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RIN: 2070-AK03

Publication ID: Fall 2019

Title: Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation of Certain Uses Under TSCA Section6(a)
Abstract: Section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) provides authority for EPA to ban or restrict the manufacture (including import), processing, distribution in commerce, and use of chemical substances, as well as any manner or method of disposal. Section 26(l)(4) of TSCA authorizes EPA to issue rules under TSCA section 6 for chemicals listed in the 2014 update to the TSCA Work Plan for Chemical Assessments for which EPA published completed risk assessments prior to June 22, 2016, consistent with the scope of the completed risk assessment. In the June 2014 TSCA Work Plan Chemical Risk Assessment for TCE, EPA characterized risks from the use of TCE in commercial degreasing and in some consumer uses. EPA has preliminarily determined that these risks are unreasonable risks. On December 16, 2016, EPA proposed to prohibit the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, or commercial use of TCE in spot cleaning in dry cleaning facilities and aerosol degreasing. A separate action (RIN 2070-AK11), published on January 19, 2017, proposed to address the unreasonable risks from TCE when used in vapor degreasing. The uses identified in the proposed rules are being considered as part of the risk evaluation currently being conducted for TCE under TSCA section 6(b).
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
EO 13771 Designation: Regulatory
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 751
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2605 Toxic Substances Control Act

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	12/16/2016	81 FR 91592
NPRM Comment Period Extended	02/15/2017	82 FR 10732
Final Rule	To Be Determined

Additional Information: Docket #:EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0163
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: State
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: Yes
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Information URL: https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca	Public Comment URL: https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0163-0001
Sectors Affected: 314 Textile Product Mills; 321 Wood Product Manufacturing; 323 Printing and Related Support Activities; 32411 Petroleum Refineries; 325 Chemical Manufacturing; 326 Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing; 331 Primary Metal Manufacturing; 332 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing; 333 Machinery Manufacturing; 334 Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing; 335 Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing; 336 Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; 337 Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing; 339 Miscellaneous Manufacturing; 488 Support Activities for Transportation; 493 Warehousing and Storage; 811 Repair and Maintenance; 928 National Security and International Affairs
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Toni Krasnic Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7405M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0984 Email: krasnic.toni@epa.gov Joel Wolf Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7404M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-0432 Email: wolf.joel@epa.gov