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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions online at https://www.reginfo.gov to periodically update the public. This document contains information about: <bullet> Regulations in the Semiannual Agenda that are under development, completed, or canceled since the last agenda; and <bullet> Reviews of regulations with small business impacts under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 181 (Monday, September 22, 2025)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
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Vol. 90
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September 22, 2025
Part XIV
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Ch. I
[FRL 12747-01-OA; EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0404; EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0089]
Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes the
Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions online at
<a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a> to periodically update the public. This
document contains information about:
<bullet> Regulations in the Semiannual Agenda that are under
development, completed, or canceled since the last agenda; and
<bullet> Reviews of regulations with small business impacts under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions or comments
about a particular action, please get in touch with the agency contact
listed in each agenda entry. If you have general questions about the
Semiannual Agenda, please contact Lilly Boyd; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cfef3e5f8b2f0f5f0f0e5dcf9ecfdb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="adcfc2d4c983c1c4c1c1d4edc8ddcc83cac2db">[email protected]</span></a>; (202)
564-1474.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
A. The EPA's Regulatory Information
B. What key statutes and Executive Orders guide the EPA's rule
and policymaking process?
C. How can you be involved in the EPA's rule and policymaking
process?
II. Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
A. What actions are included in the e-Agenda and the Regulatory
Flexibility Agenda?
B. How is the e-Agenda organized?
C. What information is in the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda and
the e-Agenda?
D. What tools are available for mining Regulatory Agenda data
and for finding more about EPA rules and policies?
III. Review of Regulations Under Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
A. Reviews of Rules With Significant Impacts on a Substantial
Number of Small Entities
B. What other special attention does the EPA give to the impacts
of rules on small businesses, small governments, and small nonprofit
organizations?
IV. Thank You for Collaborating With Us
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The EPA is committed to a regulatory strategy that effectively
achieves the Agency's mission of protecting human health and the
environment. The EPA publishes the Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and
Deregulatory Actions to update the public about regulatory activity
undertaken in support of this mission. In the Semiannual Agenda, the
EPA provides notice of our plans to review, propose, and issue
regulations.
Additionally, the EPA's Semiannual Agenda includes information
about rules that may have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, and review of those regulations
under the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended.
In this document, the EPA explains in greater detail the types of
actions and information available in the Semiannual Agenda and actions
that are currently undergoing review specifically for impacts on small
entities.
A. The EPA's Regulatory Information
``E-Agenda,'' ``online regulatory agenda,'' and ''semiannual
regulatory agenda'' all refer to the same comprehensive collection of
information that, until 2007, was published in the Federal Register
(FR). Currently, this information is only available through an online
database at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/">https://www.reginfo.gov/</a>.
``Regulatory Flexibility Agenda'' refers to a document that
contains information about the subset of regulations that may have a
significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. We
continue to publish this document in the Federal Register pursuant to
the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980. This document is available at
<a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/fr">https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/fr</a>.
``Unified Regulatory Agenda'' refers to the collection of all
agencies' agendas with an introduction prepared by the Regulatory
Information Service Center facilitated by the U.S. General Services
Administration.
``Regulatory Agenda Preamble'' refers to the document you are
reading now. It appears as part of the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda
and introduces both the EPA's Regulatory Flexibility Agenda and the e-
Agenda.
``Section 610 Review'' as required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act means a periodic review within ten years of promulgating a final
rule that has or may have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities. The EPA maintains a list of these
actions at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/reg-flex/regulatory-flexibility-act-section-610-reviews">https://www.epa.gov/reg-flex/regulatory-flexibility-act-section-610-reviews</a>. The EPA is concluding one section 610 review and
has another ongoing review with this semiannual agenda in spring 2025,
as described in section III.A. below.
B. What key statutes and Executive Orders guide the EPA's rule and
policymaking process?
Several environmental laws authorize the EPA's actions, including
but not limited to:
<bullet> American Innovation and Manufacturing Act (AIM),
<bullet> Clean Air Act (CAA),
<bullet> Clean Water Act (CWA),
<bullet> Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA, or Superfund),
<bullet> Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA),
<bullet> Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA),
<bullet> Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
<bullet> Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), and
<bullet> Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The EPA must comply not only with environmental and other statutes,
but also with applicable administrative legal requirements that apply
to the issuance of regulations, such as the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA), the RFA as amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA), the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA), the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the National Technology
Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA), and the Congressional Review Act
(CRA).
