1.This Act may be cited as the
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite
Wood Products Act
.
2.Formaldehyde standards for composite wood
products
(a)The Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C.
2601 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
<enum>VI</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD
PRODUCTS</header>
<section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E6CDDF454524A3B858BF1596D4875E7" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>601.</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Formaldehyde standards</header>
<subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5121EE21E627410F9094FE020DB1CD0B"><enum>(a)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definitions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">In this section:</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD0FCCC97A33F477A87706A42E534509A"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Finished good</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB840DDBFC13748A890B4E17B66BD639A"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>finished good</quote> means
any good or product (other than a panel) containing—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4378462D097C44E4B040399FCF2AC89A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hardwood plywood;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA34F9FE7DFE84DF29103C6FD31877582"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">particleboard; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4873BDEF81674149B0D961B656D1F551"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">medium-density fiberboard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H40A6B57D214A4D938532FBF778D4696A"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>finished good</quote> does
not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7A225DDE418B47A78D2E2B14CB9625FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any component part or other part used in
the assembly of a finished good; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFB5AC5E0BCA7433D8282CE6FAA2C2984"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any finished good that has previously been
sold or supplied to an individual or entity that purchased or acquired the
finished good in good faith for purposes other than resale, such as—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32462B5B7629494C9DB0703596B8244C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">an antique; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H352BC94D37524A479A049293621E4D65"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">secondhand furniture.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H95684E3C75264F6792D503C7B38DED05"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hardboard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>hardboard</quote> has such
meaning as the Administrator shall establish, by regulation, pursuant to
subsection (d).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H906CCB9841724207A47BA19FAFBBC5FF"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Hardwood plywood</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1054B25122CE4C65A34EE445E2B29986"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>hardwood plywood</quote>
means a hardwood or decorative panel that is—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9231C5F23CB547CA965D8840518DA11A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">intended for interior use; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEEA55F59B0AB4A83AF42AEC76AC48BB5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">composed of (as determined under the
standard numbered ANSI/HPVA HP–1–2009) an assembly of layers or plies of
veneer, joined by an adhesive with—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2995243F096421E9681677A306F452B"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">lumber core;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HABC35E0E1A81485DA204732C80D3CF29"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">particleboard core;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8E5A046E6EA47DCAD79137ED8FF5BC8"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">medium-density fiberboard core;</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4F0ABE1284914770A177848DC6C14BF8"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hardboard core; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00831986173542A8A07CCEF918CAB7E0"><enum>(V)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other special core or special back
material.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H70E221310F00453ABDE3077B3AB3874C"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>hardwood plywood</quote>
does not include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BC219D9FCE0487781C5D20FB2534886"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">military-specified plywood;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H950D10201244425D8C03A1F78D9F119D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">curved plywood; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H72771AB0C4D8493395DF52E7E067068B"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">any other product specified in—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2813C250A3B4AAE8206123E6F355DD8"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standard entitled <quote>Voluntary
Product Standard—Structural Plywood</quote> and numbered PS 1–07; or</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42FA790C55C64D3B823180CFFD99EEBF"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the standard entitled <quote>Voluntary
Product Standard—Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use
Panels</quote> and numbered PS 2–04.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E4B3EE5ED4F4E54954179628CBEC636"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Laminated products</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFDA89F8DBCFE4FDB83830B9BBAFA17E9"><enum>(i)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Rulemaking</header>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCAEA79A6A2934C0183CCCF839E72C7BF"><enum>(I)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator shall conduct a
rulemaking process pursuant to subsection (d) that uses all available and
relevant information from State authorities, industry, and other available
sources of such information, and analyzes that information to determine, at the
discretion of the Administrator, whether the definition of the term
<quote>hardwood plywood</quote> should exempt engineered veneer or any
laminated product.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB732465915E4D4BA8B09D0E92840419"><enum>(II)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modification</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may modify any aspect of
