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Feed Manufacturers EPA Deadline Approaching

As reported previously over the past two years, EPA on Jan. 5, 2010 issued final regulations under the Clean Air Act (40 CFR Part 63 Subpart DDDDDDD) pertaining to potential emissions of chromium and manganese compounds from feed and feed ingredient manufacturers (excluding pet food manufacturers and facilities manufacturing feed on-farm or at feedlots). The regulations apply to facilities classified with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 311119 (facilities "primarily engaged in manufacturing animal feed"), provided that: 1) such facilities use a material containing 0.1 percent or more of chromium or 1 percent or more of manganese by weight; and 2) production of animal feed represents more than 50 percent of total annual production at the facility.

EPA's final regulations require that covered facilities comply with specified standards, monitoring, inspection and recordkeeping requirements to minimize the potential for chromium and manganese emissions. The final rule also contains the following notification and upcoming compliance date:

 * May 4, 2012: Existing facilities are required to submit a Notification of Compliance Status to EPA or their delegated state air-permitting authority on or before May 4, 2012. New facilities subject to the regulations are to submit such notification by Oct. 18, 2010, or within 120 days of initial startup, whichever is later.    

                                                      
 * Annual Compliance Certification: After providing the Notification of Compliance Status, every March 1 thereafter, covered facilities are required to complete annual compliance certification reports for the previous calendar year. If there were instances during the previous year when the facility was not in compliance with relevant requirements, the facility is to submit the annual certification report to EPA or its delegated state air-permitting authority by March 15.

Facilities that are required to submit to EPA or their delegated state air-permitting authority a Notification of Compliance Status by May 4, 2012 may wish to consider using the attached NGFA-developed sample form. The sample form is based upon an example notification form previously made available by EPA in June 2010 that has been updated to reflect amendments to the rule that went into effect on Feb. 21, 2012. Please click here for the sample form.

EPA Pesticide Mini-Bulk Container Rule Effective August 16, 2011

EPA published a final rule called the Pesticide Container and Containment (PCC) rule in August 2006 and made minor amendments to the rule in October 2008. On August 16, 2011 there key labeling requirements on your pesticide labels. The requirements that will need to followed are below. The entire rule can be accessed by clicking here. Another great source of information on the rule change is the Mid America Croplife Association's (MACA) website click here.

Refillable containers will be required to have the following:

One-way valves or tamper evident device on openings is required.
Containers must have a unique method of identification such as a serial number or other ID code.
Must meet DOT design, construction, marking.
No limits on size, except those place by registrants, of the refillable container
Must be cleaned between uses unless tamper evident and/or one-way valves are intact and filled with same product.
Containers must be on an approved list from the registrant.
Must have registrant's cleaning instructions and repackaging authorization on hand.
EPA Est. # and net contents must be on the product label affixed to the tank.
Container integrity is the responsibility of both refiller and the registrant.
Records must be kept for each inspection and fill.

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