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EPA’s Final Rule Enhances Risk Evaluations Process For Scrutiny of TSCA Chemicals

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On May 3, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its Final Rule that amends the risk evaluation process for chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and the steps chemical manufacturers and...more

Wiley Rein LLP

[Webinar] EPA Risk Evaluations Under TSCA: What’s at Stake and How to Prepare - May 16th, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EDT

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On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) final rule on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) was published in the Federal Register. In the words of EPA’s...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

AI regulation introduced in Europe - setting the way forward for the rest of the world or slowing down the adoption of new tech?

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The EU AI Act, which was passed by the European Parliament on 13 March and is set to become law later this year, will probably be the world’s first legislation to introduce a general regulatory framework for artificial...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Issues TSCA Section 4 Test Orders for Nine Chemicals Undergoing Risk Evaluation

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on January 15, 2021, that it has issued test orders under Section 4 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to obtain additional data on nine of the next 20...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Manufacturer and Importer Liability under the TSCA Fees Rule for EPA-Initiated Risk Evaluations: An Opaque and Evolving Story

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Under Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 26(b), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg Act), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is authorized to collect...more

Wiley Rein LLP

TSCA Cost Sharing Consortias Are Broken Due to EPA Rule – Can They Be Fixed?

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Under the EPA fee rule for TSCA (40 C.F.R. § 700.45), manufacturers (including importers) of chemicals undergoing risk evaluation are subject to the TSCA fee of $1.35 million. Following publication of a preliminary list of...more

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EPA Modifies Classes of Manufacturers and Importers Subject to TSCA Fees Rule for High-Priority Substances in the U.S.

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One of the hallmarks of the 2016 United States TSCA reform bill was the creation of a risk evaluation process for certain chemical substances. To implement this risk evaluation process, EPA promulgated regulations regarding...more

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Toxic Substances and Control Act Overhaul

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Under the recently amended Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA), EPA is bound by new requirements and enforceable timetables to complete risk assessments for chemicals manufactured, distributed and imported to the United...more

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