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EPA begins process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under Toxic Substances Control Act

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If, during the 12-month long statutory process, EPA designates these five chemicals as High Priority Substances, EPA will then begin risk evaluations for these chemicals. … Continue reading EPA begins process to prioritize five chemicals for risk evaluation under Toxic Substances Control Act

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EPA Issues Fourth TSCA Test Order for PFAS

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on March 25, 2024, that it has issued the fourth Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) test order requiring testing on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under its National PFAS Testing Strategy.

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Asbestos Reporting Rule — A Conversation with Richard E. Engler, Ph.D.

Nanotech

Those of us in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) community know asbestos occupies a special place in TSCA’s checkered past, and EPA’s final rule is an important chapter in that book. Engler, Director of Chemistry for B&C and The Acta Group, our consulting affiliate, the U.S.

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NGOs Petition EPA to Remove PFAS Immediately from Fluorinated Plastic Containers

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The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) announced on April 11, 2024, that a coalition of public health groups filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking to stop immediately the manufacture and distribution of “hundreds of millions of plastic containers with dangerous levels of per- and (..)

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EPA Publishes ANPRM Regarding Lead Wheel Weights

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EPA requests comments and information to assist in the potential development of regulations for the manufacture (including importing), processing (including recycling), and distribution in commerce of lead for lead wheel weights under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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EPA Denies Petition to Eliminate Current Allowances for PCBs in Consumer Products

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish a notice on April 9, 2024, announcing its denial of the Washington Department of Ecology’s (WDOE) petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) seeking a rulemaking to eliminate the current allowances for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in consumer products.

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Recent Federal Developments for March 2024

Nanotech

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a final rule on February 16, 2024, amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulations for polymers manufactured under the terms of the polymer exemption by extending the submission deadline for reporting.