Potential SBAR Panel: n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) Risk Management Rulemaking Under the Toxic Substances Control Act

After issuing the final risk evaluation for n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) under section 6(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA is taking the next step in the process by moving to risk management. This process requires EPA to develop regulations to protect public health and the environment from the unreasonable risks found in the final risk evaluation.

 

Entities potentially regulated by this rulemaking include those relevant to 26 conditions of use that EPA determined present an unreasonable risk, including domestic manufacturing, import, processing uses of NMP, repackaging and recycling, many industrial and commercial uses of NMP (such as solvents for cleaning or degreasing, adhesives and sealants, lubricants and greases, paints and coatings, and in a variety of cleaning products), one consumer use (in adhesives and sealants), and disposal. A full list of conditions of use subject to this rulemaking is included in the non-technical summary of the NMP risk evaluation.

 

Additional information about the NMP risk management rulemaking under TSCA is available on EPA’s Risk Management for n-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) website.