ISSUE #1 (Jan-99) Federal Facilities Factsheet EPA - REGION 6, 6EN-XP - 1445 Ross Avenue - Dallas, Texas 75202-2733 Did You Know?: The Clean Air Act (CAA) was authorized by Congress in 1990 to direct the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate the emissions of Perchloroethylene (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart M). Recently EPA-Region 6 conducted inspections at several Federal facilities that used contracted dry cleaning services. The findings indicated that the Federal facilities should conduct periodic compliance audits of these services, and assure that they comply with Federal Regulations prior to contracts being awarded. Documents Available on Perchloroethylene: Plain English Guide for Perchloroethylene Dry Cleaners - A Step by Step Approach to Understanding Federal Enviromnental Regulations (Also Available in Korean). Audit Check List Perchloroctly^cne Dry Cleaning Compliance Assistance Video Perchlorq^^HjieDry Cleaning Reporting and Record Keeping Video Contact Person: Mary K. Marusak, Region 6 Dry Cleaning Program Manager, Compliance Assurance and Enforcement Division, Air Enforcement Section (6EN-AA), Enviromnental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202-2733, Phone: (214) 665-7598, Fax: (214)665-7446, E-mail Marusak.Mary @epa. gov ------- ------- |