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May 13, 2012
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces Webinar On TSCA Section 8(d) Electronic Reporting Tool
• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule For SNURs
• EPA Issues SNURs For 119 Chemicals
• EPA Launches Bed Bug Information Clearinghouse
• EPA Posts Results Of OPP's Consumer Survey On Insect Repellent Product Labeling
• EPA DfE LCA On Advanced Batteries Available Online For Comment
• EPA Seeks Information On Candidates For Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
• New EPA Total Release Fogger Videos Encourage Safe Use Practices
• EPA Promotes Safer Alternatives To Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
• EPA Issues Final TRI Rule Regarding Tribal Participation
• SAB Staff Office Director Discusses Upcoming IRIS Assessments
• George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center Convenes Panel Discussion On Moving Forward With IRIS Reform
• EPA Issues PR Notice Concerning SDSs As Pesticide Labeling To Address Non-Alignment With OSHA's New Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) (U.S. Implementation Of Globally Harmonized System Of Classification And Labeling Of Chemicals (GHS))
  

• EPA Issues Final Revisions To Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation For Public Water Systems
  

• EPA Adds Three Hazardous Waste Sites To Superfund's National Priorities List
  

• EPA And Department Of Commerce Announce New Environmental Technology Export Initiative
• EPA Releases Roadmap On Technology Innovation For Environmental And Economic Progress

• DTSC Schedules A Two-Day Training On Alternatives Assessment 101

• Amended Federal Regulation Will Require Contractors To Report Purchase Of Biobased Products
• White House Issues Bioeconomy Blueprint Reaffirming Commitment To Biobased Products
• USDA Proposes To Amend Guidelines For Designating Biobased Products For Federal Procurement

• CRS Publishes Nanotechnology Policy Primer
• OECD Publishes New Document In Series On Safety Of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• EU OSHA Announces French Report On Feasibility Of Epidemiological Surveillance System For Workers Exposed To Engineered Nanomaterials
• FDA Issues Two New Draft Guidance Documents On Nanotechnology In Food Substances and Cosmetics
• PCAST Releases Fourth Assessment Of The NNI
• ECHA Announces Updated Guidance For Registering Nanomaterials
• EO On Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation Includes Emerging Technology
• SAICM Will Publish Comments On Adding Nanotechnology Activities To Global Plan Of Action
• NNI Agencies Announce New Nanotechnology Signature Initiative

• ECHA Publishes REACH Guidance On Registration Of Monomers
• ECHA Seeks View On Phthalates

• Clean Water Act (CWA) Jurisdiction Bill Introduced
• Regulatory Freeze/Jobs Bill Introduced
• Midnight Rule Relief Introduced
• Renewable Chemical Production Act Introduced
• Cosmetic Safety Act Introduced
• RAPID Act Introduced
• Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing On EPA's Mercury MACT Standard
• Bill To Delay EPA Air Rules Clears House Subcommittee
• House Approves Amendment Delegating To The States Authority To Regulate Coal Combustion Residues
• Keystone Pipeline Would Proceed Under Amendment To Surface Transportation Bill
• Legislation Would Require Senate Confirmation Of EPA Regional Administrators
  

• White House Seeks To Reduce Regulatory Burdens
• EPA Announces New Science Advisor

April 13, 2012
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) would like to remind its clients and friends that on April 18, 2012, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (EDT), B&C and The Acta Group, L.L.C. will hold a complimentary webinar on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) final rule revising the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) issued on March 26, 2012.

• EPA Revokes TSCA Section 4 Testing Requirements For Certain High Production Volume Chemical Substances
• EPA Schedules Public Meeting On HPV Test Rule
• EPA Has New Pesticides And Consumers Resource Directory On EPA.Gov
• EPA Promulgates SNUR For Infused Carbon Nanostructures
• EPA Releases Proposed SNURs And Test Rule
• EPA Announces Availability Of Literature Searches For IRIS Assessments
• Final Rule Revises Manner For Applying TPQs For Certain EHSs
• April 6, 2012, Effective Date For TSCA Section 5 CDX Submissions
• EPA Rejects (Again) Petition For Ban Under TSCA Of Lead Bullets And Shot
• EPA Proposed Rule Would Require Electronic Reporting For Chemical Information
  

• EPA Withdraws Guidance On Developing Interim PRGs For Dioxin From OMB Review
  

• EPA Postpones Target Date For Internet Access To Chemical Data
  

• USDA Amends Guidelines For Designating Biobased Products For Federal Procurement

• GAO Finds FDA Device Reviews Are Taking Longer
• FDA Denies Petition Seeking BPA Ban
• FDA Issues Guidance On Medical Device Benefit-Risk Determinations

• Dr. Robert Pohanka Appointed As Director Of NNCO
• EC Requests Scientific Opinion On Health Effects Of Nanomaterials Used In Medical Devices
• Background Papers Available From The International Symposium On Assessing The Economic Impact Of Nanotechnology
• EC Scientific Committee Requests Information On Nanosilver

• ECHA Publishes Updated Guidance On Substance Identification In 22 Languages

• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Current State Of Cosmetics Regulation
• House Republican Budget Would Significantly Reduce Environmental Spending
• Senate Environment And Public Works Committee Holds Hearing On EPA Budget
• Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing On EPA's Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Power Plants
• House Committee Approves Bill To Place Moratorium On Rules Until Jobless Rate Falls
• Gasoline Regulations Act Of 2012 Would Require EPA To Analyze Whether Air Rules Increase Gasoline Prices
• Bill Would Prohibit Use Of "Compound 1080"
• Bill Would Block EPA From Implementing Clean Water Act Guidance Clarifying Jurisdiction
• House Bill Seeks MCLG/MCL For Hexavalent Chromium
• Fracturing Regulations Are Effective In State Hands Act Introduced In Senate
• Resolving Environmental And Grid Reliability Conflicts Act
• House Committee Issues Subpoenas To Interior Department
• Representative Moves To Reign In EPA Settlement Authority
• Congressman Acts To Restrain EPA And The Corps Of Engineers
• Bill Introduced To Merge Key Departments
• The School Environment Protection Act
  

• OECD Announces Availability Of Modified Environmental Risk Assessment Toolkit
• OMB Calls On Agencies To Consider Cumulative Impacts Of Regulations
• OSHA Releases Final HCS Rule
• Supreme Court Unanimously Rules That CWA Administrative Orders Are Subject To Judicial Review
• Governor Brown Appoints Deputy Secretary For Science And Health At CalEPA
• OEHHA Appoints Director
• EPA Launches Effort To Seek SAB Review Of Science Behind Key Rules
• Canada Adds Four Substances To CEPA Schedule
• ATSDR Requests Comments On Proposed Substances
• EPA Shifts Enforcement Resources In Light Of Reduced Funding
• Chemical Safety Board Seeks Comments On Its 2012-2016 Draft Strategic Plan
• ECOS Resolutions Adopted At Spring Meeting
• India Proposes Draft National Chemical Policy
• OSHA Will Hold Public Meeting In Preparation Of UN GHS Subcommittee Meeting

March 15, 2012
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Updates Science Assessment For Dioxins
• EPA Approves HeiQ Conditional FIFRA Nano Pesticide Product Approval
• EPA Denies Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Fishing Tackle Petition
• NRDC Sues EPA To Force Decision On Petition To Ban 2,4-D
• EPA Announces TSCA Work Plan Chemicals
• OIG Begins IRIS Review
• EPA Proposes To Require Electronic Reporting Of TRI Data
• EPA Issues Results From Inert Ingredient Test Orders Issued Under Its Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
• EPA Receives $1.2 Million In Private Sector Research Funding From L'Oréal
• External Peer Review On Draft Biphenyl Toxicological Review
• EPA Announces Second List Of Chemicals For EDSP Screening And Publication Of Proposed Policies And Procedures For Requiring EDSP Testing Of The Listed Chemicals
  

• EPA Issues New Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Guidance Document For TSDF
• GAO Report Details Improvements In How EPA Manages Superfund Special Accounts
• EPA Adds 19 Sites To Superfund National Priorities List
  

• Sierra Club, Industry File Petition For Review For Secondary Lead MACT Standards
  

• GSA Launches Website On Improving Supply Chain Sustainability

• FDA Requests Comment On Petition To Amend Food Additive Regulations

• Global Agenda Council On Emerging Technologies Identifies Top Technology Trends
• ECHA Announces Plans To Update Guidance For Registration Of Nanoform Substances
• WHO Background Document On Guidelines On Protecting Workers From Manufactured Nanomaterials Available For Comment
• Wisconsin Bill Would Create Nanotechnology Information Hub And Nanotechnology Council
• NIOSH Sponsoring Workshop On Safe Nano Design
• Australia Announces New Guidance On The Safe Handling And Use Of Carbon Nanotubes

• ECHA Adds Eight Chemicals To Authorization List
• ECHA Launches World Largest C&L Inventory
• ECHA Opens Public Consultation On 13 Substances
• ECHA Announces First CoRAP

• House Hearing Investigates Costs Of Complying With EPA Regulations
• Senate Resolution Would Revoke EPA's Utility NESHAP Standards
• House Passes Keystone Pipeline And Drilling Bill
• EPA Quizzed On Budget
• House Leaders Urge EPA To Reject NOI Move
• Hearing On Regulatory Reform Held
• Amendment To Delay Industrial Boiler And Incinerator MACT Killed In Senate
• 221 Representatives Ask OMB To Block Utility GHG Rules
• Clean Energy Standard Act Of 2012
• Lead Exposure Reduction Amendments Act Of 2012
• Senate Bill Expands Loan Program For Biofuels To Chemicals
  

• NTP Approaches New Cellular Assay To Determine If Chemicals Mimic Or Block Estrogen
• Presidential Memorandum Calls For Increased Federal Procurement Of Biobased Products
• CDC Posts Updated Tables For Fourth National Report On Human Exposure To Environmental Chemicals
• EC Releases Report On Assessment Of Endocrine Disruptors
• Chemical Safety Board Issues Policy Expanding Employee Participation In Accident Investigations

