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ASSISTANT m ^ggp ^ ^ m ^ ^ ^ |P PROGRAm, Mm m Who we are We help small businesses and assistance pioviders access environmental compliance and sustainable business information. Our services are free and confidential and we act as your small business advocate on environmental issues. Programs range in size from 0.25 to 30 staff. 50 stales and D.C. territoires Did you know? Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs were established as pad of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 AND These psogsams receive no federal funding. They are supported by state air permit fees. How our programs work Technical assistance Ombudsman advocate Advisory parrel Business community Trade associations Small business development centers U.S. EPA Pollution prevention programs Other state and local agencies Small businesses we assist Auto body repair/refinishing Dry-cieaner/laundry service Furniture manufacturing/refinishing Metal fahricating/finishing Plating and polishing Painting and coating Construction/contractors Printing/graphic arts Various manufacturing Many more Site visits 3.860 Permit assistance 0.270 Phone* calls*emails 19S.970 Webirurs'workshops 1.380 To find more resources on your state's mall Business Environmental Assistance Program Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00174471-00001 Servi - s s -' w -' s ; s: m m & t m E m wim O m m m m JM m. g m g-gs gg3S| i k 1 i ; P i gssgg!: M ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Businesses and the Envirenment I Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs throughout the country offer compliance assistance in many areas. All programs provide assistance with air quality, but several also offer additional services such as hazardous waste and pollution prevention technical assistance. These "multi-media" programs are a "one-stop-shop" for small businesses with limited resources. The chart below represents the percentage of programs providing compliance assistance in the following areas. What our clients say "SBEAP offeis a biidge between what the regulations say and how the company should: apply or implement the compliance action. "Everyone I've woiked with has been veiy helpful and understanding. I appiedate the level and quality ot assistance/guidance I've received. Keep up the good work! "This is a great program that should be expanded." Technical assistance areas "SBEAP helped us tiemendously with our APEN calculations. If it were not foi SBEAP. we would truly be lost We do appreciate the staff who helped us." "As regulations change, (paperwork) may re quire updates. The SBEAP staff has been very helpful in the past, and hopefully will be in the future, assisting with meeting the require ments as needed. Thank you for your help." "SBEAP was a tremendous help. Their knowledge and willingness to help, and prompt responses made the application pro cess so much clearer. I can't thank them enough." Zase study: The success of Minuteman Pres To find more resources on your state's mall Business Environmental Assistance Piogiam Sierra Club v. EPA 18cv3472 NDCA Tier 10 ED 002061 00174471-00002