The EPA also meets a number of requirements contained in numerous
Executive Orders: 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58 FR
51735, Oct. 4, 1993); 14192, ``Unleashing Prosperity Through
Deregulation'' (90 FR 9065, Feb. 6, 2025); 13045, ``Children's Health
Protection'' (62 FR 19885, Apr. 23, 1997); 13132, ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, Aug. 10, 1999); 13175, ``Consultation and Coordination with
Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR 67249, Nov. 9, 2000); and 13211,
``Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy
Supply, Distribution, or Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001).
C. How can you be involved in the EPA's rule and policymaking process?
You can make your voice heard by getting in touch with the contact
person provided in each agenda entry. The EPA encourages you to
participate as early in the process as possible. You may also
participate by commenting on proposed rules published in the Federal
Register.
Instructions on how to submit your comments through <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> are provided in
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each Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). To be most effective,
comments should contain information and data that support your
position, and you also should explain why the EPA should incorporate
your suggestion into the rule or other type of action. You can be
particularly helpful and persuasive if you provide examples to
illustrate your concerns and offer specific alternative(s) to what has
been proposed by the EPA.
The EPA believes its actions will be more cost effective and
protective if the development process includes stakeholders working
with us to help identify the most practical and effective solutions to
environmental problems. For more information about the EPA's efforts to
increase participation in EPA activities, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/get-involved-epa-regulations">https://www.epa.gov/laws-regulations/get-involved-epa-regulations</a>.
II. Semiannual Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
A. What actions are included in the e-Agenda and the Regulatory
Flexibility Agenda?
The EPA includes key regulatory actions in the e-Agenda. However,
there is no legal significance to the omission of an item from the
agenda, and the EPA generally does not include the following categories
of actions:
<bullet> Administrative actions such as delegations of authority,
changes of address, or phone numbers.
<bullet> Under the CAA: Revisions to state implementation plans;
equivalent methods for ambient air quality monitoring; deletions from
the new source performance standards source categories list;
delegations of authority to states; area designations for air quality
planning purposes.
<bullet> Under FIFRA: Registration-related decisions, actions
affecting the status of currently registered pesticides, and data call-
ins.
<bullet> Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Actions
regarding pesticide tolerances and food additive regulations.
<bullet> Under TSCA: Licensing actions and new chemical actions.
<bullet> Under RCRA: Authorization of State solid waste management
plans and hazardous waste delisting petitions.
<bullet> Under the CWA: State Water Quality Standards, deletions
from the section 307(a) list of toxic pollutants, suspensions of toxic
testing requirements under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NPDES), and delegations of NPDES authority to States.
<bullet> Under SDWA: Actions on State underground injection control
programs.
Meanwhile, the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda includes:
<bullet> Actions likely to have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.
<bullet> Rules the Agency has identified for review under section
610 of the RFA.
The EPA is concluding one review and has another ongoing review
under section 610 of the RFA in this Agenda. See section III.A. for
further detail.
B. How is the e-Agenda organized?
You can choose how to sort the agenda entries online by specifying
the characteristics of the entries of interest in the desired
individual data fields of the e-Agenda at <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a>. You
can sort based on the following characteristics: EPA subagency (such as
Office of Water), stage of rulemaking as described in the following
paragraphs, alphabetically by title, or the Regulation Identifier
Number (RIN), which is assigned sequentially when an action is added to
the agenda.
Each entry in the agenda is associated with one of five rulemaking
stages. The rulemaking stages are:
1. Pre-rule Stage--The EPA's pre-rule actions are generally
intended to determine whether the agency should initiate rulemaking.
Pre-rulemakings may include anything that influences or leads to
rulemaking; this would include Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking
(ANPRMs) or analyses of the possible need for regulatory action.
2. Proposed Rule Stage--Proposed rulemaking actions include the
EPA's Notice of Proposed Rulemakings (NPRMs); these proposals are
scheduled to publish in the Federal Register within the next year.
3. Final Rule Stage--Final rulemaking actions are those actions
that the EPA is scheduled to finalize and publish in the Federal
Register within the next year.
4. Long-Term Actions--This section includes rulemakings for which
the next scheduled regulatory action (such as publication of a NPRM or
final rule) is twelve or more months into the future. We encourage you
to explore becoming involved even if an action is listed in the Long-
Term category.
5. Completed Actions--The EPA's completed actions are those that
have been promulgated and published in the Federal Register since
publication of the fall 2024 Agenda. This category also includes
actions that the EPA is no longer considering and has elected to
``withdraw'' and the results of any RFA section 610 reviews.
C. What information is in the Regulatory Flexibility Agenda and the e-
Agenda?
The Regulatory Flexibility Agenda entries include ten categories of
information that are required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980
and by Federal Register Agenda printing requirements: Sequence Number,
RIN, Title, Description, Statutory Authority, Section 610 Review, if
applicable, Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required, Schedule and
Contact Person. Note that the electronic version of the Agenda (E-
Agenda) replicates each of these actions with more extensive
information, described below.
