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Confidential Business Information under TSCA

  • CBI Procedural Rule Proposal

    On May 12, 2022, EPA issued a proposed rule relating to the assertion and maintenance of confidential business information claims under TSCA. Learn more.

    Read the proposed rule.

  • EPA Review and Determination

    EPA is required to review and make determinations on many TSCA CBI claims.  Learn More

This website informs businesses, policymakers, and the public about the confidential business information (CBI) provisions of § 14 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), as amended by the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act.

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Last updated on May 12, 2022