Compliance Assistance Information
EPA has established national compliance assistance centers, in partnership with industry, academic institutions, and other federal and state agencies, that provide on line and fax back assistance services in sectors heavily populated with small businesses:
Sector Notebooks
Information on compliance history, federal requirements, pollutants generated and pollution prevention techniques have been developed for 28 industry sectors.
Air Transportation
Organic Chemical
Dry Cleaning
Petroleum Refining
Electronics and Computer
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Fabricated Metal Products
Plastic Resin and Man-Made Fiber
Federal Facilities
Printing
Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
Pulp and Paper
Ground Transportation
Rubber and Plastic
Inorganic Chemical
Shipbuilding and Repair
Iron and Steel
Stone, Clay, Glass and Concrete
Lumber and Wood Products
Textile
Metal Casting
Transportation Equipment Cleaning
Metal Mining
Water Transportation
Motor Vehicle Assembly
Wood Furniture and Fixtures
Nonferrous Metals
Non-Fuel, Non-Metal Mining
Hotlines
EPA sponsors approximately 89 hotlines and clearinghouses that provide a free and convenient avenues to obtain assistance with environmental requirements. The Small Business Ombudsman Hotline can provide you with a list of all the hot lines and assist you with determining which hotline will best meet your needs. Key hotlines that may be of interest to you include:
Small Business Ombudsman - (800) 368-5888
RCRA/UST/CERCLA Hotline - (800) 424-9346
Toxic Substances and Asbestos Information - (202) 554-1404
Safe Drinking Water - (800) 426-4791
Stratospheric Ozone/CFC Information - (800) 296-1996
Clean Air Technical Center - (919) 541-0800
Wetlands Hotline - (800) 832-7828
Other Compliance Assistance Tools
OECA has also developed a wide variety of other compliance assistance tools, including:
- plain language compliance guides
- training modules
- compliance checklists
- videos
- resource guides