[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 40, Volume 28]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 40CFR710.1]

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                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT
 
         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 710--TSCA CHEMICAL INVENTORY REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 710.1   Scope and compliance.


    (a) This part establishes regulations governing reporting and 
recordkeeping by certain persons who manufacture, import, or process 
chemical substances for commercial purposes under section 8(a) of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2607(a)) (TSCA). Section 8(a) 
authorizes the Administrator to require reporting of information 
necessary for administration of the Act and requires EPA to issue 
regulations for the purpose of compiling and keeping current an 
inventory of chemical substances manufactured or processed for a 
commercial purpose, as required by section 8(b) of the Act. Following an 
initial reporting period, EPA published an initial inventory of chemical 
substances manufactured, processed, or imported for commercial purposes. 
In accordance with section 8(b), EPA periodically amends the inventory 
to include new chemical substances which are manufactured or imported 
for a commercial purpose and reported under section 5(a)(1) of the Act. 
EPA also revises the categories of chemical substances and makes other 
amendments as appropriate.
    (b) The regulations in this part apply to the activities associated 
with the compilation of the TSCA Chemical Inventory and the update of 
information on a subset of the chemical substances included on the 
Inventory. The Inventory Update regulations were amended in 2002; 
however, these amendments apply to updates after 2002, not to the 2002 
update. In order to prevent confusion as to which regulations apply to 
which update, EPA has preserved the provisions that apply to the 2002 
update in subpart B. The new and revised requirements that apply to 
updates after 2002 appear in subpart C. Prior to January 1, 2003, the 
regulations in subpart B of this part are effective for purposes of 
Inventory update activities. As of January 1, 2003, subpart C is 
effective for purposes of Inventory update activities. The Agency 
intends to remove subpart B from the CFR once the 2002 update is 
complete.
    (c) Section 15(3) of TSCA makes it unlawful for any person to fail 
or refuse to submit information required under these reporting 
regulations. In addition, section 15(3) makes it unlawful for any person 
to fail to keep, and permit access to, records required by these 
regulations. Section 16 provides that any person who violates a 
provision of section 15 is liable to the United States for a civil 
penalty and may be criminally prosecuted. Pursuant to section 17, the 
Government may seek judicial relief to compel submission of section 8(a) 
information and to otherwise restrain any violation of section 15. (EPA 
does not intend to concentrate its enforcement efforts on insignificant 
clerical errors in reporting.)
    (d) Each person who reports under these regulations must maintain 
records that document information reported under these regulations and, 
in accordance with the Act, permit access

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to, and the copying of, such records by EPA officials.

[68 FR 887, Jan. 7, 2003]