On March 1, 2021, the White House Office of Management and Budget received for review under Executive Order 12866 from the EPA a proposed rule entitled Reporting and Recordkeeping for Perfluoroalkyl or Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Under Section 8(a)(7) of the TSCA.
On March 1, 2021, the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received for review under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) from the U.S. Environmental.
Tuesday, December 29, 2020
A federal court has ordered EPA to make extensive changes to its Chemical Data Reporting rule (CDR) with respect to asbestos reporting. While the ruling in
ADAO v. Wheeler is limited to CDR reporting of asbestos, it sets the stage for targeted reporting requirements by manufacturers and possibly processors for other substances being considered for prioritization or that are the subjects of risk evaluations. Such requirements might include elimination of the exemptions for substances in articles or present only as impurities and reporting by processors. It will be up to the incoming Biden Administration to decide whether to appeal the decision to the Ninth Circuit or to conduct rulemaking, at least for asbestos.
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A federal court has ordered EPA to make extensive changes to its Chemical Data Reporting rule (CDR) with respect to asbestos reporting. While the ruling in
ADAO v. Wheeler is limited to CDR reporting of asbestos, it sets the stage for targeted reporting requirements by manufacturers and possibly processors for other substances being considered for prioritization or that are the subjects of risk evaluations. Such requirements might include elimination of the exemptions for substances in articles or present only as impurities and reporting by processors. It will be up to the incoming Biden Administration to decide whether to appeal the decision to the Ninth Circuit or to conduct rulemaking, at least for asbestos.