February 15, 2012
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA's Inspector Claims EPA Needs To Clarify Testing Authority For Endocrine Disruptors
• EPA Requires Use Of CDX For TSCA Section 5 Notifications And Supporting Documents
• EPA Issues Report From January 19, 2012, Chemical Data Reporting Workshop
• Dover Chemical Corporation In Ohio To Pay $1.4 Million For Unauthorized Production Of Chemical Substances
• EPA Announces Web-based ePMN Webinar
• Industry Progressing In Voluntary Effort To Reduce Toxic Chemicals
• EPA Announces External Peer Review Of Draft Toxicological Review Of Vanadium Pentoxide Under The Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Program
• EPA Announces Peer Review Of Draft Toxicological Review Of 1,4-Dioxane
  

• OEHHA Issues Final Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse
• DTSC Posts 800-Page Document
  

• EPA Will Not Enforce Boiler Notification Requirements
  

• OSHA Regulatory Agenda Addresses PELs And Other Issues

• NRC Publishes A Research Strategy For Environmental, Health, And Safety Aspects Of Engineered Nanomaterials
• NRDC Files Suit To Block EPA's Conditional Registration Of Nanosilver
• EPA Extends Comment Period For Proposed SNURs
• NanoRelease Project In Phase 2
• CIEL Claims REACH Insufficient To Regulate Nanomaterials
• EPA Posts Summary Of 2011 Nanomaterial Case Studies Workshop
• International Symposium On Assessing The Economic Impact Of Nanotechnology Will Be Held In March 2012
• France Prepares Mandatory Nanomaterials Reporting Scheme

• European Chemicals Agency Publishes Inventory Of Three Million Chemicals Sold In EU
  

• Lawmakers Beat Up DHS Over Its Implementation Of The Chemical Facility Antiterrorism Standards
• House Committee Holds Hearing On Legislation That Could Undermine EPA Consent Decrees
• House Holds Hearing On Transparency Of EPA Raw Data
• EPA Takes Heat At House Hearing On Utility MACT
• House Committee Passes Bill Blocking E15
• House Subcommittee Chair Vows To Address Nuclear Waste, Electronic Hazardous Waste Manifest, And Superfund Cleanups In 2012
• Senate Bill Would Require EPA To Establish Integrated Wastewater And Storm Water Permits
• House Subcommittee To Review Changes To The Clean Air Act (CAA)
• President Sends $3.8 Trillion Budget To Congress; Proposes Cuts To EPA's Budget
  

• NTP Requests Comment On Nominations And Calls For Additional Nominations To Report On Carcinogens
• EPA Develops Test Plans, Verifies Performance Of Microbial Resistant Building Products
• ATSDR Announces Notice Of Development Of Set 25 Toxicological Profiles
• EPA Announces Lek Kadeli/Ramona Trovato As Acting Assistant Administrator/Deputy For ORD

January 15, 2012
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• OPP Announces Decision To Review 15 Pesticides
• GAO Finds Challenges Remain With EPA's 2009 IRIS Process
• EPA Proposes SNURs For 17 Chemicals, Including CNTs
• EPA Convenes FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel On Bed Bug Efficacy Testing
• EPA Proposes SNURs On Certain Chemical Substances
• EPA Proposes SNUR For Phenol, 2,4-dimethyl-6-(1-methylpentadecyl)-
• Toxic Releases Increased By 16 Percent
  

• EPA And DTSC Sign Agreement Concerning Safer Consumer Products

• EPA Re-Proposes Confidentiality Determinations For Data Elements Under The Mandatory Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases Rule
  

• EP Passes Resolution Calling For Legislation To Protect Workers From Nanomaterials
• NIST Announces Release Of First Certified Reference Material For Single-Wall CNTs
• Coalition Sues FDA Over Alleged Risks From Nanotechnology And Nanomaterials
• EPA OIG Concludes EPA Needs To Manage Nanomaterials More Effectively
• Nanotech Commercialization Conference Will Be Held In North Carolina In April
• NRC Committee Holds First Meeting For Second Triennial Review Of The NNI

• ECHA Adds 20 SVHCs To Candidate List
• ECHA Proposes To Ban 13 Substances
  

• Omnibus Appropriations Bill Includes Provisions Regarding IRIS And RoC
• Congress To Reconvene On January 17; EPA Regulations In Lawmakers' Sights
• EPA Budget Faces Steep Cuts
• Payroll Tax Bill Requires Fast Decision On Keystone Pipeline
  

• Canada Requires Notice For New Use, Manufacture, Or Import Of Four Chemicals
• DOT Issues Corrections To Hazardous Materials Transportation Regulations
• Chemical Safety Board Calls For Hazardous Waste Facility Standard
• eCDRweb Is Now Available
• NTP Announces Final Process For Preparation Of The RoC
• President Announces Plan Intended To Make It Easier To Do Business In U.S.

December 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Jim Jones Designated As Acting Assistant Administrator For OCSPP
• EPA Launches IRIS Review Panel
• EPA Withdraws Significant New Use Rules For Two Pigments
• New Pesticide Chemical Search Tool Launched
• EPA Announces Decision To Grant TSCA Petition Regarding Hydraulic Fracking
• EPA Releases Formerly Confidential Chemical Information
• B&C Posts Q&As From CDR Webinar
• State FIFRA Issues Research & Evaluation Group Meetin
• EPA Releases EDSP Work Plan Summary Overview
  

• DTSC GRSP Meets To Review Revised "Informal Draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations
• Guidelines For Selecting Product-Related Environmental Sustainability Standards And/Or Ecolabeling Programs

• EPA Releases Final Integrated Review Plan For The National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Lead
• EPA Extends Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline By Six Months
• EPA Announces Availability Of Data On Analytical Method
  

• Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus Hosts Briefing On "Nanotech And Jobs"
• ObservatoryNANO Posts Report On Nanotechnology EHS Landscape
• EPA Conditionally Registers Pesticide Product Containing Nanosilver As A New Active Ingredient
• NIOSH Science Blog Posts Entry Regarding Respiratory Protection For Workers Handling Engineered Nanoparticles
• EC Requests SCENIHR For Scientific Opinion On Nanosilver
• Japan Establishes Committee On Safety Management For Nanomaterials
• Proposed EU Biocidal Products Regulation Addresses Nanomaterials
• NGO Publishes Framework For Food And Food Packaging Products Containing Nanomaterials

• Senate Committee And Subcommittee Hold Hearing On TSCA Reform Legislation
• House Takes On Regulatory Reform
• The Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act Of 2011 (RFIA)
• The Regulatory Accountability Act Of 2011
• Regulations From The Executive In Need Of Scrutiny (REINS)
• The EPA Regulatory Relief Act Of 2011
  

• NTP Holds Listening Session On Proposed Revisions To RoC Review Process
• OSHA Issues National Emphasis Program (NEP) Instruction
• HHS To Begin Screening 10,000 Chemicals; NIH, EPA, And FDA Collaborate To Move Science Forward
• CEQ Issues Draft Guidance For Agencies Outlining Efficiency In Environmental Reviews
• Canada Proposes To Designate HBCD Toxic Under CEPA
• 2012 CDR Notice Regarding CDX Registration And Training
• NTP Issues Draft Technical Reports

November 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Releases New Pesticide Information Products
• Steve Owens Announces His Departure From EPA
• EPA Issues Proposed And Final HPV Test Rules
• SAB Announces Initiatives Intended To Enhance Public Involvement In Advisory Activities
• EPA Issues Guidance On Waivers For Animal Testing Of Pesticides
• NTP Proposes To Revise RoC Review Process
• Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) CDR Requirements And e-Reporting
• EPA Lifts Administrative Stay For Hydrogen Sulfide
• EPA Issues Correction To Lifting Of Administrative Stay For Hydrogen Sulfide

• DTSC Releases Revised "Informal Draft" Safer Consumer Products Regulations

• Article Reports On Spontaneous Generation Of Nanoparticles From Silver And Copper Objects
• EPA Posts Guidance To Facilitate Decisions For Sustainable Nanotechnology
• EC Adopts Recommendation On Definition Of Nanomaterial
• NNI Releases 2011 EHS Research Strategy
• EC Publishes Final Reports For REACH RIPoNs
• EPA Seeks Information Concerning Discharges Of Nanosilver From Industrial Manufacturing
• NCI Announces Public Private Industry Partnership Concerning Nanotechnology-Based Cancer Solutions
• ECHA Begins Consultation On Testing Proposal For Multi-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
• ICON Announces Availability Of Presentation Slides From Training Course
• NIA Will Hold Workshop On The EU Definition Of Nanomaterials

• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule Amending SPCC Rule
  

• ECHA Submits Draft Plan For First Substance Evaluation

• Senate Committee Will Hold Hearing On TSCA Reform Legislation
• House Subcommittee Will Hold Hearing On Fostering Quality Science At EPA
• House Committee Passes REINS Act
• Cross State Air Pollution Rule Survives Senate Vote; Alternative Measure Introduced
• Bill Would Revise CAA SIP Process
• Farm Dust Bill Clears Subcommittee Hurdle
• Nominations
• Bill Exempts U.S. Airlines From Emissions Trading Scheme
• $2 Billion Approved By Senate For Carbon Storage
• Coal Residuals Reuse And Management Act
  

• Expert Panel Agrees HBCD Should Be Restricted Under Stockholm Convention
• Consumer Product Safety Commission Requests Comments On Plan To Review Regulations
• ATSDR Issues Revised Priority List
• CPSC Launches Online Reporting Tool For Businesses
• CSB To Hold Meeting To Release Findings On Three Combustible Iron Dust-Related Accidents

October 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Issues Draft Harmonized Test Guidelines For Antimicrobial Products
• State FIFRA Issues Research & Evaluation Group Meets In Arlington
• EPA Releases Final Health Assessment For TCE
• EPA Issues Weight-of-Evidence Guidance For Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program
• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule On 36 Chemicals
• EPA Issues DfE Assessment For Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
• EPA Issues Draft IRIS Toxicological Review Of Vanadium Pentoxide
• EPA Issues Draft IRIS Toxicological Review Of Biphenyl
• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Environmental Regulation And Its Impact On The Economy
• EPA Releases Publication On Development Of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship Models To Predict The Carcinogenic Potency Of Chemicals
• OPP Posts InertFinder Online Database

