Federal Register #2026-21963

EPA Updates Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized regulatory updates to formaldehyde standards for composite wood products under the Toxic Substances Control Act. - Buyer and action: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule; this is a regulatory action, not a procurement opportunity. - Products and scope: The rule concerns hardwood plywood, medium-density fiberboard, particleboard, and products containing these materials. It affects manufacturers, importers, sellers, suppliers, testers, and certifiers of these products. - Standards updates: The rule revises incorporated product-specification and formaldehyde-testing standards, adds ISO 12460-2 as an optional small-scale quality-control chamber test method, aligns related scope and definitions, and removes a redundant standard. - Organizations named: The standards organizations identified are the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), ASTM International, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and the British Standards Institution (BSI). The Engineered Wood Association (APA) is identified as the organization that initiated the structural glued laminated timber standard. - Procurement items: No products or services, part numbers, quantities, or contract value are specified.

Description

The EPA is updating the incorporation by reference of voluntary consensus standards in its formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The updated standards primarily concern test methods and product standards for composite wood products that use formaldehyde. The final rule also updates related scope and definition provisions, adds an alternative small-scale quality-control chamber test method, and removes one standard to avoid redundancy. It applies to entities involved in manufacturing, importing, selling, supplying, offering for sale, testing, or certifying the specified composite wood products.

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