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RIN: 2070-AD16

Publication ID: Fall 2010

Title: High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals; Testing of Certain Chemicals
Abstract: EPA has or is developing several test rules under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require testing and recordkeeping requirements for certain high production volume (HPV) chemicals (i.e., chemicals which are manufactured (including imported) in the aggregate at more than 1 million pounds on an annual basis) that have not been sponsored under the voluntary HPV Challenge Program. Although varied based on specific data needs for the particular chemical, the data generally collected under these rules may include: acute toxicity, repeat dose toxicity, developmental and reproductive toxicity, mutagenicity, ecotoxicity, and environmental fate. The first rule proposed testing for 37 HPV chemicals with substantial worker exposure. When finalized in 2006, the number of chemicals included in the first final rule was reduced to 17 based on new information on annual production volumes, worker exposure, and commitments to the voluntary HPV Challenge Program. A second proposed test rule that published in 2008 for 19 chemicals is expected to be finalized in 2010. A third proposed test rule that published in early 2010 for 29 chemicals is expected to be finalized in 2011.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 790 to 799
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2603

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/26/2000	65 FR 81658
Final Action	03/16/2006	71 FR 13709
Direct Final Action1; Revocation; Coke-Oven Light Oil (Coal)	12/08/2006	71 FR 71058
NPRM2	07/24/2008	73 FR 43314
NPRM3	02/25/2010	75 FR 8575
Direct Final Action1-2; Revocation	12/00/2010
Final Action2	12/00/2010
NPRM4	04/00/2011
Final Action3	04/00/2011

Additional Information: EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0033; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0531; EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0112
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/chemtest
Sectors Affected: 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 325 Chemical Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Paul Campanella Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8091 Email: Campanella.Paul@epa.gov John Schaeffer Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8173 Fax:202 564-4765 Email: schaeffer.john@epa.gov