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EPA Grants Temporary Reprieve to TSCA PBT Chemical Prohibition, Re-Opens Comment Period
Facing a massive uproar from industry groups and companies, late yesterday EPA put a hold on enforcement of a newly effective prohibition on one "PBT" chemical and announced a new comment period to re-examine the rules…
EPA Extends TSCA Chemical Data Reporting Deadline to January 29
Citing difficulties experienced by numerous submitters using EPA's online reporting portal, the agency has extended the TSCA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) deadline for two months. The CDR rule requires manufacturers…
EPA Announces Remedy to Overly Broad TSCA Fee Requirements, Including Relief for Natural Gas Combustion Operations
The many U.S. companies that combust natural gas as part of their operations received good news today, as EPA announced that it will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) "Fees Rule" to exclude from coverage…
EPA Punts on Meaningful Revisions to TSCA Reporting of Recycled Byproducts
In 2017, at the direction of a provision in the 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, which fundamentally reformed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA convened a group of…
EPA Proposes Changes to Key Chemical Data Reporting Rule
The U.S. EPA announced today proposed amendments to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule with an aim "to better support Agency data collection efforts, align reporting with the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for…