• EPA Launches Greener Products Website

• Study Examines Cell Entry Of One-Dimensional Nanomaterials
• SNWG Releases Statement Concerning Nanosilver
• Meeting Of Nano Interests Held In Washington, D.C.
• OEHHA Posts Comments On Revised Proposed Regulation For Hazard Traits And Environmental And Toxicological Endpoints
• Conference Participants Discuss Nanomaterials
• Australia Publishes Literature Review Relating To Six Nanomaterials
• EC Requests Guidance On Safety Assessment Of Nanomaterials In Cosmetics
• Nanotechnology Regulatory Science Act Of 2011 Introduced In Senate
• Health Canada Announces Policy Statement Concerning Working Definition For Nanomaterial

• EPA Issues Guidance For Project Manager On Institutional Controls
  
• EPA Announces Data Availability On Coal Combustion Residuals And Request For Comment
  
• EPA Outlines Enforcement Discretion For CERCLA Liability Protection
  

• REACH Testing Proposal Goes To Arbitration
• Russia Poised To Adopt Chemical Regulations Consistent With REACH
• EU Countries To Test Compliance With Chemicals Law
• ECHA Opens Public Consultation On Proposed Restriction For Four Phthalates

• Cement Sector Relief Passed In House
• House Passes TRAIN

• OSHA Posts Interpretation Regarding When A Mixture Would Exceed The Threshold Quantity In A Covered Process
• OEHHA Posts Notices On Prop 65
• EPA Issues Exposure Factors Handbook: 2011 Edition
• EC Bans Two Pesticides

September 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Publishes Chemical Data Reporting Rule
  
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Glymes SNUR
  
• EPA Releases Background Paper On Identifying Priority Chemicals
  
• EPA Announces Schedule For Dioxin Assessment
  
• EPA Schedules Public Comment Period And Listening Session On 1,4-Dioxane
  
• EPA Issues Draft Toxicological Review On n-Butanol Under IRIS Program
  
• EPA Schedules SAP Meeting To Consider Rodenticide Cancellations

• DTSC Schedules Symposium On Alternatives Analysis

• FDA Regulatory Science Plan Addresses Nanomaterials And Nanotechnology
  
• Denmark Publishes Literature Review For Seven Nanomaterials
  
• JRC-IHCP Argues For Definition Of Engineered Nanomaterials
  
• German Advisory Council Releases Report Concerning Precautionary Strategies For Managing Nanomaterials

• EPA Accepts First GHG Reporting Data
  
• EPA Defers Deadline To Report Factors Used To Calculate GHG Emissions
  
• EPA Proposes Technical Corrections To GHG Rule For The Electronics Manufacturing And Petroleum And Natural Gas Systems Categories
  

• NNIOSH Announces Carcinogen And REL Policy Assessment

• Congress Amends CPSIA

• ECHA Lists 20 Substances For Possible EU Ban
  
• Canada Seeks To Modify CEPA Schedule 3
  
• CPSC Announces Development Of A Toy Safety Standard Strategic Outreach And Education Plan
  
• CPSC Votes To Regulate Cadmium Unless ASTM Publishes Standards

August 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces Chemical Data Reporting Rule
• OPP Issues Guidelines For Antimicrobial Ingredient Disclosure
• Coalition Files TSCA Petition Seeking Regulation Of Chemicals Used In Oil And Natural Gas Wells
• EPA Issues External Review Draft Of Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline
• EPA Releases Initial 2010 TRI Dataset
• ITC Adds Cadmium To TSCA Priority Testing List
• OPP Issues Guidance On CSF Completion
• EPA Proposes To Revise Emergency And Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms
• EPA Publishes ANPR Concerning Testing Of BPA
• OECD Releases Guidance And Surveys Regarding Minor Use Pesticide Registration Incentives
• CRS Releases Reports Concerning TSCA And TSCA Reform Legislation
• EPA Acknowledges Receipt Of Petition From CLA Regarding Endocrine Testing
• EPA Posts New EDSP Materials, Including SEPs

• EPA Seeks Comment On MSW Characterization Report
  

• Green Ribbon Science Panel Meets To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
• OEHHA Revises Proposed Regulation For Hazard Traits And Environmental And Toxicological Endpoints

• IATP Criticizes Development Of Nanotechnology Products Without Regulatory Oversight
• EPA Regulatory Agenda Includes Notices Concerning Nanoscale Materials
• NNI Releases Reports From EHS Workshops
• NANO Act Promotes Development And Responsible Stewardship Of Nanotechnology
• Presentations Available From US-EU Workshop
• Comment Deadline Approaches For EPA's Policy On Nanoscale Materials In Pesticide Products

• EPA Propose Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Oxides Of Nitrogen And Sulfur

• NIOSH Evaluating Its Cancer And REL Policies

• Federal Government Issues Strategy On E-Waste
• CERHR Transitions To Office Of Health Assessment And Translation
• OIG Issues Report On VCCEP
• Canadian Agencies Propose Ban On Four Types Of Chemicals
• Canada Proposes To Amend The ECL
• EPA Releases Draft Policy For Ensuring Scientific Integrity
• HHS And OSTP Publish ANPR To Improve Rules Protecting Human Health Research Subjects
• EPA Releases DfE's Final Alternatives Assessment Criteria For Hazard Evaluation
• EPA Announces DfE Partnership On Alternatives To Certain Phthalates

July 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Schedules IRIS Workshop On Methanol
• EPA Releases Draft Toxicological Review Of Acrylonitrile And Schedules Listening Session
• Expansion Of Industry Sectors Covered By The TRI Program
• EPA Announces Proposed SNUR For 14 Glymes
• OCSPP Announced Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Nanoscale Materials In Pesticide Products

• EPA Proposes Hazardous Waste Manifest Printing Specifications Correction Rule
• EPA Proposes Revisions To RCRA Definition Of Solid Waste
• ASTM Issues Guidance On Continuing Obligations For Contaminated Properties
  

• EC Intends To Issue Regulatory Definition Of Nanomaterial This Summer
• Netherlands Delegation Notes Risks Associated With Nanomaterials
• Final Recast Of The RoHS Directive Published

• EPA Rule Would Consolidate NESHAP Standards For Chemical Industry Sectors
• EPA Issues Cross-State Air Pollution Rule

• OSHA Proposes Changes To Recordkeeping And Reporting Requirements For Work-Related Injuries And Illnesses

• European Chemicals Agency Seeks Comment On Possible Substance Bans And Restrictions
• EU Chemicals Agency Formalizes Listing Of Seven Substances Of Very High Concern
• RoHS Directive Issued On July 1, 2011
• ECHA Issues Article 117 Report

• FDA Publishes Notices Concerning Sunscreens
  

• House Subcommittee On Investigations And Oversight Holds Hearing On IRIS Program
• Senate Science And Space Subcommittee Holds Hearing On National Nanotechnology Investment
• Regulatory Reform And Small Business
• Debate Is Continuing On Chemical Security
• EPA Faces Reduction In Funding And Activities
• Safe Cosmetic Legislation Re-introduced
• House Challenges EPA Authority To Block Grants
• Moran Plans To Address Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
• House Subcommittee Clears TRAIN Measure
  

• EPA Research Office Plans To Launch Chemical Safety For Sustainability Initiative
• Three Chemicals Added To Rotterdam List For Prior Consent

June 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule Regarding Electronic Reporting Requirements
• USDA Reports Small Amount Of Food Tested In 2009 Exceeded EPA Residue Limits
• EWG Asks EPA To Seek Biomonitoring Data
• EPA Issues Preliminary Plan For Reviewing Regulations
• EPA Schedules SFIREG Full Working Committee
• EPA Establishes National Tribal Toxics Committee To Address Risks From Toxic Chemicals
• EPA Announces Intent To Ban Pesticide Products
• EPA Removes Confidentiality Claims For More Than 150 Chemicals
• NTP Announces 12th RoC
• EPA Provides Alternative Standard For Carbamate Waste Treatment
• EPA Promulgates Technical Amendments Concerning Pesticide Tolerances
• News From The Office Of Pesticide Programs
• EPA Improves Access to Information on Hundreds of Chemicals

• New Green Ribbon Science Panel Subcommittees To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  

• Presentations Available From EC's Fourth Annual Nanotechnology Safety For Success Dialogue Workshop
• SNWG Responds To BfR's Statement Concerning Nanosilver
• ISO Publishes Standard For Nanomaterial Risk Evaluation
• OECD Provides Snapshot On Current And Planned Activities On The Safety Of Manufactured Nanomaterials
• White House ETIPC Releases Policy Principles Concerning Regulation And Oversight Of Nanotechnology And Nanomaterials
• EPA Proposes Policy On Nanoscale Materials In Pesticide Products
• FDA Issues Draft Guidance On Nanotechnology

• EPA Issues Final Rule Repealing Grandfather Provision For PM Less Than 2.5 Micrometers
• EPA Creates Searchable Online Database On Drinking Water Violations
• EPA Announces Public Meeting Regarding Preliminary Regulatory Determinations For The Third Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 3)
• EPA Delays Implementation On Incinerator Rules
• EPA Proposes Secondary Lead Smelting NESHAP
• EPA Announces e-GGRT Testing Opportunity
• EPA Requests Comment On Draft Guidance Regarding Control Of Emissions From New Highway Vehicles And Engines
• President Obama Announces Ken Kopocis As Nominee For Assistant Administrator For The Office Of Water

• OSHA Reopens Public Record On Proposal To Add Reporting Requirement For Musculoskeletal Disorders

• REACH Dossiers For Intermediate Chemicals Lack Sufficient Information
• EC Bans Cadmium In Plastics
• ECHA Releases Background Document On Risk-Based Criteria For Selecting Chemicals To Be Evaluated
• ECHA Adds Seven New Substances To Candidate List

• 2012 Budget Cuts For FDA
• Senate Committee Acts To Require Investigations And Actions On Disease Clusters
• Legislation On Cost Of Regulations To Small Businesses Fails
• Chemical Facility Provision Extended Again
• House Leaders Support Fossil Fuel, Cut Back On Renewable And Energy Efficiency
• Bill Would Bar EPA From Drinking Water Act Enforcement In Small Utilities
• Senator Seeks To Limit Payments For Suits Against Government
• Payments For Water Act Violations
• EPA And Interior Defend Administration's Energy Policy Before House Committee
  

