EPA Issues Notice on the Establishment of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee and Sets Public Meeting Dates
On June 5, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish in the Federal Register a notice of public meetings and a notice regarding the establishment of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (NRC). The NRC’s objective is to “negotiate a proposed rule that would limit chemical data reporting requirements under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), [as amended], for manufacturers of any inorganic byproduct chemical substances when such byproduct chemical substances are subsequently recycled, reused, or reprocessed.” The prepublication version is available online.
EPA’s notice lists the stakeholder groups from which EPA plans to invite representatives to participate as members of the Committee — all of whom have been “identified as having a definable stake in the outcome of the proposed requirements”:
- Inorganic chemical manufacturers and processors, including metal mining and related activities;
- Recyclers, including scrap recyclers;
- Industry advocacy groups;
- Environmental advocacy groups; and
- Federal, State, and Tribal governments.
The first meeting will be held on June 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT) and on June 9, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). The second Committee meeting will be held on August 16, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EDT) and on August 17, 2017, from 9 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT). Both meetings will be held at EPA’s Headquarters in Washington, D.C.
More information on the NRC is available on our blog under key phrase negotiated rulemaking.