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Trump Administration Floats Draft Notification Letter to Congress Regarding NAFTA Renegotiation
/article/trump-administration-floats-draft-notification-letter-congress-regarding-nafta-renegotiationActing United States Trade Representative (USTR) Stephen Vaughn has sent to members of the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee a draft notification letter declaring its intention to renegotiate the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The draft letter does not start... -
PLASTICS Responds to Department of Commerce Request for Information on Manufacturing Regulations
/article/plastics-responds-department-commerce-request-information-manufacturing-regulationsAs directed by the January 24, 2017 Presidential Memorandum, “Streamlining Permitting and Reducing Regulatory Burdens for Domestic Manufacturing”, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a request for information (RFI) “on the impact of Federal permitting requirements on the construction and... -
EPA Proposes Further Delay in Implementation of Risk Management Program Rule Amendments
/article/epa-proposes-further-delay-implementation-risk-management-program-rule-amendmentsOn April 3, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to further delay the effective date of amendments to the “Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act.” The proposed effective date of February 19, 2019 is to allow EPA more time to... -
Trump Signs Executive Orders on Trade
/article/trump-signs-executive-orders-tradeOn March 31, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders regarding trade enforcement and unfair trade practices, issues about which he spoke extensively during his presidential campaign. The first executive order calls for Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, the United States Trade... -
House Committees Begin Repeal and Replace of Obamacare
/article/house-committees-begin-repeal-and-replace-obamacareThe House Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce have passed two pieces of legislation to repeal sections of the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) and replace them with the American Health Care Act. Votes by the House and Senate early in the session allowed for the use of the budget... -
Ways and Means Committee Member Visits Steinwall Inc
/article/ways-and-means-committee-member-visits-steinwall-incRepresentative Erik Paulsen (R-MN-3) visited PLASTICS member Steinwall Inc., a custom thermoplastic injection molder, in Coon Rapids, Minnesota on March 13. Rep. Paulsen is serving in his fifth term in Congress and sits on the House Ways and Means Committee. The committee has jurisdiction over a... -
Comment Periods Closing for EPA Rules on Chemical Prioritization and Risk Evaluation and TSCA Inventory Reset
/article/comment-periods-closing-epa-rules-chemical-prioritization-and-risk-evaluation-and-tscaAs previously reported, EPA has proposed three framework rules under the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); comments are due March 14 and 20: Procedures for Prioritization of Chemicals for Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation...