the definition contained in clause (ii) before including that definition in the
regulations promulgated pursuant to subclause (I).</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1E75AA1DD5C94B2BA1E1F302E3835BD7"><enum>(ii)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Laminated product</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>laminated product</quote>
means a product—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H118BF9E83A4A4EF7886F381CB7D697E9"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in which a wood veneer is affixed
to—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7859D90404F74144AE7212A639364D53"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a particleboard platform;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4424DA8B2F2D456ABBD56BBEB66DCE73"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a medium-density fiberboard platform;
or</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66627BE9577F4036B1AA88BB4EB5A1C5"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a veneer-core platform; and</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB034CCE6CBA445628C7B3F60A812C399"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that is—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB6EA0C9E460047C893F633A37F2BB726"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">a component part;</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H89A1D42584B44098882A63E70E559F47"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">used in the construction or assembly of a
finished good; and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2E987AB9FEA45D4A9D28CC757F9316F"><enum>(cc)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">produced by the manufacturer or fabricator
of the finished good in which the product is incorporated.</text>
</item></subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB5C4D26208C40D293AB21CFBB0F1157"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Manufactured home</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>manufactured home</quote>
has the meaning given the term in section 3280.2 of title 24, Code of Federal
Regulations (as in effect on the date of promulgation of regulations pursuant
to subsection (d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H325E4C5A9C6C4BB9BDBE9F530FE9CE20"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Medium-density fiberboard</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>medium-density
fiberboard</quote> means a panel composed of cellulosic fibers made by dry
forming and pressing a resinated fiber mat (as determined under the standard
numbered ANSI A208.2–2009).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H99BA5D9A91C942C5AC9B940A88BB48A0"><enum>(6)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Modular home</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>modular home</quote> means
a home that is constructed in a factory in 1 or more modules—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H61741A77DC714240866ECBDAFB3BA2D4"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">each of which meet applicable State and
local building codes of the area in which the home will be located; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3EC6C5C005C94C259A86B9241D180B5E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">that are transported to the home building
site, installed on foundations, and completed.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD9A78517C95C4834B20962646EEF4AD7"><enum>(7)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">No-added formaldehyde-based resin</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC85126BE1B684923B7BEB879C6CF37E7"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H8032EBD6502B4773A4F7A670F7A392FD"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>no-added formaldehyde-based
resin</quote> means a resin formulated with no added formaldehyde as part of
the resin cross-linking structure in a composite wood product that meets the
emission standards in subparagraph (C) as measured by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H848BFC89ED40417FAE5AF2F778F5BC87" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">one test conducted pursuant to test method
ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) or, subject to clause (ii), ASTM D–6007–02; and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H802768B253B34B09A117AE520B8C912D" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">3 months of routine quality control tests
pursuant to ASTM D–6007–02 or ASTM D–5582 or such other routine quality control
test methods as may be established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H988953A1C9BE4FD5A8EEF0B929A67BE3" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test results obtained under clause (i)(I)
or (II) by any test method other than ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) must include a
showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50109D9647E54892914150B1AD8B1151"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>no-added formaldehyde-based
resin</quote> may include any resin made from—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA0B0626644CB407BA63F27BD18A288A6"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">soy;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD8D432B1F8EB4208962B91B696283239"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">polyvinyl acetate; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F903E3FC03B469DAA2240C77FEFE451"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">methylene diisocyanate.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5194F173BA24E8A87FCF0F5CFEDF267"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emission standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The following are the emission standards
for composite wood products made with no-added formaldehyde-based resins under
this paragraph:</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3BCC856EB3DE494AA4F6190F2A10E76E"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No higher than 0.04 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of the 3 months of routine quality control testing
data required under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7B75425B0A9548B59D7B682A286B27F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No test result higher than 0.05 parts per
million of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood and 0.06 parts per million for
particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and thin medium-density
fiberboard.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF8CA46A7C27F4F2BA7EAADBFBD489F6B"><enum>(8)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Particleboard</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC2148201F4834A09BC500A41E2470559"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>particleboard</quote> means
