EPA Plain Writing Initiative
Sample Documents
Below you will find proposed and final rules that EPA produced in plain writing . You will also find guidance documents and other agency publications in plain writing.
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Proposed Rules
NESHAP: Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast
Available in HTML ◊ PDF (121kb, 20pp)
New Source Performance Standards for New Small Municipal Waste Combustion Units
Available in HTML ◊ PDF (453kb, 33pp)
EPCRA Programs; Amendments to Hazardous Chemical Reporting Thresholds, Streamlining Requirements
Available in HTML ◊ PDF (311kb, 50pp)
Requirements for Owners and Operators of Class V Injection Wells
Available in HTML ◊ Excerpted PDF (70kb, 2pp)
Final Rules
Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR-Media)
Available in HTML ◊ PDF (510kb, 75pp)
Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Responses to Hazardous Substances Releases
Available in HTML ◊ PDF (216kb, 14pp)
Other Documents
Fact sheet: EPA's Final Certification Decision for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
Available in PDF (40kb, 2pp)
Guidance document: NESHAP Off-Site Waste and Recovery Operations (OSWRO)
Available in PDF (37kb, 2pp)
Test Method: Air Quality
Available in PDF (56kb, 2pp)
Brochure: A Vital Tool to Protect Public Health and the Environment
Available in HTML