{"description":"Documents matching 'compliance dates industrial commercial laboratories'","count":3911,"total_pages":50,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=compliance+dates+industrial+commercial+laboratories&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing an extension to the compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of methylene chloride promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, EPA is finalizing an 18-month extension of the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) and associated recordkeeping compliance dates for industrial or commercial laboratories that are not owned or operated by Federal agencies or contractors acting on behalf of the Federal government. Under this final rule, all non-Federal laboratories will share the same compliance dates with Federal and Federally contracted laboratories. EPA is finalizing an extension of the compliance dates for associated laboratory activities detailed in this final rule to avoid disruption of important functions of non-Federal laboratories such as the use of environmental monitoring methods needed for cleanup sites and wastewater treatment, as well as activities associated with university laboratories or law enforcement laboratories.","document_number":"2025-19881","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/13/2025-19881/methylene-chloride-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-13/pdf/2025-19881.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19881.pdf?1762955113","publication_date":"2025-11-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories by an additional 18 months. This amendment aligns the compliance dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories with the compliance dates established in the 2024 risk management rule for Federal agencies and their contractors (Ref. 2). Specifically, this final rule extends three compliance dates for non-Federally owned or operated industrial or commercial laboratories. For initial monitoring, the compliance date is extended from May 5, 2025, to"},{"title":"Methylene Chloride; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend the compliance date applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of methylene chloride recently promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Specifically, EPA is proposing to extend by 18 months the Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) and the associated recordkeeping compliance dates for laboratories that are not owned or operated by agencies or Federal contractors acting on behalf of the Federal government. Under this proposal, all laboratories, whether federal or not, would have the same compliance dates, which would be aligned with current compliance dates for Federal agencies and Federal contractors. EPA is proposing to extend the compliance dates for associated laboratory activities detailed in this proposal to avoid disruption of important functions such as the use of environmental monitoring methods needed for cleanup sites and wastewater treatment, as well as activities associated with university laboratories. The use of environmental monitoring methods, a common function of non-federal laboratories, is important to EPA's mission to ensure that the air is safe to breathe, water is safe for drinking or recreating, and disposal activities protect the environment.","document_number":"2025-09421","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/27/2025-09421/methylene-chloride-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extensions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-27/pdf/2025-09421.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-09421.pdf?1748004316","publication_date":"2025-05-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"\n B. Proposed Compliance Date Extension for the Industrial and Commercial Use of Methylene Chloride as a Laboratory Chemical \n As a result of the information from laboratories and organizations representing laboratories subsequent to the publication of the 2024 final rule, EPA is proposing to extend the compliance dates applicable to non-federal owners and operators that use methylene chloride as a laboratory chemical, aligning with timeframes for Federal laboratories and Federal contractors. Under this proposal, such laboratories would have until"},{"title":"Trichloroethylene; Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extension","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is taking interim final action on the Regulation of Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to revise certain compliance deadlines finalized in 2024. Specifically, EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel, with corresponding changes to the compliance dates for the manufacturing, processing and distribution in commerce of TCE to support such use, to a prohibition on September 15, 2028. EPA is also amending the prohibition compliance date for the disposal of TCE to wastewater by processors of TCE and processors and industrial and commercial users of TCE as a processing aid, to begin on December 18, 2026. EPA is also amending the compliance deadline for downstream notification, and the text required to be present in Safety Data Sheets, to accurately reflect the new prohibition compliance deadline for TCE used as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is amending this compliance deadline to allow for 90 days after the publication of the final rule for manufacturers, processors, and distributors in commerce of TCE to make such a change. These revisions are necessary to address new information presented to EPA about inadvertent oversights in the original rulemaking and serious concerns that the facilities at issue will be unable to comply with the relevant requirements by the existing deadlines. EPA is requesting comments on all aspects of this interim final rule and will consider all comments received in determining whether amendments to this rule are appropriate after the conclusion of the comment period.","document_number":"2025-17948","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/17/2025-17948/trichloroethylene-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca-compliance-date-extension","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-17/pdf/2025-17948.