Sludge Watch ==> US EPA - user friendly "Laws, Regulations, Guidance, and Dockets"

[Maureen Reilly]

Sludgewatch admin:

Ok, the EPA has this new 'user friendly' interface described below.
Hmmm....I wonder if it will be like the complaint-reporting-on-line they 
instituted a few years back.
You make complaints
Nothing happens.
You never hear back.
You recomplain.
Nothing happens
You never hear back.

Its nice for the EPA to have friendly sites to tell us the laws.
It would be even better if the EPA enforced those laws.

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Subject: News Brief(HQ): EPA Widens Window on Regulatory Process


News Brief

If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer

For Release: (Washington, D.C.  Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2008)

EPA Widens Window on Regulatory Process

Contact: Dave Ryan, (202) 564-4355 / ryan.dave at epa.gov

EPA is sharing more information about ways the public can get involved in 
environmental regulation.

The agency has added new features to one of its most popular Web sites for 
environmental regulatory information. This site is “ titled "Laws, 
Regulations, Guidance and Dockets" - is often the public's first exposure to 
EPA's regulatory activities. Its user-friendliness has been enhanced with 
easily accessible ways to search and comment on EPA regulations and 
significant guidance documents, and to learn how environmental regulations 
are written. The site also includes new sections for finding regulations and 
related documents, plus regulatory history, statutory authority, supporting 
analyses, compliance information, and guidance for implementation. Also, for 
the first time, searches for regulatory information can be conducted by 
environmental topics, such as water or air, or by business sectors, such as 
transportation or construction.

The new site is easily accessible from EPA's homepage and can be found by 
choosing "Laws, Regulations, Guidance & Dockets" from the left-hand 
navigation bar.

See the new site: http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/


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