPA Region 1 Environmentally Sensitive Areas

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This coverage represents polygon equivalents of environmentally sensitive areas (ESA) in EPA Region I. ESAs were developed as part of an EPA headquarters initiative based on reviews of various regulatory and guidance documents, as well as phone interviews with federal/state/local government agencies and private organizations. ESAs include, but are not limited to, wetlands, biological resources, habitats, national parks, archaeological/historic sites, natural heritage areas, tribal lands, drinking water intakes, marinas/boat ramps, wildlife areas, etc.

  3. Analysis of 70 Environmental Protection Agency priority pharmaceuticals in water by EPA Method 1694.

    PubMed

    Ferrer, Imma; Zweigenbaum, Jerry A; Thurman, E Michael

    2010-09-03

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Method 1694 for the determination of pharmaceuticals in water recently brought a new challenge for treatment utilities, where pharmaceuticals have been reported in the drinking water of 41-million Americans. This proposed methodology, designed to address this important issue, consists of solid-phase extraction (SPE) followed by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS) using triple quadrupole. Under the guidelines of Method 1694, a multi-residue method was developed, validated, and applied to wastewater, surface water and drinking water samples for the analysis of 70 pharmaceuticals. Four distinct chromatographic gradients and LC conditions were used according to the polarity and extraction of the different pharmaceuticals. Positive and negative ion electrospray were used with two MRM transitions (a quantifier and a qualifier ion for each compound), which adds extra confirmation not included in the original Method 1694. Finally, we verify, for the first time, EPA Method 1694 on water samples collected in several locations in Colorado, where positive identifications for several pharmaceuticals were found. This study is a valuable indicator of the potential of LC/MS-MS for routine quantitative multi-residue analysis of pharmaceuticals in drinking water and wastewater samples and will make monitoring studies much easier to develop for water utilities across the US, who are currently seeking guidance on analytical methods for pharmaceuticals in their water supplies. 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

  4. Regulatory Actions - Final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants. This page describes Federal regulatory actions.

  5. Regulatory Actions - Proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for Power Plants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants. This page includes supporting documentation and

  6. Fact Sheet: Final Air Toxics Standards for Area Sources in the Chemical Manufacturing Industry

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Fact sheet on the national air toxics standards issued October 16, 2009 by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for smaller-emitting sources, known as area sources, in the chemical manufacturing industry.

  7. 78 FR 19164 - Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Particulate Matter Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-29

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 52 [EPA-R05-OAR-2012-0088; FRL-9783-4] Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; Particulate Matter Standards AGENCY: Environmental... submitted a request to approve a section of its particulate matter (PM) rules on February 23, 2012. The PM...

  8. 75 FR 37733 - Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-30

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 80 [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0161; FRL-9169-9] RIN 2060-AQ31 Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Modifications to Renewable Fuel Standard Program AGENCY...: June 24, 2010. Lisa P. Jackson, Administrator. PART 80--REGULATION OF FUELS AND FUEL ADDITIVES 0...

  9. 40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...

  10. 40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...

  11. 40 CFR 63.13 - Addresses of State air pollution control agencies and EPA Regional Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 10 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Addresses of State air pollution... PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR SOURCE CATEGORIES General Provisions § 63.13 Addresses of State air pollution control agencies...

  12. 75 FR 4064 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-26

    ...., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nell Orscheln, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0369; FRL-9107-1] Agency Information Collection...); EPA ICR No. 1500.07, OMB Control No. 2040-0138 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION...

  13. 75 FR 3723 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collections; Comment Requests; Information...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-22

    ...; Information Requirements for Importation of Nonconforming Vehicles; EPA ICR No. 0010.12, OMB Control No. 2060... Certification Program, EPA ICR No. 116.09, OMB Control No. 2060-0060; and Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees, EPA ICR 2080.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0545 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...

  14. 40 CFR 262.12 - EPA identification numbers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA identification numbers. 262.12... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 262.12 EPA identification numbers... waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator. (b) A generator who...

  15. 40 CFR 262.12 - EPA identification numbers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 25 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA identification numbers. 262.12... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 262.12 EPA identification numbers... waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator. (b) A generator who...

  16. 40 CFR 262.12 - EPA identification numbers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA identification numbers. 262.12... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 262.12 EPA identification numbers... waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator. (b) A generator who...

  17. 40 CFR 262.12 - EPA identification numbers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 27 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA identification numbers. 262.12... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 262.12 EPA identification numbers... waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator. (b) A generator who...

  18. 40 CFR 262.12 - EPA identification numbers.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 26 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA identification numbers. 262.12... (CONTINUED) STANDARDS APPLICABLE TO GENERATORS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE General § 262.12 EPA identification numbers... waste without having received an EPA identification number from the Administrator. (b) A generator who...

  19. 76 FR 6782 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-08

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2011-0052; FRL-9263-6] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...

  20. 40 CFR 59.409 - Addresses of EPA Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Addresses of EPA Offices. 59.409... National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings § 59.409 Addresses of EPA... manufacturer or importer resides. These areas are indicated in the following list of EPA Regional Offices: EPA...

  1. 40 CFR 59.409 - Addresses of EPA Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Addresses of EPA Offices. 59.409... National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings § 59.409 Addresses of EPA... manufacturer or importer resides. These areas are indicated in the following list of EPA Regional Offices: EPA...

  2. 40 CFR 59.409 - Addresses of EPA Offices.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 6 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Addresses of EPA Offices. 59.409... National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings § 59.409 Addresses of EPA... manufacturer or importer resides. These areas are indicated in the following list of EPA Regional Offices: EPA...

  3. Notification: EPA Conferences - Maximizing Cost Efficiencies

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY15-0381, September 19, 2014. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin preliminary research in October 2014 for an audit of conference spending.

  4. EPA's Benchmark Dose Modeling Software

    EPA Science Inventory

    The EPA developed the Benchmark Dose Software (BMDS) as a tool to help Agency risk assessors facilitate applying benchmark dose (BMD) method’s to EPA’s human health risk assessment (HHRA) documents. The application of BMD methods overcomes many well know limitations ...