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17948.pdf?1757967310","publication_date":"2025-09-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"the compliance date and required safety data sheet text for downstream notification, for an updated compliance date on December 16, 2025.\n \n 1. TCE as a Processing Aid in the Manufacture of Nuclear Fuel \n EPA is amending the prohibition compliance date for the industrial and commercial use of TCE in other miscellaneous industrial and commercial uses, specifically for the use of TCE as a processing aid in the manufacture of nuclear fuel. EPA is extending the prohibition compliance date by three years, to September 15, 2028, for the industrial and"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions provision of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act), which authorizes the Administrator to restrict fully, partially, or on a graduated schedule, the use of a \"regulated substance\" in the sector or subsector in which they are used. This final rule addresses administrative petitions and input received from regulated industry and other interested parties relevant to requirements and restrictions across various refrigeration and air conditioning subsectors, including: refrigerated transport--intermodal containers; industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing; retail food supermarket systems; retail food remote condensing unit systems; cold storage warehouses; refrigerated laboratory centrifuges and laboratory shakers; and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This final rule also allows the inventory of residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment that was manufactured in the United States or imported into the United States before January 1, 2025, to continue to be installed.","document_number":"2026-10387","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/26/2026-10387/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-26/pdf/2026-10387.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10387.pdf?1779453914","publication_date":"2026-05-26","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"of this preamble and the Response to Comments document in the docket.\n \n G. Industrial Process Refrigeration in Certain Laboratory Equipment \n The EPA is finalizing provisions related to certain laboratory equipment within the industrial process refrigeration subsector. This final rule extends the compliance date for refrigerated centrifuges and laboratory shakers to January 1, 2028. \n 1. Background \n a. Refrigerated Centrifuges \n A refrigerated centrifuge is a laboratory device that spins samples at a high speed while keeping them at a low, controlled"},{"title":"Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Promulgated Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing changes to regulations promulgated under the Technology Transitions section of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020, which authorizes the Administrator to restrict the use of particular hydrofluorocarbons in the sectors and subsectors in which they are used. This proposal addresses administrative petitions and other requests from companies and trade associations across a number of subsectors, including refrigerated transport--intermodal containers, industrial process refrigeration and chillers for industrial process refrigeration used in semiconductor manufacturing, retail food refrigeration systems for remote condensing units and supermarkets, cold storage warehouses, refrigerated laboratory centrifuges, laboratory shakers, and condensing units in residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pumps. This action proposes to allow previously manufactured and imported residential and light commercial air conditioning and heat pump equipment to continue to be installed. The Agency is also seeking advance comment on potential actions to address supply chain issues for a refrigerant blend.","document_number":"2025-19438","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/03/2025-19438/phasedown-of-hydrofluorocarbons-reconsideration-of-certain-regulatory-requirements-promulgated-under","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-03/pdf/2025-19438.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19438.pdf?1759409112","publication_date":"2025-10-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"be exempted from the relevant restrictions at 40 CFR 84.54 or that the relevant compliance dates be extended.\n 21 \n \n SEMI later clarified that it requests the compliance dates for the restrictions on SMRE be extended to 2030. For the relevant restrictions with compliance dates of January 1, 2026, or January 1, 2028, SEMI requested delaying the compliance date to January 1, 2030. SEMI stated that “2030 is a more realistic compliance date given the projected commercial availability of low-Global Warming Potential (GWP) equipment.” Five SMRE suppliers"},{"title":"Perchloroethylene (PCE) and Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of perchloroethylene (PCE) and carbon tetrachloride (CTC) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is proposing to extend certain Workplace Chemical Protection Program (WCPP) compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators to match the compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. For both PCE and CTC, this proposal would extend the compliance date for initial monitoring for inhalation exposure to June 21, 2027, and extend the compliance date to meet the existing chemical exposure limit (ECEL), establish a regulated area, provide any required respiratory personal protective equipment (PPE), and establish a respiratory PPE program to September 20, 2027. For PCE, EPA is also proposing to extend the compliance date for non-federal entities to establish and implement an exposure control plan to December 20, 2027.","document_number":"2026-05977","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/27/2026-05977/perchloroethylene-pce-and-carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-27/pdf/2026-05977.