“Chemical data is the new currency globally,” said Lynn L. Bergeson during a session on REACH at ChemCon The Americas December 5, 2012, during which Ms. Bergeson took attendees through the latest global initiatives involving diverse aspects of nanoscale materials. As reported in ChemCon Daily, her presentation “provoked questions about how to prevent companies using data that they do not own for purposes other than that for which it was originally submitted. There are many...
ChemCon 2012 The Americas is now underway in New Orleans and the pre-conference seminar on taking a “Global Approach to New Chemicals” offered attendees practical advice on navigating the global regulatory gauntlet. ChemCon Daily quoted Acta’s Leslie Scott-MacDougall, saying that companies must: “Start by having a clear idea of what the sales and marketing plans are for the product for at least three years, including planned increases in tonnage. Following this, they need to map their...
Washington, D.C., December 4, 2012 — B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C., an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. and The Acta Group, is pleased to announce the formation of the Biobased Products Advocacy Consortium (B2PAC), an organization that brings together leading innovators in the biobased chemical, biofuel, and renewable energy fields to pursue regulatory and policy advancement. Companies working to produce biobased chemical feedstocks and products have heretofore been...
Barack Obama won a decisive victory in the presidential election on 6 November and the forecast for the next four years is clearer now than it was pre-election. This article offers some preliminary observations on what lies ahead regarding domestic chemical management issues at the legislative and regulatory levels....
On November 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released a document entitled The EDSP Universe of Chemicals and General Validation Principles, as well as the list of approximately 10,000 chemicals. According to EPA, the document is a supplement to the June 2012 EDSP Comprehensive Management Plan, which EPA intends to provide strategic guidance and outline critical activities that are planned for the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) for the remainder of...
On November 20, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed off on a direct final rule adding cadmium and cadmium compounds to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Section 8(d) model rule thus requiring manufactures and importers of cadmium and cadmium compounds, including use as part of an article, that have been or are reasonably likely to be incorporated into consumer products, to report health and safety studies to EPA. The prepublication copy of...
November 9, 2012
Tax, Regulatory Incentives Needed to Spur Commercialization of Sustainable Products
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who suggested that the federal government offer manufacturers incentives and explicit regulatory review process to encourage them to spend money developing more sustainable products....
November 9, 2012
Incomplete Grasp of TSCA Can Cause Delays, Raise Costs for Biobased Chemical Makers
The November 9, 2012, issue of Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson, who stated that “ lack of awareness as to how the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) applies invites business disruption....
November 8, 2012
Lynn L. Bergeson Publishes Comment on Lessons for U.S. Lawmakers from the EU’s REACH Program
Lynn L. Bergeson of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. has published a response to the recent ELR report regarding lessons for the U.S. from the EU’s REACH program. Among her recommendations are that U.S. lawmakers consider REACH from a practitioner’s perspective rather than from an academic’s to learn lessons relevant to U.S. chemicals management, and that lawmakers also consider Canada’s Chemical Management Plan. “Comment on Regulating Industrial Chemicals: Lessons for...
November 7, 2012
Election Results: What Is in Store for Environmental Law and Policy Webinar Invitation
November 14, 20121:30 – 3:30 p.m. (EST) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a complimentary webinar on the implications of the election results on federal environmental law and policy. This webinar will focus on the implications of President Obama’s reelection and yesterday’s Congressional election results, including what policies and initiatives can be expected in the next four years, and how any likely regulatory directions may affect our clients. Speakers...