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EPA Requirements for Projects Supported by the Recovery Act
Tools to Help Federal Agencies Comply with Environmental Requirements
Compliance Assistance - Find assistance tools for specific statutes or regulations and compliance information for specific industry and government sectors
FedCenter.gov – Find federal government resources and information pertaining to multiple program areas such as clean-up, transportation, NEPA, pollution prevention, and energy
In addition to meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), projects supported by the Recovery Act must also comply with environmental requirements that are administered and/or overseen by EPA, including:
- transportation and general conformity,
- CERCLA/SARA concurrences for National Priority List (NPL)-listed federal facilities,
- Clean Water Act Section 404 permits and 402 permits, and
- concurrence for actions subject to Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1424(e).
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) – Policies and guidance to ensure EPA actions comply with NEPA as well as resources for reviewers of NEPA documents.
General Conformity – Resources to ensure that the actions taken by federal agencies in nonattainment and maintenance areas meet national standards for air quality.
Transportation Conformity – Resources to ensure that federal funding and approval are given to highway and transit projects that are consistent with the air quality goals established by a state air quality implementation plan (SIP).
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) – Technical and regulatory information regarding point sources that discharge pollutants into waters of the United States through the NPDES permit program.
Clean Water Act, Section 404 – Guidance for complying with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act which regulates the discharge of dredged or fill material into the waters of the U.S., including wetlands.
Safe Drinking Water Act, Section 1424(e) – Information and guidance pertaining to sole source aquifer protection.
Superfund - CERCLA, National Contingency Plan, policies and guidance related to response actions taken under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 and the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act of 2002).