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-05977.pdf?1774529113","publication_date":"2026-03-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"proposing to extend only the PCE WCPP compliance dates related to the ECEL and inhalation exposure, and EPA is not proposing to extend the WCPP compliance dates to implement dermal protection required by the PCE Final Rule. \n 2. CTC \n EPA is also proposing to amend 40 CFR 751.707 to extend certain WCPP compliance dates for non-federal owners and operators for an additional twelve months to match the compliance dates for federal agencies and their contractors. Specifically, EPA proposes to extend the compliance date for initial monitoring from June"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\" or \"the Department\") proposes to update the Department's current rulemaking methodology titled, \"Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial Equipment\" (\"Process Rule\"). Specifically, DOE proposes to: make Appendix A binding on DOE for certain actions; amend objectives and considerations consistent with recent Executive orders and Department policies; add a definition of \"significant energy savings\"; re-instate the comparative analysis requirement, described as a \"walk up\" approach; include certain economic thresholds; re-instate the description of clear and convincing evidence; and revert to language from the 2020 Process Rule text, with minor edits, in several sections. In addition to requesting written comments on its proposal, DOE will also hold a public meeting to discuss this proposal and obtain additional input.","document_number":"2026-13674","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/07/2026-13674/energy-conservation-program-procedures-interpretations-and-policies-for-consideration-of-new-or","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-07/pdf/2026-13674.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-13674.pdf?1783341912","publication_date":"2026-07-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"Effective and Compliance Dates (Section 11) \n This section was established in the February 2020 Final Rule and provides clarification as to the distinction between the effective and compliance dates of a final rule. 85 FR 8626, 8709 (Feb. 14, 2020). This section has not been amended since its original establishment. \n \n While DOE did not receive any comments related to this section, DOE has tentatively determined that it would also be beneficial to clarify the prescribed date of a rule as compared to the effective and compliance dates. As noted in"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment; Corrections","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is publishing a final rule to amend and correct certain energy conservation standards and test procedures of consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, as described in sections I and II of this document. The changes addressed in this document are technical in nature, and neither the errors nor the corrections in this document affect the substance of any rulemaking or any conclusions reached in support of any final rule.","document_number":"2025-00987","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2025-00987/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-and-test-procedures-for-certain-consumer","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2025-00987.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-00987.pdf?1737121514","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"conservation standards and their compliance dates” to read “Circulator pumps energy conservation standards and their compliance dates.” This amendment was in error, as this section of the CFR includes energy conservation standards for dedicated purpose pool pumps and commercial and industrial pumps in addition to circulator pumps. This document identifies and corrects this error by reverting to the previous section heading.\n \n L. Commercial and Industrial Pumps \n \n The test procedure established for commercial and industrial pumps is located in DOE's regulations"},{"title":"Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration","type":"Rule","abstract":"Pursuant to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Significant New Alternatives Policy program, this action lists several substitutes as acceptable, subject to use conditions, for retail food refrigeration, commercial ice machines, industrial process refrigeration, cold storage warehouses, and ice skating rinks. Through this action, EPA is incorporating by reference standards which establish requirements for commercial refrigerating appliances and commercial ice machines, safe use of flammable refrigerants, and safe design, construction, installation, and operation of refrigeration systems. This action also exempts propane, in the refrigerated food processing and dispensing end-use, from the prohibition under the Clean Air Act (CAA) on knowingly venting, releasing, or disposing of substitute refrigerants in the course of maintaining, servicing, repairing or disposing of an appliance or industrial process refrigeration, as the Administrator is determining, on the basis of existing evidence, that such venting, release, or disposal of this substance in this end-use does not pose a threat to the environment.","document_number":"2024-11690","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/06/13/2024-11690/protection-of-stratospheric-ozone-listing-of-substitutes-under-the-significant-new-alternatives","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-06-13/pdf/2024-11690.