Friday 21 March 2014 at 9:28 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing that notifications of substantial risk under section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and voluntary For Your Information (FYI) submissions may now be filed electronically using EPA's electronic document submission system, the Central Data Exchange (CDX). Use of this electronic reporting option will streamline and reduce the administrative costs and burdens of submitting paper-based notifications of substantial risks and FYI submissions.
The EPA encourages submitters of TSCA section 8(e) notifications of substantial risk and voluntary submissions, including FYI submissions, to adopt electronic reporting as the preferred submission method. To report under the procedures discussed in this notice, submitters would register with CDX, select the Chemical Safety and Pesticide Program (CSPP) option, and use the Chemical Information Submission System (CISS) to access reporting of TSCA section 8(e) notification of substantial risk and FYI submissions.
Tuesday 18 February 2014 at 9:14 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is promulgating significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 35 chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). Fourteen of these chemical substances are subject to TSCA section 5(e) consent orders issued by EPA. This action requires persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process any of these 35 chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification will provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit that activity before it occurs. This rule is effective on April 14, 2014. For purposes of judicial review, this rule shall be promulgated at 1 p.m. (e.s.t.) on February 26, 2014.
Monday 17 February 2014 at 8:58 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for three chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). This action would require persons who intend to manufacture (including import) or process any of the chemical substances for an activity that is designated as a significant new use by this proposed rule to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing that activity. The required notification would provide EPA with the opportunity to evaluate the intended use and, if necessary, to prohibit or limit the activity before it occurs. Comments must be received on or before April 11, 2014.
The substances related to this notice are Alkanes, C21-34-branched and linear, chloro [CAS # 1417900-96-9], Alkanes, C22-30-branched and linear, chloro [CAS # 1401947-24-0], and Alkanes, C24-28, chloro [CAS # 1402738-52-6].
Wednesday 12 February 2014 at 8:50 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is establishing new requirements that will authorize the use of electronic manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste from a generator's site to the site of the receipt and disposition of the hazardous waste. This final rule also implements certain provisions of the Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest Establishment Act, Public Law 112-195, which directs EPA to establish a national electronic manifest system (or e-Manifest system), and to impose reasonable user service fees as a means to fund the development and operation of the e-Manifest system.
This final rule is effective as a final agency action on August 6, 2014. However, the implementation and compliance date for these regulations will be delayed until such time as the e-Manifest system is shown to be ready for operation and the schedule of fees for manifest related services has been announced.
Friday 10 January 2014 at 8:30 pm
Selected dates for the 2014 calendar year of regulatory importance are listed. This list is periodically updated and should not be viewed as all inclusive.
Important changes for 2014 include
The electonic reporting of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) data relating to EPCRA (Tier I and II forms), SARA (Toxics Release Inventory information) and TSCA data submissions.
Wednesday 04 December 2013 at 8:26 pm
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is amending certain reporting requirements that were promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require the use electronic reporting. EPA is requiring the use of electronic reporting in order to minimize the paperwork burden associated with the underlying regulatory requirements and to minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and disposition of information. This action will also improve the quality and use of information to strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in government and society, as well as provide for the timely dissemination of public information and in a manner that promotes the utility of the information to the public and makes effective use of information technology. This final rule is effective March 4, 2014.
