MoreTSCA requires the EPA to list certain chemicals that are imported or developed for use in products in the United States before they can be used or tested here.
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include imports) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory list) to notify the EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), the EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a pre-manufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document covers the period from Dec. 3, 2010 to Jan. 31, 2011, and provides the required notice and status report. It consists of PMNs that are pending or expired, and the NOC to manufacture a new chemical that the agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
The EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an "existing'' chemical or a "new'' chemical as defined by the regulation. Any chemical substance that is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a new chemical, while those that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an existing chemical. For more information about the TSCA Inventory use this link to visit the website. Anyone who plans to manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide the EPA with a PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes the agency to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a), for "test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a TME. For more information about the requirements applicable to a new chemical click on this link. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), the EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from Dec. 3, 2010 to Jan. 31, 2011, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
Section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires any person who intends to manufacture (defined by statute to include imports) a new chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the TSCA Inventory list) to notify the EPA and comply with the statutory provisions pertaining to the manufacture of new chemicals. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), the EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a pre-manufacture notice (PMN) or an application for a test marketing exemption (TME), and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of notices of commencement (NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. This document covers the period from Dec. 3, 2010 to Jan. 31, 2011, and provides the required notice and status report. It consists of PMNs that are pending or expired, and the NOC to manufacture a new chemical that the agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
The EPA classifies a chemical substance as either an "existing'' chemical or a "new'' chemical as defined by the regulation. Any chemical substance that is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory is classified as a new chemical, while those that are on the TSCA Inventory are classified as an existing chemical. For more information about the TSCA Inventory use this link to visit the website. Anyone who plans to manufacture or import a new chemical substance for a non-exempt commercial purpose is required by TSCA section 5 to provide the EPA with a PMN, before initiating the activity. Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes the agency to allow persons, upon application, to manufacture (includes import) or process a new chemical substance, or a chemical substance subject to a significant new use rule (SNUR) issued under TSCA section 5(a), for "test marketing'' purposes, which is referred to as a TME. For more information about the requirements applicable to a new chemical click on this link. Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 5(d)(3), the EPA is required to publish in the Federal Register a notice of receipt of a PMN or an application for a TME and to publish in the Federal Register periodic status reports on the new chemicals under review and the receipt of NOCs to manufacture those chemicals. This status report, which covers the period from Dec. 3, 2010 to Jan. 31, 2011, consists of the PMNs pending or expired, and the NOCs to manufacture a new chemical that the Agency has received under TSCA section 5 during this time period.
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