EPA Publishes Status of Recent Chemical Submissions
Published Date: 6/10/2026
Notice
Summary
The EPA is sharing updates on new chemicals submitted for review between November 2025 and February 2026. Companies making or importing these chemicals need to know the status and can comment by July 10, 2026. This keeps everyone in the loop and helps protect people and the environment without slowing down innovation.
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Must Notify EPA Before Making New Chemicals
If you plan to manufacture or import a chemical that is not on EPA's TSCA Inventory, you must provide EPA a PMN, MCAN, or SNUN under TSCA section 5 before starting the activity. The notice applies to activities subject to TSCA section 5 and EPA will review the submission and make a risk determination.
Test Marketing Exemption Option (TME)
Under TSCA section 5(h)(1), EPA can allow persons to manufacture or process a new chemical for test marketing (a TME) under restrictions if the applicant shows the activity will not present an unreasonable risk. This provides an option to test-market a new chemical under EPA-imposed limits.
Public Comment Opportunity by July 10, 2026
The public may submit comments on the listed new chemical submissions to docket EPA-HQ-OPPT-2026-1387 online at regulations.gov; comments must be received on or before July 10, 2026. The notice also instructs not to submit Confidential Business Information (CBI) via regulations.gov.
EPA Posts Status and Non-CBI Details Online
EPA provides periodic status reports and non-CBI information about TSCA section 5 submissions on its website and in ChemView (https://chemview.epa.gov/chemview). The tables in this notice list submissions determined complete for the period 2026-02-01 through 2026-02-28.
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