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
Wood Heaters
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
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
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
Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
- Guidelines for Study Rejection Based on GLP Considerations
- EPA GLP Inspections List
- Good Laboratory Practice Inspection Manual (pdf)
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
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)
- 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