  5. Meet EPA Scientist Maureen R. Gwinn, M.S. Ph.D. DABT

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA biologist Dr. Maureen Gwinn works on human health hazard assessments for the Agency's IRIS program. Dr. Gwinn currently serves as the Associate Program Director for Community Health in EPA's Sustainable and Healthy Communities national research program

  6. Analysis of Carbamate Pesticides: Validation of Semi-Volatile Analysis by HPLC-MS/MS by EPA Method MS666

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Owens, J; Koester, C

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Region 5 Chicago Regional Laboratory (CRL) developed a method for analysis of aldicarb, bromadiolone, carbofuran, oxamyl, and methomyl in water by high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), titled Method EPA MS666. This draft standard operating procedure (SOP) was distributed to multiple EPA laboratories and to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which was tasked to serve as a reference laboratory for EPA's Environmental Reference Laboratory Network (ERLN) and to develop and validate analytical procedures. The primary objective of this study was to validate and verify the analytical procedures described in MS666 for analysis of carbamatemore » pesticides in aqueous samples. The gathered data from this validation study will be used to: (1) demonstrate analytical method performance; (2) generate quality control acceptance criteria; and (3) revise the SOP to provide a validated method that would be available for use during a homeland security event. The data contained in this report will be compiled, by EPA CRL, with data generated by other EPA Regional laboratories so that performance metrics of Method EPA MS666 can be determined.« less

  7. 75 FR 64722 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Application...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-10-20

    ... Control No. 2060-0264 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... Tribal Agencies. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1643.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0264. ICR status: This ICR is...

  8. 75 FR 28802 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-24

    ... Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins AGENCY: Environmental... . Title: NESHAP for the Manufacture of Amino/Phenolic Resins (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1869.... Abstract: The National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for the Manufacture of...

  9. 75 FR 47303 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-05

    ... Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Plywood and Composite Products (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental... . Title: NESHAP for Plywood and Composite Products (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1984.04, OMB... National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plywood and Composite Products were...

  10. 78 FR 73522 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; State Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-12-06

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0291; FRL- 9903-87-OEI] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; State Review Framework; EPA ICR Number 2185.05 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the...

  11. New EPA Guidelines for Review of Surface Coal Mining Operations in Appalachia (released in AEO2010)

    EIA Publications

    2010-01-01

    On April 1, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a set of new guidelines to several of its Regional offices regarding the compliance of surface coal mining operations in Appalachia with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), the National Environmental Policy Act, and the environmental justice Executive Order (E.O. 12898). The stated purpose of the guidance was to explain more fully the approach that the EPA will be following in permit reviews, and to provide additional assurance that its Regional offices use clear, consistent, and science-based standards in reviewing the permits. Although the new guidelines go into effect immediately, they will be subjected to review both by the public and by the EPA's Science Advisory Board, with a set of final guidelines to be issued no later than April 1, 2011.

  12. 40 CFR 49.10317 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10317 Section 49.10317 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  13. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): TRI

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) System. TRI is a publicly available EPA database reported annually by certain covered industry groups, as well as federal facilities. It contains information about more than 650 toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment, and includes information about waste management and pollution prevention activities. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to TRI facilities once the TRI data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.

  14. 75 FR 5581 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Registration of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-03

    ... Manufacturers; EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... numbers: EPA ICR No. 0309.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0150. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to...

  15. 77 FR 41146 - Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-07-12

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 40 CFR Part 63 [EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0286; FRL-9698-6] Delegation of National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories; Gila River Indian Community... emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) to the Gila River Indian Community Department of...

  16. Substance Identification Information from EPA's Substance Registry

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The Substance Registry Services (SRS) is the authoritative resource for basic information about substances of interest to the U.S. EPA and its state and tribal partners. Substances, particularly chemicals, can have many valid synonyms. For example, toluene, methyl benzene, and phenyl methane, are commonly used names for the same chemical. EPA programs collect environmental data for this chemical using each of these names, plus others. This diversity leads to problems when a user is looking for programmatic data for toluene but is unaware that the data is stored under the synonym methyl benzene. For each substance, the SRS identifies the statutes, EPA programs, as well as organization external to EPA, that track or regulate that substance and the synonym used by that statute, EPA program or external organization. Besides standardized information for each chemical, such as the Chemical Abstracts Services name and the Chemical Abstracts Number and the EPA Registry Name (the EPA standard name), the SRS also includes additional information, such as molecular weight and molecular formula. Additionally, an SRS Internal Tracking Number uniquely identifies each substance, enabling cross-walking between synonyms. EPA is providing a large .ZIP file providing the SRS data in CSV format, and a separate small metadata file in XML containing the field names and definitions.

  17. 40 CFR 49.10587 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10587 Section 49.10587 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10587 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  18. 40 CFR 49.11017 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11017 Section 49.11017 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....11017 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  19. 40 CFR 49.10827 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10827 Section 49.10827 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10827 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  20. 40 CFR 49.10557 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10557 Section 49.10557 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10557 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  1. 40 CFR 49.10527 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10527 Section 49.10527 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10527 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  2. 40 CFR 49.10987 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10987 Section 49.10987 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10987 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  3. 40 CFR 49.10737 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10737 Section 49.10737 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND....10737 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  4. A FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE OF GENOMICS DATA AT THE EPA

    EPA Science Inventory

    Four year ago, the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) paper Potential Implications of Genomics for Regulatory and Risk Assessment Applications at EPA identified four areas of oversight likely to be influenced by genomics data. These were the prioritization of contaminant...

  5. The Role of Internal Standards and their Interaction with Soils Impact Accuracy of Volatile Organics Determinations

    EPA Science Inventory

    Both US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SW-846 Methods 8260C/5035 and 8261A include mixing soil with water and addition of internal standards prior to analyses but the equilibration of internal standards with the soil is not required. With increasing total organic carbon (...

  6. Power Plants Likely Covered by the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) for power plants to limit mercury, acid gases and other toxic pollution from power plants. Using Google Earth, this page locates power plants in your state.

  7. EPA Facility Registry System (FRS): NCES

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry System (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The primary federal database for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the United States and other Nations, NCES is located in the U.S. Department of Education, within the Institute of Education Sciences. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA00e2??s national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to NCES school facilities once the NCES data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/index.html.

  8. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): OIL

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This dataset contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Oil database. The Oil database contains information on Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) and Facility Response Plan (FRP) subject facilities to prevent and respond to oil spills. FRP facilities are referred to as substantial harm facilities due to the quantities of oil stored and facility characteristics. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on facilities. This data set contains the subset of FRS integrated facilities that link to Oil facilities once the Oil data has been integrated into the FRS database. Additional information on FRS is available at the EPA website https://www.epa.gov/enviro/facility-registry-service-frs.

