# 2025-13924: Letting Factories Pollute to Keep Medical Gear Sterile and Safe

2025-13924, Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Security With Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-07-23, effective 2025-07-17 (as of 2026-06-08).

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- As of: 2026-06-08
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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-13924
- Title: Regulatory Relief for Certain Stationary Sources To Promote American Security With Respect to Sterile Medical Equipment
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 34747
- Published: 2025-07-23
- Effective: 2025-07-17
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Letting Factories Pollute to Keep Medical Gear Sterile and Safe

## Summary

This new rule helps medical sterilization plants keep using ethylene oxide safely without shutting down. It eases tough pollution rules that could have closed half the places that sterilize medical gear, protecting our supply of safe medical devices for patients and the military. The changes give these facilities more time to meet standards, keeping costs manageable and our health system strong.

## Effects PRIA read

- Two‑Year Extension for Sterilization Plants: benefit, high. Certain stationary sources listed in Annex I are exempt from the Ethylene Oxide (EtO) Rule published April 5, 2024, and each compliance deadline for those sources is extended by 2 years from the original required date. During each 2‑year extension, those facilities remain subject to the emissions a…
- Protects Supply of Sterile Medical Devices: benefit, high. Because about 50 percent of sterile medical devices in the United States are sterilized with ethylene oxide, this exemption aims to keep those sterilization facilities operating and avoid closures. The proclamation says preserving these facilities helps prevent disruptions to civilian and military…
- Temporary Continuation of Prior Emissions Rules: mixed, medium. For the 2‑year exemption period, the listed stationary sources will remain subject to the emissions and compliance obligations that existed before the EtO Rule rather than the new EtO standards. In other words, they are not required to meet the EtO Rule's new emissions‑control requirements during e…

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## Sources
- [2025-13924 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/23/2025-13924/regulatory-relief-for-certain-stationary-sources-to-promote-american-security-with-respect-to)
- [2025-13924 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-23/pdf/2025-13924.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-13924 (as of 2026-06-08).