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Accomplishments Reports
The Accomplishments Reports document enforcement and compliance assurance program activity and achievements.Aerospace Compliance Assistance
Information on the Aerospace Sector as well as tools and information on how to comply with applicable laws and regulations.Aerospace Sector
The aerospace sector includes establishments which primarily manufacture and assemble aircraft, space vehicles, guided missiles, and all the associated partsAgriculture Sector - Complaince Assistance
Information on the Agriculture Sector as well as tools and information on how to comply with applicable laws and regulations.Air Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting air qualityAir Facility System (AFS)
The Air Facility System (AFS) contains compliance and permit data for stationary sources regulated by EPA, state and local air pollution agenciesAlternative Dispute Resolution
Overview of EPA's use of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in enforcement and compliance activities since 1985.Annual Results
Annual results of the compliance and enforcement program and highlights of specific accomplishments.Applicability Determination Index
ADI contains written responses to source owners or operators who need to know whether certain intended actions constitute the commencement of construction, reconstruction, or modification to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) in 40 CFR Parts 60 and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) in 40 CFR Parts 61 and 63, under the Clean Air Act.Assistance Centers - Compliance
Compliance Assistance Centers addresses real world issues in language that speaks to the regulated entities.Audit Policy
Overview of EPA's audit policy and its use as an incentive for regulated entities to voluntarily come into compliance with federal environmental laws and regulations.Audit Privilege and Immunity Laws
EPA has worked successfully with states to resolve issues that arise in state audit and immunity laws.Auditing -Compliance Incentives
Discusses the Auditing Policy, which provides major incentives for regulated entities that voluntarily discover, promptly disclose, and expeditiously correct noncompliance, rendering formal EPA investigation and enforcement action unnecessary.Automotive Service and Repair/Automotive Assembly/Auto Salvaging Sector
The automotive service and repair sector covers all aspects of servicing motor vehicles including automobiles.The automobile assembly sector covers all aspects of assembling automobiles.he auto salvaging sector includes establishments primarily engaged in dismantling motor vehicles for the purposes of selling parts
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Basic Information - Compliance and Enforcement
Basic background information on environmental compliance and enforcement.Brownsfields & Land Revitalization
The cleanup of contaminated property, including brownfields, and the clarification of environmental cleanup liability, are the building blocks to the sustainable reuse of previously-used property.
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Chemical Sector
The chemical manufacturing sector covers the transformation of organic and inorganic raw materials by a chemical process and the formation of products.Civil Enforcement
EPAs civil enforcement program protects human health and the environment by taking legal action to bring polluters into compliance with the federal environmental laws.Civil Enforcement Basic Information
Basic background information on environmental civil enforcement.Civil Investigations
Explains the role of civil investigation in the compliance monitoring program.Clean Air Act - Civil Enforement
Enforcement relating to sources of air pollution, including both stationary and mobile sources.Clean Air Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting air qualityClean Air Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state, and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with clean air laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Clean Water Act - Civil Enforcement
(CWA) [Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA)] -- Enforcement relating to the chemical, physical and biological integrity of the waters of the United States.Clean Water Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Clean Water Act.Clean Water Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with clean water laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Cleanup Basic Information
Basic background information on environmental Clean up enforcement.Cleanup Enforcement
EPA's cleanup enforcement program protects human health and the environment by getting those responsible for a hazardous waste site to either clean up or reimburse EPA for its cleanup.Compliance Assistance
A valuable tool EPA uses to improve the regulated community's compliance with environmental regulations.Compliance Assistance Basic Information
Basic background information on environmental compliance assistance.Compliance Assistance By Statue
Assistance tools for specific environmental statutes or regulationsCompliance Assistance Centers
A list of Centers that address real world issues in language that speaks to regulated entitiesCompliance Assistance Measurement
Tools to evaluate the outcome of assistance activitiesCompliance Assistance Networking
Information on others who provide or receive compliance assistanceCompliance Assistance Planning
EPA planned assistance activitiesCompliance Basic Information
Basic background information on environmental compliance.Compliance Home
Main topic page for all Compliance related topics.Compliance Incentive - Innovations
New and creative ways of achieving environmental results and making them a routine part of our work.Compliance Incentives
Compliance Incentives are a set pf policies and programs that eliminate, reduce or waive penalties under certain conditions for business, industry, and government facilities which voluntarily discover, promptly disclose, and expeditiously correct environmental problems.Compliance Incentives - Environmental Management Systems
