TSCA New Chemicals ‣ Nexreg

On July 22, 2016, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the first four Section 5 (a)(3) determinations for premanufacture under the newly amended Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

All four of the new chemcials were found to have a low potential for both health and environmental hazards.

The four new chemicals under the reformed TSCA are:

PMN

Generic Name

Uses:

Intended/known

Persistence

Bioaccumulation

Health Hazard

Environmental Hazard

P-16-0281

Fatty alcohols-dimers, trimers,

polymers

Reactive Polyol

Lubricant and lubricant additive

Persistent

Low

P-16-0292

Depolymerized waste plastics

Intermediate for use in manufacture of polymers

Lubricant and lubricant additive

Very Persistent

Low

P-16-0301

Propyl silsesquioxanes, hydrogen-terminated

Intermediate

Lubricant and Lubricant additive

Limited Persistence

Low

P-16-0302

Organic modified propyl sisesquixane

Plastic additive

Finishing Agent

Very Persistent

Low

For more information about the four chemicals, please visit The National Law Review. Please contact Nexreg for all your Chemical Regulatory Compliance needs.