New PMNs and NOCs

US EPA publishes list of new substances covered by TSCA Section 5

July 9, 2012

As required by Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the list of 34 premanufacturing notices (PMN), and 22 notices of commencement to manufacture (NOCs) received between 1 May and 25 May 2012. Of the PMNs, 19 have their manufacturer or importer protected as confidential business information. Comments on these notices are due to EPA by 6 August 2012.

$1.4 Million Violation - Dover Chemicals

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Dover Chemical Corporation has agreed to pay $1.4 million in civil penalties for the unauthorized manufacture of chemical substances at facilities in Dover, Ohio and Hammond, Ind. The settlement resolves violations of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) premanufacture notice obligations for its production of various chlorinated paraffins.

SNURs for 17 Chemicals & Carbon Nanotubes

EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under section 5(a)(2) of TSCA for rutile, tin zinc, calcium-doped and rutile, tin zinc, sodium-doped, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The proposed SNURs would designate as a significant new use the absence of the protective measures required in EPA issued consent orders.

Substances Subject to Proposed Rule EPA is proposing to establish significant new use and recordkeeping requirements for 17 chemical substances in 40 CFR part 721, subpart E.

Premanufacture Notice Information and Guidance

Do you need help with EPA's TSCA Premanufacture Notice (PMN)?  Below is a short description of what a PMN is and where to find further information.

Mandated by section 5 of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA's New Chemicals Program helps manage the potential risk to human health and the environment from chemicals new to the marketplace. The program functions as a "gatekeeper" that can identify conditions, up to and including a ban on production, to be placed on the use of a new chemical before it is entered into commerce. Anyone who plans to manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose is required by section 5 of TSCA to provide EPA with notice before initiating the activity. This premanufacture notice, or PMN, must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the manufacture or import of the chemical.