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Incentives for voluntary discovery, prompt disclosure, and prompt correction of violations to the EPA. Full text of US EPA Administrative Law Judge decisions and orders as well as formal opinions ordered by the Environmental Appeals Board. Self-audit policy requirements.
Audit: Compliance Checklist and Guide [18730] 
Protocols and checklists for conducting environmental compliance audits
Protocols and checklists for conducting environmental compliance audits
Decisions & Orders from EPA's Administrative Law Judges [18442]
Decisions and orders dating back to 10/1996
Decisions and orders dating back to 10/1996
EAB Formal Opinions [10016]
Formal opinions issued by the Environmental Appeals Board since 1992 - slip opinions since 7/1998
Formal opinions issued by the Environmental Appeals Board since 1992 - slip opinions since 7/1998
Environmental Compliance Manual ![[pdf]](graphics/file_pdf.gif)
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A compliance assessment manual for use by US Air Force facilities overseas
[31828] A compliance assessment manual for use by US Air Force facilities overseas
EPA Compliance Monitoring and Inspection Manuals [18445]
This section contains Agency protocols on conducting civil inspections and/or investigations
This section contains Agency protocols on conducting civil inspections and/or investigations
EPA Civil Enforcement Cases and Settlements [10499]
Entered into by the US EPA from 1998 to the present
Entered into by the US EPA from 1998 to the present
EPA Environmental Appeals Boards [13458]
Final Agency decisionmaker on administrative appeals under all major EPA environmental statutes
Final Agency decisionmaker on administrative appeals under all major EPA environmental statutes
EPA Office of Administrative Law Judges [18443]
Most enforcement actions initiated by the EPA are for the assessment of civil penalties
Most enforcement actions initiated by the EPA are for the assessment of civil penalties
EPA Relationships with States [14152]
How EPA and States establish their enforcement and compliance assurance relationship
How EPA and States establish their enforcement and compliance assurance relationship
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Compliance Inspection Manual [18446]
Provides EPA inspectors with a method for conducting inspections
Provides EPA inspectors with a method for conducting inspections
NEPA: National Environmental Policy Act Checklist [18916]
Environmental Assessment Checklist to ascertain proposed projects are in compliance with US environmental reg
Environmental Assessment Checklist to ascertain proposed projects are in compliance with US environmental reg
RCRA Self-Assessment Tools [26519]
Checklists and audit protocols to help organizations determine their compliance with RCRA.
Checklists and audit protocols to help organizations determine their compliance with RCRA.
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Hazardous Wastes
