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New Applicability Determination Index Summary Posted Covering Paint/Solvent Topics2023-05-26

EPA issues over 100 letters or memoranda per year on Clean Air Act (CAA) applicability or monitoring issues under the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS, 40 CFR 60) and the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP, 40 CFR 61 and 63) programs. These written responses are broadly termed "applicability determinations." The ADI also contains "regulatory interpretations" which are written responses that apply to the broad range of NSPS and NESHAP regulatory requirements as they pertain to a whole source category; and applicability determinations issued pursuant to the chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) regulations, cited in 40 CFR 82. [ full text ]

PCRC Adds New Compliance Assistance Feature for Auto Body Shops2023-05-10

The new resource covers air, waste, and wastewater regulations, including both federal and state rules. [ full text ]

EPA Proposes Ban on All Consumer, Most Industrial and Commercial Uses of Methylene Chloride2023-04-20

The proposal would protect people from these risks while allowing for some uses to continue only where strict workplace controls could be implemented to minimize exposures to workers. [ full text ]

Treatment, Storage and Disposal (TDS) Facility Locator Launched by NCMS.2023-03-13

The new tool contains data that were extracted from an EPA database. There are 125 facilities in the database. Additionally, the websites for each of these facilities were located and are now displayed in the search results (allows users to quickly contact a TDS facility). Users can search by state, EPA Region, waste code and facility name. [ full text ]

Identifying Greener Paints and Coatings2023-02-23

There are many types of architectural paints and coatings on the market and this US EPA webpage provides some resources to help you choose a safer and greener option. [ full text ]

Identifying Greener Paints and Coatings2023-02-16

There are many types of architectural paints and coatings on the market and this webpage provides some resources to help you choose a safer and greener option. [ full text ]


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