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Air

NMFRC Plain Guide to the Regulations -- Air Emissions. The NMFRC plain language guide.

Final National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Plating and Polishing Operations (NMFRC Fact Sheet)

Applicability Determination Index. A web-based database that contains memoranda issued by EPA on applicability and compliance issues associated with air pollution regulations (e.g., Maximum Achievable Control Technology).

List of Clean Air Act Small Business Ombudsmen and Technical Assistance Directors—Includes names and telephone numbers.

Air Pollution State Resource Locator. Find state and regional air regulatory agencies and rules.

Climate Change State Resource Locator. Use this tool to locate state climate change resources. You will find links to state climate change main pages, state action plans, climate policies and more. We will be updating this tool as more resources become available.

Solid/Hazardous Waste

NMFRC Plain Language Guides to Regulations – Hazardous Waste Management. The NMFRC plain language guide.

EPA Finalizes Amendment to the F019 Hazardous Waste Listing.

EPA Regulatory Determinations—Recent and historical listing of over 100 metal-finishing-specific EPA determinations and over 2,000 RCRA determinations. The determinations can now be searched with a convenient keyword search engine.

RCRA/Hazardous Waste Resource Locator. The rules for managing hazardous waste can vary from state to state. Find your state's regulations, along with permit forms, guidance, contact information and other helpful resources.

Universal Waste Resource Locator. Some common items (batteries, pesticides, etc.) may be exempt from hazardous waste rules. Find out which items are designated as Universal Wastes in your state, link to state regulations, and local contacts at state agencies.

TSD & Recycling Facilities Locator. Use this on-line directory for locating hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal (TSD) and recycling facilities.

Electronic Waste Resource Locator. The electronics waste resource locator contains links to regulatory agencies and rules covering electronic waste topics.

Water/Wastewater

Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) - Metal Finishing facilities are subject to the SPCC rule if they have aboveground oil storage capacity greater than 1,320 U.S. gallons, or completely buried oil storage capacity greater than 42,000 U.S. gallons.

NMFRC Plain Language Guides to Regulations – Wastewater Discharges. The NMFRC plain language guide.

Stormwater Rules. A guide for metal finishers for meeting Phase II stormwater regulations.

Industrial Storm Water Resource Locator. Find stormwater permit forms and guidance documents for industrial facilities, and persons you can contact in your state agency for additional assistance.

Storm Water Training Resource Locator. Do you need to find information on Storm Water Training? Find storm water training resources available in your state with this tool.

Total Maximum Daily Load Resource Locator. Some streams and lakes are covered by Total Maximum Daily Load rules for sediment control. Find out about the TMDL program in your state, and determine whether your facility will be affected by TMDL rules.

Health and Safety

OSHA Hexavalent Chromium PEL is Finalized. Find out the details at the NMFRC Cr PEL page.

Occupational Safety & Health Resource Locator. Find out how health and safety laws are implemented in your state, link to the standards, and learn about available programs that assist with compliance.

Chemicals/Toxics

TRI Reporting. An explanation of the TRI responsibilities for the metal finisher.

Lead and TRI Reporting. A guidance document for determining the applicability of TRI reporting and links to reporting resources.

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards. Do these standards apply to your plating shop? Find out here.

REACH — Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemical substances is a European Community Regulation (EC 1907/2006) that became effective on June 1, 2007.  It replaces a number of fragmented European directives and regulations within a single system. 

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) Resource Locator. Use this tool to find state-specific TRI reporting requirements such as state rules, where to send your complete reports, how to obtain forms, and state and federal guidance resources.

Other

On-line Inspection Survival Course for Metal Finishers. An on-line course developed by NMFRC.

NMFRC Audit Policy Page. NMFRC has prepared a resource which examines EPA's Self-Audit Policy. It also details the relationship of Federal and state rules and links to additional information from around the Web.

Regulatory Updates. Regulatory updates compiled from HYPERLINK "http://www.ipc.org/" IPC's EHS Update, NASF Govt. Relations, and other sources.

Regulations—Full text and summaries of federal regulations.

EPA Region and State Pollution Prevention (P2) contacts.