General Business Resources

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• 188 Hazardous Air Pollutants List
• Area Source Standard Information
• Assistance - Guidance - Fact Sheets - Pollution Prevention Info
• Business and Industry Guide to Permits (overview)
• Clean Air Act (CAA)
• Combustion Portal (tool and calculator for combustion emission activities)
• EPA Fact Sheets for Hazardous Pollutants for Industry 
• EPA Area Source Standards 
• EPA Area Source MACT Standards
• EPA Small Business Environmental - Homepage 
• EPA Small Business - Industry Sectors Assistance - Page  
• EPA Sector Notebooks - A series of profiles or notebooks containing information on selected major industries. These notebooks, which focus on key indicators that holistically present air, water, and land pollutant release data, have been thoroughly reviewed by experts from both inside and outside the EPA.
• EPA Region III Business Assistance Center (BAC): As a non-regulatory office, the BAC offers convenient answers to help smaller companies understand and work through regulatory requirements, explore new options to eliminate waste and improve competitiveness. The BAC Services include: acting as a small business liaison, offering compliance assistance, promoting pollution prevention and encouraging the development of innovative environmental technologies.
• EPA Office of Air and Radiation Policy & Guidance (OAR P&G)  CAA information (organized by CAA Title, not by business sector).
• EPA Office of Air and Radiation - main page
• EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA)
• Federal Regulations
• National Compliance Assistance Center: regulatory information for specific industry sectors
• Pacific Northwest Pollution Prevention Resource Center  
• Virginia Regulations
• Virginia Permits

• DEQ Air Consultants List, - (updated January 2011)

  Business and Industry Resources

Sector listings

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Aerospace

• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for the Aerospace Industry
  • Profile of the Aerospace Industry (1998)
  • Profile of the Air Transportation Industry (1997)
  • Consumer And Commercial Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, And Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Coatings Determination
  • EPA Transportation Compliance Assistance Center
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment
• Aerospace Industries Association of America
  AIA is the trade association representing the nation's leading manufacturers of commercial, military, and business aircraft, helicopters, aircraft engines, missiles, spacecraft, and related components and equipment.
• Coating Alternatives Guide (CAGE)
  CAGE is a pollution prevention tool which provides information on low-emitting alternative coating technologies to coatings users.
• Paints and Coatings Resource Center (PCRC)
  The PCRC provides regulatory compliance and pollution prevention information to coating facilities, industry vendors and suppliers, federal, state and local agencies, academia, and other interested parties. The site does contain information on the aerospace industry. To find aerospace related information, go to "Technical Database", "Search by Keyword" then enter "aerospace".
• National Metal Finishing Resource Center (NMFRC)
  Although the NMFRC is geared primarily toward the metal finishing industry, the site does contain information on the aerospace industry. To find aerospace related information, go to "Members", "Technical Database", "Search by Keyword" then enter "aerospace".

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 12. Emission Standards for Chemical Fertilizer Manufacturing Operations (Rule 4-12).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for the Pesticide Active Ingredient Production Industry
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Phosphoric Acid/Phosphate Fertilizers
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  • Office or Agricultural Development
  • Office of Pesticide Services
• National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center home page (Ag Center)
  The National Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center is the "first stop " for information about environmental requirements that affect the agricultural community. The Ag Center was created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the support of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
• ChemAlliance
  Regulatory information for the chemical process industries
• EPA Office of Pesticide Programs
• CropLife America
  CropLife, formally American Crop Protection Association (ACPA), represents companies that produce, sell, and distribute virtually all the active Compounds used in crop protection chemicals registered for use in the United States.
• Pesticide and Pest Management Information, on US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine, USACHPPM Entomology
  • Profile of the Agricultural Crop Production Industry (2000)
  • Profile of the Agricultural Livestock Production Industry (2000)
  • Profile of the Agricultural Chemical, Pesticide and Fertilizer Industry (2000)

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Primary Aluminum
  • Primary Aluminum: Fact Sheet - Technical - Final Rule - 9/19/97
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Secondary Aluminum Production  
• Profile of the Nonferrous Metals Industry (1995)
• The Aluminum Association, Inc.

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 1. Visible Emissions and Fugitive Dust/Emissions (Rule 4-1).
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 39. Emission Standards For Asphalt Paving Operations (Rule 4-39).
• Asphalt Institute
  The Asphalt Institute is a U.S. based association of international petroleum asphalt producers, manufacturers, and affiliated businesses. The Asphalt Institute's mission is to promote the use, benefits, and quality performance of petroleum asphalt through engineering, research, and educational activities, and through the resolution of issues affecting the industry.

