Directory of Resources for Small Business Assistance
Federal Hotlines/Service Centers
- 202-564-4700
EPA Region II General Information
- 212-637-5000
Small Business Ombudsman – National
- 800-368-5888 or 202-566-2075
EPA Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) Home Page – Region II Liaison
- 212-637-3384
- 202-566-0556
- 212-637-3185
- 212-637-3836
INFOTERRIA
Sharing international environmental information
- 877 251-4575
- 202-260-6678
Office of Citizen Hotline/Helpdesk
- 877-251-4575
Ground Water and Drinking Water
- 888-395-1033
Inspector General Hotline
To report fraud/abuse/waste within USEPA
- 888-546-8740
- 202 566-2476
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- 212-637-3668
EPA Office of Research and Development
- 513-569-7272
- 212-637-3861
Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
- 913-551-7207
Federal Technology Transfer:
Research Collaboration: Collaborations between outside parties and EPA scientists on research and development projects
- 303-312-6137
- 202-564-0396
Licensing Patented EPA Technologies: Businesses can license patented EPA technologies for further development and sale in the market place
- 303-947-9579
Control Technology Assistance Center (CTC)
Information on Clean Air Act & its Requirements
Federal Air Pollution Standards
Air Pollution Control Technologies
- 919-541-0800
Technical Air Pollution Resources (Region 2)
Areas of air pollution prevention, technology, regulation, measurement and science
- 877-251-4575
- 212-637-3660
Ambient Monitoring Technology Information Center (AMTIC)
Air Emissions Testing Methods
Emission Monitoring Methods
Federal Testing & Monitoring Requirements
- 877-251-4575
- 877-251-4575
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Region 2)
- 212-637-4080
Institute for Cooperation in Environmental Management (ICEM)
- 215-829-9471
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse
- 202-564-7404
- 202-564-7404
Emissions Trading, Auctions, General Information
- 202-564-7404
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR)
Headquarters
- 202-564-7404
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standard (OAQPS)
- 919-541-5285
Office of Atmospheric Programs (OAP)
- 919-541-0850
Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
- 919-541-0850
Office of Radiation and Indoor Air (ORIA)
- 919-541-7404
Clearinghouse for Inventories and Emissions Factors (CHIEF)
- 202-564-7404
Environmental Financing Information Network
- 202-260-0420
Small Business Administration (SBA)
- 800-827-5722
- 800-8ASK-SBA
- 800-424-9346
- 703-412-9810
National Response Center
Operated by U.S. Coast Guard for reporting oil spills and hazardous substance releases
- 800-424-8802
- 703-412-9810
- 800-424-9346
- 202-566-0270
Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
- 301-589-8368
- 202-564-0663
EPA CLU-IN
Clean Up Information
- 703-603-8751
Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know
Accidental Chemical Release Prevention
Hazardous Chemical Emergency Planning
MSDS reporting
Tier I & II chemical inventory reporting
- 703-348-5070
- 800-424-9346
- 202-586-5000
Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable
- 202-586-5000
Energy Star Program
Energy-efficient technologies
- 202-233-9659
USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Loans and grants to help support economic development and essential services
- 856-787-7752
CHEMTREC Center Non-Emergency Services
Operated by Chemical Manufacturers Association- Health and Safety
- 888-318-3475
National Lead Information Center
General Information
- 800-532-3394
Technical Assistance
- 800-424-5323
Asbestos Hotline
Technical and Regulatory Information
- 800-368-5888
- 703-305-5938
- 202-554-1404
Consumer Product Safety Commission
- 800-638-2772
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
- 800-321-6742
- 202-219-8151
- 212-337-2378
OSHA New Jersey Offices
Training Guidelines & Requirements
Safety & Recordkeeping Requirements
Avenel
- 732-750-3270
Marlton
- 856-596-5200
Hasbrouck Heights
- 201-288-1700
Parsippany
- 973-263-1003
- 800-767-7236
- 800-557-2360
- 877-251-4575
- 202-554-1404
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) & Asbestos
Information and Referral
- 877-251-4575
- 202-554-1404
Environmental Equity Hotline (Environmental Impact Issues)
- 800-962-6215
Electric Magnetic Fields
- 800-363-2383
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
- 800-232-4636
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- 800-232-4636
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
- 800-232-4636
Transporting Hazardous Materials (US DOT/FEMA)
- 202-385-2400
National Science Foundation
Environmental support through basic research, funding, research areas, awards and document library
- 703-292-5111
- 202-566-1245
- 703-308-6411
Office of Pesticide Program Registration Div. (Ombudsman)
- 703-308-9362
National Pesticide Information Center
- 800-858-7378
National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
- 765-494-6616
Pesticide Environmental Stewardship
Promoting Proper Pesticide Use and Handling
- 877-251-4575
Office of Pollution Prevention
Technical Assistance and Pollution Prevention Methods
- 202-260-1023
- 202-566-0799
- 212-637-3755
