The EPA new chemicals program will see a $17 million software investment and revamped chemicals training program for industry and other parties, among other changes a senior agency official announced on Tuesday.
Shari Barash, director of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Chemicals Division, discussed changes the agency is making to smooth the process it uses to review chemical manufacturers’ requests to make new substances.
Speeding EPA’s reviews and reducing the backlog of chemical applications that have remained at the agency beyond the 90-day deadline set by the Toxic Substances Control Act is a high priority of the administration, she said ...
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