A Timetable of Key EPA Developments and Deadlines for 2019

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will mark a number of significant developments and encounter several important deadlines in 2019, many in relation to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Here is a timetable of some of the dates you should be aware of for this year:

Some Key Dates for 2019

  • January 2019
    • January 14
      • Deadline for comments to be received on the EPA’s Pigment Violet 29 (PV29) draft risk evaluation (TSCA Section 6(b)(2)(A)).
    • January 31
      • Deadline for manufacturers to submit polymer exemption reports to the EPA for 2018 (CFR Section 723.250).
  • February 2019
    • February 13
      • Notice of Violation of TSCA was published by the EPA for GenX and other associated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
    • February 14
      • PFAS Action Plan was published by the EPA.
    • February 18
      • EPA published the updated TSCA Chemical Substance Inventory, designating chemicals as either “active” or “inactive” in U.S. commerce (TSCA Section 8(b)(4)(A)).
  • March 2019
    • March 13
      • EPA conducted a webinar focused on future reporting per the TSCA Inventory Reset rule.
    • March 22
      • Start date by which importers of articles that are, or that contain, regulated composite wood products are required to comply with new federal import certification regulations (CFR Section 770.30).
  • April 2019
    • April 5
      • EPA published significant new use rules (SNURs) for 13 chemical substances.
    • April 12
      • EPA proposed amendments to the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) rule to make reporting easier and to align more closely with the amended TSCA.
  • May 2019
    • May 19
      • Date on which inactive substance designations announced by the EPA in February 2019 will take effect.
    • May 31
      • EPA’s self-established deadline for ensuring that all new PMNs, attachments, and other related information are put into online dockets.
  • June 2019
    • June 20
      • Start date for the EPA to propose to designate 20 high-priority and 20 low-priority substances per TSCA.
    • June 22
      • Last day for the EPA to propose risk management rules for persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemical substances (PBTs).
      • Deadline for the EPA to propose a rule on limiting CDR reporting requirements for manufacturers of recycled, reused, or reprocessed inorganic byproducts.
  • July 2019
    • July 1
      • Deadline for mercury inventory reporting to the EPA for calendar year 2018 (TCA Section 8(b)(10)(D)).
  • August 2019
    • August 21
      • Date on which the EPA’s final rule to manage hazardous pharmaceutical waste generated by healthcare facilities will take effect.
  • September 2019
    • September 30
      • Deadline by which the EPA aims to achieve its six FY 2018-2019 Agency Priority Goals that advance its overall objectives and strategy.
  • October 2019
    • October 20
      • Deadline for the EPA to publish proposed risk evaluations for an initial group of nine chemicals (with the exception of the previously published evaluation for PV29).
  • November 2019
    • November (specific day TBD)
      • Anticipated publication date for the final SNUR for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylates and perfluoroalkyl sulfonates per the EPA’s regulatory agenda on TSCA.
  • December 2019
    • December 19
      • Deadline for the EPA to complete risk assessments for the first 10 chemical substances selected for evaluation by the Agency.
    • December 22
      • Deadline by which the EPA is required to designate 20 chemicals as high-priority and 20 as low-priority.

Staying Up to Date

To stay up to date on these and other important EPA developments and deadlines, visit the Environmental Protection Agency website. Also, be sure to visit the ToxPlanet website and blog regularly for information on new developments, and to register for a Free Trial of our valuable information solutions.