EPA TSCA CDR / IUR Presentation

As part of EPA’s comprehensive approach to enhance the Agency’s current chemicals management program, EPA plans to use a two-step process to identify priority chemical substances for review and assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA’s goal is to identify priority chemicals for near-term evaluation, not to screen and prioritize the entire TSCA Inventory of approximately 84,000 chemicals. EPA held a webinar and is hosting an online discussion forum to get public input on the prioritization factors and data sources the Agency is planning to use in this process.

Safe Chemicals Act of 2011

TSCA reform is still continuing even as the IUR regulations are being evaluated. Below are links and information on the Safe Chemicals Act (SCA) introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg including highlights from Senator Lautenberg's website.

Highlights of the Safe Chemicals Act
• Provides EPA with sufficient information to judge a chemical’s safety.
• Prioritizes chemicals based on risk.
• Takes fast action to address highest risk chemicals.
• Ensures safety threshold is met for all chemicals on the market.
• Creates open access to reliable chemical information.
• Promotes innovation and development of green chemistry.

IMPORTANT: IUR Suspended for 2011

EPA will temporarily suspend the TSCA Inventory Update Rule (IUR) submission period for 2011. Click HERE for full Federal Register announcement.

"EPA is amending the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(a) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) regulations by suspending the next IUR submission period. The IUR requires manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances included on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory) to report current data on the manufacturing, processing, and use of the chemical substances. In the Federal Register of August 13, 2010, EPA published proposed modifications to the IUR regulations. EPA is suspending the next submission period to allow additional time to finalize the proposed modifications to the IUR regulations, and to avoid finalizing changes to the reporting requirements in the midst of the 2011 submission period. EPA expects to finalize, in the near future, changes to the IUR reporting requirements which will supersede this action." Environmental Protection Agency on 05/11/2011