Maine Reexamines PFAS Ban and Reporting Regulations
“First movers” in a regulatory field often need to recalibrate their approach. Maine is no exception as it seeks to implement the broadest reporting and use ban in the country addressing per- and...
View Article[Webinar] 2023 Federal Infrastructure Series: Navigating the Federal Grant...
Please join us for the fourth episode of Wiley’s Federal Infrastructure Webinar series, a series of webinars that will bring together attorneys from across the firm to discuss current developments...
View ArticleEPA Proposes Ban on Common Solvent and Processing Aid Methylene Chloride
In a proposed rule published on May 3, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommended a ban on most uses of methylene chloride (also called dichloromethane), a common solvent and processing aid....
View ArticleEPA Updates TSCA CBI Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on June 7, 2023, a final rule with new and amended requirements concerning the assertion and treatment of confidential business information...
View ArticleFour things to know when preparing for EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism...
The application of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism ("CBAM") is fast approaching for importers and manufacturers of products in the cement, fertiliser, iron, steel, aluminium, hydrogen and...
View ArticleMaine Presses Pause on PFAS Reporting Requirements
We reported previously on Maine’s 2021 law barring the sale of new products containing intentionally added PFAS and the reporting requirements that the law imposed upon manufacturers. Under the law,...
View ArticleMaine Delays PFAS Reporting Requirement For Two Years
In the midst of already tumultuous regulatory change, Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (“MDEP”) has officially delayed the reporting requirements of their landmark per- and...
View ArticleMinnesota Joins Maine in Enacting Comprehensive PFAS Reporting Requirements
Minnesota is competing with Maine to have the most rigorous regulations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed HF 2310 into law on May 24, 2023. Similar to...
View ArticleHazard Alert! Don’t Ignore OSHA’s Updated Electronic Submission Requirements...
Effective January 1, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new record-keeping rule will now require employers with 100 or more workers in OSHA’s “highest hazard” industries...
View ArticleDealing With the Growing Threat of Cyberattacks in Manufacturing Sector: What...
For the second year in a row, the manufacturing industry has fallen victim to more cyberattacks than any other major business sector. Indeed, according to IBM Security’s X-Force Threat Intelligence...
View ArticleEPA Adopts PFAS Reporting Requirements Applicable to Article Importers and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized a one-time reporting rule regarding the manufacture (including import) of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Despite heavy industry...
View ArticleEPA Drops Pre-Publication of the Long-Anticipated Final Version of Its...
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the long-awaited one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that the Agency had proposed in...
View ArticleEPA Publishes Extensive PFAS Chemical Reporting Rule With Wide-ranging Impacts
On September 28, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a pre-publication rule for reporting and recordkeeping requirements regarding per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes PFAS Reporting Requirements
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized its rule requiring reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). According to EPA’s press release, the rule is...
View ArticleManufacturers Face Daunting Reporting Requirements Under EPA's TSCA PFAS...
On October 11, 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published in the Federal Register a final rule, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that establishes reporting requirements...
View ArticleThe CPSC Solicits Stakeholder Input on PFAS and PFAS-Related Risks
On September 20, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a Federal Register Notice to request information on PFAS from “all stakeholders such as consumers, manufacturers and...
View ArticleEverything Everywhere All at Once: EPA Reporting Rule Presents Major...
So-called “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) were barely on the regulatory radar screen a decade ago. Now, much like the most recent Best Picture award winner, PFAS are...
View ArticleThe Perfect is Always the Enemy of the Good - TSCA’s Information Grab and the...
In 2021, we alerted our readers to a concerning expansive TSCA proposed reporting requirement that could apply to a range of manufacturers and importers of products containing PFAS, potentially...
View ArticleThe EU’s CBAM Implementing Regulation is ready; are you?
The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (the "CBAM") reporting obligations started applying from 1 October 2023. The final CBAM Implementing Regulation introduces further insight and key...
View ArticleEPA Publishes Comprehensive PFAS Reporting Rule Under TSCA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a far-reaching and enormously important final rule (Rule) on Oct. 11, 2023, requiring comprehensive reporting of per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
View ArticleEPA Finalizes PFAS Reporting Rule
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final reporting rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) on October 11, 2023, which requires manufacturers of per- and...
View ArticlePFAS Update: EPA Eliminates TRI Reporting De Minimis Exemption
On October 18, 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a rule to modify the reporting requirements for PFAS under the Toxics Release Inventory (“TRI”) program....
View ArticleFighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains
The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act will take effect on January 1, 2024, requiring certain organizations in Canada that are involved in the production or...
View ArticleNew EPA PFAS Reporting Rule May Pose Challenge for Manufacturers and Importers
On October 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7), requiring manufacturers to submit a one-time...
