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Regulatory Flexibility for Small Entities

Small Entity Compliance Guide for National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Architectural Coatings

Small Entity Compliance Guides (SECGs) are prepared pursuant to section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) (Title II of Public Law 104-121) (PDF) (29 pp, 186K, About PDF) .

The statements in SECGs are intended solely as guidance to aid in complying with the associated rule. Read a longer explanation of how SECGs are used by EPA on the Small Entity Compliance Guides web page.

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More information about this rule: Coatings and Composites Coordinated Rule Development