Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
88 FR 82287
11/24/2023
Update Type
Proposed Rules

EPA proposed revisions to the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1), two of the five persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals addressed in final rules issued under TSCA in January 2021.

Volume
54
Issue
1
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53
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34
88 FR 81410
11/22/2023
Update Type
Notices

EPA published statements of findings after its review of certain TSCA submissions from September 1, 2023, to September 30, 2023, that certain new chemical substances or significant new uses are not likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.

Volume
54
Issue
1
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53
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34
88 FR 74712
10/31/2023
Update Type
Proposed Rules

EPA proposed to prohibit all manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of trichloroethylene (TCE) and industrial and commercial use of TCE for all uses, with longer compliance time frames and workplace controls for certain processing and industrial and commercial uses (including proposed phaseouts and time limited exemptions); prohibit the disposal of TCE to industrial pretreatment, industrial treatment, or POTWs, with a time limited exemption for cleanup projects; and establish recordkeeping and downstream notification requirements.

Volume
53
Issue
12
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53
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31
88 FR 74292
10/30/2023
Update Type
Proposed Rules

EPA proposed to amend the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under TSCA to better align with applicable court decisions and the statutory text, reflect the Agency's experience implementing the risk evaluation program following enactment of the 2016 TSCA amendments, and allow for consideration of future scientific advances in the risk evaluation process without need to further amend the Agency's procedural rule.

Volume
53
Issue
12
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53
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31
88 FR 62395
09/11/2023
Update Type
Notices

United States v. Apex Building Co., Inc., No. 23-cv-7838 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 5, 2023). Under a proposed consent decree, a settling TSCA defendant that conducted unlawful renovations work must perform injunctive relief and pay a $606,706 civil penalty.

Volume
53
Issue
11
Update Volume
53
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26
88 FR 59662
08/29/2023
Update Type
Final Rules

EPA finalized several amendments to the PCB regulations, including an expanded set of extraction and determinative methods that can be used to characterize and verify the cleanup of PCBs waste; amendment of the performance-based disposal option for PCB remediation waste; removal of the provision allowing PCB bulk product waste to be disposed of as roadbed material; and the addition of more flexible provisions for cleanup and disposal of waste generated by spills that occur during emergency situations.

Volume
53
Issue
10
Update Volume
53
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25
88 FR 49180
07/28/2023
Update Type
Proposed Rules

EPA proposed to address the unreasonable risk of injury to human health presented by carbon tetrachloride under its conditions of use as documented in EPA’s 2020 Risk Evaluation for Carbon Tetrachloride and 2022 Revised Unreasonable Risk Determination for Carbon Tetrachloride pursuant to the TSCA.

Volume
53
Issue
9
Update Volume
53
Update Issue
21
88 FR 48249
07/26/2023
Update Type
Notices

EPA announced the availability of and seeks comment on a draft revision to the risk determination for 1,4-dioxane following a risk evaluation issued under TSCA.

Volume
53
Issue
9
Update Volume
53
Update Issue
21

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