Key points:
- Deadline extended to May 27
- 20 common chemicals make the
list
- Manufacturers face financial
penalties for failing to comply
On March 8 the EPA extended the comment period and
self-reporting deadline for manufacturers using any of the 20
chemicals identified as "high priority substances" under
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI. This deadline has
been extended to May 27. Manufacturers have until then to
self-report for each high priority substance used in its product
for the purpose of assigning a share of the risk evaluation
"fee" EPA has assigned to each chemical (the "Fee
Rule").
In March 2019 the EPA created a list of 20 chemicals it
identified as "high priority chemicals" for risk
evaluation under TSCA. The act requires manufacturers and importers
of each chemical, as well as domestic fabricators and importers of
finished goods containing any of these substances in the past five
years, to share in the cost for this evaluation
