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EPA Proposes to Amend PBT Rules for decaBDE and PIP (3:1)

On November 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that will amend the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two...more

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Another Vote for Business Casual? EPA’s Proposed Ban on Perchloroethylene for Dry Cleaning and Other Uses

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The use of a mainstay of the dry-cleaning industry – perchloroethylene – may be coming to an end.  On June 16, 2023, EPA proposed to ban, under the Toxic Substance Control Act’s Section 6(a) authority, most uses of...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPA Leverages Controversial IRIS Value for Ethylene Oxide to Fast-Track Overhaul of Clean Air Act Regulations of Chemical...

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Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a 444-page pre-publication summary of new proposed rules intended to reduce hazardous air emissions from chemical manufacturers in the Synthetic Organic...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Seeks Comment on Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis on Proposed PFAS Reporting Rule

On November 25, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of and solicited comment on an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) and Updated Economic Analysis following the...more

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EPA to Increase Chemical Manufacturer’s Fees

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On Tuesday, November 14, the EPA issued a proposed rule which would increase fees charged under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to manufacturers and handlers of chemical substances. The proposed rule would more than...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Will Propose Revisions to RMP Rule to Enhance Chemical Safety

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 19, 2022, that it will propose revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule to protect further vulnerable communities from chemical accidents,...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Proposed Rule Concerning CBI Claims under TSCA Addresses Purpose of New Part 703 and Requirements for Asserting a Confidentiality...

On May 12, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed new and amended requirements concerning the assertion and treatment of confidential business information (CBI) claims for information reported to or...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

The Future Is Now for TSCA Risk Management Rulemaking for Asbestos and Other Chemicals

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EPA has proposed a ban on the ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, illustrating EPA’s strong authority under section 6 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Nevertheless, it is the alternatives to a ban that EPA...more

King & Spalding

EPA's Reconsideration of Ethylene Oxide Under the Clean Air Act - A Sign of Future Chemicals Policy to Come?

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On January 25, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) reaffirmed its interpretation of ethylene oxide (“EtO”) requirements which may signal EPA’s increased scrutiny of chemical emissions generally and the...more

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Changes to PCB Remediation Expected Under Proposed Rule

On October 22, 2021, EPA published a proposed rule that would, if adopted, provide a significantly enhanced additional pathway for remediation of sites impacted by polychlorinated biphenyls or PCBs....more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

EPA Proposes Extension Until 2024 for Compliance with Problematic PBT Rule

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As the U.S. EPA embarks on a full review of regulations addressing the sale, distribution and use of five “persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic” (PBT) substances, the agency already is proposing to extend until 2024 the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Proposes Further Extension of Compliance Dates for PIP (3:1)-Containing Articles

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on October 21, 2021, that it is proposing to extend further the compliance dates related to articles containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)) to...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

PFAS – Regulation Is Upon Us

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On January 14, 2021, on the eve of President Biden’s inauguration, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, seeking comment on whether PFOA and PFOS should be regulated under the Comprehensive Environmental...more

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Manufacturers Should Prepare For OSHA’s New And Altered Proposed Hazard Communication Requirements

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Manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and importers have often struggled with communicating product hazards to downstream employees and users, due to complex hazard communication requirements in international standards, as...more

Williams Mullen

EPA Says No Risk from CERCLA Financial Assurance Exemptions for Three Named Industries

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EPA has promulgated a final rule declining to impose final assurance requirements on the electric power, petroleum and coal manufacturing, and chemical manufacturing industries to clean up spills of hazardous substances. ...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Intends Proposed Rule to Increase Flexibility and Reduce Burdens under TSCA Fees Program

On December 21, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that would amend the 2018 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) fees rule. According to EPA, the proposed rule “reflects real-world...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Chemical Safety Board’s Proposed Accidental Release Reporting Rule

TAKEAWAYS - The proposed rule requires reports of any accidental releases “resulting in a fatality, serious injury or substantial property damage.” - Under the proposed rule, a report to the National Response Center (NRC)...more

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EPA Proposes Rule for Confidential Business Information Claims under TSCA

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The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) made numerous changes to TSCA, including increasing public transparency of chemical information.  To accomplish this, the amendments required EPA to establish a...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Final SNURs Will Break New Ground under Amended TSCA

On March 27, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) posted a signed final rule that will establish final significant new use rules (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances...more

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EPA Proposes Rules to Implement TSCA Reform

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The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act was signed into law on June 22, 2016. We previously summarized that bill's key changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act ("TSCA"). This Commentary highlights...more

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EPA Issues Proposed Rule for Prioritizing Existing Chemicals for Risk Review - Proposed Four-Step Process Aims to Incentivize...

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published its proposed rule for the prioritization of existing chemicals for the risk evaluation mandated under the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st...more

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