a panel composed of cellulosic material in the form of discrete particles (as
distinguished from fibers, flakes, or strands) that are pressed together with
resin (as determined under the standard numbered ANSI A208.1–2009).</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H151DBE7CAD9E4BA4B9F4589FD54321B2"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>particleboard</quote> does
not include any product specified in the standard entitled <quote>Voluntary
Product Standard—Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use
Panels</quote> and numbered PS 2–04.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB29D25779E9B4106A84D37D710CF0E47"><enum>(9)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Recreational vehicle</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>recreational
vehicle</quote> has the meaning given the term in section 3282.8 of title 24,
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of promulgation of
regulations pursuant to subsection (d)).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF2DE763449B64669897D260346A62FFB"><enum>(10)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Ultra low-emitting formaldehyde
resin</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H444E7F929501435692291FCB53F01034"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H7405AB7ED8BC4C3891153638551477DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin</quote> means a resin in a composite wood product that meets
the emission standards in subparagraph (C) as measured by—</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H750038A889C246AC967E4BEC7362C6A4" indent="up1"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">2 quarterly tests conducted pursuant to
test method ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) or, subject to clause (ii), ASTM D–6007–02;
and</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9CD3AB0CB2344F528A7AA59EFFD9EA95" indent="up1"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">6 months of routine quality control tests
pursuant to ASTM D–6007–02 or ASTM D–5582 or such other routine quality control
test methods as may be established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3289DB31E23B4131B04E4BE80062FCD4" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test results obtained under clause (i)(I)
or (II) by any test method other than ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) must include a
showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8C77E0B8C38440CA8539B83B19FB86E5"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The term <quote>ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin</quote> may include—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBBB72545223840D8B257CA999FEB11A9"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin;</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1848BABE2689408E95A8937FF9F933D2"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">phenol formaldehyde resin; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC4D99E26F024D94B4718297B28C5C91"><enum>(iii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">resorcinol formaldehyde resin.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1A53301A0D904284BCB78323E351252F"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emission standards</header>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4D7E3E8E89F0427F8801BBDEF3116587"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may, pursuant to
regulations issued under subsection (d), reduce the testing requirements for a
manufacturer only if its product made with ultra low-emitting formaldehyde
resin meets the following emission standards:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H390224C8D84C48069A4E720045942B6C"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For hardwood plywood, no higher than 0.05
parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF132F840DA954D7B8C059C960EAB8118"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For medium-density fiberboard—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F7F53B7F3FF4181A5E763355546BF3F"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no higher than 0.06 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5992528B19B48CC972483988C2E9DDE"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no test result higher than 0.09 parts per
million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67234E68FCFA4A84911293452B0DFAED"><enum>(III)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For particleboard—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB9407EA0A2784A5F81FC07FF9FDCEB5E"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no higher than 0.05 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H75752A7AD94E40BEBAD02737BA16C867"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no test result higher than 0.08 parts per
million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDEB9BE56D7B54022A110229AC8C946F2"><enum>(IV)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For thin medium-density fiberboard—</text>
<item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E4DA1E23F434444AB00BAEB0C152ED2"><enum>(aa)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no higher than 0.08 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and</text>
</item><item commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H96BBEDDD335342EDB4036336F2B4F6D8"><enum>(bb)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no test result higher than 0.11 parts per
million of formaldehyde.</text>
</item></subclause></clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5F16C4C6474348CEB13E478A416606D7"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator may not, pursuant to
regulations issued under subsection (d), exempt a manufacturer from third party
certification requirements unless its product made with ultra low-emitting
formaldehyde resin meets the following emission standards:</text>
<subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HECBD0721C6B241F69B112D173B0A1C90"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No higher than 0.04 parts per million of
formaldehyde for 90 percent of 6 months of routine quality control testing data
required under subparagraph (A)(ii).</text>
</subclause><subclause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H86EFA6DA6BD644958110265DCD040DE9"><enum>(II)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">No test result higher than 0.05 parts per
million of formaldehyde for hardwood plywood and 0.06 parts per million for
particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, and thin medium-density
fiberboard.</text>
</subclause></clause></subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H01F4C239CB3B4CAC97A307FF787D8A30"><enum>(b)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Requirement</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF743B0481D5C4B75860D543D367AACAE"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except as provided in an applicable
