Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

What it does

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to update the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the Agency's formaldehyde standards for composite wood products regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) due to the standards having been updated or superseded by the issuing organizations. These new standards primarily update test methods and product standards concerning composite wood products that use formaldehyde. EPA is also proposing to conform these updated standards in the scope and definitional sections in the final rule and to incorporate by reference a new small scale quality control chamber test method, similar to current methods already incorporated by reference.

The Environmental Protection Agency's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What it would change

1 part of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

40 CFR 770

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 2070-AL36 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

• Oct. 28, 2026 Final rule. Voluntary Consensus Standards Update; Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products

What happens next and when

Comments must be received on or before March 13, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0245 on Regulations.gov
• Title 40 on eCFR

The record as published

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register