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 10. Emission Standards for Asphalt/Concrete Plants (Rule 4-10).
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 16. Emission Standards For Portland Cement Plants (Rule 4-16).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Portland Cement Manufacturing Industry
• Asphalt Institute
  The Asphalt Institute is a U.S. based association of international petroleum asphalt producers, manufacturers, and affiliated businesses. The Asphalt Institute's mission is to promote the use, benefits, and quality performance of petroleum asphalt through engineering, research, and educational activities, and through the resolution of issues affecting the industry.

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Go to Resources for Auto Body/Collision Repair Web Page

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AutoRecycling/Salvage

• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Secondary Aluminum Sweat Furnace Workbook (draft) - effective March 23, 2003
  • Rules and Implementation for Secondary Aluminum Production

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Boilers & Generators

• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Boilers MACT
  • Rule and Implementation Information for New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Boilers (Steam Generating Units)

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Hazardous Organic NESHAP (Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industry)

Trade Associations

• ChemAlliance
  Regulatory information for the chemical process industries
• American Chemistry Council (formerly Chemical Manufacturers Association)
• Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association
  The Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturers Association (SOCMA) is the leading trade association serving the specialty-batch and custom chemical industry since 1921.
• The Chemical Industry Home Page by the National Environmental Information Service
  The Worldwide search engine of the Chemical Industry
• Consumer Specialty Products Association
  The Consumer Specialty Products Association (CSPA) is the premier trade association representing the interests of the consumer specialty products industry – a dynamic industry that provides households, institutions, and industrial customers with products that help provide a cleaner and healthier environment.
• American Chemical Society
  Welcome to chemistry.org, the official site of the American Chemical Society.
• National Association of Chemical Distributors
  The National Association of Chemical Distributors (NACD), established in 1971, is an international association of chemical distributor companies that purchase and take title of chemical products from manufacturers.
• Petroleum Marketers Association of America
  The Petroleum Marketers Association of America (PMAA) is a federation of 43 state and regional trade associations representing approximately 8,000 independent petroleum marketers nationwide.
• The Society of the Plastics Industry
  Founded in 1937, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc., is the trade association representing one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States.
• Rubber Manufacturers Association
  RMA is the primary national trade association for the finished rubber products industry in the U.S. Comprised of two divisions, the General Products Group and the Tire Group.
  

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 4. Emission Standards for General Process Operations (Rule 4-4).
• National Environmental Compliance Assistance Center:
  • Heavy Equipment
• EPA Office of Compliance:
  • Managing Your Environmental Responsibilities-A Planning Guide for Construction and Development (the MYER Guide)

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Consumer Products  National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products
  •  Rule and Implementation Information for Consumer and Commercial Product Study - Section 183(e) VOC Rules 
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Final Air Regulations For Consumer Products, 8-14-98 National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products
• EPA OAR P & G:
  • Notice of Final Listing of Automobile Refinish Coatings, Consumer Products and Architectural Coatings for Regulation Under the Clean Air Act (Section 183(e)), 8-18-98 (113K)
• EPA Fact Sheet:
  • Notice of Final Listing of Automobile Refinish Coatings, Consumer Products and Architectural Coatings for Regulation Under the Clean Air Act (Section 183(e)), 8-18-98 (14K)
  • Air Regulation for Consumer Products
  • Consumer and Commercial Product Study - Section 183(e) VOC Rules

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Go to Resources for Dry Cleaners Web Page

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• Virginia's Center For Innovative Technology 
• EPA Design for the Environment (DfE):
  • Federal Environmental Regulations Affecting the Electronics Industry

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Chromium Electroplating
  • Final Air Toxics Rule for Chromium Emissions from Hard and Decorative Electroplating and Anodizing Operations, Nov. 15, 1994
  • NASF - National Asso.Surface Finishing. 
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Wool Fiberglass Manufacturing
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 4. Emission Standards for General Process Operations (Rule 4-4).

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 18. Emission Standards for Primary and Secondary Metal Operations (Rule 4-18).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Primary Lead Smelting
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Secondary Lead Smelters 
• American Foundrymen's Society, Inc.  