E-Agenda entries include:
Title: A brief description of the subject of the regulation. The
notation ''Section 610 Review'' follows the title if we are reviewing
the rule as part of our periodic review of existing rules under section
610 of the RFA (5 U.S.C. 610).
Priority: Each entry is placed into one of the following five
categories:
a. Economically Significant: Under Executive Order 12866, as
amended, a rulemaking that may have an annual effect on the economy of
$100 million or more, or adversely affect in a material way the
economy, a sector of the economy, productivity, competition, jobs, the
environment, public health or safety, or State, local, or tribal
governments or communities.
b. Other Significant: A rulemaking that is not economically
significant but is considered significant for other reasons. This
category includes rules that may:
1. Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with an
action taken or planned by another agency.
2. Materially alter the budgetary impact of entitlements, grants,
user fees, or loan programs, or the rights and obligations of
recipients; or
3. Raise novel, legal or policy issues arising out of legal
mandates, the President's priorities, or the principles set forth in
Executive Order 12866.
c. Substantive, Nonsignificant: A rulemaking that has substantive
impacts but is not Significant, Routine and Frequent, or Informational/
Administrative/Other.
d. Routine and Frequent: A rulemaking that is a specific case of a
recurring application of a regulatory program in the Code of Federal
Regulations.
e. Informational/Administrative/Other: An action that is primarily
informational or pertains to an action outside the scope of Executive
Order 12866.
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E.O. 14192 Designation: Each entry is placed into one of the
following five categories:
a. Deregulatory: A rulemaking that when finalized and is expected
to have total costs less than zero.
b. Regulatory: A significant regulatory action under E.O. 12866
that has been reviewed by OIRA that when finalized is expected to
impose total costs greater than zero.
c. Fully or Partially Exempt: A rulemaking that has been granted
certain exemptions outlined by OIRA.
d. Not Subject To or Not Significant: A rulemaking that is neither
considered Deregulatory or Regulatory under the terms described above.
e. Other: Where information is too preliminary to determine if an
action is Deregulatory or Regulatory, or other circumstances preclude a
designation, as outlined by OIRA.
Major: A rule is ``major'' under 5 U.S.C. 801 (Pub. L. 104-121) if
it has resulted or is likely to result in an annual effect on the
economy of $100 million or more or meets other criteria specified in
the Congressional Review Act.
Unfunded Mandates: Whether the rule is covered by section 202 of
the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4). The Act
requires that, before issuing a NPRM likely to result in a mandate that
may result in expenditures by State, local, and tribal governments, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of more than $100 million in 1
year, the agency prepare a written statement on federal mandates
addressing costs, benefits, and intergovernmental consultation.
Legal Authority: The sections of the United States Code (U.S.C.),
Public Law (Pub. L.), Executive Order (E.O.), or common name of the law
that authorizes the regulatory action.
CFR Citation: The section(s) of the Code of Federal Regulations
that would be affected by the action.
Legal Deadline: An indication of whether the rule is subject to a
statutory and/or a judicial deadline, the date of that deadline, and
whether the deadline pertains to a NPRM, a Final Action, or some other
action.
Abstract: A brief description of the problem the action will
address.
Timetable: The dates and citations (if available) for all past
steps and a projected date for at least the next step for the
regulatory action. A date displayed in the form 03/00/2026 means the
agency is predicting the month and year the action will take place but
not the day it will occur. For some entries, the timetable indicates
that the date of the next action is ``to be determined.''
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Indicates whether the EPA
has prepared or anticipates preparing a regulatory flexibility analysis
under section 603 or 604 of the RFA. Generally, such an analysis is
required for proposed or final rules subject to the RFA that the EPA
believes may have a significant economic impact on a substantial number
of small entities.
Small Entities Affected: Indicates whether the rule is anticipated
to have any effect on small businesses, small governments, or small
nonprofit organizations.
Government Levels Affected: Indicates whether the rule may have any
effect on levels of government and, if so, whether the affected
governments are federal, tribal, state, or local.
Federalism Implications: Indicates whether the action is expected
to have substantial direct effects on the States, on the relationship
between the National Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.
Energy Impacts: Indicates whether the action is a significant
energy action under Executive Order 13211.
Sectors Affected: Indicates the main economic sectors regulated by
the action. The regulated parties are identified by their North
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes. These codes were
created by the Census Bureau for collecting, analyzing, and publishing
statistical data on the U.S. economy. There are more than 1,000 NAICS
codes for sectors in agriculture, mining, manufacturing, services, and
public administration.
