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April 17, 2017

EPA Announces Third and Fourth Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Meetings

Lynn L. Bergeson

On August 18, 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to publish a notice in the Federal Register stating that it will be holding the third and fourth committee meetings of the Negotiated Rulemaking Committee (NRC) on September 13, 2017, from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) to September 14, 2017, from 9:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. (EDT); and on October 25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EDT) to October 26, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT).  The third meeting will take place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Oceanic Suite, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004, while the fourth meeting will be held at the William Jefferson Clinton East Building, Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.  Both meetings are open to the public.

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.”  Kathleen M. Roberts, Vice President of B&C® Consortia Management, L.L.C. (BCCM), an affiliate of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), is on the NRC on behalf of a BCCM client.  EPA states that written comments can be submitted at any time during the negotiated rulemaking process, but is asking for written comments to be e-mailed to ecdrweb@epa.gov no later than one week prior to the meeting dates (September 6, 2017; and October 19, 2017).  Information about attending these meetings and their agendas will be posted to the NRC website.   More information regarding the NRC is available on our blog under key phrase Negotiated Rulemaking