{"abstract":"The Environmental Protection Agency is taking direct final action to conform 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 and its regulations rely on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration'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 will conform 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 will also improve first responder and community safety, reduce discrepancies and confusion, prevent interpretation burdens on facilities when using (Material) Safety Data Sheets to complete annual hazardous chemical inventory reports, and improve clarity.","action":"Direct final rule.","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"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2025/11/17/2025-19921.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"370","title":40}],"citation":"90 FR 51187","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2025-12-17","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective on January 16, 2026 without further notice, unless the EPA receives adverse comment by December 17, 2025. If EPA receives adverse comment, we will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule, or the relevant provisions of this rule, will not take effect. Compliance with these updates is required for the 2026 annual hazardous chemical inventory reporting year. 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