• Obama Administration Issues Memorandum Regarding Export And Trade Promotion, Public Participation, And Rulemaking
• FDA To Make Enforcement And Compliance Activities Accessible Online
• OEHHA Proposes To Add Titanium Dioxide Particles, Alpha-Methyl Styrene To Proposition 65 List
• Interim Rules Regarding Sustainable Acquisition Issued
• IARC Classifies Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields As Possibly Carcinogenic To Humans
• California Appellate Court Affirms Decision Supporting Proposition 65 Labor Code Listing Mechanism
• CDC Announces Release Of Action Agenda Intended To Address Public Health And Chemical Exposures

May 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces Listening Session On IRIS Draft Toxicological Review Of Methanol
• EPA Will Suspend Next IUR Reporting Period
  
• EPA Schedules SFIREG Working Committee Meeting
  
• EPA Forwards Data Requirements For Antimicrobial Pesticides To USDA And HHS
  
• EPA Releases New Website On FIFRA Conditional Registrations
  
• EPA Inspector General Addresses Endocrine Program
  
• Brazil Joins OECD Agreement To Share Data

• Green Ribbon Science Panel Meets To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  
• California Governor Brown Announces Appointment Of New DTSC Director
  

• BfR Cautions Against Broad Use Of Nanosilver In Consumer Products
  
• UK FSA Publishes Report Of Consumers' Views On Nano In Food And Food Packaging
  
• EPA Issues Final SNUR For Certain Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
  
• ITA Seeks Comments Concerning Regulatory Cooperation Between The U.S. And EU
  
• EC JRC Posts Report Of Workshop On "Early Harvest Of Research Results On Nanosafety"
  
• UCSF's Program On Reproductive Health And The Environment Publishes Recommendations For Addressing Health Risks From Nanomaterials In California
  
• Nanodermatology Society Issues 2011 Position Statement On Sunscreens

• EPA Scales Back Scope Of CWA Jurisdiction Guidance
  
• EPA Proposes Revised Standard For Secondary Lead Smelters

• EU Chemicals Agency States It Will Publish Names Of Hazardous Chemicals Producers

• Congress Continues To Focus On Spending Legislation
  
• House Subcommittees Approve Chemical Security Measures
  
• President Obama Signs 2011 Spending Bill
  
• Members Of Congress Question EPA Authority And Actions

• U.S. Department Of Transportation Launches Pipeline Safety Awareness Website
  
• DfE Issues Standard For Safer Cleaning Products
  
• POPs Convention Delegates Agree To Ban Endosulfan With Some Exemptions
  
• 22 Endocrine Disruptors Added To SIN List
  
• NIOSH Issues Epidemiologic Resource
  
• DOD Minimizes Use Of Hexavalent Chromium
  
• EPA Schedules Public Meeting On EPA Advisory Activities Supported By SAB Staff Office

April 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Lautenberg Introduces Safe Chemicals Act Of 2011
• EPA Warns Online Shoppers About Illegal Pesticide Sales
• Declassification Of CBI Chemicals
• Representative Waxman Sends Letter To CEOs
• EPA Phases Out Paper As An Option Regarding New Chemical Notifications
• EPA Announces Peer Review Workshop On IRIS
• EPA Seeks Comment On Petition To Suspend/Cancel Registrations For Soil Fumigant Iodomethane (Methyl Iodide)
• EPA Seeks Public Comment On Petition For Bilingual Pesticide Labels
• New EPA Web Page Explains Regulation Of Skin Repellent Patch Products
• EPA Proposes Rule To Clarify Labeling Of Pesticides For Export
• EPA Launches Initiative To Evaluate Substitutes For Flame Retardant
• Representatives Urge OMB To Withdraw Proposed IUR Amendments
• EPA Announces Chemical Action Plans For MDI, TDI, And Related Diisocyanate Compounds
• EPA Seeks Comment On Pilot Fragrance Notification Program
• EPA Proposes New Regulation Language To Distinguish "Isolates" And "Strains"
• EPA Proposes Threshold Planning Quantities For Extremely Hazardous Substance

• Green Ribbon Science Panel Subcommittees To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  

• NRC Includes Nanomaterials In Guidelines For Working With Hazardous Chemicals
• European Parliament And EU Council Fail To Reach Agreement On Novel Foods Regulation
• EPA Launches Public Process To Evaluate Testing Proposal From Carbon Consortium
• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On NNI Oversight
  

• EPA Establishes Clean Air Act Standards For Boilers And Incinerators
• EPA Issues Extension To Greenhouse Gas Reporting Deadline
• EPA Updates Web Tool Providing Clean Water Violation Trends And State Enforcement Response
• EPA Issues Final Rule Approving New Substitute In Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Sector Under SNAP Program
  

• EPA Seeks Guidance For Evaluating Vapor Intrusion
• EPA Issues Final Rule Identifying Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste
• EPA Proposes Cooling Water Intake Rule
• EPA Updates SPCC Regulation To Exclude Milk And Milk Products

• European Chemicals Agency Publishes Labeling Guidance
• ECHA Updates REACH-IT To Allow Submission Of Notifications For Substances In Articles

• The 2011 Continuing Budget Resolution
• The 2012 Republican Budget Blueprint
• EPA And GHG Emissions
• EPA Budget Request Anticipates Restructuring Of EDSP
• Senate Committee Holds Oversight Hearing On Disease Clusters And Environmental Health
  

• Jim Willis, EPA, To Join United Nations Environment Programme
• China To Implement Globally Harmonized System Of Classification And Labeling Of Chemicals
  

March 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Agriculture Groups Seek Supreme Court Review Of National Corn Growers
• EPA Issues Pesticide Reregistration Performance Measures And Goals
• New Robot System To Test 10,000 Chemicals For Toxicity
• Chemical Heritage Foundation Releases Video From Its March 3 Event
• Administrator Jackson Testifies Before House Committee On Agriculture

• President Obama Requests Additional Funding For NNI
• OECD Publishes Booklet On Nanosafety At The OECD
• ASME Nanotechnology Institute Posts New Podcast In Nano Educational Series
• NIOSH Requests Information To Update Its Nanotechnology Strategic Plan
• PEN Reports Increase In Nano-Enabled Consumer Products

• EPA Establishes Clean Air Act Standards For Boilers And Incinerators
• EPA Proposes Amendments To The NESHAP For Primary Lead Smelting
• EPA Postpones Deadline For Filing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reports
• EPA Proposes Revisions To Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Regulation (UCMR 3) For Public Water Systems:
• EPA Updates National Air Toxics Assessment
• EPA Issues Final National Emission Standards For Chemical Manufacturing Area Sources
• CERES Issues Report That Provides Guidance For Companies On Disclosing Climate Change Issues In SEC Filings

• Green Ribbon Science Panel Reconvened To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  

• Legal Group Publishes Progress Reports On EU Countries' Enforcement Of REACH Law
• EC Announces The Addition Of Six Substances To Annex XIV
• ECHA Publishes Report On Evaluation In 2010

• OSHA Issues Revised PPE Directive

• The Federal Budget
• EPA And Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Incandescent Light Bulbs Under Fire
• House Republicans Fault EPA For Effect On Production Agriculture
• Senator Lautenberg Reintroduces Polluter Pays
• Merits Of REINS Legislation Debated In The House
  

• EPA Seeks Public Comment On Plan To Review Regulations
• EPA ORD Issues Chemical Safety For Sustainability Research/Feedback
• ATSDR Identifies Substances To Be Evaluated For Set 25 Toxicological Profiles
• GAO Issues Report On Environmental Challenges
• EPA Seeks Comment On Availability Of Literature Searches For IRIS Assessments
• CPSC Announces Launch Of Consumer Product Safety Information Database
• OEHHA Proposes Prop 65 Listings Under Labor Code Mechanism

February 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Issues Technical Correction On TSCA Section 4 Test Rule On Certain High Production Volume Chemicals
  
• EPA Proposes To Declare A Prion As A Pest Under FIFRA
  
• EPA Proposes Rule Amending Human Subjects Protections Rule
  
• EPA Removes Confidentiality Claims On Studies Of Chemicals Submitted Under TSCA
  
• EPA Requests Comment On ICR For TRI
  
• Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Assessing The Effectiveness Of U.S. Chemical Safety Laws
  
• Respondents To House Committee Identify FIFRA And TSCA Regulatory Actions As Impediments To Job Growth

• DTSC Reconvenes Green Ribbon Science Panel To Discuss Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations

• Environmental Science & Technology Article Reviews History Of Nanosilver And Policy Implications:
  
• EU-OSHA Announces Control Banding Tool For Nanomaterials
  
• Hohenstein Institute Finds Antibacterial Textiles Containing Nanosilver To Be Safe
  
• EC Announces Fourth Annual Nanotechnology Safety For Success Dialogue Workshop
  
• NNI Announces Release Of Regional, State, And Local Initiatives Workshop Report
  
• ISO Adopts Standard For Inhalation Toxicity Testing For Nanoparticles
  
• South Korea Includes Nanosubstances In Ten-Year Plan
  
• The Netherlands Will Require Nanotechnology Development To Include Investment In Risk Analysis
  
• NNI Releases 2011 Strategic Plan

• EPA Seeks Comment On Vapor Intrusion As Component Of HRS
  

• EPA Issues Notice For Public Meeting On Environmental Justice Considerations For Drinking Water Regulatory Efforts
• EPA Releases Final Document Related To Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Oxides Of Nitrogen And Sulfur

• ECHA Revises Number Of CLP Notifications Received
  
• EC Issues Guidance For Applying Exemption To REACH Ban
  
• Recent Developments Concerning Calculating SVHCs In Articles

• House Republicans Target EPA
  
• EPA Funding
  
• EPA Jurisdiction

• ATSDR Introduces Toxic Substances Web Portal
  
• President Obama Issues Executive Order To Ensure Economic Growth
  
• FDA Proposal Responds To President Obama Order
  
• EPA Makes Staff Announcements
  
• EPA Submits Draft Hydraulic Fracturing Study Plan To Independent Scientists For Review
  
