Environmental Protection Agency December 26, 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP); Near-Term Strategies for Implementation; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment; Extension of Comment Period; Correction
In the Federal Register of December 14, 2023, EPA announced the extension of the comment period established in a document that published in the Federal Register of October 27, 2023 that announced the availability of and solicited comment on near-term strategies to help the Agency meet its obligations and commitments under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), which requires, that EPA screen for and protect against endocrine disrupting effects in humans. This document corrects the extended comment period date that published in the Federal Register of December 14, 2023, which inadvertently included the incorrect year.
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Technology Transitions Program Residential and Light Commercial Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Subsector
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is amending a provision of the recently finalized Technology Transitions Program under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM Act). This action allows one additional year, until January 1, 2026, solely for the installation of new residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump systems using components manufactured or imported prior to January 1, 2025. The existing January 1, 2025, compliance date for the installation of certain residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump systems may result in significant stranded inventory that was intended for new residential construction. EPA is promulgating this action to mitigate the potential for significant stranded inventory in this subsector. In addition, EPA is clarifying that residential ice makers are not included in the household refrigerator and freezer subsector under the Technology Transitions Rule and are not subject to the restrictions for that subsector. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this rule.
Formaldehyde; Draft Risk Evaluation Peer Review by the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Nominations of ad hoc Expert Reviewers
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public nominations of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc reviewers assisting the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) with the peer review of the Agency's evaluation of the risks from formaldehyde being conducted to inform risk management decisions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) programs. EPA expects to ask the SACC to consider and review the Office of Pollution, Prevention, and Toxics (OPPT) and the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) joint hazard assessments for human and ecological health; and the OPPT exposure and risk characterizations. This SACC peer review is in addition to prior external peer reviews by the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), the EPA's Human Studies Review Board (HSRB) and the SACC. The Agency is leveraging these peer reviews to support further development of the risk evaluation of formaldehyde. To facilitate nominations, this document provides information about the SACC, the intended topic for the planned peer review, the expertise sought for this peer review, instructions for submitting nominations to EPA, and the Agency's plan for selecting the ad hoc reviewers for this peer review.
California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II Regulations; Request for Waiver of Preemption; Opportunity for Public Hearing and Public Comment
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has notified the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that it has adopted regulations applicable to new 2026 and subsequent model year (MY) California on- road light- and medium-duty vehicles, hereinafter the Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations. The ACC II regulations include two sets of requirements, one for conventional vehicles powered by internal combustion engines and one for zero-emission vehicles (with plug-in hybrid electric vehicles subject to both sets). By letter dated May 22, 2023, CARB submitted a request that EPA grant a waiver of preemption under section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) for the ACC II regulations. This notice announces that EPA has scheduled a public hearing concerning California's request and that EPA is accepting written comment on the request.
4,4′-Methylene bis(2-chloroaniline); Request Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Records and Reports of Significant Adverse Reactions to Health or the Environment
Through this notice, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring manufacturers (including importers) and processors of the chemical substance 4,4'-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) to submit the records and reports of allegations that this chemical substance causes significant adverse reactions to health or the environment that they are required to maintain and submit to EPA when requested under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Information submitted to the Agency in response to this notice will help inform future EPA activities regarding this chemical, including aiding EPA activities related to this chemical substance having been identified as a candidate for designation as a High-Priority Substance for TSCA risk evaluation.
Waste Reduction Model (WARM) Version 16: Request for Public Comment
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Waste Reduction Model (WARM) version 16 and its supporting documentation, along with the WARM v16 methodology external peer review report and the WARM v16 data quality assessment report. WARM is a tool that estimates the potential greenhouse gas emissions, energy savings and economic impacts of baseline and alternative waste management practices of materials. This Notice is inviting public comment on WARM v16 and its supporting documentation from a broad range of individuals and organizations. The EPA will consider the public comments received to inform future improvements to WARM.
2023 Report; Inventory of Mercury Supply, Use, and Trade in the United States; Notice of Availability
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of the 2023 mercury inventory report, which summarizes information on mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States that is required to be reported to EPA by rule directly from mercury manufacturers, importers, and processors. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) directs the EPA to carry out and publish in the Federal Register every three years an inventory of mercury supply, use, and trade in the United States. TSCA defines ``mercury'' as ``elemental mercury'' or ``a mercury compound.''
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