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The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta®) is expanding its regulatory services and is offering the exciting prospect of working with a fast growing, international chemical products consulting group. We are seeking Regulatory Affairs professionals to join our European office in Manchester, UK. The ideal candidate will be educated in the biological sciences, chemistry, environmental sciences and/or toxicology fields with strong knowledge of and experience in international chemical regulatory affairs,...
CANADA Canada Publishes Notice With Respect To Substances In The NPRI For 2016 And 2017: On February 27, 2016, Environment and Climate Change Canada published a Canada Gazette notice with respect to substances in the National Pollutant Release Inventory (NPRI) for 2016 and 2017. Under the authority of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), owners or operators of...
On March 29, 2016, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule exempting manufacturers of six biodiesel chemicals from reporting processing and use information under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a). 81 Fed. Reg. 17392. In 2014, the Biobased and Renewable Products Advocacy Group (BRAG®), managed by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.'s (B&C®) affiliate, B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM) filed...
On March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NAS) announced the appointment of its provisional committee on "Future Biotechnology Products and Opportunities to Enhance Capabilities of the Biotechnology Regulatory System." This study is being commissioned pursuant to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy's (OSTP) July 2, 2015, memorandum, "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products," that states it would "commission an...
March 3, 2016
Agencies Convene Second Meeting On Modernizing Regulatory System For Biotechnology Products
On March 2, 2016, EPA and other federal agencies announced that the second public meeting on the July 2, 2015, memorandum entitled "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products" would be held March 9, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. 81 Fed. Reg. 10858. According to EPA, the March 9, 2016, meeting was convened to solicit comment on the current federal roles and responsibilities regarding biotechnology products. The July 2, 2015, memorandum was jointly issued by the Office of Science and...
AUSTRALIA Australia Issues Second Consultation Paper On Reforms To National Regulatory Framework: On February 18, 2016, the Australian government published Consultation Paper 2 outlining proposals for reform of the country's chemical regulatory framework. The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) is consulting on the paper until March 30, 2016. The paper proposes allowing use of...
February 29, 2016
Biotechnology: Second Meeting on Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products Will Be Held March 9
The second public meeting on the July 2, 2015, memorandum entitled "Modernizing the Regulatory System for Biotechnology Products" will be held March 9, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (CT) in Dallas, Texas. Registration is now open. To participate in person, registration should be completed by March 4, 2016. Registration is also required to view and participate in a live streaming of the public meeting. According to the U.S....
February 11, 2016
House Bill Would Delete International Regulatory Provisions From Clean Air Act, And Other Recent CAA Developments
House Bill Would Delete International Regulatory Provisions From Clean Air Act: Stating that "this assault on our Constitution and states' rights must be stopped," Representative Scott Perry (R-PA) on February 11, 2016, introduced a bill that would deny the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "the ability to bypass Congress and take control of every states' energy program." The Energy Sovereignty Act (H.R. 4544) seeks to do so by eliminating Section 115 of...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta®) are pleased to announce that Oscar Hernandez, Ph.D. has joined our teams as Senior Regulatory Chemist. Dr. Hernandez is the former Director of the Risk Assessment Division (RAD) in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), where he managed a multi-disciplinary science group that provided expert scientific support in the areas of hazard and risk assessment of chemicals...
On January 25, 2016, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) announced the adoption of final regulations (Regulations) related to the development and maintenance of a website to "provide information to the public regarding exposures to listed chemicals for which warnings are being provided" under Proposition 65 (Prop 65). Final Statement of Reasons (FSOR) at 11. OEHHA states that its intent with these Regulations is to "increase the availability of...