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November 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA/FDA

• U.N. POPs Review Committee Supports Addition Of Four Chemicals To Stockholm Treaty List
• EPA Issues Direct Final SNURS
• EPA Posts Hazard-Based Prioritization For Branched Alkyl Amines Cluster EPA Issues Final Rule Amending Pesticide Management And Disposal; Standards For Pesticide Containers And Contaminant
• EPA Issues In Final Amendments To Emergency Planning And Notification; Emergency Release Notification And Hazardous Chemical Reporting
• Lowell Center Develops State Chemicals Policy Database
• DHS Issues Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Ammonium Nitrate
• DHS Releases Draft Risk-Based Performance Standards Guidance
• EPA Announces Receipt Of The Sixty-Third Report Of The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee
  

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EPA Publishes Notice Regarding TSCA Inventory Status Of Carbon Nanotubes
• EC Clarifies Registration Of Nanomaterials Under REACH
• EFSA Consults on Draft Opinion on Nanotechnologies and Food and Feed Safety

CAA/CWA

• EPA Issues Air Quality Standards For Lead

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Revises Definition Of Solid Waste

REACH

• EC Removes REACH Exemptions For Three Substances

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Transportation And Infrastructure Committee Offer Stimulus Package To Focus On Spending For Transportation And Municipal Drinking Water
• Oregon Governor To Introduce A Number Of Environmental Measures In January 2009
• Association Advocates Use Of Clean Air Act To Address Greenhouse Gases
• Michigan Firms Under The Gun To Meet Requirements Of New Energy Law
• Waxman Challenges Dingell For Committee Chair
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• ATSDR Announces Availability Of Tox Profiles
• Tributyltin Added To “Watch List” Of Substances Requiring Consent To Import
  

October 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Announces Availability Of Criteria For FIFRA Section 25(b) Exemption Minimum Risk Pesticides
• EPA Publishes Final Rule Regarding Food Packaging Treated With A Pesticide
• EPA Withdraws Draft PR Notice On Label Statements Regarding Third-Party Endorsements And Cause Marketing
• EPA Convenes Public Workshop On Antimicrobial Pesticides
• EPA Issues Child-Specific Exposure Handbook
• OECD Updates Chronic Toxicity Tests
• EPA Launches New Chemical Assessment And Management Efforts
• ChAMP Posted 48 Additional Risk-Based Prioritizations
• NTP Nominates Six Chemicals For Testing
• PPDC PRIA Process Improvement Workgroup Holds Meeting
  

CAA/CWA

• EPA Issues New General Storm Water Discharge Permit
• EPA Proposes NESHAPs For Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
• USDA Proposes Changes In Regulating Genetically Engineered Organisms

RCRA

• EPA Proposes Requirements For Transboundary Shipments Of Wastes Between OECD Countries

REACH

• Fifth Meeting Of The REACH Competent Authorities
• Consortium Of NGOs Release REACH SIN List
• ECHA Issues Q&A Document For Notified Chemicals In EU
• ECHA Identifies Future Proposed Candidate List Substances Under REACH
• EDF Report Examines Use Of REACH SIN List Chemicals In The U.S.

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EC Requests Voluntary Submission Of Data On Nanoparticles In Cosmetics
• Ireland Notes Controls For Nanotech Food Contact Materials Needed
• ISO Announces First Globally Harmonized Definitions Of Nanotechnology Terms

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• President Signs Breast Cancer And Environmental Research Act Of 2007
• Congress Passes Mercury Legislation
• Senate Passes Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act
• Legislation Introduced To Finance Superfund
• Senate Committee Considers National Greenhouse Gas Registry Act Of 2007
• Senator Boxer Introduces Bill On The Value Of A Statistical Life
• Bill To Ban Asbestos Products Introduced
• Legislation Introduced To Reduce Lead Exposures
• House Committee Issues Discussion Draft Of Climate Change Legislation

MISCELLANEOUS

• Schwarzenegger Signs Green Chemistry Legislation
• Bush Nominates White House CEQ Official To Head EPA International Activities

September 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• PPDC Work Group On Comparative Safety Statements Holds Meeting
• EPA Lists Recent Additions To Web Page
• EPA Issues Guidance For Pesticide Registrants On Antimicrobial Pesticide Products With Anthrax-Related Claims
• EPA Posts 28 Additional Risk-Based Prioritizations
• Congressional Research Service Issues Updated Report On TSCA
• NTP Releases Final BPA Report
• EPA Releases 2007 TRI Data Using The E-FDR