International Trade Impacts: Indicates whether the action is likely
to have international trade or investment effects, or otherwise be of
international interest.
Agency Contact: The name, address, phone number, and email address
of a person who is knowledgeable about the regulation.
Additional Information: Other information about the action
including docket information.
URLs: For some actions, the internet addresses are included for
reading copies of rulemaking documents, submitting comments on
proposals, and getting more information about the rulemaking and the
program of which it is a part.
RIN: The Regulation Identifier Number is used by the OMB and the
public to identify and track rulemakings. The first four digits of the
RIN correspond to the EPA office with lead responsibility for
developing the action.
D. What tools are available for mining Regulatory Agenda data and for
finding more about EPA rules and policies?
1. Federal Regulatory Dashboard
The <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov">https://www.reginfo.gov</a> searchable database maintained by the
Regulatory Information Service Center and the OMB's Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), allows users to view the
Regulatory Agenda database (<a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain">https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain</a>), with options for searching, displaying, and transmitting
data.
2. Subject Matter EPA Websites
Some actions listed in the Agenda include a URL for an EPA-
maintained website that provides additional information about the
action.
3. Public Dockets
When the EPA publishes either an ANPRM or a NPRM in the Federal
Register, the Agency typically establishes a docket to accumulate
materials developed throughout the development process for that
rulemaking. The docket serves as the repository for the collection of
documents or information related to that Agency's action or activity,
and is accessible both electronically or at the EPA's Docket Center
Reading Room (<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>). The EPA uses dockets
primarily for rulemaking actions, but dockets may also be used for
section 610 reviews and for various non-rulemaking activities, such as
Federal Register documents seeking public comments on draft guidance,
policy statements, information collection requests under the PRA, and
other non-rule activities. Docket information should be in that
action's agenda entry. All the EPA's public dockets can be located at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. The EPA particularly welcomes feedback on
rulemakings from communities likely to be affected by these actions.
III. Review of Regulations Under Section 610 of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act
A. Reviews of Rules With Significant Impacts on a Substantial Number of
Small Entities
Section 610 of the RFA requires that an agency review each rule
that has or will have a significant economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities within 10 years of promulgation. Currently,
the EPA is concluding one Section 610 review and has another ongoing
610 review.
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Review title RIN Docket ID No. Status
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Section 610 Review of Standards 2060-AW17 EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0089.............. Concluded.
of Performance for New
Residential Wood Heaters, New
Residential Hydronic Heaters
and Forced-Air Furnaces.
Section 610 Review of National 2060-AW31 EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0404.............. Ongoing; See 90 FR 14227.
Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants for
Brick and Structural Clay
Products Manufacturing; and
Clay Ceramics Manufacturing.
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B. What other special attention does the EPA give to the impacts of
rules on small businesses, small governments, and small nonprofit
organizations?
For each of the EPA's rulemakings, consideration is given to
whether there will be any adverse impact on any small entity. The EPA
attempts to fit the regulatory requirements, to the extent feasible, to
the scale of the businesses, organizations, and governmental
jurisdictions subject to the regulation.
Under the RFA as amended by SBREFA, the Agency must prepare a
formal analysis of the potential negative impacts on small entities,
convene a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel (proposed rule stage),
and prepare a Small Entity Compliance Guide (final rule stage) unless
the Agency certifies a rule will not have a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities. For more detailed and
current information about the Agency's policy and practice with respect
to implementing the RFA/SBREFA, including ongoing Small Business
Advocacy Review Panels, please visit the EPA's RFA/SBREFA website at
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/reg-flex">https://www.epa.gov/reg-flex</a>.
IV. Thank You for Collaborating With Us
We would like to thank those of you who choose to join with us in
making progress on the complex issues involved in protecting human
health and the environment through engaging in our rulemaking process.
Collaborative efforts such as the EPA's open rulemaking processes are
valuable tools for implementing our legal requirements to address
environmental and public health challenges. Our regulatory agenda and
your engagement play an important role in that process.
Becky W. Keogh,
Associate Administrator, Office of Policy.
10--Clean Air Act--Prerule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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159....................... National Emission 2060-AW31
Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Brick
and Structural Clay
Products Manufacturing;
and Clay Ceramics
Manufacturing (Section
610 Review).
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10--Clean Air Act--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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160....................... NESHAP for Halogenated 2060-AW44
Solvent Cleaners: RTR
Reconsideration and
Amendments (40 CFR Part
63, Subpart T).
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10--Clean Air Act--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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161....................... Review of Standards of 2060-AW17
Performance for New
Residential Wood Heaters,
New Residential Hydronic
Heaters and Forced-Air
Furnaces (Section 610
Review) (Section 610
Review).
