EPA Delays Reporting Requirements for Importers of Nanomaterials

The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying until Aug. 14 the effective date of new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for manufacturers, importers and processors of nanoscale materials under Toxic Substances Control Act Section 8(a), it said (here). Under the final rule, issued in January (see 1701110014), importers of covered nanomaterials are subject to one-time reporting of manufacturing and safety data for each new nanomaterial 135 days prior to importation. Reporting will also be required for any nanomaterials imported during the three years prior to the effective date of the final regulations. The final rule was originally set to take effect May 12.