Talk:Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976

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 * Changed example of TSCA ban from Chlorofluorocarbons to methylene chloride. CFCs are not banned under TSCA. They are strictly regulated by Clean Air Act Title VI.


 * The links to the actual U.S.C. language are broken.
 * What does "It grandfathered most existing chemicals" mean?! (Ntid4wpid (talk) 18:46, 21 August 2015 (UTC)) That almost certainly means "existing chemicals were 'grandfathered' therefore they were not subject to the same rules being applied to new chemicals" "Grandfathered" in this instance means that the substances placed on the original Inventory were not evaluated for risk prior to being listed. Reengler (talk) 15:30, 14 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I find how to fill in a TSCA certification to ship a painting to the USA and it led me into a morass of general legal stuff but that didn't tell me whether or not such an item was covered by TSCA. People arriving here at this page might, like me, do so needing this information and right now is no help. How about a link to somewhere a person faced with that piece of US officialdom paper can use?  Suggest going to EPA's website (epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca) or calling the TSCA Hotline at 202-554-1404 to better understand the requirements. Or seek expert advice. Wikipedia is not a place to seek legal advice.Reengler (talk) 15:30, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

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 * I also came here to find out about TSCA compliance for the import of PVC granules and could not find a link to anywhere that makes it clear what TCSA compliance requires.--86.134.239.221 (talk) 14:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

pattessm (talk) 16:30, 23 February 2011
 * Does anyone know of any sources that are against overhauling the TSCA to give the EPA greater regulatory power? Suggest that is item is moot since TSCA was reformed in 2016. Reengler (talk) 15:30, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

(Ntid4wpid (talk) 18:46, 21 August 2015 (UTC)) The sections comparing TSCA with REACH need editing for their English structure. I started to do this for the information disclosure section and found the current wording so convoluted that I could not rewrite it. i suggest therefore that someone more familiar with TSCA and REACH needs to help.


 * Agree. I will work on it. Reengler (talk) 16:19, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Deleted "The PMN screening system gives the EPA little support for gathering information about existing chemicals, which constitute the vast amount of chemicals in commerce." from existing chemicals section. PMN screening under TSCA Section 5 is not the legal mechanism for EPA to generate or gather information about existing chemicals. EPA has authority under Section 4 and 8 to gather information for existing (as well as new) chemicals. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.196.156 (talk) 18:29, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

In section on Occupational Exposure, suggest replacing discussion of farm workers being exposed to pesticides. Pesticides are not regulated under TSCA; they are regulated under FIFRA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.28.196.156 (talk) 18:31, 30 December 2021 (UTC)

Idea for a (partial?) (temporary?) remedy for some "dead" [broken] "15 USC ***" links
As it already says in the "Untitled" section of this "Talk:" page, [quote] : "The links to the actual U.S.C. language are broken."

I do not know how to fix those links. At http://www.gpo.gov/fdsysinfo/aboutfdsys.htm it seems to be indicating that FDsys -- that is, "GPO’s Federal Digital System (FDsys)" -- that is, http://www.fdsys.gov/ -- is intended to be a sort of "one stop shopping" solution for finding [certain kinds of] information. "By the way,, http://www.fdsys.gov/ seems to automatically RE-DIRECT to http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/ -- (is that confusing enough, for you?)."

However, I for one [apparently] do not know how to use FDsys, because I did spend some time, and still could not figure out what the correct URL would be, to "fix" [one of] the dead links that are currently in this article.

Maybe my time would have been better spent finding some other article, in this same Wiki 'pedia, that already does have some correct URLs (ones that work!) for some "n1 USC n2" type hyperlinks. You are welcome to inform me of the results, if you have already done so.

One of the dead links, for example, is in the section TSCA, under the first sub-section, called "TSCA". It is in the first sentence there. That hyperlink is coded as " 15 USC (C. 53) 2601-2692 " and [hence] it displays as "15 USC (C. 53) 2601-2692", and it points to the URL http://www.access.gpo.gov/uscode/title15/chapter53_.html -- which does not work. ((That is, that URL does not work "as of" Aug. 12, 2014; but it probably ALSO did not work "as of" a long time ago.))

However, by doing some Google searches, I found that there does seem to be a copy of "15 USC (C. 53) 2601-2692" -- (actually, going all the way to § 2697, which is two "subchapters" beyond § 2692) online. I found it at http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/chapter-53.

I realize that there might be some good reasons to "prefer" an authoritative "dot gov" web site, instead of one that is from "law dot cornell dot edu". However, just to stop the bleeding -- until the doctor arrives -- I suggest that we consider temporarily supplementing some of those URLs that do not work, by adding this alternative, that appears to work OK. Not removing the dead links... those might serve to remind us that this "fixup" was just a temporary solution. Just adding some links that are still alive and well. ...and (of course) we can always debate the pro's and con's of this idea right here on this "Talk:" page.

Any advice or other "comments" would be appreciated. --Mike Schwartz (talk) 04:17, 13 August 2014 (UTC)


 * I suspect the challenge is that the US Code website keeps laws as-written for earlier years and adds content as the laws are changed (rather than just updating existing pages with the latest text). Assuming that Cornell keeps its pages up-to-date, it may be the most convenient way to link to the current text of the statute, rather than updating links to govinfo.gov. Reengler (talk) 16:27, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

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Links added for full text of TSCA
There was TSCA as passed (Pub.L. 94-469) and TSCA as amended. Couldn't find a link to Subchapter I (TSCA proper), so included link to entire Chapter 53. The Cornell site is okay, but NOT official. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.67.29.85 (talk) 19:21, 2 January 2020 (UTC)

Change of tense to reflect TSCA reform?
So much of this entry relates to the state of TSCA prior to the enactment of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. Should the description of the past criticisms be updated to reflect TSCA reform?Reengler (talk) 15:48, 14 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Absolutely. The overall article should reflect the current state of the law. Some history on the older versions of the law is useful, but should not dominate the content. The "Reform bills" section is outdated and should be condensed or eliminated. Thanks. Moreau1 (talk) 16:01, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

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