On March 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would require manufacturers and importers of 16 chemical substances...more
On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was published in the Federal Register. In the words of EPA’s...more
Effective January 1, 2030, the sale of any industrial, commercial, or consumer product containing intentionally added Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) will be banned in Maine unless the use of PFAS in the product is...more
1/13/2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) has issued two pre-publication announcements on notable regulatory actions that may affect your business. The first one will increase the amount of information that...more
10/27/2023
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Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Amid historic and massive increases in inflation[1] and unprecedented supply chain challenges, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) raised its Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA) fees by 18.9%. These fees...more
Comment Period Extended to September 27, 2021. If you have been a manufacturer (including importer) of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—commonly referred to as “forever chemicals”—since January 1, 2011,...more
If you have been a manufacturer (including importer) of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) since January 1, 2011, keep reading – you’ll want to pay close attention to a new data call from the Environmental...more
GlobalChem 2021, which just wrapped up last month, was as important as ever for the chemical industry with a number of important announcements and excellent panel presentations. I recently had a chance to look back at my...more
Every four years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) CDR rule, under the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authority, requires manufacturers (and importers) to report chemical production volumes and...more
Season’s Greetings to our WELL Readers. In today’s blog, we summarize the tremendous amount of TSCA activity this month – with more to come. What a C8 or longer PFAS surface coating is meant to be. The draft guidance was...more
This week, Erik and I were communicating with a friend and colleague who is an expert technical consultant for TSCA risk evaluations. Specifically, we were exchanging emails on how EPA interprets conditions of use. Our...more
Under the EPA fee rule for TSCA (40 C.F.R. § 700.45), manufacturers (including importers) of chemicals undergoing risk evaluation are subject to the TSCA fee of $1.35 million. Following publication of a preliminary list of...more