Listed below are some key web sites, which provide information on federal regulations, government statistics, as well as compliance assistance information from a variety of federal agencies. In addition, there is a separate resource area designed for small businesses in the aftermarket industry.

If you have any questions or need additional regarding complying with federal regulations or laws relating to the motor vehicle aftermarket industry, please contact the AAIA Government Affairs staff at 301-654-6664.

Federal Regulations

• Federal Register Online - http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - The CFR is a codification of the final rules published in the Federal Register - http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html/
• Regulations.gov - Find, review, and submit comments on federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register - http://regulations.gov/

Government Statistics

• Fedstats - www.fedstats.gov/
• FirstGov.gov - Gateway to U.S. government information - http://www.firstgov.gov/
• General Accounting Office - reports - http://www.gao.gov/
• U.S. Census Bureau - http://www.census.gov/
• U.S. Department of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics - http://stats.bls.gov/

Federal Agencies Department of Commerce - http://www.commerce.gov/

Department of Energy - http://www.doe.gov/

• Energy Information Administration - http://www.eia.doe.gov

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - www.epa.gov/

• Complying With The Section 609 Refrigerant Recycling Rule - http://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/609/index.html
• Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR®) - GreenLink - the National Automotive Environmental Compliance Assistance Center - http://www.ccar-greenlink.org/
• EPA Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assistance - http://www.epa.gov/compliance/
• EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality - www.epa.gov/otaq/
• Enviro$en$e - provides single repository for pollution prevention, compliance assurance, and enforcement information and data bases - http://es.epa.gov/

Department of Justice - http://www.usdoj.gov/

• U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services - http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm

Department of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration Regulations and Compliance Assistance -- http://www.osha.gov/comp-links.html
• Wage & Hour Division - http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/

Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov

• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration- http://ww.fmcsa.dot.gov/

Department of Treasury - http://www.ustreas.gov/

• Internal Revenue Service - www.irs.gov

Federal Trade Commission - http://www.ftc.gov/

• Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act

Resources for Small Businesses

Treasury Department

• IRS Small Business and Self Employed One Stop Resource - www.irs.gov/smallbiz/index.htm

EPA

• EPA Small Business Compliance Assistance - http://www.ehso.com/SBA_Compliance.htm
• EPA Small Business Gateway - http://www.epa.gov/smallbusiness/
• EPA Small Business Environmental Home Page - http://www.smallbiz-enviroweb.org/

DOL

• DOL Employment Laws Assistance for Small Business - http://www.dol.gov/elaws/
• DOL Office of Small Business Programs - http://www.dol.gov/osbp/
• OSHA Small Business Assistance - http://www.osha.gov/dcsp/smallbusiness/

Small Business Administration (SBA) - http://www.sba.gov/

• Businesslaw.gov - Legal and regulatory information for small businesses - http://www.businesslaw.gov
• SBA Office of Advocacy - http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ADVO/