Public Workshop; Laminated Products-Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products, 40643-40644 [2020-14515]
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[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0470; FRL–10009–
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Public Workshop; Laminated
Products—Formaldehyde Emission
Standards for Composite Wood
Products
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA is announcing a public
workshop to discuss the laminated
product provisions and the rulemaking
petition for exemption from the
definition of hardwood plywood in the
formaldehyde emission standards for
composite wood products final rule of
2016. The workshop will aid with
informing potential development of
future guidance for petitioning EPA for
an exemption under the 2016 final rule.
The primary audience for this public
workshop is Third Party Certifiers
(TPCs), panel producers, and fabricators
or laminated product producers who
contract with TPCs to certify composite
wood products under the 2016 final
rule. This workshop is also open to the
general public.
DATES: The workshop will be held on
September 8, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. (EST).
To participate in the workshop, you
must register online on or before August
31, 2020.
Written comments that participants
would like to be considered during the
workshop should be submitted on or
before August 24, 2020. EPA will also
accept written comments and materials
submitted after the conclusion of the
workshop until November 4, 2020.
To request accommodation of a
disability, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least
10 days prior to the workshop, to give
EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held
remotely via a teleconference platform
and does not have an in-person
attendance option. To register to
participate in the workshop, go to
https://tscatitlevi.eventbrite.com. See
Unit III. for information on public
participation in the workshop.
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Submit your written comments,
identified by Docket Identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0470,
using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments. Do not submit electronically
any information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Please note that due to the public
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Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room
was closed to public visitors on March
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will
continue to provide customer service
via email, phone, and webform. For
further information on EPA/DC services,
docket contact information and the
current status of the EPA/DC and
Reading Room, please visit https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information about the
Technical Issues Workshop;
Formaldehyde Emission Standards for
Composite Wood Products workshop
contact: Todd Coleman, National
Programs Chemical Division (7404T),
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–1208; email address:
coleman.todd@epa.gov.
For workshop logistics or registration
contact: Sarah Cox, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460–0001; telephone number: (202)
564–3961; email address: cox.sarah@
epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This public workshop is primarily
directed to the TPCs, panel producers,
and fabricators or laminated product
producers who contract with TPCs to
certify composite wood products under
the formaldehyde emission standards
for composite wood products final rule
codified in 2016 at 40 CFR part 770.
EPA is hosting the workshop to help
inform potential development of future
guidance to assist those seeking to
petition the Agency through the
provisions at 40 CFR 770.4(b), which
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ask EPA to initiate a rulemaking for
additional exemptions for laminated
products from the definition of
hardwood plywood in the formaldehyde
emission standards for composite wood
products final rule. While the issue is of
most relevance to laminated product
producers, in general, importers,
distributors and retailers who are
affected by the formaldehyde emission
standards for composite wood products
final rule may also be interested in this
workshop. Since other stakeholders may
also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be interested in the
issues to be discussed at the public
workshop.
B. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2019–0470, is available at https://
www.regulations.gov. For assistance
with the docket, and additional
information about commenting, please
go to https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background
The final rule, entitled
‘‘Formaldehyde Emission Standards for
Composite Wood Products’’ and
codified at 40 CFR part 770, published
in the Federal Register of December 12,
2016 (81 FR 89674) (FRL–9949–90) and
became effective on May 22, 2017 (82
FR 14324, March 21, 2017) (FRL–9960–
28–OP). Since publication of the final
rule, EPA received feedback from
regulated stakeholders requesting
guidance on the process at 40 CFR
770.4(b) for the laminated product
rulemaking petition for exemption from
the definition of hardwood plywood. In
the Federal Register of May 24, 2018,
EPA announced a public related to
Technical Issues—Formaldehyde
Emission Standards for Composite
Wood Products (83 FR 24104) (FRL–
9978–21), where the Agency stated its
intent to address the issue of working
with stakeholders, through an
additional workshop, to inform
potential development of future
guidance on how one can petition the
Agency for this exemption. Thus, EPA
will host this public workshop to
discuss what types of information a
petitioner should consider providing the
Agency to support a determination on a
petition submitted under 40 CFR
770.4(b). The workshop will also
discuss what a typical submittal process
may look like.
The Agency’s intent is for participants
to actively engage in an open dialogue
with EPA and other participants on the
agenda topics and to provide supporting
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documentation (in advance or after the
workshop) as appropriate for EPA’s
consideration. The Agency plans to
record the workshop and will post a
written transcript in the docket for this
workshop during the comment period
that follows the workshop.
The Agency is allowing the comment
period on this public workshop to
remain open until after the workshop to
provide stakeholders and interested
parties ample time to develop additional
comments, compile data, studies, and/or
reports that can aid EPA in considering
the development of guidance for
submitting and supporting a laminated
product rulemaking petition under 40
CFR 770.4(b) for exemption from the
definition of hardwood plywood.
Should the Agency develop guidance
related to the rulemaking petitions for
exemption under 40 CFR 770.4(b), EPA
will provide a draft for public comment
and post such guidance on the Agency’s
website.
An agenda for the public workshop
has been included in the docket for this
workshop.
III. How can I request to participate in
this workshop?
A. Registration
The workshop will only be accessible
remotely (i.e., web conferencing) for
registered participants. Participants will
be provided information on how to
connect to the workshop prior to its
start that is sent to the email address
participants provided when they
registered for this workshop.
To register to attend the workshop
and receive remote access, you must
register online as described under
ADDRESSES and by the date specified
under DATES.
