Extension of Postponement of Effectiveness for Certain Provisions of Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Federal Register EPA notice of extension of postponement of effectiveness. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is extending the postponement of the effective date of certain regulatory provisions of the final rule entitled “Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)” for an additional 60 days. Specifically, this postponement applies to the conditions imposed on the uses with TSCA exemptions.”
1,1-Dichloroethane; Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability. Federal Register EPA notice of availability. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,1-dichloroethane (CASRN 75-34-3). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA used the best available science to prepare this final risk evaluation and determined, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that 1,1-dichloroethane presents unreasonable risk to human health driven by three conditions of use because of risks to workers.”
Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail.
Federal Register PHMSA direct
final rule. Summary: “PHMSA, in coordination with the Federal Railroad
Administration, is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations in response to
the recent decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia Circuit in Sierra Club, et al. v. DOT, et al., No.
20-1317 (Jan. 17, 2025).”
“On January 17, 2025, the D.C. Circuit issued a decision on the merits of the consolidated petitions. The D.C. Circuit held that PHMSA violated NEPA by failing to prepare an environmental impact statement during the rulemaking process. Accordingly, the D.C. Circuit vacated the LNG by Rail Rule in its entirety and remanded the matter to PHMSA for further proceedings.”
Agency Advisory Circular: Informed Consent Requirements for Crew and Space Flight Participants. Federal Register notice and request for comments. Summary: “FAA invites public comments about our intention to publish advisory material for Title 14 Code of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 450. This Draft Advisory Circular (AC) provides guidance on meeting informed consent requirements for crew and space flight participants in accordance with Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) § 460.9, Informing crew of risk, and § 460.45, Operator informing space flight participant of risk. An operator must inform, in writing, each space flight participant and any individual serving as crew, that the United States Government has not certified the launch vehicle and/or any reentry vehicle as safe for carrying flight crew or space flight participants in accordance with §§ 460.9 and 460.45.”
Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements. Federal Register OSHA 60-day information collection request revision. Summary: “OSHA is requesting that OMB extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in Process Safety Management of Highly Hazardous Chemicals Standard. The agency is requesting an adjustment decrease in burden going from 2,325,294 hours to 2,269,066 hours, a difference of 56,228 hours. The decrease is due to a reduction in the number of establishments in the RMP database as of March 2025 going from 11,641 to 11,329 establishments.”
EO 14310: Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay. Federal Register.
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