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            <PUBLICATION_ID>201610</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2070</CODE>
            <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
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            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The EPA is developing a final rule under the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act that was enacted in 2010 as title VI of Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2697. In 2013, EPA issued a proposed rule to establish a framework for a TSCA title VI Third-Party Certification Program whereby third-party certifiers (TPCs) are accredited by accreditation bodies (ABs) so that they may certify composite wood product panel producers under TSCA title VI. That proposed rule identified the roles and responsibilities of the groups involved in the TPC process (EPA, ABs, and TPCs), as well as the criteria for participation in the program. EPA also proposed general requirements for TPCs, such as conducting and verifying formaldehyde emission tests, inspecting and auditing panel producers, and ensuring that panel producers' quality assurance and quality control procedures comply with the regulations set forth in the proposed rule. A separate proposed rule issued in 2013 under RIN 2070-AJ92 covered the implementation of the statutory formaldehyde emission standards for hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured (including imported) in the United States. Pursuant to TSCA section 3(7), the definition of "manufacture" includes import. As required by title VI, these regulations apply to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard. TSCA title VI also directs EPA to promulgate supplementary provisions to ensure compliance with the emissions standards, including provisions related to labeling; chain of custody requirements; sell-through provisions; ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins; no-added formaldehyde-based resins; finished goods; third-party testing and certification; auditing and reporting of third-party certifiers; recordkeeping; enforcement; laminated products; and exceptions from the requirements of regulations promulgated pursuant to this subsection for products and components containing de minimis amounts of composite wood products. As noted in the previously published Regulatory Agenda entry for each rulemaking, EPA has decided to issue a single final rule that addresses both of these proposals. As such, EPA also combined the entries for the Regulatory Agenda.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>Private Sector</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 770</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>15 U.S.C. 2697 Toxic Substances Control Act</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Final</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>01/01/2013</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>Deadline for promulgation of regulations, per 15 USC 2697(d).</DLINE_DESC>
            </LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
        </LEGAL_DLINE_LIST>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/03/2008</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>73 FR 73620</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Second ANPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/30/2009</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>74 FR 5632</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/10/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 34795</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/23/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 44090</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period Extended</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>08/21/2013</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>78 FR 51696</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2016</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>Docket #:ANPRM stage: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2008-0627; NPRM Stage: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0380; NPRM2 Stage: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0018. . This entry includes the rulemaking previously identified under RIN 2070-AJ92.</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>Yes</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <FURTHER_INFO_URL>http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest/formaldehyde/index.html</FURTHER_INFO_URL>
        <PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0380-0001</PUBLIC_COMMENT_URL>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>3212</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321211</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Hardwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321212</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Softwood Veneer and Plywood Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321213</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Engineered Wood Member (except Truss) Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321219</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321991</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Manufactured Home (Mobile Home) Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>321992</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
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            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325199</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325211</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>336213</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Motor Home Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>336214</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Travel Trailer and Camper Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Wood Kitchen Cabinet and Countertop Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>33712</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Household and Institutional Furniture Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337121</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Upholstered Household Furniture Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337122</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337127</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Institutional Furniture Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337211</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Wood Office Furniture Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337212</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>337215</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>423210</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Furniture Merchant Wholesalers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>423310</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>423390</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>441210</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Recreational Vehicle Dealers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>442110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Furniture Stores</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>444110</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Home Centers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>444130</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Hardware Stores</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>444190</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Other Building Material Dealers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>453930</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>541330</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Engineering Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>541380</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Testing Laboratories</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>541611</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>541990</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>561990</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>All Other Support Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>813910</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Business Associations</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>813920</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Professional Organizations</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Yes</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Robert</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Courtnage</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 566-1081</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>courtnage.robert@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Erik</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Winchester</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2070</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OCSPP</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 564-6450</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>winchester.erik@epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404T,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
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