An Analysis of the Differential Impact of EPA and OSHA Regulations Across Firm and Establishment Sizes in the Manufacturing Industries
David S. Evans
1985. [153]p. Contract awarded in FY 1983 to Brock and Evans,
Inc., P.O. Box 159, Old Greenwich, CT 06870.
Environmental regulatory costs were found to be proportionately higher in only 15 percent of the industries studied. This discrepancy with other studies is because the data excluded very small firms and was limited to direct labor and equipment.
NTIS order number:
PB88-240262
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments of Policy Planning and Evaluation, Inc. on the Proposed Technical Standards for Underground Storage Tanks
Policy Planning and Evaluation, Inc.
1987. 23p. Contract awarded in FY 1985 to Policy Planning and Evaluation, Inc., 8521 Leesburg Pike, Suite 310, Vienna, VA 22180.
This report contains a review of proposed technical standards for underground storage tanks (USTs) that were issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on April 17, 1987 (52 FR 12662). The proposal included standards for the design, installation, maintenance, and removal of USTs, as well as standards for detecting releases from tanks and initiating corrective action. The rules were developed pursuant to Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
NTIS order number:
PB88-213533
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments on EPA's Effluent Limitation Guidelines Covering the Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing Industry
Charles Marshall
1984. 38p. Contract awarded in FY 1983 to the JACA Corporation,
550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA 10934.
The study recommends that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency develop a regulatory flexibility analysis (RFA) for this standard due to the magnitude of differential control costs. The regulatory alternatives used in this RFA should include alternative discharge levels.
NTIS order number:
PB84-214493
Price codes:
A04 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Metal Molding and Casting Industries
Charles Marshall
1984. 58p. Contract awarded in FY 1983 to the JACA Corporation,
550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
The study lists 13 processes which should be excluded from regulation. It recommends that sensitivity analyses should be conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency and that financial ratio thresholds should be tested. Zero discharge should not be required unless attainable.
NTIS order number:
PB87-232245
Price codes:
A05 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Nonferrous Metals Manufacturing Industries
Charles Marshall
1984. 87p. Contract awarded in FY 1983 to the JACA Corporation,
550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
This study concludes that ammonia should not be included in the Environmental Protection Agency's effluent limitation guidelines. A requirement for filtration cutoff of 10,000 tons per year for secondary aluminum plants is recommended. No allowance is made in the study for the variation in cost structure between plants and industry types.
NTIS order number:
PB88-225131
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments on the Environmental Protection Agency's Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Organic Chemicals, Plastics, and Synthetic Fiber Industries
Charles Marshall
1985. 44p. Contract awarded in FY 1984 to the JACA Corporation,
550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
The analysis shows that 23 percent of 636 affected facilities would close as a result of these effluent guidelines, compared to the Environmental Protection Agency's estimate of 15 percent. The difference was largely due to EPA's failure to consider financial variability within categories and its overstatement of affordability.
NTIS order number
PB88-101845
Price codes:
A03 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Comments on EPA's Effluent Limitation Guidelines for the Pesticide Chemicals Industry
Charles Marshall
1984. 47p. Contract awarded in FY 1984 to the JACA Corporation,
550 Pinetown Road, Fort Washington, PA 19034.
The report recommends that the Environmental Protection Agency adopt alternatives to the zero discharge rule for the pesticide formulation and packaging industry. Suggested spray treatment is not widely available. In addition, compliance costs are more than double the EPA estimates.
NTIS order number:
PB93-115152
Price codes:
A19 (Paper)
A04 (Microfiche)
RS number: 128
Cost-Effective Regulation by EPA and Small Business Impacts
Christopher R. Allen, Henry B. R. Beale, Robert E. Burt, Cynthia Pantazis, and Kathleen A. Shaver
[1992]. 430p. Contract awarded in FY 1989 to Microeconomic Applications, Inc., 4354 Warren Street NW, Washington, DC 20016.
The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires the Environmental
Protection Agency and other federal agencies to consider
reasonable alternatives that may minimize burdens on small
entities while achieving statutory objectives. For various
reasons, effects on small entities may not be adequately
addressed through cost-effective regulatory alternatives. This
research, which focuses on eight case studies involving EPA
regulations, explores factors and problems contributing to this
outcome, and also provides examples of successful EPA regulatory
flexibility analysis.
NTIS order number:
PB93-209377
Price codes:
A07(Paper)
A02 (Microfiche)
RS number: 137
Environmental Concerns for Small Business
Eric Van de Verg
1993. 128p. Contract awarded in FY 1990 to Jack Faucett
Associates, 4550 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 300 North,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
This report examines several atmospheric emission regulations and their effects on the industries involved, and describes some alternatives that have been proposed to reduce the cost to small businesses. It provides some useful examples to federal and state agencies looking for ways to make their regulations more small-business friendly.
NTIS order number:
PB83-152918
Price codes:
A04 (Paper)
A01 (Microfiche)
Impact of Environmental Regulations on Small Business
Nathaniel Greenfield
1982. 54p. Contract awarded in FY 1980 to Booz Allen and
Hamilton, Inc., 4330 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
20014.
As federal regulatory agencies have fulfilled their congressional
mandates, some regulators, concerned about the disproportionate
impact of regulation on small businesses, have designed special
exemptions for small firms. The research described in this
report attempts to ascertain whether government environmental
regulations have in fact had disproportionate adverse effects on
smaller manufacturing firms. The analysis examines a sample of
industries to find out how well small firms have fared relative
to larger firms over time.