Vehicle Safety Compliance

The Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance, investigates compliance with Federal motor vehicle safety standards and associated regulations, and to this end may verify that manufacturers certify compliance with all applicable safety standards collect field reports from all sources. Inspect manufacturers certification test data and other supporting evidence, including dealer communications, inspect vehicles and equipment already in use or new vehicles and equipment at any stage of the manufacturing, distribution and sales chain. Conduct selective compliance tests and Utilize other means necessary to conduct investigations.

National Compliance Advisory Panel

Often acting as an advocacy group for small business, the National Compliance Advisory Panel (NCAP) is an additional resource that can help you with the NCAP compliance process. NCAP aims to foster small business success by helping companies improve their environmental performance and to be in full compliance with EPA standards.

The purposes of the NCAP is to:

• Assist the states in the formation and function of the CAPs
• Support the state Small Business Ombudsmen (SBOs) and Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs (SBEAPs) and advocate for them
• Provide information to the U.S. EPA Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman (ASBO) about the state CAPs, as well as environmental issues affecting small businesses
• Review existing and proposed EPA rules affecting small businesses and when necessary, recommend changes.
• Recommend to EPA, the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, and state executive and legislative bodies, as appropriate, changes in procedure, in rules or in the law which would facilitate small business compliance with environmental laws.

NCAP Compliance

The National Compliance Advisory Panel (NCAP) is committed to supporting the state SBAPs and CAPs, and develops and
implements strategies and activities structured to achieve that goal, in coordination with the SBO/SBAP National Steering
Committee (NSC).

NCAP Compliance Statement on Multi-Media Services

As small business owners/representatives, the NCAP strongly supports the concept of one-stop-shopping for small businesses, appreciates and recognizes those programs that have expanded their scope, and encourages the conversion of other state SBAPs to multi-media services. This White Paper, which was finalized in 2004, is intended to express the NCAP’s support for conversion to multi-media services. The NCAP intends to use this document in its outreach efforts on behalf of the state programs, and hopes that states will use it as a tool to try to convince state environmental managers and legislators in their pursuit of providing multi-media services.