Chemical Testing & Data Collection

Announcements

December 20, 2012 - EPA informed the regulated community that the Agency is withdrawing the immediate final health and safety data reporting rule for cadmium. Read more.

The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) gives EPA authority to issue data development regulations that require manufacturers and processors of existing chemicals to test their chemicals for health and environmental effects.

EPA has broad authority under the law to issue:

Information collection regulations that require the submission of health and safety studies which are known or available to those who manufacture, process, or distribute in commerce specified chemicals; and

Regulations designed to gather information from manufacturers and processors about production/import volumes, chemical uses and methods of disposal, and the extent to which people and the environment are exposed.

TSCA also requires EPA to develop regulations that establish import/export requirements for chemicals which are subject to certain requirements under TSCA.

ABOUT CHEMICAL TESTING

Overview

DATA DEVELOPMENT (TESTING)

INFORMATION COLLECTION

Information Gathering Authority Section 8(a)
Allegations of Significant Adverse Reactions Section 8(c)
Unpublished Health and Safety Studies Section 8(d)
Substantial Risk Information Section 8(e)
TSCA Export Notification Section 12(b)
TSCA Import Certification Section 13
Proposed Rule to Require Electronic Reporting

SUMMARIES OF DEVELOPED DATA

Testing Results Overview
Individual Testing Results
Testing Results by CAS No. (PDF, 174pp, 827KB, About PDF)
Testing Results by Chemical Name (PDF, 172pp, 828KB, About PDF)

SUNSET OF REIMBURSEMENT & EXPORT NOTICES

REGULATIONS/POLICY

Section 4
Section 5
Section 8
Section 12
Section 21
Import/Export Policies
TSCA Section 13 Custom Import Regulations 19 CFR sections 12.118 through 12.127 and 127.28 amended)
Product Stewardship/Memoradum of Understanding

Announcements

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