By Brent I. Clark, James L. Curtis, and Craig B. Simonsen

Safety at workThe U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Labor (DOL) announced last week an expansion of its worker endangerment initiative to address worker safety violations through the use of enhanced criminal fines and penalties.

According to Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates, “on an average
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By Andrew H. Perellis and Craig B. Simonsen

EPA published today a Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) for Pentane, 1,1,1,2,3,3-hexafluoro-4-(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy) (Pentane SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S. Code Chapter 53.

The rule was adopted in response to the pre-manufacture notice PMN P–07–204, for the chemical identified as CAS No. 870778–34–0. Potentially affected entities under the
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By James L. Curtis, Jeryl L. Olson, and Craig B. Simonsen

EPA has denied a January 28, 2014, petition by various housing industry groups, requesting EPA to develop a new Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) recordkeeping rule aimed at building managers, building owners, and contractors that have or may need to disturb lead based paint in
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By Jeryl L. Olson

On December 4, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule, effective March 4, 2014, mandating that most information required to be reported to the Agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) be made electronically, rather than by paper-based filings. 78 Fed. Reg. 72818.

The reporting requirements under TSCA Section 4 (Toxic
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By Craig B. Simonsen

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the public release of its Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) database which was previously used almost exclusively by EPA. The database contains comprehensive use and exposure  information on more than 7,600 of the most widely used chemicals in the United States, gathered from Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) regulated manufacturers

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By Jeryl L. Olson, Eric E. Boyd and Craig B. Simonsen

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is hosting a meeting on May 31, 2012, by invitation only, with industry and nongovernmental organizational representatives, to discuss the public release of information submitted by industry under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. The meeting is by invitation

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