California’s Sacramento Metro Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD) is conducting a public workshop on April 18 to discuss proposed changes to Rule 442 (Architectural Coatings). The proposed changes to Rules 442 would add a contingency measure that, if triggered, would automatically establish more stringent requirements for Architectural and Industrial Maintenance (AIM) coatings that are consistent with CARB’s 2019 AIM Suggested Control Measure. Read More…

ACA recently submitted comments to the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE) on its third draft report to the state legislature regarding antifouling paints. Read More…

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is seeking comments on a petition for rulemaking that would adopt current slip resistance standards into regulations. If adopted, the standard would mandate testing and labeling regarding the slip resistance (traction) of commercial and residential grade floor coverings, floor coatings and treatments, residential and commercial floor cleaning agents, and consumer footwear. Read More…

Advancing this legislation in the Senate is critical to industry, as paint and coatings manufacturers and other businesses are paying nearly $1.4 million per day in out-of-date, distortive and anticompetitive import tariffs on products not made or available in the United States – tariffs which would be eliminated under the MTB Act. Read More…

EPA sought feedback to assist in the potential development of initiatives that would ensure the proper management of used industrial containers that held hazardous chemicals or hazardous waste, up to and including the drum reconditioning process. Read More…