Programme
Registration and coffee
Welcome and introduction
Keynote: Update from the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) EPA
- Changes to the review of existing chemicals under TSCA
- Outlook for new chemicals program, including improvements to reduce the backlog of cases
- Impacts of organizational restructuring
Session 1: TSCA existing chemicals program
TSCA risk evaluation ‘framework’ rule
- Biden-era revisions to the risk evaluation framework rule
- Current intensions to amend the rule
- Litigation challenging the Biden-era rule
Where are we with the TSCA risk evaluations and risk management rules?
- Progress to date and how do expectations and the reality of TSCA Section 6 implementation compare?
- Who should decide the fate of the whole chemical approach, scope of the risk evaluation, and worker PPE – EPA, Congress, or the Courts?
- What chemicals are being reviewed again; what is next?
- What are the prospects of a legislative fix to improve the certainty of agency decisions and the preemption promised by Section 6?
Q&A and panel discussion: Stakeholder views on risk evaluation and future risk management
Additional participants:
Refreshment break
Session 2: TSCA new chemicals
What trends are we seeing for new chemicals under the Trump administration relative to past administrations?
Current status of the new chemicals procedural rule
Q&A and panel discussion: Stakeholder perspectives on new chemical trends
Additional participants:
Lunch and networking
Session 3: TSCA implementation and evolution
TSCA litigation
- Status of current TSCA litigation
- Major issues before the courts
- Implications of Loper Bright on TSCA cases
- Impact of cases on future TSCA policy
TSCA Section 6(a) in action: Leading practices for engagement and management from risk prioritization to compliance implementation
- Building a strong foundation of product stewardship data
- Integrating legislative and regulatory advocacy
- Achieving regulatory compliance
Minimizing animal use in testing under TSCA
- Striking a balance: EPA’s testing authority and protecting animals
- Implementation: Problems and solutions
- Opportunities to strengthen animal protection provisions in the new administration
Q&A session
Refreshment break
Session 4: Trade, tariffs, and deregulation in a shifting global landscape
Navigating trade impacts and tariffs
Evaluating the impacts of deregulatory policies on environmental regulations
Q&A and panel discussion: Deregulation
Additional participants:
Networking drinks reception
Join us for relaxed networking with drinks and appetizers, alongside our speakers and attendees.
Kindly sponsored by Assent
Close of day one