National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants: Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil
Production Residual Risk and Technology Review
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is
proposing amendments to the National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP)
for Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production.
The source category addressed in this action is the
Solvent Extraction for Vegetable Oil Production
source category. The EPA is proposing the results of
the residual risk and technology review that the EPA
is required to conduct in accordance with the Clean
Air Act. Based on the results of the EPA's risk
review, the Agency is proposing that risk due to
emissions of air toxics from this source category is
acceptable and that the current NESHAP provides an
ample margin of safety to protect public health
Under the technology review, the EPA is proposing
there are no developments in practices, processes, or
control technologies that necessitate revision of the
standards. Therefore, the EPA is proposing no
revisions to the numerical emission limits based on
these analyses. However, the EPA is proposing to
revise provisions pertaining to emissions during
periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction;
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add requirements for electronic reporting of
certain notifications and reports and performance
test results; and make other minor clarifications
and corrections. Although the proposed
amendments would not result in reductions in
emissions of hazardous air pollutants, if finalized,
they would result in improved compliance and
implementation of the rule.
For further information contact: Please contact
Virginia Hunt at (919) 541-0632 email at
hunt.virginia@epa.gov
Office of Water & Department of Army Small Entity Outreach for Mitigation Rulemaking
The ASBO coordinated and hosted the Office of Water's Small Entity Outreach Meeting for EPA and Corps
Mitigation Rulemaking on June 20, 2019. This meeting included small business stakeholders as well as federal
partners (SBA and OMB). The outreach meeting consisted of 32 total attendees. Written and oral pre-proposal input
was provided by attendees.
DO YOU HAVE ARTICLES FOR THE SMALLBIZfgJEPA NEWSLETTER? FORWARD TO:
ELNORA THOMPSON AT: THOMPSON.ELNORA@EPA.GOV

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EPA Takes Important Step to Further Protect
Children from Exposure to Lead-Contaminated
Dust; Region 7 Joins Event in St. Joseph, Missouri
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
along with U.S. Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) announced new, tighter
standards for lead in dust on floors and window
sills to protect children from the harmful effects
of lead exposure. EPA is issuing a stronger,
more protective standard for lead dust in homes
and child care facilities across the country.
EPA's Region 7 is committed to continuing a
collaborative approach with our city, state and
federal partners to address this threat and protect
the health of our nation's most vulnerable our
children. HUD continues to work with EPA and
other federal agencies to reduce children's
exposure to lead sources and help ensure the
children and families we serve are safe. Since
the 1970s, the United States has made
tremendous progress in lowering children's
blood-lead levels. In 2001, EPA set standards for
lead in dust for floors and window sills in
housing. However, since that time, the best
available science has evolved to indicate human
health effects at lower blood-lead levels than
previously analyzed.
To protect children's health and continue
making progress on this important issue, EPA is
lowering the dust-lead hazard standards from 40
micrograms of lead per square foot (|ig/ft2) to 10
|ig/ft2 on floors, and from 250 |ig/ft2 to 100
|ig/ft2 on window sills. The more protective
dust-lead hazard standards will apply to
inspections, risk assessments, and abatement
activities in pre-1978 housing and certain
schools, child care facilities, and hospitals
across the country.
Lead-contaminated dust from chipped or
peeling lead-based paint is one of the most
common causes of elevated blood-lead levels in
children. Infants and children are especially
vulnerable to lead paint exposure because their
growing bodies absorb more lead than adults do,
and their brains and nervous systems are more
sensitive to the damaging effects of lead. They
can be exposed from multiple sources and may
experience irreversible and lifelong health
effects. Lead dust can be generated when lead-
based paint deteriorates or is disturbed.
For further information contact: Ashley
Murdie, (913)551-7785, email at
murdi e. ashl ev@ep a. gov.
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Small Business Environmental Assistance Program
SBEAP

