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Petition To Delist Hazardous Air Pollutant: 2-Butoxyethyl Benzoate (2-BEB)
The Environmental Protection Agency published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on December 22, 2025. Comments closed on February 20, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to grant a petition to remove 2-Butoxyethyl benzoate (2-BEB) (Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) No. 5451-76-3) from the glycol ethers category in the list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) in Clean Air Act (CAA). The EPA proposes to find that there are adequate data on the health or environmental effects of 2-BEB to support the request for removal. This action also details a streamlined approach to the review process of future petitions.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-23566
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Published
- December 22, 2025
- Comments due
- February 20, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before February 20, 2026.
- Docket
- EPA-HQ-OAR-2024-0392; FRL-7688-03-OAR
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 2060-AU75
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 40 CFR 63
- Pages
- 17
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