January 2025 New Chemicals: EPA Tracks Incoming Filings
Published Date: 2/24/2025
Notice
Summary
The EPA is sharing updates on new chemicals they received and reviewed in January 2025. Companies submitting new chemical info, test data, or exemption requests should note the March 26 deadline to comment. This keeps everyone in the loop about what’s being checked before chemicals hit the market, helping protect people and the planet without slowing down innovation.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Public comment deadline: March 26, 2025
You can submit comments on the new chemical submissions listed in this notice. Comments must be received on or before March 26, 2025, and should be filed at docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-0067 with the specific case number for the chemical.
Weekly online status of new chemicals
EPA posts status information about section 5 submissions (PMN/SNUN/MCAN), including date received, final EPA determination, and effective date, on its website and updates that information weekly at https://www.epa.gov/reviewing-new-chemicals-under-toxic-substances-control-act-tsca/status-pre-manufacture-notices. The notice covers the submissions received during 1/01/2025 through 1/31/2025.
No new economic or paperwork burdens
EPA states that this action has no incremental economic impacts or paperwork burdens. The notice explicitly says there are no new costs or reporting requirements associated with publishing these receipt and status reports.
Published tables of January 2025 submissions
EPA published tables listing PMNs, SNUNs, MCANs, NOCs, and test information received from 1/01/2025 to 1/31/2025. The tables include EPA case numbers, receipt dates, manufacturers (unless claimed CBI), identified uses, and chemical substance identities (to the extent not claimed as confidential).
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