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RIN: 2070-AJ43

Publication ID: Spring 2011

Title: TSCA Inventory Update Reporting Modifications
Abstract: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule enables EPA to collect and then, to the extent possible due to data confidentiality claims, make public critical information on the manufacturing, processing, and use of commercial chemicals, including current information on volumes of chemical production, manufacturing facility data, and how the chemicals are used. This information helps the Agency determine whether chemicals may be dangerous to people or the environment. In 2010, EPA proposed to amend the TSCA IUR rule, thereby providing improved information for EPA to better identify and, where appropriate, take steps to manage risks associated with chemical substances and mixtures (referred to hereafter as chemical substances). Additionally, improved information would be available for the public. The IUR rule, promulgated under TSCA section 8(a), requires manufacturers (including importers) of certain chemical substances on the TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory (TSCA Inventory) to report information about the manufacturing (including import), processing, and use of those chemical substances. EPA proposed to require electronic reporting of IUR information and to modify IUR reporting requirements, including certain circumstances that trigger reporting, the specific data to be reported, the reporting standard for processing and use information, and Confidential Business Information (CBI) reporting procedures. These proposed modifications would provide information to better address Agency and public information needs, improve the usability and reliability of the reported data, and ensure that data are available in a timely manner.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 710
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607 (TSCA sec 8)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	08/13/2010	75 FR 49656
NPRM Comment Period End	10/12/2010
Final Action	06/00/2011

Additional Information: EPA publication information: NPRM - http://www.regulations.gov/search/Regs/home.html#documentDetail?R=0900006480b2ff32; EPA Docket information: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0187
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/iur/
Sectors Affected: 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing; 325 Chemical Manufacturing
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Chenise Farquharson Environmental Protection Agency Air and Radiation 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-7768 Fax:202 564-4775 Email: farquharson.chenise@epa.gov Susan Sharkey Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8789 Fax:202 564-4775 Email: sharkey.susan@epa.gov