NASF Releases December 2022 Policy Update

The NASF Government Affairs team has released an update regarding its engagement during the month of December on an array of new rules and initiatives from Washington, D.C. The update includes the following stories:

• EPA Will Collect Expansive Information from the Surface Finishing Industry for its PFAS Water Discharge Rule – EPA has proposed to collect a wide array of data early next year to develop its wastewater discharge rule to control PFAS from surface finishing operations. short.pfonline.com/epa121422

• EPA Has Issued its Draft IRIS Human Health Assessment of Hexavalent Chromium – EPA recently issued draft IRIS human health assessment of hexavalent chromium.  The draft assessment is overly conservative and is not consistent with the best available science, and will undergo closer review next year. short.pfonline.com/hex121422

• EPA Issues Guidance for Reducing PFAS in Water Discharge Permits – EPA has issued guidance to states and POTWs on how it can use existing permit authorities to reduce PFAS in water discharges. short.pfonline.com/pfas121422

• California Will Hold a Public Hearing on its New State Rule to Phase Out Hexavalent Chromium Plating and Anodizing – California air authorities plan to finalize a rule to phase out all hexavalent chromium electroplating and anodizing and will hold a public hearing on January 27, 2023. short.pfonline.com/carb121422

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This update is courtesy of the National Association for Surface Finishing (NASF). For more information or to become a member, visit nasf.org.