On July 5, 2019, the European Union (EU) Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) released an ex-post evaluation report prepared by the Evaluation Working Group of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) with the support of PricewaterhouseCoopers. The ex-post evaluation assessed EUON against the following criteria: effectiveness; coherence; EU added-value; and utility. The recommendations by the external evaluators include: The internal evaluators recommend...
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EPA Extends Comment Period on Supplement to Proposed Rule on Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science
On March 3, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to the Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science proposed rule. EPA notes that the SNPRM “is not a new rulemaking; rather, it provides clarifications on certain terms and aspects of the 2018 proposed rule.” The SNPRM: EPA published the SNPRM in the Federal Register on March 18, 2020. 85 Fed....