B. Required Registration Information
Attendees and participants will be
offered the opportunity to speak and
provide feedback during the workshop.
To register for the workshop online, you
must provide your full name,
organization or affiliation, and contact
information.
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Dated: June 30, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0470; FRL-10009-91]
Public Workshop; Laminated Products--Formaldehyde Emission
Standards for Composite Wood Products
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public workshop to discuss the laminated
product provisions and the rulemaking petition for exemption from the
definition of hardwood plywood in the formaldehyde emission standards
for composite wood products final rule of 2016. The workshop will aid
with informing potential development of future guidance for petitioning
EPA for an exemption under the 2016 final rule. The primary audience
for this public workshop is Third Party Certifiers (TPCs), panel
producers, and fabricators or laminated product producers who contract
with TPCs to certify composite wood products under the 2016 final rule.
This workshop is also open to the general public.
DATES: The workshop will be held on September 8, 2020 from 9:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. (EST).
To participate in the workshop, you must register online on or
before August 31, 2020.
Written comments that participants would like to be considered
during the workshop should be submitted on or before August 24, 2020.
EPA will also accept written comments and materials submitted after the
conclusion of the workshop until November 4, 2020.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT,
preferably at least 10 days prior to the workshop, to give EPA as much
time as possible to process your request.
ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held remotely via a teleconference
platform and does not have an in-person attendance option. To register
to participate in the workshop, go to https://tscatitlevi.eventbrite.com. See Unit III. for information on public
participation in the workshop.
Submit your written comments, identified by Docket Identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0470, using the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you
consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Please note that due to the public health emergency the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March
31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will continue to provide customer service
via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC
services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/
DC and Reading Room, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information about the
Technical Issues Workshop; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for
Composite Wood Products workshop contact: Todd Coleman, National
Programs Chemical Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-1208; email
address: [email protected].
For workshop logistics or registration contact: Sarah Cox, National
Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 564-3961; email
address: [email protected].
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This public workshop is primarily directed to the TPCs, panel
producers, and fabricators or laminated product producers who contract
with TPCs to certify composite wood products under the formaldehyde
emission standards for composite wood products final rule codified in
2016 at 40 CFR part 770. EPA is hosting the workshop to help inform
potential development of future guidance to assist those seeking to
petition the Agency through the provisions at 40 CFR 770.4(b), which
ask EPA to initiate a rulemaking for additional exemptions for
laminated products from the definition of hardwood plywood in the
formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products final rule.
While the issue is of most relevance to laminated product producers, in
general, importers, distributors and retailers who are affected by the
formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products final rule
may also be interested in this workshop. Since other stakeholders may
also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the
specific entities that may be interested in the issues to be discussed
at the public workshop.
B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?
The docket for this action, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2019-0470, is available at https://www.regulations.gov. For
assistance with the docket, and additional information about
commenting, please go to https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
II. Background
The final rule, entitled ``Formaldehyde Emission Standards for
Composite Wood Products'' and codified at 40 CFR part 770, published in
the Federal Register of December 12, 2016 (81 FR 89674) (FRL-9949-90)
and became effective on May 22, 2017 (82 FR 14324, March 21, 2017)
(FRL-9960-28-OP). Since publication of the final rule, EPA received
feedback from regulated stakeholders requesting guidance on the process
at 40 CFR 770.4(b) for the laminated product rulemaking petition for
exemption from the definition of hardwood plywood. In the Federal
Register of May 24, 2018, EPA announced a public related to Technical
Issues--Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products (83
FR 24104) (FRL-9978-21), where the Agency stated its intent to address
the issue of working with stakeholders, through an additional workshop,
to inform potential development of future guidance on how one can
petition the Agency for this exemption. Thus, EPA will host this public
workshop to discuss what types of information a petitioner should
consider providing the Agency to support a determination on a petition
submitted under 40 CFR 770.4(b). The workshop will also discuss what a
typical submittal process may look like.
The Agency's intent is for participants to actively engage in an
open dialogue with EPA and other participants on the agenda topics and
to provide supporting
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documentation (in advance or after the workshop) as appropriate for
EPA's consideration. The Agency plans to record the workshop and will
post a written transcript in the docket for this workshop during the
comment period that follows the workshop.
The Agency is allowing the comment period on this public workshop
to remain open until after the workshop to provide stakeholders and
interested parties ample time to develop additional comments, compile
data, studies, and/or reports that can aid EPA in considering the
development of guidance for submitting and supporting a laminated
product rulemaking petition under 40 CFR 770.4(b) for exemption from
the definition of hardwood plywood. Should the Agency develop guidance
related to the rulemaking petitions for exemption under 40 CFR
770.4(b), EPA will provide a draft for public comment and post such
guidance on the Agency's website.
An agenda for the public workshop has been included in the docket
for this workshop.
III. How can I request to participate in this workshop?
A. Registration
The workshop will only be accessible remotely (i.e., web
conferencing) for registered participants. Participants will be
provided information on how to connect to the workshop prior to its
start that is sent to the email address participants provided when they
registered for this workshop.
To register to attend the workshop and receive remote access, you
must register online as described under ADDRESSES and by the date
specified under DATES.
B. Required Registration Information
Attendees and participants will be offered the opportunity to speak
and provide feedback during the workshop. To register for the workshop
online, you must provide your full name, organization or affiliation,
and contact information.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2697.
Dated: June 30, 2020.
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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