The Technical Subcommittee is one of six subcommittees created by the National Steering Committee resulting from discussions on the future of the 507 programs at the 2002 SBO/SBAP National Conference held in Chicago, Illinois.  During the 2010 Small Business Environmental Conference in Arlington, Virginia, it was decided that the Technical Subcommittee, which had previously focused on air issues such as the area source rules, would be split into 3 different subcommittees--Technical-Air, Technical-Waste, and Technical-Water.  The history and resources from the original Technical Subcommittee are shown on the Technical-Air Subcommittee page; Mission is also shown below on this page.  Following are links to all three Technical Subcommittee pages. 

Technical-Air Subcommittee
Technical-Waste Subcommittee
Technical-Water Subcommittee
New Rule Implementation web page

Overall Mission
The charge of the Technical Subcommittees is to look at technical issues and rulemakings that are of interest and impact to small business and consequently to the Small Business Environmental Assistance Programs.  Technical issues and interests were approached as a basic building block in the early foundation of the National Steering Committee.  Central to the Subcommittees' goals is the desire to get involved in EPA's rulemakings, policy decisions, and guidance development in the representation of small business interests.  There are now three subcommittees: Technical-Air, Technical-Waste, and Technical-Water.