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Addressing childhood lead exposure is a priority for EPA. As part of EPA's efforts to reduce childhood lead exposure, EPA evaluated the current dust-lead hazard standards (DLHS) and the definition of lead-based paint (LBP) . Based on this evaluation, EPA is proposing to lower the DLHS from 40 [mu]g/ft\2\ and 250 [mu]g/ft\2\ to 10 [mu]g/ft\2\ and 100 [mu]g/ft\2\ on floors and wind ow sills, respectively. EPA is proposing no changes to the current definition of LBP due to insufficient information to support such a change.

This regulation specifies the following: Terms and Definitions, scope, objectives, supplier Obligations, Labeling, Conformity Assessment Procedures, Responsibilities of regulatory authorities, the authorities of market survey Responsibilities, Violations and Penalties, general rules, Transitional rules, Appendix (lists, types)

The notified Technical Regulation establishes the product and labelling requirements to be met by new pneumatic tyres of rubber for motor vehicles and cycles, including with rims, prior to the import, customs clearance and marketing of the domestic or imported product. It covers the following: Purpose; Scope; Definitions; Product requirements; Labelling requirements; Sampling; Conformity assessment tests; Reference documents; Conformity assessment procedure; Monitoring and inspection authority; Penalty regime; Liability of conformity assessment bodies; and Transitional provisions

This Draft standard specifies the requirements of energy efficiency for electric instantaneous water, that aims to conserve the electrical energy consumption and improve the environmental conditions through reducing the emission of harmful gases which are produced as a result of the over consumption of the energy.

National Environmental Policy Act; Environmental Assessments for Tobacco Products; Categorical Exclusions

Regulation on Energy Efficiency Management Equipment (290 pages, available in Korean)

• Scope expansion of designated items : Drum washing machines, electric cold-hot water suppliers, commercial refrigerators
• Increase of efficiency standard : electric chillers and heaters, dehumidifiers, electric fans
• Regulation arrangement of few items : Clarification statement, Maintenance of cited specification

Technical protocol on procedures for measuring noise from light and medium-sized vehicles and motorcycles during dynamic and stationary testing

The notified protocol seeks to establish the accepted measuring procedures for the dynamic and stationary testing referred to in the relevant Standard, and describes the measuring procedure for dynamic testing carried out in the country.

Relevant documents:
 Ley N° 19.300, sobre bases generales del medio ambiente (Law No. 19.300 establishing general environmental principles)
 D.S. N° 7 de 2015 del Ministerio del Medio Ambiente, Norma de Emisión de Ruidos para Vehículos Livianos, Medianos y Motocicletas (Supreme Decree No. 7 of 2015 of the Ministry of the Environment : Noise emission standard for light and medium-sized vehicles and motorcycles)

The Japanese Agricultural Standards for Organic Plants will be revised as follows:

1) In order to add sprouts as scope of the standard, to prescribe "including productivity derived from their seeds, in case of sprouts production" in principles of production of organic plants.

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant Emissions : Petroleum Refinery Sector Amendments (14 pages, in English)

This action amends the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Petroleum Refineries in three respects. First, this action adjusts the compliance date for regulatory requirements that apply at maintenance vents during periods of startup, shutdown, maintenance or inspection for sources constructed or reconstructed on or before 30 June 2014. Second, this action amends the compliance dates for the regulatory requirements that apply during startup, shutdown, or hot standby for fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU) and startup and shutdown for sulfur recovery units (SRU) constructed or reconstructed on or before 30 June 2014. Finally, this action finalizes technical corrections and clarifications to the NESHAP and the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Petroleum Refineries. These amendments are being finalized in response to new information submitted after these regulatory requirements were promulgated as part of the residual risk and technology review (RTR) rulemaking, which was published on 1 December 2015. This action will have an insignificant effect on emissions reductions and costs.

Draft Commission Implementing Regulation amending Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011 as regards the conditions of approval of the active substance clothianidin