Toxic Substances Control Act

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United States federal statute chemical safety law

The Toxic Substances Control Act is a U.S. federal law that regulates the manufacture, import, distribution, and use of chemical substances to protect human health and the environment.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Toxic Substances Control Act canonical	18
TSCA	4
An Act to regulate commerce and protect human health and the environment by requiring testing and necessary use restrictions on certain chemical substances	1
TSCA of 1976	1
TSCA section 8(b)	1
original Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ chemical safety law ⓘ
abbreviation	Toxic Substances Control Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSCA
administeredBy	United States Environmental Protection Agency ⓘ
amendedBy	Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act ⓘ
authorizes	EPA to ban certain chemical substances ⓘ EPA to impose restrictions on chemicals ⓘ EPA to require testing of chemicals ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 15 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsPolicyDeclaration	15 U.S.C. §2601 – Congressional findings, policy, and intent ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
effectiveDate	1977-01-01 ⓘ
enactedBy	94th United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	TSCA Inventory of chemical substances ⓘ
exempts	cosmetics regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ drugs regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ foods and food additives regulated under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ⓘ nuclear material regulated by the Atomic Energy Act ⓘ pesticides regulated under FIFRA ⓘ
majorAmendmentDate	2016-06-22 ⓘ
postAmendmentFeature	enhances EPA authority to obtain information on chemicals ⓘ limits confidentiality claims for chemical information ⓘ requires EPA to evaluate existing chemicals with clear and enforceable deadlines ⓘ requires EPA to prioritize chemicals for risk evaluation ⓘ requires safety findings for new chemicals before market entry ⓘ
primaryPurpose	protect human health ⓘ protect the environment ⓘ regulate chemical substances and mixtures ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 94-469 ⓘ
regulates	disposal of chemical substances ⓘ distribution in commerce of chemical substances ⓘ manufacture of chemical substances ⓘ processing of chemical substances ⓘ use of chemical substances ⓘ
relatedTo	chemical risk assessment ⓘ environmental health law ⓘ industrial chemicals regulation ⓘ
requires	premanufacture notification for new chemical substances ⓘ
section	Section 12 – Exports ⓘ Section 13 – Imports ⓘ Section 4 – Testing of chemical substances and mixtures ⓘ Section 5 – Manufacturing and processing notices ⓘ Section 6 – Regulation of hazardous chemical substances and mixtures ⓘ Section 8 – Reporting and retention of information ⓘ
shortName	Toxic Substances Control Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: TSCA
signedBy	Gerald Ford ⓘ
signingDate	1976-10-11 ⓘ
title	Toxic Substances Control Act self-link ⓘ
USCodeSections	15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq. ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Environmental Protection Agency → enforces → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act → relatedTo → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Toxic Substances Control Act → shortName → Toxic Substances Control Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA

Toxic Substances Control Act → title → Toxic Substances Control Act self-link ⓘ

Toxic Substances Control Act → abbreviation → Toxic Substances Control Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA

Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance → enforces → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Public Law 94-580 → relatedTo → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

94th United States Congress → passed → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Public Law 94-469 → hasShortName → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Public Law 94-469 → hasAbbreviation → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA

Public Law 94-469 → title → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to regulate commerce and protect human health and the environment by requiring testing and necessary use restrictions on certain chemical substances

Public Law 94-469 → alsoKnownAs → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA of 1976

TSCA Inventory of chemical substances → legalBasis → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

TSCA Inventory of chemical substances → legalBasisAbbreviation → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act → amends → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act → reforms → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act → predecessor → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: original Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations → basedOn → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

United States environmental law → keyStatute → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

U.S. EPA Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics → implements → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

public TSCA Inventory → regulatesUnder → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

public TSCA Inventory → regulatoryBasis → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: TSCA section 8(b)

LCSA → amends → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

Office of Compliance → legalAuthority → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

EPA regional enforcement divisions → appliesStatute → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ

EPA Region 6 → administers → Toxic Substances Control Act ⓘ