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EPA/OCSPP | RIN: 2070-AK69 | Publication ID: Spring 2021 |
Title: TSCA Section 8(d) Health and Safety Data Reporting; Addition of 20 High-Priority Substances and 30 Organohalogen Flame Retardants | |
Abstract:
This rulemaking would add 20 High-Priority Substances (HPS) and 30 organohalogen flame retardants to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) section 8(d) "model" Health and Safety Data Reporting rule, codified at 40 CFR part 716, to obtain lists and copies of unpublished health and safety studies from manufacturers (including importers) of these chemicals. The Interagency Testing Committee (ITC), established under TSCA section 4(e), discussed and recommended adding these chemicals to the Priority Testing List (PTL) in May 2020 at the request of EPA (for the 20 High-Priority Substances) and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (for the 30 organohalogen flame retardants) to obtain this information to inform risk evaluations each agency is required to conduct pursuant to their respective statutory programs. The amendment process for these additions to 40 CFR part 716 will be pursuant to 40 CFR 716.105(b) and (c), which describes the process for adding chemical substances and mixtures to 40 CFR 716.120 after being added to the PTL. When the ITC adds chemicals to the PTL, those chemicals are added to 716.120 by publication of a rule amendment in the Federal Register. Such amendments are effective 30 days after publication. However, EPA may withdraw the chemical substance or mixture for good cause. Any information showing why a chemical substance or mixture should be withdrawn must be received by EPA within 14 days of publication of the amendment. The types of unpublished health and safety studies EPA and CPSC are seeking include studies on health effects, environmental effects, environmental fate, and occupational, general, and consumer exposure for these chemicals. |
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Agency: Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 40 CFR 716 | |
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. Toxic Substances Control Act |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: None |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Diana Fahning Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 564-8621 Email: fahning.diana@epa.gov David Turk Environmental Protection Agency Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7406M, Washington, DC 20460 Phone:202 566-1527 Email: turk.david@epa.gov |