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-11690.pdf?1718196314","publication_date":"2024-06-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"comments on commercial ice machines? \n D. Commercial Ice Machines—Revision of the Use Conditions in the Previous Listing of R-290 as Acceptable, Subject to Use Conditions, for Use in New Self-Contained Commercial Ice Machines \n 1. Background on Commercial Ice Machines \n 2. What are the ASHRAE classifications for refrigerant flammability? \n 3. What is R-290 and where is there information on its use in this end-use? \n 4. What existing use conditions apply to this refrigerant in this end-use? \n 5. What updates to existing use conditions for commercial ice"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this final rule to rescind and amend the certification provisions, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for specific types of consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment addressed in its final rule published in the Federal Register on October 9, 2024. DOE is undertaking this action because the October 9, 2024 final rule was the subject of a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA), which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate and subsequently signed by the President on May 9, 2025, after which it became law. Because the October 9, 2024 final rule has no force or effect, DOE has a nondiscretionary duty to remove the associated provisions from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), and through this final rule, DOE is taking the necessary action to effect such rescission.","document_number":"2025-17262","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/09/2025-17262/energy-conservation-program-for-appliance-standards-certification-requirements-labeling-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-09/pdf/2025-17262.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-17262.pdf?1757335510","publication_date":"2025-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"1. \n \n \n \n \n (i) \n Compliance dates. \n For any product subject to an applicable energy conservation standard for which the compliance date has not yet occurred, a certification report must be submitted not later than the compliance date for the applicable energy conservation standard. The covered products enumerated below are subject to the stated compliance dates for initial certification:\n \n (1) Commercial warm air furnaces, packaged terminal air conditioners, and packaged terminal heat pumps, July 1, 2014; \n (2) Commercial gas-fired and oil-fired"},{"title":"Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFOA and PFOS Maximum Contaminant Levels","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this proposed rulemaking, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposes a federal exemption, pursuant to Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) 1416(f) and 1450(a)(1), that will extend the dates of compliance with the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) from April 26, 2029, to April 26, 2031, for those systems that submit a request. The Agency requests comment on this proposal, including the mechanisms through which the MCL compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS can be exempted, and has identified specific areas where public input will be helpful for the EPA in developing the final rule. In addition to seeking written input, the EPA will be holding a public hearing on July 7, 2026.","document_number":"2026-10086","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/20/2026-10086/extending-the-compliance-deadline-for-the-pfoa-and-pfos-maximum-contaminant-levels","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-20/pdf/2026-10086.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10086.pdf?1779194712","publication_date":"2026-05-20","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"requirements related to PFOA and PFOS? \n D. Why is the EPA proposing to provide more time for systems to achieve the MCL compliance deadlines for PFOA and PFOS? \n E. Why is the EPA not proposing to provide more time for systems to achieve the MCL compliance deadlines for other contaminants covered by the 2024 PFAS NPDWR? \n III. National Exemptions Framework \n A. Exempting Public Water Systems From the PFOA and PFOS MCL Compliance Dates Under SDWA 1416 \n B. Statutory Authority \n C. SDWA 1416 Evaluation and Proposed Findings \n 1. Water System Exemption"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers (\"commercial refrigeration equipment\" or \"CRE\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically review its existing standards to determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified and would result in significant energy savings. In this final rule, DOE is adopting new and amended energy conservation standards for CRE. It has determined that the new and amended energy conservation standards for this equipment would result in significant conservation of energy and are technologically feasible and economically justified.","document_number":"2024-31214","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/21/2024-31214/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-commercial-refrigerators-freezers-and","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-21/pdf/2024-31214.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-31214.pdf?1737121512","publication_date":"2025-01-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"Part A-1.\n \n \n \n \n 16 \n “Covered equipment” means one of the following types of industrial equipment: Electric motors and pumps; small commercial package air-conditioning and heating equipment; large commercial package air-conditioning and heating equipment; very large commercial package air-conditioning and heating equipment; commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers; automatic commercial ice makers; walk-in coolers and walk-in freezers; commercial clothes washers; packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat"},{"title":"Federal Plan Requirements for Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration Units That Commenced Construction On or Before June 4, 2010 and Have Not Been Modified or Reconstructed Since August 7, 2013","type":"Rule","abstract":"This action finalizes the Federal plan for existing commercial and industrial solid waste incineration units (CISWI). This final action implements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) emission guidelines adopted on February 7, 2013, as amended on June 23, 2016, and on April 16, 2019, in states that do not have an approved state plan implementing the emission guidelines in place by the effective date of this Federal plan. The implementation of the emission guidelines will result in emissions reductions of the regulated pollutants including cadmium, hydrogen chloride, lead, mercury, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide from the affected CISWI. This final action is also revising the definition of \"small, remote incinerator\" to reflect new statutory prohibitions on the implementation of CISWI standards to units in the State of Alaska.","document_number":"2024-26650","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/11/2024-26650/federal-plan-requirements-for-commercial-and-industrial-solid-waste-incineration-units-that","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-11/pdf/2024-26650.