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EPA Relaxes TSCA Reporting Requirements
Apr 20 2020
In a welcome course change, the EPA has announced three exemptions to a potentially costly reporting program for manufacturers. The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Title VI Fee Rule identifies 20 “high priority chemicals” and – until last week – required manufacturers and importers of each chemical, as well as domestic fabricators and importers of finished goods containing any of these substances in the past five years, to self-report for the purpose of sharing in the $1.3 million the EPA is charging to administer the safe use of the chemical.
Getting Back to Work After Confirmed COVID-19: The Importance of Response Planning
Apr 09 2020
By now, every segment of our economy and industrial sector has been touched by the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. A recent supply management survey found that three out of every four U.S. businesses have experienced some form of disruption due to impacts on the shipping industry. How do we get back to work?
COVID-19 and Environmental Compliance - Business As Usual, Or Is It?
Mar 24 2020
Most statements coming out of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other federal and state agencies that regulate environmental issues, are currently focused on health and safety issues associated with COVID-19. The EPA, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) are nevertheless operating under a premise of business as usual when it comes to compliance matters.
Attorneys Share Takeaways From Specialty Chemicals Conference
Mar 17 2020
A delegation of Womble Bond Dickinson attorneys attended the Specialty and Custom Chemicals Conference held by Chemicals America and SOCMA in February. Over the course of the two-day event we had opportunity to chat with many of the nearly 1,300 specialty chemicals manufacturers and other industry-related companies in attendance. What we heard is that the industry is thriving and evolving, but there are challenges and many in the industry are keeping their eyes on the horizon.
Womble Bond Dickinson Client Sterling Pharma Solutions Completes Transatlantic Acquisition of US Business
Apr 25 2019
From North East England to the Southeastern United States, Sterling Pharma Solutions is making great things happen in the life sciences sector—and Womble Bond Dickinson is providing the transatlantic legal support to help Sterling achieve those goals.
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