Region 7 Guidance Documents
This page displays a list of all guidance documents
Guidance DocumentsAgency statements of general applicability, intended to have future effects on the behavior of regulated parties, that set forth a policy on a statutory, regulatory, or technical issue, or an interpretation of a statute or regulation, with some exceptions as detailed in E.O. 13891, Section 2(b). managed by EPA's Region 7 office. EPA's guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. The agency may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not posted on this website, except to establish historical facts.
Region 7 - Kansas City (serving IA, KS, MO, and NE)
| Document Name (click on link to view) |
Original Issue Date | Date Added to this List | Identifier | Topic | Description/Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Region 7 Permit by Rule Guidance for Minor Source Preconstruction Permits | 2003-09-12 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-907-F-03-001 | Clean Air Act, CAA, State Implementation Plan | Criteria that Region 7 will use to determine the approvability of permit-by-rule State Implementation Plan (SIP) submissions. |
| Environmental Laws Applicable to Construction and Operation of Biodiesel Production Facilities | 2008-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-907-B-08-001 | Biodiesel, Renewable Energy, Compliance Assistance | This compliance assistance manual serves as a road map of information on federal environmental programs and federal, state, and local agency roles as they apply to parties interested in designing, building, and operating biodiesel manufacturing facilities. |
| Environmental Laws Applicable to Construction and Operation of Ethanol Plants (PDF) (104 pp, 2.03 MB, About PDF) | 2007-11-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-907-B-07-001 | Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Compliance Assistance | This compliance assistance manual serves as a road map of information on federal environmental programs and federal and state agency roles. Air, water, hazardous waste, accident prevention and release reporting are examples of requirements that might apply. |
| Region 7 Policy on Periodic Monitoring for Opacity (PDF) (5 pp, 28 K, About PDF) | 1997-04-01 | 2020-02-28 | EPA-907-F-97-001 | Clean Air Act, CAA, Monitoring, Opacity | Provides guidance on selecting appropriate periodic opacity monitoring for Title V sources subject to an opacity requirement in EPA Region 7. |