In a recent European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) e-News release, dated May 19, 2010, ECHA provides a brief summary and Internet links to several important press releases to assist notifiers. The release provides a brief overview of the duties that are required to be met under notification along with access to documents and web pages that provide assistance on performing Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) notifications in association with the CLP Regulation (1272/2008). This memorandum...
According to a prepublication copy of a forthcoming Federal Register notice, all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regions will propose a draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) general permit for point source discharges from the application of certain pesticides to U.S. waters. Once final, the permit will be available to operators in those areas where EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. According to the notice, this action is in response to the Sixth...
On May 20, 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a proposed rule regarding the conditions and requirements for testing component parts of consumer products to demonstrate compliance of a consumer product with all applicable rules, bans, standards, and regulations to support a general conformity certificate or a certificate for a children’s product pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (CPSA); as part of a reasonable testing program pursuant...
According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), a potentially lethal workplace hazard lurks at the feet of millions of workers in the U.S. The floors and other surfaces that American workers walk on during our daily work routines can be the cause of serious injuries. Slips, trips and falls — particularly falls from elevated heights — for decades have been a leading cause of workplace fatalities in the U.S....
May 19, 2010
EPA Announces Draft PR Notice Concerning False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Federal Register notice announcing the availability of, and seeking public comment on, a draft Pesticide Registration (PR) Notice entitled “False or Misleading Pesticide Product Brand Names.” According to EPA, the draft PR Notice is intended to provide guidance to applicants, registrants, and distributors concerning pesticide product brand names that may be false or misleading, either by themselves or in...
Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued what it describes as a “common sense” approach to addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA) by phasing-in the deadlines by which facilities must obtain permits for GHG emissions. Specifically, this controversial final rule sets thresholds for GHG emissions that define when permits under the New Source Review (NSR) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and Title V...
Thank you for participating in Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s webinar on TSCA Reform on Monday, May 10, 2010. We are delighted that you were able to participate, and hope that you found the information and format useful and convenient. Apropos of our recent webinar, we thought we would use this occasion to share Charlie Auer’s response to a recent blog posting by Dr. Richard Denison regarding the reasons why Charlie believes some aspects of the...
May 4, 2010
New York Sustainability and Green Procurement Advisory Council Drafting Recommendations for FY 2010-11
The Sustainability and Green Procurement Advisory Council (Advisory Council) of the New York Interagency Committee on Sustainability and Green Procurement (Interagency Committee) is in the process of drafting recommendations for inclusion in the annual report required under Governor David Paterson’s 2008 Executive Order (EO) directing state agencies, public authorities, and public benefit corporations to buy environmentally friendly products. In September 2009, the Advisory Council voted...
Monday, May 10, 2010 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (EDT) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a free webinar on TSCA Reform Legislative Initiatives on May 10, 2010. On April 15, 2010, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) released the text of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, S. 3209 (SCA), which is intended to address the “core failings” of TSCA. Also on April 15, 2010, Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Commerce,...
At yesterday’s U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) meeting, William Jordan, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), presented slides regarding nanotechnology and pesticides. Jordan briefly described how OPP is defining nanoscale materials and how the technology is being applied to the field of pesticides. His presentation described OPP’s recent consultation with EPA’s Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP)...