EPA proposed to prohibit the manufacture, import, processing, and distribution of methylene chloride for consumer and most types of commercial paint and coating removal under §6 of TSCA.

EPA proposed to prohibit the manufacture, import, processing, and distribution of methylene chloride for consumer and most types of commercial paint and coating removal under §6 of TSCA.

EPA proposed to establish a process for conducting risk evaluations to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment, without consideration of costs or other non-risk factors, under TSCA.

EPA proposed new health and environmental protection standards under the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act applicable to byproduct materials produced by uranium in-situ recovery.

EPA proposed to establish a risk-based screening process and criteria under TSCA to identify chemical substances as either High-Priority Substances for risk evaluation, or Low-Priority Substances for which risk evaluations are not warranted at the time.

EPA amended its Risk Management Program regulations to improve chemical process safety, assist local emergency authorities in planning for and responding to accidents, and improve public awareness of chemical hazards at regulated sources.

EPA proposed procedures regarding the manner in which retrospective and forward-looking TSCA inventory notifications must be submitted, the details of the notification requirements, exemptions from such requirements, and procedures for handling claims of confidentiality.

EPA finalized reporting and recordkeeping requirements under TSCA for certain chemical substances when they are manufactured or processed at the nanoscale.

EPA added a subsurface intrusion component to the Hazard Ranking System, which expands the number of available options for EPA, state and tribal organizations performing work on behalf of EPA to evaluate actual and potential threats to public health from releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

EPA proposed adding natural gas processing facilities to the industrial sectors covered by the reporting requirements of §313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and §6607 of the Pollution Prevention Act.