TSCA Fee Controversy Continues Notice set off a backlash among industry expected to pay a portion of the EPA's fees

摘要

IN LAST month's column,we reported on the January 27,2020,notice from the U.S.Environmental Protection Agency(EPA)identifying the preliminary lists of manufacturers,including importers,of the 20 chemical substances the EPA designated as high-priority for risk evaluation and for which fees will be charged.The notice created a firestorm of criticism over the lack of any exemptions from being considered potentially responsible for paying a share of the EPAs $1,350,000 fee for conducting a risk evaluation of a high-priority chemical.This column updates the status of this fast-changing matter.