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UV+EB Technology Increased TSCA New Chemical Fees Update The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (US EPA’s) decision to increase its Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) new chemical notification fees by as much as 540% has resulted in a significant drop in applications and has discouraged innovation, according to the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates … [Read more...] about Regulatory News: Quarter 4

UV+EB Technology US EPA to Begin Unilateral New Chemical Restriction The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is preparing to issue a “unilateral” restriction on new chemicals, an option it has never used before, by issuing the first series of unilateral orders in the upcoming months. Such orders would restrict a new chemical that has never been made in or imported … [Read more...] about Regulatory News: 2020 Quarter 3

US EPA Releases Final Amendments on CDR Rule, Extends Reporting Period On March 17, 2020, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of a final rule amending the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. The amendments are intended to reduce the burden for certain CDR reporters, improve the quality of CDR data collected and align reporting requirements … [Read more...] about Regulatory News

20 High Priority Chemicals Listed for TSCA Risk Evaluation The US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) is meeting a statutory requirement under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) by proposing to designate 20 chemical substances as High-Priority Substances for upcoming risk evaluations. The proposed designation is a required step in a new process … [Read more...] about Regulatory News

Updated TSCA Inventory with Unique ID Information The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the first public Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory to include unique identifier (UID) information. The UID is a numerical identifier assigned to a chemical substance when EPA approves a confidential business information (CBI) claim for specific chemical … [Read more...] about Regulatory News