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OMB Approves EPA Rule on Efficiency Standards for Medium/Heavy Duty Vehicles
August 11, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

The Office of Management and Budget has approved an Environmental Protection Agency final rule to set national emissions standards under section 202 (a) of the Clean Air Act to control greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from medium- and heavy-duty engines and vehicles, as part of a joint rulemaking with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

President Announces New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
August 11, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On August 9, 2011, President Obama announced new fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) pollution standards developed by the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency for work trucks, buses, and other heavy-duty vehicles. Under this new national program, by the 2018 model year: (i) certain combination tractors (semi-trucks) will be required to achieve up to approximately 20% reduction in fuel consumption and GHG emissions; (ii) heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, a 15% reduction; and (ii) vocational vehicles, including delivery trucks, buses, and garbage trucks, a 10% reduction. The standards are expected to yield an estimated $50 billion in net benefits over the life of model year 2014 to 2018 vehicles. American Trucking Association press release applauding these new standards is available here, White House fact sheet available here

FDA Reopens Comment Period on Plant Sterol/Esters Proposed Rule
August 11, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

The Food and Drug Administration is reopening the comment period for its December 2010 proposed rule that would amend regulations on plant sterol/stanol esters and the risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). FDA is reopening the comment period for an additional 75 days as it received a request for additional time to comment. (D/N FDA-2000-P-0102, FDA-2000-P-0133, and FDA-2006-P-0033)

EPA Issues SNUR for Cobalt Lithium Oxide
August 10, 2011 by Marie Rapport|FDA and EPA

EPA is issuing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), effective September 7, 2011, for the chemical substance identified as cobalt lithium manganese nickel oxide (CAS No. 182442--95--1), which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P--04--269. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture, import, or process the chemical substance for a use that is designated as a significant new use by this final rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity.

EPA Reminder on ENERGY STAR Certification of Goods w/ Power Supplies
August 10, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On August 9, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a reminder to EPA-recognized accreditation bodies, certification bodies, and laboratories of the requirements for certifying products with power supplies as ENERGY STAR. For any ENERGY STAR product specification that contains a power supply requirement, the certification body should review: (1) for products with an internal power supply, a manufacturer's certificate of compliance; (2) for products with an external power supply, a manufacturer's certificate of compliance or a laboratory report that covers the external power supply; or (3) for products with an external power supply covered by the International Efficiency Marking Protocol, documentation or affirmation of visual inspection. Standard Operating Procedure for Evaluation of Products Against ENERGY STAR Specifications is available here. EPA reminder is available via email by sending a request to documents@brokerpower.com.

EPA, NHTSA to Propose Light-Duty Vehicle GHG Standards for 2017-2025
August 10, 2011 by Elizabeth Parker|FDA and EPA

On August 9, 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued a notice of intent describing the joint proposal that NHTSA and the Environmental Protection Agency expect to issue to establish the National Program to reduce fuel consumption by and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of light-duty vehicles for model years 2017-2025. The National Program would apply to passenger cars, light-duty trucks, and medium-duty passenger vehicles (light-duty vehicles) built in those model years. The agencies currently expect to issue a proposal for a coordinated National Program for model year 2017--2025 light-duty vehicles by September 28, 2011, and a final rule by July 31, 2012.

EPA Denies Petition to Revoke “Import” Tolerances for 13 Pesticides
August 10, 2011 by Cindy Arevalo|FDA and EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued an order, effective August 10, 2011, denying a petition filed by the American Bird Conservancy to revoke the tolerances for 13 pesticides. ABC had argued that these pesticides were in fact “import” tolerances as they were not registered for use as pesticides in the U.S. under Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, but were used abroad, and that EPA had already determined that the pesticides posed unacceptable risks for protected U.S. migratory birds.