Seyfarth Synopsis: Continuing its assault on commonly used chemicals that pose risks to human health, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”) issued (but has not yet published in the Federal Register) bans on Trichloroethylene (“TCE” or “Tri”) and Perchloroethylene (“PCE” or “Perc”) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”). The bans were first proposed in 2023, but have now
Continue Reading Hung Out to Dry: USEPA Issues Bans on Trichloroethylene and PerchloroethyleneBy Rebecca A. Davis, Brent I. Clark, Jeryl L. Olson, Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana R. Morady, and Kay R. Bonza
Seyfarth Synopsis: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a list of disinfectants to use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
EPA today released a list of disinfectants to use against
Continue Reading EPA Releases List of Disinfectants to Use Against SARS-CoV-2, the Virus that Causes the COVID-19 Disease
By Rebecca A. Davis, Brent I. Clark, Patrick D. Joyce, Ilana R. Morady, and Kay R. Bonza
Seyfarth Synopsis: As an early and aggressive response to potential threats related to the novel coronavirus disease, now identified as COVID-19, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) activated its Emerging Viral Pathogen Guidance for Antimicrobial Pesticides (Guidance).
Continue Reading EPA Reacts to Coronavirus Concerns With Disinfectant Guidance
By Brent I. Clark, Kay R. Bonza, and Craig B. Simonsen
Seyfarth Synopsis: OSHA “strongly supports” EPA’s proposed updates to its existing regulations governing significant new uses of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act. The proposed changes seek to reconcile EPA requirements with OSHA and NIOSH requirements.
Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor
Continue Reading OSHA Weighs In on EPA Proposed Rule Governing the Use of New Chemical Substances
By Patrick D. Joyce, Philip L. Comella, and Craig B. Simonsen
The U.S. Senate yesterday passed the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Chemical Safety Act).
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), in an announcement, indicated that the legislation creates a “predictable and transparent federal system to regulate the safety of chemicals based on the latest
Continue Reading Senate Passes Long Awaited Chemical Safety Bill
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
Continue Reading EPA Significant New Use Rule for Pentane… Chemical Requires Impervious Gloves
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
Continue Reading EPA Puts Public and Commercial Building Managers on Notice About OSHA Lead Information
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
Continue Reading New TSCA Electronic Reporting Requirements
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
Continue Reading EPA Releases to Public the Chemical Data Reporting Database
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