sell-through regulation promulgated pursuant to subsection (d), effective
beginning on the date that is 180 days after the date of promulgation of those
regulations, the emission standards described in paragraph (2), shall apply to
hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, supplied,
offered for sale, or manufactured in the United States.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H98B74AFA226D4367806C8C726753D76D"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Emission standards</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The emission standards referred to in
paragraph (1), based on test method ASTM E–1333–96 (2002), are as
follows:</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB98960E607648299863E8ED5CB92CF1"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For hardwood plywood with a veneer core,
0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF69A328CD422426DAD360324C1038C98"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For hardwood plywood with a composite
core—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2713B34ABD648569001AFF8F8E92470"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.08 parts per million of formaldehyde for
any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1) and before July
1, 2012; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8A108D486B79496CA3FB6428C42614C3"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.05 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8E199EACBA7A46A1BDB579709DD8EE6D"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For medium-density fiberboard—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08DA5ED1AA5D4A30AEC9A9E546F4DF4A"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.21 parts per million of formaldehyde for
any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1) and before July
1, 2011; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H478134457CA344F0B0D361FD0BE539F0"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.11 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2011.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H67F2468A248C4FB79D4002D66B34AD9F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For thin medium-density fiberboard—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H352B254E61F346A4AF8ABB6A8D462D24"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.21 parts per million of formaldehyde for
any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1) and before July
1, 2012; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7C500F36AD184C31BC226C3BE2610B18"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.13 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2012.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3A121F95D82C4717B73B1E9D1CAA830A"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For particleboard—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE224ABF4E8764568A9A5610102928EF4"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.18 parts per million of formaldehyde for
any period after the effective date described in paragraph (1) and before July
1, 2011; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFD6616D24DF548E6B6BDFBE14EEFA8E5"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">0.09 parts per million of formaldehyde,
effective on the later of the effective date described in paragraph (1) or July
1, 2011.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDB1A73C0C69146F9AEA86AE745C0430B"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with emission
standards</header><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HE1263C34B7E145B589B2CE6D81ADD26A"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Compliance with the emission standards
described in paragraph (2) shall be measured by—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63D9C64B91694D52A3FF67DA8DCF3898" indent="up1"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quarterly tests shall be conducted pursuant
to test method ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) or, subject to subparagraph (B), ASTM
D–6007–02; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43C5C3D95E3F4868A3ACA407F5F495A2" indent="up1"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">quality control tests shall be conducted
pursuant to ASTM D–6007–02, ASTM D–5582, or such other test methods as may be
established by the Administrator through rulemaking.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0B6278524BA44B6291CE8BA03D502D16" indent="up1"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Test results obtained under subparagraph
(A)(i) or (ii) by any test method other than ASTM E–1333–96 (2002) must include
a showing of equivalence by means established by the Administrator through
rulemaking.</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H519F4A52968543B9A36984874336A4DE" indent="up1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Except where otherwise specified, the
Administrator shall establish through rulemaking the number and frequency of
tests required to demonstrate compliance with the emission standards.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3787A48ED7C84C03A92FC0CFB8C41532"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Applicability</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The formaldehyde emission standard referred
to in paragraph (1) shall apply regardless of whether an applicable hardwood
plywood, medium-density fiberboard, or particleboard is—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H288D1C0190994658A252F29991252F8D"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">in the form of an unfinished panel;
or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H600256D270C9487AAC2EF0AB3D16873E"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">incorporated into a finished good.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF4BBDD4A295E40569E3FC936AFB63537"><enum>(c)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Exemptions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The formaldehyde emission standard referred
to in subsection (b)(1) shall not apply to—</text>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD007579C7EC347E3A5629F939E1894F6"><enum>(1)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">hardboard;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCF90CBA4A0AC4E66B1BECD41F2376886"><enum>(2)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural plywood, as specified in the
standard entitled <quote>Voluntary Product Standard—Structural Plywood</quote>
and numbered PS 1–07;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H8939F7F3402E4FD5BF2122785913BC4E"><enum>(3)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural panels, as specified in the
standard entitled <quote>Voluntary Product Standard—Performance Standard for
Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels</quote> and numbered PS 2–04;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF5AE50EFA64E4848BDBD9763670DD653"><enum>(4)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">structural composite lumber, as specified
in the standard entitled <quote>Standard Specification for Evaluation of
Structural Composite Lumber Products</quote> and numbered ASTM D
5456–06;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74051912B5AA43CEB30BB1A6F93E77D6"><enum>(5)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">oriented strand board;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2D768BB4D0A9433E82910A6AD1BCFF5A"><enum>(6)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">glued laminated lumber, as specified in the
standard entitled <quote>Structural Glued Laminated Timber</quote> and numbered
ANSI A190.1–2002;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBE620F1E604D4B51958A2F90BD939A30"><enum>(7)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prefabricated wood I-joists, as specified
in the standard entitled <quote>Standard Specification for Establishing and
Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists</quote> and
numbered ASTM D 5055–05;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCA94684539184413A79DC8CA15B0EEA3"><enum>(8)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finger-jointed lumber;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H00D7142C79574C8A927734169D06A683"><enum>(9)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">wood packaging (including pallets, crates,
spools, and dunnage);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H42D43453661349CAB8159F7688AD279E"><enum>(10)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">composite wood products used inside a
new—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E20A8A03A50496BA8CF0844D2B6ECAD"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">vehicle (other than a recreational vehicle)
constructed entirely from new parts that has never been—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H74466B9547F84F378F54FEE0A4B13E44"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the subject of a retail sale; or</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB87C89B42B7B4FEF8ECCB1DB277C9377"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">registered with the appropriate State
agency or authority responsible for motor vehicles or with any foreign state,
province, or country;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9BA866CF88104BE69A5EF263C3684C73"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">rail car;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA2386621E3CF48E1A5FADD580C1CFEE1"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">boat;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE05C934A790042148AC42169E874CE2F"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aerospace craft; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFC7EE730AE794D7B863FCFEF2D6569CC"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">aircraft;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE7170732E04F4E938A86E8A80A8B91E7"><enum>(11)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">windows that contain composite wood
products, if the window product contains less than 5 percent by volume of
hardwood plywood, particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard, combined, in
relation to the total volume of the finished window product; or</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD4861A496756451F9842DAA33D4561A7"><enum>(12)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exterior doors and garage doors that
contain composite wood products, if—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C855236928B4E7FAD6CB4963F57AF84"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the doors are made from composite wood
products manufactured with no-added formaldehyde-based resins or ultra
low-emitting formaldehyde resins; or</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA36B0F1C8248470DA6E158548DAF623B"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">the doors contain less than 3 percent by
volume of hardwood plywood, particleboard, or medium-density fiberboard,
combined, in relation to the total volume of the finished exterior door or
garage door.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1463E522B1B84DF4947CF7ED1A315F75"><enum>(d)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Regulations</header>
<paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDDAB1E74BF24433A96E72364828C283C"><enum>(1)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than January 1, 2013, the
Administrator shall promulgate regulations to implement the standards required
under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures compliance with the emission
standards described in subsection (b)(2).</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H66CC76091DE94C969C8D13C9BE75FF19"><enum>(2)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Inclusions</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated pursuant to
paragraph (1) shall include provisions relating to—</text>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0BD229F4B564461ABC3342005BD9EB89"><enum>(A)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">labeling;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6FCD14FABB5E4C11A10B8FB1AF15C0C0"><enum>(B)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">chain of custody requirements;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H24826913C6E0423FB38B8B1241B22173"><enum>(C)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">sell-through provisions;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H91CE5513450F48A08A1D7EF391A6B6A6"><enum>(D)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">ultra low-emitting formaldehyde
resins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0504DA6808B4ED5809D2A0B6E463DD2"><enum>(E)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">no-added formaldehyde-based resins;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1274BFF646B485FB5432B1E2788FCBF"><enum>(F)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">finished goods;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFF01F828B53457893C8F454B5288BB5"><enum>(G)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">third-party testing and
certification;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA23F1BF0115F415D9B3D40B3F1125932"><enum>(H)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">auditing and reporting of third-party
