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Plasticizer PIP (3:1) Ban Is Still a Year Away, but Affected Companies Should Act Today

After October 31, 2026, the distribution in commerce of articles containing PIP (3:1) will be prohibited. Affected companies must phase out the production of PIP (3:1) articles and sell or otherwise remove current inventory....more

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EPA Extends TSCA Section 8(d) Reporting Deadlines for Chemical Data Submissions

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced plans to extend the reporting deadlines for a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule mandates that manufacturers and importers...more

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EPA Extends TSCA Reporting Submission Deadline for 16 Substances

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule to extend the deadline for manufacturers and importers of 16 chemicals to report certain unpublished health and safety studies to the EPA as required by a...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical and Material Risk Management Program TSCA Market Analysis — A Conversation with Patricia Underwood, Ph.D., DABT, MBA and...

This week, I discuss with Patricia Underwood, Ph.D., DABT, MBA, Chief Toxicologist, Principal Director – Chemical and Material Risk Management, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense, and my...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Extends Deadline to Report Health and Safety Data for 16 Chemicals

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule on June 9, 2025, that extends the reporting deadlines for a rule under Section 8(d) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requiring manufacturers...more

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Federal Regulations Arriving ‘PFAShionably Late’ - A CBIA Manufacturing Spotlight Article

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A series of PFAS-related communications and rulemaking from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have recalibrated the agency’s focus areas and timeline under the second Trump administration. Federal PFAS regulation...more

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DOD RFI Seeks Information on Certain Chemicals Undergoing TSCA Section 6 Risk Evaluation

On May 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) issued a request for information (RFI) to gather information to identify and assess critical applications for DOD and the defense industrial base (DIB) that necessitate...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeks Reconsideration of 2024 Rule Regarding Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation

On May 15, 2025, the Center for Environmental Accountability (CEA) filed a petition under Section 21 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reconsider the...more

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Chemical Coalition Withdraws TSCA Section 21 Petition Seeking Revisions to TSCA 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule

As reported in our May 4, 2025, blog item, on May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section...more

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EPA Once Again Extends PFAS Reporting Deadline Under TSCA

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has again extended the reporting deadline for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under the Toxic Substances Control Act. Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Proposes to Extend Certain Compliance Deadlines to Ensure Lab Compliance with Final Methylene Chloride Risk Management Rule

On May 20, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a proposed rule that would extend certain compliance dates in the final risk management rule for methylene chloride under the Toxic Substances Control...more

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Office of Management and Budget Request for Suggestions for Deregulation: American Coatings Association Response

The American Coatings Association (“ACA”) submitted a May 12th response to a solicitation of suggestions for deregulation from the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”). ACA states it represents approximately 96% of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Setting the Record Straight: New Chemical Review Needs Scientists

On May 2, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the “[n]ext phase of organizational improvements to better integrate science into agency offices.” As part of this reorganization...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Seeks Public Comment on Candidates for Peer Reviewers for Several Phthalates

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 30, 2025, that it is requesting public comments on candidates who are interested and available to serve as ad hoc reviewers assisting its Science Advisory...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical Companies Petition EPA to Amend TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS Reporting Rule

On May 2, 2025, a coalition of chemical companies petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an amendment of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(a)(7) rule requiring reporting for per- and...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Chemical Law and Policy — A Conversation with Karyn Schmidt

This week I had the pleasure of speaking with Karyn Schmidt, now a principal at Squire Patton Boggs in its Public Policy practice, after spending 25 years at the American Chemistry Council (ACC). For the many members in the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

EPA Provides Technical Support for Companies Submitting New Chemical Data

On April 25, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of new resources intended to help companies with the requirements described in EPA’s December 2024 final rule governing the review...more

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Dermal Wipe Sampling for Semivolatile and Nonvolatile Flame Retardants

The U.S. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) plays a critical role in regulating chemicals to safeguard human health and the environment. Its 2016 amendment expanded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA's)...more

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EPA Announces Reevaluation of the TSCA Risk Evaluation Framework Rule

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Last year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Biden administration finalized amendments to the procedural framework rule for conducting risk evaluations under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) that...more

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EPA Issues Final Rules Prohibiting Uses of Industrial Solvents TCE and PCE

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued final rules banning the majority of uses of two solvents, trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), under the 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control...more

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EPA Proposes Rule for Confidential Business Information Claims under TSCA

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The 2016 amendments to the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) made numerous changes to TSCA, including increasing public transparency of chemical information.  To accomplish this, the amendments required EPA to establish a...more

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