Meeting on the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Formaldehyde Air Toxics Control Measure (ATCM) and EPA's Proposals to Implement TSCA Title VI
Location:  California Environmental Protection Agency, 1001 I Street, Sacramento, CA
Date and Time:  August 1, 2013, 9:30 am to 4:00 pm
EPA staff attended a public meeting in Sacramento, CA, held by CARB to discuss their formaldehyde ATCM for composite wood products and the EPA proposals that would implement the formaldehyde emission standards and supplementary provisions under the Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, or TSCA Title VI. The meeting was attended by representatives from the composite wood industry, law firms, trade associations, third-party certifiers and other interested stakeholders. The meeting included a presentation provided from CARB with a comparison of the current CARB formaldehyde ATCM and EPA's proposed rules to implement TSCA Title VI. CARB's presentation also highlighted preliminary recommendations to EPA regarding provisions included in both EPA proposals. Composite wood industry representatives also presented during the meeting. The provisions CARB and industry representatives covered included laminated products, no-added formaldehyde and ultra-low formaldehyde approvals for reduced testing and third-party certification exemption, labeling provisions, definitional issues, the approval of TPCs, interlaboratory comparisons for TPCs, among others. There were Q&A sessions following the presentations that provided EPA the opportunity to clarify the proposed rules provisions. NPCD and CARB staff also met with TPCs separately following the meeting to solicit input on the questions raised in the EPA TPC program framework proposal such as the frequency of and minimum performance criteria for interlaboratory comparisons and the handling of proprietary data. 

