The Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC) is operated by EPA's Monitoring and Quality Assurance Group (MQAG). AMTIC Contains information and files on ambient air quality monitoring programs, details on monitoring methods, relevant documents and articles, information on air quality trends and nonattainment areas, and federal regulations related to ambient air quality monitoring.

Provides public information on handling, abatement and management of asbestos. The hours of operation are 7:30 am to 3:30 pm.

The CTC provides technical support and assistance to state and local agencies and others in evaluating air pollution problems and pollution prevention and control technology applications at stationary air pollution sources. Specifically, hotline assistance provides quick access and consultation with appropriate EPA staff on air pollution technology questions. It also provides information on EPA's RACT/BACT/ LAER Clearinghouse (RBLC), Federal Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP), and International Technical Information Center for Global Greenhouse Gases.

Funded by the EPA, CHIEF will answers questions left in their voice mail message center and via email. Their purpose is to provide a means of exchanging information regarding air pollutant emissions between state and local pollution control agencies, private citizens, universities, contractors, and foreign governments. It addresses criteria pollutants and toxic pollutants from both stationary and area sources. The Clearinghouse offers several electronic air emission estimation tools, including the Factor Information Retrieval (FIRE) database, TANKS database, and Air CHIEF CD-ROM. The hours of operation are 8 am to 4 pm.

Funded by the EPA, EMC provides a variety of technical emissions testing information. EMC also includes connections to technical material through an automatic facsimile link and with technical staff during working hours. EMC responds to email or phone inquiries.

The purpose of the hotline is to aid people striving to protect endangered species from harm that may result from the use of some pesticides. Available through the information line are bulletins describing locations where pesticides may not be used due to endangered species concerns. Questions or publication requests other than bulletins should be directed to the email address shown above. Questions about endangered species that are not related to pesticide issues should be directed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at http://www.fws.gov/endangered/questions.html. The hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm ET.

The EERE Information Center answers questions on EERE's products, services, and 11 technology programs, refers callers to the most appropriate EERE resources, and refers qualified callers to the appropriate expert networks.

ENERGY STAR is voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products, in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. ENERGY STAR has expanded to cover new homes, most of the buildings sector, residential heating and cooling equipment, major appliances, office equipment, lighting, consumer electronics, and more product areas. Call to receive helpful information regarding your household products.

The purpose of the EFIN is to provide information on financing alternatives for state and local environmental programs and small businesses. To accomplish this goal of information exchange, the EFIN Center maintains an online database containing abstracts of publications, case studies, and contacts, it also operates an infoline and distributes EPA documents on the topic of environmental financing published by the Environmental Finance Program, the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) and the Environmental Finance Centers (EFCs). The EFIN center also manages the program's website.

EPA Enforcement Economic Models helpline offered by OECA provides information and assistance with enforcement financial computer models that calculate an individual's, municipality's or corporation's financial ability to pay environmental penalties. This service is primarily targeted at local state, and federal agency employees. This service is staffed by a agency contractor.

Provides easy access to research funding opportunities-grants and fellowships as well as past and present research projects and programs.

IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from exposure to various substances found in the environment. The hotline can assist you in using IRIS and understanding the methods used by the EPA for deriving values and the limitations of use.

Provides information on fuels.

The National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse is your guide to compliance information on the Internet. It provides quick access to compliance tools, contacts, and planned activities from across EPA as well as other compliance assistance providers.

The Environmental Health Center (EHC) of the National Safety Council manages the National Lead Information Center (NLIC) under a cooperative agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency. The Hotline distributes a basic information packet on lead that includes the EPA brochure "Lead Poisoning and Your Children," three fact sheets, and a list of state and local contacts for additional information.

This hotline offers science-based information about a wide variety of pesticide-related subjects and serves as a source of factual chemical, health, and environmental information about more than 600 pesticide active ingredients incorporated into over 50,000 different products registered for use in the United States since 1947.

Provides answers to questions regarding radon.

Use to report spills.

The National Service Center for Environmental Publications maintains and distributes EPA publications in hardcopy, CD ROM and other multimedia formats. The publication inventory includes over 7,000 titles, NSCEP also develops and distributes the annual EPA National Publications Catalog.

Managed by West Virginia University, the National Small Flows Clearinghouse provides information and technical assistance to help small communities and homeowners reach practical, affordable solutions to their waste water treatment problems.

OWRC is a contractor-operated facility providing document delivery, information/ referral, and reference services to public users and EPA staff interested in Office of Water Program information. The Center catalogs and distributes documents published by three of the Office of Water's Program Offices: Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Office of Science and Technology and Office of Wastewater Management.

Offers consultation on ozone protection regulations and requirements under Title VI of the Clean Air Act of 1990.

Dedicated to reducing or eliminating industrial pollutants through technology transfer.

The RBLC provides information on the application of pollution prevention and control technologies to stationary air pollution sources through the OAQPS Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Bulletin Board System (BBS). The RBLC offers an on-line database with menu based searching, downloading of user-selected information, complete data viewing capabilities, context sensitive help functions, and data entry capabilities. It also offers a brochure, an informational flyer, the RBLC User's Manual (EPA- 456/B-98-002), and annual reports documenting additions and changes to the system.

Provides information about EPA's drinking water regulations and other related drinking water and ground water topics to the regulated community, State and local officials.

The EPA maintains two data management systems containing water quality information: the Legacy Data Center (LDC) and STORET. STORET contains data collected beginning in 1999, along with older data that has been properly documents and migrated from the LDC. Both systems contain raw biological, chemical and physical data on surface and ground water collected by federal, state and local agencies, Indian Tribes, volunteer groups, academics, and other. All 50 States, territories, and jurisdictions of the US, along with portions of Canada and Mexico are represented in these systems.

The Stratospheric Ozone Layer Protection Hotline offers consultation on ozone protection regulations and requirements under Title VI of the Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA) of 1990. Title VI covers the following key aspects of the production, use, and safe disposal of ozone-depleting chemicals: 1) production phaseout and controls; 2) servicing of motor vehicle air conditioners; 3) recycling and emission reduction; 4) technician and equipment certification; 5) approval of alternatives; 6) a ban of nonessential uses; 7) product labeling; and 8) federal procurement. The hotline also sends out publications: Title VI of CAAA and all published rules, Federal Register notices, science and policy reports, and fact sheets.

The Superfund Docket maintains the rulemaking materials from the Superfund and Oil Spill Programs for the Office of Emergency and Remedial Response (OERR) within the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER). The Docket fulfills the requirement for public participation under CERCLA by serving as the EPA public access point for Superfund rulemaking material, which is contained in individual "dockets."

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) is a source of information concerning waste management activities and toxic chemicals that are being used, manufactured, treated, transported, or released into the environment. Two statutes, Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA) and section 6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA), mandate that a publicly accessible toxic chemical database be developed and maintained by US EPA.

The TAIS provides technical assistance and information about programs implemented under TSCA, the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Act (ASHAA), the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), the Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization Act (ASHARA), the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act (Title X of TSCA), and EPA's 33/50 program.

Provides free technical assistance to help you develop, implement, and measure your waste reduction activities. The hours of operation are 8 am to 5 pm ET.

Answers requests for information about wetlands regulation, legislation and policy pursuant to Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, wetlands values and functions, and wetlands agricultural issues.

Provides generators of used oil filters with a summary of the state's filter management etc. The hours of operation are 9 am to 6 pm ET.