by Caltha Company | Feb 18, 2013 | Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship, TSCA
EPA released the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information on more than 7,600 chemicals in commerce. The CDR database contains use and exposure information on the most widely used chemicals in the United States. This report is for calendar year 2011. EPA received...
by Caltha Company | Feb 18, 2013 | Air Quality, Environmental Audit, EPCRA, Hazardous Materials, TSCA, Waste, Water
EPA has published a Federal Register notice asking for public comments and recommendations on its National Enforcement Initiatives for FY2014-2016. The agency selects priority areas every three years in order to focus federal resources on the most important...
by Caltha Company | Jan 8, 2013 | Environmental Review, Hazardous Materials, Product Stewardship, TSCA
EPA has released for public comment draft risk assessments on five chemicals found in common household products. The draft risk assessments were developed as part of the agency’s Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Work Plan, which identified common chemicals for...
by Caltha Company | Dec 31, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, TSCA
In 2010, EPA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning renovation, repair, and painting activities on and in public and commercial buildings. EPA is in the process of determining whether these activities create lead-based paint hazards. For those that...
by Caltha Company | Dec 29, 2012 | Hazardous Materials, TSCA
EPA is withdrawing the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting Rule that it issued on December 3, 2012. The health and safety data reporting rule would have required manufacturers (including importers) of cadmium or...
by Caltha Company | Dec 21, 2012 | Product Stewardship, TSCA
EPA is withdrawing significant new use rules (SNURs) promulgated under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for chemical substances which were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs). EPA published these SNURs using direct final rulemaking procedures. However,...