Focuses on environmental management practices at Federal facilities.Compliance Incentives - Pollution Prevention
Focuses on stopping pollution and waste before it is created. EPA's pollution prevention (P2) program is designed to help get pollution prevention concepts and principles into the daily operations of government agencies, businesses, manufacturers, nonprofit organizations, and individuals.Compliance Incentives - Small Business
Promotes environmental compliance among small businesses (those with 100 or fewer employees) by providing incentives to discover and correct environmental problems.Compliance Incentives - Small Community
Encourages states to respond to a small community's environmental violations with comprehensive compliance assistance.Compliance Monitoring
Compliance monitoring is what EPA and its regulatory partners do to assure compliance.Computer/Electronics Sector
The computers and electronics sector covers manufacturers of electrical distribution equipment, household appliances, communications equipment, electrical industrial apparatus, radio and television receiving equipment and other electrical equipment and supplies.Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) - Compliance Monitoring
Information on how EPA and its partners oversee large animal feeding operations under the Clean Water ActConstruction Sector
The construction sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in the construction of buildings and other structures, heavy construction (except buildings), additions and maintenance and repairs.Criminal Enforcement
EPA's criminal enforcement program uses stringent sanctions, including jail sentences, to promote deterrence and help ensure compliance in order to protect human health and the environment.Criminal Investigations
EPA's Criminal Enforcement Program investigates the most significant and egregious violators of environmental laws that pose a significant threat to human health and the environment.
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Data Systems
The information that EPA uses to manage and assess performance of the Agency's enforcement and compliance assurance program is stored in more than a dozen national data systems.Discharge Monitoring Report - Quality Assurance
An annual quality assurance study conducted to evaluate the analytical and reporting ability of NPDES permittees and laboratoriesDry Cleaning Sector
The dry cleaning sector includes establishments engaged in providing laundry services generally to individuals but also includes establishments operating as industrial launderers.
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EIS - EPA Comments on Environmental Impact Statements
Summaries of EPA comments on EISs prepared by other federal agencies.EIS - Submitting Environmental Impact Statements
How to obtain copies EISs prepared by other federal agencies.Electronics Sector
The computers and electronics sector covers manufacturers of electrical distribution equipment, household appliances, communications equipment, electrical industrial apparatus, radio and television receiving equipment and other electrical equipment and supplies.Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Enforcement -Civil Enforcement
Enforcement protecting the public from chemical emergencies requiring disclosure of chemicals used by businesses and through the reporting of emissions.Emergency Prepardness and Community Right to Know - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Emergency Preparedness and Community Right-to-know Act (EPCRA).Enforcement Home
Enforcement deters those who might otherwise profit from violating the law, and levels the playing field with environmentally complaint companies.Enforcement and Compliance Online History (ECHO)
Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) is a Web-based tool that provides public access to compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities.Environmental Justice Homepage
Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation.Environmental Laws
Listing of major environmental laws with access to related assistance, policy, guidance and other information.Evaluations and Inspections- Compliance Monitoring
Facility or site visits to determine compliance.
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Federal Facilities
EPA's most important roles is ensuring that Federal agencies comply with environmental requirements in the same manner and extent as privately-owned facilities.Federal Facilities Accomplishments Reports
Discusses the goals and accomplishments for that particular year.Federal Facilities Compliance
Federal facilities must comply with environmental laws and regulations.Federal Facilities Enforcement
EPA has explicit authority to assess fines at Federal facilities violating environmental statutes, including the Clean Air Act.Federal Facilities Homepage
EPA's most important roles is ensuring that Federal agencies comply with environmental requirements in the same manner and extent as privately-owned facilities.Federal Facilities Sector
Federal Facilities About this sector Federal facilities, like other regulated facilities, must comply with environmental laws and regulations. Additionally, federal facilities must comply with Presidential Executive Orders.Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Enforcement - Civil Enforcement
Enforcement relating to pesticide registration and sale, distribution, and use except for those exempted.Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act State and Tribal Assistance Agreement Program
Provides assistance grants to statesand tribes to develop and maintaincomprehensive pesticide enforcement programsFederal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools that provide information on the regulation of pesticidesFood Processing Sector
The food processing sector covers commercial manufacturing that starts with raw animal, vegetable or marine materials and transforms them into food stuffs or edible products such as dairy, meat, vegetable,bakery, grain and cereals.Furniture Sector
The furniture sector covers the manufacturing of household and office furniture.
