Small Business Environmental Assistance Program

1. Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Biodiesel Fuel Quality Seminars Address: 1. Background of the program 2. Services, information, and programs available Results Address: 1. Background of the program 2. Services, information, and programs available Results

2. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments Brought more small businesses into the regulatory process. Small business definition? Independently owned and operated with <100 employees and is not a major source. Dry cleaners, printers, auto body shops, metal finishers, wood finishers, asphalt manufacturers, gasoline stations, etc. In 1990, President Bush signed into law the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Among other provisions, the Act placed new federal controls on small sources of air pollution that ultimately affected hundreds of thousands of small American businesses. The Act establishes certain criteria that a company must meet to qualify for assistance as a small businesses. In general, it must be independently owned and operated and a business that is not dominant in its field. The business must be owned by a person who employs 100 or few individuals. In 1990, President Bush signed into law the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. Among other provisions, the Act placed new federal controls on small sources of air pollution that ultimately affected hundreds of thousands of small American businesses. The Act establishes certain criteria that a company must meet to qualify for assistance as a small businesses. In general, it must be independently owned and operated and a business that is not dominant in its field. The business must be owned by a person who employs 100 or few individuals.

3. Section 507 3 components Small Business Ombudsman (IEPA) Compliance Advisory Panel (inactiive) Small Business Environmental Assistance Program (Dept. of Commerce & Economic Opportunity)

4. Small Business Regulatory Facts $3,296 per employee per year to meet just federal environmental regulatory burdens. Costs 364% more for small firms than large firms to comply with environmental regulations. Can’t afford to invest limited resources for help in understanding their environmental regulatory burdens.

5. Illinois Small Business Environmental Assistance Program Located in the non-regulatory state agency Annette Fulgenzi Roslyn Jackson FREE and CONFIDENTIAL Goal: Provide technical & compliance assistance to small businesses, focus on air issues The program was intentionally located in the non-regulatory agency to alleviate the fears that small businesses have of the regulatory agency. Our goal is to hekp small businesses get into compliance with environmental regulations. Our focus is on air because that’s where the funding comes from, but we don’t turn people away who have land and water issues. We develop a workplan with IEPA on an annual basis, identifying business sectors that need outreach and education. The program was intentionally located in the non-regulatory agency to alleviate the fears that small businesses have of the regulatory agency. Our goal is to hekp small businesses get into compliance with environmental regulations. Our focus is on air because that’s where the funding comes from, but we don’t turn people away who have land and water issues. We develop a workplan with IEPA on an annual basis, identifying business sectors that need outreach and education.

6. How Do We Determine Environmental Needs? Meet annually with IEPA field inspectors Identify upcoming enforcement activities of IEPA and USEPA Provide feedback to regulatory agencies: Survey businesses on impact of proposed rules Contact trade associations Meet with local governments

7. Regulatory Compliance Assistance Tools Toll-free helpline: 800-252-3998 confidential can remain anonymous Environmental recordkeeping calendars dry cleaners Stage I and II gasoline stations Quarterly Newsletter, Clean Air Clips (e-copy, web, or hard copy)

8. Educational Seminars/Workshops Industry-specific workshops Construction & demolition debris industry Dry cleaners Ethanol and biodiesel Auto salvage yards Auto body shops

9. www.IENconnect.com/enviro Links to other state & federal resources Fact Sheets Directory of environmental consultants Workshop announcements On our website, there’s permitting forms, a directory of environmental consultants, easy-to-read fact sheets, and links to environmental regulations, as well as other state and federal compliance assistance tools. On our website, there’s permitting forms, a directory of environmental consultants, easy-to-read fact sheets, and links to environmental regulations, as well as other state and federal compliance assistance tools.

10. Other Services Liaison between Illinois EPA and DCEO Business Development Bureau Expedited permit assistance Prospect meetings with permit managers Letters for incentive packages On-site visits - Free environmental compliance reviews - Free pollution prevention & energy audits

11. Program Results Over 207,000 clients since program inception Over 2000 trained in construction & demolition debris Last year: 20 workshops Almost 5,000 hours of training Approx. 1,000 annual helpline calls

12. Have questions? Need help? Toll-free helpline: 800-252-3998 Website: www.IENconnect.com/enviro E-mail: dceo.sbeap@illinois.gov Here’s our contact information.Here’s our contact information.