Changes to Public Availability of TSCA Section 5 Submissions The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving to a real-time system of providing information to the public as part of a commitment to ensure transparency in its program. Starting May 30, 2019, EPA began publishing Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 5 (PMN, MCAN and SNUN) notices and attachments – … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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PFAS Regulation Update There has been a proliferation of state legislative and regulatory activity involving per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of man-made chemicals used for more than 70 years in a variety of products, such as nonstick cookware, firefighting foam, waterproofing and stain-resistant coatings, and in industrial manufacturing. PFAS in groundwater … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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US EPA Floats First SNURs Using Streamlined Framework The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed significant new use rules (SNURs) to address risks that a group of new chemicals could present if used in certain reasonably foreseen ways. The draft framework seeks to speed agency review of new chemical applications for approval, known as premanufacture notices … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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US EPA Submits TSCA Fees Rule for Review and Approval The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final rule covering how it will administer fees under the reformed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Industry groups complained that the fees on new chemicals have been set too high and will threaten innovation. It remains to be seen whether EPA will … [Read more...] about Regulatory News
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Chemical Data Requests May be at Odds with Law As a result of Congress overhauling the nation’s primary chemical law, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking manufacturers for more toxicity information. This increases the number of required toxicity tests that use animals from 21 (in 2015 under the original law) to 331 in 2017 after Congressional revision. There … [Read more...] about Regulatory News