Product Designation Flowchart

Step1: Suggestions from the Public and/or Research of Publicly Available Information

Step 2: Evaluation Against Designation Criteria

Step 2a: (Alternate option from step 2) If Does not Meet Evaluation Criteria

Step 2b (Continue alternate option from step 2) : Then Drop from consideration

Step 3: Meets evaluation criteria

Step 4: Additional Product Research

Step 5: CPG Workgroup Review

Step 6: CPG and RMAN Proposal in Federal Register

Step 7: Public Comment Period

Step 8: Additional Research to Respond (if necessary)

Step 9: Federal Register Notices: CPG final rule and RMAN notice of availabilty

Step 10: Designations Codified in 40 CFR 247