Pollution Prevention Information Clearinghouse
- 202-566-0799
- 202-564-8849
Institute for Cooperation in Environmental Management (ICEM)
- 215-829-9471
Pollution Prevention Round Table/P2 Information Center
- 206-352-2050
Northeast Waste Management Officials’ Association (NEWMOA)
- 617-367-8558
- 202-564-8838
- 202-564-8838
Center for Waste Reduction Technologies (CWRT)
- 704-556-0075
- 202-566-0556
Pollution Prevention Tools and Calculator
- 202-260-1023
Safer Choice: Design for the Environment
- 202-260-1023
- 212-637-3660
- 202-720-2791
- 800-424-5197
- 517-372-6191
- 202-208-1983
- 301-903-5707
Department of Health and Human Services
- 301-402-7469
- 617-494-2051
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- 202-358-4658
- 703-292-5111
- 301-415-7000
New Jersey Hotlines/Service Centers
- 202-564-4700
EPA Region II General Information
- 212-637-5000
Small Business Ombudsman – National
- 800-368-5888 or 202-566-2075
EPA Small Business Ombudsman (SBO) Home Page – Region II Liaison
- 212-637-3384
- 202-566-0556
- 212-637-3185
- 212-637-3836
INFOTERRIA
Sharing international environmental information
- 877-251-4575
- 202-260-6678
Office of Citizen Hotline/Helpdesk
- 877-251-4575
Ground Water and Drinking Water
- 888-395-1033
Inspector General Hotline
To report fraud/abuse/waste within USEPA
- 888-546-8740
- 202-566-2476
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
- 212-637-3668
EPA Office of Research and Development
- 513-569-7272
- 212-637-3861
Agriculture Compliance Assistance Center
- 913-551-7207
Federal Technology Transfer:
Research Collaboration: Collaborations between outside parties and EPA scientists on research and development projects
- 303-312-6137
- 202-564-0396
Licensing Patented EPA Technologies: Businesses can license patented EPA technologies for further development and sale in the market place
- 303-947-9579
Emissions Statements Assistance/Questions
- 609-633-8248
- 609-292-6716
NJ Air Permits and Certificates (General Permit Helpline)
- 609-633-2829
NJ Operating Permits (Title V)
- 609-633-8248
Small Business Development Center
- 973-353-1927
New Jersey – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- 973-645-2434
Give Me Service
(NJ Small Business Network)
- 732-894-9600
NJIT Continuing Professional Education
- 973-596-5800
Management Institute, Rowan College
- 856-256-4000
Environmental and Occupational Health Services Institute (EOHSI)
- 848-445-0123
Somerset County Chamber of Commerce – Small Business Advisory Service
- 908-218-4300
Rutgers Continuing Professional Education
- 848-932-9271
NJDEP Compliance and Enforcement Continuing Education
- 609-777-0122
- 609-989-7888
Small Business Development Center
- 973-353-1927
New Jersey – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- 973-645-2434
Give Me Service
(NJ Small Business Network)
- 732-894-9600
- 609-826-4950
NJ Department of Health
Environmental Health Services
- 609-826-4950
- 609-292-6714
Underground Storage Tanks (UST)
- 609-633-1205
RCRA/ Hazardous Waste Generator
To obtain an NJX number
- 202-564-4700
Bureau of Solid and Hazardous Waste
- 609-984-3438
Safe Drinking Water
- 609-292-5550
NJDEP NJPDES
- 609-633-7026
All Incidents
- 1-877-WARN-DEP
NJ Commission on Science and Technology
- 609-858-6700
Technology Help Desk (Rider University)
- 609-219-3000
National Compliance Assistance Centers
- 202-564-4700
Paints and Coatings Resource Center
- 734-995-5636
Environmental Compliance for Automotive Recyclers Center
- 571-208-0428
Transportation Environmental Resource Center
- 734-995-5636
- 888-476-5465
National Metal Finishing Resource Center
- 734-995-5636
Biotechnology
Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine
- 848-932-7769
Center for Advanced Food Technology
- 732-932-8306
Center for Agricultural Molecular Biology AG Biotech Center
- 732-445-6251
Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology Ext. Center
- 410-234-8812
Advanced Materials
- 480-727-8170
Fiber Optic Material Research Classroom Technology
- 848-445-3612
Center for Photonics & OptoElectric Materials
Office of Scientific & Technical Info
- 202-488-2200
Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC)
Division of Science and Technology
Center for Surface Engineered Materials
- 1-800-ARKANSAS
Environmental Protection Technology
Hazardous Substance Management Research Center
- 877-251-4575
Center for Plastic Recycling Research
- 877-251-4575
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance
Information Technologies
Center for Computer Aids for Industrial Productivity
- 848-445-2001
Manufacturing and Technology Extension
Cooperative Extension County Offices (Rutgers NJAES)
- 848-932-3591
Venture Development
Innovation Partnership Grants – SBIR Bridge Loans
(Access to Capital and Technology)
- 571-306-5201
NJIT Enterprise Development Center
(Technology Business Incubators)
- 973-596-3000
Stevens Venture Center (Stevens Institute of Technology)
- 201-216-5000
Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property and Technology Licensing Office (IPTLO)
- 973-596-3000
Technology Transfer Office of the Dean for Research – Princeton Univ.
- 609-258-5500
Research & Entrepreneurship (Stevens Institute of Technology)
- 201-216-5000