HUD Aligns Manufactured Housing Standards With EPA TSCA Title VI
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April 17, 2019
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced that the alignment of the manufactured housing standard with TSCA will result in the removal of some requirements currently mandated by HUD that were not addressed by EPA.
EPA has confirmed that formaldehyde risk will be evaluated under TSCA, not IRIS, and that formaldehyde will be regulated directly under TSCA. Work on the IRIS assessment has been ongoing for nearly a decade.
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Resources:
- HPVA Laboratories®: New EPA Formaldehyde Emission Rules Begin; HUD aligns with EPA
- Federal Register: Streamlining and Aligning Formaldehyde Emission Control Standards for Certain Wood Products in Manufactured Home Construction With Title VI of the Toxic Substance Control Act
- Chemical Watch: EPA head closes door on formaldehyde IRIS assessment