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GPRA Reporting
The Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) requires that each agency report annually to Congress on the results of its activities in each fiscal year.Good Laboratory Standards
EPA's Good Laboratory Practice Standards compliance monitoring program assures the quality and integrity of test data submitted to the Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Toxic Substances Control ActGovernmental Collaboration
Basic information for subportal page.Grant Programs for State and Tribal Assistance
A key partnership with states involves work planning and support through cooperative agreements, referred to as State and Tribal Assistance Grants (STAG)
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Healthcare Sector
Most of the material contained here focuses on activities performed at hospitals.Homeland Security
EPA's Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training (OCEFT) investigates environmental crime for all EPA program office environmental statutes and may enforce other Federal statutes in accordance with guidelines approved by the Attorney General of the United States.
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Industry and Government Compliance Assistance By Sector
Compliance Assistance used to efficiently reach facilites with similar operations, processes, or practices.Industry and Government Sectors
EPA often provides compliance assistance on a sector-by-sector basis in order to efficiently reach facilities with similar operations, processes, or practices.Information Requests - Compliance Monitoring
Enforceable, written request for information.Inspection Checklists-Pesticides
Checklists to assist federal, state and tribal inspectors conducting inspections under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act.Inspection Manual
Manuals used to conduct federal compliance monitoring inspections.Integrated Compliance Information System (ICIS)
ICIS supports the information needs of the national enforcement and compliance program as well as the unique needs of the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program. ICIS will integrate data that is currently located in several separate data systems.Integrated Data for Enforcement Anaylsis (IDEA)
The Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis (IDEA) system is a comprehensive single-source of environmental performance data on regulated facilities within the EPA.Intergovernmental Partnerships
The EPA Criminal Enforcement Program has formed strong partnerships with many other federal, state, tribal and international law enforcement agencies.International - Import/Export
EPA works with EPA's regions and program offices, the states, other federal agencies and foreign governments to ensure compliance with laws governing the importation and exportation of many of these materials.International Compliance and Enforcement
Compliance and Enforcement through International governments includes Environmental Impact Assessments and information about importing and exporting goods in compliance with environmental laws.International Envirnomental Impact Assessments
Assessing the environmental impacts of nongovernmental activities, including tourism, in Antarctica.
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Local Government Sector
This sector consists of units of local government that must comply with environmental requirements during their daily operations and while providing services to their residents.Lumber Sector
The lumber and wood products sector covers logging, sawing, planeing, milling and the manufacture of such products as: wood containers, veneer, plywood, particle board, oriented strand board, structural members, engineered wood and preserved/treated wood.
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Man-made Fiber Sector
The man-made fiber industry covers the manufacturing of cellulosic, noncellulosic, and polyester fibers. Since 1953, most man-made fibers are synthetic fibers.Marine Protection, Reserach and Sanctuaries Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA).Marine Protection, Reserach and Sanctuaries Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with marine protection laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Marine Protection, Research and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) - Civil Enforcement
(MPRSA) (Ocean Dumping Ban Act) -- Enforcement relating to dumping of all types of materials into the marine environment to protect human health, welfare and the amenities of that environment.Metals Sector
The fabricated metal products sector is comprised of facilities that generally perform two functions: forming metal shapes and performing metal finishing operations, including surface preparation.Minerals/Mining/Processing Sector
The metal mining sector includes facilities engaged primarily in exploring for metallic minerals, developing mines, and ore mining.Multi-media Enforcement - Civil Enforcement
(Clean Air Act Section 112(r)) -- Enforcement protecting the public from industrial chemical emergencies requiring identification of hazards, minimization of releases, and having risk management plans.
