Science & Technology

Public Webinar on Proposed TSCA Data Reporting Rule

This page has info on the TSCA data reporting rule webinar that took place july 27 2021

Selected EPA Responses regarding IUR/CDR Requirements

The charter for the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Inorganic Byproducts Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.

Replacement of 5-digit NAICS Codes with Industrial Sector Codes

For the 2006 IUR, respondents provided the five-digit North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code to describe the setting in which industrial processing and use occurred.

Chemicals Reported for the 2012 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) in Alphabetical Order

For the 2012 CDR, 7,674 unique chemicals were reported by manufacturers (including importers).Chemicals are listed in alphabetical order by CA Index Name (for non-confidential chemicals) or by generic chemical name.

EPA IUR Workshop Presentation

Instructions for Reporting for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Inventory Database.

XML Schema Guide for Secondary CDR Submissions

This document presents the extensible markup language (XML) schema guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) e-CDRweb tool. E-CDRweb is the electronic, web-based tool provided by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the submission of Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) information. This document provides the user with tips and guidance on correctly using the version 1.1 XML schema for the Joint Submission Form. Please note that the order of the elements must match the schema.

Questions and Answers About IUR Reporting

This document addresses specific questions related to reporting for the 2006 IUR.

Questions and Answers for Reporting for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Inventory Database: Inorganic Chemicals Addendum

This document addresses specific questions related to reporting inorganic chemicals under the IUR and is an addendum to the Questions and Answers for Reporting for the 2006 Partial Updating of the TSCA Chemical Inventory Database (Questions and Answers Document).

TSCA Biotechnology Regulations

On this page, users can access references to learn more about biotechnology regulated under TSCA.

TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA) for Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies denitrificans strain AL6.1, R05-01

TERA submitted by the University of California, Riverside. The microorganism will be tested to determine its biology and behavior in vineyard ecosystems as part of a research program to prevent or cure Pierce's disease in grapes.

TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA) for Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies denitrificans strain AL6.1, R04-03

TERA submitted by the University of California, Riverside. The eventual application would be the development of a paratransgenesis system to control Pierce’s disease of grapes.

TSCA Experimental Release Application (TERA) for modified Gordonia terrae, R-13-0001 and modified Rhodococcus jostii, R-13-0002

TERAs submitted by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS and US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, WA. These microorganisms will be used in a field demonstration of bioaugmentation to enhance RDX degradation.

TSCA Biotechnology Notifications Status For Cases Reviewed Prior to June 22, 2016

This Notifications Table lists only those submissions received under the Biotechnology Regulation, beginning in 1998. From the Table, you can link to a brief summary of select submission and, in many cases, to a fact sheet on the decision reached by OPPT.

TSCA Experimental Release Applications (TERAs) for five intergeneric strains of photosynthetic green algae Scenedesmus dimorphus, R-13-0003 through R-13-0007

TERA submitted by Sapphire Energy, Inc.on August 1, 2013.