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EPA/OCSPP RIN: 2070-AJ89 Publication ID: Spring 2011 
Title: ●Cadmium; Health and Safety Data Reporting Under TSCA Section 8(d) 
Abstract: EPA has agreed to grant a request by the Sierra Club submitted in a TSCA section 21 Petition on May 28, 2010, that EPA will use its authority under section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require reporting by producers, importers, and processors of cadmium and cadmium compounds that are reasonably likely to be incorporated into consumer products. On August 30, 2010, EPA agreed to initiate this rulemaking in response to a citizen's petition filed under TSCA section 21 on May 28, 2010. As requested by the petitioners, EPA will propose a rule to require the submission of lists and/or copies of ongoing and completed unpublished health and safety studies relevant to the determination on whether a potential hazard exists and whether a product may be a banned hazardous substance as outlined in CPSC guideline. TSCA section 8(d) authorizes the Agency to promulgate rules requiring that manufacturers, processors, and distributors of chemical substances or mixtures submit lists and copies of health and safety studies to the Administrator. This action is a step toward protecting human health and especially children's health from the potential risks associated exposure to cadmium through contact with consumer products. 
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(d) TSCA 8(d)   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  05/00/2012    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Information URL: http://www.epa.gov/lead/pubs/toyjewelry.htm  
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Robert Jones
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7405M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-8161
Fax:202 564-4745
Email: Jones.Robert@epa.gov

Mark Seltzer
Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
7405M,
Washington, DC 20460
Phone:202 564-2910
Email: Seltzer.Mark@epa.gov