TITLE: National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings ; ; AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency ; ; ACTION: Final rule ; ; SUMMARY: This action amends the National Volatile Organic Compound ; Emission Standards for Aerosol Coatings (aerosol coatings reactivity rule), which establishes national reactivity-based emission standards for the aerosol coatings category (aerosol spray paints) under section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act. These amendments add compounds and associated reactivity factors to Table 2--Reactivity Factors based on petitions EPA received from regulated entities, and clarify which volatile organic compounds are to be quantified in compliance determinations. Additionally, this final rule makes certain changes related to the notice required for a company to certify that it will assume the responsibility for compliance with recordkeeping and reporting requirements for a regulated entity, and it also addresses which party is liable following such a certification. Further, in this action we make minor revisions and corrections to the aerosol coatings reactivity rule. Finally, in this action we are extending the deadline for submitting the initial notifications required in one section of the aerosol coatings regulations for 30 days, until 31 July 2009. ; ; Effective Date: This final rule is effective 23 June 2009 ; ; For further information contact: ; Ms. J. Kaye Whitfield ; U.S. EPA, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and ; Programs Division, Natural Resources and Commerce Group (E143-03) ; Research Triangle Park, NC 27711 USA ; Tel: 919-541-2509 ; Fax: 919-541-3470 ; Email: [email protected] ; ; Full text: ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/E9-14580.htm ; http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-14580.pdf ;
Distribution date: 01 July 2009
Products Covered: Aerosol spray coatings (HS: 29; ICS: 87.040, 87.060, 71.100, 71.080, 13.020)
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Rubber Internal Mixers & Plastics Internal Mixers
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5～7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones ar recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and/or measures, verification of the safety requirements and measures, and information of use for rubber internal mixers and plastic internal mixers.
Products Covered: Internal mixer for processing of plastics and/or rubber (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Rubber Calenders & Plastics Calenders
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5 (except 5.1.1.9e), 6 and Chapter 7 (except 7.1.1e, 7.1.2j, 7.1.2k and 7.1.2m) of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and /or measures, verification of the safety requirements and measures, information of use for rubber calendars and plastics calenders.
Products Covered: Calenders for processing plastics and /or rubber (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National Standard of the P.R.C., Rapid Prototyping Machines by Laser as Processing Energy -Technical Requirements for Safeguarding
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5 ~ 7 of this standard are mandatory, the remaining provisions are recommended. Mandatory contents include the sefeguarding requirements and measures, information of use, and inspection of sefeguarding requirements for rapid prototyping machine by laser as processing energy.
Products Covered: laser stereolithography prototyping machine (ICS: 25.080.99, HS:8456). ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
National standard of the P.R.C., Safety Requirements of Daylight Press
Distribution date: 19 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 18 August 2009
Chapters 5～7 of this standard are mandatory, the rest ones are recommended. Mandatory contents include the safety requirements and protective measures, verification of safety requirements and protective measures, and information of use for daylight press.
Products Covered: Daylight press with a vertical closing movement more than 6 mm for the moulding of plastics and/or rubber and the belt. ; (ICS: 71.120, HS: 8465) ;
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Plant protection products; CN heading 3808 (fungicides, herbicides, anti-sprouting products and plant-growth regulators, among other similar products)
Distribution date: 17 June 2009
In document G/SPS/N/EEC/289 dated 2 August 2006, the European Communities notified a Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market [2006/0136/COD, COM(2006)388]. This proposal follows the procedure established by Article 251 of the EC Treaty (Co-decision). The current notification is to update the WTO Members about the progress on the adoption procedure relating to the above proposal. The European Communities inform hereby of the availability of the text (in the second reading stage of the Co-decision procedure) in the European Parliament web site (Document A6-0444/2008): http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&reference=P6-TA-2009-0011&language=EN&ring=A6-2008-0444 Information on the progress of this proposal can be found at the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/prelex/detail_dossier_real.cfm?CL=en&DosId=194494
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings and foods in which they are used
Distribution date: 16 June 2009
The proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/294 (dated 10 August 2006) have been adopted as "Regulation (EC) No 1331/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 establishing a common authorisation procedure for food additives, food enzymes and food flavourings" [OJ L354, 31 December 2008, pp.1-6].
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Partial revision of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fifteenth edition
Distribution date: 11 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 10 August 2009
Under the provision of Article 41 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, Ministry of Health and Labour and Welfare revises the Japanese Pharmacopoeia Fifteenth edition.
Products Covered: Drugs (HS: 30)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
Veterinary medical products (HS Code: 3003): Extension of the comment period
Distribution date: 11 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 26 June 2009
The Republic of Macedonia hereby notifies that the final date for comments on the Draft Law on Veterinary Medical Products, which lays down conditions and procedures for manufacturing and marketing authorization, labelling and packaging insert, import, possession, distribution, supply and dispersing of veterinary products, as well as organization of official controls thereon, notified on 27 March 2009 by the World Trade Organization in document G/SPS/N/MKD/2, is extended until 26 June 2009.
Products Covered:
Regulation Type: Addendum to Regular Notification
Draft Resolution of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism "issuing technical regulations on brake system components for use in motor vehicles or their trailers, which are manufactured in, imported into or marketed in Colombia" (20 pages, in Spanish).
Distribution date: 03 June 2009 | Final date for Comment: 02 August 2009
Expedición; Objeto; Campo de aplicación; Excepciones; Definiciones y siglas; Requisitos que deben cumplir los componentes del sistema de frenos: Etiquetado; Líquidos que se utilizan en los sistemas hidráulicos de freno para vehículos automotores; Envase; Mangueras para sistemas de frenos hidráulicos, que usan líquido para frenos no derivado del petróleo; Chupas para cilindros de accionamiento hidráulico; Sellos de caucho para cilindros del sistema frenos hidráulicos de disco de vehículos automotores; Material de fricción para sistema de frenos (bandas, bloques y pastillas); Campanas (Tambores) en fundición gris, empleadas para sistemas de frenos para vehículos automotores; Cilindros maestros del sistema de frenos hidráulicos; Cilindros de rueda para sistemas de frenos hidráulicos de frenos de campana; Discos en fundición gris, empleados para sistemas de frenos para vehículos automotores; Ensayos aplicables; Referencia a Normas Técnicas Colombianas; Procedimiento para evaluar la conformidad; Declaración de Conformidad del Proveedor; Certificados para demostrar la conformidad; Entidades de vigilancia y control; Régimen sancionatorio; Vigencia y Anexos
Products Covered: Brake fluids, hoses, cylinder sleeves, rubber seals, friction material, drums, master cylinders, wheel cylinders and discs (3819000000, 4009320000, 4016992900, 6813200000, 6813810000, 8708301000, 8708302100, 8708302390 and 8708302500)
Regulation Type: Regular notification
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