RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

Whom to Contact

Marie Martinko
Technical Director, Environment Health
(202) 974-5330

Federal

• EPA Compliance Assistance - EPA's main page for resources
• EPA Audit Policy
• EPA Audit Protocols - assist in evaluating compliance with environmental regulations
• EPA Compliance Assistance by Statute
• EPA Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) (hotline: 1-800-368-5888) - Web site includes documents such as:
  • Environmental Assistance Services For Small Businesses: A Resource Guide (PDF file)
  • The Small Business Source Book on Environmental Auditing (PDF file)
  • A Resource Directory of Small Business Environmental Assistance Providers (PDF file)
• EPA Compliance Assistance Centers for the Chemical Industry, Metal Finishing and Paints and Coatings ; Compliance Assistance Platform
• EPA Regional Compliance Assistance Coordinators
• National Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse - includes Rubber/Plastics/Fibers, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313 Reporting Guidance for Rubber and Plastics Manufacturing
• EPA Compliance Assistance Training
• Small Business Environmental Home Page- Maintained by an office of the Concurrent Technologies Corporation and funded under a cooperative agreement with the EPA Small Business Division/Small Business Ombudsman's Office
• EPA's Small Business Gateway - General information, contacts, assistance and technical help, regulations and laws, and ways to save money

State

• State Environmental Agencies, Pollution Prevention (P2) and Compliance Assistance, and Small Business Assistance Programs

Additional

• U.S. Small Business Administration

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