EPA

On June 27, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice and request for comments on its draft Guidance for States Applying for No-Discharge Zones. A no-discharge zone (NDZ) is a water body where the discharge of both…

On June 9, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a federal agency is prohibited…

On June 2, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided notice that the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council (NEJAC) will host a virtual meeting to finalize advice and recommendations on EPA’s investments to address…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel. This…

On May 6, 2022, EPA published proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The proposed rule is a one-time reporting obligation for certain manufacturers and processors of…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022.  The meeting will be held using the Microsoft…

By Astrika Adams, Assistant Chief Counsel On March 18, Office of Advocacy staff visited the Maury Service Authority, a public water system serving Lexington, Virginia and Rockbridge County, Virginia. Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains,…

EPA is now recruiting small entity representatives for a possible SBREFA panel on a rulemaking to amend the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions to further address lead in drinking water, including modifying requirements for lead service line…

On April 12, 2022, EPA published a proposed rule to ban ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos based on its unreasonable risk determination under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). In the 2020 final risk evaluation, EPA determined that…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel.…