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35--TSCA--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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162....................... 1-Bromopropane (1-BP); 2070-AK73
Regulation Under the
Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA).
163....................... N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP); 2070-AK85
Regulation Under the
Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA).
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35--TSCA--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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164....................... Reconsideration of the 2070-AL12
Soil-Lead Hazard
Standards.
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35--TSCA--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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165....................... Trichloroethylene (TCE); 2070-AK83
Regulation Under the
Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA).
166....................... Perchloroethylene (PCE); 2070-AK84
Regulation Under the
Toxic Substances Control
Act (TSCA).
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72--SDWA--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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167....................... National Primary Drinking 2040-AG16
Water Regulations for
Lead and Copper:
Improvements (LCRI).
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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159. NATIONAL EMISSION STANDARDS FOR HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS FOR BRICK
AND STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING; AND CLAY CERAMICS
MANUFACTURING (SECTION 610 REVIEW) [2060-AW31]
Legal Authority: 5 U.S.C. 610; 42 U.S.C. 7401
Abstract: On October 26, 2015, EPA published a final rule to amend
the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
for Brick and Structural Clay Products (BSCP) Manufacturing and Clay
Ceramics Manufacturing (40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJ and subpart KKKKK
respectively) to finalize maximum achievable control technology (MACT)
standards for mercury, non-mercury metal HAP (or particulate matter
(PM) as a surrogate), dioxins/furans (Clay Ceramics only), health-based
standards for acid gas HAP; and work practice standards, where
applicable. On March 31, 2025 EPA announced its review of the October
26, 2015, action pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 610) to determine if the provisions that could affect
small entities should be maintained or should be rescinded or amended
to minimize adverse economic impacts on small entities (90 FR 14227).
As part of this review, EPA is considering and soliciting comments on
the following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the
nature of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3) the
complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps,
duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government
rules; and (5) the degree to which the technology, economic conditions
or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.
Comments are being accepted through May 30, 2025. In submitting or
reviewing comments, please reference Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0404.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 10/26/15 80 FR 80 FR 65470
Begin Review........................ 03/31/25 90 FR 14227
End Review.......................... 12/00/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Agency Contact: Brian Storey, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Air and Radiation, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code D243-
04, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-1103
Fax: 919 541-4991
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c0b3b4afb2a5b9eea2b2a9a1ae80a5b0a1eea7afb6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9aaadb6abbca0f7bbabb0b8b799bca9b8f7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2060-AW31
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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10--Clean Air Act
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160. NESHAP FOR HALOGENATED SOLVENT CLEANERS: RTR RECONSIDERATION AND
AMENDMENTS (40 CFR PART 63, SUBPART T) [2060-AW44]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401
Abstract: The EPA promulgated a rulemaking for the halogenated
solvent cleaners source category in 2007 (72 FR 25138; May 3, 2007).
That rule, applicable to existing and new sources of hazardous air
pollutants, included National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants (NESHAP) at 40 CFR part 63, subpart T, to limit emissions of
three pollutants: methylene chloride; trichloroethylene; and
perchloroethylene. Following promulgation, the EPA received several
petitions for reconsideration. The planned-for action would address
petitioners' issues by providing a required periodic technology review
to satisfy Clean Air Act (CAA) section 112(d)(6). In addition, while we
do not plan to redo the current risk analysis, we do plan to address
the comments raised on the risk analysis as part of the petitions for
reconsideration. Further, pursuant to subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3) of
CAA section 112, the amendments would newly include technology-based
emission standards (maximum achievable control technology, or MACT) for
1-bromopropane (1-BP; also known as n-propyl bromide, nPB). The
chemical compound 1-BP was listed as a HAP under CAA section 112(c)
effective February 4, 2022 (87 FR 393; January 5, 2022).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/00/29
Final Rule.......................... 07/00/30
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Lisa Sutton, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Air and Radiation, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-
01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-3450
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#cbb8bebfbfa4a5e5a7a2b8aa8baebbaae5aca4bd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c5f59585843420240455f4d6c495c4d024b435a">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2060-AW44
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10--Clean Air Act
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161. REVIEW OF STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL WOOD
HEATERS, NEW RESIDENTIAL HYDRONIC HEATERS AND FORCED-AIR FURNACES
(SECTION 610 REVIEW) (SECTION 610 REVIEW) [2060-AW17]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7411; 5 U.S.C. 610
Abstract: On March 16, 2015, EPA published a final rule that
revised the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for new residential
wood heaters (80 FR 13672). The 2015 final rule (40
[[Page 45567]]
CFR part 60, subparts AAA and QQQQ) updated the 1988 New Source
Performance Standard (NSPS) to reflect significant advancements in wood
heater technologies and design, broadened the range of residential
wood-heating appliances covered by the regulation, and improved and
streamlined implementation procedures. The 2015 rule requires
manufacturers to redesign wood heaters to be cleaner and lower
emitting. In general, the design changes also make the heaters perform
better and more efficiently. This entry in the regulatory agenda
describes EPA's conclusion of review of this action pursuant to section
610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 610) to determine if
the provisions that could affect small entities should be maintained or
should be rescinded or amended to minimize adverse economic impacts on