  9. EPA Region 7 Intergovernmental Review Process

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction

  10. EPA Region 4 Intergovernmental Review Process

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Executive Order 12372 & EPA's implementing regulation 40 CFR Part 29 require that all interested state, area-wide, regional, and local agencies be given the opportunity to review & comment on proposed Federal assistance within their area(s) of jurisdiction

  11. 40 CFR 86.215-94 - EPA urban dynamometer driving schedule.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 18 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA urban dynamometer driving schedule. 86.215-94 Section 86.215-94 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) AIR... New Medium-Duty Passenger Vehicles; Cold Temperature Test Procedures § 86.215-94 EPA urban dynamometer...

  12. 40 CFR 142.18 - EPA review of State monitoring determinations.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA review of State monitoring determinations. 142.18 Section 142.18 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER... Responsibility § 142.18 EPA review of State monitoring determinations. (a) A Regional Administrator may annul a...

  13. 78 FR 58536 - Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science Advisory Board Panel for the Review of the EPA...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-24

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL--9901-26-OA] Notification of a Public Meeting of the Science... Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces... contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office...

  14. Application of LC/MS/MS Techniques to Development of US EPA Standardized Methods for Chemicals of Emerging Concern

    EPA Science Inventory

    This presentation will describe the U.S. EPA’s drinking water and ambient water method development program in relation to the process employed and the typical challenges encountered in developing standardized LC/MS/MS methods for chemicals of emerging concern. The EPA&rsquo...

  15. 76 FR 45553 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Establishing No...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-29

    .../epahome/dockets.htm . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Laabs, Oceans and Coastal Protection Division... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0150; FRL-9446-4] Agency Information Collection... Section 312 (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...

  16. US EPA Region 9 and US Coast Guard Jurisdictional Boundary

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This line feature represents the jurisdictional boundary along the California coastline that defines EPA (Inland Zone) and Coast Guard (Coastal Zone) emergency response jurisdictions. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / U.S. Coast Guard (USEPA / USCG) Jurisdictional Boundary runs from the Oregon to the Mexican border adjacent to the coastline. The boundary was developed from text descriptions provided in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 Mainland Regional Contingency Plan dated March 17, 1994. The Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve was added to the EPA's jurisdiction in 2011.

  17. 75 FR 2535 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-15

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0394; FRL-9103-7; EPA ICR No. 1569.07; OMB Control...; Comment Request; Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act...

  18. 40 CFR 49.10767 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10767 Section 49.10767 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10767 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  19. 40 CFR 49.10927 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10927 Section 49.10927 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10927 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  20. 40 CFR 49.10957 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10957 Section 49.10957 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10957 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  1. 40 CFR 49.10377 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10377 Section 49.10377 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10377 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  2. 40 CFR 49.11077 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11077 Section 49.11077 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.11077 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  3. 40 CFR 49.10137 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10137 Section 49.10137 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10137 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  4. 40 CFR 49.10107 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10107 Section 49.10107 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.10107 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  5. 40 CFR 49.10437 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10437 Section 49.10437 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10437 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  6. 40 CFR 49.10347 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10347 Section 49.10347 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10347 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  7. 40 CFR 49.10857 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10857 Section 49.10857 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10857 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  8. 40 CFR 49.10677 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10677 Section 49.10677 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10677 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  9. 40 CFR 49.10287 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10287 Section 49.10287 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10287 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  10. 40 CFR 49.10197 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10197 Section 49.10197 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10197 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  11. 40 CFR 49.10497 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10497 Section 49.10497 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND..., Washington § 49.10497 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  12. 40 CFR 49.9927 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9927 Section 49.9927 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9927 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  13. 40 CFR 49.9897 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9897 Section 49.9897 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9897 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  14. 40 CFR 49.9957 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9957 Section 49.9957 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 49.9957 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  15. 40 CFR 49.9867 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9867 Section 49.9867 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Oregon § 49.9867 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  16. EPA Use of Ecological Nonmarket Valuation

    EPA Science Inventory

    This essay was motivated by a workshop at which numerous investigators presented advancements in nonmarket valuation . Much of the research, and the workshop itself were US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funded, and indeed the typical expected application was environmental...

  17. 75 FR 25323 - Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-07

    ...EPA and NHTSA are issuing this joint Final Rule to establish a National Program consisting of new standards for light-duty vehicles that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy. This joint Final Rule is consistent with the National Fuel Efficiency Policy announced by President Obama on May 19, 2009, responding to the country's critical need to address global climate change and to reduce oil consumption. EPA is finalizing greenhouse gas emissions standards under the Clean Air Act, and NHTSA is finalizing Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended. These standards apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles, covering model years 2012 through 2016, and represent a harmonized and consistent National Program. Under the National Program, automobile manufacturers will be able to build a single light-duty national fleet that satisfies all requirements under both programs while ensuring that consumers still have a full range of vehicle choices. NHTSA's final rule also constitutes the agency's Record of Decision for purposes of its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis.

  18. Meet EPA Scientist Jody Shoemaker, Ph.D.

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA research chemist Jody Shoemaker, Ph.D., works to support Agency efforts to protect drinking water. She helps develop methods for analyzing organic chemicals on the Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List (CCL).

  19. 75 FR 62738 - Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides...

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    2010-10-13

    ... the Secretary of Agriculture AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture. SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule as required by section 25(a) of...

  20. 78 FR 9281 - Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards

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    2013-02-07

    ...Under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act, the Environmental Protection Agency is required to set the renewable fuel standards each November for the following year. In general the standards are designed to ensure that the applicable volumes of renewable fuel specified in the statute are used. However, the statute specifies that EPA is to project the volume of cellulosic biofuel production for the upcoming year and must base the cellulosic biofuel standard on that projected volume if it is less than the applicable volume set forth in the Act. EPA is today proposing a projected cellulosic biofuel volume for 2013 that is below the applicable volume specified in the Act. EPA is proposing that the applicable volumes of advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel would remain at the statutory levels for 2013. Finally, today's action also proposes annual percentage standards for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and renewable fuels that would apply to all gasoline and diesel produced or imported in year 2013.

  1. State Compliance Monitoring Expectations | ECHO | US EPA

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA sets national goals for how frequently facilities should be evaluated by the authorized enforcement agency for three programs included in ECHO (Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act). EPA develops Compliance Monitoring Strategies (CMSs) to ensure that the regulated facilities across the country are evaluated for compliance on a regular basis. Information on CMSs, evaluations (such as on-site inspections), and inspection frequency goals that are defined by each program is included.