• IC2 Developing Priority Chemicals Database

January 15, 2011
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• 2011 Predictions For EPA's Office Of Chemical Safety And Pollution Prevention
• Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) And Its Consulting Affiliates Announce The Launch Of B&C's Consortia Management Affiliate, B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C.
• BCCM Working With BASF To Create Consortium To Respond To CDTSC DCI

• EPA Issues TSCA Section 4 Test Rule For 19 Chemicals
• EPA Analysis Shows Reduction In 2009 Toxics Release Inventory Chemical Releases
  
• EPA And European Chemicals Agency Sign Agreement To Enhance Chemical Safety
  
• EPA Issues Sixty-Seventh Report Of The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee To The Administrator
  
• EPA Proposes System To Distribute Pesticide Labels
  
• EPA Seeks Comment On Petition For Rulemaking To Establish Procedures Consistent With The Endangered Species Act
  
• EPA Provides Public With Enhanced Access To Chemical Information
  
• EPA Updates Online Guidance Clarifying When Cleaning Products Are Considered Pesticides
  
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Weight-Of-Evidence Guidance
  
• EPA Issues National Guidance To Address Proper Maintenance, Removal, And Disposal Of PCB-Containing Fluorescent Lights
  
• EPA Announces Next Generation Risk Assessment Public Dialogue Conference
  
• SFIREG Holds Full Committee Meeting

• EPA Amends Final Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
  
• EPA Proposes To Defer Certain Data Elements Under GHG Reporting Rule
  
• EPA Calls For Information On Inputs To Emission Equations Under The Mandatory Reporting Of GHGs
  
• EPA Statement On Chromium-6 In Drinking Water
  
• EPA Issues Revisions To Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
  
• EPA To Defer GHG Permitting Requirements For Industries That Use Biomass
  
  

• CDTSC Delays Implementation Of Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  

• EC Committee Approves Opinion On Scientific Basis For The Definition Of Nanomaterial
  
• CDTSC Issues DCI For Nano Metals, Nano Metal Oxides, And Quantum Dots
  
• Switzerland Posts Guidelines For Preparing SDSs For Synthetic Nanomaterials
  
• Australia Issues Guidance On New Chemical Requirements For Notification Of Industrial Nanomaterials
  
• EPA Regulatory Agenda Includes Several Notices Concerning Nanoscale Materials
  
• EPA, EC, And OECD Officials Publish Article In Nature Nanotechnology
  
• America COMPETES Reauthorization Act Presented To President For Signature
  
• ETC Group Posts Report On Global Governance Of Nanoscale Technologies
  
• EFSA Begins Public Consultation On Draft Guidance On Risk Assessment For Nanoscience And Nanotechnologies
  

• EPA Removes Saccharin And Salts From Lists Of Hazardous Constituents, Hazardous Wastes, And Hazardous Substances
  

• EPA To Come Under Renewed ScrutinyEPA GHG Efforts The Subject Of Continued Fire
• President Obama Signs Food Safety Measure

• ECHA Adds Eight Chemicals To EU List
  
• ECHA Received 3.1 Million Classification And Labelling Notifications
  
• Canadian Parliament Adopts Product Safety Act
  
• WHO Issues Guidance On Indoor Air Chemicals Of Concern
  
• OEHHA Proposes Regulations Concerning Toxics Information Clearinghouse

December 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

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• EPA Denies Second Request Made In TSCA Section 21 Petition Regarding Lead
• EPA Announces Second List Of Chemicals For EDSP Screening And Publication Of Proposed Policies And Procedures For Requiring EDSP Testing Of The Listed Chemicals
  
• EPA Issues Final Rule Adding National Toxicology Program Chemicals To Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Section 313
  
• EPA Announces New Tool To Promote Safer Chemicals And Products
  
• EPA Seeks Comment On Petition To Ban Triclosan
  
• EPA Announces Availability Of Literature Searches For IRIS

• White House Issues Guidance On Use Of Categorical Exclusions For Federal Permits
• EPA Issues Final Rule Mandating Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases (GHG) For Sources Of Fluorinated GHGs
  

• California Prepares For Release Of Final "Safer Consumer Product Alternatives" Regulations
  

• EPA Posts Interim Technical Guidance For Assessing Exposure To Nanomaterials
  
• Australian Government Reviews Notification Process For Industrial Nanomaterials
  
• USDA ORACBA Risk Forum Discusses Moving Beyond Nanogeneralities
  
• California Removes Nano References In The Revised Safer Consumer Product Alternatives Regulations
  
• ICTA Petitions EPA To Investigate Nano-Copper Pesticides
  
• EPA Submits Proposed TSCA Section 8(a) Reporting Rule For Nanoscale Materials To OMB For Review
  
• EPA OIG Focusing On Nanomaterials And Other Substances
  
• EPA Seeks Comments On Public Information Exchanges On EPA Nanomaterial Case Studies
  
• NIOSH Seeks Comment On Draft CIB Concerning Occupational Exposure To Carbon Nanotubes And Nanofibers
  
• NanoBusiness Alliance Interviews Lynn L. Bergeson
  
• EP Approves RoHS Recast
  
• OECD Posts New And Revised Publications In The Series On The Safety Of Manufactured Nanomaterials
  
• Draft NNI EHS Research Strategy Available For Comment
  
• EPA Claims Company Made Illegal Public Health Claims For Nano Silver Product
  

• REACH Registration Passes
  
• ECHA Adds Eight Chemicals To SVHC List And Eight Other Chemicals To REACH Authorization List
  
• ECHA Publishes First List Of Registered Substances
  

• House Republican Leadership Elected
  
• Major Food Safety Overhaul Stalled By Appropriations Debate

• President Obama Calls For More Electronics Recycling, Task Force To Encourage Federal Agencies
  
• ATSDR Makes Tox Profiles Available
  
• EPA Launches Website To Increase Transparency Of Regulatory Activity
  
• CPSC Promulgates Final Rule Regarding Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database
  
• Korea Publishes List Of Potential GHS Classifications And Plans To Issue New Material Safety Data Sheet Rules

November 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• Synopsis Of The 2010 Congressional Mid-Term Elections

• EPA Seeks Requests For Chemical Substance Nominations For IRIS 2011 Program
• NTP Schedules Workshop On Role Of Chemicals In Diseases
  
• EPA Announces Peer Consultation Workshop On Cumulative Mixtures Risk Of Selected Phthalates
  
• EPA Proposes Revisions To FIFRA Procedures To Ensure Protection Of Data Submitters' Rights
  
• 21st Century Toxicology PPDC Workgroup Meeting Will Be Held On December 13, 2010
  
• EPA Issues Guidance On Mercury Export Ban
  
• EPA Convenes National Meeting To Discuss Common Aquatic Life Effects Assessment For Pesticides Using Available Data
  
• EPA Issues Draft Guidance On EDSP Weight-of-Evidence Determination
  
• EPA Schedules Informational Meeting/Webinar On Understanding The 2011 IUR Electronic Reporting Tool (e-IURweb)
  
• EPA Denies Second Component Of Fishing Sinker Petition
  
• EPA Subpoenas Halliburton For Data On Chemicals Used In Hydraulic Fracturing
  

• EPA Issues Final Mandatory GHG Rule
  
• Clean Air Act Permitting For GHGs
  

• USPTO Expands Green Technology Pilot Program
  
• EC Begins Consultation On Recommendation On Definition Of The Term Nanomaterial
  
• IJOEH Publishes Special Issue On Human And Environmental Exposure Assessment For Nanomaterials
  
• ANEC And BEUC Announce 2010 Inventory Of Consumer Products Containing Nanomaterials
  
• NIOSH Posts Impact Sheet Stating That Breathing Nanoparticles May Result In Damaging Health Effects
  
• NNI Issues Draft Strategic Plan On Nanotechnology Research
  
• PEN Releases Report On Voluntary Initiatives To Regulate Nanotechnology
  
• NOSB Recommends Prohibiting Engineered Nanomaterials From Certified Organic Products
  

• ECHA Announces Second REACH Enforcement Project Targeting Formulators
  

• OSHA Proposes Interpretation Of Provisions For Feasible Administrative Or Engineering Controls Of Occupational Noise
  
• Global Risk Assessment Dialogue Is Scheduled For January 2011
  
• OSHA Convenes Meeting On UN GHS
  
• CPSC Posts Draft Final Rule Regarding Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database

October 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Denies TSCA Section 21 Petition On Lead In Ammunition And Fishing Sinkers
  
• EPA Issues Final Rule Amending Enforceable Consent Agreement Procedural Rules
  
• Investor Organizations Support TSCA Reform
  
• EPA Pesticide Database To Aid Consumers In Controlling Bed Bugs
  
• EPA Extends Compliance Date On Containment Rule
  
• EPA Publishes Brochure On Children's Health
  
• Transatlantic Chemical Toxicity Testing Agreement Signed
  
• EPA Sends Draft Revisions To Human Research Rule To Secretary Of Agriculture

• EPA Extends By One Year The Compliance Date On Spill Prevention Rule

• EPA Issues Rule Regarding Mandatory Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases
• EPA Proposes Guidelines Establishing Test Procedures For Pollutant Analysis
• White House Issues Guidance On Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
• EPA Issues Sewage Sludge Air Emissions Rule

• EPA Issues Final SNURs For Carbon Nanotubes
• NIOSH Announces Formal Partnership On Nanotechnology Research And Guidance
• OPP Considering Labeling Of Nanopesticides
• NIH And FDA Will Fund Research On Nanoparticles
• ASTM Nanotechnology Committee Creates Subcommittee On Nano-Enabled Consumer Products
• CDTSC And EPA Hold Public Workshop On State And Federal Nanomaterial Activities
• OECD Releases Report On Current Developments And Activities On The Safety Of Manufactured Nanomaterials
  

• Belgium Minister Calls For REACH Register To Ensure Traceability Of Nanomaterials
• ECHA Expects To Add 40 Substances To Candidate List Of SVHCs
• ECHA Expects Companies To Meet Registration Deadline For Most Substances
  

• Effort To Halt EPA Emissions Rules Stalled
• President Obama Signs Continuing Appropriations Act 2011
• Measure Directs Multi-faceted Study Of Controlled Drug Disposal
• Senator Boxer Introduces Bill To Address Effects Of Disease Clusters
  

