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Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C), B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), The Acta Group, L.L.C. (Acta), and The Acta Group EU, Ltd (Acta EU) are pleased to announce that on October 4, 2011, Lynn L. Bergeson will speak in Arlington, Virginia at the Society for Chemical Hazard Communication 2011 Fall Meeting on key issues relating to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) draft on Green Guides. The presentation will summarize the development of the Green Guides, the review...

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy will hold a hearing on October 6, 2011, on “Chemical Risk Assessment: What Works for Jobs and the Economy?” The hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. The witness list is not yet publicly available. We understand the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) process will be a subject of discussion....

On September 28, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its final guidance on the weight-of-evidence (WoE) analysis it will use to evaluate the results of data submitted in response to test orders issued for Tier 1 screening under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP). What follows is a brief overview of the Final WoE Guidance, which is available at http://www.regulations.gov....

On September 19-20, 2011, the Pesticide Operations Management (POM) Working Committee (WC) of the State Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Issues Research & Evaluation Group (SFIREG) met in U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offices in Arlington, Virginia. Through a cooperative agreement in 1978, EPA and the Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO) created SFIREG, an AAPCO committee with EPA funding, to promote information exchange and...

The September 19, 2011, issue of BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Charles M. Auer and Kathleen M. Roberts concerning byproduct provisions under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule. Auer and Roberts spoke as part of a September 15, 2011, webinar hosted by Bergeson & Campbell, P.C....

B&C Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., wishes to ensure that you are aware of a new website designed to be a platform for sharing information on nanotechnology policy, legislative, and regulatory initiatives in California. The website — www.calnin.org — provides regular updates on areas and initiatives that could potentially impact the development or use of nanomaterials in California. It also includes information on...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s use of its authority under the Toxic Substances Control Act is expanding. Its use of TSCA Section 5 ‘‘significant new use rule’’ (SNUR) authority is clearly on the increase, as most recently demonstrated by the important role that significant new use rules have in Chemical Action Plans. This article describes SNURs, their issuance and legal background, and a few key issues of which regulated entities need to be aware in...

The September 9, 2011, issue of Inside EPA refers to Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s August 23, 2011, memorandum concerning the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s planned process for identifying priority chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act....

On September 7, 2011, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held a webinar regarding its plans to use a two-step process to identify priority chemical substances for review and assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA states that its goal is “to identify priority chemicals for near-term evaluation, not to screen and prioritize the entire TSCA Inventory of approximately 84,000 chemicals.” EPA held the webinar to obtain public input on the prioritization...

The September 7, 2011, issue of the BNA Daily Environment Report quotes Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.‘s (B&C) August 23, 2011, memorandum regarding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new approach for identifying priority chemicals for review and assessment under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)....