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Resources and Guidance Documents for Compliance Monitoring

On this page:
  • General Compliance Monitoring Documents
  • Clean Air Act (CAA)
  • Clean Water Act (CWA)
  • Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)
  • Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
  • Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
  • Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
  • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

General Compliance Monitoring Documents

  • Digital Camera Guidance for EPA Civil Inspections and Investigations
  • National Policy on the Role of the Inspector in Providing Compliance Assistance During Inspections
  • Guidance for Issuing Federal EPA Inspector Credentials to Authorize Employees of State/Tribal Governments to Conduct Inspections on Behalf of EPA
  • Policy on the Use of Mobile Field Inspection Tools
  • Final Policy on Inspection Report Timeliness and Standardization
  • CBI Notice for Information Collected During EPA Inspections or Other Compliance Monitoring

Clean Air Act (CAA)

  • Stack Test Guidance
  • CAA Stationary Source Compliance Monitoring Strategy
  • Area Source Rule Implementation Guidance
  • CAA Section 112 (r) On-site Compliance Inspections Guidance
  • Implementation Tool for the Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
  • Inspection Tool for the Miscellaneous Organic Chemical Manufacturing NESHAP

Woo​d Heaters

  • EPA Certified Wood Heaters Database

Clean Water Act (CWA)

  • National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Compliance Inspection Manual
  • Industrial User Inspection and Sampling Manual for Publicly Owned Treatment Works 
  • CWA NPDES Compliance Monitoring Strategy
  • Fact Sheet: Livestock and Poultry Operation Inspections
  • Discharge Monitoring Report - Quality Assurance (DMR-QA)

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)

  • FIFRA Compliance Monitoring Strategy
  • Guidance for Inspecting Alleged Cases of Pesticide-Related Bee Incidents
  • A Summary of Analytical Methods Used for the Analyses of Pesticide Residues in Bees and Hive Matrices
  • EPA Form 3540-1 - Notice of Arrival (NOA) Form
  • FIFRA Inspection Manual
  • The Sale of Pesticides over the Internet
  • Biosecurity Procedures for Visits to Livestock and Poultry Facilities
  • Funding Development and Administration of Tribal Pesticide Field Program and Enforcement Cooperative Agreements

Importing and Exporting Pesticides and Devices

  • Multilingual Labeling
  • Documents with Questions and Answers on FIFRA Pesticides Export Policy

Pesticide Establishment Registration and Reporting

  • EPA Form 3540-8 - Application for Registration of Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishment
  • EPA Form 3540-16 - Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing and Device-Producing Establishments
  • National List of Active EPA-Registered Foreign and Domestic Pesticide and/or Device-Producing Establishments

Worker Protection Standard (WPS) Program

  • WPS Inspection Manual
  • WPS Accomplishment Report
  • WPS Violations Report

Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)

  • Guidelines for Study Rejection Based on GLP Considerations
  • EPA GLP Inspections List 
  • Good Laboratory Practice Inspection Manual (pdf) (10.06 MB, September 1993, ECDIC-1998-45)

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)

  • RCRA Subtitle C Program Compliance Monitoring Strategy
  • RCRA Orientation Manual

Hazardous Waste

  • Managing Your Hazardous Waste: A Guide for Small Businesses
  • Hazardous Waste Generator Regulations: A User-Friendly Reference Document
  • Inspection Checklist Tool for Facilities Generating and Recycling Hazardous Secondary Materials
  • Information for Exporters of RCRA Hazardous Waste
  • Information for Importers and Receiving Facilities of RCRA Hazardous Waste

RCRA Guidance

  • Guidance for RCRA Core Large Quantity Generator Pilot Project
  • Introduction to the Land Disposal Restrictions, September 2005
  • Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR): A Best Practices Guide
  • Closed Containers Guide
  • Criteria and Process for Denial of Requests to Import Waste to a U.S. Facility
  • RCRA Online

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)

  • Fact Sheet: What to Expect During a Public Water System Inspection
  • Providing Safe Drinking Water in America: National Public Water Systems Report

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

  • Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New and Existing Chemicals Inspection Manual (pdf) (1.9 MB)
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) Inspection Manual
  • Compliance Guide for the Chemical Import Requirements of TSCA
  • Inspection Manual for the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule
  • TSCA Compliance Monitoring Strategy

Compliance

  • Addressing Noncompliance
    • How We Monitor Compliance
    • Compliance Monitoring Programs
      • CAA
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      • TSCA
    • Audit Policy
    • Compliance Monitoring Resources and Guidance Documents
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    • Compliance Assistance Resources and Guidance Documents
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    • National Enforcement Training Institute (NETI)
  • Engaging State and Tribal Partners
    • State Review Framework
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  • Advancing EPA's National Planning and Results
    • Compliance Learning Agenda
  • Compliance Assurance Data Tools
    • NPDES Electronic Reporting
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Last updated on September 30, 2024
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