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On May 6, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated a final significant new use rule (SNUR) under Section 5(a)(2) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for the chemical substance identified generically as multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), which was the subject of premanufacture notice (PMN) P-08-199. Under the final SNUR, persons intending to manufacture, import, or process MWCNT for a use that is designated as a significant new use by the final rule must notify...
Category: TSCA
MAY 9, 2011 -- SAVE THE DATE Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that B&C will host a webinar to discuss Senator Frank Lautenberg's (D-NJ) recently reintroduced bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, on Monday, May 9, 2011, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). This...
On April 14, 2011, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) introduced the Safe Chemicals Act of 2011, which is intended to modernize the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to require chemical companies to demonstrate the safety of industrial chemicals and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to evaluate safety based on the best available science. The bill is co-sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Barbara Boxer (D-CA). Lautenberg previously introduced...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released on April 13, 2011, chemical action plans for methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI), toluene diisocyanate (TDI), and related compounds. According to EPA, Americans may be exposed to these chemicals when they are used in certain applications, such as spray foam insulation, sealing concrete, or finishing floors. EPA states that diisocyanates are used to make polyurethane polymers. Most polyurethane products, such as foam mattresses or bowling...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. is hosting a webinar on TSCA Reform Legislative Initiatives on September 22, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. (EDT). This webinar will focus on recent developments and as such builds on the May 22, 2010, webinar, which focused on developments to that time. Please save the date -- details will be sent under separate cover....
July 28, 2010
House Introduces TSCA Reform Legislation: Summary and Comparison of House and Senate Bills and House Discussion Draft
On July 22, 2010, Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5820) (TCSA), which is intended to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). On July 27, 2010, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce issued a briefing memo announcing a Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection...
Last evening, Representatives Bobby Rush (D-IL), Chair of the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, and Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010 (H.R. 5820) (TCSA), which is intended to strengthen the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The bill is different in key respects from the House Discussion Draft circulated by Representatives Rush and Waxman on April 15, 2010 -- better in some instances and...
Thank you for participating in Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s webinar on TSCA Reform on Monday, May 10, 2010. We are delighted that you were able to participate, and hope that you found the information and format useful and convenient. Apropos of our recent webinar, we thought we would use this occasion to share Charlie Auer's response to a recent blog posting by Dr. Richard Denison regarding the reasons why Charlie believes some aspects of the current legislative initiatives to amend TSCA may...
The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta) and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to provide the summary and comparison of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform measures recently circulated and invites you to participate in a webinar on Monday, May 10, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Details regarding the webinar will be sent under separate cover. On April 15, 2010, Senator Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) released the text of the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010, S. 3209...