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The actions follow a Section 301 investigation into Chinese commercial shipbuilding activity. The office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced actions April 17 that are intended to restore American shipbuilding and address China’s domination of the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors. The actions follow a year-long Section 301 investigation, which included ...
The Benefit of Treating and Application of Biosolid Material What is Biosolid Material? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, “sludge” is defined as solid, semi-solid or liquid residue from wastewater. While this “sludge” might not sound like a positive presence, “sludge” can be treated and made into biosolids. Treatment of this wastewater happens ...
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will be making a statement later in 2023, with public comment ending on February 17, 2023. “The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing to the public the intent to prepare an environmental ...
On November 10,2022, the Biden-Harris Administration made a significant move to tackle greenhouse gas emissions and safeguard the Federal Government's supply chains from financial risks linked to climate change. In line with President Biden's Executive Orders on Climate-Related Financial Risk and Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal Sustainability, the Administration ...
In May 2022, the Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) made available for public comment its Guidelines for Potentially Explosive Atmospheres, a guideline for the management of explosive atmospheres in wastewater infrastructures. ...
Possibly the most in-depth analysis so far is the one from Szymanowski and Schoene (Link to publication, you’ll need to pay unless you have academic access). ...
Additionally, it would limit the weight and shipments of coins that can be redeemed to 1,000 pounds per month per participant. The agency is accepting public comments on its proposal until July 6. The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc. (ISRI) is planning to submit comments on this proposal. While the goal of the new regulations is to ...
Public comment has ended for a proposed rule that would establish additional traceability recordkeeping requires under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). ...
It seems to take about a month or so for publication after the pre-publication announcement. Once this happens the public will have 60-days to comment on the new permits. ...
The federal environmental agency last year launched its PFAS Action Plan, which outlines tools such as monitoring protocols, scientific research and enforcement efforts to help states and local communities deal with the contamination. The EPA is now seeking public comment on its proposed regulations, including monitoring requirements for eight contaminants ...
EPA notes that the updated document reflects feedback from a 2017 public meeting and comment period and EPA’s additional experience implementing the 2016 amendments to TSCA Section 5, and includes: Additional clarification and detail throughout; General guiding principles and concepts for making determinations; Decision-making logic and key questions ...
EPA will also take public comments on the draft risk evaluations for these chemicals and prepare final risk evaluations after considering the public input received. According to EPA, it is still “carefully reviewing” public comments submitted on the 20 low-priority chemicals proposed in August 2019. ...
EPA has also developed two new draft PFAS assessments for public comment: (1) Human Health Toxicity Values for Hexafluoropropylene Oxide (HFPO) Dimer Acid and Its Ammonium Salt (CASRN 13252-13-6 and CASRN 62037-80-3) Also Known as “GenX Chemicals”; and (2) Human Health Toxicity Values for Perfluorobutane Sulfonic Acid (CASRN 375-73-5) and Related ...
Although the Compliance Guidance for Residential Construction has not been fully implemented, OSHA continues to enforce the directive and adapt residential construction fall protection standards in response to public comments. Fall safety is always evolving, and OSHA continually collaborates with employers in the construction industry to advocate for employee ...
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” EPA will publish aFederal Register notice announcing the availability of the draft risk evaluation and beginning a 60-day comment period. The draft risk evaluation will be peer reviewed by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) onDecember 5-6, 2019. EPA requests comments on the draft risk evaluation ...
The FAA issued its emergency directive with a shortened inspection timeframe after it had begun studying the issue and received public comments. The shorter inspection timeframe in the emergency directive was a significant challenge for the airlines, as they were faced with meeting a new, sudden deadline. ...
EPA Proposed Rule tackles HCFCs, compliance reporting, & refrigerant imports Last week the EPA published a proposed rule signed by Andrew Wheeler specifically addressing regulations on HCFC production and consumption, phase-outs, compliance reporting, labeling, refrigerant imports and destruction. They will be opening for public comment soon on this 165 page ...
EU GMP released a new draft of Annex 1, Manufacture of Sterile Medicinal Products for public comment in December 2017. The updated document sets a milestone for adjustments needed within European agencies overseeing regulatory applications of drug products, and environmental monitoring in sterile manufacturing. ...
The April 23 Federal Register notice states that the Interpretative Statement reflects EPA’s consideration of the public comments received in response to its February 20, 2018, Federal Register notice (83 Fed. ...
Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the reopening of the public review and comment period for the draft Environmental Impact Statement (dEIS) and the preliminary Pest Risk Assessment (PRA). These two documents have been prepared in response to a permit application from a company requesting the ...