The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) informs MHProNews the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued two proposed rules regarding formaldehyde emissions from specific composite wood products, some of which are used in the production of manufactured housing. The Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act of July 2010 directed the EPA to establish federal formaldehyde standards for hardwood plywood, particleboard, and medium-density fibreboard as well as methods of enforcing the rules. The standards are the same as those already adopted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Enforcement of the new federal standards at the component supplier level would begin one year following publication of the final rule in the Federal Register.
