About the Border Center
The Border Compliance Assistance Center web site is being developed to help individuals that import hazardous waste into the U.S. from Mexico understand and comply with environmental regulations. With recent concerns about homeland security, it is even more important to minimize border delays. If transporters are prepared with everything they need for border crossing, this will help everyone keep our borders secure, and keep the traffic flowing freely.

The Border Compliance Assistance Center offers plain language explanations in both English and Spanish of regulations, driver and vehicle requirements, insurance requirements, custom yard information, and packaging and labeling. The site also features downloadable forms, local, state and federal points of contacts, and links to relevant information.

The Border Compliance Assistance Center is being developed by the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences. Funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency make this effort possible.

Contacts

Paul Chalmer
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
paulc@ncms.org
734-995-4911

John Mason
U.S. EPA, Washington D.C.
mason.john@epamail.epa.gov
202-564-7037

Bonnie Romo
U.S. EPA Region 6
Texas, New Mexico
romo.bonnie@epamail.epa.gov
214-665-8323

Angela Baranco
U.S. EPA Region 9
California, Arizona
baranco.angela@epamail.epa.gov
415-947-4262