EPA Publishes Final Rule to Improve Reporting of Chemical Information

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a final rule, effective September 15, 2011, to amend the reporting requirements of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting (IUR) rule and change its name to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. EPA's final rule will also increase the type and amount of information it collects on commercial chemicals from chemical manufacturers (including importers), require companies to submit the information electronically to EPA, and limit confidentiality claims by companies. See future issue of ITT for additional details of EPA’s final rule.