Agenda

09:15–17:30 Eastern Time (ET) / 06:15–14:30 Pacific Time (PT) / 14:15–22.30 GMT (London, UK) / Or watch on demand 

  1. Chemical Watch platform demonstration

  2. Welcome

    Terry Hyland Terry Hyland
    Senior Editor, North America, Chemical Watch News & Insight, Enhesa Product Intelligence
  3. High level overview

    • Brief summary of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
    • Overview of key sections of TSCA
    Kelly Franklin Kelly Franklin
    North America Managing Editor, Chemical Watch News & Insight, Enhesa Product Intelligence
  4. Keynote  Update from the EPA

    • Budget for the TSCA program and what that means for upcoming actions
    • Reimagining TSCA risk evaluations
    • Future of TSCA implementation
    Michal Ilana Freedhoff Michal Ilana Freedhoff
    Assistant Administrator for OCSPP, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, EPA
  5. Test orders update

    • Statutory requirements for TSCA test orders
    • EPA’s test orders and its testing plans
    • Best practices
    Mark Duvall Mark Duvall
    Principal, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C.
  6. PFAS reporting rules under TSCA and PFAS testing strategy

    • Learn the latest on how the U.S. is approaching PFAS regulation
    • How companies can prepare for PFAS testing and other regulations
    • Strategies for managing the changing regulatory landscape
    Alexandra Dapolito Dunn Alexandra Dapolito Dunn
    Partner, Baker Botts
  7. Q&A

  8. Break

  9. TSCA fees update

    • Understanding the Methodology and Approach
    • Fee Collection, Exemptions and Refinement Opportunities 
    Kimberly Wise White Kimberly Wise White
    Vice President, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, American Chemistry Council (ACC)
  10. TSCA litigation

    • Overview of Ongoing TSCA litigation
    • Observations Regarding Likely Areas of Dispute
    • Overview of TSCA Section 21 Petitions
    Lynn L. Bergeson Lynn L. Bergeson
    Managing Partner, Bergeson & Campbell, USA
  11. NGO perspectives on TSCA litigation

    • Citizens enforcement suits under section 20
    • The role of the courts in the section 21 petition process
    • Legal challenges to section 4 testing orders
    Bob Sussman Bob Sussman
    Counsel, Safer Chemicals Healthy Families, and Principal, Sussman and Associates, United States
  12. Q&A

  13. Lunch

  14. Sponsor workshop brought to you by Assent: Litigation, Fines & Fees: What to Expect From TSCA Developments

    Companies must demonstrate due diligence to the EPA through recordkeeping and customer communication if certain substances are present in parts or products sold in the U.S. Having a solution that goes deeper to get the data about what’s material in your products, allows you to reduce risk associated with fines and fees, while being cost-effective and comply with TSCA requirements. 

    Cally Edgren Cally Edgren
    Director, Sustainability, Assent
  15. Chemical Data Reporting rule (TSCA CDR) updates

    Maryann Sanders Maryann Sanders
    Technical Director – Product Stewardship, ERM, USA
  16. Preparing for risk evaluation

    • Evolving risk evaluation policies and practices
    • EPA's unreasonable risk determinations for the “whole chemical”
    • Other anticipated changes in the remaining two years of the current Administration and how they will impact risk evaluations of existing chemicals 
    David B. Fischer David B. Fischer
    Counsel, Keller & Heckman, US
  17. Risk management options

    • What risk management rules to expect in 2023
    • How the rules will affect entire supply chains
    • Strategies for engagement
    Martha Marrapese Martha Marrapese
    Partner, Environment and Product Regulation Practice, Wiley LLP, USA
  18. Q&A

  19. Practical solutions to the challenges faced with new chemical notifications

    • Key learnings from numerous notifications and interactions with the EPA
    • A review of some of the key missing pieces that the EPA needs, upfront, to avoid re-work and delays in the assessments
    Rose Passarella Rose Passarella
    Director - Chemicals Group, Intertek Assuris, USA
  20. Q&A

  21. Break

  22. Enforcement issues

    • Recent developments in TSCA enforcement
    • Cases/actions
    • Results
    • Priorities
    Greg Sullivan Greg Sullivan
    Director, Waste and Chemical Enforcement Division, US EPA, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, USA
  23. Confidential Business Information (CBI) updates

    • What were the changes on CBI claims originated by the Lautenberg Act?
    • CBI Proposed Rule summary
    Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez Nidia Mariana Calvo Mendez
    Americas Managing Analyst, Enhesa Product Intelligence
  24. Q&A

  25. Close of virtual conference