RCRA

• EPA Rolls Out National Lead-Free Wheel Weight Initiative

REACH

• ECHA Proposes Revisions to the Registration Guidance

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Friends Of The Earth Australia Calls For Immediate Moratorium On Carbon Nanotubes
• EPA To Seek Public Comment On The ICTA Petition On Nanoscale Silver Products
• PEN Releases Report On The Consumer Products Safety Commission And Nanotechnology
• FDA Convenes Nanotechnology Public Meeting

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Senate Hearing Scheduled On Children’s Health
• Senator Lautenberg Introduces Bottled Water Right-to-Know Act -
• Bi-Partisan Energy Bill Introduced
• Climate Legislation To Be Introduced
• Energy Legislation To Be Introduced In The House And Senate

MISCELLANEOUS

• Treasury Identifies New Post To Oversee Policy Development On Climate Change
• Department Of Labor Issues Proposal To Modify Occupational Health Risk Assessment Process
• European Parliament Adopts Globally Harmonized System

August 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• NAFTA Proposed Five-Year Strategy
• EPA Convenes FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Meeting
• EPA Proposes HPV Test Rule For Second Group Of Chemicals
• EPA Revised Fee Schedule For Registration Applications
• EPA Posts Risk-Based Prioritizations For 26 Chemicals
  

CAA/CWA

• Court Vacates CAIR
• EPA Issues ANPR On Regulating Greenhouses Gas Emissions
• EPA Issues Draft Risk And Exposure Assessment Report For Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
• EPA Decides Not To Regulate 11 Drinking Water Contaminants
• EPA Proposes Amendments To MON NESHAP
• EPA Issues Draft Integrated Science Assessment For Oxides Of Nitrogen And Sulfur

REACH

• REACH Bulk Pre-registration Now Possible
• Proposed Regulation To Amend Annexes IV And V Released
• ECHA Issues Updated CSR Guidance
• ECHA Issues New Guidance

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• PEN Releases Its Latest Report On Nanotechnology Oversight
• Paper Reviews Environmental Benefits Of Nanotechnology
• FDA Announces Public Meeting On Nanoscale Materials

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Bush Signs The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act
• Senate Committee Approves Bills On Perchlorate And TCE
• Environmental Justice Bills Approved By Senate Committee
• Legislation Would Award Achievements In Nanotechnology
• National Nanotechnology Initiative Amendments Act Introduced In Senate
• Legislation Introduced To Study Pharmaceuticals And Personal Care Products In Drinking Water

MISCELLANEOUS

• DOI Proposes Changes To Endangered Species Act Consultation Process
• EPA Issues Interim Approach To Applying The Audit Policy To New Owners
• FDA BPA Subcommittee Meeting

July 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Announces Availability Of Framework On Toxicity Equivalence Methodology For PCDDs, PCDFs, And PCBs In Ecological Risk Assessments
• EPA To Undertake Scientific And Regulatory Formaldehyde Evaluation Use In Pressed Wood Products
• OMB Asks EPA To Rework Draft Pesticide Container Recycling Rule
• EPA Issues Resource Document To Assist In Developing Assessments Of Multiple Chemicals
• EPA Announces Acceptance Of Electronic Submissions Of Pesticide Applications
• EPA Announces VCCEP Meeting Teleconference And Webinar Information
• CropLife America Submits EDSP Petition To EPA
  

CAA/CWA

• D.C. Circuit Declines Request To Order EPA To Act On GHG
• EPA Issues Draft Guidelines On Volatile Organic Compound Emissions
• EPA Regions Issue NPDES General Permits

REACH

• ECHA Releases List Of Chemicals For Which Annex XV Dossiers Have Been Prepared
• The EC Completes Review Of REACH Annexes IV And V
• ETUC Passes Resolution On Nanotechnologies And Nanomaterials

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• IARC Announces Carbon Nanotubes Nominated For Review

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Passes The Federal Advisory Committee Act
• Subcommittee Investigates EPA’s IRIS Program Assessment Of TCE
• Bill Signed Into Law Will Allow Settlements To Require Diesel Emissions Cuts
• Representative Doggett Introduces Climate Change Bill To Cut Emissions By 80 Percent
• Representative Moore Introduces Legislation On International Clean Energy Fund
• Bill To Reduce Packaging Used On Consumer Products Introduced By Representative Weiner
• Bill Would Establish A Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest System
• Representative Miller Introduces Bill To Address Unused Pharmaceuticals

