The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed to amend Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products (40 CFR Part 770), the highlights are as below:

Standard	Current version	Proposed updated version
Standard Specification for Evaluation of Structural Composite Lumber Products	ASTM D5456–14	ASTM D5456–21e1
Standard Specification for Establishing and Monitoring Structural Capacities of Prefabricated Wood I-Joists	ASTM D5055-16	ASTM D5055-19e1
Wood-based panels. - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 3: Gas analysis method	BS EN ISO 12460-3:2015 E	BS EN ISO 12460-3:2020
Determination of the emission of formaldehyde from building boards - Desiccator method	JIS A 1460:2015(E)	JIS A 1460:2021
American National Standard for Hardwood and Decorative Plywood	ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2016	ANSI/HPVA HP-1-2020
Structural Plywood	PS 1-09	PS 1-19
Performance Standard for Wood-Based Structural-Use Panels	PS 2-10	PS 2-18

1.The proposed amendment is to update some voluntary consensus standards of the Agency’s formaldehyde standards for composite wood products:

2.Allows for remote inspections in the event of unsafe conditions that would prevent a third-party certifier (TPC) from traveling in-person to the area. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, EPA provided temporary flexibility to allow TPCs to conduct remote inspections to satisfy the requirements of the rule. EPA is proposing to make this flexibility permanent and allow TPCs to conduct the required initial on-site inspection or quarterly inspections and sample collections remotely when in person, on-site inspections are temporarily impossible because of unsafe conditions.

3.Includes certain technical corrections and updates to create additional flexibilities for the third-party certification process, as well as clarifying language as it relates to the production of wood products. These corrections will better align EPA’s rule with the California Air Resources Board (CARB), allowing the two programs to work in tandem with one another in order to create an effective and efficient formaldehyde emissions regulatory system.

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