EPA Announces E-Reporting Option for Substantial Risk Notices and FYI Reporting under TSCA Section 8(e)
March 25, 2014
EPA is making available an electronic reporting option for those who file substantial risk notifications and voluntary “For Your Information” (FYI) submissions with EPA pursuant to section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These submissions may now be filed using EPA’s electronic document submission system, the Central Data Exchange (CDX). Use of this electronic reporting option will streamline and reduce the administrative costs and burden of submitting paper-based notifications. All information sent via the internet using CDX will be transmitted securely to protect Confidential Business Information (CBI).
Read the notice. http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-03-19/pdf/2014-06050.pdf
Learn more about Substantial Risk Notifications and FYI submissions. http://www.epa.gov/oppt/tsca8e/
NPPR Saudi Aramco EMS Project
March 19, 2014
2014 EPA-States P2 Dialogue
March 4, 2014
Patrick Administration Announces Statewide Mercury Level Reductions in Freshwater Fish
February 18, 2014
MassDEP Research Study Connects Mercury Emission Regulations to Drop in Fish Contamination
BOSTON – The Patrick Administration today announced a significant drop in toxic mercury levels in two types of freshwater game fish that is linked to the Commonwealth reducing mercury emissions by more than 90 percent from waste incinerators, power plants and other sources in Massachusetts. The drop in mercury levels is reflected in recently published data.
http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/massdep/news/releases/mercury-levels-down-in-freshwater-fish.html
Extension of Public Comment Period on Draft Green Purchasing Guidelines
February 10, 2014
Based on stakeholder requests, EPA intends to extend the comment period on its proposed Draft Guidelines for Product Environmental Performance Standards and Ecolabels for Voluntary Use in Federal Procurement. The public comment period is extended from February 25, 2014, to April 25, 2014. The proposed Draft Guidelines are intended to help federal purchasers select greener products and meet sustainability purchasing goals. EPA will soon issue a Federal Register Notice, but wanted to inform you about this extra time as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest in EPA’s draft Guidelines for product environmental performance standards and ecolabels.
http://www.epa.gov/epp/draftGuidelines/
P2 Press: January 2014
January 29, 2014
Pollution Prevention (P2) Grant Program – Request for Proposal
January 24, 2014
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the availability of approximately $4.1 million in total award funding to fund pollution prevention grants to state agencies, instrumentalities of a state (e.g., colleges/universities), federally-recognized tribes, and intertribal consortia. Grant dollars are authorized to support state and tribal technical assistance programs that aim to reduce or eliminate pollution by businesses across environmental media (air, water and land). Proposals are due Thursday, March 20, 2014. To access the solicitation, please go to: http://epa.gov/p2/pubs/grants/ppis/2014rfpp2grant.pdf.
Passing of Fred Granek
January 3, 2014
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7bxC_0Zv1_ydy1sWi1IbV93TUk/edit?usp=sharing
It is with sorrow that we pass along the sad news of Fred Granek’s death earlier this week. We will make more information available as we receive it from his family.
NPPR is asking for write-ups and tributes to Fred that we can share with his family to memorialize his dedication and accomplishment in the area of P2. It might about being with him at an event or about something that you remember best about him. So many of us were touched by his passion for P2.
P2Press: December 2013
December 29, 2013
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7bxC_0Zv1_yOW9mMGZSblZ0cHM/edit?usp=sharing
P2Press: November 2013
December 12, 2013
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7bxC_0Zv1_yRDBwWk1xZEFCbDg/edit?usp=sharing