MISCELLANEOUS

• Canada Issues Final PFOS Regulations
• Homeland Security Department Identifies 7,000 Chemical Facilities Facing Risk
• U.N. Releases Draft Guidance On Assessing Risk Of Chemicals In Food
• Quantum Dots Pass Through Damaged Skin
• President Bush Lifts Executive Ban On Drilling In The OCS

June 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Issues Final Risk Mitigation Decision For Ten Rodenticides
• EPA Proposes Pesticide Management And Disposal Standards For Pesticide Containers
• EPA Denies TSCA Section 21 Petition On Natural Rubber Latex Adhesives
• EPA Releases Voluntary Guidance To Assist Businesses Make Consumer Labels Clearer
• EPA Hosts First IRIS Listening Section
• EPA Amends TRI NAICS Codes
  

CAA/CWA

• EPA Issues Draft NPDES General Permit For Stormwater Discharges From Construction Activities
• EPA Issues Guidance On CWA Permits
• Court Denies NRDC Petition Challenging EPA’s HON Rule
• EPA Releases Water Quality Assessment Database
• EPA Announces Proposed Revisions To Lead NAAQS

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Proposes To Delist Waste

REACH

• ASTM Issues REACH Consensus Standard For Sharing Information
• UK Begins Consultation On REACH Enforcement

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• IARC Announces Carbon Nanotubes Nominated For Review

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Representative Markey Introduces Bill To Ban Bisphenol-A In Food And Beverage Containers
• Senator Schumer Urges Conferees To Include BPA Ban In The CPSC Reform Bill
• Legislation To Amend TSCA Introduced In The House And Senate
• House Approves Nanotechnology Reauthorization Bill
• Climate Bill Fails To Garner 60 Votes To Support Cloture
• Legislation That Would Allow Settlements To Require Diesel Emissions Cuts Is Poised For Passage
• Senate Bill Would Amend The ESA

MISCELLANEOUS

• EPA Schedules National Advisory Committee For Acute Exposure Guideline Levels For Hazardous Substances Public Meeting
• FTC To Host “Green Guides” Workshop
• EPA Report Cites Long-Range Trends In Data On State Of Environment In U.S.
• ACGIH Wins Summary Judgment Motion

May 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• ICTA-Led Coalition Petitions For FIFRA Regulation Of Nanoscale Silver Products
• EPA Announces Literature Search For Three Chemicals
• National Advisory Committee For Acute Exposure Guideline Levels For Hazardous Substances Issues Proposed AEGL Values
• TSCA Interagency Testing Committee Issues Sixty-Second Report To The Administrator
• EPA Revokes Four SNURS
• EPA Seeks Comments On Petition To Ban Latex Adhesive
  

CAA/CWA

• EPA Announces Proposed Revisions To Lead NAAQS
• EPA Issues Final Implementing New Source Review Standards For Particles

REACH

• The European Commission Adopts REACH Fee Regulation
• REACH Requirement For Articles Containing Hazardous Material Applies To Whole Product
• ECHA Issues Guidance On Socioeconomic Analyses

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Committee Prepares For Nanotechnology Reauthorization
• Retailers Adopt Code Of Conduct For Nanotechnology
• Congressional Briefing Held On Nanotechnology
• GAO Testifies Before Senate Subcommittee On The Accuracy Of Data Concerning Federally Funded EHS Research

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Committee Approves Nanotechnology Reauthorization Bill
• Senator Schumer Introduces Bill To Ban Bisphenol A In Children’s Products
• The Food And Drug Administration Globalization Act Of 2008 Is Poised For Markup
• House Committee On Energy And Commerce Continues Probe
• Legislation Introduced To Assist Drinking Water Utilities Adapt To Climate Change
• Legislation Would Establish Formaldehyde Health Registry
• Legislation Introduced On Endocrine Disruption Research And Women’s Health And Disease Prevention

MISCELLANEOUS

• Maine Governor Signs Chemicals Bill Into Law
• EPA Issues Spring 2008 Regulatory Agenda
• PEN Hosts A Seminar On The Global Research Needs Assessment

