![[logo] US EPA](http://www.epa.gov/epafiles/images/logo_epaseal.gif){kind=logo}
EPA Records Schedule 373
Status: Final, 08/31/2011
Title: Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions (TSCATS)
Program: Toxic Substances
Applicability: Agency-wide
Function: 108-025-06-02 - Manage Toxic Substances
NARA Disposal Authority:
This schedule authorizes the disposition of the record copy in any media (media neutral), excluding any records already in electronic form. Records designated for permanent retention must be transferred to the National Archives in accordance with NARA standards at the time of transfer.
- N1-412-03-14
Description:
The Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions (TSCATS) system is an electronic index to non-confidential, unpublished studies on chemical testing and adverse effects of chemicals on health and the environment. TSCATS was developed to make chemical testing studies available to the public, and includes chemical exposure studies, epidemiology, environmental fate, monitoring, episodic incidents, such as spills and case reports. The studies on unique chemical substances are submitted by U.S. industry under the Toxic Substances Control Act, section 4, chemical testing; section 8d, health and safety studies; section 8e, notices of substantial risk; and voluntarily submitted data on potentially hazardous chemicals.
The studies are scheduled separately. Full-text documents of the studies are on microfiche are available from the National Technical Information Service.
Disposition Instructions:
Item a: Electronic software system
This item is to be used only by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Information Management Division at Headquarters.
-
Disposable
-
Destroy when no longer needed to ensure access to, and use of, the electronic records throughout the authorized retention period.
Item b: Input
-
Varies
-
Follow instructions for EPA 171.
Item c: Electronic data
This item is to be used only by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Information Management Division at Headquarters.
-
Permanent
-
Transfer data annually to the National Archives, as specified in 36 CFR 1235.44-1235.50 or standards applicable at the time.
Item d: Output and reports
-
Varies
-
File with related records and follow instructions for the related records.
Item e: System documentation
This item is to be used only by the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Information Management Division at Headquarters.
-
Permanent
-
Transfer those records necessary to document how the system captures, manipulates, and outputs data to the National Archives, as specified in 36 CFR 1235.44-1235.50 or standards applicable at the time. Documentation is transferred with the electronic data (item c).
Guidance:
Index data or input is from the following series:
- EPA 262 - TSCA Section 4 Chemical Test Program Results
- EPA 372 - TSCA Section 8 Information and Reporting Files
The 8(e) Triage database, last updated September 1997, was integrated into TSCATS in 2001.
Reasons for Disposition:
The following changes were made in the 04/30/2008 version:
- Revised disposition instructions for items a and b.
- Added applicability to disposition items a, c and e.
- Revised title of disposition item e.
Data in this system are pertinent to the chemical risk assessment and hazard evaluation process and is available to the public through NTIS and online through the National Library of Medicine. The data are used by federal and state agencies, researchers, toxicologists, risk assessors, the regulated industry, attorneys, trade and professional associations. As of July, 2000, there were 106,063 studies on 8,304 unique chemical substances contained in 30,924 documents.
Custodians:
Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Information Management Division
- Contact: John Leitzke
- Telephone: 202-564-8621
Related Schedules:
EPA 171, EPA 262, EPA 372
Previous NARA Disposal Authority:
Entry: 04/02/1996
EPA Approval: 08/04/2003
NARA Approval: 03/01/2004