Individual Agencies

The following are links to compliance assistance resources from selected federal agencies:

• Environmental Protection Agency
  • Compliance Assistance Page. This page includes links to EPA’s statute-specific assistance, industry sector assistance, and other EPA compliance assistance resources.
  • Compliance Assistance Centers. EPA partnered with industry, academic institutions, environmental groups, and other agencies to launch these sector-specific Compliance Assistance Centers.
  • Small Business Gateway. EPA’s gateway to environmental information and contacts for small businesses. 
• Department of Homeland Security
  • First Responders Page. Information for the "first responder" community, including police, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals.
• Internal Revenue Service
  • Tax Information for Businesses. The IRS’s page targeted at corporations, non-profits, and other businesses.
  • Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center. This page provides IRS information for small business owners and self-employed individuals.
• National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. NIOSH is the federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related injury and illness.
• National Response Center. This is the sole federal point of contact for reporting oil and chemical spills.
• Small Business Administration. The SBA’s mission is to help and protect the interests of small businesses.  This site includes information on starting, financing, and managing a business.
  • Regulatory Alerts. Listing of proposed federal regulations open for comment that may significantly affect small businesses.
• Department of Transportation
  • Hazmat Safety Community. Information on the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway, or water.
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries, and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. This site includes extensive information on traffic safety.

Cross-Cutting Resources

The following are links to the federal government’s cross-cutting resources and websites designed to help businesses comply with the range of federal regulations:

• Compliance Assistance Resources and Point of Contacts Available to Small Businesses. This listing, required by the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, includes a list of federal agencies’ compliance assistance resources for small businesses and a list of agency points of contact for the small business community.
  • Federal Compliance Contacts and Resources
• USA.gov. The official U.S. gateway to all government information. This is an inter-agency initiative administered by the U.S. General Services Administration.
• Regulations.gov. This site allows users to track, review, and comment on federal regulations open for comment.