Announcements and Schedules

EPA Releases Final Chemical Risk Evaluation for 1-BP

Listserv announcement sent on August 11, 2020 announcing the final risk evaluation for 1-BP

Now Available: Latest Update to the TSCA Inventory

Listserv announcing update to the TSCA inventory

EPA Releases Final Scope Documents for Manufacturer-Requested Risk Evaluations of DIDP and DINP

Listserv announcing CDR Petitions Guidance

EPA Issues Final Rule to Reduce Regulatory Burden for Manufacturers of Certain Microorganisms

EPA finalized a rule to add two strains of microorganisms to the list of microorganisms eligible for an exemption from certain reporting requirements under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

EPA Announces First Mandated Adjustment for TSCA Fees

Listserv announcing 11/23/21 adjustment to TSCA fees.

EPA Calls for Applications for the 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards

EPA is accepting applications for the 2023 Safer Choice Partner of the Year Awards through May 31, 2023. The Safer Choice program works with businesses to help consumers and commercial buyers identify cleaning products with safer chemical ingredients.

Register for the December 10 Webinar on Carbon Tetrachloride

Announcement of December 10 public webinar on carbon tetrachloride.

EPA Announces Changes to Prevent Unsafe New PFAS from Entering the Market

New PFAS changes

Rebroadcast of Public Symposium on Regulation of Plant-Incorporated Protectants – Register for November 18, 2016, Webinar

n September 2016, EPA held a public symposium on data that support registration of plant incorporated protectants (PIPs).

EPA Releases Four Neonicotinoid Risk Assessments for Public Comment

The updated imidacloprid assessment looks at potential risks to aquatic species, and identifies some risks for aquatic insects.

Now Available – Final Test Guidelines for Ecological Effects

EPA's “Guidelines for Aquatic and Sediment-Dwelling Fauna, Aquatic Microcosm and Field Testing” are part of a series of test guidelines established by EPA for use in testing pesticides and other chemical substances.

EPA Draft Malathion Human Health Assessment Available

EPA is making the draft malathion human health risk assessment available. For this draft risk assessment, EPA considered exposures from all sources, including food, drinking water, and insect sprays.

EPA Announces Electronic Process for Submitting Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements

EPA is now accepting official Foreign Purchaser Acknowledgement Statements (FPAS) and FPAS annual summaries through the Pesticide Submission Portal.

EPA Releases More User-friendly Calculator for Estimating Pesticide Concentrations in Water

The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.

Fiscal Year 2025 Allotments for the State Revolving Fund Provisions of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and Base Program Funding