PROPOSED CHEMICAL INFORMATION COLLECTION
BETTER IDENTIFIES EXPOSURE AND RISK TO THE PUBLIC
Release Date: 09/10/99
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
PROPOSED CHEMICAL INFORMATION COLLECTION
BETTER IDENTIFIES EXPOSURE AND RISK TO THE PUBLIC
EPA is proposing amendments to a chemical reporting system to identify risk and exposure information for 9,000 chemicals currently used or produced in the United States. This proposal would require companies to provide additional data that would assist EPA and other organizations in identifying risks and exposure to chemicals in the workplace and in commerce. These data would allow EPA and other users to screen existing chemicals to identify potential risks and exposure. The proposed amendments would alter the existing TSCA Inventory Update Rule (IUR) by adding exposure-related information on the use and manufacture of chemicals currently reported. The amendments also propose to collect information for the currently exempt inorganic chemicals. In addition, EPA is proposing changes to the process for making and retaining confidential business information claims. The 60-day comment period for this proposal started on Aug. 26, 1999, the “Federal Register” publication date. A public meeting will be held on Oct. 4, 1999, from 9:00 a.m. to noon in the EPA Auditorium at 401 M Street, SW., Washington D.C. 20460. This public meeting will provide an opportunity for oral comment on this proposal. For more information contact Susan Krueger at 202-260-1713 or by e-mail at krueger.susan@epa.gov. A copy of the proposed rule is available at: https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
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