  2. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Massachusetts Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that five Massachusetts communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  3. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Vermont Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Vermont communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  4. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Maine Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six Maine communities are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  5. THE EPA REMOTE SENING ARCHIVE: A UNIQUE AGENCY RESOURCE

    EPA Science Inventory

    Often environmental issues need to have a historical perspective, to look back into the past.
    Remotely sensed imagery is one way to see the land and what happened in a previous time. The EPA is often responsible to look into the past to facilitate a better future for the envi...

  6. Notification: Audit of EPA's Cloud Computer Initiative

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OA-FY13-0095, December 17, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General plans to begin preliminary research on the audit of EPA’s cloud computer initiative.

  7. Drinking-Water Standards and Regulations. Volume 2. Manual for 1982-88

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Wang, L.K.; Wang, M.H.S.

    1988-04-10

    The following 11 important documents are compiled for Drinking Water Standards and Regulations: (1) U.S. Environmental Agency Water Programs, National Interim Primary Drinking Water Regulations; (2) New Jersey Safe Drinking Water Act; (3) Summary of New Jersey Drinking Water Standards; (4) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Safe Drinking Water Act of 1986 Amendments; (5) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Primary Drinking Water Standards; (6) Canadian National Health and Welfare Drinking Water Quality Guidelines--Maximum Acceptable Concentrations; (7) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Primary Drinking Water Regulations, Filtration and Disinfection Turbidity, Giardia Lamblia, Viruses, Legionella, and Heterotrophic Bacteria; (8) Public Water Supply Manual--Guidemore » to the Safe Drinking Water Program; (9) Public Water Supply Manual--Emergency Response; (10) U.S. EPA Approved Krofta Chemicals; (11) NY-DOH Approved Krofta Chemicals.« less

  8. 40 CFR 49.10707 - EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10707 Section 49.10707 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... of Idaho § 49.10707 EPA-approved tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  9. 40 CFR 49.9987 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.9987 Section 49.9987 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Indians of Oregon § 49.9987 EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] ...

  10. US EPA Nonattainment Areas and Designations

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web service contains the following state level layers:Ozone 8-hr (1997 standard), Ozone 8-hr (2008 standard), Lead (2008 standard), SO2 1-hr (2010 standard), PM2.5 24hr (2006 standard), PM2.5 Annual (1997 standard), PM2.5 Annual (2012 standard), and PM10 (1987 standard). Full FGDC metadata records for each layer may be found by clicking the layer name at the web service endpoint (https://gispub.epa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/OAR_OAQPS/NonattainmentAreas/MapServer) and viewing the layer description. These layers identify areas in the U.S. where air pollution levels have not met the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for criteria air pollutants and have been designated nonattainment?? areas (NAA). The data are updated weekly from an OAQPS internal database. However, that does not necessarily mean the data have changed. The EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) has set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for six principal pollutants, which are called criteria pollutants. Under provisions of the Clean Air Act, which is intended to improve the quality of the air we breathe, EPA is required to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards for six common air pollutants. These commonly found air pollutants (also known as criteria pollutants) are found all over the United States. They are particle pollution (often referred to as particulate matter), ground-level ozone, carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and lead. For each

  11. 78 FR 32223 - Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-29

    ...-OAR-2011-0135; FRL-9818-5] RIN 2060-A0 Control of Air Pollution From Motor Vehicles: Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice... extension of the public comment period for the proposed rule ``Control of Air Pollution from Motor Vehicles...

  12. 75 FR 9407 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Implementation of...

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    2010-03-02

    ... Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... No. 2060-New. ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. An Agency may not...

  13. Transforming an EPA QA/R-2 quality management plan into an ISO 9002 quality management system.

    PubMed

    Kell, R A; Hedin, C M; Kassakhian, G H; Reynolds, E S

    2001-01-01

    The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR) requires environmental data of known quality to support Superfund hazardous waste site projects. The Quality Assurance Technical Support (QATS) Program is operated by Shaw Environmental and Infrastructure, Inc. to provide EPA's Analytical Operations Center (AOC) with performance evaluation samples, reference materials, on-site laboratory auditing capabilities, data audits (including electronic media data audits), methods development, and other support services. The new QATS contract awarded in November 2000 required that the QATS Program become ISO 9000 certified. In a first for an EPA contractor, the QATS staff and management successfully transformed EPA's QA/R-2 type Quality Management Plan into a Quality Management System (QMS) that complies with the requirements of the internationally recognized ISO 9002 standard and achieved certification in the United States, Canada, and throughout Europe. The presentation describes how quality system elements of ISO 9002 were implemented on an already existing quality system. The psychological and organizational challenges of the culture change in QATS' day-to-day operations will be discussed for the benefit of other ISO 9000 aspirants.

  14. 76 FR 22665 - Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-22

    ... ``cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or... Document Related to the Review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Office of Air Quality...

  15. CAFE Standards (released in AEO2010)

    EIA Publications

    2010-01-01

    Pursuant to the Presidents announcement of a National Fuel Efficiency Policy, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the EPA have promulgated nationally coordinated standards for tailpipe Carbon Dioxide (CO2)-equivalent emissions and fuel economy for light-duty vehicles (LDVs), which includes both passenger cars and light-duty trucks. In the joint rulemaking, the Environmental Protection Agency is enacting CO2-equivalent emissions standards under the Clean Air Act (CAA), and NHTSA is enacting companion Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

  16. Ten Years of Addressing Children’s Health through Regulatory Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

    PubMed Central

    Payne-Sturges, Devon; Kemp, Debra

    2008-01-01

    Background Executive Order (EO) 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks, directs each federal agency to ensure that its policies, programs, activities, and standards address disproportionate environmental health and safety risks to children. Objectives We reviewed regulatory actions published by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the Federal Register from April 1998 through December 2006 to evaluate applicability of EO 13045 to U.S. EPA actions and consideration of children’s health issues in U.S. EPA rulemakings. Discussion Although virtually all actions discussed EO 13045, fewer than two regulations per year, on average, were subject to the EO requirement to evaluate children’s environmental health risks. Nonetheless, U.S. EPA considered children’s environmental health in all actions addressing health or safety risks that may disproportionately affect children. Conclusion The EO does not apply to a broad enough set of regulatory actions to ensure protection of children’s health and safety risks, largely because of the small number of rules that are economically significant. However, given the large number of regulations that consider children’s health issues despite not being subject to the EO, other statutory requirements and agency policies reach a larger set of regulations to ensure protection of children’s environmental health. PMID:19079726

  17. 40 CFR 2.406 - Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... EPA documents. 2.406 Section 2.406 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GENERAL PUBLIC INFORMATION Testimony by Employees and Production of Documents in Civil Legal Proceedings Where the United States Is Not a Party § 2.406 Requests for authenticated copies of EPA documents. Requests...

