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Monthly Federal Developments Memorandum
December 16, 2024

Recent Federal Developments for December 2024

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. extends its best wishes to our clients and many friends. We wish you and your family a safe and healthy New Year. As we have for many years, the firm has made a contribution to the House of Ruth, a shelter for battered women and their children, in lieu of gifts to our clients, and on our clients’ behalf. Register Now For “What to Expect in Chemicals Policy and Regulation and on Capitol Hill in 2025,” January 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. (EST), Via...
TSCAblog®
December 4, 2024

Petitions Filed to Add Several Chemicals to List of Taxable Substances; Comments Due January 28, 2025

On November 29, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that petitions have been filed to add the following chemicals to the list of taxable substances: Di-isobutyl ketone (89 Fed. Reg. 94879): ALTIVIA Ketones & Additives, LLC, an exporter of di-isobutyl ketone, filed the petition. According to the petition, di-isobutyl ketone is an organic compound that is used in solvents; paints and coatings; automobile refinishing; and pharmaceuticals. Di-isobutyl ketone is made from...
Podcast
November 14, 2024

GLP Case Studies/Lessons Learned — A Conversation with Lara Hall

Download transcript. This week, I welcomed to the studio Lara Hall, Senior Regulatory Scientist/Quality Assurance Specialist at B&C and our consulting affiliate, The Acta Group (Acta®), to discuss a few of the many critical issues associated with chemical testing. Chemical testing is undertaken for lots of reasons: government mandate; product stewardship; and product defense and support, to name a few. What is under-appreciated is the importance of the standards that apply under Good...
Seminars & Webinars
October 30, 2024

Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges, November 14, 2024, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (EST), via webinar

The IBA Agriculture and Food Section presents the "Cultivated meat: opportunities and challenges" webinar, spotlighting the considerable opportunities cultivated meat offers, including its environmental benefits when compared to traditional meat production and its contributions to enhancing food security. During this event, presenters Maarten Van der Heijden, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Mark Post Mosa Meat; Tanvi Pande, Dentons Link Legal; and Michael Roberts Resnick Center for Food...
Podcast
October 18, 2024

A Conversation with Linda Reinstein, President and Cofounder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)

Download transcript. This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Reinstein, President and Cofounder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), about her many years of asbestos disease awareness advocacy. Having lost her husband, Alan, to mesothelioma two decades ago, Linda set out to educate others about the diseases associated with asbestos exposure. Her story is one of grit, perseverance, and devotion. ALL MATERIALS IN THIS PODCAST ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR...
FIFRAblog®
October 3, 2024

Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs, to Leave EPA and Take Position with FWS

On September 30, 2024, Ya-Wei (Jake) Li, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), announced that he will be leaving EPA to take a position with the U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) as the Assistant Director for Ecological Services. This program is responsible for how the agency conserves endangered species and many other wildlife. Li was Deputy Assistant Administrator for Pesticide Programs for...
B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
September 24, 2024

EPA Proposes Updates to Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing

On September 13, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) began a public comment period on a proposed update to its Recommendations of Specifications, Standards, and Ecolabels for Federal Purchasing (Recommendations) that help federal government purchasers and other buyers use private sector standards and ecolabels to buy products that are more sustainable and climate-friendly and contain safer chemical ingredients. 89 Fed. Reg. 74940. In its September 10, 2024, press release, EPA...
B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
July 31, 2024

NREL Releases Parts 1 and 2 of SAF State-of-Industry Report

On July 31, 2024, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) announced the release of the first two parts of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) State-of-Industry Report. Released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in partnership with BETO, the report focuses on how to achieve the near-term fuel production goals set forth in the SAF Grand Challenge, a joint effort between DOE, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the U.S. Department of...
Seminars & Webinars
July 24, 2024

IBA 2024, September 15-20, 2024, Mexico City, Mexico

The Agriculture and Food Section (AFS) is pleased to be leading two sessions at IBA 2024, the International Bar Association’s (IBA) annual conference in Mexico City, September 15-20, 2024. AFS members and supporting committees will present Disruptive technologies in agriculture, on Monday, 16 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST) and Foreign ownership of farmland, on Tuesday, 17 September (11:15 – 12:30 CST). Both sessions will further AFS’s mission to focus on the complex law and policy issues...
B&C® Biobased and Sustainable Chemicals Blog
July 11, 2024

IRS Posts FAQs about Applying for Registration for the Clean Fuel Production Credit

On July 10, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that it issued frequently asked questions (FAQ) in Fact Sheet 2024-25 related to which entities must apply for registration for the Clean Fuel Production Credit. As reported in our June 10, 2024, blog item, the Inflation Reduction Act allows a credit for the production of clean transportation fuels beginning on January 1, 2025. To claim a Clean Fuel Production Credit, the taxpayer must be registered as a producer of clean fuel at the...
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