Federal EPA Registry Update

Final Rules;

Federal Register :: Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products;

Summary: The EPA is finalizing technical corrections and amendments to the emission standards along with approving remote third party certifiers due to potential unsafe condition events.;

Effective Date: March 23, 2023

Federal Register :: Deletion From the National Priorities List;

Summary: The following has been deleted or partially deleted from the National Priorities List. The deletion does not make the site exempted from superfund commitments. US Finishing/Cone Mills Greenville, SC (Partial)(EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022_0579); Wauconda Sand & Gravel Wauconda, IL (Partial)(EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0319); River City Metal Finishing San Antonio, TX (Full) (EPA-HQ-OLEM-2022-0527)

Effective Date: February 23, 2023

Federal Register :: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Miscellaneous Coating Manufacturing Technology Review;

Summary: The final rule includes the provisions required for hazardous air pollutants for process vessels; including adding the 1-Bromopropane to the HAP list.;

Effective Date: February 22, 2023

Federal Register :: NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule;

Summary: Due to negative comments the EPA is withdrawing the direct final rule of “NPDES Small MS4 Urbanized Area Clarification”;

Effective Date: February 22, 2023

Federal Register :: New Source Performance Standards Review for Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Plants and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Lead Acid Battery Manufacturing Area Sources Technology Review;

Summary: EPA is finalizing the revised lead emission standards for grid casting, past mixing and lead reclamation operations for both are source and new NSPS subpart (for lead acid battery manufacturing facilities and construction (NAICS 335911) The rule states the emission limit of 0.08mg/dscm as an achievable BSER limit.;

Effective Date: February 23, 2023

Federal Register :: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units-Revocation of the 2020 Reconsideration and Affirmation of the Appropriate and Necessary Supplemental Finding;

Summary: After a cost review from public comments the EPA is revoking May 22 finding stating it is not appropriate and necessary to regulate coal and oil electric utility stream generating units, and it concluding that is still necessary to regulate HAPs from EGUs.;

Effective Date: March 6, 2023

Tolerances, Exemptions ;

Federal Register :: Pydiflumetofen; Pesticide Tolerances;

Summary: The tolerance of residues in or on caneberry subgroups for pydiflumetofen. ;

Effective Date: February 15, 2023

Federal Register :: Zein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance;

Summary: When utilized as an inert ingredient or stabilizing agent in pesticide formulation applied to animals there is an exemption from tolerance levels of zein.;

Effective Date: February 27, 2023

Federal Register :: 2-Propenoic Acid, Methyl-, Polymer With Butyl 2-Propenoate and Methyl 2-Methyl-2-Propenoate Compd. With 2-Amino-2-Methyl-1-Propanol; Tolerance Exemption;

Summary: The chemicals are exempted from tolerance levels when used as inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. May be utilized on food or feed when used in accordance with exemptions.;

Effective Date: February 27, 2023

;Federal Register :: Propanoic Acid, 3-hydroxy-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyl-, Polymer With 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol, α-hydro-ω-hydroxypoly[oxy(methyl-1,2-ethanediyl)], 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane and Methyloxirane Polymer With Oxirane Ether With 4,4′-(1-methylethylidene)bis[phenol] (2:1), Polyethylene-Polypropylene Glycol 2-aminopropyl Me Ether-Blocked, Compds. With 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol; Tolerance Exemption;

Summary:The chemicals are exempted from tolerance levels when used as inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation. May be utilized on food or feed when used in accordance with exemptions.;

Effective Date: February 27, 2023