Small Business Questions and Answers
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Do I need an Environmental Permit for my business?
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How do I register a pesticide?
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Where can I find TRI data?
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How can I report an environmental emergency?
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How can I submit a comment on proposed environmental regulations?
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Where can I get information on loans, grants, and financial assistance for starting a new business?
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Is it ok for me to link to the EPA Web site from my Web site?
Do I need an Environmental
Permit for my business?
Permits for business are usually administered at the state or local
community level. Contact your State
Environmental Agency for assistance with this matter.
How do I register a pesticide?
EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs has prepared a Pesticide
Registation Kit. You can access this Kit and other pesticide registration
information on the web at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/registering/
Where can I find TRI data?
Visit EPA's Toxics Release Inventory webpage at: http://www.epa.gov/tri/.
The EPCRA Hotline answers TRI related questions. The EPCRA Hotline toll
free number is (800) 424-9346. For callers in the DC area, please call
(703) 412-9810. Also, the TDD is (800) 553-7672.
How can I report an environmental emergency?
Environmental emergencies such as oil and chemical spills should be
reported immediately to the National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802.
For more information on environmental emergencies, visit EPA's Concerned
Citizens' Environmental
Emergencies page.
How can I submit a comment on proposed environmental
regulations?
Comments on proposed rules should be submitted to the EPA docket for
the regulatory area that oversees the rule. Many dockets accept comments
via e-mail. Consult our list
of EPA dockets for the address, telephone number and e-mail address
for the docket you may wish to contact.
Where can I get information on loans, grants,
financial and paperwork assistance, and startup advice for starting
a new business?
You can access this information on the U.S. Small Business Administration
Web site at: http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/localresources/index.html
Is it ok for me to link to the EPA Web site
from my Web site?
EPA is happy to have anyone link to our site from personal or organizational
Web sites, as long as EPA endorsement or approval is not implied. For
the same reason, we do not provide links from our site back to yours.