United States
Environmental
Protection Agency
EPA 305-F-98-008
September 1998
www.epa.gov
Enforcement & Compliance Assurance
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURE
COMPLIANCE
ASSISTANCE
CENTER
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ERA'S National
Agriculture Compliance
Assistance Center
The "first stop" for people in the agricultural
community who need information on compliance
with environmental regulations is the National
Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center.
Offered by the U.S.
Helping
agriculture
comply with
environmental
requirements
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) with the
support of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(USDA), the Ag Center
offers comprehensive.
easy-to-understand
information about approaches to compliance
that are both environmentally protective and
agriculturally sound.
The Ag Center — a part of EPA's Office of
Compliance — is focusing first on providing
information about EPA's own requirements.
The Center relies heavily on existing sources of
agricultural information and established
distribution channels.
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Growers, livestock producers, other
agribusinesses, and agricultural information/
education providers can access the Center's
resources easijy— through telephone, fax, mail,
and the Internet
USDA and other agencies
provide educational and
technical information on
agricultural production,
Working with
agricultural
agencies
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but assistance in complying with environmental
requirements has not been as readily accessible.
The Ag Center is working with USDA and other
federal and state agencies to provide the
agricultural community with a definitive source for
federal environmental compliance information.
The Ag Center offers information on a variety of
topics, including:
• Pesticides
• Animal waste management
• Emergency planning and response
• Groundwater/surface water
• Tanks/containment
• Solid/hazardous waste
The Ag Center also supports regional and state
regulatory agencies in their effort to provide
compliance assistance to local agricultural
communities.
Ag Center Products and
Services
• An Internet home page regularly updated
and expanded with current news, compliance
policies and guidelines, pollution prevention
information, sources of additional
information and expertise, and summaries of
regulatory initiatives and requirements.
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User-friendly materials that consolidate
information about compliance reouirements,
pollution prevention, and technical assistance
resources for use by regional and state
assistance and educational programs, trade
associations, businesses, citizens, and local
governments.
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Agriculture-related information on reducing
pollution and using the latest pollution
prevention methods and technologies.
Identification of common-sense, flexible
ways to reduce the costs of meeting
environmental requirements, including
identification of barriers to compliance.
The Ag Center welcomes
comments on this
document and its
other services.
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The Ag Center can help you find
cost-effective ways to prevent
pollution and comply with
environmental regulations.
The Center offers:
• plain-language materials
• toll-free contact number
• Internet site
• referrals to sources of help
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