H.R. 1796, THE RESIDENTIAL CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING PREVENTION ACT, AND H.R. 4805, THE FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COM- POSITE WOOD PRODUCTS ACT HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION OF THE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION MARCH 18, 2010 Serial No. 111–106 ( Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce energycommerce.house.gov U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 76–018 WASHINGTON : 2012 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HENRY A. WAXMAN, California, Chairman JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas Chairman Emeritus Ranking Member EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts RALPH M. HALL, Texas RICK BOUCHER, Virginia FRED UPTON, Michigan FRANK PALLONE, JR., New Jersey CLIFF STEARNS, Florida BART GORDON, Tennessee NATHAN DEAL, Georgia BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky ANNA G. ESHOO, California JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York ROY BLUNT, Missouri GENE GREEN, Texas STEVE BUYER, Indiana DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado GEORGE RADANOVICH, California Vice Chairman JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania LOIS CAPPS, California MARY BONO MACK, California MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania GREG WALDEN, Oregon JANE HARMAN, California LEE TERRY, Nebraska TOM ALLEN, Maine MIKE ROGERS, Michigan JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas JOHN SULLIVAN, Oklahoma JAY INSLEE, Washington TIM MURPHY, Pennsylvania TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas MIKE ROSS, Arkansas MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York PHIL GINGREY, Georgia JIM MATHESON, Utah STEVE SCALISE, Louisiana G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina CHARLIE MELANCON, Louisiana JOHN BARROW, Georgia BARON P. HILL, Indiana DORIS O. MATSUI, California DONNA M. CHRISTENSEN, Virgin Islands KATHY CASTOR, Florida JOHN P. SARBANES, Maryland CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio JERRY MCNERNEY, California BETTY SUTTON, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont (II) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois Chairman JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CLIFF STEARNS, Florida Vice Chair Ranking Member JOHN SARBANES, Maryland RALPH M. HALL, Texas BETTY SUTTON, Ohio ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky FRANK PALLONE, New Jersey GEORGE RADANOVICH, California BART GORDON, Tennessee JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania BART STUPAK, Michigan MARY BONO MACK, California GENE GREEN, Texas LEE TERRY, Nebraska CHARLES A. GONZALEZ, Texas MIKE ROGERS, Michigan ANTHONY D. WEINER, New York SUE WILKINS MYRICK, North Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah MICHAEL C. BURGESS, Texas G.K. BUTTERFIELD, North Carolina JOHN BARROW, Georgia DORIS O. MATSUI, California KATHY CASTOR, Florida ZACHARY T. SPACE, Ohio BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan (ex officio) (III) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with C O N T E N T S Page Hon. Bobby L. Rush, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement ................................................................................................ 1 Hon. Ed Whitfield, a Representative in Congress from the Commonwealth of Kentucky, opening statement ......................................................................... 2 Hon. Jim Matheson, a Representative in Congress from the State of Utah, opening statement ................................................................................................ 3 Hon. Phil Gingrey, a Representative in Congress from the State of Georgia, opening statement ................................................................................................ 4 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 5 Hon. Doris O. Matsui, a Representative in Congress from the State of Cali- fornia, opening statement .................................................................................... 6 Hon. Steve Scalise, a Representative in Congress from the State of Louisiana, opening statement ................................................................................................ 6 Hon. Betty Sutton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Ohio, opening statement ................................................................................................ 8 Hon. Janice D. Schakowsky, a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, opening statement .............................................................................. 8 Hon. Kathy Castor, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida, opening statement ................................................................................................ 9 Hon. Joe Barton, a Representative in Congress from the State of Texas, prepared statement .............................................................................................. 87 WITNESSES Robert J. Howell, Jr., Assistant Executive Director, Office of Hazard Identi- fication and Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission .............. 10 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 13 Eric Lavonas, M.D., Associate Director, Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center, Emergency Physician, Denver Health Medical Center ....................... 19 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 21 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 91 John Andres, Director of Engineering, Kidde Residential and Commercial Division ................................................................................................................. 25 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 27 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 95 Mark Devine, Vice President of Marketing, First Alert ....................................... 32 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 34 James J. Jones, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pes- ticides, and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency .......... 45 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 48 Tom Julia, President, the Composite Panel Association ...................................... 53 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 55 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 97 Andy Counts, CEO, American Home Furnishings Alliance ................................. 61 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 63 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 102 Don Ryan, Sierra Club, Founding Board Member, The National Center for Healthy Housing .................................................................................................. 65 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 67 Melvin E. Andersen, CIH, PH.D., DABT, Director, Program in Chemical Safety Sciences, The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences .......................... 70 Prepared statement .......................................................................................... 72 Answers to submitted questions ...................................................................... 105 (V) VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:01 Dec 14, 2012 Jkt 076018 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 E:\HR\OC\B018.XXX B018 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with H.R. 1796, THE RESIDENTIAL CARBON MON- OXIDE POISONING PREVENTION ACT, AND H.R. 4805, THE FORMALDEHYDE STANDARDS FOR COMPOSITE WOOD PRODUCTS ACT THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION, COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, Washington, DC. The Subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 10:07 a.m., in Room 2322 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Bobby L. Rush [Chairman of the Subcommittee] presiding. Members present: Representatives Rush, Schakowsky, Sutton, Matheson, Barrow, Matsui, Castor, DeGette, Radanovich, Whit- field, Terry, Gingrey and Scalise. Staff present: Michelle Ash, Chief Counsel; Robin Appleberry, Counsel; Timothy Robinson, Counsel; David