• FTC Releases Proposed Revisions To The "Green Guides"
• EPA Soliciting Comments On Its Role In Advancing Sustainable Products
• California Releases Proposed Regulations For Safer Consumer Products
• EPA Marks 20th Anniversary Of The Pollution Prevention Act Of 1990
• USDA Issues Final Auditing Standard For Genetically Modified Plants
• EPA Lays Out Five-Year Plan On Agency Priorities

September 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces Action Plans For Chemicals Used In Dyes, Flame Retardants, And Industrial Detergents
  
• EPA To Convene Public Meeting On HPV Chemicals
  
• Nine Chemicals Now Subject To New Restrictions Under Amendments To Stockholm Convention
  
• EPA Responds To TSCA Section 21 Petition On Cadmium
  
• EPA Proposes Conditional Registration Of Nanosilver Pesticide Product
  
• EPA Denies Petition Calling For Lead Ammunition Ban
  
• EPA Announces Web-Distributed Labeling User Acceptance Pilot
  
• EPA Withdraws Two Section 4 Test Rule Proposals
  
• EPA Launches New Online Discussion Forum For Pesticide Labeling

• EPA Agrees To Revise Further The RCRA Definition Of Solid Waste

• EPA Releases Draft Strategy For Clean Water
  
• EPA Requests Information From Companies About Chemicals Used In Natural Gas Extraction

• Chemical Names May Be Kept Confidential In The C&L Inventory
• ECHA Requests That Notifiers Include Analytical Information And Spectral Data In Their Updated Registration Dossiers
• ECHA Holds Webinar To Help Companies Prepare REACH-IT Dossiers
• EU Agency Seeks Comment On Ten Chemicals, One Group For "Very High Concern" Listing
  

• ISO Issues Report Describing Nanomaterials Classification
• FDA Will Hold Public Workshop On Medical Devices And Nanotechnology
  

• The Restoration Of The Chesapeake Bay And Tributaries
  
• Measure Would Provide Incentives For Purchase Of Plug-In Vehicles
  

• DOT Amends Drug Testing Requirements
• DOT Proposes To Harmonize Air And Marine Transport Regulations With International Standards
  
• OSHA Hosting Internet Forum To Identify Hazardous Chemicals That Warrant Exposure Reduction Strategies
  
• Public Consultations Begin On Proposals For Harmonization Of The Classification And Labeling Of Four Substances
• ATSDR Announces Availability Of Draft Toxicological Profile
  
• UK Advisors Release Guidance On Substitution Of Chemicals
• President Obama Appoints EPA Region 4 Administrator
• EPA Issues Draft Guidance For Medical Professionals
• National Conversation Draft Work Group Reports Available For Comment

August 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA And Other Federal Agencies Collaborate To Improve Chemical Screening
• Elemental Mercury Used In Flow Meters, Natural Gas Manometers, And Pyrometers
• EPA Issues Sixty-Sixth Report Of The TSCA Interagency Testing
• NTP Announces Appointment Of Dr. Christopher Portier
• D.C. Court Announces Decision In NCGA v. EPA
• EPA Publishes Latest Data On Industrial And Toxics Release Inventory
• Court Finds EPA's Position That It May Use Misbranding Actions To Enforce Reregistration Determinations To Be Final And Ripe For Review
• EPA Issues Final Test Guidelines For Skin-Applied Insect Repellents
• EPA Adjusts Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (PRIA) Fees
• EPA Issues Proposed IUR Modifications Rule

• EPA Publishes Notice Regarding Export Of Certain Wastes
• Court Affirms EPA's Interpretation That Used Solvent Is RCRA Waste

• Obama Administration Adopts New Policy To Protect Oceans
• EPA Issues Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking For Regulation Of Fuels And Fuel Additives
• EPA Agrees To Modify Reporting Rule For Chemicals, Fertilizer, Refining Sectors
• EPA Proposes Spill Prevention, Control, And Countermeasure Rule Amendments
• EPA Proposes Mandatory Reporting Of GHGs
• EPA Proposes Rules On CAA Permitting For GHG Emissions
• EPA Denies Petitions To Reconsider The Endangerment And Cause Or Contribute Findings For GHGs

• EPA Reopens Comment Period For Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube SNUR
• NIEHS Begins Intramural NanoHealth Signature Program
• RTI International To Develop Nanomaterials Registry
• Massachusetts Releases Nanotechnology Guidance Document
• EPA Announces Availability Of Nanomaterial Case Study For Nanoscale Silver In Disinfectant Spray
  

• House Introduces TSCA Reform Legislation
• Subcommittee On Commerce, Trade, And Consumer Protection Convenes A Legislative Hearing On TCSA
• Safe Cosmetics Act Would Allow FDA To Require Labeling Of Nanomaterial
• House Authorizes Increased Funds For Safe Drinking Water Act Compliance
• House Subcommittee Approves Decreased Funding For EPA
• Legislation Introduced Regarding Stormwater Runoff From Federally Funded Highways
• Senate Passes Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act
• Support For Use Of Recycled Materials
• Senate Committee Votes To Extend Chemical Security Measure
• Legislation Would Amend FIFRA To Clarify CWA Permit Requirements
• President Signs Manufacturing Enhancement Act

• OMB Issues Memorandum On Science Priorities
• EPA Releases Rulemaking Guidance On Environmental Justice
• CDC Updates Data On Human Levels Of Chemicals
• OEHHA Announces Comment Period For 27 Chemicals:
• Nine Chemicals Added To POPs Convention
• Revision Of Freedom Of Information Act Regulations
• OECD Adds EPA Chemical Database To eChemPortal

July 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Releases Updated Schedule For Registration Review
• EPA Extends Comment Period On Draft PR Notice Concerning False Or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule On SNURs
• EPA Settles Case Concerning Human Subjects Protections Rule
• EPA Declares A Prion As A Pest Under FIFRA
• EPA Publishes EPCRA Reporting Guidance And Interpretations

• EPA Issues Proposal To Regulate Coal Combustion Residuals

• EPA Proposes Revisions To Total Coliform Rule
• EPA Issues Final Rule Requiring Four Industrial Sectors To Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• EPA Issues Proposed Confidentiality Determinations For Data Required Under Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule
• EPA Issues Final Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard For Sulfur Dioxide
• EPA Announces Web Dialogue

• ECHA Lists Eight Substances As Candidates For Restrictions Under REACH
• ECHA Publishes Technical Manual For Including Nanoforms In An IUCLID Dossier
• ECHA Releases Software To Check EU Dossier Data Made Public

• ECHA Releases New Practical Guide On How To Address Specific Substance Identification Issues
• OSTP Issues RFI
• EU Research Agency Calls For Definition Of Nanomaterial
• European Parliament Votes To Restrict Nanoscale Ingredients In Food
• GAO Report States That EPA Faces Challenges In Regulating Risk Of Nanomaterials

• Scientists Claim Senate Clean Energy Measure Needs Work
• President Obama Signs Bill To Control Formaldehyde Emissions
• Senator Murkowski Moves To Support Rare Element Mining
• House Votes For Agency Report Cards
• Senators Move To Separate The Mississippi River And The Great Lakes
• Senate Moves To Clarify Federal Responsibility For Stormwater Pollution
• Promoting Exports Of Clean Energy Technology Firms
• Oil Spill Legislation
• Chemical Security Measures To Be Considered

• Supreme Court Sets Aside Injunction That Prohibited APHIS From Partially Deregulating Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
• Health Canada Provides Pesticide Manufacturers With Exclusive Use Data Rights Protections For New Products And Minor Uses
• Canada Proposes Consumer Product Safety Legislation
• California Releases Draft Regulations For Safer Consumer Product Alternatives
• EPA Launches A Collaborative Website For Integrated Environmental Modeling
• Peter Preuss, Ph.D. Is Reassigned To ORD

June 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Adds More Chemicals And Chemical Facilities To Public Database
• EPA Announces Draft PR Notice Concerning False Or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
• EPA Releases Exposure Assessment Of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers
• EPA Releases Dioxin Recommendations
• EPA Changes Policy On CBI Claims
• EPA Releases Draft Toxicological Review Of Formaldehyde

• EPA Proposes Rule For Identification Of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste

• U.S. Geological Survey Releases Survey Of Source Water From Public Wells
• EPA Regions Will Propose Draft NPDES General Permit
• EPA Sets National Air Quality Standard For Sulfur Dioxide
• EPA Issues Final "Tailoring" GHG Permitting Rule
• EPA Proposes NESHAP For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers And Process Heaters
• EPA Releases Final Document Related To Review Of National Ambient Air Quality Standards For Carbon Monoxide
  

• ECHA Clarifies The Definition Of Intermediates
• ECHA Announces New FAQs Page
• ECHA Summarizes Details And Location Of Information Regarding CLP Notification
  

• EP Committee Votes On Proposed Recast Of The RoHS Directive

• NNI Reauthorized
• House Acts On Clean Energy Initiatives
• Building Star Energy Efficiency Act Is Introduced
• Full Committee Refines Subcommittee Bill -- Endocrine Disruptors
• House Committee Looks To Adopt California Formaldehyde Emission Limits
• Latest "Star" Program Proposed By Senator Bingaman
• Senate Rejects Murkowski Effort To Curb EPA

• GAO Finds The Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC) Relies On Flawed Information
• OSHA Proposes Substantive Revisions To Regulations Governing Walking-Working Surfaces And Fall Protection Systems
• CPSC Proposes Requirements For Testing Component Parts In Consumer Products
• OECD Launches Chemical Toxicity Tool
• EPA Announces OPP New Director And Deputy Director
• CDTSC Holds Alternatives Assessment Symposium

May 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Considering TSCA Section 6 Rulemaking For Long-Chain Perfluorinated Chemicals
• Court Rejects Suit On EPA TRI Reporting For 'Manufactured' Items
• Summary And Comparison Of The TSCA Reform Legislation
  

• EPA Proposes To Remove Saccharin From Hazardous Waste Listings
• EPA Announces Plans To Regulate Coal Ash

• EPA Proposes Amendments To NSPS And Emission Guidelines For Commercial And Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units
• EPA Proposes Air Toxics Standards For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers And Process Heaters At Major Source Facilities
• EPA Proposes Air Toxics Standards For Industrial, Commercial, And Institutional Boilers At Area Source Facilities
• EPA Issues Final "Tailoring" GHG Permitting Rule
• EU Agency Publishes List Of Chemicals Scheduled For Registration Under REACH
• EC Announces Final Report On Member State Penalties
• ECHA Announces Publication Of Documents