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26650.pdf?1733838314","publication_date":"2024-12-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"have already shut down (but not known to be inoperable). \n 1. Restarting Before the Final Compliance Date \n If the owner or operator of an inactive CISWI plans to restart before the final compliance date, the owner or operator must achieve final compliance by January 10, 2025. \n 2. Restarting After the Final Compliance Date \n Under the final Federal plan, if the owner or operator of a CISWI closes the CISWI, but restarts the unit after the final compliance date of January 10, 2025, the owner or operator must complete emission control retrofits and"},{"title":"Perchloroethylene (PCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing a 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 will, among other things, prevent serious illness associated with uncontrolled exposures to the chemical by 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.","document_number":"2024-30117","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-30117/perchloroethylene-pce-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-30117.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-30117.pdf?1734443180","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"is finalizing a WCPP for all industrial and commercial use of PCE as a processing aid in sectors other than petrochemical manufacturing and a WCPP for industrial and commercial use of PCE as a processing aid in catalyst regeneration in petrochemical manufacturing. \n c. Industrial and Commercial Use of PCE as Solvent for Cold Cleaning of Tanker Vessels \n EPA is finalizing a WCPP for industrial and commercial use of PCE as solvent for cold cleaning of tanker vessels, which is a sub-use of the industrial and commercial use of PCE as solvent for cold"},{"title":"University of Texas at Austin; Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics Mark II Research Reactor; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering renewal of Facility Operating License No. R-129, held by the University of Texas at Austin (UTA or the licensee), for the continued operation of its Nuclear Engineering Teaching Laboratory (NETL) Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics (TRIGA) Mark II research reactor located in the City of Austin, Travis County, Texas. The NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed action (i.e., renewal of the operating license).","document_number":"2026-04702","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/11/2026-04702/university-of-texas-at-austin-nuclear-engineering-teaching-laboratory-training-research-isotopes","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-03-11/pdf/2026-04702.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04702.pdf?1773146706","publication_date":"2026-03-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering's Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program with laboratory exercises in UTA courses, undergraduate research, and graduate research. The facility also supports development and application of nuclear methods for researchers from other universities, industry, and government organizations. The NETL provides nuclear analytic services to researchers, industry, and other research and industrial laboratories for testing and evaluation of materials. The NETL provides public education through tours and demonstrations"},{"title":"Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is finalizing a 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 will, among other things, prevent serious illness associated with uncontrolled exposures to the chemical by 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.","document_number":"2024-29274","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29274/trichloroethylene-tce-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29274.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29274.pdf?1734356718","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"emphasizes that other industrial and commercial use of TCE as a solvent for aerosol spray degreasers/cleaners is prohibited in the final rule, consistent with the proposal for that condition of use. \n 2. Industrial and Commercial Use in Adhesives and Sealants for Aerospace Applications \n EPA is finalizing a prohibition in five years for the industrial and commercial use of TCE in adhesives and sealants for aerospace applications. EPA proposed a compliance timeframe of 1 year for the prohibitions on industrial and commercial use, and in public comments"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Small Electric Motors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended (\"EPCA\"), prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including small electric motors (\"SEMs\"). EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") to periodically determine whether more-stringent standards would be technologically feasible and economically justified, and would result in significant conservation of energy. In this final determination, DOE has determined that more-stringent energy conservation standards for SEMs would not be cost-effective and, therefore, DOE has determined that energy conservation standards for SEMs should not be amended.","document_number":"2026-02936","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/13/2026-02936/energy-conservation-program-energy-conservation-standards-for-small-electric-motors","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-13/pdf/2026-02936.