EPA Proposes to Require Electronic Reporting for TSCA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed a rule to require electronic reporting for information submitted to the agency under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), it said. The action is part of the agency's effort to increase transparency and public access to chemical information, it said in a press release, because electronic reporting will increase the speed with which EPA can make information publicly available and increase accuracy.
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The proposed rule would require electronic reporting for such TSCA actions as submission of information relating to chemical testing, health and safety studies, and other information. When final, EPA will only accept reports submitted through EPA's Central Data Exchange, a centralized portal that enables streamlined, electronic submission of data via the Internet. The agency will accept comments on the proposed rule for 60 days. It also plans an initial webinar to introduce the web-based electronic reporting tool, follow-up webinars and testing of specific applications, and opportunities for submitters and others to provide feedback to the agency on their experiences using the tool before its release.