EPA to Revise Guidance on Chemical Risk Reports Companies Submit

The EPA is accepting comments about substantial chemical risk reports companies must submit to the agency, which attorneys say offers an opportunity to ask the agency to clarify current ambiguities.

The Environmental Protection Agency published a notice last month inviting comments regarding a request it’s made to the Office of Management and Budget. The EPA is asking the office to approve again the agency’s ability to collect substantial risk information the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires companies to report. OMB is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act to approve information collection requests. Comments on the EPA’s request are due ...