  18. 76 FR 80360 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-12-23

    ..., Oceans and Coastal Protection Division, (4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0150; FRL-9508-9] Agency Information Collection... Clean Water Act (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...

  19. 40 CFR 166.53 - EPA review of crisis exemption and revocation of authority.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA review of crisis exemption and... CONDITIONS Crisis Exemptions § 166.53 EPA review of crisis exemption and revocation of authority. (a) Review. When a crisis exemption is about to be or has already been declared by a State or Federal agency, EPA...

  20. Notification: Audit New Mexico Environment Department's timekeeping practices and procedures for EPA grants

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    May 4, 2012. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of the Inspector General, is initiating an audit of New Mexico Environment Department’s (NMED’s) timekeeping practices and procedures for EPA grants.

  1. 76 FR 29237 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-20

    ... Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards.... Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail to... Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim O'Leary...

  2. 78 FR 51695 - Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products; Extension of Comment Period

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-21

    ... Formaldehyde Emissions Standards for Composite Wood Products; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Environmental... composite wood products. After receiving requests for an extension, EPA extended the comment period from... Environmental protection, Formaldehyde, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Toxic substances, Wood. Dated...

  3. Notification: EPA Benefits from STAR Grant Results

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY15-0017, January 15, 2015. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to begin preliminary research on results from Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants.

  4. EPA CENTER FOR EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT MODELING (CEAM)

    EPA Science Inventory

    The EPA Center for Exposure Assessment Modeling (CEAM) supports the Agency and professional community in environmental, risk-based decision-making by expanding their applications expertise for quantitatively assessing pollutant exposure via aquatic, terrestrial, and multimedia pa...

  5. Checklist for Reviewing EPA Quality Management Plans

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This checklist will be used to review the Quality Management Plans (QMPs) that are submitted to the Quality Staff of the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) for Agency review under EPA Order 5360.1 A2.

  6. Meet EPA Scientist Michael Nye, Ph.D.

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Michael Nye, Ph.D., is a social scientist who studies natural risk, socio-demographic change and sustainable behavior. Prior to joining EPA, he worked for the UK Environment Agency in flood risk management and emergency preparedness

  7. 76 FR 28770 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-05-18

    ... maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the Estimates: The burden estimates have been changed to reflect... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OA-2010-0757; FRL-9307-5] Agency Information Collection... Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...

  8. US EPA Digital Science: An Evolution

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Ziegler, C. R.; Burch, K.; Laniak, G.; Vega, A.; Harten, P.; Kremer, J.; Brookes, A.; Yuen, A.; Subramanian, B.

    2015-12-01

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (US EPA) digital science "enterprise" plays a critical role in US EPA's efforts to achieve its mission to protect human health and the environment. This enterprise is an evolving cross-disciplinary research and development construct, with social and institutional dimensions. It has an active development community and produces a portfolio of digital science products including decision support tools, data repositories, Web interfaces, and more. Earth sciences and sustainable development organizations from around the world - including US government agencies - have achieved various levels of success in taking advantage of the rapidly-evolving digital age. Efficiency, transparency and ability to innovate are tied to an organization's digital maturity and related social characteristics. Concepts like participatory web, data and software interoperability, global technology transfer, ontological harmonization, big data, scaling, re-use and open science are no longer "new and emerging." They have emerged and - in some cases - are tied to US government directives. We assess maturity, describe future scenarios, discuss new initiatives and outline steps for better leveraging the information age to more effectively and efficiently achieve US EPA's mission. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the organizations for which they work and/or represent.

  9. 40 CFR 49.10887 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10887 Section 49.10887 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Stillaguamish Tribe of Washington § 49.10887 EPA-approved...

  10. 40 CFR 49.10167 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10167 Section 49.10167 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Jamestown S'klallam Tribe of Washington § 49.10167 EPA...

  11. 40 CFR 49.10467 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10467 Section 49.10467 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Nooksack Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.10467 EPA-approved...

  12. 40 CFR 49.10647 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10647 Section 49.10647 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.10647 EPA...

  13. 40 CFR 49.11047 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.11047 Section 49.11047 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Upper Skagit Indian Tribe of Washington § 49.11047 EPA...

  14. 40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...

  15. 40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 30 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...

  16. 40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...

  17. 40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...

  18. 40 CFR 716.40 - EPA requests for submission of further information.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 31 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false EPA requests for submission of further information. 716.40 Section 716.40 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL ACT HEALTH AND SAFETY DATA REPORTING General Provisions § 716.40 EPA requests for...

  19. EPA WASTE MINIMIZATION RESEARCH PROGRAM: AN OVERVIEW

    EPA Science Inventory

    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has established a waste minimization research program within the Office of Research and Development's Risk Reduction Engineering Laboratory which is the primary contact for pollution prevention research efforts concentrating on source ...

  20. US EPA - A*Star Partnership - Accelerating the Acceptance of ...

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The path for incorporating new alternative methods and technologies into quantitative chemical risk assessment poses a diverse set of scientific challenges. Some of these challenges include development of relevant and predictive test systems and computational models to integrate and extrapolate experimental data, and rapid characterization and acceptance of these systems and models. The series of presentations will highlight a collaborative effort between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) that is focused on developing and applying experimental and computational models for predicting chemical-induced liver and kidney toxicity, brain angiogenesis, and blood-brain-barrier formation. In addressing some of these challenges, the U.S. EPA and A*STAR collaboration will provide a glimpse of what chemical risk assessments could look like in the 21st century. Presentation on US EPA – A*STAR Partnership at international symposium on Accelerating the acceptance of next-generation sciences and their application to regulatory risk assessment in Singapore.

  1. 76 FR 7193 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-02-09

    ... purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2010-0363; FRL-9265-1] Agency Information Collection... Processing Plants (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In...

  2. 29 CFR 1960.19 - Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-07-01

    ... safety and health. 1960.19 Section 1960.19 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL... EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS Standards § 1960.19 Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health. (a) Where employees of different agencies...

  3. 29 CFR 1960.19 - Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-07-01

    ... safety and health. 1960.19 Section 1960.19 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL... EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS Standards § 1960.19 Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health. (a) Where employees of different agencies...

  4. 29 CFR 1960.19 - Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... safety and health. 1960.19 Section 1960.19 Labor Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued) OCCUPATIONAL... EMPLOYEE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RELATED MATTERS Standards § 1960.19 Other Federal agency standards affecting occupational safety and health. (a) Where employees of different agencies...

