EPA announced a 60-day public comment period associated with the release of the draft IRIS Toxicological Review of Perfluorodecanoic Acid (PFDA, CASRN 335-76-2) and Related Salts.

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks input from the public on the Maritime Oil-Spill Response Plan Advisory Group recommendations for changes to the Coast Guard’s vessel response plan program and policies.

EPA announced a 30-day public comment period associated with release of the document, Protocol for the Naphthalene IRIS Assessment.

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on additional data received by the Agency related to the proposed rule for Part 1: Chrysotile Asbestos; Regulations of Certain Conditions of Use Under TSCA.

United States v. CISNE NY Construction, Inc., No. 22-338 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 28, 2023). Settling TSCA defendants must pay $25,000 each in connection with unlawful work practices during renovations governed by an implementing regulation of the Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule.

EPA finalized a rule updating the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency’s formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under TSCA that have since been updated, superseded, or withdrawn by the issuing organizations.

EPA announced a 30-day public comment period associated with release of the document, Protocol for the Ethylbenzene IRIS Assessment.

HUD posted CPD-21-136, Departmental Policy for Addressing Radon in the Environmental Review Process, and seeks comment from interested individuals, entities, and other parties on the proposed clarification that radon, as a radioactive substance, must be considered in the environmental review of proposed HUD-assisted projects.

United States v. Logan Square Aluminum Supply, Inc., No. 1:23-CV-00557 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 30, 2023). A settling TSCA defendant that violated regulations governing residential property renovations must perform injunctive relief and implement a comprehensive management system to help ensure compliance with EPA's Lead Renovation, Repair, and Painting Rule requirements.

United States v. Lynden, Inc., No. 2:23-cv-00101 (W.D. Wash. Jan. 24, 2023). Settling CERCLA, CWA, and OPA defendants that released hazardous substances and discharged oil from facilities along and near the Lower Duwamish River must pay $556,250 for natural resource damages; purchase restoration credits in a restoration project constructed along the Lower Duwamish River by a project developer to serve as a restoration credit bank; and pay their equitable share of assessment costs.