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The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) is a United States law, passed by the 94th United States Congress in 1976 and administered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that regulates chemicals not regulated by other U.S. federal statutes, [1] including chemicals already in commerce and the introduction of new chemicals.
After Senator Lautenberg died, Senator Tom Udall sponsored Senate bill 697 in 2015, to amend and re-authorize TSCA, called the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. [3] [4] The House then passed H.R.2576, the TSCA Modernization Act of 2015, and was referred to the Senate. [5]
The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Modernization Act of 2015 (H.R. 2576), passed the House of Representatives on June 23, 2015. [10] Revised legislation, which resolved differences between the House and Senate versions, was forwarded to the President on June 14, 2016. [ 11 ]
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1976 – Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (amended 2016) 1977 – Clean Water Act (amended FWPCA of 1972) 1977 – Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act; 1978 – National Energy Conservation Policy Act; 1978 – Endangered Species Act Amendments; 1980 – Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA ...
Title 40 is a part of the United States Code of Federal Regulations.Title 40 arranges mainly environmental regulations that were promulgated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), based on the provisions of United States laws (statutes of the U.S. Federal Code).
The law required EPA to enforce the standards with the cooperation of state agencies. [26] [27] In October 1976, Congress passed the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) which, like FIFRA, related to the manufacture, labeling and usage of commercial products rather than pollution.
Facilities are required to report to the TRI if they meet all of the following requirements: The facility is included in a TRI-covered North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code, or is a federal facility; The facility has 10 or more full-time employee equivalents (i.e., a total of 20,000 hours or greater) [6] and