2070-AK68 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 2000 Environmental Protection Agency EPA Confidential Business Information Claims Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering finalizing 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 CBI claims. EPA is considering finalizing procedures for submitting and supporting such claims in TSCA submissions, including substantiation requirements, exemptions, electronic reporting enhancements, and maintenance or withdrawal of CBI claims. EPA is also considering finalizing procedures for reviewing and communicating with TSCA submitters about CBI claims. EPA expects the final rule may include new provisions, as well as revisions to existing rules on asserting confidentiality claims to conform to the 2016 amendments to TSCA.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 40 CFR 720 40 CFR 723 40 CFR 725 40 CFR 2 40 CFR 702 40 CFR 703 40 CFR 704 40 CFR 707 40 CFR 716 40 CFR 717 40 CFR 790 15 U.S.C. 2613 No NPRM 05/12/2022 87 FR 29078 Final Rule 06/07/2023 88 FR 37155 Final Rule Effective 08/07/2023 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2021-0419. Undetermined None No 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 Katherine Sleasman 2070 Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention OCSPP 202 566-1204 sleasman.katherine@epa.gov 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Mail Code 7602M, Washington DC 20460