small entities. As part of this review, EPA considered comments on the
following factors: (1) The continued need for the rule; (2) the nature
of complaints or comments received concerning the rule; (3) the
complexity of the rule; (4) the extent to which the rule overlaps,
duplicates, or conflicts with other Federal, State, or local government
rules; and (5) the degree to which the technology, economic conditions
or other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule. The
results of EPA's review have been summarized in a report and placed in
the docket. EPA received four comments in response to the Section 610
Review of the 2015 Residential Wood Heater NSPS that was published in
the Federal Register on August 16, 2024 (89 FR 66868). Based on this
review, the EPA has concluded that: there is still a need to mitigate
particulate emissions from residential wood heaters; no new residential
wood heater technology has superseded the need for rules; the rules
serve a purpose that is distinct from state and local governments' as
well as other agencies' rules; the current residential wood heater NSPS
rules are complex to the residential wood heaters NSPS rules need to be
reviewed and potentially revised to reduce particulate emissions in
practice to ensure that the use of residential wood heaters is
protective of public health, while still being reliable and effective,
and the residential wood heaters NSPS rules need to be reviewed and
potentially revised to ensure that small entities are not unduly
burdened. As part of the CAA statutorily required periodic review and
the schedule agreed upon in the consent decree entered in State of New
York v. Regan, No. 1:23-cv-2767 (D.D.C.), EPA will conduct a review of
the 2015 RWH NSPS rules. The EPA will continue to work with small-
entity representatives to minimize any potential unfavorable impacts as
a result of its review of the 2015 RWH NSPSs under the CAA's statutory
mandate and court-entered consent decree. This review's Docket ID
number is EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0089.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Final Rule.......................... 03/16/15 80 FR 13672
Begin Review........................ 08/16/24 89 FR 66866
End Review.......................... 06/30/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Agency Contact: Bill Schrock, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Air and Radiation, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Mail Code E143-
03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-5032
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fc8f9f948e939f97d29e959090bc998c9dd29b938a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cdbeaea5bfa2aea6e3afa4a1a18da8bdace3aaa2bb">[email protected]</span></a>
Nicholas Swanson, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air
and Radiation, E143-03, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
Phone: 919 541-4080
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#275450464954484909494e444f484b46546742574609404851"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2e5d594f405d41400040474d4641424f5d6e4b5e4f00494158">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2060-AW17
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------------------------------------------- Final Rule Stage
35--TSCA
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162. 1-BROMOPROPANE (1-BP); REGULATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) [2070-AK73]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act
Abstract: EPA is developing a final rule under section 6(a) of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to address unreasonable risk of
injury to health presented by 1-bromopropane (1-BP). EPA proposed this
rule on August 8, 2024. Section 6(a) of TSCA requires EPA address by
rule any unreasonable risk identified in a TSCA risk evaluation and
apply requirements to the extent necessary so the chemical no longer
presents unreasonable risk. 1-BP is a widely used solvent in a variety
of occupational and consumer applications, including vapor degreasing,
aerosol degreasing, adhesives and sealants, and in insulation. EPA
determined that 1-BP presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health
due to the significant adverse health effects associated with exposure
to 1-BP, including neurotoxicity, developmental toxicity from acute and
chronic inhalation exposures and dermal exposures, and cancer from
chronic inhalation exposures. EPA is developing a final rule to address
the identified unreasonable risk presented by 1-BP under its conditions
of use. EPA proposed requirements to, among other things, prevent
consumer access to the chemical, restrict the industrial and commercial
use of the chemical while also allowing for a reasonable transition
period where an industrial and commercial use of the chemical is being
prohibited, and protect workers from the unreasonable risk of 1-BP
while on the job. The Agency's development of this rule incorporates
significant stakeholder outreach and public participation, including
public webinars and over 40 external meetings, Federalism and Tribal
consultations, and consultations with potentially affected small
entities by a Small Businesses Advocacy Review Panel. Specifically, EPA
engaged in discussions with industry, non-governmental organizations,
other government agencies, technical experts and users of 1-BP, and the
general public to hear from users, academics, manufacturers, and
members of the public health community about practices related to
commercial uses of 1-BP. EPA's final risk evaluation for 1-BP,
describing the conditions of use, is in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0235,
with the 2022 unreasonable risk determination and additional materials
in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0741.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 08/08/24 89 FR 65066
Final Rule.......................... 04/00/26
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Olivia Bailey, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 566-0894
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dab8bbb3b6bfa3f4b5b6b3acb3bbf4b79abfaabbf4bdb5ac"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7c1e1d15101905521310150a151d52113c190c1d521b130a">[email protected]</span></a>
Joel Wolf, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code
7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0432
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5d2a32313b73373238311d382d3c733a322b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ff8e0e3e9a1e5e0eae3cfeaffeea1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2070-AK73
163. N-METHYLPYRROLIDONE (NMP); REGULATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) [2070-AK85]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act
[[Page 45568]]
Abstract: EPA is developing a final rule under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA) to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human
health presented by n-methylpyrrolidone (NMP). NMP is a widely used
solvent in a variety of industrial, commercial, and consumer
applications including the manufacture and production of electronics
such as semiconductors, polymers, petrochemical products, paints and
coatings, and paint and coating removers. EPA determined that NMP
presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health due to the
significant adverse health effects associated with exposure to NMP,
including developmental post-implantation fetal loss from short-term
exposure and reduced fertility and fecundity from long-term exposure.
