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 EPA has just launched a NEW and
 INNOVATIVE web site, the National
 Compliance Assistance Clearinghouse.
 Through a network of web links, the
 Clearinghouse is a single repository of
 directories to Federal, State, local and other
 compliance assistanceproviders, their
 websites, and the products/services they
 have developed/It is the most
 comprehensive source of compliance
 assistance materials availableforthe
 compliance assistance community.
 EPA developed.the Clearinghouse
 because you told us you needed
 quick access to:

 •  A comprehensive collection of
    compliance assistance materials
 SB  A list of compliance assistance
    contacts, and

 H  A list of compliance assistance
    tools others  are planning to
    develop

Therefore, we developed the
Clearinghouse to address your needs
and much more! It is an outstanding
tool whether you provide compliance
assistance or whether you are an
industry looking for help.

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 The Clearinghouse has cutting edge
features that can help you do your
job more efficiently:
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    it allows you to find compliance
    assistance information by sectors,
    geographic locations, environ-
    mental focus areas and tool types
    it puts you in touch with experts
    across the country
    it helps promote the compliance
    assistance tools developed by
    your office
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    it lets you tell EPA what compliance
    assistance tools you need to do
    your job
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it puts you in touch with assistance
providers who are working on the
same industry sectors or developing
compatible products
     it helps you keep up-to-date on the
     latest information and technologies
     through the communication forum

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 •The more compliance assistance
 providers use the site, the more valuable
 the Clearinghouse will become.  What is
 great about this site is that it will boost
 the visibility of your program and
 draw users to your web site.  Through its
 links, the Clearinghouse also will help
 expand the  compliance
 assistance network so you can do
 your job more efficiently.

 Get involved in the network now by:
 • Providing links to the information
   on your web site by simply
   clicking the" Add-a-Link" button
   in the Clearinghouse

 • Commenting on the links the
   Clearinghouse provides in
   addition to rating how useful these
   links are

 • Telling EPA what compliance
   assistance tools you need to do
   yourjob

• Sharing with other users the
   compliance assistance tools you
   plan to develop in the near future

•  Telling your colleagues about the
   Clearinghouse

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The Clearinghouse is located
on the World Wide Web at
www.epa.gov/clearinahouse

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