Laws & Regulations

Safety Information for Handlers of Pesticide Soil Fumigants

Certified applicators are required to provide this training to handlers in an application block or buffer zone. Information must include signs and symptoms of exposure, and where to find the Fumigant Management Plan and Worker Protection Standard.

TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-19-0134

This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-119-0134.

Reviewing New Chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)

This microsite will provide information on how EPA’s new chemicals review program works, on the assessment tools and policies EPA uses in this program, and on the regulatory outcomes of EPA’s review of new chemicals notifications.

Corrections to TRI Regulations: Final Rule

EPA has finalized corrections to existing regulatory language for the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program that updates identifiers, formulas, and names for certain TRI-listed chemicals described in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

Minimum Risk Pesticides Exempted from FIFRA Registration

The website provides information on the criteria that must be met for a product to qualify for the FIFRA exemption.

How many samples of miscellaneous material or non-friable suspected material must be taken to determine if the material is asbestos-containing material (ACM) under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?

For miscellaneous material, 40 CFR part 763.86(c) states that “in a manner sufficient to determine whether material is asbestos-containing material (ACM) or not ACM, an accredited inspector shall collect bulk samples from each homogeneous area of friable miscellaneous material that is not assumed to be ACM.” Although a specific number…

Last published: June 10, 2026

Please define the term "non-friable suspected ACBM." Also, what does the term "manner sufficient to determine" mean with respect to sampling such material under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)?

Non-friable suspected asbestos-containing building material (ACBM) means suspected surfacing asbestos-containing material (ACM), thermal system insulation ACM, or miscellaneous ACM that is found in or on the interior structural members or other parts of a school building and that when dry, cannot be crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder by hand…

Last published: June 10, 2026

Models and Tools for National Level Listed Species Biological Evaluations of Triazine, and Glyphosate

The tools and models on this web page were developed for use in the Steps 1 and 2 analyses of national level assessments of the risks of herbicides.

Models and Tools for National Level Listed Species Biological Evaluations of Carbaryl and Methomyl

The tools and models on this web page were developed for use in the Steps 1 and 2 analyses of national level assessments of the risks of chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion to endangered and threatened species and designated critical habitat.