Additional adverse effects associated with exposure to NMP include
liver toxicity, kidney toxicity, immunotoxicity, neurotoxicity, skin
irritation, and sensitization. TSCA requires that EPA address by rule
any unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified
in a TSCA risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent
necessary so the chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. On June
14, 2024, EPA proposed requirements to: prohibit the manufacture
(including import), processing, and distribution in commerce and use of
NMP in several occupational conditions of use; require worker
protections through an NMP workplace chemical protection program (WCPP)
or prescriptive controls (including concentration limits) for most of
the occupational conditions of use; require concentration limits on a
consumer product; regulate certain consumer products to prevent
commercial use; and establish recordkeeping, labeling, and downstream
notification requirements. The Agency's development of this rule
incorporated significant stakeholder outreach and public participation.
EPA's 2020 final risk evaluation for NMP, describing its conditions of
use is in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0236, with the 2022 revised
unreasonable risk determination and additional materials in docket EPA-
HQ-OPPT-2016-0743.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/14/24 89 FR 51134
Final Rule.......................... 04/00/26
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Clara Hull, Environmental Protection Agency, Office
of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-3954
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e189948d8dcf828d809380a1849180cf868e97"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d65786161236e616c7f6c4d687d6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>
Joel Wolf, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code
7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0432
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c1b6aeada7efabaea4ad81a4b1a0efa6aeb7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="01766e6d672f6b6e646d416471602f666e77">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2070-AK85
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
------------------------------------------- Long-Term Actions
35--TSCA
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164. RECONSIDERATION OF THE SOIL-LEAD HAZARD STANDARDS [2070-AL12]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2681 et seq. Toxic Substances Control
Act Title IV
Abstract: EPA is reviewing the existing regulatory soil-lead hazard
standards (SLHS) for target housing and child-occupied facilities
(COFs). According to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title IV,
section 401, lead-contaminated soil means bare soil on residential real
property that contains lead at or in excess of the levels determined to
be hazardous to human health by the Administrator. A lead-based paint
hazard is defined as conditions that cause exposure to lead from lead-
contaminated dust, soil or paint that would result in adverse human
health effects. On January 5, 2001, the EPA issued a final regulation
which established that a soil-lead hazard is bare soil on residential
real property or on the property of a COF that contains lead equal to
or exceeding 400 parts per million in a play area or average of 1,200
parts per million of bare soil in the rest of the yard based on soil
samples. On May 14, 2021, in a decision reviewing a 2019 rule, the
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that EPA
should have reconsidered the SLHS, among other actions when issuing its
final regulation. In this action, EPA is reconsidering the SLHS and
intends to solicit public comment through a notice of proposed
rulemaking.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 02/00/27
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Claire Brisse, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460-0001
Phone: 202 564-9004
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0567776c7676602b6669646c7760456075642b626a73"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2b49594258584e0548474a42594e6b4e5b4a054c445d">[email protected]</span></a>
Victoria Ellenbogen, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Mail Code 7404M, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2053
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d1b4bdbdb4bfb3beb6b4bfffa7b8b2a5bea3b8b091b4a1b0ffb6bea7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a7c2cbcbc2c9c5c8c0c2c989d1cec4d3c8d5cec6e7c2d7c689c0c8d1">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2070-AL12
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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35--TSCA
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165. TRICHLOROETHYLENE (TCE); REGULATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) [2070-AK83]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act
Abstract: On December 17, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA or Agency) published a final rule to address the unreasonable risk
of injury to health presented by trichloroethylene (TCE) under its
conditions of use. TSCA requires that EPA address by rule any
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified in
a TSCA risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent necessary
so that the chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. EPA's final
rule is intended to prevent serious illness associated with
uncontrolled exposures to the chemical by, among other things,
preventing consumer access to the chemical, restricting the industrial
and commercial use of the chemical while also allowing for a reasonable
transition period with interim worker protections in place where an
industrial and commercial use of the chemical is being prohibited, and
provide time-limited exemptions for critical or essential uses of TCE
