USA - First Restrictions Issued by the EPA Under the 2016 TSCA Reform Act
In 2016, the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act) was signed into law. The Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act amends the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the nation’s primary chemicals management law. The act provided the EPA with an entirely new mechanism for restricting chemicals in the US.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued the first set of final rules that restrict specific substances using the regulatory framework that the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act established on the basis that they will reduce exposures to certain chemicals that are persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic (PBT). These chemicals build up in the environment over time and can therefore have potential exposure risks for susceptible subpopulations, such as children and workers, consumers, commercial users and the general population overall.
March 8 update:
On March 8, the EPA announced an additional 60-day comment period for the 5 new rules they recently issued. They also issued a 180-day "No Action Assurance" indicating that the agency will exercise its enforcement discretion regarding the PIP (3:1) rule. The EPA could potentially make changes to the 5 new rules in the near future based on the information they receive during this 60-day comment period.
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