An article in Bloomberg BNA’s June 25, 2012, issue of the Daily Environment Report quotes Lynn L. Bergeson regarding the generation of critical data and information needed to analyze halogenated platinum salts....
June 21, 2012
Recent Developments in NRDC’s Case Concerning EPA’s Conditional Registration of Nanosilver
On April 16, 2012, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed its brief in its lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning EPA’s conditional registration for HeiQ AGS-20, an end-use product containing nanosilver. NRDC filed suit on January 26, 2012, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (California) against EPA, seeking to limit public exposure to the nanosilver’s use in clothing, baby blankets, and other textiles and prevent EPA...
Bloomberg BNA’s June 20, 2012, issue of the Daily Environment Report quotes John Thorne concerning the difficulties that would result if pesticide decisionmakers assume all waters are waters of the United States....
We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson will participate in a panel on “Nanomaterial Safety: Do We Have the Right Tools?,” hosted by the American Chemical Society Science & the Congress Project and the Nanotechnology Caucus. The June 27, 2012, panel will discuss whether current laws, such as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), are adequate to regulate the novel properties of nanomaterials. More information and details on how to RSVP are available online....
The Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) proposed amending the Restriction on the use of Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS) on June 4, 2012. The proposed revisions would align the definition of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) with the European Union’s (EU) RoHS Directive; clarify the definition of hazardous substances; provide MIIT more authority to implement RoHS; and create a voluntary certification process for EEE in...
We are pleased to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson is included in Chambers USA 2012 in environment (band 1). The USA guide is based on thousands of in-depth interviews with clients and attorneys. Chambers and Partners then ranked the top firms and attorneys in bands from 1 to 6, with 1 being the best, and described their merits — often in the words of clients they interviewed. Rankings include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial...
On May 30-31, 2012, the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG) Pesticide Operations Management (POM) Working Committee (WC) held its semi-annual full committee meeting in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 offices in Chicago, Illinois. Through a cooperative agreement in 1978, EPA and AAPCO created SFIREG, an AAPCO committee with EPA funding, to...
On June 11, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a Federal Register notice extending the deadline for Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) submissions from June 30, 2012, to August 13, 2012. According to the pre-publication notice, this is a “one-time extension” only. The CDR regulations require manufacturers and importers of certain chemical substances included on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory to report current data on the...
June 11, 2012
European Union REACH Activities, Responsibilities, and Enforcement Webinar / June 27, 2012 10:00 a.m
The Acta Group, Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s consulting affiliate, will convene a complimentary webinar on the ongoing responsibilities of registrants and authorities within the European Union (EU) under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) legislation (EC 1907/2006) on June 27, 2012. The second major registration deadline of May 31, 2013, quickly approaches, and the regulatory responsibilities of commercial entities continue to...