In March, the US EPA amended the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule intending to reduce this burden for certain industries that manufacture or import chemicals. They also hope to improve the quality of CDR data collected and align reporting requirements with other recent changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).
The revision gives a onetime extension to provide additional time for the regulated facilities to familiarize themselves with the changes to the CDR reporting requirements. Traditionally, the reporting period is between June 1 and September 30 of a CDR reporting year. The period for 2020 still starts June 1 but now ends on November 30.
The amendments also:
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- allow manufacturers to apply certain processing and use data codes already in use by many chemical manufacturers as part of international codes developed through the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- change requirements for making confidentiality claims to align with the requirements in recent amendments to TSCA
- add reporting exemptions for specific types of byproducts manufactured in certain equipment
- update the definition of small entities (small manufacturers), affecting who is exempt from reporting under CDR.
To read the final amendments to the CDR rule:
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To read the full EPA press release: click here:
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