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Programme

  1. Registration

  2. Welcome

  3. Session 1: TSCA

  4. High level overview

  5. Risk Management under reformed TSCA

    • Big picture public health expectations for management (timelines; prohibitions; restrictions) 
    • Historical context for proposals so far (TSCA required that "first ten" come from existing workplan; assessments done prior to 2016; MC exposure deaths, etc; EPA work prior to 2016) 
    • What are we seeing / not seeing in first management rule proposals  
    • Fenceline communities 

  6. Risk evaluations under TSCA

    • Enhancing Prioritization and Scoping
    • Data Gathering: Integrating Hazard and Exposure Information for Safety Determinations
    • Manufacturer and Downstream User Engagement and Outreach

  7. TSCA reporting including PFAS and Asbestos

    • TSCA Regulation of PFAS
    • TSCA Reporting under Section 8(a)(7)
    • Asbestos Risk Management

  8. Refreshments

  9. Section 4 Test Orders

    • TSCA section 4 – Key provisions  
    • EPA test orders  
    • Considerations in fulfilling test orders  
    • National PFAS Testing Strategy 

  10. Significant New Use Rules (SNURs)

    • SNURs for existing chemicals
    • SNURs for new chemicals
    • Practical considerations for notifications and SNURs

  11. Q&A

  12. Lunch

  13. Session 2: Emerging state regulatory trends

  14. Emerging state regulatory trends

    • Chemical restrictions (PFAS, flame retardant, etc.)
    • Extended producer responsibility (EPR)
    • State regulations concerning various downstream sectors such as cosmetics, packaging and food contact materials, automotive, home care, etc.

  15. Washington State Regulations- Updates and Opportunities

    • Safer Products for Washington (SPWA): After completing the first phase of SPWA where do we stand in rulemaking and future compliance. An overview on the second phase priority chemicals.
    • New regulations: Our work on toxics in cosmetics and updates on addressing the tire chemical 6PPD.
    • Opportunities for community involvement in the development of regulations.

  16. California Prop 65 recent rulemaking activity

    • Prop 65 basics: listings, safe harbor levels, safe harbor warnings, etc.
    • How OEHHA assists businesses’ efforts to comply with Prop 65
    • Recently completed and proposed regulatory amendments

  17. Q&A

  18. Refreshments

  19. Please choose either Session 3: Other regulatory developments in the USA

  20. Session 3: Other regulatory developments in the USA

  21. Legal requirements of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Green Guides

    • History of the Green Guides with focus on 2012 update and specific environmental marketing claims addressed.
    • Legal review of the Green Guides – how they have been implemented and enforced.
    • Discussion of FTC’s 2022 request for public comment to update the Green Guides, a summary of the comments submitted, and what can be expected.

  22. Downstream perspective on the FTC Green Guides

    • Updates of most value to the household and commercial products industry
    • Challenges, including intersection of FTC Green Guides with state labeling legislation

  23. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging Regulations

  24. Q&A

  25. Networking drinks reception

    Join us for relaxed networking, drinks and appetisers with our speakers and attendees.

  26. Close of day