certifiers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC5E80B9CCA614FD8A4683403E335A051"><enum>(I)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">recordkeeping;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H555D0A7391014B89AB6E2493B2C7211E"><enum>(J)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">enforcement;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4CDA108351BA40FAA454CCA499DC67E1"><enum>(K)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">laminated products; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H451610A7E7604CE7AE09BB596B3A9C96"><enum>(L)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">exceptions from the requirements of
regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection for products and components
containing de minimis amounts of composite wood products.</text>
</subparagraph><continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph">The Administrator shall not provide
under subparagraph (L) exceptions to the formaldehyde emission standard
requirements in subsection (b).</continuation-text></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0156468EB5DE4EE98CAD786877FAD06E"><enum>(3)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sell-through provisions</header>
<subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF547E96B9E924905B1EBB277195B8450"><enum>(A)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">In general</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Sell-through provisions established by the
Administrator under this subsection, with respect to composite wood products
and finished goods containing regulated composite wood products (including
recreational vehicles, manufactured homes, and modular homes), shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H30B1C7D136A54AF79EA5D5753DC00F3F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">be based on a designated date of
manufacture (which shall be no earlier than the date 180 days following the
promulgation of the regulations pursuant to this subsection) of the composite
wood product or finished good, rather than date of sale of the composite wood
product or finished good; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAB08115698264F9DB16D8334CAA47CC4"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">provide that any inventory of composite
wood products or finished goods containing regulated composite wood products,
manufactured before the designated date of manufacture of the composite wood
products or finished goods, shall not be subject to the formaldehyde emission
standard requirements under subsection (b)(1).</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC84ED6DBB7624F8CBD4CCD0F8F1D8AB3"><enum>(B)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Implementing regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The regulations promulgated under this
subsection shall—</text>
<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFF13572A5C314013BD21ED4384D4513F"><enum>(i)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">prohibit the stockpiling of inventory to be
sold after the designated date of manufacture; and</text>
</clause><clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7F9D24996A5F4EC6B18A796CC13804CD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">not require any labeling or testing of
composite wood products or finished goods containing regulated composite wood
products manufactured before the designated date of manufacture.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7DD2243D92EA4DABA3D68B491F153812"><enum>(C)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Definition</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">For purposes of this paragraph, the term
<quote>stockpiling</quote> means manufacturing or purchasing a composite wood
product or finished good containing a regulated composite wood product between
the date of enactment of the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products
Act and the date 180 days following the promulgation of the regulations
pursuant to this subsection at a rate which is significantly greater (as
determined by the Administrator) than the rate at which such product or good
was manufactured or purchased during a base period (as determined by the
Administrator) ending before the date of enactment of the Formaldehyde
Standards for Composite Wood Products Act.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEB6A7EC14F454587850A31F1A187A65A"><enum>(4)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Import regulations</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">Not later than July 1, 2013, the
Administrator, in coordination with the Commissioner of Customs and Border
Protection and other appropriate Federal departments and agencies, shall revise
regulations promulgated pursuant to section 13 as the Administrator determines
to be necessary to ensure compliance with this section.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC37DB8719F2A4B2E93D66B1C0BA5F5BD"><enum>(5)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Successor standards and test
methods</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">The Administrator
may, after public notice and opportunity for comment, substitute an industry
standard or test method referenced in this section with its successor
version.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F9B0654B1744FF798DFB6D9501ABCC8"><enum>(e)</enum><header display-inline="yes-display-inline">Prohibited acts</header><text display-inline="yes-display-inline">An individual or entity that violates any
requirement under this section (including any regulation promulgated pursuant
to subsection (d)) shall be considered to have committed a prohibited act under
section
15.</text>
</subsection></section>.
(b)The table of contents of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. prec. 2601) is amended by adding at the end
the following:
Title VI—FORMALDEHYDE
STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS
Sec. 601. Formaldehyde
standards.
.
3.Not later than one year after the date of
enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through December 31, 2014, the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall submit to the
Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report describing, with
respect to the preceding year—
(1)the status of the measures carried out or
planned to be carried out pursuant to title VI of the Toxic Substances Control
Act; and
(2)the extent to which relevant industries
have achieved compliance with the requirements under that title.
4.Modification of regulationNot later than 180 days after the date of
promulgation of regulations pursuant to section 601(d) of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (as amended by section 2), the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development shall update the regulation contained in section 3280.308 of title
24, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this
Act), to ensure that the regulation reflects the standards established by
section 601 of the Toxic Substances Control Act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vice President of the United States and President of the
Senate