April 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• Rotterdam Committee Approves New Chemical Listing
• EPA Launches Risk Assessment Portal
• EPA Develops New Toxicity Database For Research
• Advisers Suggest Revisions To Draft Guidance On Mutagenicity
• EPA Announces Revised IRIS Process
  

CAA/CWA

• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule On National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards For Aerosol Coatings
• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule Amending NESHAP For Acrylic And Modacrylic Fibers Production, Carbon Black Production, Chemical Manufacturing, And Other Categories

RCRA/CERCLA

• Environmental Groups Sue EPA Seeking Review Of RCRA Gasification Exemption

REACH

• ECHA Posted Revised FAQ On REACH
• EC/ECHA Clarify Positions On ORs And The Annex IV And Annex V Exemptions

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• SVTC Calls For Increased Regulation Of Nanomaterials
• NIOSH Offers Employers Nanotechnology Guidance
• PEN Issues Report On Strategies For Managing Nano Risks

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Senate Climate Change Bill Scheduled For Floor Action In June
• “Plain Language” Bill Clears Senate Committee
• Senate Committee Convenes A Hearing On Legislation To Amend The CWA
• Federal Advisory Committee Act Legislation Was Reported Out Of House Committee
• Legislation Would Mandate Reconsideration Of EPA’s Decision To Deny California Waiver
• Representative Lewis Introduces Legislation On Food And Product Recalls
• Legislation Would Allow Settlements To Require Diesel Emissions Cuts
• Legislation Would Amend TSCA By Phasing Out Mercury In Chlorine And Caustic Soda Manufacturing
• House Committee On Energy And Commerce Expands Probe

MISCELLANEOUS

• Applicants Sought For Safer Detergents Recognition
• Bush Nominates David Hill For EPA General Counsel
• CDC Announces Final Criteria For Removing Chemicals From National Report On Human Exposure To Environmental Chemicals
• ATSDR Issues Seven Updated Chemical Profiles
• Chief Scientist Named At EPA

March 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Releases 2006 Toxics Release Inventory Data
• EPA Announces Public Meeting Of National Advisory Committee For Acute Exposure Guideline Levels For Hazardous Substances
• EPA Issues Notice Of Data Availability Regarding Acetonitrile Petition
• NTP Publishes Notice On The 12th RoC
  

CAA/CWA

• EPA Proposes Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List 3 -- Draft --
• EPA Proposes Revised National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Regulations For Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations
• EPA Signs Final Ozone NAAQS

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Issues NODA On RCRA Waste Manifest

REACH

• Updated Registration, Intermediate, And PPORD Guidance Available

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• PEN Brief Reviews Applicability Of TRI To Nanomaterials
• NIOSH Updates Version Of Its Strategic Plan For Research In Nanotechnology Through Year 2012
• FOE Releases Report On Nanotechnology In Food And Agriculture

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• President Bush Signs Technical Corrections To PRIA
• Senate Passes The CPSC Reform Act
• Representative Welch Introduces Bill To Overturn EPA’s Denial Of California CAA Waiver
• Senate Bill Promotes Green Chemistry
• Senators Boxer And Lautenberg Announce Hearing On Pharmaceuticals In Drinking Water
• Representative Thompson Introduces Chemical Security Legislation

MISCELLANEOUS

• EPA General Counsel Martella Announces Plans To Resign
• IARC Seeks Nomination For Chemicals Sought For Cancer Research
• SCCP Releases Opinion On Safety Of Nanomaterials In Cosmetic Products
• EPA Schedules Expert Peer-Review Meeting On Framework For Determining A Mutagenic Mode Of Action For Carcinogenicity
• EPA Will Hold Meeting On Industry-Government Partnerships

February 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Proposes Clarification For Chemical Identification Describing Activated Phosphors For TSCA Inventory Purposes
• ITC Issues Sixty-First Report To The Administrator
• EPA Releases Computer Model To Screen TRI Chemicals
• EPA Releases Multi-Year Pesticide Work Plan
• EPA Issues TSCA Section 8(d) Rule
• EPA Announces Second Workshop To Discuss EDSP Draft Policies And Procedures

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EPA Announces Voluntary NMSP
• EU Commission Adopts Nanotech Research Guidelines
• Australian Parliament Initiates Nanotechnology Inquiry
• EPA Releases Draft Nanomaterial Research Strategy
• NSET Releases Strategy for Nanotechnology-Related EHS Research

