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Clean Air Act Compliance / Enforcement Guidance Manual - Table of Contents



CLEAN AIR ACT COMPLIANCE/ENFORCEMENT GUIDANCE MANUAL 1986


Table of Contents



Chapter One  Overview.

 1  Introduction                                                   1-1.

 2  A Short History                                                1-3.

 3  The Clean Air Act                                              1-7.

 4  Overview                                                       1-201.


Chapter Two  General Operating Procedures.


Chapter Three  Compliance Monitoring Procedures.

 1  Introduction                                                   3-1.

 2  CAA Section 114 Requests for Information                       3-3.

 3  Inspections                                                    3-7.

 4  Warrants                                                       3-15.


Chapter Four  Documentation of Evidence.


 1  Introduction                                                   4-1.

 2  Inspection File Review                                         4-3.

 3  Review of Adequacy of Evidence                                 4-9.


Chapter Five  Responding to Noncompliance.



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Chapter Six  Administrative Enforcement Actions:
  Notice of Violation and Administrative Orders.

 1  Introduction                                                    6-1.

 2  Administrative Enforcement Procedures                           6-3.


Chapter Seven  Civil Judicial Enforcement.

 1  Introduction                                                    7-1.

 2  Pre-Trial Stage                                                 7-3.

 3  Injunctive and Penalty Actions                                  7-11.


Chapter Eight  Section 120 Noncompliance Penalties.

 1  Introduction                                                    8-1.

 2  Section 120 Noncompliance Penalties                             8-3.


Chapter Nine  Criminal Enforcement.


Chapter Ten  Enforcement of Court Orders.

 1  Introduction                                                    10-1.

 2  Consent Decree Tracking                                         10-3.

 3  Basic Considerations Underlying Choice of Responses             10-5.

 4  Types of Enforcement Responses                                  10-11.


Chapter Eleven  Miscellaneous Considerations.

 1  Introduction                                                    11-1.

 2  Additional Provisions of the Clean Air Act                      11-3.

 3  The Freedom of Information Act                                  11-13.

 4  Protection of Confidential Business Information                 11-17.


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