for which no technically and economically feasible safer alternatives
are available. EPA's final risk evaluation, describing the conditions
of use and presenting EPA's determinations of unreasonable risk, is in
docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0500, with additional information in docket
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0737.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/31/23 88 FR 74712
Final Action........................ 12/17/24 89 FR 102568
Notice.............................. 01/28/25 90 FR 8254
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Notice.............................. 04/02/25 90 FR 14415
Notice.............................. 06/23/25 90 FR 26453
Final Action Effective.............. 08/19/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Gabriela Rossner, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2426
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b3c1dcc0c0ddd6c19dd4d2d1c1dad6dfd2f3d6c3d29dd4dcc5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40322f33332e25326e2721223229252c21002530216e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>
Joel Wolf, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code
7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0432
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a9dec6c5cf87c3c6ccc5e9ccd9c887cec6df"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ed9a82818bc387828881ad889d8cc38a829b">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2070-AK83
166. PERCHLOROETHYLENE (PCE); REGULATION UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCES
CONTROL ACT (TSCA) [2070-AK84]
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act
Abstract: On December 18, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA or Agency) published a final rule to address the unreasonable risk
of injury to health presented by perchloroethylene (PCE) under its
conditions of use. TSCA requires that EPA address by rule any
unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment identified in
a TSCA risk evaluation and apply requirements to the extent necessary
so that the chemical no longer presents unreasonable risk. EPA's final
rule is intended to prevent serious illness associated with
uncontrolled exposures to the chemical by, among other things,
preventing consumer access to the chemical, restricting the industrial
and commercial use of the chemical while also allowing for a reasonable
transition period where the industrial and commercial use of the
chemical is being prohibited, providing a time-limited exemption for a
critical or essential use of PCE for which no technically and
economically feasible safer alternative is available, and protecting
workers from the unreasonable risk of PCE while on the job. As
described in more detail in the proposed and final rules, the Agency's
development of this rule incorporated significant stakeholder outreach
and public participation, including public webinars and over 40
external meetings as well as required Federalism and Tribal
consultations and a Small Businesses Advocacy Review Panel. EPA's final
risk evaluation for PCE, describing the conditions of use is in docket
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2019-0502, with the 2022 unreasonable risk determination
and additional materials in docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0732.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 06/16/23 88 FR 39652
Final Rule.......................... 12/18/24 89 FR 103560
Final Action Effective.............. 01/17/25
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Kelly Summers, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-2201
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4d3e382020283f3e6326282121340d283d2c632a223b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6d1e180000081f1e4306080101142d081d0c430a021b">[email protected]</span></a>
Joel Wolf, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code
7404M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0432
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fd8a92919bd397929891bd988d9cd39a928b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f786063692165606a634f6a7f6e21686079">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2070-AK84
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
------------------------------------------- Completed Actions
72--SDWA
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167. NATIONAL PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATIONS FOR LEAD AND COPPER:
IMPROVEMENTS (LCRI) [2040-AG16]
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. Safe Drinking Water Act
Abstract: The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements rule (LCRI) was
published on October 30, 2024, and became effective on December 30,
2024. The EPA developed the LCRI to strengthen the regulatory framework
addressing lead in drinking water.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/06/23 88 FR 84878
Final Rule.......................... 10/30/24 89 FR 86418
Final Rule Effective................ 12/30/24
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Hannah Holsinger, Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Water, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-0403
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8fe7e0e3fce6e1e8eafda1e7eee1e1eee7cfeaffeea1e8e0f9"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="026a6d6e716b6c6567702c6a636c6c636a426772632c656d74">[email protected]</span></a>
Michael Goldberg, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 4601M, Washington, DC 20460
Phone: 202 564-1137
Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#31565e5d55535443561f5c58525950545d715441501f565e47"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="14737b7870767166733a797d777c757178547164753a737b62">[email protected]</span></a>
RIN: 2040-AG16
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