Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs)
This page provides answers to frequently asked questions about the
various topics on the Compliance and Enforcement site. When reviewing
the FAQs simply choose the topic area that best addresses your issue
or concern.
Newsletters
& Listservs
For current news related to compliance and enforcement activities
on specific topics, please try our Newsletters & Listservs. For
breaking and up to the minute news, please visit our compliance and
enforcement Newsroom.
Compliance
and Enforcement Reports
EPA's enforcement and compliance assurance program is focused on producing
measurable results to protect public health and the environment. Available
reports include OECA Accomplishments, Measures of Success, Federal
Facility Accomplishments, and National Public Water System Compliance
Reports.
Publications
This provides access to Enforcement and Compliance publications.
Report a Violation - Tip or Complaint
EPA is very interested in your environmental tip or complaint. Please
provide us any information you may have about alleged violations.
Hotlines
For assistance with your questions about general environmental issues
try the EPA Hotlines.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request
This provides the public an opportunity to submit a FOIA request
to the EPA FOIA Office. For a faster response in obtaining policy
and guidance documents, please contact the Enforcement & Compliance
Docket and Information Center (ECDIC)
Terms
of Environment
Provides a glossary of the most common environmental terminology you
will find throughout the site.
Legal
Resources
Data
Systems and Models
Policy &
Guidance
Policy and Guidance provides public access to regulatory
information supporting the Agency's
enforcement and compliance activities. You will find a
collection of policy and guidance documents, related enforcement
and compliance assistance publications, along with access
to federal register notices, proposed and final rules.
Data
Systems
This topic identifies those systems used to manage and
access facility performance under various enforcement
and compliance programs.
Consent
Decrees and Settlement Agreements
Consent Decrees provide access to orders by a judge, to
which all parties involved have voluntarily agreed, as
a way to address the environmental issue in dispute.
Data
Models
This topic provides models for calculating performance,
cost and cost savings associated with various compliance
and enforcement programs.
Cases
and Settlements
Cases and Settlements provided links to some of the more
significant cases and settlements involving the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency from 1998 to the present time.
Geographical Information
System (GIS) "Where You Live" - GIS applications
provide the ability to select a geographic area and
view available facility data representing facilities
within that area.
Legal Decisions
Legal Decisions provides access to the Regional Judicial
Officer Decisions, Administrative Law Judge Decisions
and Environmental Appeals Board decisions.
Regulations/Statutes
Regulations/Statutes provides access to major statutes
or laws that form the legal basis for the programs
of the EPA, federal regulations codified in the Code
of Federal Regulations, and the official record of
all U.S. laws.
Some of the documents provided by EPA are Adobe Acrobat PDF
(Portable Document Format) Files. They can be viewed, and printed, with the
use of an Adobe Acrobat Reader.