1. Clean Air Act
2. Area Source Standards
3. VA SBAP Fact Sheets
4. Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources (NSPS)
5. National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: NESHAP and MACT Standards
6. Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM)
7. Risk Management Program (RMP), 112(r)
8. Ozone-Depleting Substances
9. Compliance Incentives, SBREFA and other related policies and initiatives 

Clean Air Act

U.S. EPA Office of Air and Radiation

• US EPA Clean Air Act
  This page lists the sections of the Clean Air Act as amended in 1990. Click on a specific title to see a list of that title's sections. Click on a specific section to see the text of that section.
• The Plain English Guide to the Clean Air Act, by the US EPA

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Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources

• Table of New Source Performance Standards (NSPS), on the US EPA Air Toxics web site

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National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants

NESHAP and MACT Standards

• Title 40 Chapter I Subchapter C Part 61 NESHAP, on the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)

• NESHAP (MACT) Standards - Source Categories Affected (table in alphabetical order), Air Toxics web site

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Compliance Assurance Monitoring

• Unified Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Compliance Assurance Monitoring
  Includes Final rule, Final Rule summary, Comments and Fact Sheet
• US EPA Emissions Measurement Center: Compliance Assurance Monitoring (CAM) resources
  Includes "Frequently Asked Questions on CAM," "CAM Rule Implementation Questions and Responses Memo," "Draft CAM Guidance Documents," and more.

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Risk Management Program (RMP), Clean Air Act Section 112(r)

• EPA Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO):
  • Chemical Safety Information, Site Security and Fuels Regulatory Relief Act
    Fact Sheet Describes New Law and Its Requirements
  • Chemical Accident Prevention and Risk Management Programs
    This page provides guidance documents, RMP submission, legislation, regulations and more.
  • Risk Management Program for Propane Users
  • Prevention of Accidental Releases
• EPA Office of Regulatory Enforcement: Owners/Operators of Stationary Sources Must Comply "General Duty" Clause
  Background: As part of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments, Congress enacted Section 112(r)(1), the "General Duty Clause," to prevent accidental releases of certain hazardous chemicals.
• Checklist for Resubmitting Your Risk Management Plan for Chemical Accident Prevention February 2004

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Ozone & Particulate Matter & Regional Haze

EPA Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)

• EPA's Updated Air Quality Standards for Smog (Ozone) and Particulate Matter
  The resources provided on this page include: recent court decisions; fact sheets; rule packages, and publications & other materials.
• Implementation of EPA's New Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Particulate Matter and Regional Haze Program
  The resources provided on this page include: fact sheets, implementation guidance, background information, etc.
• Guidance on Mitigation of Impact to Small Business While Implementing Air Quality Standards and Regulations (27K)

OAR Policy and Guidance Information

• Attainment/Maintenance of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) (Title I)
  • Proposed and Final Preambles and Rules
    Resources are listed by date.
  • Fact Sheets for NAAQS (Title I)
    Resources are listed by date.
• EPA Substitutes for Ozone-Depleting Substances: SNAP Program
  Under section 612 of the Clean Air Act, EPA established the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program. SNAP's mandate is to identify alternatives to ozone-depleting substances and to publish lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes. Several rules and notices have expanded these lists, and they are available for online reading or for downloading.

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Compliance Incentives, SBREFA and other related Policies & Initiatives

• EPA Office of Compliance:
  • Policy on Compliance Incentives For Small Businesses Issued May 20, 1996; effective June 10, 1996
  • Audit Policy: Incentives for Self-Policing, Revised May 2000 (88K)
  • Small Business Compliance Policy - Effective date May 11, 2000. Sets out what makes a small business eligible for the elimination or reduction of penalties for violations that are voluntarily discovered, disclosed and corrected. (43K)
  • Small Business Compliance Policy Fact Sheet - Summarizes the criteria in the Small Business Compliance Policy and provides EPA Regional contacts.(75K)
• EPA Technology Innovation Office:
  • Guide to Technology Commercialization Assistance for EPA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Awardees (EPA 600-F-97-014) (1.6M)
    This commercialization assistance guide presents information on various programs and organizations that offer technical and financial assistance, as well as information and other resources, to small businesses and entrepreneurs.
  • EPA Small Business Pollution Prevention Guide
    This reference is to help businesses learn how they can prevent waste, money and time.
  • US EPA Region 3 Business Assistance Center - As a non-regulatory office, the BAC offers convenient answers to help smaller companies cut through the red tape of regulatory requirements, explore new options to eliminate waste and improve competitiveness.
  • US EPA Small Business ENERGY STAR - This Web site will help you perform energy efficient upgrades. Here you can find financial resources, find ENERGY STAR products and services, calculate your savings, receive free technical help, get a no-cost upgrade manual, and get recognition for your efforts.
  • US EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) - The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a publicly available EPA database that contains information on toxic chemical releases and other waste management activities reported annually by certain covered industry groups as well as federal facilities.
• VA DEQ Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) SARA Title III - TRI information for the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• EPA Small Business Environmental Home Page:
  • Small Business Environmental Initiatives/Policies
    This page includes the following resources: Project XL Program; Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of 1996 (SBREFA); Regulatory Flexibility Act; Policy on Compliance Incentives for Small Business; Policy on Environmental Self-Auditing and Self-Disclosure, and Enforcement Response Policy.

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