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EPA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Updates to TSCA New Chemicals Regulations; Comments Due August 8, 2023

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Hutton On July 19, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extended the comment period on proposed amendments to the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Comments are due August 8, 2023. Bergeson and Carla N.

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EPA Will Hold Webinar on Final CBI Rule

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on July 18, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. EDT) on its recent final procedural rule for submitting confidential business information (CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The rule will become effective on August 7, 2023.

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EPA Proposes Updates to TSCA New Chemicals Regulations; Comments Due July 25, 2023

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Hutton On May 26, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed amendments to the new chemicals procedural regulations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Comments are due July 25, 2023. More information on the proposed rule is available in our May 24, 2023, memorandum.

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Ongoing Battle to Keep Toxic Chemicals at Bay

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Toxicologist Linda Birnbaum blames the nationwide struggle with emerging contaminants on the failings of three landmark federal environmental laws — the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Toxic Substances Control Act — that are supposed to keep pollutants out of our environment.

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Risky Business: Deciding Whether Chemicals Pose Risk Is Getting Really Confusing

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Posted on January 27, 2023 by Lynn L. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate industrial chemical substances is the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), an almost 47-year-old law significantly amended in 2016 by the Frank R. The federal law that authorizes the U.S.

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EPA’s Fall 2021 Unified Agenda Includes TSCA Rulemakings

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According to EPA’s rule list , the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) is working on the following rulemakings under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA intends to publish a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) in July 2022 and a final rule in March 2023.

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

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Our primary focus continues to be on chemical substances which are the subject of regulatory activity or scrutiny by various federal and state government agencies and potential litigants. Chemical Importers Agreed to Pay Penalties for Violations of 2016 Chemical Data Reporting Rule. EPA, Pay $117,000 in Fines (Oct. 6, 2021).]]

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