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EPA announced it has rejected confidentiality claims for chemical identity of 14 chemicals in health and safety studies under TSCA. The agency is narrowly interpreting TSCA to only allow limited claims of confidential business information (CBI) especially for chemical identity in studies. It remains to be seen if companies can justify some of their claims.
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29 Sep
Steven Owens, Administrator at the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, responsible for implementing the Toxic Substances Control Act says TSCA is:
“… a kind of blob out there.”
[quote from a conference call with the American Bar Association Sept. 16, 2010, reported in Toxics Regulation News Sept. 29, 2010. He was contrasting it with the pesticides programs at EPA and FDA where “There is a lot of back and forth between the agency and companies. It’s well-funded, highly technical and there are deadlines and accountability.”] -
10 Aug
