2070-AK68 202010 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Procedures for Submitting Information Subject to Business Confidentiality Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering proposing new and amended rules concerning the assertion and maintenance of claims of business confidentiality (i.e., confidential business information or CBI) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Amendments to TSCA in 2016 included several new provisions concerning the assertion and Agency review and treatment of confidentiality claims. EPA is considering procedures for submitting and supporting such claims in TSCA submissions, including substantiation requirements, exemptions, electronic reporting enhancements, and maintenance or withdrawal of confidentiality claims. EPA is also considering whether the proposed rule should also elaborate on EPA's procedures for reviewing and communicating with TSCA submitters about confidentiality claims. EPA expects the proposed rule to include new provisions, as well as revisions to existing rules on asserting confidentiality claims to conform to the 2016 amendments to TSCA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No Not subject to, not significant Not Yet Determined 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq., Toxic Substances Control Act No NPRM 09/00/2021 Undetermined None Undetermined No https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi 324 Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing 325 Chemical Manufacturing No No Jessica Barkas 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 250-8880 barkas.jessica@epa.gov 7405M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC 20460