Short Takes – 1-9-26 – Federal Register Edition

Technical Amendments to the EPCRA Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirements To Conform to the 2024 OSHA Hazard Communication Standard; Withdrawal. Federal Register EPA withdrawal of direct final rule – Summary: “Because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received adverse comment, we are withdrawing the direct final rule Technical Amendments to the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirements to Conform to the 2024 OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2025.”

Transportation of Fuel for Agricultural Aircraft Operations. Federal Register FMCSA final rule – Summary: “FMCSA amends the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to allow States to waive the hazardous materials (HM) endorsement requirement for holders of Class A commercial driver's licenses (CDL) who transport no more than 1,000 gallons of aviation grade jet fuel in support of seasonal agricultural aircraft operations.” Effective Date: March 10^th, 2026.

Hazardous Materials: California's Reusability Requirement for Propane Cylinders. Federal Register PHMSA notice and request for comments. Summary: “Interested parties are invited to comment on an application by Worthington Enterprises, Inc. for an administrative determination as to whether Federal hazardous material transportation law preempts the State of California's law requiring that propane cylinders sold or offered for sale in California must be refillable or reusable.” Comments due February 9^th, 2026.

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Preemption Application From Exxon Mobil Corporation and Invitation for Public Comments. Federal Register PHMSA public notice and request for comments. Summary: “Interested parties are invited to comment on an application submitted to PHMSA by the Exxon Mobil Corporation for an administrative determination as to whether the Federal hazardous material transportation laws preempt certain common law tort claims regarding the marking, employee training, loading and unloading, and hazardous material classification for gasoline transported by cargo tank motor vehicle.” Comments due February 9^th, 2026.

Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP), Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP), and Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP); Risk Evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability. Federal Register EPA notice. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the final risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Butyl Benzyl Phthalate (BBP) (CARSN 85-68-7), Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP) (CASRN 84-74-2), Dicyclohexyl Phthalate (DCHP) (CASRN 84-61-7), Diethylhexyl Phthalate (DEHP) (CASRN 117-81-7), and Diisobutyl Phthalate (DIBP) (CASRN 84-69-5). The purpose of conducting risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or non-risk factors, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, under the conditions of use. EPA used the best available science to prepare these final risk evaluations, and determined, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that BBP, DBP, DCHP, DEHP, and DIBP pose unreasonable risk to human health and/or the environment driven by specific conditions of use.”