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NEIC - Center Activities
The Center is involved in research to solve problems raised in the implementation of EPA regulations.NEIC - Field Science
Field Science involves gathering information from a specific site for use in environmental investigations and enforcement activities.NEIC - Information Technology
The NEIC uses advanced information and computer technologies to assess, organize, and analyze information in order to prepare for investigations, settlements, negotiations, and trials.NEIC - Laboratory Science
At NEIC, laboratory science involving the use of highly sophisticated instrumentation by expert chemists are used in this testing in order to support the enforcement mission of EPA.NEPA - EPA Compliance
How EPA complies with NEPA for many of its own actions.National Compliance Data Base (NCDB)
NCDB tracks regional compliance and enforcement activity for the National Pesticides and Toxic Substances Compliance and Enforcement program from the time an inspector conducts an inspection until the inspector closes the case or settles any resulting enforcement action(s). NCDB is the national repository of data from the regional and headquarters FIFRA/TSCA Tracking Systems (FTTS).National Enforcement Investigations Center
Environmental forensic center accredited for environmental data measurement activities.National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC)
NEJAC is a federal advisory committee established to provide independent advice, consultation, and recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to environmental justice.National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires federal agencies to integrate environmental values into their decision making processes by considering the environmental impacts of their proposed actions and reasonable alternatives to those actions.National Program Managers (NPM) Guidance
The primary guidance document that sets forth national program priorities and activities for the Agency's environmental enforcement and compliance program and is the basis for the development of individual agreements between the national program and each regional office, identifying overall program directions, work plans, specific activities and expected results.Newsroom - Compliance and Enforcement
Compliance and Enforcement related news, press releases and press advisories from around the United States.Nonmetalic Mineral Mining and Quarrying Sector
The nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying sector includes mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels; and establishments engaged primarily in mining or quarrying, developing mines, or exploring for non-fuel, nonmetallic minerals.Training - National Enforcement Training Institute
Training for federal, state and tribal environmental enforcement agencies
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OECA Accomplishment Report
The enforcement and compliance assurance program Accomplishment Report documents compliance activity and achievements during the fiscal year.Oil Cleanup
EPA responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act include response (cleanup/containment/prevention action) and enforcement actions related to discharges and threatened discharges of oil or hazardous substances in the inland waters of the United States.Online Tracking Information System (OTIS)
The Online Tracking Information System (OTIS) is a collection of search engines which enables EPA staff, state/local/tribal governments and federal agencies to access a wide range of data relating to enforcement and compliance.
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PRP Search Manual
The "PRP Search Manual" provides guidance on how to search for PRPs that may be liable for cleanup at a Superfund site. The manual provides historical background on Superfund and its enforcement program, and describes the planning stages, baseline tasks and follow up tasks for conducting effective PRP searches.Paper Sector
The pulp and paper sector manufactures pulp (mostly from wood), and then use the pulp to manufacture a range of products including paper, paperboard, envelopes and corrugated containers.Permit Compliance System
Permit Compliance System (PCS) is a national computerized management information system that automates entry, updating and retrieval of National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) data tracks permit issuance, permit limits and monitoring data, and other data pertaining to facilities regulated under NPDES.Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting
How to register pesticide-producing establishment and its reporting requirementsPesticide Imports and Exports
Describes the requirements for importing and exporting pesticides and devices.Pesticide Inspections
Describes the different types of pesticide inspectionsPesticide Inspector Residential Training
The Pesticide Inspector Residential Training (PIRT) program trains federal, state, and tribal pesticide inspectors and field supervisors on how to conduct various types of pesticide inspections.Petroleum Sector
The petroleum sector covers the petroleum refining industry which includes the production of petroleum products through distillation and fraction of crude oil, redistillation of unfinished derivations, cracking or other processes.Pharmaceutical Sector
The pharmaceutical manufacturing sector consists of establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: 1. Manufacturing biological and medical products; 2. Processing botanical drugs and herbs; 3. Isolating active medical principles from botanical drugs and herbs;Power Generators Sector
The power generators sector includes all electric generating facilities powered by fossil fuels, including coal, petroleum, or gas as the power source.Printing Sector
The printing sector is a very diversified industry sector composed of firms who perform printing as well as firms who render services for the printing trade, such as platemaking and bookbinding.
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Quarrying Sector
The nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying sector includes mining and quarrying of nonmetallic minerals, except fuels; and establishments engaged primarily in mining or quarrying, developing mines, or exploring for non-fuel, nonmetallic minerals.