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 17. Emission Standards for Woodworking Operations (Rule 4-17).
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 33. Emission Standards For Metal Furniture Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-33).
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
  • Final Air Toxics Regulation for Wood Furniture Manufacturing Operations
  • Consumer And Commercial Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, And Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Coatings Determination
  • US EPA Final Maximum Achievable Control (MACT) Technology Regulation
• Center for Industrial Services Manual:
  • Clean Air Compliance for Wood Furniture Manufacturers, September 1996 (434K)
• Paints and Coatings Resource Center (PCRC)

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 50. New and Modified Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 6. Standards of Performance For Regulated Medical Waste Incinerators (Rule 5-6).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators
• Sustainable Hospitals Project
  The Sustainable Hospitals Project (SHP) provides technical support to the healthcare industry for selecting products and work practices that eliminate or reduce occupational and environmental hazards, maintain quality patient care, and contain costs.  

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 9. Emission Standards for Coke Ovens (Rule 4-9).
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 18. Emission Standards for Primary and Secondary Metal Operations (Rule 4-18).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Coke Oven Batteries 
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Steel Pickling

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• EPA Guidance:
  • Environmental Management Guide for Small Laboratories
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Brief Description of Environmental Management for Small Laboratories
• National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference
  The National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) is a voluntary association of State and Federal agencies with full opportunity for input from the private sector. NELAC's purpose is to establish and promote mutually acceptable performance standards for the operation of environmental laboratories.

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• VA DEQ:
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 17. Emission Standards for Woodworking Operations (Rule 4-17).
  • Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 35. Emission Standards For Flatwood Paneling Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-35).
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Wood Building Products Surface Coating Industry 
• American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA)
  national trade association of the forest, pulp, paper, paperboard, and wood products industry
• Southern Forest Products Association

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• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Rule and Implementation Information for Shipbuilding and Ship Repair (surface coating)
  • Consumer And Commercial Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, And Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Coatings Determination

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• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating Industry
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Furniture Surface Coating Industry
• NEW - Questions & Answers - Metal Fabrication Subpart XXXXXX
• EPA Fact Sheets

  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating Industry

  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Furniture Surface Coating Industry
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• VA SBAP Fact Sheet:
  • Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply
• EPA Air Toxics Website:
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating Industry
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Furniture Surface Coating Industry
• EPA Fact Sheet:
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Furniture Surface Coating Industry
  • Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Surface Coating Industry
• National Metal Finishing Resource Center (NMFRC)
  The NMFRC provides easy access to technical and regulatory information affecting the metal finishing industry. It provides information on products and services, environmental regulations, compliance strategies, pollution control methods, and advice on selected topics.
• American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, Inc.
  An international society that advances the science of electroplating and surface finishing to benefit industry and society through education, information and social involvement

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• USGS Minerals Information
• VA Department of Mines Minerals and Energy

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Petroleum Refining & Distribution (includes Service Stations)

• Stage I AND Stage II Requirements
  • 9 VAC 5 Chapter 40 Article 37 - Emission Standards For Petroleum Liquid Storage and Transfer Operations (Rule 4-37)
  • Procedures for Implementation of Regulations Covering Stage II Vapor Recovery Systems for Gasoline Dispensing Facilities, AQP-9, January 1, 1993

• Stage I / Stage II Resources

• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 11. Emission Standards for Petroleum Refinery Operations (Rule 4-11).
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Petroleum Refineries
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Gasoline Distribution MACT (40 CFR 63, Subpart R)
• The Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors' Association
  The Mid-Atlantic Petroleum Distributors' Association is an organization of independent marketers of branded and unbranded petroleum products.

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• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 5. Emission Standards for Synthesized Pharmaceutical Products Manufacturing Operations (Rule 4-5).
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Pharmaceuticals Production Industry
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Commercial Sterilizers  
• EPA Project XL: Project XL, which stands for "eXcellence and Leadership," is a national pilot program that allows state and local governments, businesses and federal facilities to develop with EPA innovative strategies to test better or more cost-effective ways of achieving environmental and public health protection. In exchange, EPA will issue regulatory, program, policy, or procedural flexibilities to conduct the experiment.
  • Project XL Examples: Merck & Co. Inc. (12/15/97)
    Merck & Co., Inc.'s pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia, will comply with requirements to limit ("cap") certain pollutant emissions below recent actual levels, ensuring sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emission reductions needed to protect visibility and reduce acid deposition in nearby Shenandoah National Park and the community.
  • Project XL Examples: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical (9/22/00)
    Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, in conjunction with the R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute uses radio labeled compounds for pharmaceutical research and development at their Spring House, PA facility.