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-02936.pdf?1770903918","publication_date":"2026-02-13","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"not changed significantly from those estimated in the January 2021 Final Determination. To estimate updated average residential, commercial, and industrial discount rates, DOE relied on updated data sources \n 8 9 \n \n and the same methodology as described in the February 2023 NOPD (See 88 FR 7629, 7643). In line with the February 2023 NOPD, DOE determined that the more recent (2024) residential, commercial and industrial discount rates have not changed significantly from those in the January 2021 Final Determination and these minor changes would have"},{"title":"Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Department of Energy (\"DOE\") is publishing a final rule to establish and amend the certification provisions, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for specific types of consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, as described in sections II and III of this final rule. DOE is establishing and making amendments to the certification requirements, labeling requirements, and enforcement provisions for these products and equipment to ensure reporting that is consistent with currently applicable energy conservation standards and test procedures and to ensure DOE has the information necessary to determine the appropriate classification of products for the application of standards.","document_number":"2024-21950","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/09/2024-21950/energy-conservation-program-for-appliance-standards-certification-requirements-labeling-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-09/pdf/2024-21950.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-21950.pdf?1728391519","publication_date":"2024-10-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"}],"excerpts":"reporting requirements, DOE has promulgated certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations in 10 CFR parts 429 and 431. On March 7, 2011, DOE published in the \n Federal Register \n a final rule regarding certification, compliance, and enforcement for consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment, which revised, consolidated, and streamlined DOE's existing certification, compliance, and enforcement regulations for certain consumer products and commercial and industrial equipment covered under EPCA. \n See \n 76 FR 12422. Since that"},{"title":"Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category-Deadline Extensions","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (the EPA or Agency) is finalizing a Clean Water Act (CWA) rule to extend deadlines promulgated in the 2024 \"Supplemental Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category\" (2024 rule), update the 2024 rule's transfer provisions to allow facilities to switch between compliance alternatives, and create authority for alternative applicability dates and paperwork submission dates, based on site-specific factors.","document_number":"2025-24102","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/31/2025-24102/effluent-limitations-guidelines-and-standards-for-the-steam-electric-power-generating-point-source","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-31/pdf/2025-24102.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-24102.pdf?1767102318","publication_date":"2025-12-31","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"record independently of the compliance date extensions. Although the invalidation of compliance date extensions would result in a NOPP submission date in 2031 that is two years after the latest compliance dates for the generally applicable limitations, the EPA finds that this would still be appropriate as the practicalities of permitting would result in facilities submitting NOPPs prior to the latest compliance dates to avoid receiving permits with zero-discharge limitations. \n This final rule extends certain compliance dates associated with zero-discharge"},{"title":"Carbon Tetrachloride (CTC); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)","type":"Rule","abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or \"Agency\") is finalizing a rule to address the unreasonable risk of injury to health presented by carbon tetrachloride (CTC) 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 will establish workplace safety requirements for most conditions of use, including the condition of use related to the making of low Global Warming Potential (GWP) hydrofluoroolefins (HFOs); prohibit the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and industrial/ commercial use of CTC for conditions of use where information indicates use of CTC has ceased; and establish recordkeeping and downstream notification requirements. The use of CTC in low GWP HFOs is particularly important in the Agency's efforts to support the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act) and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, which was ratified on October 26, 2022.","document_number":"2024-29517","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/18/2024-29517/carbon-tetrachloride-ctc-regulation-under-the-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-18/pdf/2024-29517.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29517.pdf?1734443142","publication_date":"2024-12-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY","name":"Environmental Protection Agency","id":145,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/environmental-protection-agency","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/145","parent_id":null,"slug":"environmental-protection-agency"}],"excerpts":"Other Changes \n EPA has revised its proposed description of industrial and commercial use of CTC as a laboratory chemical to provide additional clarity as suggested by a commenter (Ref. 33). The revised description for industrial and commercial use as a laboratory chemical appears in Unit IV.C.1. In addition, EPA has slightly modified the industrial and commercial use descriptions in 40 CFR 751.705(b)(1)(ii)(B), 751.707(a)(8), and 751.711(c) to clarify that the industrial and commercial use of CTC in the recovery of chlorine in tail gas from the"}]}