Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP)
- Announcements
- Status of Rules with Potential Small Business Interests
- Rulemakings with a Current or Potential SBAR PANEL
- Past Rulemakings with a SBAR Panel
- OAQPS SBAP's Regional "Air" Small Business Liaisons
Announcements |
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| Sign up for OAQPS SBAP Email ListServ. To subscribe, send an email to: join-oaqps_small_business_outreach@lists.epa.gov |
The OAQPS SBAP is a central resource for States, EPA Regions, and small businesses to obtain information, tools, and training about OAQPS regulatory actions that impact small businesses. The Program provides “good governance” services that go above and beyond the statutory requirements set forth in the Clean Air Act (§507). Key components of the Program include:
- Building strong working relationships with small business partners.
- Fostering national coordinating efforts and information sharing on air regulatory actions.
- Building an infrastructure to support OAQPS’s SBAP.
- Developing outreach products and training and providing technical assistance to support small businesses with rule compliance.
- Coordinating efforts with internal and external small business stakeholders through quarterly calls with regional liaisons and small business stakeholders during and after a rulemaking process.
To learn more about and to locate your EPA regional support, go to OAQPS SBAP Regional Air Small Business Liaisons (RASBLs).
Status of Rules with Potential Small Business Interests
*All dates are subject to change
Type of Action | Action / Rulemaking | Action Date | Rule History |
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Interim final rule; request for comment | Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units: Temporary-Use Incinerators and Air Curtain Incinerators Used in Disaster Recovery | Comments are due by October 10, 2025 | Rule history |
Interim final rule; notification of public hearing and extension of public comment period; technical correction | Technical Correction: Extension of Deadlines: Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review Interim Final Rule; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities; National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens: Pushing, Quenching, and Battery Stacks, and Coke Oven Batteries | Effective: August 22, 2025 | Multiple actions |
Rulemakings with a Current or Potential SBAR PANEL
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Past Rulemakings with a SBAR Panel (within the last 2 years)
Rulemaking | Panel Convening Date | Panel Completion Date |
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*See a full list and more information about EPA’s SBAR panels.
OAQPS SBAP's Regional "Air" Small Business Liaisons
EPA has ten regional offices that focus on working with tribes, states and territories within their jurisdictions to implement the Agency’s programs. Each regional office has a liaison to the OAQPS SBAP. The RASBL strengthens EPA’s work by staying informed of national and regional initiatives and sharing that information within EPA and with partner organizations.
Each RASBL works to ensure small business needs are represented in the Agency and provides small businesses with straightforward and easy-to-access information.
For regional support, please contact the liaison for your state.
OAQPS Small Business Assistance ProgramRegional “Air” Small Business Liaisons Contact Information | |||||
U.S. EPA REGION | LIAISON | ||||
| REGION 1: (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) | Meredith Seibold | seibold.meredith@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 2: (NJ, NY, PR, VI) | Linda Longo | Longo.linda@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 3: (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV) | Vacant | Vacant | |||
| REGION 4: (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) | Seneca Anderson | Anderson.Seneca@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 5: (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) | Robert Berkowitz* | berkowitz.robert@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 6: (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) | Tongee Flemming | flemming.tongee@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 7: (IA, KS, MO, NE) | Keith Johnson | johnson.keith@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 8: (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) | Vacant | Vacant | |||
| REGION 9: (AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU) | Jeffrey (Jeff) Buss | Buss.Jeffrey@epa.gov | |||
| REGION 10: (AK, ID, OR, WA) | Carl Brown | Brown.Carl@epa.gov | |||
*Regional liaisons who provide small business support on a broader scale for EPA as multi-media (i.e., air, water, and land) liaisons under EPA’s Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization.