Nanotech

JULY 10, 2024

As reported in our May 31, 2022, blog item, on May 23, 2022, the Vinyl Institute, Inc. (VI) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), seeking review of EPA’s March 2022 test order for 1,1,2-trichloroethane (1,1,2-TCA) issued under Section 4(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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AUGUST 13, 2024

To address the identified unreasonable risk, EPA proposes requirements to, The post Proposed 1-BP Risk Management Rule Would Ban “Numerous” Consumer and Workplace Uses appeared first on Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will hold a webinar on Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. EST) to learn about requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels.

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OCTOBER 19, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of reporting instructions for entities required to report on their use of asbestos under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a webinar on December 6, 2022 , to provide an overview to stakeholders about its November 16, 2022, supplemental proposed rule modifying and adjusting certain aspects of the fees rule established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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MARCH 2, 2022

On February 23, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar on requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the premanufacture notice (PMN) process for biofuels. More information on webinar is available in our March 1, 2022, memorandum. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 1, 2022

On September 29, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN), including multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) (generic).

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JULY 4, 2022

On June 22, 2022 , the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Toxic Substances Control Act Amendments Implementation.” Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act) that amended TSCA. The only witness present was Michal Freedhoff, Ph.D.,

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will host a webinar on October 18, 2022 , on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment.

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Nanotech

MAY 31, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint with the Environmental Appeals Board on March 15, 2022, pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 23, 2023, that the New Chemicals Program will hold a webinar on February 28, 2023 , on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment.

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MARCH 15, 2022

As reported in our February 25, 2022, blog item , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 25, 2022, the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program. EPA will hold a virtual public meeting April 20-21, 2022 , to seek individual input.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program held a webinar on July 27, 2022, to provide an in-depth look at its analysis of common issues that cause EPA to have to reconduct risk assessments (“rework”) of new chemicals. More information is available in our July 28, 2022, memorandum.

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JULY 19, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 24, 2022, that it is “conducting a broad outreach effort to describe and discuss with stakeholders how the Agency evaluates data provided for new chemicals submissions and common issues that cause EPA to have to reconduct risk assessments (‘rework’) for these submissions.”

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JULY 19, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program will hold a webinar on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, from 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Registration for the July 27, 2022 , webinar is open.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA’s process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Draft FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. EPA states that it “anticipates the final Strategic Plan will be submitted to Congress in February 2022.” On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Comments are due November 12, 2021.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the Draft FY 2022-2026 EPA Strategic Plan. EPA states that it “anticipates the final Strategic Plan will be submitted to Congress in February 2022.” Bergeson and Carla N. On October 1, 2021, the U.S. Comments are due November 12, 2021.

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MAY 26, 2022

’s (B&C ® ) May 18, 2022, webinar “Domestic Chemical Regulation and Achieving Circularity” is now available for on-demand viewing. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s During this one-hour webinar, Lynn L.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) New Chemicals Program held a webinar on EPA’s process for assessing the potential risks of new chemicals under Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the types of data EPA considers in this assessment.

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JUNE 7, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on February 25, 2022, the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program. More information on EPA’s draft document is available in our March 14, 2022, memorandum.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 10, 2022, that it is requesting nominations of prospective candidates for membership on the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) established under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Nominations are due December 12, 2022.

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Nanotech

OCTOBER 31, 2022

On October 31, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for a number of chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMN) and are also subject to Orders issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new effort under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to streamline the review of new chemicals that could be used to displace current, higher greenhouse gas (GHG) emitting transportation fuels. Bergeson and Carla N.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) plans to begin fieldwork on an audit of EPA’s process for conducting reviews of new chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

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Nanotech

MAY 1, 2023

The Tour de Table compiles information provided by delegations on the occasion of the 22nd meeting of the OECD Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) in June 2022. The Tour de Table lists U.S. developments on the human health and environmental safety of nanomaterials.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2022

On November 21, 2022, the U.S. Bergeson and Carla N. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a Science & Tech Spotlight on biorecycling of plastics. Biological recycling, or biorecycling, is an emerging technology that uses microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, to break down plastic into its basic components for reuse.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on November 23, 2021, legally mandated changes to the fee requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The adjustment will go into effect on January 1, 2022 , and will apply to all TSCA fees. This is not the fee adjustment we have been awaiting.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

On November 21, 2022, the U.S. According to EPA, in 2022 it made available in ChemView more than 25,000 new chemical notice records received under TSCA Section 5, including notices received between 2014 and 2019 that had not been published previously.

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MARCH 25, 2022

On March 23, 2022, the U.S. ” As reported in our January 24, 2022, blog item , in January 2022, EPA announced an effort to streamline the review of new biobased or waste-derived chemicals that could displace current, higher greenhouse gas (GHG)-emitting transportation fuels. Bergeson and Carla N.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Environmental Protection Agency will hold a virtual public meeting April 20-21, 2022, to seek individual input on the proposed Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) New Chemicals Collaborative Research Program. Written comments are due April 26, 2022. Bergeson and Carla N.

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OCTOBER 1, 2023

The EPA has regulated some of the chemicals—about six of them so far in drinking water and identifying hundreds of PFAS under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). (8) Citations PFAS Blood Testing , AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES & DISEASE REGISTRY, [link] (last updated Nov. 705 (2022).

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Toxic Substances Control Act section 7 imminently hazardous chemical. Alternatively, EPA can designate a chemical or compound as a “hazardous substance” using its authority under CERCLA Section102 under the following criteria: (1) “such elements, compounds, mixtures, solutions, and substances”. (2)

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JANUARY 25, 2022

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Lynn L. It is ironic, however, that EPA is applying the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in ways that are counterproductive to achieving these goals. The Biden Administration’s U.S. Since enactment in 2016 of the Frank R.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

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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DECEMBER 6, 2022

Under the Reports Consolidation Act of 2000, each agency’s inspector general must prepare an annual statement summarizing what the inspector general considers to be “the most serious management and performance challenges facing the agency” and to assess briefly the agency’s progress in addressing those challenges.

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APRIL 18, 2022

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works held a hearing on April 6, 2022, on the U.S. In light of the Biden Administration’s revised approach to risk evaluations, however, those scoping documents will need to be revisited and revised as appropriate, and work is expected to continue through 2022 and probably much of 2023.

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