Federal EPA Registry Update

Final Rules

Federal Register :: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Adjustment to the Hydrofluorocarbon Production Baseline;

Summary: ;The final rule corrects the calculations for the phase down of hydrofluorocarbons.;

Effective Date: September 11, 2023

Federal Register :: Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Standards for 2023-2025 and Other Changes;

Summary: This ruling provides the applicable volumes and percentages for years 2023-2025 for cellulosic biofuel, biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel, and total renewable fuel. The rule also includes judicial remand for 2016 standard setting rulemaking and made some regulatory changes within the RFS program.;

Effective Date: September 11, 2023 (Instruction 30 – February 1, 2024, Instruction 41/42 – April 1, 2024

Federal Register :: Rescinding the Rule on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process;

Summary: The EPA is rescinding the rule.;

Effective Date: August 14, 2023

Federal Register :: Addition of Diisononyl Phthalate Category; Community Right-to-Know Toxic Chemical Release Reporting;

Summary: ;”The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is adding a diisononyl phthalate (DINP) category to the list of toxic chemicals subject to the reporting requirements under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA). In this action, EPA is adding the DINP category to the toxic chemical list as a category defined to include branched alkyl di-esters of 1,2 benzenedicarboxylic acid in which alkyl ester moieties contain a total of nine carbons. The DINP category meets the EPCRA chronic human health effects toxicity criterion because the members of the category can reasonably be anticipated to cause serious or irreversible reproductive dysfunctions as well as other serious or irreversible chronic health effects in humans, specifically, developmental, kidney, and liver toxicity.” ~Federal Registry;

Effective Date: September 12, 2023

Federal Register :: Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Allowance Allocation Methodology for 2024 and Later Years;

Summary: EPA is amending the rule to allow certain provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act. Some of the amendments include production and consumption allowances for 2024, and consumption baselines to reflect most recent data. For all detailed amendments please refer to Federal Register.;

Effective Date: September 18, 2023 (Instruction 3 and 13 effective October 1, 2024)

Federal Register :: Removal of Title V Emergency Affirmative Defense Provisions From State Operating Permit Programs and Federal Operating Permit Program;

Summary: EPA is removing their emergency circumstance / emergency affirmative defense provisions as the state operating permits are inconsistent with the Federal EPA standards.;

Effective: August 21, 2023

Federal Register :: Asbestos; Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA);

Summary: Finalized rule for a one time reporting requirement for all persons who manufactured, imported or processed asbestos and asbestos containing articles, including as an impurity. Information being requested includes presence, type, quantities (including mixtures) and asbestos containing articles that were processed, imported or manufactured, type of use, and employee data. Report is required four years from the date of the final rule publication (published on July 25, 2023)

Effective Date: August 24, 2023

Arizona Specific;

Federal Register :: Finding of Failure to Attain the 1987 24-Hour PM10 Standards; Pinal County, Arizona;

Summary: Final action in determining that West Pinal County, Arizona is now a nonattainment area for particulate matter with diameter of 10 micrometers or smaller by its December 31, 2022 “Serious” area.;

Effective Date: August 21, 2023

Pesticides Tolerances

Federal Register :: Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration Review Decisions for Certain Pesticides; Aluminum tris (O-ethylphosphonate), Carbon disulfide, et al.;

Summary: The rule finalizes several tolerance levels for this subset of pesticides, please refer to federal registry for details.;

Effective Date: July 19, 2023

Federal Register :: Indaziflam; Pesticide Tolerance;

Summary: This final rule establishes tolerances of indaziflam in or on multiple commodities detailed within the Federal Register.;

Effective Date: July 25, 2023

Federal Register :: N-(n-Octyl)-2-pyrrolidone in Pesticide Formulations; Tolerance Exemption ;

Summary: ” This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of N-(n-octyl)-2-pyrrolidone (CAS Reg. No. 2687–94–7) when used as an inert ingredient (solvent) in pesticide formulations containing prothioconazole as an active ingredient at a maximum concentration of 15% by weigh” ~ Federal Register

Effective Date: July 25, 2023

Federal Register :: Sodium Salt of Acifluorfen; Pesticide Tolerances;

Summary: Establishes tolerance levels for sodium salt of acifluorfen in or on varies food groups such as berry, low growing, soybean, vegetable, edible podded etc. Effective Date: July 27, 2023

Federal Register :: Imazapic; Pesticide Tolerances;

Summary: Establishes residue tolerances of imazapic in or on rice, bran or rice grain

Effective Date: August 7, 2023