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(#(# 0  EPAworkedinclosepartnershipwithmajorstakeholders,includingindustry  <  representativesandstateandlocalagencies,indevelopingthefinalregulation. (#(# 0  Today'sactiondemonstratesEPA'scommitmenttomakingpollutionpreventionan   integralpartofregulatoryactionswheneverpossible.Therequirementsoutlinedinthefinalrulearebasedonproductreformulation,apollutionpreventionapproach. (#(#  BACKGROUND:WHYISEPAREGULATINGCONSUMERPRODUCTS? `  0  VOCscontributesignificantlytotheformationofgroundlevelozone(smog).Exposure 8 togroundlevelozonecandamagelungtissueandcauseseriousrespiratoryillness.Inaddition,groundlevelozonecancauseseriousdamagetoagriculturalcrops. (#(# 0  PriortotheAmendmentsin1990,theCleanAirActfocusedonreducingVOCemissions 8 frommobilesources(carsandtrucks)andstationarysources,suchaspowerplantsandfactories.Requiringadditionalcontrolsonthesesourcesoronsmallbusinessesmaybeverycostlyfortheemissionsreductionsachieved. (#(# 0  TheCleanAirActAmendmentsof1990includedanewrequirementforregulating  consumerandcommercialproducts.ThiscanbeamorecosteffectivewayofsubstantiallyreducingVOCemissionsnationwide.Consumerandcommercialproducts,suchassurfacecoatings,metalcleaningsolvents,personalcareproducts,andhouseholdcleaningproducts,contributeabout6milliontons(approximately30percent)annuallyofmanmadeVOCemissionsnationwide. (#(# 0  Overthepastseveralyears,manystateshavemovedaheadontheirowntocontrol $H # emissionsfromseveraltypesofconsumerandcommercialproducts.Nationalruleswillprovidemorecertaintytotheaffectedindustries,byprovidingregulatoryconsistencythatwillhelpcompaniesavoiddevelopingaseriesofdifferentproductstomeeta"patchwork"ofstateregulations. (#(# 0  UndertheCleanAirAct,EPAisrequiredto1.)studyemissionsofVOCsfromconsumer *%) andcommercialproducts;2.)listthosecategoriesofproductsthataccountforatleast80percentofthetotalVOCemissionsfromconsumerandcommercialproductsinareasofthecountrythatfailtomeetthenationalairqualitystandardssetforgroundlevelozone; D-(, and3.)dividethelistintofourgroups,andregulateonegroupeverytwoyearsusingbestavailablecontrols,asdefinedbytheCleanAirAct. (#(# 0  InMarch1995,EPAissuedaReporttoCongress,StudyofVolatileOrganicCompound t EmissionsfromConsumerandCommercialProducts,whichevaluatedthecontributionof ` VOCemissionsfromconsumerandcommercialproductstogroundlevelozonelevels,andestablishedcriteriaandascheduleforregulatingtheseproductsundertheCleanAirAct.Today'sfinalregulationappliesto24typesofhouseholdconsumerproductsandisamongthefirstgroupofregulationsforconsumerandcommercialproductcategoriesissuedunderSection183(e). (#(#  WHATARETHEHEALTHANDENVIRONMENTALBENEFITS? $   0  EPA'sfinalrulewouldreduceemissionsofsmogcausingVOCsby90,000tonsperyear,   representinga20percentreductionfromlevelsemittedin1990.Exposuretogroundlevelozonecandamagelungtissueandcauseseriousrespiratoryillness.Groundlevelozonecanalsocauseseriousdamagetoagriculturalcrops. (#(#  WHOWILLBEAFFECTEDBYTHEFINALRULE? H  0  Thefinalrulewouldaffectapproximately220consumerproductmanufacturersand  p importersnationwide.Manyofthesecompaniesarealreadytakingstepstoreformulatetheirproductstoemitlesssmogcausingvolatileorganiccompounds.EPAworkedcloselywiththesecompaniesindevelopingthefinalrule. (#(# 0  Becauseseveralstateshavemovedaheadwiththeirownregulationsforseveralofthese   products,anationalrulewillhelp"leveltheplayingfield."ThiswillminimizesituationswherecompanieswTillTUouldUhavetomanufactureseveralproductstomeeta"patchwork"ofstateregulations,insteadofoneproductfornationwidedistribution. (#(# WHATDOESTHEFINALREGULATIONREQUIRE? X   0  EPA'sfinalregulationisbasedonbestavailablecontrols,asdefinedundertheCleanAir 0"  Act,andsetsspecificVOCcontentlimitson24consumerproductcategories(someproductcategoriesaredividedintosubcategories).VOClimitswouldbemetbythepollutionpreventionmethodofproductreformulation.TheVOClevelsrequiredbythefinalruleareconsistentwiththoseincurrentlyeffectivestaterulesforconsumerproducts. (#(#  HOWDOESTHEFINALRULEPROVIDEFLEXIBILITYTOINDUSTRY? (#'  0  Today'sfinalruleincludesan"innovativeproductsprovision,"wherebyEPAmayexempt |*%) aspecificproductfromtheVOCcontentlimitifitcanbedemonstratedtohaveVOCemissionslessthanorequaltoarepresentative"complying"productinthesamecategory. (#(#  @-(, 0  Companiessubjecttothefinalrulemayapplyfortemporaryvariancesincaseswherethe  company,becauseofextraordinaryreasons(suchasunavailabilityofrawmaterials)cannotcomplywiththerule.Thisprovisionshouldreducetheregulatoryburdenforsomecompanies,particularlysmallmanufacturersandimporters. (#(#  HOWMUCHWOULDTHEFINALREGULATIONCOST? L   0  Theannualizedcostofthefinalruleisestimatedtobe$27million.However,because $ t manyproductshavealreadybeenreformulatedtocomplywithexistingstateregulations,theactualcostestimatemaybeless.Therearevirtuallynocapitalcostsassociatedwiththefinalrule,exceptforthedevelopmentofnew,reformulatedproducts.Recordkeepingandreportingcostswouldequalapproximately$960,000. (#(# 0  Thepricesofconsumerproductssubjecttothefinalregulationareexpectedtoincrease   bylessthanonepercent. (#(#  FORFURTHERINFORMATION... p  0  InterestedpartiescandownloadthefinalrulefromEPA'swebsiteontheInternetunder H recentactionsatthefollowingaddress:(http://www.epa.gov/ttn/oarpg).Forfurtherinformationaboutthe]][proposed[\final\]]]]rule,contactBruceMooreofEPA'sOfficeofAirQualityPlanningandStandards(OAQPS)at(919)5415460oremailatmoore.bruce@epamail.epa.gov. (#(# 0  EPA'sOfficeofAirandRadiationshomepageontheInternetcontainsawiderangeof   informationontheairtoxicsprogram,aswellasmanyotherairpollutionprogramsandissues.TheOfficeofAirandRadiation'shomepageaddressis:(http://www.epa.gov/oar/). (#(# 0