EPA Extends Review Period for TSCA Notices Due to Shutdown

As a result of the government shutdown, the Environmental Protection Agency is extending the review periods for a number of notices submitted to the agency as part of section 5 of the Toxic Substances Control Act, the EPA said. The extension applies all Premanufacture Notices, Significant New Use Notices, Microbial Commercial Activity Notices and exemption notices received by the EPA on or before Oct. 1, the agency said in a notice. The review period for submissions between Oct. 1 and Oct. 16 is extended by 16 days, the length of the shutdown, the agency said.