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As reported here previously, 2020 is a reporting year for quadrennial Chemical Data Reporting (CDR). Since the last report here, the pending revisions to the CDR regulations were finalized on April 9, 2020 (download here). Due to the severe lateness of the finalized CDR regulations, EPA also extended the reporting window by 2 months (download...

FMCSA recently launched its Crash Preventability Determination program. This allows motor carriers to submit a Request for Data Review with the police accident report and other supporting documentation to determine if a crash was “Not Preventable”.  Crashes found to be Not Preventable are not included in the Crash Indicator Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement BASIC that FMCSA uses in...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today published a final rule updating hours of service (HOS) rules to increase safety on America’s roadways by updating existing regulations for commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers.   In 2018, FMCSA authored an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to receive public comments on portions of the HOS rules...

2020 Spotlight Series Begins This Thursday (Washington, DC) – The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), the Voice of the recycling industry™, announced that its annual commodity spotlight series will begin with the Spotlight on Ferrous on Thursday, May 14. The commodity spotlight series typically occurs as part of ISRI’s Annual Convention and Exposition. This...

(Washington, DC)– For years, the public has considered recycling to be one of the best methods of preserving the environment and preventing valuable materials from going to the landfill. Coupled with this is the misconception that landfills are actually harmful to the environment.  As a result of this misunderstanding, consumers, driven to do their sustainable part by avoiding...