Environmental Compliance Resources
For Small Businesses
- EPA Small Business Gateway
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency gateway to environmental information and contacts for small businesses. - EPA Small Business Ombudsman
The Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) serves as an effective conduit for small businesses to access EPA and facilitates communications between the small business community and the Agency. This Web site provides documents, guidance, and explanations of environmental regulations provided by the SBO. - Environment Compliance FAQs for Small Businesses
Answers to frequently asked questions about complying with environmental regulations enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. - Regulatory Flexibility Act / Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (RFA/SBREFA)
Provides information about the Regulatory Flexibility Act / Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Act. - Small Business Compliance and Enforcement
Information on Small Business Compliance with the Environmental Statutes and the Compliance Incentives - Small Business Environmental Home Page
Helps small businesses access environmental compliance and pollution prevention information.
General Reference
- Environmental Compliance Assistance Guide
EPA's compliance assistance web portal includes resources, tools and guides to help businesses comply with environmental regulations. - Environmental Compliance Information Resources
Guide to reference and legal resources, data models and reports, and compliance contacts. - State-by-State Resource Locator
Directory of state contacts to help industry comply with environmental regulations. - EPA Environmental Test Methods and Guidelines
Provides links to information about environmental test methods and guidelines. - Regulatory Information by Business Sector
Provides information to specific business sectors on the environmental statutes and regulations that affect businesses within their field. - Regulatory Information by Environmental Topic
Provides information on environmental regulations as they relate to individual environmental topics.
Compliance Monitoring and Enforcement
- Environmental Compliance Enforcement Guide for Business
Provides a set of compliance resources, enforcement tools and incentives to help businesses comply with environmental regulations. - ECHO Database : Enforcement and Compliance History Online
Provides summary and detailed information about an entity's compliance and enforcement status and history. - Environmental Compliance Monitoring
Overview of EPA's compliance monitoring methods and programs. - Compliance Monitoring FAQs
Answers to frequently asked questions about EPA's compliance monitoring under the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, FIFRA, and the Toxic Substance Control Act. - Environmental Compliance Incentives and Auditing
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. - Audit Policy Self : Disclosure and Regional Contacts
Provides information about audit policy self-disclosures.
Industry and Sector Information
- Compliance Assistance Centers
Sponsored by the EPA, these centers provide comprehensive, easy to understand environmental compliance information, tools and best practices advice targeted specifically to industry sectors. - Environmental Compliance : Industry Sector Guides
Directory of compliance assistance resources covering specific industry sectors. - Chemical Information Collection and Data Development (Testing)
Information on regulations that require manufacturers and processors of existing chemicals to test their chemicals for health and environmental effects. - Dry Cleaning : FAQs
This fact sheet delineates the partnership between the dry cleaning industry and EPA, and gives basic facts about the environmental impact of the chemicals involved in the process, as well as information about chemical alternatives. - Plain Language Guide to Regulations for Paints and Coatings
Provides clear guidance on how to comply with environmental regulations.
State and Local Info
- State Environmental Agencies
Find info on state environmental regulations - EPA Regional Offices
Info about EPA laws applied in your state
Federal Contacts
Got a Question? Talk to a Real Person
- Angela T. Suber
Acting Director, Small Business Ombudsman Team
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Phone: 202-566-2848
TTY/TTD: 202-272-0165
Email: suber.angela@epa.gov