EPA Issues TSCA New Chemicals Program Policy Updates

EPA announced important policy updates to the TSCA New Chemicals Program. Key changes include: EPA will no longer issue 'not likely to present unreasonable risk' determinations based on proposed SNURs; worker protections will be mandated through TSCA Section 5(e) orders rather than relying on OSHA standards; and EPA will identify absence of worker safeguards as 'reasonably foreseen' conditions of use. EPA remains committed to meeting statutory deadlines for review and determinations on new chemicals submissions.