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Committee On Energy And Commerce Launches Probe Of Bisphenol A
• Bill Would Expedite Yucca Mountain Licensing
• Chemical Plant Security Bill Moves Forward
• Representative Wynn Calls For Senate Action On Mercury Export Ban

MISCELLANEOUS

• Bush Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Agencies Earmarks

January 15, 2008
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• EPA Publishes Registration Eligibility Decision Schedule
• EPA Generally Denies TSCA Section 21 Petition On Air Fresheners
• EPA Updates Lists Of Inerts Ingredients
• EPA Announces 2008 IRIS Agenda

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Proposes New Approach To Reporting Hazardous Substances From Farm Animal Waste
• EPA Launches Emergency Website
• EPA Issues Final Rule On Regulation Of Oil-Bearing Hazardous Secondary Materials
• EPA Announces Updates To RCRA Manual

CAA/CWA/SDW/ESA

• EPA Issues ANPR On Lead NAAQS
• EPA Issues Final Rule On Prevention Of Significant Deterioration And Nonattainment New Source Review Reasonable Possibility In Recordkeeping
• Governor Schwarzenegger Announces EPA Suit Filed To Reverse Waiver Denial

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Lloyd’s Releases Report Examining Risks And Opportunities
• EU Publishes Nanotechnology Policy Documents
  

REACH

• EU Agency Updates REACH Questions And Answers
• EU Issues Migration Tool To Aid REACH Compliance

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• President Bush Signs Bill Intended To Reform FOIA
• Senate Approves $288 Billion Farm Bill
• Bush Signs Omnibus Spending Bill; Bill Also Addresses Chemical Security Preemption, Solid Waste Processing Along Rail Lines, Health Standard for Cr(VI), And Nanotech Research Plan
• Bush Signs Energy Bill
• President Signs Methamphetamine Cleanup Bill
• Bill Would Assist Small Water Systems Compliance
• Senate Approves Studies Of Military Impacts
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• Government Proposes Policy Letter On Acquiring “Green” Products, Services
• District Court Rules That Brochures Constitute Labeling Under FIFRA

December 15, 2007
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

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TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/DHS/EPCRA

• DHS Publishes Final Chemical Facility Security Rule
• EPA To Hold Pesticide Workshop
• States Sue EPA Over Changes To Toxics Release Inventory Rule
• EPA Issues Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Draft Policies And Procedures For Initial Screening
• EPA Issues Final Rule On Pesticide Tolerance Crop Grouping Program
• GAO Issues Report On TRI Efforts
• EPA Updates Registration Review Schedule
• EPA Disbands NPPTAC

CAA/CWA/SDWA/ESA

• EPA Issues ANPR On Lead NAAQS
• EPA Issues Final Rule For VOCs In Aerosol Spray Paint
• EPA Proposes Residual Risk Reviews For Eight Source Categories

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EFSA Begins Review Of Nanotechnology
• Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus Holds Briefing
• ED Suggests Potential Model For Restructuring NNI
• Australia And New Zealand Food Standards Agency Begins Review Of Nanotechnology
• OECD Announces Launch Of Nanomaterials Testing Program
• EC Hosts Debate On Governance And Nanotechnology
• Draft CIB On Medical Screening Of Workers Potentially Exposed To Nanoparticles Available For Comment
• FDLI And PEN Will Cosponsor First Annual Conference On Nanotechnology Law, Regulation, And Policy
  

FDA

• FDA Appoints David Acheson CFSAN Director

REACH

• Member States Will Meet To Discuss The Draft Guidance For The Preparation Of The Chemical Safety Report

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Senate Approves Energy Bill; House To Vote Next
• Bill Would Increase Review Of Regulatory Burdens
• House Approves Conference Report Of Bill Addressing Defense Department Impact On Climate
• Senate Approves Bill Addressing Methamphetamine Lab Cleanups
• Bill Would Require EPA To Regulate Future Carbon Credit Markets
• Senate Environment Committee Approves Cap-And-Trade Legislation
• Farm Bill Extension Legislation
• Bills Would Expand Federal Climate Research Efforts
• Congress Passes U.S-Peru Trade Bill
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• FTC Considers Revising Green Guides
• EPA Launches Chinese Environmental Law Website
• EPA Schedules Meeting On Compliance
• IARC Outlines Plans For 100th Monograph
• EPA Issues Its Regulatory Agenda

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