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EPA Calls for Nominations of Peer Reviewers for 1,3-Butadiene

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) called for nominations on September 18, 2024, of scientific and technical experts that EPA can consider for service as ad hoc peer reviewers to assist the Science Advisory...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Will Postpone Submission Period for TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting on PFAS

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to publish a direct final rule on September 5, 2024, that will amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulation with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for...more

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Proposed 1-BP Risk Management Rule Would Ban “Numerous” Consumer and Workplace Uses

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule on August 8, 2024, to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by 1-bromopropane (1-BP) under its conditions of use (COU) as...more

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Numerous Groups Petition EPA to Suspend and/or Cancel Pesticide Registrations Based on a Class Definition of PFAS Alone

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Pesticide manufacturers and registrants, like many other companies, are facing increased pressure to remove per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from their products. This pressure, however, is often focused on how the...more

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EPA Reconsiders New Risk Management Program Regulations, but Regulations Remain in Effect

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals placed the challenges to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) risk management regulation on hold for 120 days while the EPA reconsiders the concerns raised by challengers....more

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EPA Begins 90-Day Comment Period on Proposed High-Priority Substance Designations for Five Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on July 25, 2024, that it is proposing to designate acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine, vinyl chloride, and 4,4-methylene bis(2-chloroaniline) (MBOCA) as...more

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EPA Publishes Compliance Guide for Final Methylene Chloride Risk Management Rule

On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a compliance guide for its final methylene chloride risk management rule issued under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). According to EPA, the...more

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Senate Committee Will Hold Hearing on Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of 6PPD

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will hold a hearing on July 31, 2024, on “Understanding the Potential Environmental Impacts of the Chemical 6PPD.” The scheduled witnesses include...more

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EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation for 1,1-Dichloroethane and Draft Hazard Assessment of 1,2-Dichloroethane for Public Comment and...

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the release of the draft risk evaluation for 1,1-dichloroethane (1,1-DCE) and the draft human health hazard assessment supporting the draft risk...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Court Vacates TSCA Section 4 Test Order, Grant’s Vinyl Institute’s Petition for Review

On July 5, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued its decision in Vinyl Institute, Inc. v. EPA (No. 22-1089). As reported in our May 31, 2022, blog item, on May 23, 2022, the Vinyl...more

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EPA Announces New Initiatives to Improve Efficiency, Worker Protections, and Transparency in New Chemical Reviews

During the June 26, 2024, “TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later” conference, presented by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute, (ELI), and the George Washington University Milken Institute School of...more

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EPA’s Proposed NMP Risk Management Rule Includes Requirements to Protect Workers and Consumers

On June 15, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule under Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that would protect workers and consumers from exposure to...more

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EPA Announces Peer Review of 1,1-Dichloroethane TSCA Risk Evaluation and 1,2-Dichloroethane Hazard Assessment, Calls for Public...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on June 13, 2024, the change in the peer review mechanism from the letter peer review to a Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC) peer review; the addition of...more

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EPA Engaging in “Administrative Deliberations” Regarding TSCA Section 5 Order Challenged by Cherokee Concerned Citizens

Cherokee Concerned Citizens watchers will be interested to know that on June 6, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed an unopposed motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit...more

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GAO Finds EPA Implemented Three Open Recommendations Related to Assessing and Controlling Toxic Chemicals

On May 28, 2024, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) publicly released a report entitled Priority Open Recommendations: Environmental Protection Agency. According to the report, since GAO’s May 2023 letter, the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Updated TSCA Inventory Coincides with 2024 CDR Cycle Submission Period

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 23, 2024, that it has updated the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory. EPA states that this biannual update to the public TSCA Inventory is part of its...more

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EPA Releases Draft Risk Evaluation Documents for DIDP and DINP for Public Comment and Peer Review

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 20, 2024, the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft manufacturer-requested risk evaluation (MRRE) for di-isodecyl phthalate (DIDP) and the...more

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Registration Now Open for “TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later” Conference

Registration is now open for “TSCA Reform — Eight Years Later,” the June 26, 2024, day-long conference sponsored by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), the Environmental Law Institute (ELI), and the George Washington University...more

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Contaminants Compass: May 2024 Edition

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“Contaminants Compass” is a monthly newsletter that provides real-time updates, legal observations and actionable tips to navigate the constantly evolving legal challenges of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). This...more

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Risk Evaluation Rule Tees Up Litigation on How EPA Considers Chemical Use in Commerce

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on May 3, 2024 released its final amendments to its Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation (or the Risk Evaluation Rule), the procedural framework for evaluating the health and...more

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EPA Will Host Webinar on Advancing Eye Irritation Assessment with Non-Animal Methods for Industrial Chemicals and Agrochemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on May 8, 2024, that, in collaboration with the PETA Science Consortium International (PSCI), the Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS), and the California Department...more

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EPA Accepting Comment on Proposed Consent Decrees to Settle Lawsuits Challenging Time to Complete TSCA Risk Evaluations

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requested comment on proposed consent decrees that would address lawsuits filed by the Community In-Power and Development Association Inc. (CIDA), Learning...more

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EPA Overhauls Rules for Evaluating Existing Chemical Risks: Three Key Takeaways for Downstream Users

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Only six months after proposing to amend the procedures for risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024. A flurry of activity will soon...more

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EPA Finalizes Revisions to Risk Management Program (RMP) Regulations, with Special Focus on Petroleum and Chemical Manufacturers

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule (the “Rule”) that substantially expands its Risk Management Program (“RMP”) regulations aimed at preventing chemical accidents. The Rule takes effect on...more

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EPA Issues Final Methylene Chloride Rule Banning Most Uses

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On April 30, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued the final methylene chloride rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), establishing prohibitions and workplace protections for methylene...more

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