  5. 75 FR 8333 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Compliance...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-24

    ....07, OMB Control No. 2060-0376 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY...). ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1663.07, OMB Control No.: 2060-0376. ICR status: This ICR is currently...

  6. 77 FR 9239 - California State Motor Vehicle and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Truck Idling...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-16

    ... Pollution Control Standards; Truck Idling Requirements; Notice of Decision AGENCY: Environmental Protection... to meet its serious air pollution problems. Likewise, EPA has consistently recognized that California... and high concentrations of automobiles, create serious pollution problems.'' \\37\\ Furthermore, no...

  7. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist New Hampshire Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that six N.H. towns are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  8. 40 CFR 49.10227 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10227 Section 49.10227 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon § 49.10227 EPA-approved Tribal...

  9. 40 CFR 49.10257 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10257 Section 49.10257 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho § 49.10257 EPA-approved Tribal rules...

  10. 40 CFR 49.10047 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10047 Section 49.10047 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon § 49.10047 EPA...

  11. 40 CFR 49.10407 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10407 Section 49.10407 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho § 49.10407 EPA-approved Tribal rules...

  12. 40 CFR 49.10017 - EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false EPA-approved Tribal rules and plans. [Reserved] 49.10017 Section 49.10017 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... Tribes-Region X Implementation Plan for the Coquille Tribe of Oregon § 49.10017 EPA-approved Tribal rules...

  13. 40 CFR 35.4170 - What kinds of reporting does EPA require?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 1 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false What kinds of reporting does EPA require? 35.4170 Section 35.4170 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GRANTS AND... § 35.4170 What kinds of reporting does EPA require? There are several types of reports you need to...

  14. Development of EPA Protocol Information Enquiry Service System Based on Embedded ARM Linux

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Peng, Daogang; Zhang, Hao; Weng, Jiannian; Li, Hui; Xia, Fei

    Industrial Ethernet is a new technology for industrial network communications developed in recent years. In the field of industrial automation in China, EPA is the first standard accepted and published by ISO, and has been included in the fourth edition IEC61158 Fieldbus of NO.14 type. According to EPA standard, Field devices such as industrial field controller, actuator and other instruments are all able to realize communication based on the Ethernet standard. The Atmel AT91RM9200 embedded development board and open source embedded Linux are used to develop an information inquiry service system of EPA protocol based on embedded ARM Linux in this paper. The system is capable of designing an EPA Server program for EPA data acquisition procedures, the EPA information inquiry service is available for programs in local or remote host through Socket interface. The EPA client can access data and information of other EPA equipments on the EPA network when it establishes connection with the monitoring port of the server.

  15. 77 FR 13496 - Effective Date for the Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-07

    ... Effective Date for the Water Quality Standards for the State of Florida's Lakes and Flowing Waters AGENCY... Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an extension of the March 6, 2012 effective date of the ``Water Quality... INFORMATION: I. General Information Does this action apply to me? Citizens concerned with water quality in...

  16. Summary of U.S. EPA Dioxin Workshop − Feb 2009

    EPA Science Inventory

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and Argonne National Laboratories, through an inter-Agency agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy, convened a workshop that identified and addressed issues related to the dose-response assessment of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibe...

  17. 75 FR 47589 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Correction of...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-06

    ... Inventory; EPA ICR No. 1741.06, OMB Control No. 2070-0145 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Control Act (TSCA) Inventory and regulated under TSCA section 8, who had reported to the initial effort to...: ``Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the TSCA Inventory'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1741.06...

  18. EPA Brownfields Grants Will Assist Rhode Island Communities with Site Assessments and Clean-up

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that Providence and Woonsocket, R.I. are among 144 communities across the United States to benefit from EPA funding for brownfield site revitalization efforts.

  19. "EPA'S NATIONAL BEACHES STUDY: HUNTINGTON BEACH, 2003"

    EPA Science Inventory

    The original U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recreational water health studies, initiated in 1972 and completed in 1982, were designed to determine the relationship between swimming-associated gastroenteritis and the quality of the bathing water. However, these healt...

  20. 76 FR 3627 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-20

    ... (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1643.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0264 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency..., Local, and Tribal Agencies (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1643.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0264...

  1. 78 FR 3414 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-01-16

    ... Waste Incinerators (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0502; FRL-9526-3] Agency Information Collection... Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...

  2. 77 FR 1484 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-10

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0424; FRL 9510-3] Agency Information Collection... Management Resource Analysis (New) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for...

  3. 40 CFR 1068.15 - What general provisions apply for EPA decision-making?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 32 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false What general provisions apply for EPA decision-making? 1068.15 Section 1068.15 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY... Miscellaneous Provisions § 1068.15 What general provisions apply for EPA decision-making? (a) The Administrator...

  4. Asbestos in Schools. EPA Bibliographic Series.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Library Information Management and Services Div.

    This bibliography was compiled as a response to the requests for information on asbestos in schools. The citations are organized by format and include: (1) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports (annotated); (2) books; (3) articles, proceedings and other reports (annotated); and (4) federal regulations and statutes (annotated). The…

  5. 76 FR 4155 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Gasoline...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-24

    ...This action promulgates amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Source Categories: Gasoline Distribution Bulk Terminals, Bulk Plants, and Pipeline Facilities; and Gasoline Dispensing Facilities, which EPA promulgated on January 10, 2008, and amended on March 7, 2008. In this action, EPA is finalizing amendments and clarifications to certain definitions and applicability provisions of the final rules in response to some of the issues raised in the petitions for reconsideration. In addition, several other compliance-related questions posed by various individual stakeholders and State and local agency representatives are addressed in this action. We are also denying reconsideration on one issue raised in a petition for reconsideration received by the Agency on the final rules.

  6. Scientific Analysis and Documentation Provided by EPA Regional Labs

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The 10 EPA Regional laboratories provide maximum flexibility to support Agency response to natural disasters and emergencies by developing effective approaches for a wide range of analytical challenges.

  7. 75 FR 19383 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; State Review...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-14

    ... No. 2020-0031 AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance.... ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2185.04, OMB Control No. 2020-0031. ICR status: This ICR is currently...

  8. Feeling the crunch: EPA strives to reinvent itself

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Fairley, P.

    1995-11-01

    EPA`s Leadership and the Republican majority in Congress agree that environmental protection must become cheaper and smarter. Both say the nation needs a new style of regulation in which EPA and industry work as partners and a new system of regulation in which EPA sets standards for environmental performance and then helps industry achieve compliance. The things they passionately disagree on, however, are how to reach that system from today`s command and control regulation and how quickly change can be achieved.

