Key Advisor Confirms Eased Standard For TSCA Rulemaking Petitions

A chemicals-office advisor says EPA has lowered its bar for granting TSCA citizen petitions based on a federal district judge’s 2017 decision that rejected the agency’s original and more demanding standard, but is urging stakeholders to carefully consider submitting new requests given their “disruptive” effects on the toxics program. Thomas Groeneveld, a senior advisor at the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) existing chemicals risk management division at EPA, said during a June 26 panel discussion on the law’s section 21...