Short Takes – 8-28-24 – Federal Register Edition

Sunshine Act Meetings. Federal Register CSB meeting announcement. Quarterly public meeting dates. Summary: “The Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) will convene public meetings on October 24, 2024; January 23, 2025; April 24, 2025; and, July 24, 2025, at 2 p.m. ET. These meetings serve to fulfill the CSB's requirement to hold a minimum of four public meetings for Fiscal Year 2025 pursuant to 40 CFR 1600.5(c). The Board will review the CSB's progress in meeting its mission and as appropriate highlight safety products newly released through investigations and safety recommendations.”

Public Engagement Webinars; Pre-Prioritization and Consideration of Existing Chemical Substances for Future Prioritization Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Federal Register EPA TSCA webinar announcement. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the scheduling of two virtual public meetings to provide information regarding existing chemical pre-prioritization and prioritization activities under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Prioritization is the initial step in the process of evaluating existing chemicals under TSCA and implementing regulations. The purpose of prioritization is to designate a chemical substance as being either high priority for immediate further risk evaluation, or low priority, for which risk evaluation is not warranted at the time. The webinars will take place on two separate days, but the content presented at each meeting will be identical. EPA will explain the prioritization process and provide an overview of information that may be used to inform the considerations that ultimately support a High- or Low-Priority Substance designation, such as information on conditions of use and health effects resulting from exposure to the chemicals of interest.” Webinar dates: September 30^th, 2024, and October 1^st, 2024.

Comment Request; Chemical Weapons Convention Provisions of the Export Administration Regulations. Federal Register BIS 60-day information collection request notice. Abstract: “The Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) is a multilateral arms control treaty that seeks to achieve an international ban on chemical weapons (CW). The CWC prohibits, the use, development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, retention, and direct or indirect transfer of chemical weapons. This collection implements the following export provision of the treaty in the Export Administration Regulations:” Schedule 1 notification and report, and Schedule 3 End-Use Certificates. Comments due: October 28^th, 2024.