EPA Seeks to Maintain Roster of Companies Importing 5 High-Priority Chemical Substances
The Environmental Protection Agency seeks public comment, including comment from manufacturers and importers, on the agency's preliminary list of companies that manufacture or import five high-priority chemical substances, for the purposes of charging fees under the Toxic Substances Control Act.
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Companies are required to self-identify as a manufacturer or importer of one or more of the five high-priority substances regardless of whether they are included on EPA's preliminary list of companies, and they may use this comment period to do so, the agency said. The comment period closes on March 3, according to EPA's notice. During this comment period, manufacturers and importers may also make certain certifications to the EPA to avoid or reduce fee obligations, the agency continued.
The five substances are: acetaldehyde, acrylonitrile, benzenamine, vinyl chloride and methylene bis(2-chloroaniline).
"Where appropriate, entities may also avoid or reduce fee obligations by making certain certifications consistent with the TSCA Fees Rule," the EPA said. "EPA expects to publish final lists of manufacturers (including importers) subject to fees no later than concurrently with the publication of the final scope documents for risk evaluations of these five High-Priority Substances. Manufacturers (including importers) identified on the final lists will be subject to the applicable fees."
The agency charges fees to companies involved in the manufacture and import of these substances to help defray TSCA administrative costs.