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• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Polymers & Resins I
  Rule, technical and implementation resources related to the MACT Standards. Polymers & Resins Group I includes: Butyl Rubber, Epichlorohydrin Elastomers, Ethylene Propylene Rubber, Hypalon (TM) Production, Neoprene Production, Nitrile Butadiene Rubber, Polybutadiene Rubber, Polysulfide Rubber, and Styrene-Butadiene Rubber & Latex
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Polymers & Resin

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• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Polymers & Resins IV

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• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 36. Flexographic, Packaging Rotogravure, and Publication Rotogravure Printing Lines (Rule 4-36).
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Final Regulation 9 VAC, Chapter 40, Article 36 (Rule 4-36) Affecting Flexographic, Packaging Rotogravure, and Publication Rotogravure Printing Lines
• VA DEQ:Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 45. Emission Standards for Lithographic Printing Processes (Rule 4-45).
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Final Regulation 9 VAC, Chapter 40, Article 45 (Rule 4-45) Affecting Lithographic Printing Processes
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Waste Reduction Tips for Offset Printing
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: BMPs for the Printing Industry
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Waste Reduction Tips for Screen Printing
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Printing and Publishing
• EPA Manual: Federal Environmental Regulations Potentially Affecting the Commercial Printing Industry, EPA 774B-94-001, March 1994
• Massachusetts Printers Partnership Workbook: A Massachusetts Self-Certification Guide for Commercial Printers, Winter 1996  
• Flexographic Technical Association
• Graphic Arts Technical Foundation (GATF) and National Scholarship Trust Fund (NSTF)
  GATF: source for information, services, and training related to printing, electronic prepress, electronic publishing, and other areas of the graphic arts industry. NSTF: source for scholarships and fellowships for high school and college students interested in pursuing careers in graphic communications
• Printing Industries of America, Inc.
• Screenprinting and Graphic Imaging Association International., SGIA
• Printers' National Environmental Assistance Center - PNEAC is a unique, highly successful and effective partnership between industry, government, and university technical assistance providers serving those who interact with one of the largest manufacturing industries in the United States, North America, and the world.

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• Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 13. Emission Standards for Kraft Pulp Mills (Rule 4-13).
• Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 31. Emission Standards For Paper and Fabric Coating Application System (Rule 4-31).
• EPA Office of Science and Technology: Pulp and Paper Cluster Rule / Pulp and Paper Rulemaking Actions
  Resources provided on this site include: Regulatory Information, Fact Sheets, Technical Support Documents, and Technical Contacts.
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Pulp and Paper Production MACT (40 CFR 63, subpart S)
• EPA Effluent Guidelines for Pulp and Paper Rulemaking Actions on the Final Pulp and Paper Cluster Rule
  The Final Pulp and Paper Cluster Rule protects human health and the environment by reducing toxic releases to the air and water from U.S. pulp and paper mills.
  American Forest and Paper Association (AF&PA) national trade association of forest, pulp, paper, paperboard & wood products industry.
• National Council of the Paper Industry for Air & Stream Improvement, Inc. (NCASI) environmental resource for the forest products industry.

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• EPA Stratospheric Protection Division: Ozone Protection Regulations: Stationary Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Halon Handling
• EPA Region 3 Ozone Depletion Rules & Regulations -- Information regarding Motor Vehicle A/C, Stationary Refrigeration and Air-conditioning, Halon Blends & Handling, and much more.
• EPA OAR P & G: Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 Title VI: Stratospheric Ozone Protection Rulemaking Overview, June 5, 1995
• EPA OAR P & G: Section 608 Final Rule Summary: Complying with the Refrigerant Recycling Rule, May 1993

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• EPA Fact Sheet: Amendments to the Air Toxics Standards for the Halogenated Solvent Cleaning Industry
  
• EPA Final Rule: National Air Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Halogenated Solvent Cleaning; Final Rule
  
• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 24. Emission Standards For Solvent Metal Cleaning Operations Using Non-Halogenated Solvents (Rule 4-24).
• EPA Air Toxics Website: Rule and Implementation Information for Halogenated Cleaning Solvents (Degreasing Organic Cleaners)
  
• Center for Industrial Services Manual: Clean Air Act Compliance for Vapor Degreasers; Regulatory Strategies for Manufacturers Affected by the Clean Air Act Amendment's NESHAP for Halogenated Solvent Cleaners
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Add-on-Controls for Degreasing Processes
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Understanding Regulations on Solvent Cleaning Equipment: What You Need to Know to Comply
• Solvents Alternative Guide (SAGE): a comprehensive guide designed to provide pollution prevention information on solvent and process alternatives for parts cleaning and degreasing.
• HSIA: Halogenated Solvents Industry Alliance

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• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 14. Emission Standards For Sand and Gravel Processing Operations and Stone Quarrying and Processing Operations (Rule 4-14).
• NSSGA: National Stone, Sand, and Gravel Association.
  The association represents the crushed stone, sand and gravel or aggregate industries.

