EPA Declines Industry Call To Delay Nano Reporting Rule But Expands Guide

EPA has denied an industry request to delay the effective of date of the Obama administration's Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reporting rule for nanomaterials in commerce, but it has updated implementing guidance to better clarify reportable substances and is promising to answer additional questions in future updates to the guide. EPA Aug. 14 issued a “Working Guidance on EPA’s Section 8(a) Information Gathering Rule on Nanomaterials in Commerce” that describes substances covered by the Obama EPA's controversial final rule...