EPA revealed another set of chemical identities in health and safety studies June 8, 2011, here. I think most of them were “voluntary” by companies, but EPA is claiming some were not. Protect what is legitimate and be ready to back up your claim. Provide meaningful generic names. Let it go if you can protect [...]
Posts Tagged ‘TSCA Reform’
More TSCA CBI Revocations
Posted in TSCA, TSCA Reform, tagged confidentiality, EHS Strategies Inc., TSCA, TSCA Reform on June 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
TSCA Reform: Safe Chemicals Act 2011
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., Safe Chemicals Act, TSCA Reform on April 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Sen. Lautenberg released the 2011 version of the Safe Chemicals Act for TSCA Reform April 14 here. I’ve blogged about it before and posted a summary pdf here. The notable changes I see from last year’s version: – References to mixtures and articles have been deleted here and there. No PMNs by new mixture makers. [...]
TSCA CBI Revocations
Posted in TSCA, TSCA Reform, tagged confidentiality, EHS Strategies Inc., TSCA, TSCA Reform on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
EPA declassified confidentiality claims in a batch of 42 health and safety studies (mostly 8(e) notices of substantial risk) March 24, 2011, following through on their promise of transparency. Certainly there are some old claims out there that are no longer valid (many on what was at the time R&D activity that has either gone [...]
TSCA Reform: “No Harm”?
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., TSCA Reform on March 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Proposed bills to reform TSCA have argued to put the burden on chemical manufacturers to prove that there is “reasonable certainty that the substances pose no harm.“ But what does this mean, particularly in light of recent EPA positions on dioxin risk and endocrine disruptor tiered screening? [Covered in Feb 23, 2011, InsideEPA.com's Toxics Regulation [...]
TSCA: “The Blob”?
Posted in TSCA, TSCA Reform, tagged action plans, EHS Strategies Inc., TSCA, TSCA Reform on September 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Steven Owens, Administrator at the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, responsible for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act says TSCA is: “… a kind of blob out there.” [quote from a conference call with the American Bar Association Sept. 16, 2010, reported in Toxics Regulation News Sept. 29, 2010. He was contrasting [...]
TSCA – not as broken as claimed
Posted in TSCA, TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, Safe Chemicals Act, TSCA Reform on September 27, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Environment News Service continues the misinformation that current TSCA law is broken: “Under current policy, the EPA can only call for safety testing after evidence surfaces demonstrating a chemical is dangerous.” WRONG. Here’s what the law says today (highlighting mine): TSCA Section 4. Testing of chemical substances and mixtures (a) Testing requirements If the Administrator [...]
HR 5820 Implications: Chemical Processors
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged action plans, chemical processors, EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on September 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What would TSCA reform bill HR 5820, if it passed as released, do to companies beyond what they have to do today? This blog deals with my best guess at what the implications are for Chemical Processors and follows on from my previous review for chemical manufacturers/importers. This blog also deals only with single chemicals [...]
HR 5820 Implications: Safety Standards and New Uses
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Part of a series of blogs on the House bill HR 5820 to reform TSCA. TSCA reform bill HR 5820 sets up requirements for EPA to establish “safety standards” and a new twist on significant new use rules (SNURs). Here’s a quick summary that applies to scenarios described in related blogs on HR 5820 Implications [...]
HR 5820 Implications: Chemical Manufacturers/Importers
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged action plans, EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What would TSCA reform bill HR 5820, if it passed as released, do to companies beyond what they have to do today? This blog deals with my best guess at what the implications are for Chemicals Manufacturers [and Importers - still treated the same] for the following scenarios: Scenario A. Company manufactures an existing chemical [...]
HR 5820: Major Reset of TSCA
Posted in TSCA Reform, tagged EHS Strategies Inc., HR 5820, TSCA Reform on August 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
HR 5820 Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010: Reporting, reporting and more reporting: TSCA reformers want to squeeze companies for all the data they can as soon as they can. Who is making and using every chemical for what and how much? What are all the physical/chemical properties and toxicity data, exposure info, and life [...]
