EPA's detailed guidance document on how recycling and disposal of hand sanitizer is regulated and safety considerations to keep in mind. The purpose of this memo is to provide details about how RCRA hazardous waste regulations and exemptions apply to different scenarios for recycling excess alcohol-based sanitizer.

As part of President Biden's National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is releasing the "Clean Air in Buildings Challenge," a call to action and a concise set of guiding principles and actions to assist building owners and operators with reducing risks from airborne viruses and other contaminants indoors. The Clean Air in Buildings Challenge highlights a range of recommendations and resources available to assist with improving ventilation and indoor air quality, which can help to better protect the health of building occupants and reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread.

The purpose of this memorandum is to communicate existing options under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations for hazardous waste generators and permitted hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to address the temporary backlog of containerized hazardous waste destined for incineration.

Updated information for fully vaccinated people given new evidence on the B.1.617.2 (Delta) variant currently circulating in the United States.

The Professional Services Category hosts monthly virtual office hours to address federal customer agency questions about professional services acquisitions. Office Hours are open forum question and answer webinar sessions connecting contracting officers at federal customer agencies with GSA professional services contracting subject matter experts. Register to get answers to your questions and find the right contract solution for your complex professional services acquisition needs.

To protect the health of those who live, work and visit our national parks and facilities, and in support of the Presidents Executive Order on Protecting the Federal Workforce and Requiring Mask-Wearing , the National Park Service (NPS) implemented a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors. Face masks are now required in all NPS buildings and facilities. Masks are also required on NPS-managed lands when physical distancing cannot be maintained, including narrow or busy trails, overlooks and historic homes. Additional public health measures are in place across the service, from capacity limits to one-way trails, or even temporary closures in response to local conditions.

This Executive Order directs on-duty or on-site Federal employees, on-site Federal contractors, and other individuals in Federal buildings and on Federal lands to wear masks, maintain physical distance, and adhere to other public health measures, as provided in CDC guidelines.

Water Utility COVID-19 Financial Impact Tool can help drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater ("water") utilities assess the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the utility's cashflow. This tool leads water utilities through questions that can determine how their revenues, expenses, and cashflow have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The spreadsheet automatically calculates the changes for a utility's revenues and expenses by looking at current 2020 monthly financials versus the average monthly financials of the utility's 2019 audited financial statement. Water utilities can use the tool each month to keep a running total of their cashflow.

On 29 June 2020, the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) issued an Addendum to the Temporary Enforcement Discretion Policy. The Temporary Enforcement Discretion Policy was issued 26 March 2020, via the Memorandum titled: COVID-19 Implications for EPA's Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Program. OECA is planning to terminate the COVID-19 Memorandum at midnight on 31 August 2020.

GSA website dedicated to providing guidance for returning to GSA facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Guidance topics include entry and screen services, signage, HVAC, face coverings, and cleaning and disinfection. Additional tools and resources are provided for the workforce that include federal employee support guidance and telework basics, and the workspace that include reopening decision tree and strategies for returning to the facilities.

Recorded Webinar by EPA's Office of Groundwater and Drinking Water and Empire State Realty Trust discussing water quality risks in buildings with low or no use due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as guidance for re-populating buildings. (May take time to load)

EPA has developed guidance on maintaining water quality while closed and steps for reopening.

This recorded webinar discusses operating commercial office buildings during the coronavirus pandemic, including how to best operate the heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.

Building and business closures for weeks or months reduce water usage, potentially leading to stagnant water inside building plumbing. This water can become unsafe to drink or otherwise use for personal or commercial purposes. EPA recommends that building owners, building managers, and businesses take steps to flush the building's plumbing before reopening

EPA released its List N Tool, a new web-based application that allows smart phone users and others to quickly identify disinfectant products that meet EPA's criteria for use against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. These products are for use on surfaces, NOT humans.

Interim guidance for conducting Superfund community involvement work at sites during the COVID-19 pandemic.

EPA is announcing the following interim guidance regarding public meetings and hearings in the RCRA process during the COVID-19 public health emergency. This interim guidance provides alternative approaches, recommendations and resources to help ensure public participation when in-person interactions are not possible. EPA regards public meetings as an important opportunity for communities and other stakeholders to ask questions, discuss issues, and become involved in local RCRA-related activities.

GSA is taking several measures to enhance safety and health in federally occupied spaces in response to COVID-19. GSA has posted a FAQ page on the federal response to COVID-19, addressing questions about real estate, procurement, and other topics

EPA continues efforts to provide critical information on surface disinfectant products that can be used to protect the health of all Americans throughout the COVID-19 public health emergency. EPA now has nearly 400 products that have qualified to be effective against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19

Ensure the safety of your building water system and devices after a prolonged shutdown.

Guidance document to help protect the health of workers performing work on plumbing and HVAC systems.

This memorandum, dated April 2020, supplements policy and guidance in reference to Army Regulation 200-1 "Environmental Protection and Enhancement" (Dec 2007), to set compliance program performance expectations and provide temporary guidance for program management during the COVID-19 crisis response.

EPA is amending the emissions reporting regulations applicable to sources that monitor and report emissions under the Acid Rain Program, the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR), and/or the NOX SIP Call. The amendments provide that if an affected unit fails to complete a required quality-assurance, certification or recertification, fuel analysis, or emission rate test by the applicable deadline under the regulations because of travel, plant access, or other safety restrictions implemented to address the current COVID-19 national emergency and if the unit's actual monitored data would be considered valid if not for the delayed test, the unit may temporarily continue to report actual monitored data instead of substitute data. The amendments promulgated in this rule will expire in 180 days. EPA is also requesting comment on this rule. This rule is effective 22 April 2020. EPA will consider comments on this rule received on or before 22 May 2020. POC is David Lifland, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Clean Air Markets Division, Mail Code 6204M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; tel: 202-343-9151; email: lifland.david@epa.gov. (Federal Register: 22 April 2020 [Rule] pages 22362-22374.)

General guidance to advise building HVAC operators to help reduce the risk of spreading Covid-19.