ENV-17-35 The New TSCA – An Overview

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On June 22, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (“LCSA” or the “Lautenberg Act”).1 This legislation, which capped several years of difficult negotiations on Capitol Hill, is intended to modernize the 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”) and completely overhaul how chemical products are regulated in the United States. In this paper we examine some of the most significant changes that have been made to TSCA, and we explore the practical implications of those changes for companies that manufacture, import or process chemical substances. Before diving into the changes that have been made to TSCA by LCSA, we begin with a brief summary of some of the basic features of the law.