On October 12, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice in the Federal Register announcing the cancellation of the fourth meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee for Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements for inorganic byproducts (Reg Neg Committee) scheduled for October 25-26, 2017. 82 Fed. Reg. 47423. During their September 13-14, 2017, meeting, the members of the Reg Neg Committee concluded that further dialogue within the...
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Products that embody tried, true, and especially cutting-edge technologies are generally embraced by retailers as sure-fire pathways to marketing success. What’s not to like about best sellers and newer, faster, cleaner, or otherwise improved products? Sometimes overlooked is what is hidden behind the technology curtain -- what is the secret sauce that makes the product faster, cleaner, or better? In marketing products with new modes of action and spiffy new attributes, retailers are part of a...
October 12, 2017
2017 Retail Law Conference, October 10-12, 2017, Chicago Illinois
The 2017 Retail Law Conference covered pressing issues facing the retail industry and provides ample opportunity for interactive participation in roundtable discussions, Q&A with speakers, and networking breaks. Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (B&C®) Managing Partner Lynn L. Bergeson spoke at “A Peek Behind the Curtain: Retailers, New Technologies, and What You Need to Know.” B&C was a proud sponsor. Séance D’information En Réglementation, October...
October 11, 2017
EC Proposes to Amend REACH Annexes to Address Nanomaterials
On October 9, 2017, the European Commission (EC) began a public consultation on a draft regulation that would amend Annexes I, III, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, and XII of the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) regulation to address nanoforms of substances. The draft regulation states that: Clarifications to requirements for the registration of substances with nanoforms and related downstream user obligations should be included in Annexes I,...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C., (B&C®) Senior Chemist Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., presented regarding the implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (Lautenberg) at séance d'information en réglementation hosted by the Association pour le Développement et I’Innovation en Chimie au Québec (ADICQ).
October 10, 2017
FDA Releases Guidance Addressing FDA and EPA Jurisdiction over Mosquito-Related Products
On October 4, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the availability of final guidance that helps to clarify FDA and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) jurisdiction over the regulation of mosquito-related products intended to function as pesticides, including those produced through the use of biotechnology. The notice was published in the Federal Register on October 5, 2017. 82 Fed. Reg. 46500. Guidance for Industry #236,...
October 6, 2017
DOE Awards Up To $3.5 Million In Funding For Advancements In Algal Biomass Yield Project
By Lauren M. Graham, Ph.D. On September 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of an additional project for the Bioenergy Technologies Office’s (BETO) Advanced Algal Systems Program funding opportunity announcement (FOA). DOE is awarding up to $3.5 million to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to more than double the productivity of biofuel precursors from algae. Researchers aim to improve productivity by increasing algal...
October 6, 2017
Iowa Senators Respond To EPA NODA Regarding RFS Program
By Lauren M. Graham, Ph.D. Last week, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Joni Ernst (R-IA) responded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Notice of Data Availability (NODA) regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) volume requirements (see EPA Issues NODA Regarding RFS Program). On September 27, 2017, Ernst sent a letter to President Trump expressing concern over the proposed reduction in the volume requirements for 2018 and 2019. In the letter, Ernst...
On October 4, 2017, the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held a hearing on the nomination of four U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials: Michael Dourson, Ph.D., for Assistant Administrator (AA) of the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP); William L. Wehrum, Esquire, for AA of the Office of Air and Radiation (OAR); Matthew Leopold, Esquire, for General Counsel; and David Ross, Esquire, for AA of the Office of Water (OW). More...
The European Commission (EC) Joint Research Center (JRC) has published the NANoREG Toolbox for the Safety Assessment of Nanomaterials. As reported in our May 8, 2017, blog item, JRC previously published a Science for Policy report entitled NANoREG framework for the safety assessment of nanomaterials. The report was developed within the NANoREG project, “A common European approach to the regulatory testing of nanomaterials.” The NANoREG framework represents the project’s proposal...