On August 13, 2013, staff from EPA met with the American Chemistry Council and some of their membership to discuss the proposed regulations implementing the Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act.  ACC raised concerns related to harmonization with California's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products, issues with the benefits assessment for the proposals, the number of laminators that will convert to no-added formaldehyde resins, and the perceived use of higher humidity/temperature testing to justify disparate treatment of products made with ultra-low emitting formaldehyde resins. ACC emphasized that the formaldehyde emissions standards set by the statute were meant to be performance based, allowing a wide range of resins and manufacturing technologies to address formaldehyde emissions.  

