United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2023_register executive 2023-02-18 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c79ea90c D09002ee1c79eaf7b United States Environmental Protection Agency originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a final rule to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that have since been updated, superseded, or withdrawn by the issuing organizations. In addition, EPA is taking final action to reflect its interpretation that remote inspections by third-party certifiers (TPCs) are allowed in certain circumstances in the event of unsafe conditions such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic or other unsafe conditions such as natural disasters, outbreaks, political unrest, and epidemics. Finally, EPA is making certain technical corrections and conforming changes including updating standards within the definitions section, clarifying language as it relates to production, and creating greater flexibilities for the third-party certification process. 88 FR 10468 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-02-21/2023-03444 2023-03444 fr21fe23-5 RIN 2070-AK94 6560-50-P EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0245 FRL-8452-01-OCSPP https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-02-21/2023-03444 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-21/html/2023-03444.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-21/pdf/2023-03444.pdf Environmental Protection Formaldehyde Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Third-Party Certification Toxic Substances Wood 11 p. 10468 10478 88 FR 10468 Title 40 Part 770 40 CFR Part 770 RIN 2070-AK94 Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products; Federal Register Vol. 88, Issue RULE 2023-03444 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 2023-03-23 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0245 FRL-8452-01-OCSPP 6560-50-P 2023-03444 Final rule.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a final rule to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that have since been updated, superseded, or withdrawn by the issuing organizations. In addition, EPA is taking final action to reflect its interpretation that remote inspections by third-party certifiers (TPCs) are allowed in certain circumstances in the event of unsafe conditions such as the on-going COVID-19 pandemic or other unsafe conditions such as natural disasters, outbreaks, political unrest, and epidemics. Finally, EPA is making certain technical corrections and conforming changes including updating standards within the definitions section, clarifying language as it relates to production, and creating greater flexibilities for the third-party certification process.

This final rule is effective on March 23, 2023. The incorporation by reference of certain material listed in the rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 23, 2023. The incorporation by reference of certain other material listed in the rule was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on February 10, 2017, and February 7, 2018. For technical information contact: Jeffrey Putt, Existing Chemicals Risk Management Division (Mail Code 7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: Environmental Protection Formaldehyde Incorporation by Reference Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Third-Party Certification Toxic Substances Wood Voluntary Consensus Standards Update: Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products, fr.inspection@nara.gov putt.jeffrey@epa.gov section508@epa.gov TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov https://ibr.ansi.org/ https://www.astm.org https://www.astm.org/epa.htm https://www.bsigroup.com https://www.compositepanel.org https://www.decorativehardwoods.org https://www.decorativehardwoods.org/sites/default/files/2022-01/ansi-hpva-hp-1-2020.pdf https://www.epa.gov/accessibility/forms/contact-us-about-section-508-accessibility https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/event-unsafe-conditions-geographic-area-would-prevent-third-party-certifier-tpc https://www.epa.gov/dockets https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/laws-and-executive-orders https://www.iso.org https://www.jsa.or.jp/en/ https://www.nist.gov https://www.regulations.gov www.apawood.org www.archives.gov/federal-register/cfr/ibr-locations.html www.astm.org www.bsigroup.com www.compositepanel.org www.decorativehardwoods.org www.gp.com www.iso.org www.jsa.or.jp/en/ www.nist.gov Vol. 88, no. 34 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2023-02-21 continuing daily deposited born digital 368 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-02-21 P0b002ee1bc37aa78 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr21fe23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2023-02-21 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-21/pdf/FR-2023-02-21.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-02-21/xml/FR-2023-02-21.xml fdlp 10463 10824 DGPO 2023-02-18 2024-05-29 FR-2023-02-21 machine generated eng FR FR-2023-02-21 88 34