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RCRA Cleanups
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulates hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.Record Reviews - Compliance Monitoring
Review of records to determine compliance of a regulated entity.Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) - Civil Enforcement
Battery Act) -- Enforcement relating to the labeling, sale, handling, and disposal certain batteries along with products having removable batteries.Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with hazardous and solid waste laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Results Homepage
EPA's enforcement and compliance assurance program is focused on producing measurable results that further the Agency's mission of protecting human health and the environment.Rubber and Plastic Sectors
The plastics and rubber products manufacturing sector includes establishments that make goods by processing plastics materials and raw rubber.
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Safe Drinking Water Act - Civil Enforcement
(SDWA) [Public Health Service Act (PHSA)] -- Enforcement relating to potential drinking water sources to protect drinking water quality from above ground sources and from the groundwater.Safe Drinking Water Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).Safe Drinking Water Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with drinking water laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Sale of Pesticides over the Internet
Information for both consumers and pesticide manufactures on the sale and distribution of pesticides over the Internet.Section Seven Tracking System (SSTS)
SSTS is one of the major systems that supports the Pesticide Program at EPA. SSTS is the only automated system that EPA uses to track pesticide producing establishments and the amount of pesticides they produceSector - Compliance Assistance
Specific compliance issues for industry and government sectorsShipbuilding and Repair Sector
The shipbuilding and repair sector comprises establishments engaged in operating a shipyard. Activities include constructions of ships, their repair, conversion and alteration, the production of prefabricated ship and barge sections, and specialized services, such as ship scaling.Small Business Regulatory Fairness Act (SBRFA) - Civil Enforcement
State Homepage
States authorized to manage federal programs must have enforcement authorities that are at least as stringent as federal law.State and Tribal Grants Assistance - Multimedia
Overview of grant to states, tribes, inter-tribal consortia, territories and multi-jurisdictional organizations build capacity to comply with U.S environmental laws and regulations.State of Federal Facilities Reports
The State of Federal Facilities Reports gives an overview of compliance rates for Federal facilities and the various compliance and enforcement issues and problems facing Federal facilities.Statutory Compliance Assistance
Assistance tools for specific environmental statutes or regulationsStatutory Programs - Compliance Monitoring
Index of EPA compliance monitoring programs.Stone, Clay, Glass and Concreate Sector
The stone, clay, glass, and concrete products sector generates a broad array of products, primarily through physical modification of mined materials and includes establishments engaged in the manufacturing of flat glass and other glass products, cement, structural clay products, pottery, concrete and gypsum products, cut stone, abrasive and asbestos products, and other products.Superfund Cleanup
Superfund Enforcement program monitors compliance with settlements and orders, and if a party is out-of-compliance with an order or settlement, takes action to bring them into compliance.Superfund Enforcement Directory (SFED)
SFED identifies HQ and Regional EPA personnel, and their particular areas of expertise, who are involved in the site remediation enforcement process.Supplemental Environmental Projects
Overview of supplemental environmental projects (SEPs) and EPA's use in enforcement settlements.
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Textiles Sector
The Textiles sector consists of establishments engaged in spinning natural and manmade fibers into yarns and threadsToxic Substance Control Act - Civil Enforcement
Enforcement relating to the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use or disposal of chemicals that may present unreasonable risks to the public.Toxic Substance Control Act - Compliance Assistance
EPA's compliance assistance tools supporting the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).Toxic Substance Control Act - Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA works with its federal, state and tribal regulatory partners to assure compliance with toxic substance laws and regulations in order to protect human health and the environment.Training - National Enforcement Training Institute
Training for federal, state and tribal environmental enforcement agenciesTransportation Sector
The transportation sector includes air, ground (non-automobile), water transportation and transportation cleaning equipmentTribal
The Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Tribal Program supports EPA's broader mission of protecting human health and the environment on tribal lands.Tribal Strategy and Work
These documents describe the Strategy, the Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Tribal Program, the Guidance on the Enforcement Principles Outlined in the 1984 Indian Policy, the State and Tribal Criteria for Issuance of Inspector Credentials, and the State and Tribal Enforcement Grants Guidance.
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Underground Storage Tanks Cleanup
Cleanup enforcement activities in response to an underground storage tank release.
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Where You Live - Compliance and Enforcement
Compliance and Enforcement related contacts and websites related to your geographic area.Worker Protection Standard - Compliance Monitoring
Information on the requirements of the WPS and how EPA and its partners monitor compliance with the Standard.