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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 broader...

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 responding to a...

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 factors and...

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).

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is pleased to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website, which has been streamlined to make it easier to navigate. The substantive and timely legal and regulatory information we provide remains available. This information covers a wide range of topics, including the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), nanotechnology, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), Green Chemistry, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the...

The German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) released on September 1, 2011, a report entitled Precautionary Strategies for Managing Nanomaterials, which makes recommendations for a “responsible and precautionary development” of nanotechnology. According to SRU, its objective is to allow for innovation while also identifying and reducing risks at an early stage. SRU concludes that while chemical, product, and environmental regulations are “generally applicable” to...

September 15, 20111:30 - 3:30 p.m. (EDT) Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is hosting a complimentary webinar on the final Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule on September 15, 2011. The new rule ushers in a new chemical information reporting era under TSCA, and promises to pose some formidable compliance challenges for entities subject to its provisions. This webinar will provide an overview of the new rule, highlight some of the rule's more nuanced...