EPA pilot program would allow states to use confidential data in risk assessments

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The Environmental Protection Agency is considering giving six states access to federally protected confidential business information (CBI) to control pollution under a proposed pilot project. The project, which would allow the use of chemical data from firms under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), is expected to benefit states which have never availed of the privilege before. The program would require all states to adhere to the TSCA's strict confidentiality and security requirements which do not permit outside requests through the Freedom of Information Act.

Toxic Substances Regulation, Hazardous substances risk assessment

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"Streamlined" water-testing plan frees labs to fine-tune methods

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The EPA plans to improve the approval procedures for quality control measures and laboratory test methods. The proposed policy allows certified test facilities to revise existing test methods, as applied for the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Clean Water Act, without EPA approval. The laboratories can instead use performance standards to improve old methods, and they are allowed to modify methods to suit specific conditions. The policy also enables the EPA to concentrate on evaluating innovative test methods.

Testing Laboratories, Safe Drinking Water, Drinking water

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States, EPA push to share confidential industry-provided toxic chemical data

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The EPA and states are batting for the sharing of confidential toxic chemical information from industry. They claim that monitoring and management of hazardous substance hazards within states' jurisdictions will be easier with access to such data, which were reported to EPA under the Toxic Substances Control Act. However, some companies have opposed plans of making the information available to 50 state agencies.

Chemical Manufacturing, Hazardous Material Regulation, Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs, Toxic Chemical Wastes, Environmental aspects, Chemical wastes

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