EPA announced a 60-day public comment period associated with release of the draft integrated risk information system toxicological review of hexavalent chromium.

United States v. Enbridge Energy, L.P., No. 1:16-cv-914 (W.D. Mich. Oct. 12, 2022). A proposed modification of a consent decree concerning two 2010 oil spills that resulted from oil transmission pipeline failures near Marshall, Michigan, and Romeoville, Illinois, would establish requirements and procedures by which settling CWA and OPA defendants may seek partial termination of specified obligations under the decree; explicitly designate specified pipeline segments on Lines 61 and 62 as “replacement segments” that are subject to additional leak detection system-related requirements; establish deadlines applicable to the resumption of in-line inspections on Line 62 following a long period when that pipeline was not in service; and confirm that defendants will not be required to perform axial crack in-line inspections on the dual pipelines and associated piping prior to expiration of a time period that corresponds to one-half of the estimated remaining fatigue life of the worst potential axial crack feature that could have survived the 2017 hydrostatic pressure tests.

EPA proposed to update the incorporation by reference of two voluntary consensus standards in the formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations.

EPA announced the availability of the final revision to the risk determination for the Colour Index Pigment Violet 29 risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on a draft revision to the risk determination for the carbon tetrachloride risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

United States v. CISNE NY Construction, Inc., No. 22-338 (S.D.N.Y. July 19, 2022). Settling TSCA defendants that violated the Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule during renovations must comply with the RRP Rule, complete an RRP checklist at all worksites, notify EPA in advance of projects that implicate the RRP Rule, and pay $25,000.

EPA updated the list of chemicals subject to toxic chemical release reporting under EPCRA and the Pollution Prevention Act to include five per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 

The Office of Science and Technology Policy seeks input to identify data gaps in research and development regarding several aspects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to inform a strategic plan for federal coordination of PFAS research and development. 

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on a draft revision to the risk determination for the trichloroethylene (TCE) risk evaluation issued under TSCA; the Agency found that TCE presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health when evaluated under its conditions of use.

EPA entered into a proposed consent decree that resolves a suit alleging the Agency unreasonably delayed responding to a petition for rulemaking relating to the regulatory exemption of pesticide-treated seed under FIFRA.