By Porter Wright on Wednesday’s Federal Register carried a notice from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) extending the comment period for proposed methods of collecting information regarding the use of nanoscale materials in pesticides published in the Federal Register of June 17, 2011. The original deadline for submitting comments was July 18, 2011. The deadline for submission has been extended … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on In the June 24, 2009 federal register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposed Significant New Use Rules (SNUR) under Section 5(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for multi-walled and single walled carbon nanotubes. The SNURs followed up on the EPA’s prior September 2008 consent orders entered into with Thomas Swan & … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on In response to the Samsung Washing Machine "nanosilver" controversy last year, EPA indicated it would issue a federal notice concerning how it intends to treat silver ion generators under FIFRA. Many urged EPA to use this opportunity to issue a broad proclamation that all products containing nanoscale silver would be required to be registered as pesticides … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on US EPA’s long-awaited Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program has finally been released for public comment and stakeholder involvement. In fact, two Federal Register notices were issued today. First, the notice on the Stewardship Program was issued. Second, EPA issued a notice on the Information Collection Activities in Support of EPA’s Stewardship Program for Nanoscale Materials. Both … Continue Reading
