Public Law 94-469
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Public Law 94-469 is the 1976 U.S. federal statute, known as the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), that authorizes the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate the manufacture, use, and distribution of chemical substances.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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chemical safety law → environmental law → |
| administeredBy |
EPA
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United States Environmental Protection Agency → |
| aimsTo |
protect human health from risks of chemical substances
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protect the environment from risks of chemical substances → |
| alsoKnownAs |
TSCA of 1976
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| amendedBy |
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
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| appliesTo |
existing chemical substances
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industrial chemicals → new chemical substances → |
| authorizes |
EPA review of new chemicals before manufacture
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EPA to require reporting and recordkeeping for chemical substances → EPA to require testing of chemical substances → EPA to restrict or ban chemical substances that pose unreasonable risk → |
| codifiedAs |
15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq.
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| codifiedIn |
Title 15 of the United States Code
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| countryOfJurisdiction |
United States
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| dateEnacted |
1976-10-11
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| enactedBy |
94th United States Congress
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| establishes |
TSCA Inventory of chemical substances
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confidential business information protections for chemical data → premanufacture notification requirement → |
| exempts |
cosmetics regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
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drugs regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → foods and food additives regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act → pesticides regulated under FIFRA → tobacco products → |
| hasAbbreviation |
TSCA
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| hasShortName |
Toxic Substances Control Act
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| majorAmendmentYear |
2016
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| policyArea |
chemical regulation
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environmental protection → public health → |
| publicLawNumber |
94-469
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| regulates |
disposal of chemical substances
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distribution in commerce of chemical substances → manufacture of chemical substances → processing of chemical substances → use of chemical substances → |
| requires |
EPA risk evaluation of existing chemicals
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reporting of substantial risk information by manufacturers → submission of premanufacture notices for new chemicals → |
| signedBy |
Gerald Ford
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| signingPresident |
Gerald Ford
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| statutesAtLargeCitation |
90 Stat. 2003
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| title |
An Act to regulate commerce and protect human health and the environment by requiring testing and necessary use restrictions on certain chemical substances
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| yearEnacted |
1976
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Toxic Substances Control Act
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publicLawNumber |