  9. BIOREMEDIATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE SITES: PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO IMPLEMENTATION (EPA/625/K-96/001)

    EPA Science Inventory

    This document contains abstracts and slide hardcopy for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) "Seminar Series on Bioremediation of Hazardous Waste Sites: Practical Approaches to Implementation." This technology transfer seminar series, sponsored by EPA's Biosystems ...

  10. 40 CFR 147.501 - EPA-administered program-Class II wells and Indian lands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-07-01

    ... wells and Indian lands. 147.501 Section 147.501 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) STATE, TRIBAL, AND EPA-ADMINISTERED UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS Florida § 147.501 EPA-administered program—Class II wells and Indian lands. (a) Contents...

  11. 40 CFR 147.501 - EPA-administered program-Class II wells and Indian lands.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... wells and Indian lands. 147.501 Section 147.501 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS (CONTINUED) STATE, TRIBAL, AND EPA-ADMINISTERED UNDERGROUND INJECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS Florida § 147.501 EPA-administered program—Class II wells and Indian lands. (a) Contents...

  12. EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS): ICIS

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    This web feature service contains location and facility identification information from EPA's Facility Registry Service (FRS) for the subset of facilities that link to the Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS). When complete, ICIS will provide a database that will contain integrated enforcement and compliance information across most of EPA's programs. The vision for ICIS is to replace EPA's independent databases that contain enforcement data with a single repository for that information. Currently, ICIS contains all Federal Administrative and Judicial enforcement actions and a subset of the Permit Compliance System (PCS), which supports the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). ICIS exchanges non-sensitive enforcement/compliance activities, non-sensitive formal enforcement actions and NPDES information with FRS. This web feature service contains the enforcement/compliance activities and formal enforcement action related facilities; the NPDES facilities are contained in the PCS_NPDES web feature service. FRS identifies and geospatially locates facilities, sites or places subject to environmental regulations or of environmental interest. Using vigorous verification and data management procedures, FRS integrates facility data from EPA's national program systems, other federal agencies, and State and tribal master facility records and provides EPA with a centrally managed, single source of comprehensive and authoritative information on f

  13. SPECIATE - EPA'S DATABASE OF SPECIATED EMISSION PROFILES

    EPA Science Inventory

    SPECIATE is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) repository of total organic compound (TOC) and particulate matter (PM) speciation profiles for emissions from air pollution sources. The data base has recently been updated and an associated report has recently been re...

  14. 76 FR 33273 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-08

    ... of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (New) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA... Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery (New). ICR numbers: EPA ICR Nos. 2434.01 and 2435.01, OMB... in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and...

  15. The EPA Children's Environmental Health Yearbook.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Children's Health Protection.

    Through their environments, children are exposed to a wide variety of substances that pose a risk to their health. This yearbook provides information to the public on the activities of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect children from environmental hazards, including the latest information on the unique threats of environmental…

  16. Use of EMAP Freshwater and Marine Data in EPA Region 10

    Treesearch

    Gretchen A. Hayslip; C. Lorraine Edmond; Lillian G. Herger

    2006-01-01

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designed the Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Program (EMAP) to provide tools to monitor and assess the condition of the nation’s ecological resources. Since 1993, EPA Region 10 has worked with the States in our region to demonstrate the application of the ecological indicators and statistical designs developed by EMAP...

  17. 77 FR 65377 - Access by EPA Contractors To Confidential Business Information Related to the Greenhouse Gas...

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    2012-10-26

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0621; FRL-9746-5] Access by EPA Contractors To... contractors named in this notice to access information submitted to EPA under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program that may be designated or claimed as confidential business information. Contractor access to this...

  18. EPA Science Matters Newsletter: Volume 3, Number 3

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The Agency's Safe and Sustainable Water Research program—the focus of this special issue of EPA's Science Matters—is designed to provide the innovative science and engineering solutions needed for protecting the nation's water resources today.

  19. Final Rule for Control of Air Pollution From New Motor Vehicles: Tier 2 Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards and Gasoline Sulfur Control Requirements

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing more protective tailpipe emissions standards for all passenger vehicles, including sport utility vehicles (SUVs), minivans, vans and pick-up trucks.

  20. Evaluating public participation in environmental decision-making: EPA's superfund community involvement program.

    PubMed

    Charnley, Susan; Engelbert, Bruce

    2005-11-01

    This article discusses an 8-year, ongoing project that evaluates the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund community involvement program. The project originated as a response to the Government Performance and Results Act, which requires federal agencies to articulate program goals, and evaluate and report their progress in meeting those goals. The evaluation project assesses how effective the Superfund community involvement program is in promoting public participation in decisions about how to clean up hazardous wastes at Superfund sites. We do three things in the article: (1) share our experience with evaluating an Agency public participation program, including lessons learned about methods of evaluation; (2) report evaluation results; and (3) address a number of issues pertaining to the evaluation of public participation in environmental decision-making. Our goal is to encourage more environmental managers to incorporate evaluation into their public participation programs as a tool for improving them. We found that written mail surveys were an effective and economical tool for obtaining feedback on EPA's community involvement program at Superfund sites. The evaluation focused on four criteria: citizen satisfaction with EPA information about the Superfund site, citizen understanding of environmental and human health risks associated with the site, citizen satisfaction with opportunities provided by EPA for community input, and citizen satisfaction with EPA's response to community input. While the evaluation results were mixed, in general, community members who were most informed about and involved in the cleanup process at Superfund sites generally were also the most satisfied with the community involvement process, and the job that EPA was doing cleaning up the site. We conclude that systematic evaluation provides meaningful and useful information that agencies can use to improve their public participation programs. However, there need to be

  1. 77 FR 16831 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    2012-03-22

    ...) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Pilot (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice... Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR... (Small Business) Greenhouse Gas Inventory Pilot (Renewal) ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2100.05, OMB Control...

  2. 78 FR 20629 - Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses

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    2013-04-05

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9530-3] Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with...

  3. 75 FR 10249 - Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses

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    2010-03-05

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9123-2] Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with...

  4. EPA Collaboration on International Air Pollution Standards for Aircraft

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA has collaborated with the United Nation’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to set a timeframe for initiating the U.S. domestic regulatory process for addressing greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft under the Clean Air Act.

  5. 78 FR 6091 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment...

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    2013-01-29

    ... purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0496; FRL-9527-1] Agency Information Collection... Processing and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2352.03 AGENCY: Environmental...

