Chemical Regulation under TSCA

Areas in which we advise clients include the following:

• Chemical Product Approval and Review
  • Assist in the approval and regulation of industrial chemical products, including those enabled by nanotechnology and biotechnology
  • Assist with reporting obligations for new and existing chemicals
  • Assist with developing robust voluntary pollution prevention statements
• General Compliance Reviews (across TSCA Provisions)
  • Assess whether client facilities are sufficiently staffed and equipped; prepare TSCA compliance manuals and standard operating procedures (SOP); conduct in-house training seminars
• Specific Regulatory Reviews
  • Assist clients` adherence to:
    • PMN/Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN) requirements
    • Voluntary Children`s Chemical Evaluation Program (VCCEP) requirements
    • PMN requirements pertinent to products of nanotechnology and engineered nanoscale materials
    • TSCA nomenclature issues related to biobased chemicals and fuels
    • Section 5 SNURs
    • Section 6 chemical restrictions, including bans
• Recordkeeping and Reporting Assistance
  • Assist clients with their Section 8(a), (d), and (e) recordkeeping and reporting requirements, SOPs, and systems development issues
• Additional Sample Matters
  • Export issues
  • Inventory issues
  • Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) issues

• Acta regularly assists prominent multinational chemical manufacturers on the regulatory, policy, and business implications of evolving TSCA rulemaking initiatives and their international analogues to ensure product stewardship alignment.
• Acta, and its consulting affiliate, B&C^® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), routinely assist TSCA testing consortia on TSCA Sections 4 and 5 testing obligations.
• Acta has been a pioneer in addressing the imposition of TSCA regulation on nanoscale chemical substances and assists domestic and international nanoscale chemical product manufacturers on TSCA SNUR and related initiatives.
• Acta routinely assists on issues pertinent to the management of CBI under TSCA.
• Acta assists clients with harmonizing global chemical product approval and testing programs under REACH, TSCA, and related chemical management programs.