EPA Releases New CRC Training Video Featuring NASCAR's Jeff Gordon

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under it’s Collision Repair Campaign (CRC), has released a free 19-minute training video to familiarize collision repair facilities with the requirements of new paint regulations.

The deadline for initial notification for existing shops/sources – which informs the EPA that a facility is subject to the standards and when the source will be in compliance – is Jan. 11, 2010. The deadline for notification of compliance for existing shops/sources – which certifies that the source is in compliance with the applicable requirements – is March 11, 2011. The compliance date for existing sources is Jan. 10, 2011.

All collision repair shops must comply by the January deadline, and they must submit a Notification of Compliance by March 11, 2011.

The new Auto Refinishing Regulation regulates national emission standards for area sources engaged in paint stripping and various surface coating operations.

Developed under the CRC, the video focuses on helping collision repair shops achieve meaningful emissions reductions. The campaign is designed to provide shops with the opportunity attain early compliance of the new regulation.

Visit the home page of the EPA's Collision Repair Campaign for additional resources for learning about the compliance requirements of the new regulations.