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10/6/2015
COSTHA Warns Congress of Impending Rail Shutdown
The Council on the Safe Transport of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) has warned Congress that large segments of the US freight rail network could be shut down if a deadline to install new safety measures is not extended beyond December 31 of this year.
9/30/2015
New Effluent Limitations for Coal-fired Steam Electric Power Plants
On September 30, 2015, US EPA finalized a new Rule aimed at reducing the volume of toxic metals and other pollutants that enter US waterways. The rule, called the Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category, was initially proposed in June 2013.
9/29/2015
EPA Reports Progress on Hazardous Waste E-Manifests
On October 5, 2012, President Obama signed the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act into law. The Act requires EPA to establish and implement an IT system to track hazardous waste shipments in lieu of the current paper-based system. Once developed, the system will allow users to create and transmit manifests electronically...
9/25/2015
Two Major RCRA Hazardous Waste Proposals in Today’s Federal Register
In the September 25, 2015 Federal Register, US EPA posted two proposed rules that will affect hazardous waste generators, the Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements Rule and the Management Standards for Hazardous Waste Pharmaceuticals Rule.
9/15/2015
ICAO Posts Addendum II to Dangerous Goods Technical Instructions
9/10/2015
PHMSA Codifies Special Permit and Approvals Standard Operating Procedures
In today's Federal Register (September 10, 2015), the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) published a Final Rule to officially codify the agency's standard operating procedures for evaluating hazmat special permit and approval applications...
9/8/2015
EPA's Proposed TSCA Rules for Nanoscale Materials
On April 6, 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency proposed a new reporting/recordkeeping rule regarding nanoscale materials that are already in commerce. If finalized, the rule will require companies that manufacture or process chemicals at the nanoscale level to electronically report to US EPA information about the materials' chemical identity, production volume, methods of manufacture and processing, uses, exposure, and release data and available health and safety data...
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