EPA Extension of Comment Period for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Emissions Proposal
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Extends the public comment deadline for EPA’s proposed reconsideration of ethylene oxide emissions standards for sterilization facilities. The new deadline is May 15, 2026, instead of May 1, 2026. Sterilization facility operators, medical device companies, environmental groups, local communities, and other stakeholders now have two more weeks to submit written comments. Comments should reference Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178, and confidential business information should not be submitted through Regulations.gov.
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Key Changes
- Extends the public comment deadline from May 1, 2026 to May 15, 2026.
- Keeps the same docket number for submissions: EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178.
- Reminds commenters not to submit confidential business information through Regulations.gov.
Obligations
What this law requires
Submit written comments on the proposed ethylene oxide sterilization-facility emissions reconsideration rule so that EPA receives them on or before May 15, 2026, if the commenter wants the comments considered during the extended comment period.
Identify all comment submissions with Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178, including submissions made through Regulations.gov, email, mail, or fax.
Do not submit Confidential Business Information or other statutorily restricted information through Regulations.gov.
Clearly mark any information claimed as Confidential Business Information, including marking the relevant portions of the submission and, for mailed digital storage media, marking the outside of the media and identifying the specific CBI electronically within the media.
When submitting comments that include Confidential Business Information, also submit a separate copy of the comments with the CBI removed to the public docket using the public-comment procedures.