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Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

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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)]
[Proposed Rules]
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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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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

Federal Register / Vol. 90 , No. 181 / Monday, September 22, 2025 / 
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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&#160;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)
-------------------------------------------         Prerule Stage
             10--Clean Air Act
 
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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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2060-AW31

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   Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
-------------------------------------------       Long-Term Actions
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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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2060-AW44

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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

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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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2060-AW17

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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&#160;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&#160;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

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    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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2070-AK85

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                 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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2070-AL12

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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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2070-AK84

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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&#160;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&#160;protected]</span></a>
    RIN: 2040-AG16

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