During an election year some people refer to October as the “silly season.”  Politicians, particularly desperate ones, bring out every charge imaginable with regard to their opponent hoping that if they throw enough thin...

Mr. Bryan Steverson General Services Administration Regulatory Secretariat (MVCB) 1275 First Street NE--7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20417 Attn: Hada Flowers   RE:  Comments in Response to Notice-MG-2012-04: Docket 2012-0002 Fed...

The Adhesive and Sealant Council appreciates the opportunity to comment on the 6th Public Comment period to LEED V.4.  The Council is a North American trade association representing 122 manufacturers of adhesives sealants and su...

What’s at Issue: The California Air Resources Board staff (CARB) has proposed a reduction of the volatile organic compound (VOC) limits for Mist Spray Adhesives and Web Spray Adhesives in the state’s Consumer Product regulati...

Ms. Krysia Von Burg Safer Consumer Product Alternatives regulation Coordinator Regulation Section Department of Toxic Substances Control P.O. Box 806 Sacramento, CA 958112-00806 RE: Comments re DTSC’s January 29th Draft Regulatio...

What’s At Issue: On January 30 the California Department of Toxic Substances (DTSC) issued its ninth and most likely final version of the Safer Consumer Products Rule. The proposed regulation is designed to spur manufacturers to id...

What’s at Issue:  On January 21, Environment Canada (EC) issued a revision to the proposed volatile organic compound (VOC) regulations for adhesive and sealants originally published in the Canada Gazette in 2008.  The re...

What’s at Issue: On January 9, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of the first draft risk assessments developed under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan.  The draft risk assessme...