Tag: TSCA
Fingers Crossed that the Senate TSCA Reform Bill Could Pass This Year
The authors of the TSCA reform bill (S 697) are confident that it will hit the Senate floor this year and could be on the president’s desk by the end of the year. The House overwhelmingly approved its own TSCA bill in June of this year. However, in the Senate there has been an absence […]
Revised Draft Bill in U.S. House Builds on Momentum to Reform TSCA
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on the Environment and Economy released an updated draft of “The TSCA Modernization Act of 2015,” on May 13, 2015. This draft intends to reform and modernize the decades-old Toxic Substance Control Act. The TSCA Modernization discussion draft states that “the goal is to provide the public with […]
EPA Proposes One-Time Reporting Requirements for Nanoscale Materials
The EPA proposes one-time reporting and recordkeeping requirements on nanoscale materials in the marketplace. The agency is proposing to use Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) to collect the existing exposure and health and safety information on chemicals currently in the marketplace when manufactured or proceed as nanoscale materials. This proposal will require one-time reporting from […]
TSCA Can You Keep Up?
The 113th Congress failed to enact legislation that would reform the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) which has not been updated since its enactment in 1976. It is predicted that states will continue these efforts to regulate or even ban chemical substances labeled as “risky”, “of concern” or “high priority.” Some state legislatures have already […]
EPA Considers New Regulations for Lead-Based Paint Hazards at Public and Commercial Buildings
The EPA is the process of determining whether lead‐based paint hazards exist for activities in public and commercial buildings, as required under section 402(c)(3) of the Toxic Substances Control Act. If the EPA determines that renovation activities create lead‐based paint hazards, EPA is required to address those hazards through regulation. EPA summarized the approach it […]