EPA

On August 9, 2019, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for 1-Bromopropane. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act, EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an unreasonable risk of…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C.,…

On July 29, 2019, EPA published a proposed rulemaking for five chemicals that the agency identified as persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic under section 6(h) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The chemicals include…

By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination that financial responsibility requirements were not needed…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019. The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at…

On April 25, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published proposed revisions to its Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements under section 8(a) of the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The CDR rule requires chemical…

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 21, 2019, notice of proposed rulemaking on “Modifications to Fuel…

The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics, beginning at 11 a.m. on Friday, April 26, 2019.  The meeting will be held in Washington, D.C., at the Small…

On February 14, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposed rule titled: “Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States.’”1 This proposed rule defines the scope of waters…

On March 21, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice regarding its initiation of the prioritization process for 20 chemical substances as candidates for designation as High Priority Substances for risk…