  6. THE IDEA IS TO USEMODIS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CURRENT LIMITED LANDSAT CAPABILITY, COMMERCIAL SATELLITES, ANDUNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV), IN A MULTI-STAGE APPROACH TO MEET EPA INFORMATION NEEDS.REMOTE SENSING OVERVIEW: EPA CAPABILITIES, PRIORITY AGENCY APPLICATIONS, SENSOR/AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES, COST CONSIDERATIONS, SPECTRAL AND SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS, AND TEMPORAL CONSIDERATIONS

    EPA Science Inventory

    EPA remote sensing capabilities include applied research for priority applications and technology support for operational assistance to clients across the Agency. The idea is to use MODIS in conjunction with the current limited Landsat capability, commercial satellites, and Unma...

  7. Notification: Assessment of EPA Telework Policies and Tools

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Project #OPE-FY16-0028, August 23, 2016. The EPA OIG plans to begin preliminary research to assess the agency's compliance with and implementation of relevant teleworking policies and guidance issued by the Office of Personnel Management.

  8. What is EPA Doing to Support Green Infrastructure?

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA has released a series of policy memos encouraging the use of green infrastructure to meet regulatory requirements, as well as a series of Strategic Agendas describing the actions the Agency is taking to promote green infrastructure

  9. THE NOAA - EPA NATIONAL AIR QUALITY FORECASTING SYSTEM

    EPA Science Inventory

    Building upon decades of collaboration in air pollution meteorology research, in 2003 the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed formal partnership agreements to develop and implement an operationa...

  10. 77 FR 38051 - EPA Activities To Promote Environmental Justice in the Permit Application Process

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    2012-06-26

    ... (EPA). In 2011, EPA published Plan EJ 2014, the Agency's overarching strategy for advancing... robust community engagement strategies that recognize the value of community outreach. Pursuant to these strategies, facilities engage actively with the community through environmental initiatives, neighborhood...

  11. DEVELOPMENTS AT U.S. EPA IN ADDRESSING UNCERTAINTY IN RISK ASSESSMENT

    EPA Science Inventory

    An emerging trend in risk assessment is to be more explicit about uncertainties, both during the analytical procedures and in communicating results. In February 1 992, then-Deputy EPA Administrator Henry Habicht set out Agency goals in a memorandum stating that the Agency will "p...

  12. 76 FR 78872 - EPA Responses to State and Tribal 2008 Ozone Designation Recommendations: Notice of Availability...

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    2011-12-20

    ... the online instructions for submitting comments. Email: [email protected] . Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0476. Fax: (202) 566-9744. Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2008-0476. Mail: Air Docket, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008- 0476, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code...

  13. 76 FR 52659 - Access by EPA Contractors to Confidential Business Information (CBI) Related to the Greenhouse...

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    2011-08-23

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0621; FRL-9455-5] Access by EPA Contractors to... contractors named in this notice to access information that will be submitted to EPA under the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program that may be designated or claimed as confidential business information. Contractor access...

  14. Use of benefit-cost analysis in establishing Federal radiation protection standards: a review

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    Erickson, L.E.

    1979-10-01

    This paper complements other work which has evaluated the cost impacts of radiation standards on the nuclear industry. It focuses on the approaches to valuation of the health and safety benefits of radiation standards and the actual and appropriate processes of benefit-cost comparison. A brief historical review of the rationale(s) for the levels of radiation standards prior to 1970 is given. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) established numerical design objectives for light water reactors (LWRs). The process of establishing these numerical design criteria below the radiation protection standards set in 10 CFR 20 is reviewed. EPA's 40 CFR 190 environmentalmore » standards for the uranium fuel cycle have lower values than NRC's radiation protection standards in 10 CFR 20. The task of allocating EPA's 40 CFR 190 standards to the various portions of the fuel cycle was left to the implementing agency, NRC. So whether or not EPA's standards for the uranium fuel cycle are more stringent for LWRs than NRC's numerical design objectives depends on how EPA's standards are implemented by NRC. In setting the numerical levels in Appendix I to 10 CFR 50 and 40 CFR 190 NRC and EPA, respectively, focused on the costs of compliance with various levels of radiation control. A major portion of the paper is devoted to a review and critique of the available methods for valuing health and safety benefits. All current approaches try to estimate a constant value of life and use this to vaue the expected number of lives saved. This paper argues that it is more appropriate to seek a value of a reduction in risks to health and life that varies with the extent of these risks. Additional research to do this is recommended. (DC)« less

  15. 75 FR 51036 - Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations

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    2010-08-18

    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0597; FRL-8840-4] Pesticide Emergency Exemptions..., Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were...), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington...

  16. RESULTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 1997 DOE/EPA DEMONSTRATION OF MULTIMETAL CONTINUOUS EMISSION MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES

    EPA Science Inventory

    In September 1997, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) co-sponsored a demonstration of several multimetal continuous emission monitos (CEMs). The demonstration, performed at the EPA National Risk Management Research Laboratory, Air P...

  17. EPA Optimal Corrosion Control Treatment Regional Training Workshops

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is hosting face-to-face regional training workshops throughout 2016-2017 on optimal corrosion control treatment (OCCT). These will be held at each of the Regions and is intended for primacy agency staff and technical assistance providers.

  18. Veterinarians in Environmental Health: Opportunities for Veterinarians at the Environmental Protection Agency

    EPA Science Inventory

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was created in 1970 partially in response to widespread public concern about environmental degradation. The EPA mission is to protect human health and the environment and the Agency is tasked with enforcing our nation's envi...

  19. 76 FR 4343 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Contractor...

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    2011-01-25

    ...; Contractor Conflicts of Interest AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In... control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: EPA contractors... cleanup and enforcement and because its contractors are often involved in both activities, it is...

  20. Proposed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Budget Shows Belt-Tightening

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Showstack, Randy

    2011-03-01

    President Barack Obama's proposed fiscal year (FY) 2012 budget for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is $8.97 billion, a 13% decrease from the agency's FY 2010 enacted budget of $10.3 billion. While Congress has approved a moderate continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government until 18 March, the House of Representatives also has passed a CR (House Resolution 1; HR 1) that would call for sharp cuts to the budget for EPA and other agencies for the current fiscal year (2011). EPA administrator Lisa Jackson acknowledged the difficult budget situation during a 14 February teleconference. The proposed budget “reflects the tough choices needed for our nation's short- and long-term fiscal health and allows EPA to maintain its fundamental mission of protecting human health and the environment,” she said. “This budget focuses our resources on the most urgent health and environmental challenges we face. Though it includes significant cuts, it provides EPA with what we need to fundamentally protect the health of the American people,” Jackson added.

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