Epa public participation manual

EPA's public participation guidelines for the use of project newsletters and reports are mentioned briefly in Chapters 4 and 5 of the! Edition of the RCRA Public Participation Manual. Making It Work When to Use Project newsletters and reports are particularly useful when there is moderate-to-high interest in a facility or when the project reaches a major milestone in . This manual replaces and supersedes the RCRA Public Participation Manual (EPA R). It is for Agency staff, owners/operators of hazardous waste management facilities, community members and public interest organizations. Public Involvement Manual (EPA R). This manual is designed for use by agency staff, public interest organizations, private citizens, and owners/operators of hazardous waste management facilities. Acknowledgments The RCRA Public Participation Manual was developed by the Office of Solid Waste with the invaluable help of a task.

party in litigation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Officials may decide to follow the guidance provided in this document, or to act at variance with the guidance, based on an analysis of site circumstances. The Agency reserves the right to change this guidance at any time without public notice. Acknowledgments. The public input received through EPA's Internet-based "Dialogue on Public Involvement in EPA Decisions" helped to inform the Implementation Plan. EPA convened a day Internet-based Dialogue in July through which 1, participants suggested how EPA could improve public involvement and identified areas of needed improvement. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice that one chapter of the current EPA Air Pollution Control Cost Manual (Control Cost Manual) has been updated. The EPA is requesting comment on: Chapter 1, Section 5, ``Wet Scrubbers for Acid Gas.'' see the "Public Participation" heading of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

The following resources are available regarding public participation in hazardous waste management issues. Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Public Participation Manual (pdf) (EPAR) Edition of the RCRA Public Participation Manual. RCRA Public Participation Manual () This document is a "user's manual." It explains how public participation works in the RCRA permitting process (including corrective action), and how citizens, regulators, and industry can cooperate to make it work better. The RCRA Public Participation Toolkit is an online resource guide that presents a broad range of activities that RCRA site teams, community involvement staff, permitting agencies, public interest groups, community leaders, and facility owners/operators can use to design and promote public participation.