Short Takes – 6-22-26 - Federal Register Edition

EPCRA Hazardous Chemical Inventory Reporting Requirements: Conformity With the 2024 OSHA Hazard Communication Standard. Federal Register EPA final rule. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency is conforming the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act hazardous chemical inventory reporting regulations to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard amendments of 2012 and 2024. The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) and its regulations rely on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA's) Hazard Communication Standard for the definition of a hazardous chemical and for the categories of health and physical hazards that must be reported under the hazardous chemical inventory regulations. This action conforms the terminology used and information that must be reported on the hazardous chemical inventory forms to the Hazard Communication Standard amendments. As a result, this action improves first responder and community safety, reduces discrepancies and confusion, prevents interpretation burdens on facilities when using (Material) Safety Data Sheets to complete annual hazardous chemical inventory reports, and enhances clarity.” 

1,2-Dichloropropane (1,2-DCP); 1,1,2-Trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA); Trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene (tDCE); 4,4′-(1-Methylethylidene)bis[2, 6-Dibromophenol] (TBBPA); and Ethylene Dibromide (EDB); Draft Hazard and Exposure Assessments; Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) Peer Review; Notice of SACC Meeting; Availability of Draft Documents and Request for Comment. Federal Register EPA notice. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing two virtual public meetings of the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC). The first is a preparatory meeting scheduled for July 23, 2026. During the meeting, the SACC will consider the scope and clarity of the draft charge questions for the peer review of the draft technical support documents for 1,2-dichloropropane (1,2-DCP), 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA), trans-1,2-dichloroethylene (tDCE), 4,4′-(1-Methylethylidene)bis[2, 6-dibromophenol] (TBBPA), and ethylene dibromide (EDB). The second is the virtual SACC peer review meeting which will be held August 3 through 7, 2026, for the SACC to consider the draft technical support documents for 1,2-DCP, 1,1,2-TCA, tDCE, TBBPA, and EDB, and public comments on those materials. EPA is also announcing the availability of and soliciting public comment on the draft documents and charge questions that will be provided to the SACC for this peer review. The draft technical support documents were prepared under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and will be submitted to the SACC for peer review.” 

Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures; Response To Petition for Reconsideration. Federal Register PHMSA petition response. Summary: “On April 24, 2026, PHMSA issued the final rule Pipeline Safety: Declaratory Order Procedures,91 FR 21968. The Pipeline Safety Trust filed a petition for reconsideration of this final rule on May 26, 2026, which challenged various issues. PHMSA denied the petition on June 11, 2026. Each of these documents is available in the rulemaking docket that is accessible on http://www.regulations.gov by searching for docket number PHMSA-2026-1537.”