EPA Extends Comment Period for Preliminary Listing of Manufacturers Subject To Fees Under TSCA

By Office of Advocacy On Mar 18, 2020

On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 60-day comment period extension for its preliminary lists identifying manufacturers that may be subject to fee obligations under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) for EPA-initiated risk evaluations for its next 20 high-priority chemicals. Under TSCA, manufacturers include importers of the chemical substances as well as those who import the chemical as part of an article, as an impurity or a byproduct. Under the fees rule, the agency will collect payment from all the manufacturers who manufacture any of the 20 high-priority chemicals. The total fee is shared among all identified manufacturers; small businesses are provided a discount on their fees. EPA is providing a 60-day extension of the comment period, from March 27, 2020, for the public to comment on the list and to self-report, if not included on the preliminary list.

Comments are now due on May 27, 2020.
Read the notice, review the lists and submit comments here.
Advocacy contact: Tabby Zeb at (202) 205-6790 or email at tayyaba.zeb@sba.gov.

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