Automotive Repair and Auto Body Assistance Program
EPA New England is currently seeking partnerships to provide outreach on a new set of Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements impacting autobody shops. We are eager to work with auto body shops, trade associations, vocational technical schools, paint vendors and other suppliers as well as states, municipalities, and community groups and others to provide information to any sources impacted by these new regulations. Please contact us to express your interest in organizing a workshop in your area. We can come to your events and provide materials and information as well as certification for spray technicians who receive classroom training on the requirements of the new CAA rule.
For more information, contact:
Roy Crystal (Crystal.Roy@epa.gov) 617-918-1745 |
Mary Dever (Dever.Mary@epa.gov) 617-918-1717 |
AUTO BODY SHOPS - IMPORTANT COMPLIANCE REMINDER
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Tools to Help you Achieve Early Compliance with New CAA Requirements
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Featured Tools
Design for the Environment (DfE)
- DfE: Best Shop Practices
- DfE: Self Evaluation Checklist (PDF) (18 pp., 183 KB, about PDF)
- DfE: Emission Reduction Calculator (Excel, 200 KB)
- DfE: Waterborne Technologies (PDF) (4 pp., 285 KB, about PDF)
Environmental Results Program (ERP) -- an innovative approach to improving compliance
With an ERP program, regulatory agencies educate facilities about their environmental impacts and obligations, and facilities certify as to their compliance. Facilities are then tracked over time to evaluate their performance. ERP programs are designed to give businesses the information and flexibility they need while improving accountability to the public for environmental performance.
A number of New England states are implementing ERP for their auto repair and auto body facilities.
Office of Innovation and Assistance, Environmental Results Program (ERP) for Auto Body Industry, Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
Voluntary program targeting auto body shops and combined auto body/auto repair shops in the southern Maine region to administer targeted assistance, implement a self-certification program, and measure the compliance results.Rhode Island Auto Body Certification Program, Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM)
Voluntary, self-certification program allows participating facilities to demonstrate compliance with environmental and occupational health regulations through a program administered by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH).
EPA contacts for additional information about ERP:
In New England:
Beth Termini (termini.beth@epa.gov), (617) 918-1662At EPA HQ, Office of Environmental Policy & Innovation:
Scott Bowles (scott.bowles@epa.gov), (202) 566-2208