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• EPA Air Toxics Website Resources: Coatings and Composites Coordinated Rule Development (CCCR)
  The Coatings and Consumer Products Group (CCPG) of EPA is currently engaged in the development of regulations for a number of categories of industrial surface coating operations and composite operations. The regulations under development are national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAPs) under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act (commonly called MACT rules) and for some of the categories, national volatile organic compound (VOC) rules or control technique guidelines (CTG) under Section 183(e) of the Act. Information such as announcements of meetings, agendas, meeting minutes, and papers for review and comment can be accessed below for each active project.
  
• National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Surface Coating of Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products: Final Rule (Note: This regulation affects a very diverse category of sources!!)
• EPA Project Information: Automobile and Light Duty Truck Coating/Manufacturing
• EPA MACT Information: Boat Manufacturing
• EPA MACT Information Fact Sheet: Plain English brochure to the Boat Manufacturing MACT (October 2001)
• EPA Project Information: Fabric Coating, Printing, and Dyeing
• EPA Project Information: Wood Building Products
• EPA MACT Information Fact Sheet: Proposed Rule to Reduce Toxic Air Pollutants from Surface Coating of Wood Building Products (formerly Flatwood Paneling) (5-23-02)
• EPA MACT Information Fact Sheet: Final Rule and Implementation Information for the Large Appliances Surface Coating Industry (4-15-02)
• EPA Project Information: Metal Can
• EPA MACT Information: Final Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Coil Surface Coating Industry (6-10-02)
• EPA MACT Information Fact Sheet: Final Rule and Implementation Information for the Metal Coil Surface Coating Industry (5-02)
• EPA Project Information: Metal Furniture
• EPA Project Information: Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products
• EPA MACT Information Fact Sheet: Proposed Rule and Implementation Information for the Paper and Other Web Surface Coating Industry (8-14-00)
• EPA Project Information: Plastic Parts and Products
• EPA Project Information: Reinforced Plastic Composites Manufacturing
• EPA Project Information: Consumer And Commercial Products: Wood Furniture, Aerospace, And Shipbuilding And Ship Repair Coatings Determination (6-10-02)
• EPA Project Information Fact Sheet: Final Rule and Implementation Information for the Aerospace Industry (12-8-00)
• EPA Project Information: Architectural Coatings
• EPA MACT Information: Automobile Refinishing
• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Articles 26-35.
  • Article 26. Emission Standards For Large Appliance Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-26).
  • Article 27. Emission Standards For Magnet Wire Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-27).
  • Article 28. Emission Standards For Automobile And Light Duty Truck Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-28).
  • Article 29. Emission Standards For Can Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-29).
  • Article 30. Emission Standards For Metal Coil Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-30).
  • Article 31. Emission Standards For Paper and Fabric Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-31).
  • Article 32. Emission Standards For Vinyl Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-32).
  • Article 33. Emission Standards For Metal Furniture Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-33).
  • Article 34. Emission Standards For Miscellaneous Metal Parts and Products Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-34).
  • Article 35. Emission Standards For Flatwood Paneling Coating Application Systems (Rule 4-35).
• Coating Alternatives Guide (CAGE)
  CAGE is a pollution prevention tool which provides information on low-emitting alternative coating technologies to coatings users.

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• VA DEQ: Commonwealth of Virginia State Air Pollution Control Board Regulations for the Control and Abatement of Air Pollution 9 VAC 5 CHAPTER 40. Existing Stationary Sources. Part II. Emission Standards. Article 31. Emission Standards For Paper and Fabric Coating Application System (Rule 4-31).
• VA SBAP Fact Sheet: Waste Reduction Tips for Screen Printing
  

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Trucking

• EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
• Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative
• DOE Clean Cities Idle Reduction
• American Transportation Research Institute
• AITA, American Independent Truckers' Assn
• Land Line Magazine
• Fleet Owner Online Magazine

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