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2010 Regulatory Calendar

04 01 10 - 19:03 Selected dates for the 2010 calendar year of regulatory importance are listed.  This list is periodically updated and should not be viewed as all inclusive.

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January 1: () The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires large emitters (25,000 metric tons or more) of heat-trapping emissions to begin collecting greenhouse gas (GHG) data under a new reporting system.  Reporting will be required in 2011.

January 26: () Deadline for submission of information concerning the re-evaluation of DSL substances grouped together as "Batch 11" - substances which present high environmental or occupational risk (Section 71 Survey Notices under the Canadian Challenge Program).

January 31: () TSCA Polymer Exemption reports are due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. If your company has taken the polymer exemption during the 2009 calendar year, you must submit a letter to the EPA designating that the exemption was taken.

February 1: () OSHA's Injury and Illness annual summary is required to be posted and must remain posted until April 30. It must be certified to be correct and complete by a company executive (based on the OSHA 300 Log).

March 1: () Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms under SARA Title III, Section 312 are due (Tier II Report).

April 6: () TSCA eReporting using the ePMN software along with the EPA's Central Data Exchange system goes into effect.

April 27: () Deadline for submission of information concerning the re-evaluation of DSL substances grouped together as "Batch 12" - substances which present high environmental or occupational risk (Section 71 Survey Notices under the Canadian Challenge Program).

July 1: () Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) under the EPA's SARA Title III, Section 313 is due.

July 15: () Ethanol useage reports per the permitting process under the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (now the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau) must be submitted.

December 1: () Classification of substances manufactured in or transported to Europe must be classified according to the Global Harmonized System (GHS).

December 1: () Registration deadline of substances imported into the EU or manufactured there is due under REACh, if those substances are 1000 metric tons or more per year (1 ton for CMR and 100 tons for chemicals considered very toxic for the aquatic environment).

Future Dates to Keep in Mind

June 1, 2011: () EPA reporting under TSCA's Inventory Update Rule (IUR) will begin and last until September 30 for chemicals manufactured during the calendar year 2010.

June 1, 2013: () Registration deadline of substances imported into the EU or manufactured there is due under REACh, if those substances are 100 metric tons or more per year. 

June 1, 2015: () Classification of mixtures manufactured in or transported to Europe must be classified according to the Global Harmonized System (GHS).

June 1, 2018: () Registration deadline of substances imported into the EU or manufactured there is due under REACh, if those substances are 1 metric ton or more per year.  

IMPORTANT: The information provided here is to be used as a guide ONLY. Please be sure to consult with current regulations, as provisions in laws do sometimes change. This page highlights some important dates for compliance...it is NOT intended to be exhaustive.