• University Report Offers Recommendations On California Nanomaterials Regulation
• PPDC Discusses Nanotechnology And Pesticides
• European Lawmakers Call For Restrictions On Use Of Nanoscale Ingredients In Foods

• NNI Reauthorization Initiative Begins In The House
• Senator Feinstein Acts On BPA Concerns
• Legislation Relating To Endocrine Disruptors Introduced
• Home Star Program Approved By House Of Representatives
• American Power Act Discussion Draft Released
• Reps. Waxman And Markey Seek To Address SDWA Issues
• Senator Brown Moves To Extend Energy Credit Project

• PA Announces Regional Administrator For Region 5
• EPA Announces Administrator For Region 8
• PHMSA Announces New On-Line Hazardous Materials Special Permit Application Process
• EPA Issues Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
• EPA Opens Access To Chemical Information
• OSHA Releases Toxic Exposure Workplace Measurements
• Canada Issues Draft Order Designating Methanone, 2-Butanone, Oxirane As Toxic
• IARC Identifies Chemicals It Will Review
• New York Sustainability And Green Procurement Advisory Council Drafting Recommendations For FY 2010-11

April 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA To Increase Restrictions On Flea And Tick Products
• EPA Planning To Release More Chemical Action Plans
• EPA Issues ANPRM On Reassessment Of PCB Use Authorizations
• EPA Announces BPA Action Plan
• EPA Proposes To Add 16 Chemicals To Section 313 List
• EPA Posts Fact Sheet On Determining If A Cleaning Product Is A Pesticide
  

• EPA Issues Hazardous Waste Technical Corrections And Clarifications Rule

• EPA Issues Direct Final Rule Amending Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule:
• EPA Proposes To Require GHG Emission Reporting From Additional Sources Of Fluorinated GHGs
• EPA Schedules Public Hearings For The Mandatory Reporting Rule For GHGs
• EPA Proposes To Amend Mandatory Reporting Of GHGs
• EPA Releases Public Database On Risk Assessments
• EPA Opens Comment Period On Possibility Of Changes To Four Drinking Water Rules
• EPA Proposes Air Toxics Control Guidance For States
• EPA Issues Final Rule Regulating Fuels And Fuel Additives
• EPA Stays Inclusion Of Fugitive Emissions In PSD Program
• EPA Seeks Comment On Proposed Aggregation Amendments

• New REACH-IT Version Released
• Turkey Begins Consultation On Chemicals Inventory Deadline Extension
  

• PCAST Issues Assessment On NNI

• FDA Reopens Bottled Water Comment Period

• Lautenberg Announces Safe Chemicals Act of 2010
• Utah To Challenge Federal Ownership Of Land
• Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act Of 2010 Introduced
• Green Manufacturing Equipment Exempt From California Taxes
• Polluters Would Pay:
• Governor Vetoes Emission Reduction Grants
• Energy Efficiency Measure Starts Through Congress
• Support For Nanotechnology Education
• A Nutritional Boost For Children

• Canada Proposes Toxic Designations For Chemicals
• Environment Canada Proposes Five Chemicals For Toxic Designations In Latest Assessment
• NAC/AEGL Committee Announces Acute Exposure Guideline Levels Meeting
• ATSDR Proposes Substances To Be Evaluated For Set 24 Toxicological Profiles
• Canada Bans BPA In Polycarbonate Baby Bottles
• DOT Considering Changes To Regulations Governing Transportation Of Combustible Materials

March 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Issues Draft IRIS Risk Assessment On Inorganic Arsenic
• EPA Denies TSCA Petition On Baled Natural Rubber
• EPA Proposes Amendments To TSCA Section 4 Enforceable Consent Agreement Procedures
• OIG Report Concludes EPA Needs Coordinated Plan To Oversee Its TSCA Responsibilities
• EPA Announces Integrated Science Assessment For Lead
• EPA Proposes Test Rule For Certain High Production Volume Chemicals
• EPA Publishes Final Clarification For Chemical Identification Describing Activated Phosphors For TSCA Inventory Purposes
• EPA Announces Intent To Consider Lifting Administrative Stay Of Hydrogen Sulfide Reporting
• EPA Makes Chemical Information More Accessible to Public
• Wendy Cleland-Hamnett Appointed Director Of OPPT
• EPA Announces Name Change Of OPPTS Office
  

• Supreme Court Rejects Request To Review Decision Requiring Water Act Permits For Pesticides
• EPA Seeks Public Comment On The U.S. Greenhouse Gas Inventory
• EPA Announces Secondary NAAQS For Oxides Of Nitrogen And Oxides Of Sulfur

• New REACH-IT Software And Publication Of ECHA's Evaluation Report
• EU Agency Considers Restrictions On Eight Chemicals

• EC Requests Accelerated SCENIHR Scientific Opinion On The Scientific Basis For The Definition Of The Term "Nanomaterial"
• FDA Responds To EWG's Letter Concerning Sunscreen Guidelines

• Lawmakers Act To Preserve, Protect Great Lakes
• Effort To Bolster Commercial Energy Efficiency
• Move Initiated To Halt EPA Regulation Of GHG Emissions
• New Chemical Security Measure Renews IST Debate
• Senate Bill Seeks To Limit Power Plant Air Pollution
• Excise Tax On Wind Energy
• House Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals In Drinking Water
• Senate Passes Extender Measure
• Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing To Obtain Business Perspectives On TSCA Reform
• Governors, Business Groups Urge Curb On EPA Regulation Of GHGs

• White House Issues Draft Guidance To Assess Emissions Impact Of Federal Actions
• EPA Launches "Regulatory Gateway" Website
• EPA Adds Energy Extraction To List Of Enforcement Priorities
• Senate Committee Approves Nominee For EPA Inspector General Position

February 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces New Practice Regarding CBI
• EPA Issues Final Rule Amending PMN Exemption For Polymers
• ITC Issues Report To EPA Administrator
• EPA Announces Availability Of Draft Test Guidelines
• EPA Announces Intent To Issue Cancellation Order For Spirotetramat
• Endangerment Finding Challenged In Court
• EPA Proposes Second SNUR For Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
• SFIREG Working Committee Schedules Meeting
  

• EPA Proposes To Revise NAAQS For Ozone
• EPA Releases Draft Documents Related To Review Of NAAQS For Particulate Matter
• EPA Delays Nonattainment Designations
• EPA Issues Final NAAQS For Nitrogen
• EPA Proposes NSR Review For PM

• ECHA Committee For Risk Assessment Issues Opinions On Harmonised Classification For Three Chemical Substances
• ECHA Issues Warning To Registrants Using IUCLID 5.0/5.1

• The Nanotechnology Safety Act

• Budget Speaks To Limit On GHG Emissions
• Sanders And Solar Energy
• The Democrats Job Bill
• Hazards At Military Bases
  
• Representatives Barton And Walden Take On SEC
  
• Legislation To Regulate Power Plant Emissions
  
• EPA GHG Authority Questioned
  
• Challenge To EPA Authority Moves On
  
• Senator Collins Introduces Chemical Security Measure

• SEC Convenes Meeting On Climate Risk Disclosure
  
• SEC Approves Guidance On Disclosing Climate Change-Related Risks

January 15, 2010
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

• EPA Announces Peer Review Workshop On 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethane
• Debbie Edwards Retires From EPA
• NTP Recommends Formaldehyde Be Classified As A Known Human Carcinogen
• EPA Seeks To Disclose Pesticide Inert Ingredients
• EPA Proposes Revisions To General Tolerance Regulations
• EPA Issues Final Rule Revising TSCA Section 5 Notification Regulations
• EPA Announces External IRIS Peer Review Draft Of Methanol
• EPA Announces Approach To Using Toxicogenomic Data In Human Health Risk Assessments

• EPA Issues NESHAP For Chemical Preparations Industry
• EPA Proposes Revisions To Lead Ambient Air Monitoring Requirements
• EPA Proposes To Revise The NAAQS For Ozone
• EPA To Hold Public Listening Sessions On Potential Stormwater Rule
• CBD Petitions EPA Over Endocrine Disruptors
• EPA Seeks Comment On Incorporating Climate Change In Land Protection Planning

• EPA Has Identified Additional Classes Of Facilities For Development Of Financial Responsibility Requirements Under CERCLA Section 108(B)
• EPA Announces Availability And Public Comment Period On Preliminary Remediation Goals For Dioxin
• EPA Issues Final Revisions To Requirements For Export Of Spent Lead-Acid Batteries

• ECHA Publishes Information On Safe Use Of Chemicals
• EU Chemical Makers Issue Guidance On Data Use
• ECHA Adds 14 Substances To REACH Candidate List Of Substances Of Very High Concern For Authorization

• EPA Reopens Comment Period On Carbon Nanotube SNUR
• OECD Issues Report On Information Gathering Efforts For Nanomaterials
• Bayer Sets Occupational Limit For Nanotubes
• EU Commission Requests Comment On Research Needs

• President Obama Signs Military Site Cleanup Measure
• Mining Of Copper Lode Moves Forward
• House Of Representatives Takes Action To Restore Funds For Clean Energy
• Bill To Allow Small Tree Cutting In Oregon Introduced
• Movement To Strip EPA Of Authority Over Greenhouse Gases
• Senate Confirms Two Key EPA Positions

• ATSDR Notice Of Availability Of Tox Profiles
• OEHHA Adds Substances To Prop 65 List
• EPA Releases Annual Enforcement Results And Mapping Tool
• OSHA Schedules Public Hearing On HCS
• Canada Issues 12^th Batch Of High-Priority Substances
• EPA Seeks Comment On Enforcement/Compliance National Priorities
• CRS Issues Report On Noncompliance With Congressional Review Act
• EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Releases Memorandum To EPA Employees
• EPA Issues QSAR Application Toolbox

December 15, 2009

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RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/EPCRA

