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            <PUBLICATION_ID>201704</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <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>On December 12, 2016, EPA issued a final rule to implement the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, which added title VI to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The purpose of TSCA title VI is to reduce formaldehyde emissions from composite wood products, which will reduce exposures to formaldehyde and result in benefits from avoided adverse health effects. This final rule includes formaldehyde emission standards applicable to hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard, and finished goods containing these products, that are sold, supplied, offered for sale, or manufactured (including imported) in the United States. This final rule includes provisions relating to, among other things, laminated products, products made with no-added formaldehyde resins or ultra low-emitting formaldehyde resins, testing requirements, product labeling, chain of custody documentation and other recordkeeping requirements, enforcement, import certification, and product inventory sell-through provisions, including a product stockpiling prohibition. This final rule also establishes a third-party certification program for hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, and particleboard and includes procedures for the accreditation of third-party certifiers and general requirements for accreditation bodies and third-party certifiers.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically 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>12/12/2016</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>81 FR 89674</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/22/2017</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Rule Effective (TBD)</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>https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde</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_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>
            </NAICS>
            <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>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
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