Webinars for Importers of Formaldehyde-Containing
Composite Wood Products -- February 26 and March 6
To provide compliance assistance to importers and other regulated stakeholders with the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products rule, the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is co-hosting with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) two upcoming webinars that will cover importer responsibilities under this regulation.
The webinars will have same content and will be hosted on February 26 and March 6 from 2-3 pm Eastern time. To register for the February 26 webinar please see this link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=150; to register for the March 6 webinar please see this link: https://teregistration.cbp.gov/index.asp?w=151. Note that both webinars will be provided only in English.
One portion of the webinar will discuss general rule requirements for importers of regulated composite wood products and component parts/finished goods, for which the compliance date began on June 1, 2018. Another portion of the webinar will discuss the TSCA Section 13 import certification requirements, which go into effect on March 22, 2019. These two webinars are intended for importers, import brokers, and other interested TSCA Title VI regulated stakeholders who may import products into the customs territory of the U.S. that are, or contain, TSCA Title VI regulated composite wood products. The webinars will also include time for questions and answers at the end of the presentation with staff from the EPA and Customs and Border Protection.
EPA has compliance guides in English, Spanish and Vietnamese here. We are in the process of updating them in Chinese, French, Indonesian, and Portuguese. You can access the codified text for the final rule, general resources, and guidance materials through EPA’s formaldehyde homepage, here: https://www.epa.gov/formaldehyde. If you have any questions about the formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products regulatory program, then please contact Todd Coleman at coleman.todd@epa.gov or (202) 564-1208.