• EPA Issues Technical Amendment Of Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule
• EPA OPP Launches Pilot Programs In Collaboration With DFE
• EPA Announces Listening Session Regarding TCE
• EPA Denies Objections And Requests For Hearing On Carbofuran
• EPA Schedules Regional Stakeholder Meetings On Pesticide Impact On Aquatic Life
• TRI Releases Decline In 2008
• EWG Releases Report On Cord Blood Contaminants
• EPA Announces Revised Risk Assessment Methods For Workers, Children Of Workers In Agricultural Fields, And Pesticides With No Food Uses
• CDC Releases Fourth National Report On Human Exposure To Environmental Chemicals

CAA/CWA

• EPA Issues Effluent Limitations Guidelines And Standards For Construction And Development Point Source Category
• EPA Announces Availability Of Integrated Science Assessment For Particulate Matter
• EPA Issues National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Asphalt Processing And Asphalt Roofing Manufacturing
• EPA Issues NESHAP For Paints And Allied Products Manufacturing
• Council On Environmental Quality Proposes New Guidelines For Water Project Studies
• EPA Signs Off On Endangerment And Cause Or Contribute Findings For Greenhouse Gases Under The Clean Air Act
• EPA Seeks Comment On A Framework For Categorizing The Relative Vulnerability Of Threatened And Endangered Species In Climate Change

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Proposes To Withdraw Emission-Comparable Fuel Exclusion Under RCRA

REACH

• ChemSec Updates SIN List
• ECHA Announces New Version Of IUCLID 5, IUCLID 5.2 To Be Released In Early 2010
• ECHA Calls For Information To Avoid Unnecessary Animal Testing
• ECHA Calls Again For Information To Avoid Animal Tests
• ECHA Member State Committee Agrees On New SVHCs To Be Added To The Candidate List
• CEFIC Issues Monomers And Polymers Hazard Communication Under REACH
• Second Joint REACH Enforcement Project Will Focus On How Formulators Comply With REACH

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EU Council Adopts Updated Cosmetics Regulation Requiring Labeling Of Nanoscale Ingredients

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• Senators Look To Achieve Bipartisan Support For Climate Change
• Kerry Addresses Effects Of Climate Change
• Wind Energy To Receive A Boost
• Radioactive Waste Import Could Be Banned
• Gas Turbine Efficiency And Water Technologies Get Support
• Action On Chemical Facility And Water Treatment Plant Security Begins In Senate
• Technology To Stem Effects Of Stormwater Runoff Supported
• House And Senate Agree On EPA Appropriation

MISCELLANEOUS

• Administrator Jackson Signs Two MOUs To Broaden The Conversation On Environmentalism
• EU Issues Directive On Pesticides
• EPA Issues Semi-Annual Report

November 15, 2009
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/EPCRA

• EPA Issues Notice For External Peer Review Draft Of Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEF) For Dioxin And Dioxin-Like Compounds
• EPA Announces Availability Of EDSP Testing Battery
• EPA Launches Information On Insect Repellents
• EPA Staffs Two New Positions To Address Environmental Justice Civil Rights
• EPA Announces IRIS Update Project
• IRIS Office Announces Availability Of Literature Searches
• EPA Issues Notices Of Peer Review Workshop
• Draft Changes To Design For The Environment (Dfe) Criteria For The Safer Cleaning Products Program
• EPA Announces Draft Pesticide Registration Notice Concerning Drift Labeling And Petition Regarding Children’s Exposures To Pesticide Drift
• EPA Inspector General Issues Report On FIFRA Export Provision

CAA/CWA

• EPA Announced Availability Of Review Of Ozone On NAAQS
• EPA Issues Final Toxic Emissions
• EPA Issues Expedited Approval Of Alternative Test Procedures For Analysis Of Contaminants Under SDWA
• EPA Issues Final Rule Amending National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants From Petroleum Refineries
• EPA Proposes To Withdraw Residual Risk Finding From NESHAP For Petroleum Refineries
• EPA Issues Final Mandatory Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases
• EPA Seeks Comment On Plan To Limit Stationary Source Emissions
• EPA Proposes One Year Extension Of Expiration Stormwater General Permit For Construction

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Issues Notice Of Data Availability On Conditional Exclusion From Hazardous Waste And Solid Waste For Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes
• EPA Issues Final Revisions To SPCC Rule

REACH

• ECHA Creates Help Net
• EU Chemicals Agency Announces Stakeholders’ Day
• ECHA Publishes Concise Guidance On Chemical Safety Assessment
• ECHA Convenes Public Consultation On Harmonised Classification And Labelling Of Two Chemical Substances
• EU Chemicals Agency Launches Web Page On Chemicals Restrictions Under REACH ECHA Posts Webinar Online

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Nanomaterials Listed In Toxic Substances Data
• EPA Proposes SNURS For Carbon Nanotubes
• European Commission Adopts 2007-2009 Nanotechnology Implementation Report

OSHA

• OSHA Schedules Stakeholders Meeting On Combustible Dust

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Acts On Chemical Security Measure
• 2010 Appropriations For Water Projects Has Conditions On Spending
• $10.3 Billion For EPA In 2010
• House Clears Solar Energy Bill EPA Authority Would Be Expanded Under Bay Clean-Up Bill Clorox Action May Aid Chemical Security Bill Passage
• Standards For Pole Mounted
• Senate Committee Moves Ahead On Climate Change
• Senators Move To Support Solar Energy

MISCELLANEOUS

• EPA Submits Report To Congress On Mercury Compounds
• CPSC Issues Guidance On Testing/Certifying Lead Content In Children’s Products
• OMB Seeks Comment On Improving Efforts To Diminish Paperwork Burdens
• ATSDR Announces Final Priority Data Needs For Six Priority Hazardous Substances

October 15, 2009
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/EPCRA

• Ecology Center Creates Consumer Product Website
• Groups Sponsor Conference On The Future Of U.S. Chemicals Policy
• EPA Issues Direct Final SNURS For 12 Substances
• EPA Launches Online Stakeholder Discussion On Metal Mining
• EPA Issues Draft IRIS Files On Three Chemicals
• EPA Announces Public Role In Pesticide Registration Process
• EPA Announces Interim Policy On Pesticide Containers
• ACS Holds Briefing On TSCA Reform
• EPA Issues Final IRIS On 2-Hexanone
• EPA Releases 2008 TRI Data
• EPA Reviews Registrations Of Five Pesticides
• EPA Seeks To Disclose Hazardous Pesticide Inert Ingredients

CAA/CWA

• EPA Announces It Will Reconsider National Smog Standards
• EPA Signs Final Rule Requiring Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting
• EPA Releases List Of Priority Drinking Water Contaminants For Regulatory Consideration
• EPA Issues Stay On Grandfathering Provision For PM2.5
• EPA Issues Flexible Air Permitting Rule
• EPA Issues Proposed Rule Reconsidering PSD Regulations
• EPA Issues ANPR On Emissions Factors

RCRA/CERCLA

• EPA Releases Updated Risk Analysis For Solvent-Contaminated Industrial Wipes

REACH

• ECHA Issues Guidance On REACH In 22 Languages

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• EPA Announces SAP Meeting Concerning Nanosilver
• PEN Holds Meeting On Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation
• EPA Announces Research Strategy To Study Nanomaterials
• Obama Issues Executive Order Focused On Federal Leadership In Environmental, Energy, And Economic Performance
  

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

• House Committee Addresses Algal Bloom Dead Zones
• House And Senate Conference Agrees To Budget For Energy And Water Programs
• Appropriations For EPA Lead To Negotiations
• Vehicle Research Funds Increased
  

OSHA

• OSHA Issues Proposed Rule To Align Hazard Communication Standard With United Nations Globally Harmonized System Of Classification And Labelling of Chemicals

MISCELLANEOUS

• White House Report Proposes Strategy For Ocean Management
• Canada Issues Draft Orders To Designate Substances As Toxics

September 15, 2009
RECENT FEDERAL DEVELOPMENTS

TSCA/FIFRA/NTP/EPCRA

• Reporting Year 2008 Preliminary TRI Data Now Available Through The TRI Website
• Steve Owens, Assistant Administrator, Office Of Prevention, Pesticides, And Toxic Substances (OPPTS) Issues Statement
• EPA Schedules National Advisory Committee Meeting For Acute Exposure Guideline Levels For Hazardous Substances
• EPA Proposed AEGLs For Hazardous Substances
• EPA Issues Draft Toxicological Review Of Ethyl Tertiary Butyl Ether
• EPA Launches Emerging Technology Website For Pesticide Testing
• EPA Announces Availability Of External Peer Review Draft Of Recommended Toxicity Equivalency Factors (TEF) For Human Health Risk Assessments Of Dioxin And Dioxin-Like Compounds
• EPA Updates List Of Chemicals Subject To Test Rules
• EPA Proposes TRI Articles Exemption Clarification
• NTP Releases Background Document On Formaldehyde
• SRRD Is Renamed

CAA/CWA

• EPA Proposes Effluent Limitation Guidelines: New Source Performance Standards For The Airport Deicing Category
• EPA Proposes Revisions To Test Method For Determining Stack Gas Velocity

RCRA

• OSWER AA Seeks Public Advice

REACH

• ECHA Responds To Publications On REACH Testing
• ECHA Publishes Classification And Labelling Guidance
• ECHA Begins Public Consultation On 15 Potential SVHCs
• ECHA Announces Public Consultation On Harmonized Classification And Labelling Of Three Chemical Substances

NANOTECHNOLOGY

• Study Claims Link Between Occupational Lung Disease And Nanoparticle Exposure
• EPA Withdraws Final SNURS For CNTs
• PEN Consumer Product Inventory Includes Over 1,000 Items
• Chatham House Releases Conference Report

LEGISLATIVE DEVELOPMENTS

Note: The United States Senate and the House of Representatives adjourned for the balance of the month of August. Both houses reconvened on September 8, 2009.

• Public Transportation
• Potential Downsides To The Climate Bill
• Senate Climate Bill Stalled
• Harmful Algal Bloom Addressed By Senate Committee
• Senate May Act Soon On EPA Appropriation
  

MISCELLANEOUS

• EPA Launches Online Discussion
• Secretary Sebelius Announces New Director Of CDC’s National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health
• HSE Proposes Changes To Biocidal Product Regulations
• OECD Announces Adoption Of New And Updated Test Guidelines For Health Effects