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RIN: 2070-AC61

Publication ID: Spring 1998

Title: TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments
Abstract: This action would amend the current Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Rule (IUR) to require chemical manufacturers to report to EPA data on exposures and the industrial and consumer end uses of chemicals they produce. Currently, EPA requires chemical manufacturers to report the names of the chemicals they produce, as well as the locations of manufacturing facilities and the quantities produced. About 3,000 facilities reported data on about 9,000 unique chemicals during the last reporting cycle under the IUR. Data obtained would be used by EPA and others to: better understand the potential for chemical exposures and then screen the chemicals now in commerce and identify those of highest concern; establish priorities and goals for their chemical assessment, risk management and prevention programs and monitor their progress; encourage pollution prevention by identifying potentially safer substitute chemicals for uses of potential concern; and enhance the effectiveness of chemical risk communication efforts. EPA has held meetings with representatives of the chemical industry, environmental groups, environmental justice leaders, labor groups, State governments and other Federal agencies to insure public involvement in the TSCA Inventory Update Rule Amendments Project.
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 710
Legal Authority: 15 USC 2607(a)

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/00/1998

Additional Information: SAN No. 3301 ^PRFA: N
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: Federal
Small Entities Affected: Businesses
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
Agency Contact: Susan Krueger Environmental Protection Agency Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances 7406, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 260-1713 Fax:202 260-1661 Email: krueger.susan@epa.gov