View ArticleAnother Change to PFAS Regulation: EPA Lowers the Toxic Release Inventory...
Background - On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register titled, “Changes to Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...
View ArticleConnecticut Law Imposes New Requirements on Pharmaceutical Manufacturers,...
Public Act No. 23-171: An Act Protecting Patients and Prohibiting Unnecessary Health Care Costs (Act) took effect in Connecticut on October 1, 2023. Under the Act, a pharmaceutical manufacturer (PM)...
View ArticleThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new PFAS reporting rule takes effect
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule broadening reporting requirements for the “manufacture” of per- and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) (the PFAS...
View Article11 Key Takeaways - Emerging PFAS Regulation of Consumer Articles
Kilpatrick’s Alex Bullock and Jeff Davidson recently joined another industry leader at the “2023 RCG Summit” to present on “Emerging PFAS Regulation of Consumer Articles.” This event features members...
View ArticleEPA Updates PFAS TRI Reporting Requirements
On October 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule in the Federal Register modifying reporting requirements for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the...
View ArticleEnvironmental Justice and Impact on Manufacturers
In recent weeks, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the draft 2023 Environmental Justice Guidance Document (Guidance), a revision of the EPA’s “Technical Guidance for Assessing...
View ArticleEPA's PFAS Reporting Rule Requires Broad Retroactive Disclosure of PFAS Data
The Situation: In 2019, Congress amended the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA") to require the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to promulgate a reporting rule on per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
View ArticlePFAS Reporting Rules to Ring in the New Year
As we have previously reported, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a class of substances coming under increasing regulatory scrutiny. As manufacturers ring in the new year they should be...
View ArticleLooking Back and Moving Forward: MoCRA Regulatory Developments Ring in the...
A year has passed since Congress enacted the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act (MoCRA) and enhanced the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate the cosmetics industry....
View ArticlePFAS in 2024: EPA’s Regulatory Agenda Means Another Busy Year for Companies
EPA continues to move forward with its PFAS Strategic Roadmap and released its Second Annual Progress Report this past month. EPA’s three overarching goals are: (1) restrict; (2) remediate; and (3)...
View Article2024 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers
As we look ahead to 2024, there are a number of new issues and trends that appear on the local, state, and federal horizon with regard to labor and employment laws that may impact manufacturers. The...
View ArticleEPA Mandates Toxics Release Inventory Reporting for Seven Additional PFAS
Recently, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) automatically expanded the list of chemicals covered under the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) via inclusion of seven additional per- and...
View Article[Webinar] PFAS Ban in Maine: What Companies Need to Know About the March 1...
Effective January 1, 2030, the sale of any industrial, commercial, or consumer product containing intentionally added Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) will be banned in Maine unless the use...
View Article2023 PFAS Year in Review: EPA Policy and Aqueous Film-Forming Foam Litigation...
2023 was a busy year for folks following legal developments related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In December, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued its Second Annual...
View Article2023 PFAS Regulatory Roundup and Looking Ahead
On Thursday, 14 December 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Second Annual Progress Report under the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap outlining notable regulatory actions taken...
View ArticleEPA’s Noncomprehensive List of PFAS Subject to the TSCA Reporting Rule
In 2023, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) issued a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) which requires manufacturers, including importers, of certain per-...
View ArticlePFAS: February 2024 Update and Preview
Regulatory activity and litigation concerning per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”) continued to pick up steam in 2023, and 2024 promises to continue this trend and present companies with new...
View ArticleEPA Extends Submission Deadline for Polymer Exemption Reports and...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on February 16, 2024, amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations for polymers manufactured under the terms of the...
View ArticleClock is Ticking as EPA Proposes Ban of the Manufacture, Processing and...
EPA recently proposed a ban of trichloroethylene, commonly known as TCE, under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which will have sweeping impacts on a variety of industries. Notably, EPA’s...
View ArticleEEOC Issues Update on 2024 EEO-1 Report
As most manufacturers know, employers employing 100 or more employees and federal contractors employing 50 or more employees meeting certain criteria are required to file component 1 data reports...
View ArticleWho's Who under the EU AI Act: Spotlight on Key Actors
Who will play the leading role if we make a new series about AI? If you interview Steven Spielberg, Sundar Pichai, and Sam Altman, you might receive three distinct ideas ranging from the 2001 classic...
View ArticlePACT Act Basics: 5 Things Tobacco Sellers and Shippers Should Know
The Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act, 15 U.S.C. § 375 et seq., is a federal law with two primary objectives: (1) to prevent federal and state tax evasion on tobacco products, and (2) to...
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