EPA Debates TSCA's Reach To Address Chemicals' Already Regulated Uses

摘要

Leaders in EPA's toxics office are debating whether their upcoming assessments of the first 10 existing chemicals slated for review under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) should address the substances' other regulated uses or whether to remove those overlapping uses from the scope of the TSCA analyses.The debate, which appears to be occurring at high levels in the agency, addresses a fundamental question on the new law's reach and its interplay with other statutes overseen by other agency offices, an EPA source says, and the first 10 chemicals are an early example of this ongoing debate.