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Dear SBEAP:
I am Walter Weedless the Environmental Manager as well as the Facility Manager for a small
manufacturing shop. I've been following the news recently and one of the products we use frequently,
glyphosate herbicide, has been involved in some very expensive lawsuits. My employees and I use the
glyphosate herbicide, as described on the label, to control weeds around our shop parking lot. Are
herbicides containing glyphosate still legal to use? Am I putting myself or my employees in danger by
using this product?
Dear Walter:
Glyphosate is one of the most used herbicides worldwide. Recently, discussions about
glyphosate herbicide, its connection to non-Hodgkin lymphoma and lawsuits against glyphosate
manufacturers have made their way to media outlets. You are not alone in trying to decipher what all
this information means. This answer will break down your questions and answer them piece by piece.
Your first question, "Are glyphosate-containing herbicides still legal to use?", can be answered
with a definitive yes. The EPA is the federal regulatory authority responsible for approving herbicides
and based on the body of scientific knowledge it is using, the EPA position is that glyphosate is safe to
use when done so in accordance with the manufacturer's directions. Should the EPA decide to change
the approved status of glyphosate, there will likely be plenty of notice given to its users about the possible
change well before it would take effect.
To answer this question about these huge monetary lawsuits, there are a few points about them
that need to be taken into account. First, these lawsuits have all been against the manufacturer of a
glyphosate herbicide and not any purchasers or users of the product. Second, the lawsuits discussed in
the media are all civil cases, not criminal cases. And finally, other bodies of medical and epidemiological
research outside of what the EPA has used have shown the possibilities of illness through glyphosate exposure.
This set of circumstances has played out in the courtroom a few times so far, with thousands more lawsuits lined
up for the future. Although this is not the typical air permitting question SBEAP would answer, I want to
remind you and other readers that when you have environmental compliance questions, you can always
ask SBEAP for help. To find your state SBEAP, click on this map. If you need additional assistance, you
can email Ask SBEAP or call us at 800-578-8898.
EPA, OSDBU, Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman - Washington, DC 20460 - Phone: 1-800-368-5888

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EPA FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICES
SUBJECT: Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
subspecies plantarum strain FZB42;
Exemption from the Requirement of a
Tolerance
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm
Federal Register: Vol. 84, No. 117,
Tuesday, June 18, 2019/ Rules and Regulations
AGENCY: EPA
ACTION: Final Rule.
SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens subspecies
plantarum strain FZB42 in or on all food
commodities when used in accordance with label
directions and good agricultural practices.
Andermatt Biocontrol AG (c/o SciReg, Inc.)
submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This
regulation eliminates the need to establish a
maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus
amyloliquefaciens subspecies plantarum strain
FZB42 in or on all food commodities under FFDCA.
For further information contact: Robert McNally,
(703) 305-7090 email at smith.kenon@epa.gov
or Jason Kuhns at (202) 564-3236 or email at
BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov..
SUBJECT: Melamine Formaldehyde
Polycondensate Resin; Tolerance
Exemption
http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html
Federal Register: Vol. 84, No. 119,
Thursday, June 20, 2019/ Rules and Regulations
AGENCY: EPA
ACTION: Final Rule
SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an
exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of formaldehyde, reaction products with
melamine; 1,3,5- triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer
with formaldehyde; formaldehyde reaction products
with melamine and methanol; and 1,3,5-triazine-
2,4,6-triamine, polymer with formaldehyde,
methylated; collectively referred to as melamine
formaldehyde polycondensate resin; when used as an
inert ingredient in a pesticide chemical formulation.
BASF Corporation submitted a petition to EPA
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance. This regulation
eliminates the need to establish a maximum
permissible level for residues of formaldehyde,
reaction products with melamine; 1,3,5 -triazine-
2,4,6-tri amine, polymer with formaldehyde;
formaldehyde reaction products with melamine and
methanol; l,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triamine, polymer
with formaldehyde, methylated on food or feed
commodities. This regulation is effective June 20,
2019. Objections and requests for hearings must be
received on or before August 19, 2019,
For further information contact: Michael Goodis,
(703) 305-7090, email at dresser.chris@epa.gov.
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